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15th Annual Alexandria Sidewalk Sale

August 10

Join Torpedo Factory Art Center artists for the 15th Annual Alexandria Sidewalk Sale!

Alexandria Summer Sidewalk Sale returns on August 10, 2024, throughout Torpedo Factory Art Center and beyond. The event is one of the longest-running seasonal summer shopping events in the D.C. region, featuring 60+ independent Alexandria boutiques across the City, and dozens of artist’s studios and galleries in Torpedo Factory Art Center.  View a map of Old Town events here.

Find artists actively creating work in a wide variety of media–including painting, ceramics, photography, jewelry, stained glass, fiber, printmaking, and sculpture–in 72 artists’ studios and 9 galleries – all independent businesses!

Don’t miss the pre-sale happening at the Art Center on 2nd Friday, August 9.  Learn more here.

Artist’s Participating on Saturday August 10:

Tara Barr . Painting
Studio 8 & In Front of Studio . 10:00AM – 6:00PM
30% Off Original Art, Reproductions, & Other Merchandise

Mehmet Uskul . Painting
Studio 25 . 11:00AM – 5:00PM
10% Off on Watercolors

Yoshiko Ratliff . Painting
Studio 203 . 11:00AM – 06:00 PM
Up to 15% Off Selected Items

Gale Wallar . Paintings & Printmaking
Studio: 225 . 11:00AM – 6PM
10% Off on Certain Paintings & Larger Discounts on Fine Art Prints

Saya Behnam . Painting
Studio 229 . 11:00AM – 6:00PM
10% Off Selected Items

Sierra Barnes . Comics, Zines, & Illustrations
Studio 331 . 10:00AM – 06:00PM
15% Off Selected Artworks

Sermin Ciddi . Painting
Studio 328 . 11:30AM – 5:30PM
10% off Select Original Paintings

Karen Tyler . Painting
Studio 329 . 10:00AM – 12:30PM & 1:30PM – 05:00PM
20% Off Paintings on Paper & 12 x 12 Paintings on Canvases

Alison Sigethy . Glass & lenticular
Studio 335 . 11:00AM – 6:00PM
20% – 50% Off Select Wall Pieces

Calina Franzosa & Christine Manwiller . Oil Painting, Calligraphy, & Book Arts
Studio 340 . 11:00AM – 6:00PM
20% Off Handmade Books & Paper Prints

Blue Heron, digital print on canvas, May 2024 by Sierra Barnes

Mehmet Uskul, Watercolor on paper, 2022

Karen Tyler, 12 x 12 Acrylic on canvas, 2024, framed.

July 2024 “A SINGLE MOMENT IN THE CIRCLE OF LIFE “Sermin Ciddi, acrylic on canvas,

Saya Behnam, mixed, natural medium on silk

Calina Franzosa and Christine Manwiller

Details

Date:
August 10

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Torpedo Factory Art Center
105 N. Union St.
Alexandria, VA 22314
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Visit Daily10 a.m. - 6 p.m.*

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* Periodic 5 p.m. closure for private events. See dates on Today’s Hours.

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