Public art is part of Reston’s proud tradition. Providing residents with access to arts and cultural resources is a founding principle of Reston, and one that inspired the original public artworks designed for Lake Anne Village Center in the 1960s. Public Art Reston seeks to continue this tradition by commissioning a new generation of public artworks that: inspire the community; engage the mind and senses; and build on Reston’s commitment to excellence in planning and the design of civic spaces. The organization has been conceived and guided by civic organizations. Their objectives are to inspire a vigorous commitment to public art that builds on Reston’s tradition of supporting community arts and culture; stimulate civic partnerships that will create a new generation of artworks in Reston; raise the expectation that public art will be an integral component of Reston’s long-term ethic of building a quality environment; and foster public discourse and education about public art.
