FRISCO, Texas – December 10, 2009 – Break away from the hustle and bustle of shopping and take time to enjoy The Hall Collection at Hall Office Park this holiday season. A bright red, steel sculpture that stands 21 feet tall by prominent Texas artist Mac Whitney was recently added to the collection. With the addition of the whimsical piece, Laredo, there are a total of nine Whitney sculptures on display at the park including one in the Texas Sculpture Garden, a four-acre tract at the entrance to Hall Office Park dedicated to spotlighting the works of Texas artists. In all, the park features more than 165 important pieces of contemporary art throughout the grounds and within building lobbies.
“Laredo is one of my favorite pieces,” said Whitney. “With its long serrated edges, it looks as if it were cut with gigantic pinking shears.” After installation was complete on Internet Boulevard, the piece was buffed and completely re-painted by another well-known local artist, David Iles of Bolivar, Texas. Iles’ bronze HOP Jackrabbits sculptures are also featured in the Texas Sculpture Garden.
“Art was a conceptual force that drove the design and master plan for the development,” said Craig Hall, founder and chairman of Hall Financial Group. “We are proud to be able to make art accessible to our tenants and visitors, to encourage art education and to facilitate connections between artists and the community.”
A lifelong art collector, Craig Hall believes art nourishes the human spirit and can make a profound difference in people’s lives. Throughout his businesses, Hall displays portions of his personal contemporary art collection for the public’s enjoyment.
The Hall Collection and the Texas Sculpture Garden are located at:
Hall Office Park
6801 Gaylord Parkway at the Dallas North Tollway
Frisco, TX 75034
972-377-1100
Exterior collection open daily dawn to dusk.
Interior art open weekdays 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Saturdays 9:00 a.m. until noon. Admission is FREE and open to the public.
Group tours are available by appointment.
For more information, visit www.TexasSculptureGarden.org.
ABOUT MAC WHITNEY
Whitney lives and works in Ovilla, Texas, southwest of Dallas. He received his B.A. from Kansas State Teachers College and an M.F.A. at the University of Kansas. In 1979, he was awarded a commission by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) to build a large-scale sculpture for the City of Houston. The NEA also gave Mr. Whitney an individual artist award. He has been invited to participate in museum and gallery exhibitions in Berlin, New York, Washington D.C.'s Corcoran, the Chicago Navy Pier, Missouri, New Mexico, California, and throughout Texas. His work is included in public collections at the Dallas Museum of Art, the Fort Worth Art Museum, the Witte Museum in San Antonio, the Nave Museum in Victoria, Texas, and in many private collections including the Federal Reserve Bank in Dallas and HKS Architects.
ABOUT HALL OFFICE PARK
Hall Office Park is Hall Financial Group’s award-winning 162-acre development in Frisco, Texas. Master planned for 3 million square feet of Class A office space, Hall Office Park has contiguous space available from 1,000 to 70,000 square feet in 15 architecturally distinct office buildings. More than 5,000 employees and over 150 companies currently call Hall Office Park home. Conveniently located less than 30 minutes from DFW Airport and downtown Dallas, the multi-tenant development is seconds from world-class shopping, dining, sports, entertainment and residential options. Hall Office Park combines upscale lifestyle amenities with artistic beauty, featuring more than 165 important pieces of contemporary art throughout the grounds and within building lobbies. The collection includes the Texas Sculpture Garden, recognized as the largest private collection of its kind ever assembled and made available to the public. For more information, visit www.hallofficepark.com and www.texassculpturegarden.org.
ABOUT HALL FINANCIAL GROUP
Founded in 1968, Hall Financial Group is owned by Craig Hall and family. Diversified holdings include active operations in commercial real estate development, ownership and management; software application development, principally for the insurance industry; structured finance lending for real estate and other areas; vineyards and wineries; and oil and gas. In addition, the company maintains a substantial portfolio of stocks, bonds and venture capital investments in a broad range of industries. For more information, visit www.hallfinancial.com.