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Torpedo Talks: Comic Book Films

Torpedo Factory Art Center

Christopher Irving, comic book and popular-culture historian for the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, reveals the origins of comic books and how they have translated into film and TV over the decades. It showcases everything from the 1940s movie serials to the current blockbuster movies out today and how both media have helped change one another.  Featured are the classic Adventures of Superman TV show, Batman with Adam West from the 1960s, the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and the current DC Comics shows on network television.

The Late Shift: Art Rock City

Torpedo Factory Art Center

In June, welcome Jurors Jarvis DuBois, Independent Curator and Carolina Mayorga, D.C.-based Artist; for a talk about Caroline Hatfield, the solo artist selected for Target Gallery’s competitive 2018 Open Call for Solo Exhibition. Join Alexis Gomez for a talk looking back on his three months in the Post-Grad Residency studio. Join the American Geosciences Institute for "Rock" related artist demonstrations. Celebrate Pride Month with NOVA Pride and Safe Space NOVA.

The Late Shift is a free monthly after-hours series featuring exhibition receptions, music, live performances, artist talks, and more. Select Fridays, 7 – 11 pm.

Joey Ponthieux: CGI, NASA, and the art of Visual Communication

Torpedo Factory Art Center

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 contract artist for NASA. 

Graffiti

Studio 29 - Potomac Fiber Arts Gallery

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Street Art Youth Workshop + Community Group Tour with Shani Shih

Torpedo Factory Art Center

In partnership with New Project Studio resident Duende District Bookstore, we invite visitors this Sunday July 1 to join us for an afternoon Street Art Workshop with Chinatown Art Studio for youth 9-12 yrs with our resident artist, Shani Shih. The workshop is FREE but limited spaces are available.

Fruity Influences

Studio 19 - Scope Gallery

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Guy Jones: “Drawing Energy: The Logic of Madness”

Studio 21 - The Art League Gallery

Artist Guy Jones explores art’s ability to transcend and heal by tapping into what he calls the “logic of madness.” Jones draws directly onto the surface of animal skulls and bones, tree fungus, turtle shells, and gourds, experiencing a deep spiritual kinship with the natural objects that serve as his canvases. Jones’s “Drawing Energy: The Logic of Madness” will be on view at The Art League gallery, July 5-August 5, 2018.

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