Reston, VA - Open Your Heart to Public Art in Reston. Join the Initiative for Public Art-Reston (IPAR) and Hunters Woods Elementary School PTA for some great, family-friendly fun, Monday, Feb. 15, 4 to 7 p.m., ice skating at the Reston Town Center Pavilion. Admission is $10 and includes the skates rental fee.

The skate is open to the public, and proceeds from admission, hot chocolate and cookie sales will benefit IPAR’s first public art project—the creation of a permanent Reston underpass art work involving an artist-in-residence who will engage students from Hunters Woods Elementary School, a Fairfax County magnet school for the arts and sciences. This first Public Art Project is launched by IPAR in collaboration with project co-sponsors, Reston Community Center and Reston Association.

Public art has been an integral part of Reston's history since its inception. IPAR was formed to inspire a new commitment to public art and to bring world-class art to the community on a project-by-project basis. The underpass project starts this exciting, long-term endeavor.
IPAR, an incorporated non-profit composed of civic leaders representing all of Reston's key community organizations, “imagines public art throughout Reston that is world-renowned, inspires the community and engages the mind and senses.”

The mission of Initiative for Public Art - Reston Inc. is to create, and advocate for, a master plan for public art in Reston, Virginia.  Through its collaborative outreach and a Board of Directors comprised of a broad spectrum of local community organizations, Initiative will create a persuasive blue print and vision for the acquisition and maintenance of unique and prominent art throughout Reston. Key IPAR partners are the Reston Association, the Reston Community Center, the Greater Reston Art Center, the Reston Town Center Association, the Reston Chamber of Commerce, the Arts Council of Fairfax County and the League of Reston Artists.

For more information about the fund-raising skate and IPAR, call 703-467-9797, e-mail info@publicartreston.org, or visit www.publicartreston.org.