HomeMy Public PortalAboutTOL NR 2022-09-16 Artists Sought for Town Shop Mural
Town of Leesburg
News Release
For Immediate Release
September 16, 2022
Media Contact:
Leah Kosin, Assistant Public Information Officer
pio@leesburgva.gov 703-771-2781
Artists Invited to Submit Designs for Town Shop Mural
Deadline for submissions is October 21, 2022.
Leesburg, VA (September 16, 2022) – The Leesburg Commission
on Public Art (COPA) and Friends of Leesburg Public Art (FOLPA)
are seeking design submissions for an art mural on the exterior
wall of the Town shop, located at 1393 Russell Branch Parkway, in
Leesburg.
The mural will cover an exterior wall measuring 28.5’ in width
between 2’ pillars at each end. The height is approximately 18’ at
the center point sloping down from right to left. The theme for the
mural should be relevant to the types of services provided by the
Town Public Works Department.
The call is open to all artists and artist teams in the Washington,
D.C. metro region. All submissions will be reviewed by a 4-person panel chosen from COPA’s Art
Advisory Panel who will consider the originality of the design and the relevance of the theme.
The panel will submit their final recommendations to COPA prior to the selections being
presented to the Leesburg Town Council for final approval, in December. Once the Town has
approved the designs, artists will be notified.
The winning artist or artist team will receive an award of $6,000 for design and installation of
the mural and $4,000 to cover supplies and (if necessary) rental of scaffolding/lift. The deadline
to complete the mural would be June 25, 2023.
Submissions can be emailed to lkosin@leesburgva.gov or mailed to: Town of Leesburg,
Commission on Public Art, 25 W Market Street, Leesburg, VA 20176, ATTN: Leah Kosin, COPA
liaison. The deadline for submissions is Friday, October 21. Submission guidelines and details
are available on the Town website at www.leesburgva.gov/publicartnews.
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