Image of Compassion by Una Hanbury with Colin Poole at Courthouse. Photo by Elman Studio.
Arlington Public Art
40th Anniversary Highlights
August 2023 – December 2024
New to the Public Art Collection
This anniversary year, we unveiled four new artworks that are now part of Arlington’s Public Art Collection: Present Pastimes by Olalekan Jeyifous in Ballston; Christ in Blessing by Louis Comfort Tiffany Studios in Ballston; Compassionby Una Hanbury with Colin Poole in Courthouse; and West Glebe Flow by Vicki Scuri along Four Mile Run.
40th Anniversary of Dark Star Park
In partnership with the Rosslyn Business Improvement District (BID), we celebrated Dark Star Park Day on August 1, 2024, including an official County Board proclamation and the debut of a new poem by Courtney LeBlanc, Arlington County’s third Poet Laureate, commissioned to honor Dark Star Parkand the work of artist Nancy Holt. We alsogave away 200 limited–edition commemorative posters designed and printed by Globe Collection and Press at MICA.
Public Art Awareness Campaign
In celebration of Arlington’s 40th Anniversary, we launched an awareness campaign to inform current and future audiences about who we are, what we do and how we do it. This includesanFAQ video produced by Arlington TV and anupdated Public Art Walking Tour map.
Affordable Housing Artist in Residence
The 2024 IMPACT Arts Residency was developed jointly with Arlington Public Art, the Museum of Contemporary Art Arlington, and Wesley Housing to serve the residents of The Cadence. Growing Together: The Forest of Us is the culmination of artist Lianna Zaragoza’s collaboration with Cadence community members to create a mural inspired by natural spaces throughout Arlington County.
