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Council briefed on local VA 2•50 committee and recommended council-chamber portraits
Summary
Staff recommended creating a Falls Church VA 2•50 committee to plan local participation in the 2026 commemoration and recommended awarding two portrait commissions for council chambers (Carol DeLong and Frederick Foote Jr.) with artists selected from an RFQ; council discussion focused on membership, diversity and timing.
City staff proposed establishment of a local "Falls Church 2•50" committee to plan the city's role in Virginia’s commemorations of the national 250th anniversary in 2026, and presented Arts & Humanities Council recommendations to commission two portraits for council chambers.
On the VA 2•50 committee, staff said the state legislature and U.S. Congress have created coordinating commissions and that localities are forming committees to be eligible for grant opportunities and traveling exhibits. Staff recommended membership drawn from…
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