HomeMy Public PortalAboutTOL NR 2021-04-26 Public Encouraged to Vote for Favorite ArtsPARKs Sculpture
Town of Leesburg
News Release
For Immediate Release
April 23, 2021
Media Contact:
Leah Kosin, Assistant Public Information Officer
lkosin@leesburgva.gov 703-771-2781
Public Encouraged to Vote for Favorite ArtsPARKs Sculpture
The Friends of Leesburg Public Art will announce the People’s Choice Best
Sculpture Award on Friday, May 28, 2021.
Leesburg, VA (April 23, 2021) – The
Leesburg Commission on Public Art
(COPA) and Friends of Leesburg
Public Arts (FOLPA) wants to know
which ArtsPARKs sculpture is your
favorite.
The trail winding through Raflo Park
along Harrison Street is home to a
new set of five modern artworks
that will remain on display until
June 2022.
Members of the public are invited
to tour the exhibit and vote for their
favorites to win the People’s Choice
Award. The winner will be
announced on Friday, May 28, 2021.
All five sculptures are available for
purchase. Twenty percent of the proceeds will be invested in the ArtsPARKs program, paving
the way for new artists to exhibit their work in subsequent years.
To vote for the People’s Choice Best Sculpture Award, visit
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/TXH6GZ2. Voting ends at midnight on Saturday, May 22,
2021.
The ArtsPARKs Sculpture Trail in Raflo Park was created by COPA in collaboration with FOLPA in
2016. Every two years, COPA issues a call to artists. A jury of art professionals selects five
sculptures for installation. Once installed, the sculptures remain on display for two years. The
next call to artists will be issued in late 2021, for sculptures to be installed in the summer of
2022. For more information about ArtsPARKs and other COPA projects, visit
www.leesburgva.gov/publicartnews.
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