Second Thursday Art Night: Chocolate, Art & Dance

Torpedo Factory Art Center

December's Art Night will be full of art, chocolate, and dance. Snack on chocolaty treats, see Jane Franklin Dance, and shop for handmade gifts of art.

Color and Shape at TAG

Gallery 311 - The Van Landingham Gallery

The Associates Gallery (TAG) February exhibit features two painters – Jill Finsen and Barbara Muth – with a splash of Color and Shape.

Second Thursday Art Night

The Torpedo Factory Art Center celebrates the legacy of women in the arts during Women’s History Month. Of the 132 resident artists in the Torpedo Factory, more than 100 of them are women. The night also features a host of new exhibitions, live music, button making, and a peek into the life of an Alexandria socialite who became a Confederate spy.

Post-Graduate Talk: Paulette Palacios

Studio 12 - MFA Post-Grad Residents 105 N. Union St., Alexandria, VA

Paulette Palacios completes her three-month post-MFA residency at the end of March. Hear about the work she created during her time at the Torpedo Factory. She will touch on her work as a printmaker in relation to her heritage and her experiences as a young woman in the arts.

Eyewitness to Space

Studio 306

Torpedo Factory artist James Dean will describe how he started the NASA Art Program in a free public conversation in Studio 306.

The Friends of the Torpedo Factory Mentorship Program Culminating Exhibition

Torpedo Factory Art Center

An exhibition of student work will be on view in Studio 8 and the main hall for the culminating exhibition for the 2016 Mentor’s Program, organized and hosted by the Friends of the Torpedo Factory Art Center. Each of the participating students spent this school year partnered with one of the Torpedo Factory’s resident artists to develop their skills and techniques.

Meet the students and their resident-artist mentors for a reception on Saturday, April 9, 12 - 2 pm.

Materialized Magic: Fiber Art Workshop

Studio 2 - Target Gallery

"Materialized Magic" is a community art project that provides free lessons, for people of all levels of experience, in crocheting, knitting, and felting. The workshop is lead by our 3rd annual CRAVE grant recipients, Erika Cleveland and Stacy Cantrell.

Art + Architecture Panel Discussion

Torpedo Factory Art Center

For Virginia Architecture Week, the Torpedo Factory Art Center will co-host a special reception and panel discussion with AIA Northern Virginia. The program focuses on the relationships between art and architecture.

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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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The Torpedo Factory Art Center is closed for New Year's Day, Easter, Independence Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas.

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