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2010 Exhibition Calendar
Target Gallery, national exhibition space of the Torpedo Factory Art Center, promotes high standards of art by continuously exploring new ideas through the visual media in a schedule of national and international exhibitions. For the spring of 2010, the gallery will be participating in the Virginia Commission for the Arts special programming, Minds Wide Open, which celebrates women in the arts. |
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Marsha Staiger and Alison Sigethy - Art in Balance: Rhythm and Repetition
Exhibition Dates: July 8 – August 15
Reception: July 8, 6-8pm; Awards Ceremony at 7pm
Special programming: Thursday, July 29 - Karen Reedy Dance performs dances inspired by the artwork in this exhibition.
Marsha Staiger and Alison Sigethy present, Art in Balance: Rhythm and Repetition , an exhibit that investigates the paradox of balance, the nature of rhythm, and the beauty and order created by repetition. Staiger and Sigethy were awarded the “Artist of the Year” honor by the Friends of the TFAC. |
The Friends of the TFAC sponsors “Artist of the Year”, a juried competition recognizing outstanding achievement in art, and awarding the winner a cash prize of $1000 and a month long exhibit in the Torpedo Factory Art Center’s Target Gallery. The juror for this year’s contest is Amy Cavanaugh Royce, Gallery Director and Vice President of Honfleur Gallery in Washington DC.
The Friends of the Torpedo Factory Art Center, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) organization that promotes, enhances and preserves the unique aspects of the TFAC and its value to the community.
Systems Failure
Exhibition Dates: August 21- September 26
Reception: September 9
This is an all media juried exhibition examining the current crises (collapse of world wide financial systems, the mortgage crisis, failing health systems) facing our country and the world, and the plight of the people who most suffer from these failures. The juror is Sarah Tanguy, an independent curator, arts writer, and critic, as well as a curator for the Art in Embassies Program, based in Washington, DC.
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Open Exhibition Winner Shaun Richards
Exhibition Date: October 2 – 31
Reception: October 14, artist talk at 7pm
This is an annual opportunity selecting an artist for a solo show in the Target Gallery. A panel of three jurors selects the winning proposal and the gallery provides a catalog for the winning artist.
The juror panel consists of Cynthia Connolly, former director of Arlington County’s Ellipse Center and current curator/director of visual arts for Arlington County’s new Artisphere, Joey P Mánlapaz, a DC-based painter and faculty member at the Corcoran College of Art and Design, and Shauna Lee Lange, founder of Shauna Lee Lange Arts Advisory and Design Studio. |
5x5 Exposed: Small Works in Photography
November 6 - November 28
Reception: November 11, 6-8pm; juror talk, Kathleen Ewing, 7pm
Deadline for entries: September 13, 2010: Download Prospectus Now!
Deadline: September 13, 2010
The gallery will be participating in FotoWeek DC by hosting a small works photography show. All photography must not exceed 5 inches in any direction inclusive of frame. Kathleen Ewing, owner of Kathleen Ewing Gallery, which specializes in photography, will be our juror.
Washington Guild of Goldsmiths
Exhibition Dates: December 2- January 2
Reception: December 2, 6-9pm during Holiday Open House, and December 9, 6-8pm, Second Thursday Art Night “Chocolate and Shopping”
The gallery is inviting the Washington Guild of Goldsmiths to exhibit their members’ work. The Washington Guild of Goldsmiths is a non-profit organization whose members share an interest in metalsmithing, jewelry design and related arts. The Guild, begun 1978, provides a means for the exchange of information and ideas as well as educational opportunities for its members and the public.
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