[Archived] Public Exhibition Duke Street Concourse Project

City Press Release


	City of Alexandria, Virginia Office of the City Manager Alexandria City Hall 301 King Street, Suite 3500 Alexandria, Virginia 22314-3211 www.alexandriava.gov Telephone: 703.838.4300 Fax : 703.838.6343

MEDIA ADVISORY

For Information Call: For Immediate Release:
Cheryl Anne Powalisz (703) 838-6348 February 27, 2004

PUBLIC EXHIBITION
DUKE STREET CONCOURSE PROJECT

The Selection Panel for the Duke Street Concourse project is recommending C. Ashley Spencer, a local muralist, to create six artistic panels for the Duke Street Concourse. The Duke Street Concourse public art project provides an opportunity for artists to place their artwork on one of twelve panels which are incorporated into the design of the new concourse project. The concourse is located under Duke Street and will connect the King Street Metro to the Carlyle neighborhood and the new Patent and Trademark Office.

A public exhibition for the Duke Street Concourse is scheduled during regular business hours (Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.) on February 27-March 15, 2004 at the Recreation, Parks and Cultural Activities Department’s offices located at Lee Center, 1108 Jefferson Street, Alexandria. The exhibition features Spencer’s renderings of the proposed panels. Members of the community are invited to write comments in a guest book or provide comments in writing to the Alexandria Commission for the Arts, 1108 Jefferson Street, Alexandria, VA 22314.

This exhibition is required by the City of Alexandria’s policy for acquisitions/commissions of new artwork and allows for public comments. After the Alexandria Commission for the Arts receives public comments/responses, it will make a formal recommendation to City Council.

If you would like more information about other programs and services of the Alexandria Commission for the Arts, call the Commission's office at (703) 838-6348.

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The Alexandria Commission for the Arts is affiliated with the Department of Recreation, Parks and Cultural Activities of the City of Alexandria. The City of Alexandria complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act for qualified individuals. If reasonable accommodation is needed, please call (703) 838-6348; TTY (703) 838-4902 ten days prior to an event. The Department shall endeavor to meet requests for materials in an alternative format within 10 days.