Second Thursday Art Night: The Shock of the New

Torpedo Factory Art Center

This month we celebrate “The Shock of the New.” Visit new exhibitions in the Target Gallery, Art League Gallery, and Associate Gallery. Check out a Late Shift retrospective in the New Project Studio. Spend time with Lindsay Hall before her artist talk later this month. Take part in a DIY activity with the Artists Association. Live music provided by DJ Vico Vibes. Wine, beer, and sweets provided by EatsPlace.

Torpedo Factory at 15th Annual King Street Festival

Market Square, Alexandria 301 King Street, Alexandria, VA

The King Street Art Festival returns for its 15th year, transforming the city’s historic main street into a world-class outdoor art gallery. Artists from the Torpedo Factory community and Target Gallery's exhibition, Culture Shock, will be holding demonstrations all weekend. Watch them work, then go see their work on view just a few blocks away.  

Lindsay Hall: Post-Graduate Resident Talk

Torpedo Factory Art Center

As Lindsay Hall wraps up her time in the Post Graduate Studio (Studio 12), we invite you to join us for a reception and artist talk, moderated by artist Danni O'Brien. Hear about the "tubes and sacks" she's had on view in her studio and what she hopes the next chapter has in store. 

44th Annual SIGGRAPH Computer Animation Festival Showcase

Torpedo Factory Art Center

The Torpedo Factory Art Center welcomes back the Washington DC Chapter of ACM SIGGRAPH to host the 44th Annual SIGGRAPH Computer Animation Festival Showcase in Alexandria, Va. This festival showcases some of the most dazzling and innovative collection of submitted works selected by a distinguished jury of computer graphics experts and specialists.

Hip to be Square

Studio 19 - Scope Gallery

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Drawn to Fire

Studio 28 - Enamelists Gallery

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The Golden Doors to Freedom

Torpedo Factory Art Center

ArtWorks for Freedom and the Torpedo Factory Art Center present The Golden Doors of Freedom, a participatory art venture that turns abandoned doors into dramatic vehicles for a communal focus on human trafficking and the healing nature of art.

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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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