Community, Bright Horizons Tapped for Artistic Expression
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Community, Bright Horizons Tapped for Artistic Expression
March 6, 2008 - Crystal City (Arlington, VA) – Area residents, employees, and the children of Crystal City’s newest and largest day care facility, Bright Horizons, are being tapped to decorate two of the fifty Crystal Flight Airplane Statues.
The Crystal City Business Improvement District’s (BID) Crystal Flight project, which will bring the five-by-five foot airplane statues (25 fighter jets and 25 vintage planes) to the streets of Crystal City in April 2008, continues to expand its community partnerships in fun and meaningful ways.
First, on March 28, Crystal Flight sponsor Bright Horizons will host a “Parent/Child Art Outing” to decorate their plane. Bright Horizons Center Director, Amiee Lacson, is working with the children and parents to develop an artistic concept, giving them a fun opportunity to spend family time working together to paint the center’s plane. The airplane and concrete base will be transported by JK Moving & Storage to the suite next door to the Bright Horizons facility at 2451 Crystal Drive. The children’s “temporary studio” has been generously-donated by Vornado/Charles E. Smith.
“This is a wonderful opportunity for our children to partake in an event that will help build the culture of Crystal City,” said Amiee Lacson. “Our children love this beautiful area with its natural light and landscapes. To participate in Crystal City’s Flight event, is the children’s small way of sharing their artistic expression and being a part of this growing community.”
Second, the Crystal City BID has provided a plane, dubbed “Chalk It Up,” that will be coated with outdoor chalkboard paint. Located at the highly trafficked corner of 18th Street and Crystal Drive, residents, employees, and tourists will be encouraged to add their thoughts, creative musings, or drawings onto the plane.
“Bright Horizons is a wonderful partner for the BID and Crystal Flight,” says Angela Fox, President/CEO of the Crystal City BID. “Not only do they literally exemplify the illumination element of our ‘Bright’ and ‘Brilliant’ brand, they are focused on nurturing the “natural lights” in our next generation. We love that their project will connect the children with their parents, while allowing them to mix play, art, and their innate love of planes. We are also excited to create a place where the Crystal City community can express themselves – dynamically. We’re eager to see how that plane will evolve over the course of Flight.”
Keep up with the excitement around Crystal Flight by visiting the Crystal Flight Blog available at www.crystalcity.org (click on Blogs). It will regularly capture the activity from the artists, sponsors, and the community impact.
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About the Crystal City Business Improvement District (BID)
The Crystal City BID is a Virginia 501(c)6 non-profit corporation tasked with the mission to make Crystal City a vibrant, 18 hour, urban destination. The BID is a collaborative effort on behalf of all business entities located within its boundaries including restaurants, retail stores, hotels, small businesses, commercial property owners, tenants, and residential apartment buildings. For more information, visit www.crystalcity.org.
About Bright Horizons
Founded in 1986, Bright Horizons Family Solutions is the world's leading provider of employer-sponsored child care, early education and work/life solutions. Conducting business in the United States, Europe, and Canada, we have created employer-sponsored child care and early education programs for more than 600 clients, including 90 of the Fortune 500. Bright Horizons has consistently been the only child care organization named to the "100 Best Companies to Work for in America" list by Fortune magazine. For more information, visit www.brighthorizons.com.
Founded in 1986, Bright Horizons Family Solutions is the world's leading provider of employer-sponsored child care, early education and work/life solutions. Conducting business in the United States, Europe, and Canada, we have created employer-sponsored child care and early education programs for more than 600 clients, including 90 of the Fortune 500. Bright Horizons has consistently been the only child care organization named to the "100 Best Companies to Work for in America" list by Fortune magazine. For more information, visit www.brighthorizons.com.
