HomeMy Public PortalAboutTOL NR 2022-01-18 ArtsPARKs Submission Deadline Less Than Two Weeks Away
Town of Leesburg
News Release
For Immediate Release
January 18, 2022
Media Contact:
Leah Kosin, Assistant Public Information Officer
pio@leesburgva.gov 703-771-2781
ArtsPARKs Submission Deadline Less Than Two Weeks Away
Submissions are due by Friday, January 28, 2022.
Leesburg, VA (January 18, 2022) – The Leesburg
Commission on Public Arts (COPA) would like to remind
everyone that submissions for ArtsPARKs, an outdoor
sculpture garden in Raflo Park, are due by Friday, January
28, 2022.
Five works of art will be selected for a 2-year installation
period, which will begin in June 2022 and run through
June 2024.
Sculptures will be displayed along the paved walkway
located in Raflo Park along Harrison Street in downtown
Leesburg. Each piece must be available for the entire
display period and be for sale. Artists or artist teams will receive an honorarium of $1,000 pe r
sculpture.
An advisory panel will review the submissions and select the five finalists. Artists will be notified
by March 2022. Once installed, sculptures will be unveiled during a ceremony in early summer.
For complete submission guidelines and instructions, visit the town website at
www.leesburgva.gov/artsparks-call-to-artists.
ArtsPARKs is a collaboration between the Leesburg Commission on Public Art and the Friends of
Leesburg Public Arts, made possible by generous donations from the Lansdowne Development
Company, Middleburg Bank, and the Friends of Leesburg Public Art.
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