HomeMy Public PortalAboutTOL NR 2021-09-01 New Art Exhibit on Display at Leesburg Town Hall
Town of Leesburg
News Release
For Immediate Release
September 1, 2021
Media Contact:
Leah Kosin, Assistant Public Information Officer
lkosin@leesburgva.gov 703-771-2781
New Art Exhibit on Display at Leesburg Town Hall
The exhibit will run through November 30, 2021.
Leesburg, VA (September 1, 2021) – The Leesburg
Commission on Public Art (COPA) is pleased to
announce a new art display that is available for
viewing at Leesburg Town Hall (25 West Market
Street).
A variety of ceramics, oils, charcoal drawings,
photographs, and multimedia, created by local
artist Larry Roeder, will be on display through
November 30, 2021.
Roeder comes from a long line of artists and
received training in Germany, Missouri, the Corcoran School of Art in Washington, DC and the
Torpedo Factory in Alexandria. Both abstract and representational art is shown. One charcoal
rendering is of Edwin Washington of Leesburg, the first black youth documented to have gone
to school while keeping his job during reconstruction. A photograph of a Bedouin on a ledge in
a remote part of the Sinai Peninsula was the featured cover photo in the 1980’s of Cairo Today.
The public is encouraged to stop by and see the artwork during normal business hours at
Leesburg Town Hall. Roeder’s work can also be seen online at www.artbyroeder.com.
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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