Capital Area Photographers present Blair deLaubenfels

Torpedo Factory Art Center

Capital Area Photographers welcome guest speaker, Blair DeLaubenfels, as part of our Community Partnership Program. A co-owner of the new online art gallery Prints.ly, a creative consultant to top photographers, and a former founder of Junebug Weddings, Blair deLaubenfels turns businesses around with her unique perspective on marketing, sales, and time-management.

Mobile Art Lab in the New Project Studio

Studio 8 - New Project Studio

Alexandria's Mobile Art Lab activates public spaces and connects the arts with people. From screenprinting in Market Square to a silent disco in Montgomery Park, the big blue truck has organized a variety of activities and performances throughout the city.

Women Who Inspire

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7th Annual March150 Art Party

Studio 2 - Target Gallery

Target Gallery’s popular annual exhibition and art sale, March150, returns. Proceeds benefit the Gallery’s special exhibitions and programs.

Sculpting Spaces: Where Art Meets Architecture

AIA Northern Virginia and the Torpedo Factory Art Center kick off National Architecture Week with a talk on the ways that Art and Architecture converge, featuring Matt McConnell, a sculptor and designer with degrees in Architecture and Industrial Design and commissioned works for residential, commercial, and public art projects. Part of the Torpedo Factory Art Center’s Community Partnership Program.

Sheryl Oring: I Wish to Say

Studio 8 - New Project Studio

As part of National Poetry Month, the Torpedo Factory Art Center hosts Sheryl Oring's I Wish to Say in the New Project Studio. I Wish to Say grew out of Sheryl Oring's concern that not enough voices were being heard about the state-of-affairs in this country and her belief in the value of free expression that is guaranteed under our Constitution. For this project, Oring sets up a portable public office - complete with a manual typewriter - and invites people to write postcards to the President.

Fundred Dollar Bill Project

Studio 8 - New Project Studio

So far nearly half a million people have created and shared their unique Fundred Dollar Bills. Visit the New Project Studio (Studio 8) to create your own and display it on the wall with other Fundreds from the community.

The 3D Art of NASA

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The Washington DC Chapter of ACM SIGGRAPH and the Torpedo Factory Art Center present Joey Ponthieux, EMMY award winning professional 3D animator and concept visualization artist at NASA.

ASO Sympatico: Music for a Saturday Afternoon

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The Torpedo Factory Art Center welcomes back ASO Sympatico for a special Saturday afternoon of music. ASO Sympatico seeks to create safe spaces within which students can take risks and make strong choices, promote student ownership of their role in an interdependent ensemble.

Mel Chin: Fundred Dollar Bill Project

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The Torpedo Factory Art Center's New Project Studio (Studio #8) will be hosting the Fundred Dollar Bill Project in May and June. Join us for a talk with creator Mel Chin about how Hurricane Katrina inspired this project and how it has evolved since 2006.

Meet the Artist: Samantha Sethi

Torpedo Factory Art Center

As Samantha Sethi begins her final month at the Torpedo Factory, we encourage you to stop by her studio on the first floor and meet the artist in person.

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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.*

Masks are optional for visitors, artists, and staff, though may be required in some studios and galleries. Check Today’s Hours for expanded information.

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

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

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