2026 SESSION
ENROLLED
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 248
Commending the Tephra ICA Arts Festival.
Agreed to by the Senate, March 10, 2026
Agreed to by the House of Delegates, March 12, 2026
WHEREAS, in May 2026, the Tephra Institute of Contemporary Art, a nonprofit art gallery located in the Reston Town Center, will host the 35th annual Tephra ICA Arts Festival; and
WHEREAS, the Tephra ICA Arts Festival is a competitive, juried event that has grown over the years to become widely regarded as one of the best outdoor art festivals in the nation; and
WHEREAS, each year, thousands of patrons and art fans congregate at the Reston Town Center to admire the exceptional, one-of-a-kind works on display at the Tephra ICA Arts Festival; and
WHEREAS, the Tephra ICA Arts Festival was founded by intuitive painter Judith Forst, who will be honored at the 35th anniversary festival with the event's new People's Choice Award; and
WHEREAS, the 2026 Tephra ICA Arts Festival will place a special emphasis on American craft traditions in celebration of the semiquincentennial of the United States; and