6 Artists Named Finalists To Paint Crystal City Metro Plaza Mural

ARLINGTON, VA — Six visual artists have been chosen as finalists to paint a new mural at the Crystal City Metro Plaza, according to a release from the National Landing Business Improvement District (BID).

The BID put a call out in May for individual artists or teams of artists to submit their credentials by June 1 so judges could determine if they had the experience and the chops to tackle the project.

On Tuesday, the BID released its shortlist, which contained these six finalists:

• Bryan Conner, Andrew Funk, Hiro Hubbard
• Scott Liam Walker
• Cecilia Lueza
• Cory Bernat
• KaliQ Crosby
• Lisa Marie Thalhammer

“We are thrilled by the diverse and highly-skilled pool of artists who expressed interest in working with the BID to transform the Metro plaza to more accurately reflect the vibrancy of National Landing,” said Tracy Sayegh Gabriel, president and executive director of the National Landing BID, in a release. “We are confident that the talented finalists we selected will produce an array of striking designs and look forward to the Metro plaza’s future as a more welcoming and engaging connection point for our community.”

The next step is for each of the six finalists to submit a mural concept. The winner will be announced in September, with the completion of the project expected later in the fall.

The space the winning artist will adorn with their mural is located on the Metro plaza's west wall, which measures 115 feet in length and 20 feet in height.