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Town of Leesburg
News Release
For Immediate Release
December 1, 2016
Media Contact:
Betsy Arnett, Public Information Officer
barnett@leesburgva.gov 703-771-2734
Two New Art Exhibits Open at Leesburg Town Exhibit Hall on
Friday, December 2, 2016
Exhibits feature mixed media displays by students from C. S. Monroe
Technology Center and Rock Ridge High School.
Leesburg, VA (December 1, 2016) – The Leesburg Commission
on Public Art is pleased to announce two new art exhibits in
the Leesburg Town Hall at 25 West Market Street. Opening
receptions for both exhibits will be held on Friday, December
2, 2016.
The exhibit on the first floor of Town Hall is from Pam Smith’s
graphic communication classes at C.S. Monroe Technology
Center. The mixed media exhibit includes photographs, ink
drawings, oils, lithographs, and pastels. The opening reception
for the first floor exhibit will be from 5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Graphic communications is a two-year program offered to
11th and 12th grade students. The program introduces
students to the graphic communication industry and provides
technical training in design and digital imaging.
The exhibit on the second floor of the Town Hall
features mixed media works by students of art
teachers Heathre Mills and Christopher Engnoth at
Rock Ridge High School, located in Ashburn,
Virginia. The art exhibit will be on display through
February 2017. The opening reception for the
second floor exhibit will be from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00
p.m.
The Leesburg Town Exhibit Hall features rotating exhibits by Leesburg and Loudoun artists.
Artists interested having their work considered for a future exhibit in the Leesburg Town Exhibit
Hall should contact Anne Geiger, staff liaison to the Commission on Public Art, at
ageiger@leesburgva.gov.
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