About The PARC at Tysons
The PARC at Tysons (The PARC) is designed to be a hub for placemaking and community building within the Tysons area and the entire Fairfax County community. In what began as the Container Store, Celebrate Fairfax has transformed the building into a vibrant center for everyone to enjoy. Located at 8508 Leesburg Pike, Tysons, also serves as the headquarters for Celebrate Fairfax.
Learn more below about art at The PARC, placemaking at The PARC, events at The PARC, and more!
The building’s name came from the results of a community engagement survey representing People, Arts, Recreation, and Culture. These four pillars represent the goals for the location and reflect the experiences and events that are created.
PEOPLE
The PARC provides unique volunteer opportunities and experiences with a special focus on inclusion and diversity.
ART
From the mural on the building to art installations, exhibits, vendors and hands on experiences, art is a vital force at The PARC.
RECREATION
Fun comes in many forms at The PARC, from outdoor games, karaoke competitions, relaxing with food and drinks and much more.
CULTURE
The customs, achievements, institutions and more from our diverse community are celebrated here at The PARC.
The PARC is for Art
The PARC is a canvas for art, and features pop-up art installations and interactive art activities during events. If you are interested in learning more about opportunities for artists, please complete the inquiry form below.
THE PARC MURAL: Waves
Artist: Rodrigo Pradel; Mural Artists: Rodrigo Pradel & Mike Pacheco
ABOUT THE MURAL
In 2021, a local mural artist, Rodrigo Pradel, began work on the colorful mural that wraps the building in bright vibrant waves of color. A second large mural is also located inside The PARC.
These murals are part of Rodrigo’s series Waves, which explores energy through colors growing
across the canvas.
Waves of energy flow through us constantly and envelops everything it touches. It alters the space with a hypercolor surface. Viewers are encouraged to explore the both areas, find a spot they are interested in, and focus in on the artwork. The art allows them to visually ingest the energy with intention, spawn imagination, and creativity.
ARTIST BIO
Rodrigo Pradel is a painter, illustrator and muralist born in Chile, later moved and raised in Canada, and currently calls the United States his home. He is a painter in many mediums whose work explores the event horizon between this reality and the other(s). The surrealism in his work resembles dream like environments while his subject matter shows a clear focus on the viewer and their internal journey.
The PARC is for Placemaking
Placemaking at its simplest means to transforming public spaces to strengthen connections between people and these places. The PARC, once an empty space, has been transformed since it opened in the summer of 2021 into a place for the community to come together and enjoy art, markets, live performances, food and drink, and much more.
The PARC is for Events
The PARC hosts events throughout the year including local markets, cultural events, Block Parties, Farm Markets, holiday events and more! View them on the Event Calendar and sure to sign up for our newsletter and follow us on social media to get connected to all our happenings at The PARC and across Fairfax County!
The PARC in Action
See highlights of placemaking at The PARC, including:
