The Reston Association Board unanimously endorsed the Public Art Master Plan for Reston in 2008, as

did the boards of all the other participating organizations. The master plan identified general areas of
opportunity for new public artworks in Reston, in public and communityfacilities as well as private
development. It suggested that the best approach for implementing projects would be through
partnerships between IPAR and its collaborating organizations, such as RA. Each organization could chart
its own course in identifying projects, yet would continue to support and work coliaboratively with IPAR,
drawing on its professional public art expertise and ability to provide funding for projects proposed and
reviewed successfully by its committees and Board.

The Reston Association Public Art Work Plan

RA is not only a founding member and an ongoing supporter of IPAR, but also the first Reston
organization to develop its own public art work plan, as envisioned by the Public Art Master Plan for
Reston. This work plan, developed with funding support from IPAR, is an important step in extendingthe
long-lasting partnership between RA and IPAR, and in developinga new generation of public artworks in
Reston.
The Reston Association Public Art Work Plan describes upcoming opportunities for the Association to
sponsor or support art projects that will help accomplish its overall vision and mission. The work plan
describes nine possible projects that are related to the services and resources the Association manages
for its membership as well as the larger community, and outlines an approach to pursuing them. It also
sets out priorities and processes that can be used to decide when and how to add new projects to the
work plan.
Three of the projects outlined in this work plan could be undertaken in conjunction with RA capital
projects; two could be undertaken when RA decides the circumstances are right; and four could be
undertaken by a broader partnership of Reston community organizations, with RA involved as a leader or
collaborator. For each of these projects, the work plan provides an outline that explains why the project is
important to RA's membership as well as the community at large, what it should accomplish, and how it
could be undertaken.
By adopting this work plan, the RA Board of Directors is providingfocused direction to its staff and
signalingto its members, to IPAR and the community at large what its approach to implementing public
art projects will be. For each project the next step would be to undertake more detailed planningand
budget development, and to organize partnerships with organizations whose support and involvement
would be necessatyfor the success of the project. IPAR, for example, could assist in many ways- with
further conceptual development of the project, fundraising and project management tasks such as artist
selection and overseeing contracting, fabrication and installation - depending on the nature of the
project. The adoption of the work plan does not imply a commitment tofund or to implement any of these
projects, or any specific agreements with other organizations with respect to future projects, as these
specifically are actions that would require further consideration by the RA Board of Directors.
The projects in this work plan have been carefully considered to add value to the services and facilities
that RA manages, and to the community of Reston overall. That value can usually be characterized in one
of two ways: for some of these projects, the art components will create a stronger and more positive
profile for Reston and for the Association's initiatives; for other projects, the involvement of artists will
directly enhance the service the Association is providing to Its members and the community.
Overall, this work plan can serve as an important springboard to a community-wide revival of Reston's
public art tradition, and facilitate the addition of a new group of "Reston Treasures" that foster quality of
life, civic pride, community identity and economic value. These projects will be cherished by Restonians
for years to come, and will help make Reston attractive to residents and businesses for generations to
come.

Reston Association Public Art Work Plan

Draft for Board Review, 5/6/11