Support Public Art in Leesburg

To support public art in Leesburg, visit the Friends of Leesburg Public Arts (FOLPA) webpage.

Public Art Guidelines

Vision for Public Art

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Current Projects

• 2024 Community Piano "Call to Artists"
• 2025 Town Calendar "Call to Artists"
• 2024 "Paint the Plow" Art Project
• 2024 Private Property Mural Project
  
  
• Virtual Art Tour Facebook Videos:
  • Bike Mural 
  • LOVEwork Sculpture 
  • Stanley Caulkins Sculpture
  • Eric Brown Skate Plaza Sculpture
  • Discover the Charm Art Mural 
  • Gale Waldron Art Mural (Part 1)
  • ArtsPARKs
  • Gale Waldron Art Mural (Part 2)
    
    
• South King Street Bridge - In 2017, the Commission on Public Art (COPA) issued a Call for Artists to provide artwork for a historically themed mural for both sides of the South King Street bridge, which is adjacent to Georgetown Park. Following the recommendations of a five-member advisory panel, COPA chose local artist Kaeley Boyle’s art submission, which depicted a train theme in a nod to the W&OD Railroad that formerly ran through the site. The mural is now complete and has been fully funded through the Knutson Companies and the nonprofit Friends of Leesburg Public Art (FOLPA).

• Stanley Caulkins Sculpture - A privately funded sculpture installed in downtown Leesburg in August 2019.

• Skatepark Sculpture -  Sculpture by Jeff Hall installed in October 2019.

• ArtsPARKs in Raflo Park - The Leesburg Commission on Public Arts (COPA) and the Friends of Leesburg Public Arts (FOLPA) are excited to announce that the 2024 ArtsPARKs installation is complete. Five new sculptures, created by local artists, have been installed along the trail in Raflo Park. They will remain on display through June 2026. The sculptures, artists, and sponsors are as follows:
  
  • Keeping Watch (Spot #1), by Jim Koenig and sponsored by Oak Hill Wealth Advisors 
  • Tangled Up in Blue (Spot #2), by Sally Myers and sponsored by Oak Hill Wealth Advisors
  • Tondos Pierced (Spot #3), by Creative Metal Design and sponsored by Friends of Leesburg Public Arts
  • Ode to Clay and Metal Loft (Spot #4), by CML and CIY Potters and sponsored by Keene Enterprises, Inc.
  • Purgatory (Spot #5), by ml Duffy and sponsored by Friends of Leesburg Public Arts
  
  
  

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• LOVEwork Sculpture -  Part of the Virginia Tourism Corporation’s state-wide LOVEworks program, the new LOVEwork sculpture spells out the word “LOVE” in seven-foot high letters made of used bicycle parts and steel channel. The sculpture is installed permanently on Harrison Street, SE across from Raflo Park and just south of the W&OD Trail.  Created by Loudoun sculptor Mike Clay, the LOVEwork is the result of a collaboration between the Leesburg Commission on Public Art (COPA) and the Friends of Leesburg Public Arts (FOLPA), and was funded in part by a $1,500 grant from the Virginia Tourism Corporation. Many thanks also to the following for donations of bike parts, professional expertise and/or cash donations: Plum Grove Cyclery, Leesburg Acquisition Partners LLC, Lansdowne Development Corporation, American Stripping Company, Leesburg Junction, Very Virginia Shop, O’Neil Architects, Mike Stansbury, PE, Bowman Consulting Group, Broad Run Excavating, Velo Classique, Lincoln Smithy, Beth Erickson, O’Shaunessy-Hurst Foundation, The Friends of Leesburg Public Arts, Virginia Tourism Corporation, and Visit Loudoun.  

• Bike Mural in Town Garage - Local high school students and other community members painted the mural, which was designed and donated by Kevin Dunn, local artist and former COPA member.

• "Flourish and Growth" Mural - Dedicated in October 2021, this floral mural features the words “Flourish” and "Growth". It fills the north and west-facing wall on the town shop in the Liberty Street parking lot, located at 204 Liberty Street, and was created by Sagetopia owner Sung Hee Kim and a number of volunteers. 

• Harrison Street Mural - Dedicated in October 2021, this mural represents Leesburg’s everyday. Musical notes represent the live performers heard while walking downtown on a weekend, while a whimsical egg in a skillet honors the chefs and wait staff of the town’s many restaurants. It was created by local artist James Garofalo.
  
  

  

Coming Soon

• Lassiter Way Alley Niches - TBA
  
  

  Local Government Grant Challenge

In March 2024, the Town applied for the $4,500 grant from the Virginia Commission for the Arts.
The Town will match the grant at $5,500 for a total of $10,000. This money will be dispersed to the following non-profit applicants:

• The Loudoun Ballet Performing Arts Company 
• Friends of Leesburg Public Arts
• Loudoun Lyric Opera
• Loudoun Chorale
• Arts for All Loudoun

Art Exhibits on Town Property

• Leesburg Town Exhibit Hall, 1st Floor, 25 West Market Street
  • Current Exhibit - Patricia Taylor Holz has 34 paintings on display, which depict landscapes, wine, sea life, and selfie wings, one of her signature pieces. Holz will host an open house on Friday, April 3 from 5 to 7 p.m. and the public is encouraged to attend. The exhibit will run through May 2024.

   

   

   

•  Coming Soon - Photographs by Mary J Lanaghan
  
  For more information about showing your art in this exhibit hall, please email Leah Kosin, COPA staff liaison, at lkosin@leesburgva.gov and review the following:
  
  Leesburg Town Exhibit Hall Guidelines
  Leesburg Town Exhibit Hall Loan Agreement

• Leesburg Town Hall Exhibit, 2nd Floor, 25 West Market Street - This hall features rotating artwork by Loudoun County Public School students.
  
  
• Thomas Balch Library, 208 West Market Street
  • Rotating Exhibits - go to Library Events.