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araya
Joachin Araya
Aspects of Arlington
1999
1425 N. Courthouse Road, 5th Floor, Arlington, VA 22201
Courthouse Metro 
acrylic on plywood panels

ashcraft chung

ashcraft chung

Tom Ashcraft, Y. David Chung
Continuum and Reposto
2003
The Gallery at Rosslyn, 1800 N. Oak Street, Arlington, VA 22209
Rosslyn Metro
Continuum: hand-cut ceramic tile mounted on composite waterproof  board

Reposto: Japanese porcelain mosaic tile over steel frame and concrete
ashcraft chung
Tom Ashcraft, Y. David Chung with SmithGroup Architects and Stephenson & Good Landscape Architects
Virginia Square Metro Plaza Enhancement
2003
Virginia Square, 901 N. Nelson Street, Arlington VA  22203
Virginia Square Metro
steel, concrete, cast bronze, cast concrete terrazzo, concrete pavers                          
kendall buster
Photo: Jason Horowitz

Kendall Buster
Untitled
2000
Verizon Plaza, 1320 N. Courthouse Road, Arlington, VA 22201
Courthouse Metro
10' x 10' x 10'
welded bronze rods

Graham Caldwell
Graham Caldwell
Up and Down
2006
2200 North Westmoreland Street, Arlington, VA 22213
concrete, steel, raw sienna/buff pigment, paint
david chung
Photo: Jason Horowitz

Y. David Chung
Rosslyn
2000
Rosslyn Metro Station, Arlington, VA 22209
4' x 88' 
Keim mineral paint on concrete panel

clapsaddle
Jerry Clapsaddle
Untitled
1996
Fairfax Drive @ North Stuart, Arlington, VA 22203
Ballston Metro
2 blocks of sidewalk, variable width 16' to 56'
concrete interlocking unit pavers, brick red, charcoal, tan & light gray                    
Dreyfuss
John Dreyfuss
Helix
2006
1800 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22209
Rosslyn Metro
bronze
fedon
Lisa Fedon
Eternal Truths
2002
Arlington Central Library,  1015 N. Quincy Street,
Arlington, VA 22201
Ballston/Virginia Square Metro
3 sections, each 12' x 18'
bronze with tortoise-shell patina
ferrara ferrara ferrara
Jackie Ferrara and M. Paul Friedberg
Untitled
2004
Arlington Gateway, 901 N. Glebe Road, Arlington, VA 22203
Ballston Metro
pavers, slate, brick, granite, steel, water, landscape elements
cupid
Christopher Gardner
Cupid's Garden 
1994
Median at intersection of Wilson and Clarendon Boulevards between N. Nash and   N. Oak Streets, Arlington, VA 22209
Rosslyn Metro
25' x 60' x 12'
stainless steel
gunston lobby
Efrain Guevara
Ancestral Memories
1987
Lobby of Gunston Theatre One, 2700 S. Lang Street, Arlington, VA 22206
16' x 8'
acrylic on canvas
sam holmes
Sam Christian Holmes
Standing at the Crossroads: Freedman's Village Gate
1997
The courtyard of Theatre Two at Gunston, Arlington, VA 22206
8 units of steel fence, each 6' x 5'
steel and tin
dark star park
Nancy Holt
Dark Star Park
1984, restored 2003
1655 N. Fort Myer Drive, Arlington, VA 22209
Rosslyn Metro
Approx. 29,000 sq. ft.
gunite, steel, water and plantings of winter creeper and willow oak
Download the Dark Star Park brochure
Jackson Jarvis mural
Martha Jackson-Jarvis
Down Stream
2006
Shirlington Plaza, 4200 Campbell Avenue, Arlington, VA 22206
mosaic fountain treatment
liquid pixels liquid pixels
Ned Kahn
Liquid Pixels
2002
1801 N. Lynn Street, Arlington, VA. 22209
Rosslyn Metro
six panels 42' X 25'
brushed stainless steel
Ray King Ray King
Photos by Hilary Regan

Ray King
Flame
2006
950 North Glebe Road, Arlington, VA 22203
Ballston Metro
glass, dichroic glass, laminated film, stainless steel cables and rods
faylinda kodis faylinda kodis
Faylinda Kodis
Untitled
1998
Arlington Mill Community Center, 4975 Columbia Pike, Arlington, VA 22204
acrylic on canvas glued to plywood panels
kororo carvers
Kokoro Carvers - B. Amore and Woody Dorsey
Potomac Garden
2006
Potomac Yard, Land Bay A
granite
Brad Morton Brad Morton
Brad Morton
We the People
2006
2727 South Quincy Street, Arlington, VA 22206
bronze
Erwin Redl

 

 

Photos by Erwin Redl

Erwin Redl
Flow
2006
Shirlington Branch Library, 4200 Campbell Avenue, Arlington, VA 22206
LED installation

jann rosen queralt      jann rosenqueralt
Jann Rosen-Queralt
Cultivus Loci: Suckahanna
2004
Powhatan Springs Park, 6020 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22205
Corten steel, jade river pebbles, copper, concrete
 Artwork by Wendy Ross
Wendy M. Ross
Bud/Blossom
2003
Wilson Boulevard and N. Glebe Road, Arlington, VA 22203 
Ballston Metro
stainless steel
wendy ross
Wendy Ross
As on a Darkling Plain
2900 Clarendon Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22201
Clarendon Metro
thru-body porcelain, water-jet cut stainless steel
invisible force sanborn
Jim Sanborn
Invisible Forces
1987
2500 Clarendon Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22201
Courthouse Metro 
18' x 24' x 24" 
granite, quartz, lodestone, steel 
anna and david
Miriam Schapiro
Anna and David
1987
1525 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22209
Rosslyn Metro
35' x  31' x 6'
painted aluminum and stainless steel
schatz
Lincoln Schatz
Fifi
2000
1400 S. Joyce Street, Arlington, VA 22202
Pentagon City Metro
plexiglass and stainless steel
spectrum mural

spectrum mural

Karen Singer and 270 children from Arlington schools
Spectrum of Freedom 
1998
Freedom Park, 1101 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22209
Rosslyn Metro
7 murals, each 50" x 58"  
ceramic tiles
jose somarriba
Jorge Luis Somarriba with neighborhood children
Buckingham Mural
2001
Glebe Market, 300 N. Glebe Road, Arlington, VA 22203
Ballston Metro
acrylic paint on wood
Bonifatius Stirnberg's Play Ship
Bonifatius Stirnberg
Spielschiff (Play Ship)
2007
Maury Park, 3550 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22201
Virginia Square Metro Station
bronze and stainless steel
teich
Julio Teich
Festival Bridge
1996
Over Wilson Boulevard at N. Stuart Street, connecting Ballston Common Mall and  Stafford Place, Arlington, VA 22203
Ballston Metro
28' x 136' x 18'
cast glass, painted aluminum, ceramic tile mosaic
tiffany windows
Louis Comfort Tiffany Studios
Untitled
early 1930's (restored 2004)
Arlington Arts Center
3550 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22203
Virginia Square Metro
leaded stained glass
halls hill mural halls hill mural
Roderick Turner with Langston Brown Community Center youth
Halls Hill
1995
Langston Brown Community Center, 2121 N. Culpepper St., Arlington, VA 22207
latex acrylic paint
vaadia
Boaz Vaadia
The Family: David, Haggit and Adoniyya
1992
1300 N. 17th Street, Arlington, VA 22209
Rosslyn Metro
83"  x 66" x 48" 
bluestone
zemell zemell
Andrea Zemel , Mary Ann Powell and students
Untitled
1996 and 1997
Washington-Lee High School, 1300 N. Quincy Street, Arlington, VA 22201
Ballston or Virginia Square Metro
4 ceramic tile mosaic columns 

 

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ArtsWork Projects

 
prestissimo
Camille Gustis (master artist), Paul Berman (program assistant), Abdul Azeem, 
Ileana Corrales, Reed Griffith, Paul Salveson
Prestissimo
September 2001 - July 2004
Pentagon City Metro Station
five banners,  6' x 12'
vinyl/photographic collage
No longer on view

freeman

Rik Freeman, with ArtsWork program students Jerryl Chandler, Ileana Corrales, Justin Duval, Nataliya Makarenko, Lydia  Malley,  Georgeanne Usova and 
Vivian Cordova.
Arlington at 200
2002
Arlington County Government Offices, 2100 Clarendon Boulevard, 
Arlington, VA 22201

Courthouse Metro
three stories of staircase
acrylic on wood 
vaadia winnie owens hart
Winnie Owens-Hart with ArtsWork apprentices Jeffrey Augustine, Tristan Benjamin, Marie Cosgrove-Davies, Alexandra Krafchek, Delanta Neal, Julia Siple and Jeannette Yue
The Family and Memory Bricks
2004
Lee Highway between N. Cameron and N. Dinwiddie Streets, Arlington, VA 22207
The Family: powder-coated steel
Memory Bricks:  terra cotta
columbia pike mural
Alfredo Ratinoff with ArtsWork program students Jerryl Chandler, Brendan Keating, Julia Siple, Donna Xiao, Jerome Young and Jeannette Yue
The Triumph of Literature
2000
Columbia Pike Branch Library, 816 S. Walter Reed Drive, Arlington, VA 22204
ceramic tile

gulf branch

gulf branch
Molly Ross with ArtsWork program students Tristan Benjamin, Justin Dural, Katherine McKeown-Funk, Dina Rodriguez and Eric Treadway
Rising Relics
2002
Gulf Branch Nature Center, 3608 N. Military Road, Arlington, VA 22207
poured concrete and native stone mosaics: blue and pink granite, quartz, gravel,  river rocks, steel framework
bus shelter bus shelter
Preston Sampson with ArtsWork program students Donald Giles, Reed Griffith, Crystal Johnson, Silvia Lozano, Anna Rosen, Paul Salveson and Iby Setzer
Clarendon Bus Shelter glass design
2002
2700 block of Clarendon Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22207
Clarendon Metro
etched glass
glebe bus shelter
Preston Sampson with ArtsWork program students Reed Griffith, Jenny Korns, Ferdaous Moumni, Luis Roman, Kayla Scheiner and Jerome Young
Glebe Road Bus Shelter glass design
2002
intersection of Glebe Road and Columbia Pike, Arlington Heights
etched glass
cherrydale bus shelter
Preston Sampson with ArtsWork program students Reed Griffith, Donald Giles, Crystal Johnson, Silvia Lozano, Anna Rosen, Paul Salveson and Iby Setzer
Lee Highway Bus Shelter glass design
2002
Lee Highway between Monroe and Oakland Streets, Cherrydale
etched glass
hospital bus shelter bus shelter
Preston Sampson with ArtsWork program students Reed Griffith, Jenny Korns, Ferdaous Moumni, Luis Roman, Kayla Scheiner and Jerome Young
Virginia Hospital Center Bus Shelter glass design
2002
1701 N. George Mason Drive, Arlington, VA 22207, both sides of the street
etched glass

 

Temporary Collection

 

2007

 
CO2LED
Jack Sanders, Robert Gay and Butch Anthony
CO2LED
2007
Traffic Island at Fort Myer Drive, North Lynn Street and North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22209
Rosslyn Metro
solar-powered LED's, rods topped with reused plastic bottles, little bluestem prairie grass

2006
butch anthony
Butch Anthony
Bike Oasis - Arlington
2006
NW corner of 19th and N. Moore Streets, Arlington, VA 22209
Rosslyn Metro
steel, baling wire, bicycle parts, road signs, metal scraps


2005
 
austin thomas
Austin Thomas
Dreamer: an Eyrie Perch
2005
Clarendon Central Park, 3100 Arlington Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22201
Clarendon Metro
cedar, plywood and ipe

2003
 
canner
Liz Canner
Moving Visions

2003
video
screened in various locations in Arlington

2002

Off Site/On Site

clarendon park
Bridget Belkacemi
Lounge Stations
November 2002 - January 2003
Clarendon Central Park, 3100 Clarendon Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22201
Clarendon Metro
variable
blankets, plastic, thread, tape, wire, plastic trays
jeffries jeffries
Susan Jeffries
Untitled
November 2002 - January 2003
Clarendon Central Park, 3100 Clarendon Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22201
Clarendon Metro
3/4" particle board, heights variable
plywood
clarendon park
Daniel A. Wilke
untitled
November 2002 - January 2003
Clarendon Central Park, 3100 Clarendon Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22201
Clarendon Metro
approx. 2' x 14'
spray paint

SKINTalks

skin talks
Anita Walsh, Megan Maher, Katie Morris, Adam Fowler
SKINtalks
September 11, 2002
Distributed at Netherlands Carillon, Marshall Drive, Arlington, VA 22209
1" x 3" each
custom-printed adhesive bandage strips

2001

Sculptors at Work

conlon
Donna Conlon
Takeover
October - December 2001
Clarendon Central Park, 3100 Clarendon Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22201
Clarendon Metro
variable dimensions
telephone wire, found refuse, three trees
invisible string
Miguel Mir
Invisible String
October 2001 - October 2002
Clarendon Central Park, 3100 Clarendon Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22201
Clarendon Metro
14' x 8' x 30'
silver maple tree branches, copper wire, rustoleum spray paint, twine
carolina sardi
Carolina Sardi
Growing
October 2001 - August 2002
Clarendon Central Park, 3100 Clarendon Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22201
Clarendon Metro
10' x 7' x 7'
welded steel rods, sheet metal, dirt

 

1999

Arts al Fresco
honeycutt
Brece Honeycutt (lead artist) with students Nick Barbee, Molly Cross-Cole, Sophia Kelly, Eliza Smith Langhans, Macon Reed, James Sullivan
at Table
June - July 1999
Arlington Arts Center,  Maury Park,
3550 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22201
Virginia Square Metro
4' x 28'8" x 4'
wood, slate (chalkboards), paper, turf paint, chalk, audio

Tape Art
tape art
Michael Townsend, Struan Ashby, Erica Duthie
Dive
July 1999
Courthouse Plaza, 2100 Clarendon Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22201
Courthouse Metro
variable
low-adhesive blue crepe paper
guerilla flotilla
Justine Light
Mysteriously Curious Guerilla Flotilla
October 1999
Potomac River
variable
mixed media

Clean Out Your Files Day

ress
Beverly Ress
Bird, Stick, Flowers, Rabbit
April 1999
Courthouse Plaza lobby, 2100 Clarendon Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22201
Courthouse Metro
8.5" x 11" sheets of paper
photocopies of drawings on recycled paper

1998

Art Links Baltimore
ed bisese
Ed Bisese
Condensed History
November 1998 - September 1999
Clarendon Park, 3100 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22201
4 figures approximately 5' x 3' x 3'
ferro cement and acrylic paint

 The Innovators
loci
Alberto Gaitán
Loci 1.0
October 1998
Lorcom Lane, between Military Road and Vacation Lane
1830.4' long
rubber

Clean Out Your Files Day
honeycutt
Brece Honeycutt
Endangered Species
April 1998
Courthouse Plaza lobby, 2100 Clarendon Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22201
Courthouse Metro
strips of paper approximately 3" x 2' x 3'
brightly colored strips of shredded office paper, hanging file folders, china marker

1997

sitecyclesitecyclesitecycle
Don Cook (lead artist) with Douglas Abacar, Matt Alexander, Edwin Aquino, 
Abdul   Azeem, Andrew Buchanon, Ketura Edwards, Zeppy Edwards, 
Lilly  Grenawald, Kiria Kanios, Hang Kooc, Daisey Long, Craig Meadows, Marie Ng,
Dominique Powell, Jose Ramos, Giam Trinh, Danielle Williams, Ermiyas Woldu
and Andy Yeh
Site Cycle
April - March 1997
Long Branch Nature Center, 625 S. Carlin Springs Road, Arlington, VA 22204
natural found materials

1995

Art Attack International
art attack
Art Attack International, A collaborative artists' group including Rebecca Cross, Alberto Gaitán, Evan Hughes, Jeremy Jelenfy, Lynn McCary and Peter Winant
Vessel
July - August 1995
3286 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22201
Virginia Square Metro
mixed media 

Onsite
brouwer
Charles Brouwer
Framework/Walden
June - September 1995
Bluemont Park, 601 N.  Manchester Street, Arlington, VA 22205
12.5' x 10' x 14'
stained pine, steel brackets
No Image Available
Howard and Mary McCoy
Color Run
June - September 1995
Bluemont Park, 601 N. Manchester Street, Arlington, VA 22205
29 yards of 45" wide fabric for each of seven colors of the spectrum
(203 total yards)
fabric
beacons
Mary Potter
Beacons
June - September 1995
Gateway Park, N. Lynn Street at Lee Highway, Arlington, VA 22209
Rosslyn Metro
variable dimensions
andrea uravitch
Andrea Uravitch
Potomac Catfish
June - September 1995
Courthouse Plaza, 2100 Clarendon Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22201
Courthouse Metro
seven fish ranging from 25" x 13" x 11" to 39" x 18" x 17"
ceramic, fiber, steel, paper, Celastic, branches, bamboo

1994

Art Attack International

art attack
Art Attack International, a collaborative artists' group including Alberto Gaitán, Evan Hughes, Lynn McCary, Peter Winant, Jitka Anlaufová, Ales Hynek, 
Edward Owen
Dominion Dum
June - July 1994
4749 Old Dominion Drive, Arlington, VA 22207
mixed media

OnSite: Sculpture Project
knottyhead
Knottyhead, a collaborative artists' group including  Rudy Mendez, Pamela Burress, David Clay
Three Installations
June 17 - September 10, 1994
Lubber Run Park, N. Columbus & N. 2nd Streets, Arlington, VA 22203
bamboo, clay, sand, natural found materials, nylon strips, terra cotta tiles, 
metal pit drums
mark robarge
Marc Robarge
Awakening
June 17 - September 10, 1994
Lubber Run Park, N. Columbus Streets, Arlington, VA 22203
glass and wood
ross
Wendy Ross
Spirit House
June - September 1994
Gateway Park, N. Lynn Street at Lee Highway, Arlington, VA 22209
Rosslyn Metro
variable
polypropylene rope, thatched rye straw, wood, tubing

1993

OnSite
john antone
John Antone
Grassman
June 9 - August 31, 1993
Gateway Park, N. Lynn Street at Lee Highway, Arlington, VA 22209
Rosslyn Metro
10' high
fiberglass
ashcraft
Tom Ashcraft
Drift
June 9 - August 31, 1993
Gateway Park, N. Lynn Street at Lee Highway, Arlington, VA 22209
five units 2' x 2' x 7'
Japanese porcelain mosaic tiles over a concrete and steel substructure
spaulding
Jeff Spaulding
Untitled
June 9 - August 31, 1993
Bluemont Park, 601 N. Manchester Street, Arlington, VA 22205
6' high mound: 4' x 5' x 15'
Christmas trees

1990

MetroArt II

koller
Shirley Koller
The Joy of Transportation
October 1990 - September 1992
Ballston Metro Station, Arlington, VA 22203
12" x 192" x 6"
polished steel, polychrome aluminum

1989

OnSite

casteen"

casteen
Cheryl Casteen
Tree Spirit by the Stream and Tree Spirit Embedded
June - September 1989
Bluemont Park, 601 N. Manchester Street, Arlington, VA 22205
wire, potting soil, natural found materials, glass
flickinger
Charles Flickinger and Cheryl Casteen
Double Spiral for a Hillside
June - September 1989
Bluemont Park, 601 N. Manchester Street, Arlington, VA 22205
30'D - circular floral pattern surrounding figures
marigolds, ageratum, chicken wire, cheese cloth, potting soil, powdered pigment
mahoneymahoney
J.W. Mahoney
Named Stones
June - September 1989
Bluemont Park, 601 N. Manchester Street, Arlington, VA 22205
variable
8 engraved rocks
tebow
Duncan Tebow
The Washington Color School Memorial Bridge
June - September 1989
Bluemont Park, 601 N. Manchester Street, Arlington, VA 22205
46' L
vinyl strips, wood

MetroArt I

detwiler
Joseph Detwiler
Untitled
June - September 1989
Ballston Metro Station, Arlington, VA 22203
5'x 22'
white earthenware ceramic

1988

OnSite: Four Directions

gabbay
Kerima Gabbay
The Arch of Bluemont
July - September 1988
Bluemont Park, 601 N. Manchester Street, Arlington, VA 22205 
carved pine
martin
Theresa Martin
Mirror, Mirror
July - September 1988
Bluemont Park, 601 N. Manchester Street, Arlington, VA 22205 
5' x 6'
mirror, steel, cement, wood, Plexiglas, beads, paint, paper
mullaney
Tom Mullany
Tall Couple
July - September 1988
Bluemont Park, 601 N. Manchester Street, Arlington, VA 22205 
30' High
wood, paint
foon sham
Foon Sham
Vertebrae V
July - September 1988
Bluemont Park, 601 N. Manchester Street, Arlington, VA 22205
plywood panels, PVC pipe, steel, paint 

1987

Sculptural Installations/Four Visions

monteith
Jerry Monteith
Serrate
June - September 1987
Lubber Run Park, N. Columbus & N. 2nd Streets, Arlington, VA 22203
green colored pressed board
No Image Available 
Lawley Paisley-Jones
What if They are Amphibious?
June - September, 1987
Lubber Run Park, N. Columbus & N. 2nd Streets, Arlington, VA 22203
40' x 120' (whales 58" x 98" x 12", submarine 48" x 72" x 96")
steel
schmidt
Lynn Schmidt
Analogue
June - September 1987
Lubber Run Park, N. Columbus & N. 2nd Streets, Arlington, VA 22203
14.5' x 12" x 30"
sono tube, cement, reinforcement bar, gravel, house paint, perlite wood 1 x 2s
No Image Available
Mel Watkin
Accepting Responsibility
June - September 1987
Lubber Run Park, N. Columbus & N. 2nd Streets, Arlington, VA 22203
wood, paint

 

 

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