Crystal City Flight Auction

Online bidding for the Crystal Flight Planes that makeup the Crystal City Business Improvement District's overwhelmingly successful 2008 initiative, Crystal Flight - A Celebration of Art & Air, is open at crystalcity.cmarket.com


Live Auction, January 13, 2009, 6PM to 9PM



Crystal City Shops at 2100 Crystal Drive

The in-person charity auction will be held at the Crystal City Shops at 2100 Crystal Drive where the airplanes are on public display until the auction. Tickets for the live auction will be sold at the door for $20.00 and include a Crystal Flight commemorative book, registration for the auction and a wine and cheese reception. Additional copies of the book, Crystal Flight - A Celebration of Art & Air, are available for purchase through the Crystal City BID website for $15.00.

Audience:
The event is open to all.

Crystal Flight Auction

January 13, 6-9pm
Own a piece of Crystal City Aviation History!

Online bidding beginning on January 1, 2009

The Crystal City Business Improvement District's overwhelmingly successful 2008 initiative, Crystal Flight - A Celebration of Art & Air, will have its final salute and charity auction send-off on January 13, 2009 from 6:00 - 9:00 PM. The airplanes will also be available for viewing on-line starting on December 5, 2008 with online bidding beginning on January 1, 2009. The proceeds from the auctioned airplane statues will be donated to a variety of area charities, designated in advance by each airplane's sponsor.

The charity auction will be held at the Crystal City Shops at 2100 Crystal Drive where the airplanes are on public display until the auction. Tickets for the live auction will be sold at the door for $20.00 and include a Crystal Flight commemorative book, registration for the auction and a wine and cheese reception. Additional copies of the book, Crystal Flight - A Celebration of Art & Air, are available for purchase through the Crystal City BID website for $15.00.

Please note that starting bid prices are subject to change prior to the opening of the auction on 1/1/2009.

Date(s):
January 13, 2009

Location:
Crystal City Shops at 2100 Crystal Drive

Event Fee:
$20.00

Hours:
6PM to 9PM

CRYSTAL FLIGHT: A Celebration of Art and Air

CRYSTAL FLIGHT: A Celebration of Art and Air
text by Robert H. Mandle
photography by Jennifer Foley, Robert H. Mandle, and Crystal City BID

New Book:

Take a look at Arlington,Virginia's urban art book that features over 50 planes, whimsically decorated by amateur and professional artists alike. Crystal Flight, a Celebration of Air and Art pays tribute to Arlington's longstanding connection to air and space travel through this community project.

Available through Orange Frazer Press for $15.00

Crystal Flight

Crystal Flight - a celebration of Art and Air organized by the Crystal City BID (Artomatic's partner in the 2007 Artomatic) - is on the ground.

Check out the painted planes in Crystal City, VA

Crystal Flight Blog.

Crystal Flight Block Party

Crystal Flight lands in Crystal City with 50 airplane statues on the streets of Crystal City celebrating flight.

April 13, 1-6pm
23rd Streeet Between S. Eads & S.Fern, Crystal City, VA
1 Block. 3 Bands. 50 Planes

Crystal City BID Soars with Crystal Flight – A Celebration of Art and Air, Crystal City (Arlington, VA)
New development, high-profile tenants, a revitalized Crystal Drive, award-winning restaurants, energy-filled events, and an epic theater all speak to Crystal City’s evolving character. Couple these exciting changes with one of Crystal City’s most unique assets – proximity to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport – and the area truly is taking off!

To highlight this aviation connection, the Crystal City Business Improvement District(BID) announces a six-month “Celebration of Flight.” This campaign kicks off with Crystal Flight, which brings 50 (fifty) 5-foot-by-5-foot airplane statues (25 fighter jets and 25 vintage planes) to the streets of Crystal City in April 2008.
Each Crystal Flight plane is sponsored by an area business, designed and decorated by local artists, and then placed throughout Crystal City. Aimed to attract visitors from all over, this series showcases Crystal City’s integral relationship with the concept of “Flight,” as illustrated by the proximity to Washington National Airport and the local presence of the United States Air Force, Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, and more.

“Few neighborhoods have the luxury of a walkable airport connection,” said Angela Fox, President/CEO of the BID. “It’s one of the things that makes Crystal City unique, and we decided to have some fun with it. This will be great for families and aviation enthusiasts everywhere.” Lowe Enterprises Real Estate Group has generously provided workshop space to store and decorate the planes, and JK Moving and Storage, Inc., has partnered to provide critical technical support for the handling of the planes.
The BID continues to celebrate other exciting flight-related activities in Crystal City, such as the recent opening of the Boeing retail store and the expanded partnership with the U.S. Air Force and Arlington Sports in hosting the 2nd annual Crystal Ride – U.S. Air Force Cycling Classic on May 4, 2008.

About the Crystal City Business Improvement District
Established in April of 2006, the Crystal City Business Improvement District (BID) is creating a soul for Crystal City. A public-private partnership, the BID is providing a higher level of service to visitors, workers and residents in Crystal City – driving to become world-class destination in both Arlington and the greater DC region.

For more information, visit www.crystalcity.org.

Crystal City BID Launches Crystal Flight

Crystal Flight is coming to Crystal City in April 2008. These are pics from the Artist/Sponsor Kick-Off Party. Find more information at Crystal Flight Blog. You get reach it by going to www.crystalcity.org and then clicking on the “Blogs” button on the left hand side of the screen.

See photos HERE

Call to Artists for Crystal Flight

Crystal City BID Soars with Crystal Flight

A Celebration of Art and Air Crystal City (Arlington, VA)
To highlight an aviation connection, the Crystal City Business Improvement District (BID) is pleased to announce a six-month “Celebration of Flight.” This campaign kicks off with Crystal Flight, which brings 50 (fifty) 5-foot-by-5-foot airplane statues (25 fighter jets and 25 vintage planes) to the
streets of Crystal City in April 2008.

As part of this public art opportunity, the BID is announcing a final Call for Artists. The Crystal City BID welcomes completed applications from interested artists and designers throughout the area. Details can be found at www.crystalcity.org. Once selected, talented area artists will kick-off the airplane design and paint process in late January. Lowe Enterprises Real Estate Group has generously provided the workshop space to store and decorate the planes, and JK Moving and Storage, Inc., has partnered to provide critical technical support for the handling of the planes.

For more information, visit www.crystalcity.org.

For more information contact:
Robert Mandle
Crystal City Business Improvement District
Arlington, VA
703.412.9430

Crystal Flight - Call for Artists

DEADLINE: DECEMBER 3, 2007 Crystal City Business Improvement District (CCBID) is introducing Crystal Flight, which will bring fifty (50) artistically decorated five-foot statues of airplanes (25 fighter jets and 25 vintage bi-planes) to the streets of Crystal City in April of 2008. With the planes scheduled to "Land" on Crystal City Streets by early April, Crystal Flight builds on the "Art in April" theme launched by the CCBID in April 2007 with the partnership with Artomatic. The CCBID has solicited sponsorship from area businesses and now needs high quality local, regional, and national artists to "Hop Aboard" the program by developing and implementing fun, whimsical design themes for the fifty planes! Artists matched up to sponsors by the CCBID will receive an honorarium of $1500 for each statue completed. More Information and Application Form can be found here: http://www.crystalcity.org