Courtney Kolker's 6 Pillars

Courtney Kolker's mosaic, 6 Pillars (2025), transforms the six pillars inside Capital One Hall's logo into six sculptural pillars with unique tiles—the majority made by festival attendees during the 2025 Tephra Institute of Contemporary Arts Festival. Kolker's tiles feature recycled dried paint from the artist's studio and hand-created acrylic skins, or thin flexible sheets of paint. As a metaphor for growth, creativity, resilience, connection, innovation and community, 6 Pillars is intended to represent the merging of community voices.

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About the Artist

Based in Washington, D.C., Courtney Kolker has exhibited her art throughout the U.S., including shows in Washington, D.C. and New York City, and in British GQ. Kolker's work is held in private collections in Dubai, Spain, and Australia. Finally, Kolker maintains a studio at the Torpedo Factory in Alexandria, Virginia. For more information, visit www.ckolker.com or follow her on IG @courtney_kolker.

Capital One Center is a 35 acre mixed-use development in the heart of Tysons, VA. Anchored by the headquarters of Capital One, Washington DC's hometown bank, and home to its over 12,000 associates in the region, Capital One Center is quickly transforming the skyline and the cultural landscape of Fairfax County. This 3 million sq. ft. development is a vibrant arts & entertainment destination which includes a large skypark, The Perch—complete with Starr Hill Biergarten, food trucks, and an 18-hole miniature golf course, Perch Putt—and a 300-all-suite hotel, The Watermark Hotel, numerous retail and dining options, and most notably a world-class corporate events and performing arts center, Capital One Hall.  In 2023 Capital One Park opened doors to a baseball stadium which hosts college, high school, and tournament games.