During the Sidewalk Sale, visit the Torpedo Factory Art Center’s Waterfront Entrance for a pop-up tent offering 10% off select studio artist works. Plus, free face painting from 12 – 5 pm! Additional discounts and special offers inside and throughout all three floors of the Art Center.
Sidewalk Sale Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Founded in 1974 in an old munitions plant, the Torpedo Factory Art Center is home to the nation’s largest collection of working-artists’ open studios under one roof. An Alexandria landmark for nearly 50 years, it’s the highlight of the Potomac Riverfront, attracting approximately 500,000 visitors annually. Find artists actively creating work in a wide variety of media–including painting, ceramics, photography, jewelry, stained glass, fiber, printmaking, and sculpture–in 71 artists’ studios. Observe the creative process and ask questions. Purchase original work for your own collection.
Sidewalk Sale Art Discount Participants
Get Sidewalk Sale discounts all day at these participating artist studios and more throughout the building!
- Kurt Anderson (Studio 5) – Discount on 10×10 oil paintings
- Hyun Jung Kim (Studio 18) – 10% off
- Mike Stevens (Studio 25) – Discounts at the Waterfront tent and in studio
- Yoshiko Ratliff (Studio 203) – 10% off select works
- Brandi Couvillion (Studio 209) – 10% off, discounts at the Waterfront tent and in studio
- Natalie Abrams (Studio 223) – Discounts at the Waterfront tent and in studio
- Rosemary Feit Covey (Studio 224) – Early discount on Christmas cards
- Saya Behnam (Studio 229) – 10% off
- Zoya Gutina (Studio 318) – $20 off headbands and bracelets, discounts at the Waterfront tent and in studio
- Jenny Nordstrom (Studio 320) – 10% off
- Guido Zanni (Studio 344) – 20% off on unframed works
Facepainting by Fairy Jennabelle
12 – 5 pm
Enjoy free face painting on the Waterfront as you browse the Art Market! Thanks to Fairy Jennabelle for providing the colorful painting talents.