Saturday, September 29, 2007
Project Mobile Ellipse at Clarendon Day
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On September 29th, Project Mobile Ellipse headed to Clarendon Day to Paint the Town with Laura Jane Hamilton. Clarendon Day is a community celebration of art, music and food in Arlington’s original downtown. More than 60 restaurants and 80 vendors set up tents in the ten-block area between the Court House and Clarendon Metro stations.
Our featured artist, Laura Jane Hamilton, developed the idea for Paint the Town, where children and adults could paint miniature facades of local area shops and restaurants like IOTA and Hot Shotz. During the holiday season, the painted cutouts will be hung on the tree as ornaments by the farmers at the Farmer’s Market in Clarendon Central Park. We encourage everyone to come back and see if they can find their piece of artwork once the tree is decorated.
Our featured artist, Laura Jane Hamilton, developed the idea for Paint the Town, where children and adults could paint miniature facades of local area shops and restaurants like IOTA and Hot Shotz. During the holiday season, the painted cutouts will be hung on the tree as ornaments by the farmers at the Farmer’s Market in Clarendon Central Park. We encourage everyone to come back and see if they can find their piece of artwork once the tree is decorated.
Some of the painted buildings are absolutely adorable, especially the smiling church! Laura Jane and the Ellipse volunteers had a blast mixing up colors and talking with the kids about the places they recognized around Clarendon.
Later that evening, Chance Video-Dances was showcased next to Mexicali Blues Restaurant. In collaboration with Mexicali Blues, Ellipse Arts Center and the Clarendon Alliance, Transformer presented Jane Jerardi’s public-art projections.
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