Jay Hendrick: Post-Graduate Resident Talk

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

Jay Hendrick (George Mason University MFA ’15) completes his three-month post-MFA residency at the end of March. Hear about the art projects, artist collaborations, and workshops he developed during his time at the Torpedo Factory.

Ephemera

Studio 2 - Target Gallery

The newest exhibition in Target Gallery, the contemporary exhibition space for the Torpedo Factory Art Center, presents work that is fleeting and impermanent. Ephemera features the work of 22 national and international artists who contemplate themes of nature, time, memory, and brevity.

Save Our Ship Lecture

Early Alexandrians sunk the ship in the Potomac mudflats over 200 years ago. Archaeologists unearthed it, temporarily saving it from destruction. The ship is currently stabilized and awaiting conservation. Now, we need your help to preserve this fragile vessel for future generations!

Post-Graduate Resident Samantha Sethi

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

Meet artist Samantha Sethi (American University MFA '16), our spring resident in the Post-Graduate Studio (Studio 12) from April 2 - July 1.

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.

Second Thursday Art Night

Torpedo Factory Art Center

Enjoy an special after-hours event at the Torpedo Factory Art Center every month. Browse open studios and galleries, interact with artists, grab a bronut, and enjoy special programming.

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.

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Torpedo Factory Art Center
105 N. Union St.
Alexandria, VA 22314
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