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Town of Leesburg
News Release
For Immediate Release
June 8, 2021
Media Contact:
Leah Kosin, Assistant Public Information Officer
lkosin@leesburgva.gov 703-771-2781
New Art Exhibit Features Work by Goose Creek Ruggers
The public can view the artwork, in-person, through August 31, 2021.
Leesburg, VA (June 8, 2021) – The Leesburg Commission
on Public Art (COPA) is pleased to announce a new art
display of hooked rugs that is available for viewing at
Leesburg Town Hall (25 West Market Street).
The display features hand-hooked rugs in many sizes,
styles, and colors created by members of the Goose
Creek Ruggers. Most of the pieces feaure strips of wool
hooked onto linen backings but several are punched
wool yarn on linen.
The exhibit will run through August 31, 2021. The public is encouraged to stop by and see the
art during normal business hours at Leesburg Town Hall. An opening reception will be held
during Leesburg First Friday on July 2 from 6:30 to 8 p.m.
The Goose Creek Ruggers are a chapter of the Association of Traditional Hooking Artists
(www.atharugs.com). They will resume meeting at the Catoctin Presbyterian Church, in
Waterford, VA, on the 2nd Saturday of every month, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on July 10. All are
welcome but vaccinations and masks are currently required, per church policy.
The first floor lobby and hallway of the Leesburg Town Hall features rotating exhibits by
Leesburg and Loudoun artists. Those interested in having their work considered for a future
exhibit should contact Leah Kosin, staff liaison to the Commission on Public Art, at
lkosin@leesburgva.gov.
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