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Located in Old Town Alexandria, Torpedo Factory Art Center is he nation’s largest community of open artists' studios under one roof. Part of City of Alexandria's Office of the Arts, a division of the Department of Recreation, Parks and Cultural Activities.
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Visit the Art Center this week as we stay open late for Second Friday! Join Target Gallery's Artists Talk for the 2022 Post Grad Residency Exhibition, chat with artists, enjoy studio and gallery receptions, and start the new year off with art!
Friday 13, Open till 8pm!
CALL FOR ARTISTS: The application for Torpedo Factory Art Center's "2023 Post Graduation Residency" is due THIS SUNDAY AT 11:59!
Take inspiration from different ways the 2022 cohort set up their studio- and see if you can match the space to the artist!
Read more about the program and application process on our website at torpedofactory.org/artopps
The studio spaces pictured are from our 2022 cohort: Kiel Posner, Kamille Jackson, Mrinal Joshi, and Julia O'Bryan
March150 is back for it's 13th year and blank panels are on sale now!
March150, Target Gallery’s annual special exhibition and art sale, returns with all proceeds going to support new exhibitions and programs at Target Gallery and Torpedo Factory Art Center.
Open to all! (provided the artwork submitted meets the guidelines). A $15 fee per panel guarantees entry into the exhibition. There is a limit of three entries per artist. Entry fee is non-refundable.
Visit our website to learn more!
CALL FOR ARTISTS: The deadline for Torpedo Factory Art Center's "2023 Post Graduation Residency" program is fast approaching!
Read more about the program and application process on our website at torpedofactory.org/artopps
Application Due: Next Sunday, January 15 by 11:59PM
Pictured is Kiel Posner from our 2022 cohort.
Visit Multiple Exposure Gallery in studio 312 this Saturday to take part in their January photo critique!
Please join us this Sunday for our January photo critique! Here are the details:
1. Sunday, 1/8/23 @ 10:30 a.m in Studio #312 at the Torpedo Factory Art Center.
2. Bring a single printed image or a collection of printed images (no laptops or mobile devices, please)
3. Receive valuable feedback on your work from expert photographers Alan Sislen and Irina Lawton.
All experience levels welcome.
We hope to see you there!
As the holiday season comes to an end, take a look back at how the art center started off the holidays with Taste of Scotland! This fantastic event was hosted by the Campagna Center and kicked off Alexandria’s biggest Holiday Weekend! All proceeds benefit Campagna Center programs!
Check out what's happening at the Art Center this month and visit our website to learn more!
2022 Post Grad pictured
Cycle of Nature and Time
"Beyond the Frame" photograph by Samantha Jensen
The Art Center is closed today for New Years. We hope everyone will have a wonderful year filled with art and we will see you tomorrow!
Thanks so much to ESP for being a wonderful part of the Art Center's Holiday season ☕️
Today is their last day with the Pilot Pop-Up Program at Torpedo Factory Art Center. So stop by today to enjoy some of ESP’s hot coffee, tea, matcha, and chai along with some of their most popular food items and stick around to enjoy the Art Center's annual Olde Years Day event starting at 12:00pm!
Visit torpedofactory.org/event/esp/ to learn more!
The whole family can celebrate the close of 2022 at Torpedo Factory Art Center with Olde Years Day, 12-5pm. Find hands-on activities, meet artists working in their studios, listen to live music by Jarrett Laskey, and get inspired for 2023. Join us tomorrow for activities, artists' demos, discounts, and more!
Annemarie Kuhns will be hosting a printmaking project with a luminary. She will create a winter scene on vellum paper with quick-drying ink and create a round luminary around a tin base.
Cristiane Maldonado will have a small tote bag painting station with brushes, stencils, and other coloring tools.
ESP Tea & Coffee will offer hot coffee, tea, matcha, and chai along with some of their most popular food items for sale in the Grand Hall of Torpedo Factory Art Center.
Image: Annemarie Kuhns round luminaries
CALL FOR ARTISTS: Apply to join Torpedo Factory Art Center's "2023 Post Graduation Residency" program! More information below and on our website at torpedofactory.org/artopps
Application Due: Sunday, January 15 by 11:59PM
The Torpedo Factory Art Center Post-Graduation Residency is a competitive juried program that provides meaningful support and a three-month term solo studio space in the nation’s longest continually operated community of publicly accessible artists’ studios in a converted industrial space. This residency is open to recently graduated art students who earned a bachelor’s or master’s degree in the visual arts from an accredited university.
Selected artists receive a studio space as well as public presentation opportunities, including an artist talk and participation in a culminating curated exhibition in the Target Gallery, the contemporary exhibition space for the Torpedo Factory Art Center. Selected artists are active participants in the Art Center’s unique creative community and benefit from engagement with local, national, and international artists.
New for 2023! Artists may apply as partners to share a studio, or apply solo, depending on preference. If two artists are accepted together, they will share the studio space for the residency term (see residency dates below). This allows an opportunity for artists who might not be able to commit to more hours to participate in the program.
Pictured is Julia O'Bryan from our 2022 cohort.
Mark your calendars 🗓 Blank panels will go on sale for Target Gallery’s annual March150 exhibition and art sale starting Saturday, January 7!
March150, Target Gallery’s annual special exhibition and art sale, returns with all proceeds going to support new exhibitions and programs at Target Gallery and Torpedo Factory Art Center.
Open to all! (provided the artwork submitted meets the guidelines). A $15 fee per panel guarantees entry into the exhibition. Participating artists will receive a coupon code to the VIP Opening upon artwork drop-off (Please Note: this discount code is just for a regular ticket). There is a limit of three entries per artist. Entry fee is non-refundable.
All work must be produced on the 10”x10” wood panels provided by the gallery and will be sold in the gallery for $150 each. Panels are available for purchase through February 11 or until we sell out!✨
Celebrate the close of 2022 at Torpedo Factory Art Center. Find hands-on activities, meet artists working in their studios, and get inspired for 2023.
This Saturday, 12-5 pm
The Art Center will be closed today for the Holidays. We wish everyone a warm and happy Sunday and look forward to seeing you tomorrow!
Lots of time to visit, explore, find the perfect gifts, or get yourself the gift you really want!
Looking for last minute gifts? Come by and shop from local artists! The art center is open today and tomorrow 10 am - 6 pm.
Give creatively this year with the gift of art! Find jewelry, cards, warm wearables, ornaments, decor, and more at the Art Center.
Today we spotlight Yoshiko Ratliff and her "Winter Wonderland" mini magnet canvas! Visit her in Studio 203 to see more!
Check out the annual Holiday Helper on our website or in person at the Art Center for more information!
Congratulations to artist Tim Hyde of Multiple Exposures Gallery in the Torpedo Factory Art Center. His exhibit was ranked 3 this year, just behind an exhibit at the Smithsonian and National Gallery of Art. See more photography from members of Multiple Exposures Gallery on the 3rd floor of the Art Center, open daily.
Read the article here: https://washingtoncitypaper.com/article/582743/2022-was-a-standout-year-for-local-photography/
Today we received fantastic news...MEG member Tim Hyde's exhibition, DARK WALKS, at Multiple Exposures Gallery at the Torpedo Factory Art Center, has been named one of the top 8 photo exhibits in 2022 by the Washington City Paper. Tim's in good company...other photographers with exhibitions that made the list include Robert Adams at the National Gallery of Art, Iké Udé at the National Museum of African Art, and Bahman Jalali and Rana Javadi at the National Museum of Asian Art.
Washington City Paper art critic Lou Jacobson had this to say about Tim's show, which took place at MEG from February 8-March 20, 2022:
"In his fourth solo exhibition at Multiple Exposures Gallery, Tim Hyde returned to one of his comfort zones: darkness. His most recent series tested the limits of human perception. There was simply no way to experience his low-contrast images other than seeing them in person, with your nose pressed right up to the glass. Hyde’s images reveled in their stillness, punctuated by the rare rectangle of light from a window, or occasional small figures slinking around, half unseen. Darkness, Hyde has written, “makes us aware of our limitations, of our relative place in the universe.”
The full exhibition is available for viewing in the virtual gallery section of MEG's website here: tinyurl.com/5e48dwwt. The Washington City Paper Top 8 list can be found here:
tinyurl.com/yv4ccc7d
Congratulations, Tim!
Torpedo Factory Art Center Washington City Paper
Give creatively this year with the gift of art! Find jewelry, cards, warm wearables, ornaments, decor, and more at the Art Center.
Today we spotlight Cindy Richmond and her oil painting, "Old Town"! Visit her in Studio 3 to see more!
Check out the annual Holiday Helper on our website or in person at the Art Center for more information!
This week we are featuring our January - March 2022 Post Grad Resident: Mrinal Joshi!
Mrinal Joshi is a visual artist based in Washington, DC. Born in Kathmandu, Nepal, he emigrated to the U.S. at the age of 14. Mrinal’s artistic practice lies at the intersec-tions of and his lifelong fascination with culture and the collective consciousness with the digital age as the backdrop. His approach to and philosophy on artmaking is a meditation on mortality and change. Mrinal holds two degrees in Studio Art and Graphic Design from Spring Hill College (2018). He has participated in several juried exhibitions throughout the country. Mrinal is currently a graphic designer with the in-house creative team at the Nature Conservancy. He was recently awarded the Foundry Gallery Emerging Artist membership grant and is represented by the gallery. In his free time, he can be found reading, cooking, going to museums, hanging out or simply vibing.
The 2022 Post Grad Residency Exhibition is on view through January 21, with a reception and artist talk on Friday, January 13 starting at 6PM. Stay tuned this week on Target Gallery’s socials for more about Mrinal’s work in this exhibition!
More from Mrinal: / 111rinal.com
Lots of time to visit, explore, find the perfect gifts, or get yourself the gift you really want!
The 2022 Post Grad Residency exhibition is now on view!
The Torpedo Factory Art Center presents the culminating exhibition for the 2022 Post-Graduate Residency co-hort: Kamille Jackson, Mrinal Joshi, Julia O’Bryan, and Kiel Posner on view in Target Gallery.
This residency provides a unique experience at a critical juncture in an emerging artist’s career after they graduate their BFA or MFA program, allowing them unlimited studio access and the ability to engage with the community outside of academic context. The work on view in this exhibition will spotlight the work and creative endeavors these four residents created during their three-month residency in studio #319.
The 2022 Post Grad Residency exhibition is on view through January 21. Please also us for a reception and gallery talk on Friday, January 13 from 6pm – 8pm.
More from the artists:
Mrinal Joshi:
Julia O’Bryan:
Kamille Jackson:
Kiel Posner:
The last Post-Graduate resident artist talk of 2022 will be premiering this Monday. Tune in to watch Kiel Posner talk about their art, process, and more!
The culminating exhibition for the 2022 Post-Graduate Residency co-hort: Kamille Jackson, Mrinal Joshi, Julia O’Bryan, and Kiel Posner will be on view in Target Gallery this Saturday. Stop in to see all of their art in person!
Give creatively this year with the gift of art! Find jewelry, cards, warm wearables, ornaments, decor, and more at the Art Center.
Today we spotlight Samantha Shelton and her print of HanakCat! Visit her in Studio 311 to see more!
Check out the annual Holiday Helper on our website or in person at the Art Center for more information!
Give creatively this year with the gift of art! Find jewelry, cards, warm wearables, ornaments, decor, and more at the Art Center.
Today we spotlight Tracie Griffith Tso .fireone and her Stoneware panda tree topper! Visit her in Studio 22 to see more!
Check out the annual Holiday Helper on our website or in person at the Art Center for more information!
Join us on Instagram in five minutes as we go live with New York Foundation for the Arts and Judy Cai!
This Tuesday at 12:00pm join guest Speaker Judy Cai in conversation with NYFA Learning Program Officer, Career Advice, and Training Kelly Olshan. The pair will unpack some myths and misconceptions around grantmaking.
Judy Cai is the Grants Manager of The Pierre and Tana Matisse Foundation. Her work focuses on managing the foundations’ grantmaking portfolio, analyzing grant-related data, and monitoring program budgets to better support organizations providing arts education in New York City.
The discussion will run for 30 minutes, followed by 15 minutes of live Q&A. No RSVP necessary, just join on our Instagram!
Congratulations to Oren & Sam for their wonderful wedding this weekend! Cheers and best wishes from the Art Center ❤
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Tomorrow at 12:00pm EST join art world experts for a virtual discussion on "Behond the Scenes of Grant Panels". Presented by NYFA and Torpedo Factory Art Center
The discussion will run for 30 minutes, followed by 15 minutes of live Q&A. No RSVP necessary, just join on instagram!
This Tuesday at 12:00pm join guest Speaker Judy Cai in conversation with NYFA Learning Program Officer, Career Advice, and Training Kelly Olshan. The pair will unpack some myths and misconceptions around grantmaking.
Judy Cai is the Grants Manager of The Pierre and Tana Matisse Foundation. Her work focuses on managing the foundations’ grantmaking portfolio, analyzing grant-related data, and monitoring program budgets to better support organizations providing arts education in New York City.
The discussion will run for 30 minutes, followed by 15 minutes of live Q&A. No RSVP necessary, just join on our Instagram!
Visit the Art Center tonight as we stay open late for Second Friday! Get a last look at Fall Salon on view in Target Gallery, talk with artists, enjoy studio and gallery receptions, and shop local for the holidays!
Open till 8pm!
❗️Saya Behnam's "Cycle of Nature and Time" Exhibition Reception has been moved to January 21.
Download the Arts Center's November 2022 Report, now available.
https://torpedofactory.org/about-us/monthly-reports/
📢⚠️UPDATE: our reception for Saya Behnam’s artist installation has been postponed until Saturday, January 21 at 2pm!
Curious about an artists’ work and their practice? Want to know what it’s like to plan an installation? Here’s your chance to pick an artist’s brain and understand why they do what they do. Have the chance to meet Saya and hear more about how her winter installation became a reality.
Connect with Saya on Instagram to see more of her work: / www.sbehnam.com
Give creatively this year with the gift of art! Find jewelry, cards, warm wearables, ornaments, decor, and more at the Art Center. Stop by on the 9th from 6 to 8pm for our Second Friday event. Enjoy chatting with artists, discounts, and exhibition receptions, all while getting a start on your holiday shopping!
Today we spotlight Christine Coyle and her ceramic holiday ornaments. Visit her in Studio 19 to see more!
Check out the annual Holiday Helper on our website or in person at the Art Center for more information!
Give creatively this year with the gift of art! Find jewelry, cards, warm wearables, ornaments, decor, and more at the Art Center. Stop by on the 9th from 6 to 8pm for our Second Friday event. Enjoy chatting with artists, discounts, and exhibition receptions, all while getting a start on your holiday shopping!
Today we spotlight Veronica Barker-Barzel and her ornaments made by relief printing on wood. Visit her in Studio 309 to see more!
Check out the annual Holiday Helper on our website or in person at the Art Center for more information!
Last call! This is the final week to view and buy artworks from the 2022 Fall Salon at Target Gallery. If you haven’t gotten the chance, stop by our gallery through December 11th to get one last look at 79 incredible pieces made by over 60 local artists!
See something that’ll be the perfect gift or addition to your collection? All artworks are priced at $500 or below and not only helps support artists from our own community, but provides funding for the Torpedo Factory Art Center!
All artworks are available for pick-up or shipping. Drop by any day through December 11 between 10AM-6PM to catch these pieces before they’re gone!
Browse artwork online through our 2022 Fall Salon catalog: https://torpedofactory.org/partners/target-gallery/
Missing the flowers and foliage of warmer seasons? Artist Saya Behnam is bringing them back in “The Cycle of Nature and Time,” on view in Studio 9 at the Torpedo Factory Art Center. Wanna learn more about the installation?
⚠️ We have rescheduled the reception and talk for Saya Benham to Saturday, January 21st at 2pm. We hope to see you then!
Explore themes of time, regeneration, and the rhythm of nature through hundreds of plants used found in Alexandria and Northern, VA. The installation is currently on view through February 12, 2023, so take some time to smell the roses!
And be sure to check out more work and updates from Saya: / www.sbehnam.com
Join the Art Center after hours This Friday, as we stay open late for our Second Fridays. Visit Artists, attend receptions, and get a last look at Target Gallery's Fall Salon Exhibition!
Open till 8:00pm!
Torpedo Factory Art Center, and Cat Pierce, our Graphic Designer (center), was proud to be a part of a panel discussion, “Marketing Towards your Artistic Goals,” this past weekend alongside representatives from Hamiltonian Artists and the Civilian Art Projects at the New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) Artist as Entrepreneur at Katzen Arts Center - American University program, a Two-Day Artist as Entrepreneur Program for Visual Artists.
American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center
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One of the most challenging and exhilarating things about working in the arts is that success is unique and varied: there is no one route to success and there is no one definition of success. Among so many different open calls, how can you identify and procure the opportunities that are right for you? In Part 1 of this three-part professional development series, join art world experts and practicing artists Bill Carroll, Director of Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts’ Studio Program and Kelly Olshan, NYFA Program Officer in Career Advice and Training, who will dive into these topics in conversation.
Thanks everyone for your patience as we sorted out the livestream issues! Please enjoy the recorded conversation with Spring 2022 Post Grad artist Julia O'Bryan and Curator of Exhibitions Leslie Mounaime. Hear her speak about how his residency inspired his work and process. With a BFA in Ceramics from Southwestern University in Georgetown, TX, hear about her recent explorations in different techniques and how her work has evolved over time. Julia will be working in Studio #319 for the rest of June. About Julia: Julia O’Bryan is a graduate of Southwestern University in Georgetown, TX. Her work stems from her childhood growing up in southwest Missouri as well as from her struggle with an aggressive auto-immune disease. Her work is an accumulation of her experiences; from her childhood, from her struggle with an aggressive autoimmune disease, all of the things that have made her who she is. Based on the destroying and scarring found throughout her lungs and body from her struggle with her autoimmune disease, the coral is a reflection of the beauty that can be seen through decay. The wide range of color throughout the coral on her work is meant to reflect the passage of time through the “bleaching” effect it creates. Gold accents throughout the work is meant to draw attention to the beauty in the human body over time and the beauty through brokenness that can occur throughout life.
Tonight for The Late Shift: Art & Technology, we welcomed @nova_labs for a host of hands-on STEAM demonstrations. We are here until 10 pm, so join us! #torpedofactory #artsalx #visitalx #freeindc #alexandriava #techart #makersgonnamake #makers
This week, join us for a free webinar on the application process for the 2022 Open Call for Resident Artists. These are an optional training for prospective applicants to learn about the Submittable application platform. It’s also an opportunity to ask application-related questions directly to staff. Both webinars have the same information and shall have no bearing on the jurors’ scores. Click the link in the bio to RSVP. The deadline to apply for the 2022 Open Call for Resident Artists is April 19, 2022 at 11:59 p.m. #torpedofactory #artsalx #opencallforartists #callforart #dcarts #acreativedc #opencall #webinar #arlingtonarts #dmvartist #blackartist #artistsoninstagram
Join us on Sunday, March 27th at 2pm on Facebook for a live artist talk with 2022 Post-Grad Resident, Mrinal Joshi, as his three-month post-grad residency comes to a close. Joshi talks with moderator Leslie Mounaime, curator of exhibitions, about his experiences during his time in the Post-Grad Studio #319. Mrinal will speak about how his residency inspired his work and process. With two degrees in Studio Art and Graphic Design from Spring Hill College, hear him discuss his continued exploration his interest in the marriage of western art and contemporary visual culture, and how that relationship is further shaped in the age of digital media. Mrinal will be working in Studio #319 through March. About the Artist: Mrinal is an artist and graphic designer based in Washington, DC. Born in Kathmandu, Nepal, he emigrated to the U.S. at the age of 14. Mrinal’s artistic practice lies at the intersections of his lifelong fascination with culture and the collective consciousness. Mrinal holds two degrees in Studio Art and Graphic Design from Spring Hill College (2018). He has participated in several juried exhibitions throughout the country. Mrinal is currently a graphic designer with the in-house creative team at the Nature Conservancy. In his free time, he can be found reading, cooking, going to museums, hanging out or simply vibing. Find him online: Website: 111rinal.com Instagram: @111rinal
Target Gallery's current exhibition, Sweet Tooth, is a group exhibition that explores indulgence, craving, and desire. On view through March 6. We are living in socially isolating times and many people are coping by indulging in desires or fixating on them. Sweet Tooth acknowledges these urges and spotlights artists’ responses. Artists on view are: Grace Bromley, Erika Cleveland, Nicole Di Fabio, Christina Dietz, Eleanor Glattly, Lindsay Hall, Jim Joint, Brenda Jones, Erik Kamenski, Christopher Lane, Beverly Logan, Markella Lousidis, Susan Makara, Nicole Maloof, David Mann, Rosemary Meza-DesPla, Kirsten Rae Simonsen, Jennie Thwing, Joel Vincii Ulm, and Ashley Jaye Williams The juror for this exhibition was Naomi Christianson, DC-based artist and curator
Target Gallery presents the Torpedo Factory Art Center’s 2021 Post-Graduation Residency co-hort: Eliza Clifford, Lindsey Kircher, Nicole Wandera, and Daniel Varillas. The Post-Grad Residency provides a unique experience at a critical juncture in an emerging artist’s career after they graduate their BFA or MFA program, allowing them unlimited studio access and the ability to engage with the community outside of academic context. The work on view in the exhibition spotlights the work and creative endeavors these four residents created during their three-month residency in studio #319. Join us for a reception and artist talk on Sunday, January 9th at 2pm where we will also be introducing the new 2022 co-hort.
Join our live artist talk with 2021 Post-Grad Resident, Daniel “Danny” Varillas, as his three-month post-grad residency comes to a close. Varillas talks with moderator Leslie Mounaime, curator of exhibitions, about his experiences during his time in the Post-Grad Studio #319. Hear him speak about how his residency inspired his work and process. With a BFA in Graphic Design from MICA, hear about his recent explorations have gone into new mediums such as fiber and weaving on a loom as well as his interest in identity and family history. Danny will be working in Studio #319 for the rest of the year.
Tonight we welcomed @alexcitytitans strings students to perform for Holiday Festival 2021! @alxholidays #torpedofactory #alexandriava #artsalx #musiceducation
Alexandria City High School Symphony performs tonight for Holiday Festival 2021!
Santa’s arrival with Alexandria Fire Department.
Happening tomorrow night, Saturday 12/4! As part of the 2021 Holiday Festival, we will have video projections on the waterfront side of Torpedo Factory Art Center starting at 5:30 to coincide with the Boat Parade. Thanks to artist Monica Stroik @m_stroik for coming back to provide this visual treat for the first time since 2019! It will be a night to remember! Holiday Festival is all afternoon at Torpedo Factory Art Center from 2-8pm, with open studios & galleries, art projects, hot chocolate, a brass band, and of course SANTA CLAUS! #torpedofactory #artalx #alxholidays #buyart #shopsmall #loveva #buyhandmade #supportlocalartists #shoplocal #shophandmade
Get ready! Santa Claus is coming back for the 2021 Holiday Festival this Saturday December 4! He’ll arrive by fireboat at 3:30, and then ride the torpedo bike (made by Chris Erney in Studio33) into the Art Center. And YES — there will be Visits with Santa in the 3rd floor Santa Lounge. 🎅🏻 **Reserve your visit with Santa** – In order to prevent the spread of COVID 19, visits with Santa will be scheduled in ticketed time windows running every 15 minutes. Visitors interested in reserving a guaranteed time slot will be required to book tickets at a designated ticketing booth on-site in Torpedo Factory Art Center. Reservations open at 2 pm on the day of the event, Saturday, December 4. Tickets are FREE and will be provided at the time of reservation. Visitors unable to reserve a time slot will be able to wait in a "standby" line operating on a first come first serve basis and subject to the availability of each reserved time window. #torpedofactory #artalx #alxholidays #buyart #shopsmall #loveva #buyhandmade #supportlocalartists #shoplocal #shophandmade
Have you been eyeing that one piece at the Art Center, but just haven't bought it yet? Don't wait any longer, because Art Fest is coming! Find something authentically Alexandrian to bring home. Bragging rights at no extra cost. Treat yourself or get a jump on holiday shopping. Find exclusive discounts throughout the building for Art Fest buyers. Plus enjoy expansive Potomac views in the Art Fest lounge and enter to win more beautiful work in the raffle. Tickets start at $15. Silver and Gold-level tickets give you access to the 6 p.m. talk with D.C. Walls festival founder Kelly Towles. Visit torpedofactory.org/artfest or click the link in bio. #torpedofactory #artsalx #alexandriava #dcarts #exploredmv
In an abundance of caution, Torpedo Factory Art Center will be closed all day Saturday, October 30. Please watch this space for updates. #torpedofactory #artsalx #alexandriava
Torpedo Factory Art Center is closing early today at 1:30 p.m. in an abundance of caution due to the risk of flooding. We hope to reopen the building tomorrow, but it will not be at the regularly scheduled 10 a.m. Watch this space for updates. Please share this information with others to help spread the word to others. #torpedofactory #artsalx #visitalx #alexandriava
It’s not every day kids get to try out a real loom. Art Safari magic in the making.
Alexandria’s Poet Laureate KaNikki Jakarta leads a reading with three of the region’s finest poets: 13 of Nazareth, C. Thomas, and Kim B. Miller.
As her three-month post-grad residency comes to a close, Eliza Clifford talks with moderator Leslie Mounaime, curator of exhibitions, about her experiences during her time in the Post-Grad Studio. Hear her speak about how her residency inspired her work and process and hear more about her explorations in printmaking have gone into new mediums such as fiber and cyanotypes as well as her interest in sustainability, identity, and the intimates spaces that make up home.
Join us from the comfort of your home for a special live virtual panel conversation. Titled “Arts and Allies,” this is the third in a series of art talks started last year focused on BIPOC artists and their experiences providing and receiving allyship to other minority artists in the Alexandria/DC region, as well as their accounts of the arts scene — where it’s improved, where it needs improvement, and where it can go from here.
Join our team as the newest property manager and artist relations lead. Please share. Details available via https://torpedofactory.org/jobs. #artsalx #torpedofactory #dcarts #artjob
Because of the rain we moved inside from the Union Street side of the Art Center to say goodbye to an old friend. Last month, a collision irreparably damaged the loading dock roll-up door, home to the popular mural “Beaded Curtain” by artist Erin Curtis. Leave your comments in the chat as we bid farewell to the work while hearing about the upcoming plans for a new mural project. Interested in learning more about this call for art and other art opportunities? Sign up for our newsletter at torpedofactory.org/artopps #artsALX
Target Gallery presents an all-media group exhibition that marks one year since COVID-19 led to shut-downs and major shifts in the U.S. This exhibition provides catharsis and an opportunity for artists to share how this year has influenced their artist practice. All works are connected to events that have happened since March 2020. Enjoy this livestream of the gallery talk with several participating artists in the show, as well as the exhibition juror Nancy Daly. #artsALX
Today for Work in Progress Wednesday, we spotlight potter Tracie Griffith Tso (Studio 19 and 22). #repost @traciegriffithtso Started firing a load of pottery yesterday to have some new dishes to take to the Torpedo Factory Saturday! Get a sneak peek over my shoulder and share a potter's favorite moment: unloading treasures from the kiln! @torpedofactoryartists #torpedofactory #chinesebrushpainting #etsysellersofinstagram #sumie #sumink #pandastory #pandacub #pandanation #pandalove #cutepanda #pandagram #pandas #potterykiln #seaotter #endangeredanimals #endangered #endangeredspecies #animalart #alexandriava @scopegallery #torpedofactorystudio22 #kiln #kilnreveal
Happy Independence Day! Just a quick reminder that Torpedo Factory Art Center is closed today for the holiday. 🇺🇸 Have a safe and happy 4th with your loved ones today. 🎉 #artsalx #torpedofactory #july4th #alexandriava #exploredmv
Target Gallery’s 2021 solo exhibition recipient is artist Ọmọlará Williams McCallister (pronouns: O/love/beloved) who will be presenting a multisensory installation, We, Too, Sing America, which will include visual, sound, and interactive elements like today’s durational performance. Visit daily at noon through July 18 to watch live. The installation is a continuation of the artist’s ongoing fiber-based series Domestic Work, which confronts the extraction of emotional labor, caretaking and other domestic work from Black women that is expected, depended upon, normalized and then erased in public and private spaces. “We, Too, Sing America will be a memorial to the small everyday acts that we have undertaken to support ourselves and each other as we have collectively moved towards building a better future and weathered the storms of COVID, of white supremacist anti-Black terror, of all of the intersecting forms of oppression that we face/d over these past many months. In this work I will use accumulation and repetition of ritual acts, art objects, images, and sound to explore the relationship of the individual act, individual person, individual moment to the collective, and to collective world building.” — Ọmọlará Williams McCallister
Torpedo Factory Art Center is home to the nation’s largest number of publicly accessible working-artist studios under one roof. Just south of Washington, D.C., the Art Center overlooks the Potomac River in Old Town Alexandria. It is the creative engine that drives Northern Virginia’s cultural scene.
Opened in 1919 as the U.S. Naval Torpedo Station in Alexandria, the City of Alexandria repurposed the building in 1974 as one of the country’s first examples of creative placemaking.
Now with more than 165 resident artists in 82 studios on three floors, there is always something new to see and experience. Observe artists at work, ask about their creative processes, learn what inspires them, and discover what inspires you! Shop and bring home original art for your collection.
Find artists working in: Ceramics, Collage & Mixed Media, Fiber, Glass & Enamel, Jewelry, Painting & Drawing, Photography, Printmaking, and Sculpture
Torpedo Factory Art Center is managed by the City of Alexandria’s Office of the Arts, a division in the Department of Recreation, Parks and Cultural Activities. Learn more at alexandriava.gov/arts. Follow @alexartsoffice on Instagram and Twitter.
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