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SUMMARY:"We\, Too\, Sing America" by Ọmọlará Williams McCallister
DESCRIPTION:Virtual Reception: Friday\, June 11 | 7pm\nfacebook.com/torpedofactory \nIn- Person Durational Performance: 12 – 1 pm\, June 24 – July 18\, 2021 \nIn-Person Reception and Performance: Dusk (9pm)\, July 9\, 2021 \nView Online Catalog \n\nTarget Gallery’s 2021 solo exhibition recipient is artist Ọmọlará Williams McCallister (pronouns: O/love/beloved) who will be presenting a multisensory installation\, “We\, Too\, Sing America”\, which will include visual\, sound\, and interactive elements including durational performance. The installation is a continuation of  the artist’s ongoing fiber-based series Domestic Work\, which confronts the extraction of emotional labor\, caretaking and other domestic work from Black women that is expected\, depended upon\, normalized and then erased in public and private spaces. \n“We\, Too\, Sing America will be a memorial to the small everyday acts that we have undertaken to support ourselves and each other as we have collectively moved towards building a better future and weathered the storms of COVID\, of white supremacist anti-Black terror\, of all of the intersecting forms of oppression that we face/d over these past many months. In this work I will use accumulation and repetition of ritual acts\, art objects\, images\, and sound to explore the relationship of the individual act\, individual person\, individual moment to the collective\, and to collective world building.” \n— Ọmọlará Williams McCallister \nThe jury panel for this exhibition was: Antonius-Tin Bui\, Michele Carlson\, and Deirdre Darden. \nFeatured image courtesy of the artist.
URL:https://torpedofactory.org/event/we-too-sing-america-by-omolara-williams-mccallister/
CATEGORIES:Exhibition,Target Gallery,Target Gallery
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SUMMARY:Those Spaces Between Us
DESCRIPTION:Virtual Reception: Friday\, May 14 | 7pm\nfacebook.com/torpedofactory \n  \nTarget Gallery presents a digital and in-person exhibition Those Spaces Between Us. This show considers the distances between people and their surroundings and how that divide becomes its own character in art\, history\, memories\, and the stories people tell about themselves. \nThis exhibition was juried by VA-based artist and educator\, Nikki Brugnoli. \nParticipating artists are: \nDustyn Bork\nMalina Busch\nBonnie Carrow\nLisa Co\nLaura Beth Davidson\nShannon Finnell\nKate Fitzpatrick\nEmily Fussner\nZachary Z. Handler*\nMary Janacek\nNilou Kazemzadeh\nCecilia Kim\nSharon Koelblinger\nAnya Kotler\nJacob Lahah\nHarry Mayer\nCeci Cole Mclnturff\nRuby Andromeda Miller\nWhitney Sage\nJohab Silva\nSusanna Starr\nKatie Waugh\nAllyssa Ray Yamaguchi-Juarez \n  \nImage Credit: Allyssa Ray Yamaguchi-Juarez\, “Maybe I Am”\, 2019. Digital Collage. \n  \n*Artwork on view as a part of the digital exhibition only.
URL:https://torpedofactory.org/event/those-spaces-between-us/
LOCATION:Studio 2 – Target Gallery
CATEGORIES:Exhibition,Target Gallery,Target Gallery
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210327T190000
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SUMMARY:FREE March150 Virtual Art Party
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Zoom!\nThe best part of March150 is moving online this year\, and it’s FREE! Join an evening of performances\, artist talks\, trivia\, and discounted art sales. \nFor those who attend the Virtual Art Party live\, artwork is priced at $100. The special pricing continues for attendees until the show’s close at 6 p.m. on Saturday\, April 3. \nRSVP Now\nLive Music Performances\n\nNicole Wandera\nAutumn LaBella\nJassie Rios\nAndyCAPPS\n\nLive Bodypainting \n\nKyera Dalesandro \n\nFeatured Talk\n\nMarta Lola Staudinger\n\n  \nPlus\n\nArt Trivia\nPrizes\nArt Party Awards\nSpring/Summer Arts Preview\n\nThis is event is presented in collaboration with Factory Society.
URL:https://torpedofactory.org/event/free-march150-virtual-art-party/
LOCATION:Studio 2 – Target Gallery
CATEGORIES:Exhibition,Factory Society,Target Gallery,Target Gallery
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SUMMARY:March150 Artist Talks
DESCRIPTION:Sunday @ 2pm\nMarch 14\, 21\, and 28\nfacebook.com/targetgallery\nMarch150 features a diversity of artists\, from amateur to professional. Hear from some of the participants every Sunday starting March 14. Find them via Target Gallery’s Facebook page.
URL:https://torpedofactory.org/event/march150-artist-talks/2021-03-14/
LOCATION:Studio 2 – Target Gallery
CATEGORIES:Exhibition,Online Public Program,Special Event,Target Gallery,Target Gallery,Torpedo Talks
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210313
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210314
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SUMMARY:March150 VIP First-Day Sales
DESCRIPTION:10 a.m. – 6 p.m.\nThis year\, the first day of March150 is a special timed-ticketed event. VIP tickets provide opportunity for collectors to get first pick in sales\, while also allowing for physical distancing in Target Gallery. Build your list during the preview on Friday\, March 12. Tickets range from $20 – $50\, depending on desired time slot. \nGet Your Tickets Now \nPublic sales begin on Sunday\, March 14\, at 10 a.m. \nThis is event is presented in collaboration with Factory Society.
URL:https://torpedofactory.org/event/march150-vip-first-day-sales/
CATEGORIES:Exhibition,Factory Society,Target Gallery,Target Gallery
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210313
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210404
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SUMMARY:11th Annual March150: Special Exhibition and Art Sale
DESCRIPTION:March150 is Target Gallery’s biggest event of the year! \nThis year\, things will look a bit different\, but March150 will still be one of the best places to start or grow your original local art collection. More than 100 artists created work on 10″ x 10″ panels with a myriad of subjects that capture the zeitgeist of the moment. All is priced at $150. Proceeds from all sales benefit future programs and exhibitions in Target Gallery and Torpedo Factory Art Center. \nBrowse the Online Catalogue\nMasks covering nose and mouth are required for entry and for the duration of your visit to Torpedo Factory Art Center and all spaces wherein. \n\nMarch150 VIP First-Day Sales\nSaturday\, March 13\n10 a.m. – 6 p.m.\nThis year\, the first day is a special timed-ticketed event. VIP tickets provide opportunity for collectors to get first pick in sales\, while also allowing for physical distancing in Target Gallery. Build your list during the preview on Friday\, March 12. Tickets range from $20 – $50\, depending on desired time slot. \nGet Your Tickets Now\nThere is a limit of 5 people per 30-minute window. Tickets are required to make an art purchase. \nPublic sales begin on Sunday\, March 14\, at 10 a.m. \nThis is event is presented in collaboration with Factory Society. \n\nFREE March150 Virtual Art Party\nSaturday\, March 27\n7 p.m.\nThe best part of March150 is moving online this year\, and it’s FREE! Join an evening of performances\, artist talks\, trivia\, and discounted art sales. \nFor those who attend the Virtual Art Party live\, artwork is priced at $100. The special pricing continues for attendees until the show’s close at 6 p.m. on Saturday\, April 3. \nRSVP Now\nLive Music Performances\n\nNicole Wandera\nAutumn LaBella\nJassie Rios\nAndyCAPPS\n\nLive Bodypainting \n\nKyera Dalesandro \n\nFeatured Talk\n\nMarta Lola Staudinger\n\nPlus\n\nArt Trivia\nPrizes\nArt Party Awards\nSpring/Summer Arts Preview\n\nThis is event is presented in collaboration with Factory Society. \n\nMarch150 Sunday Talks\nMarch 14\, 21\, and 28\n2pm\nfacebook.com/targetgallery \nMarch150 features a diversity of artists\, from amateur to professional. Hear from some of the participants every Sunday starting March 14. Find them via Target Gallery’s Facebook page. \nRSVP Now\n\nComplete Timeline\nExhibition Preview: Friday\, March 12\nVIP First-Day Sales: Saturday\, March 13 (Purchase Tickets Now)\nPublic Sales: Sunday\, March 14\nFeatured Virtual Artist Talks: Sundays\, March 14\, March 21\, and March 28\nVirtual Art Party: Saturday\, March 27\, 7 p.m.  (Reserve your spot now!)\nExhibition Closes: Saturday\, April 3\nArtwork Pick-Up: Monday\, April 5 – Sunday\, April 11 \n  \nQuestions? \nContact: Leslie Mounaime\nPhone: 703.746.4584\nEmail: leslie.mounaime@alexandriava.gov
URL:https://torpedofactory.org/event/11th-annual-march150-special-exhibition-and-art-sale/
LOCATION:Studio 2 – Target Gallery
CATEGORIES:Exhibition,Fundraising,Online Public Program
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210123
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SUMMARY:Movements\, Moments
DESCRIPTION:Virtual Reception + Virtual Exhibition Tour Premiere: \nFriday\, February 12\, 7pm\nfacebook.com/targetgallery \nFor virtual viewing\, enjoy our virtual exhibition tour and our digital exhibition catalog: \n \nMovements\, Moments Catalog \nTarget Gallery presents a new digital and in-person exhibition Movements\, Moments. This exhibition aims to create a dialogue on work that focuses on the intersection of art and movement. This is represented as physical movement as visual expression\, such as dance or performance-based work\, or movement represented conceptually\, such as exploring the idea of growth or the passage of time. This is an all-media group exhibition with filmed performance-based work and video work encouraged. \nThis exhibition will be presented both on a digital platform and physically in the gallery space. The digital catalog will be live on Friday\, February 12. \nThe juror for this exhibition is artist and curator Eames Armstrong. \nParticipating Artists: \nLaurie Berenhaus\, Jersey City\, NJ\nMatthew Borgen\, Philadelphia\, PA\nChris Combs\, Washington\, DC\nGala Cude-Pacheco\, Washington\, DC\nAlexander D’Agostino\, Baltimore\, MD\nSara Dittrich\, Baltimore\, MD\nJosephine Lee\, Vancouver\, BC\, Canada\nBingyi Liu\, Baltimore\, MD\nJillian Abir MacMaster\, Frederick\, MD\nLaura Mongiovi\, St. Augustine\, FL\nJassie Rios\, Washington\, DC\nAllison Roberts\, St. Louis\, MO\nLaRissa Rogers\, Ruckersville\, VA\nSweta Shah\, Vienna\, VA\nLynn Silverman\, Baltimore\, MD\nAmy Sinbondit\, Chevy Chase\, MD\nSarah Trad\, Philadelphia\, PA\nJanet Wittenberg\, Glen Echo\, MD\nLauren Woods\, Opelika\, AL \n  \nImage Credit: Jillian Abir MacMaster\, Beatifica 2\, 2020. Digital Print.
URL:https://torpedofactory.org/event/movements-moments/
LOCATION:Studio 2 – Target Gallery
CATEGORIES:Exhibition,Online Public Program,Target Gallery,Target Gallery
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20201219
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210118
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SUMMARY:2020 Post-Grad Residents
DESCRIPTION:Artist Talk: Friday\, January 15\, 7pm\nfacebook.com/targetgallery \nIn this group exhibition\, Target Gallery spotlights the 2020 Post-Grad Residents\, displaying some of their best work they made during their three-month residencies at the Art Center. The 2020 cohort includes artists: Ashley Llanes\, Luis A. Navas-Reyes\, Fanni Somogyi\, and Vi Trinh. \nExhibition Catalog\nImage Credit: Vi Trinh\, The Station\, 2020. Netart\, animation\, digital art\, sound design. \n 
URL:https://torpedofactory.org/event/2020-post-grad-residents/
LOCATION:Studio 2 – Target Gallery
CATEGORIES:Exhibition,Post-Graduate Residency,Target Gallery,Target Gallery
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20201031
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20201214
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SUMMARY:In My Head\, In My Body
DESCRIPTION:Virtual Reception:\nFriday\, November 13\, 2020 | 7 p.m.\nwww.facebook.com/targetgallery\n  \n \n  \nIn My Head\, In My Body Catalog\nIn this all-media group exhibition\, the artwork delves into the human psyche to explore themes surrounding mental health and its relationship to your physical health. This exhibition will challenge common misconceptions about the topic as well as allow space for the selected artists to express their experiences\, struggles\, and triumphs through their work. \nFeatured artists:  \nBrandin Baron\, San Francisco\nClara Bolle\, Rotterdam\, Netherlands\nJeffery Byrd\, Cedar Falls\, Iowa\nAnna Cyan\, Ontario\, Canada*\nTimothy DeVenney\, Washington\nJeremy Diamond\, Athens\, Ga.\nStephanie Dyke\, Reisertown\, Md.\nKathleen Greco\, Southhampton\, Pa.\nMegan Hildebrandt\, Austin\, Texas\nRebecca Hofmann\, Annapolis\, Md.\nLauren Levato Coyne\, Ferndale\, Mich.\nTanner Mothershead\, Smithville\, Mo.\nMary Murphy\, Philadelphia\, Pa.\nKaren Olson\, Hope\, Maine\nAlice Q\, Springfield\, Va.\nRania Razek\, McLean\, Va.\nSydney Paige Richardson\, Round Rock\, Texas\nLauren Schiller\, Middletown\, N.J.\nFrancesca Schwartz\, New York\nAlexandra Sherman\, Bethesda\, Md.\nCrystal Sim\, Kallang\, Singapore\nShannon Soldner\, Columbia\, Mo. \n*Artwork on view online only. Digital Catalog available Saturday\, November 14. \nAbout the Juror \nShanti Norris is chief curator for the Integrated Arts and Healing program at the Inova Schar Cancer Institute in Fairfax\, Va.  The project includes a permanent art collection of over 500 works of art\, an onsite permanent art gallery and an artist-in-residence program with 16 artists working with patients on a daily basis. Shanti is Co-Founder and Executive Director emeritus of Smith Center for Healing and the Arts\, where she founded the Joan Hisaoka Healing Arts Gallery\, one of the first of its kind in the country.  She initiated Smith Center’s hospital Artist-in-Residence programs at area hospitals and Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. Shanti is a former board member of the Society for the Arts in Healthcare and Chaired their Annual Conference in 2004. She is a Distinguished Fellow of the Alliance for Arts and Health. She is a frequent speaker on the healing power of the arts nationally and internationally\, including lectures at NYU and the Museum of Modern Art in NYC. \nShanti has an extensive background in complementary medicine and mind-body approaches to healing. She has taught meditation\, yoga philosophy and stress reduction for over 35 years and underwent a formal ten-year mentorship with a renowned yoga master.  For over 20 years\, she has guided creativity sessions for adults with cancer. \nShanti is an alumnus of NYU and The Cooper Union in New York City.  She authored a chapter on providing arts for adults with cancer in the 2016 Managing Arts Programs in Healthcare published by Routledge.  She is a member of ArtTable\, the mother of three adult children\, and is a painter\, sculptor and curator. \nImage Credit: Jeremy Diamond\, Graellsia\, 2019. Photography\, nylon\, silver\, paint.
URL:https://torpedofactory.org/event/in-my-head-in-my-body/
CATEGORIES:Exhibition,Target Gallery,Target Gallery
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200919
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20201026
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SUMMARY:Mythos
DESCRIPTION:Virtual Reception:\nFriday\, October 9\, 2020 | 7 pm\nwww.facebook.com/torpedofactory\nThis all- visual media group exhibition presents work by artists who illustrate contemporary interpretations of mythology\, folklore\, and legends. This exhibition takes the symbolism and allegory of mythology and recontextualizes them in terms of current perspectives. The juror for this exhibition was Dr. Michele Greet. \nFeatured artists:  \nFlorence Alfano McEwin\, Green River\, WY\nPetra Barth\, Castleton\, VA\nKen Beerbohm\, Columbia\, MD\nSaya Behnam\, Leesburg\, VA\nK. Johnson Bowles\, Raleigh\, NC\nNico Gozal\, Suitland\, MD\nAlice Kresse\, Bethesda\, MD\nKristi Kuder\, Battle Lake\, MN\nRosemary Luckett\, Wilmington\, DE\nVirginia Maksymowicz\, Philadelphia\, PA\nCindy Packard Richmond\, Annandale\, VA\nM.A. Papanek-Miller\, Chicago\, IL\nKatherine Pedrick\, Washington\, DC\nKenneth Reed\, Falls Church\, VA\nAlessandra Ricci\, Reston\, VA\nAnnie Rochelle\, Knoxville\, TN\nJon-Joseph Russo\, Washington\, DC\nMichelle Simoneau\, Reston\, VA\nJudy Tallwing-McCarthy\, Baltimore\, MD\nJudith Thompson\, Purcellville\, VA \nAvailable for Virtual Viewing: \nMythos Exhibition Catalog\n \n\n  \n\nAbout the Juror\nDr. Michele Greet is Professor of modern Latin American art at George Mason University and Director of the Art History program. She is also president of the Association for Latin American Art. She is the author of Transatlantic Encounters: Latin American Artists in Paris between the Wars\, 1918-1939 (Yale University Press: 2018) and Beyond National Identity: Pictorial Indigenism as a Modernist Strategy in Andean Art\, 1920-1960 (Penn State University Press: 2009). She is co-editor\, with Gina McDaniel Tarver\, of the anthology Art Museums of Latin America: Structuring Representation (Routledge: 2018). She has lectured widely on modern Latin American art and published articles in national and international journals including Papers of Surrealism\, Journal for Surrealism and the Americas\, Artelogie\, and Journal of Curatorial Studies. She has also written exhibition catalogue essays for MoMA (New York)\, Museu de Arte de São Paulo\, El Museo del Palacio de Bellas Artes (Mexico City)\, Los Angeles County Museum of Art\, and El Museo del Barrio. \n  \nImage Credit: Virginia Maksymowicz\, Panis Angelicus\, 2012. Fiberglass resin\, hydrostone.
URL:https://torpedofactory.org/event/mythos/
LOCATION:Studio 2 – Target Gallery
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200801
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200914
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SUMMARY:2020 Emerging Artists
DESCRIPTION:Virtual Reception:\nFriday\, August 14\, 2020 | 7 pm\nwww.facebook.com/torpedofactory\nTarget Gallery presents 3rd annual exhibition featuring the work of four regional emerging artists. This exhibition spotlights new talent and the up-and-coming artistic innovators of the D.C. metropolitan area. \n \n  \nFeatured Artists \n  \nMK Bailey\, “Grandma’s Kitchen”\, 2019. Oil on Canvas. \nMK Bailey\, is a Washington\, D.C. based artist working primarily in oil paint. Her work explores themes such as femininity\, kinship\, and death through unexpectedly colorful paintings. Each painting contains layers of imagery that are individually pleasant but collaged together to create a darker narrative. The work featured in this exhibition\, take a slightly different approach to presenting the deeper world reference her own feelings of nostalgia encapsulated by a specific thought\, memory\, or dream. She received her BA in Studio Art from the University of Virginia. \n  \n  \n  \n  \nMahsa R. Fard\, “Stadium II”\, 2019. Acrylic on Canvas. \nMahsa R. Fard\,is a painter currently residing in Baltimore\, MD. She often paints man-made large scale structures such as cities\, stadiums\, and apparatuses. She tends to create a new association by introducing unusual color and spatial relationships. Growing up in Iran\, she has always been conscious of the dominance of rigid patriarchal gaze both in the public and private sphere. Accessing public and private domains as a female requires subversive strategies. Her imagery reflects a woman’s forced duplicitous roles in these domains. Mahsa contemplates and practice these strategies in her painting and writing through metaphors of censorship\, sarcasm\, camouflage\, cover\, and disguise. Mahsa has recently graduated from LeRoy E. Hoffberger School of Painting at the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore. \n  \n  \n  \nZia Palmer\, “Richardson Store\,” 2019. Photography. \nZia Palmer\, is a D.C. metro area based artist focused on graphic design and photography. She received her BFA in photography and minor in graphic design from George Mason University. Zia’s photography practice focuses on historic photographic processes and explores the relationship and liminality between time\, memory and place. The artwork featured in this exhibition will explore Zia’s “Las Orillas Del Mundo” series\, a project that investigates being Mexican\, American\, and neither. The work is a compilation of photography\, found objects\, and family photos. Over the past two years Zia has traveled to specific ghost towns in New Mexico where her grandmother and ancestors were born.  She brings her mother and grandmother with her each time which has served as a way to reconnect to their heritage\, some thing that has felt distant from them over time. \n  \n  \n  \nLatrelle Rostant\, “Closer to the Unimagined”\, 2019. Modular loom made of birch plywood\, hardware\, cotton fiber and metallic. \nLatrelle Rostant\, is a Maryland-based artist who primarily works with textile and fiber. She has a BFA  from Rhode Island School of Design and MFA at School of Art Institute of Chicago\, with a concentration in Fiber and Materials. Through woven textiles\, Latrelle explores what it means to be too foreign for the place she comes from\, and the spaces she now occupies. Her work embraces the the carnival culture of her native Trinidad and Tobago which has become a space where the culture of those who were bought or came to the island are able make something that reflected\, this third place for the new culture they became a part of. Each culture taking their own culture and adapting it to what they encountered when they arrived to the islands. Taking the prompt of adaptation Latrelle has adapted the loom to make objects\, that like the artist\, do not inherently reflect how they were made. The modular loom she created for this exhibitions\, allows her to make woven objects that not only respond to how they are warped on it\, but they also respond to what the artist sees as she is weaving on the modular loom. Looking at and understanding how tools\, technique\, space\, and material can be used to make objects that cause  to reflect her own understanding of self. A third place that is the intersection of the place that she came form and the places that she now occupies. \n  \nJuror Bios \nAlexandra “Rex” Delakaran is a interdisciplinary artist from San Francisco\, California. After earning her BFA in Sculpture and Performance Art from the San Francisco Art Institute\, she relocated to Washington\, DC working in local galleries. She performs and exhibits her work along the coast\, working out of Red Dirt Studios\, and on curatorial projects of her own. \nJaynelle C. Hazard develops\, implements and oversees progressive\, contemporary programming initiatives in the main gallery spaces at Workhouse Arts Center. In her brief time with the organization\, she has implemented over 30 exhibitions with blockbuster shows including: Imagination is the Medium – an exhibit highlighting the works of Jim Henson’s original illustrator\, Guy Gilchrist and puppeteer\, Bill Diamond; and Compounds Not Required – a group show co-curated with Tiffany Williams from Art in Embassies exploring works of six artists and the origin of metals back to the periodic table. \nIn previous roles\, she has supported various art programs and worked with some of the most celebrated artworks through her experience in managing the corporate contemporary art collection at UBS\, the Union Bank of Switzerland\, and via her work at Blank Projects\, contemporary art gallery in Cape Town\, South Africa. Significant milestones throughout Hazard’s career include curating lounge installations at Art Basel Miami Beach\, administering the production and launch of the publication UBS Art Collection: To Art its Freedom published by Hatje Cantz and in supporting the transition of a historical\, promised gift to the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Jaynelle Hazard recently relocated to Washington from New York where she earned a Master of Arts degree at Sotheby’s Institute of Art. Hazard is committed to being an ambassador of cultural heritage and looks forward to continuing the development of rich\, inspirational experiences in the community locally and globally. \nAmy Lokoff is a creative economy catalyst based in Washington\, DC. She uses her work to explore inclusive community building\, the power of the arts as a tool for social engagement\, the value of resource sharing\, and financial sustainability for creatives. Over the past 10 years\, she has worked with over 250 visual and performing artists and coordinated exhibitions and arts programming in a variety of venues across the DC metropolitan area including Anacostia Arts Center\, Pyramid Atlantic Art Center\, Otis Street Arts Project\, and Torpedo Factory Art Center. Her exhibitions have been covered in The Washington Post\, DCist\, 730DC\, and East City Art. Amy currently works as the project manager for WRAPture\, temporary public art piece addressing climate change by artist and activist Monica Jahan Bose created in collaboration with DC residents and organizations. She also serves as the Visual Arts Curator for Little Salon\, a monthly arts event that takes place in intimate spaces around DC. \n  \nImage Credit: MK Bailey\, Grandma’s Kitchen\, 2019. Oil in Canvas.
URL:https://torpedofactory.org/event/2020-emerging-artists/
LOCATION:Studio 2 – Target Gallery
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
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SUMMARY:2020 Solo Exhibition: Tai Hwa Goh
DESCRIPTION:Virtual Reception: July 10\, 7 pm\nTarget Gallery is tentatively re-open for public viewing Friday – Sundays. We are closely following the guidelines for Virginia’s COVID-19 re-opening phases. Schedule subject to change. Target Gallery will be closed\, Saturday\, July 4 in observance of Independence Day.\nView virtual exhibition catalog here (online and pdf version available)\nExhibition Catalogs\n\nIn this nationally competitive opportunity\, one artist is selected by a panel of experts to mount a solo exhibition in Target Gallery . In 2020\, Tai Hwa Goh creates site-specific floral paper sculptures that bloom\, but warp over time\, much like artificial selection compared to the wild. She explores the historical\, sociological\, and psychological influences that have shaped floristry and human desire to mold the environment. \nGoh’s layered installations are meticulously crafted from printed and cut wax paper\, creating large buoyant blooming shapes\, mimicking flowers or plants. In Target Gallery’s site-specific installation\, these paper constructions burst from the walls and piping. Goh configures her delicate forms to embody a metaphor on human’s desire to construct their environments and how under these constructs\, nature will inevitably find a way to continue flourishing. \nGoh creates artificial floral and botanical “arrangements” as exaggerated unnatural forms\, inspired by the historical and psychological influences of traditional floristry. ”Human desires have distorted the naturalness of organically grown plants\, because humans select only the most beautiful and glorifying plants. This artificial selection resulted in the monstrous\, unnatural and asymmetrical entities that were undistinguishable from their natural cousins in wildlife\,” she said. \nAs a result\, this installation reflects the tension of human’s desire to beautify their interior spaces with nature versus the wild and uncontrollable forms that burst and bloom from these environments. \nGoh was selected from more than 150 North American applicants as part of Target Gallery’s annual nationwide competition\, Open Call for a Solo Exhibition. The jurors were: Maryland-based artist and curator Isabel Manalo; Baltimore-based artist and curator Jackie Milad\, and Don Russell\, university curator and director of provisions research for arts and social change at George Mason University. \nAccording to Manalo\, “Her printed paper grows like moss or mold\, and oftentimes merges with mechanisms that allude to a science lab or workshop. The work subtly raises questions about the state of our environment in their playful and ironic approach in regards to color choice\, mark making and scale.” \n“Her otherworldly landscapes and forms\, although beautiful\, also poetically call attention to the oddity of human-designed nature. She examines the tension between ‘natural vs manufactured’ through her use of color and material choices\,” said Milad. \n\n“The use of printmaking and paper shapes is challenging and requires skill to help the viewer to make the visual leap from natural to artificial. The uniqueness of the materials and their construction are in themselves engaging and lead the viewers into unusual visual experiences\,” said Russell. \nTai Hwa Goh runs through Sunday\, July 26\, 2020 in Target Gallery\, located in Studio 2. There will be a virtual reception via facebook.com/targetgallery on Friday\, July 10\, at 7 p.m.\, with an in-depth walk-through video tour by the artist. \nTai Hwa Goh Virtual Exhibition Tour  \n \nTai Hwa Goh Virtual Tour Script \nTai Hwa Goh’s DIY Home Art Installation Project \nhttps://www.facebook.com/TargetGallery/posts/10158303368314321 \n  \nAbout the Artist  \n\nTai Hwa Goh is a Korean-born artist who primarily works with printmaking and paper installation. Goh received a MFA degree at the University of Maryland specializing in printmaking and sculpture. She also received a MFA in printmaking at Seoul National University in Korea. \nShe built a strong career as a professional artist and a lecturer in Washington D.C. area during 2000-2007. She actively interacted with local artists and gallery curators to explore new idea of merging printmaking with sculpture. \nShe moved to New York Metropolitan area in 2007\, and continued to present her art works in numerous shows. Her exhibitions including Wave Hill\, William Paterson University\, IPCNY\, DUMBO Art Festival\, Islip Museum \, Gallery Aferro\, AIR Gallery\, Snug Harbor Center for The Art  and many more\, have been highlighted in the local media and art community. In the mean time\, she has also invited to have exhibitions in D.C. area\, including Johns Hopkins University\, Flashpoint Gallery\, and Korean Cultural Center. \nShe has been awarded grants and residencies from Museum of Art and Design\, Lower East Side Print Shop\, Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts\, Aljira A Center for Contemporary Art\, and Vermont Studio Center\, to name a few. \n  \n\n  \n 
URL:https://torpedofactory.org/event/2020-solo-exhibition/
LOCATION:Studio 2 – Target Gallery
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
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SUMMARY:March150: 10th Annual Special Exhibition & Art Sale
DESCRIPTION:*The Torpedo Factory Art Center and Target Gallery is closed to the public through May 17 in response to COVID-19. Therefore we are extending March150 to stay open through May 31.\nArtwork may be viewed online on Target Gallery’s Facebook album. To purchase or to make inquiries\, please fill out our March150 Purchase Request Form or call the gallery at 703.746.4590 or email us targetgallery@alexandriava.gov . Please keep in mind that since we are closed to the public\, staff will only be working Monday – Friday. \n\nTorpedo Factory Art Center’s popular annual exhibition and art sale\, March150\, returns to Target Gallery for the 10th year. Proceeds benefit future exhibitions and programs at Target Gallery and the Art Center. The show is on view Saturday\, March 14\, through Saturday\, May 31*\, 2020. \nAll work in the exhibition is created on gallery-supplied 10” x 10” panels and is priced at $150. About 200 original works are created by artists of every ability from the greater metropolitan area. Professional\, emerging and amateur artists participate with artworks featuring a diversity of topics and media\, including painting\, photography\, etching\, mixed-media\, fiber and more. \n“March150 has become a staple at the Art Center and people look forward to it all year\,” said Leslie Mounaime\, director of exhibitions at Torpedo Factory Art Center. “This exhibition is a low-pressure environment for both artists and patrons. It encourages new collectors to buy original art\, exposes seasoned collectors to new local artists and sets the stage for artists to test new techniques and ideas. It is accessible and affordable.” \nStarting on the last weekend of the exhibition from Saturday\, May 30 – Sunday\, May 31\, all unsold artwork is priced at $100. \nIn 2019\, Target Gallery grossed more than $17\,000 from March150. Proceeds benefit exhibitions and programs at the Art Center\, such as the annual Solo Exhibition\, The Late Shift\, and others. \nFor more information about the exhibition and ticket sales\, visit torpedofactory.org/march150. Follow #march150 to join the conversation online.
URL:https://torpedofactory.org/event/march150-10th-annual-special-exhibition-art-sale/
LOCATION:Studio 2 – Target Gallery
CATEGORIES:Exhibition,Fundraising,Special Event
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SUMMARY:My Queer Valentine
DESCRIPTION:The newest group exhibition in Target Gallery\, the contemporary exhibitions space of Torpedo Factory Art Center\, offers a poignant look at love and relationships for LGBTQ+-identifying people. \nMy Queer Valentine explores love through non-heteronormative and non-binary relationships. The exhibition features 16 artists\, 8 who are from Virginia or the D.C. greater metropolitan area. \nParticipating Artists\nNicholas Aiden\, St. John’s\, NL\, Canada\nVeronica Barker-Barzel (Studio 320)\, Alexandria\, VA\nBrandin Barón\, San Francisco\, CA\nAdam David Bencomo\, Baltimore\, MD\nMiki Beyer\, Herndon\, VA\nLouis Chavez\, Rochester\, NY\nMandy Chesney\, Baltimore\, MD\nEvin Dubois\, Paducah\, KY\nAurele Gould\, Richmond\, VA\nCat Gunn\, Baltimore\, MD\nLinda Hesh\, Alexandria\, VA\nRachael McArthur\, Brooklyn\, NY\nAnnika Papke\, Alexandria\, VA\nLucas J. Rougeux\, North Bethesda\, MD\nTodd Stonnell\, Richmond\, VA\nMatt Storm\, Washington\, DC \n\nExhibition juror Andy Johnson\, a D.C.-based independent curator and gallery director of Gallery 102 at the Corcoran School of the Arts & Design at The George Washington University\, has dedicated much of his curatorial career to unpacking queer intimacy. \n“While My Queer Valentine has everything to do with the relationship to those around us\, it’s also equally invested in the relationship we have with our queer realities\, and the ways in which queerness shapes and informs our lived experience\,” he said. “My Queer Valentine is as much a love letter to ourselves as it is a disclosing of longing to our community.” \nQueerness or identifying as LGBTQ+ encapsulates many identities that are not necessary set within a spectrum. This diversity in perspective is represented in a various styles\, mediums\, and tones in this exhibition. \nFor instance\, Aurele Gould has three works on view that explore concepts of intimacy for queer women through different narrative portraits of her girlfriend. Alex captures the act of undressing\, creating a flirtatious dialogue between the subject and the viewer. \nMatt Storm has two works from his Act of Looking series\, which articulates and recognizes inclusive ways to see his trans body. The piece Act of Looking II\, 17\, Crossing My Fingers\, Getting Away with Something is a playful love letter to the artist’s sexuality as a transmasculine person. \nArtist Miki Beyer’s mixed-media work You’re Already There. You Already Have Me. is also a love-letter\, but this time between the artist and their partner. They use dialogue from past conversations between the two of them that addresses the panic of identity-erasure as a non-binary person while in cisgender/heterosexual-presenting relationship. It also speaks to the love for each other that promises for a better tomorrow. \nDon’t miss the special Valentine’s themed reception on Friday\, February 14\, 7 – 10 pm\, with juror talk at 8 pm. The evening features interactive performance art\, a photo op at our kissing booth\, and DIY art-making activities. Learn more about and support local LGBTQ+ organizations\, too. \nAbout the Juror \nAndy Johnson is a DC-based art historian\, curator\, and arts writer. He is Director of Gallery 102 at the Corcoran School of the Arts & Design; contributing editor at DIRT; and serves as Assistant Curator and Artist Liaison for Art on the Vine\, hosted by the Agora Culture. He was the 2018 Apprentice Curator for the DC Arts Center\, and a 2019 Visiting Arts Writer and Critic for The Chart. He has curated and juried exhibitions with Gallery 102\, DC Arts Center\, Duke Ellington School of the Arts\, Dupont Underground\, the Smithsonian Institution\, among others. He has presented research and spoken on panels at universities\, galleries\, and museums including Rutgers University\, UC Santa Barbara\, University of Georgia\, Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts\, GW Museum\, Washington Project for the Arts\, and others. He has published articles\, exhibition reviews\, and catalogue essays with DIRT\, The Chart\, Common Field’s Field Perspectives\, The Rib\, Pelican Bomb\, BmoreArt and more. He holds a M.A. in Art History from The George Washington University. \n  \nImage: Aurele Gould\, Acrylic\, 2017\, Photograph.
URL:https://torpedofactory.org/event/my-queer-valentine/
LOCATION:Studio 2 – Target Gallery
CATEGORIES:Exhibition,Late Shift
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20191213
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200120
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SUMMARY:2019 Post-Grad Residents
DESCRIPTION:2019 Post-Grad Residents Exhibition\nDecember 13\, 2019 – January 19\, 2020\nHomecoming Opening Reception: Friday December 13\, 7 – 10 pm • Talk at 8 pm\nThe Gallery will be closed on Wednesday\, December 25 and Wednesday\, January 1 in observance of Christmas Day and New Year’s Day.* \n\n\n  \n\n\nTarget Gallery\, the contemporary exhibition space at Torpedo Factory Art Center\, celebrates the work of the four artists who participated in the 2019 Post-Grad Residency Program. The group exhibition will feature the work of Michaela Japec\, Nava Levenson\, Katana Lippart\, and Kim Sandara and will be on view Friday\, December 13\, 2019\, through Sunday\, January 19\, 2020. Torpedo Factory Art Center is located at 105 N. Union St.\, Alexandria\, VA. \nThis competitive juried residency provides meaningful support to emerging artists who have recently earned an accredited degree in the visual arts. Residents had three months of exclusive access to Studio 319 in the Art Center\, wherein they create and sell work\, interact with the public\, and connect with other arts professionals. It’s an opportunity for professional development\, networking\, and a chance to define a practice outside of an academic context. \nThe jurors for this opportunity were Nicole Dowd\, Program Director at Halcyon Arts Lab\, and Leslie Holt\, DC- based artist and co-founder of Red Dirt Studios. \nThe 2019 Post-Grad Residents exhibition will be on view in Target Gallery\, located in Studio 2 of the Art Center\, through Sunday\, January 19. Target Gallery and Torpedo Factory Art Center is open daily from 10 am – 6 pm\, Thursdays from 10 am – 9 pm. Hours are modified for the holidays. Visit https://torpedofactory.org/hours to confirm availability. \n  \nHomecoming Opening Celebration\nFriday\, December 13 ● 7 – 10 pm \nFor the exhibition opening\, the Art Center looks back at the first five years of the Post-Grad Residency Program with a lively Homecoming art party. Meet the 2019 artists and hear them talk about their work. Reconnect with returning alumni and meet the new 2020 cohort. The Gallery Talk begins at 8 pm. \n  \nAbout the Artists \nMichaela Japec (BFA George Mason University) Michaela is an artist currently based in Alexandria\, Virginia. She recently completed her bachelor’s of fine arts in 2018 from George Mason University. Through her art\, she works through conflicting thoughts she has about her sexuality\, body insecurities\, and feelings of oppression. During her residency\, Michaela pushed her themes and visual style of photo realism vs exaggerated abstraction to reflect this inner dialogue. She has three figural works in the exhibition that show the evolution of her concepts. \nNava Levenson (BFA James Madison University) Nava is a multidisciplinary artist\, instigator\, and collaborator based in Richmond\, Virginia. She completed her bachelor’s of fine arts in 2017 from James Madison University. Her work combines installation surrounding concepts of gender and queer identity as well as anthropological and archival documentation. During her residency\, Nava was focused on her project\, Practice Preserves: Studio Dirt. In the same way thrift stores reveal things about American culture\, she seeks to archive artists’ practices. She invites artists to add studio scraps and discarded material in quart-sized canning jars\, which she then opens\, catalogs\, and photographs for an anthology she hopes to publish. For this exhibition\, Nava creates an installation of the jars reminiscent of an archival collection and invites viewers to investigate and engage with the materials. \nKatana Lippart (BFA George Mason University) Katana is a collage artist and printmaker based in Brunswick\, MD. She graduated from George Mason University with her bachelor’s in fine arts in 2018. During her residency\, she has concentrated on a collage series that will help resolve the broken ties between self and home. This has held a significant amount of weight in her life and has manifested into her work. Through her residency and this culminating exhibition\, Katana’s goal has been to share printmaking\, book arts\, and collage with the surrounding community. platform to reflect on both personal and collective narratives relating to home. \nKim Sandara (BFA Maryland Institute College of Art) Kim is a queer\, Lao/Viet\, artist based in Falls Church\, Virginia. In 2016\, she graduated from the Maryland Institute College of Art with a bachelor’s of fine arts. Accessibility to art is a key part of her creative process. Her overall focus is to encourage empathy\, wonder\, self-reflection\, and connection. During the residency\, she continued her animation series documenting her coming out story. She created a stop-motion animation\, The Origins of Kin and Kang\, which is aimed at helping parents of color\, particularly first-generation immigrants\, to understand and accept their queer children. The animation will be on view during the exhibition as well as installation featuring the sketches and puppets featured in the stop-motion film. \n  \n\n  \nImage credit: Michaela Japec\, Like\, 2019. Acrylic.
URL:https://torpedofactory.org/event/2019-post-grad-residents/
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
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SUMMARY:45: An Anniversary Exhibition
DESCRIPTION:Anniversary Ball: Saturday\, November 16\, 7 – 10pm\, with gallery talk at 8pm | Get your tickets here!\nHonorary Curator: Marian Van Landingham\, artist and founder of Torpedo Factory Art Center \nTarget Gallery honors the legacy of the founding artists of the Torpedo Factory Art Center in this special 45th Anniversary exhibition. See work from many of the original artists\, featuring both current and past work to capture their expansive artistic careers over the past 45 years. \nParticipating Artists* include: \nMirella Belshe\, currently in studio #27\nAnn DiPlacido\nSusan Finsen\, currently in studio #334\nJoyce Inderbitzin\nCindy Lowther\, currently in studio #301\nSue Lynch\nAngelina Musto\nChristine Parson\, currently in studio #340\nNiki Pickett\, currently in studio #338\nGretchen Raber\, currently in studio #201\nHolly Rosenfeld\nSusan Sanders\, currently in studio #206\nConnie Slack\nDiane Tesler\nLea Topping \nMarian Van Landingham\, currently in studio #321\nJoyce Zipperer \n* check back for updates \n  \nImage of Mirella Belshe at work in her studio\, courtesy of Torpedo Factory Art Center.
URL:https://torpedofactory.org/event/45-an-anniversary-exhibition/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190928
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20191104
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SUMMARY:Memento Mori
DESCRIPTION:Memento Mori\nSeptember 28 – November 3\nOpening Reception: Friday\, October 11\, 7 – 10pm\, with juror talk at 8pm\nThe Gallery will be closed on Monday\, October 14 in observance of Indigenous People’s Day.* \n\n\n  \nThe newest exhibition in Target Gallery\, the contemporary exhibitions space of Torpedo Factory Art Center\, explores death and the way it shapes life. Memento Mori\, Latin for “remember that you will die\,” confronts this single most inevitable fact of all human existence. \n“The intention is to create a dialogue about death in a way that every viewer can relate\,” said Curator of Exhibitions Leslie Mounaime. “The goal being to facilitate personal connections between the artists in the show and the audience experiencing it.” \nLaura Roulet\, a D.C.-based independent curator and writer\, juried the exhibition. She selected 28 works by artists from across the world\, ten of whom are local to the region. \n“These artists express fear and sadness\, as well as comfort and spiritual faith. Many of these artworks are deeply personal\, referring to the artist’s own brush with death or loss of a loved one\,” said Roulet. “Whether through figurative\, abstract or conceptual language\, I believe this exhibition includes artworks that will speak to all.” \nThe participating artists are:  \nDeidre Argyle\,  Springfield\, MO\nBrandin Barón\,  San Francisco\, CA\nIrene Clouthier\,  Oakton\, VA \nCeci Cole McInturff\, Alexandria\, VA \nScott Eagle\, Greenville\, NC\nMadaline Gardner\,  Greencastle\, PA\nPatrick Giblin\, Springfield\, VA \nTom Greaves\, Washington\, DC \nKerry Hentges\, Fairfax\, VA \nKym Hepworth\, Springfield\, GA\nM.A. Kleen\, Lorton\, VA \nAngela Kleis\, Fairfax\, VA \nScott Ludwig\, Boone\, NC\nRobyn Moore\, Wellington\, KY\nJulie Ann Nagle\, Jersey City\, NJ\nJulianne Nash\, Brooklyn\, NY\nSebastian Perinotti\, New York\, NY\nAziz Raad\, Montgomery Village\, MD\nJon-Joseph Russo\, Washington\, DC \nClaire Schmalzried\, Dallas\, TX\nRobert Schultz\, Salem\, VA \nHenrik Sundqvist\, Arlington\, VA\nAdam Swart\, Montclair\, NJ\nCaterina Tedeschini\, Rome\, Italy\nDavid Terrar\, Gaithersburg\, MD\nKristine Thompson\, Baton Rouge\, LA\nMJ Tyson\, Hoboken\, NJ\nPatrick Vincent\, Nashville\, TN \nMadaline Gardner’s Diamond Wave II serves as the center piece for this exhibition\, this large diamond shaped work has a monochromatic palette and hypnotic silver-lined formations that create a void\, making the viewer question the concept of permanence in life. \nClaire Schmalzried’s Game of Whispers\, depict Tarot symbols to signify obstacles of the subconscious. Death as transformation and change\, temperance as harmony\, and the Devil as self-destructive desire. \nM.J. Tyson’s 35 Norman Avenue explores the reincarnation of personal objects. Tyson took objects of deceased residents from 35 Norman Avenue in an estate sale and brought them together\, by literally melding them into one sculpture\, giving new life to them\, considering the cycle of life and death. \nMemento Mori runs Saturday\, September 28\, through Sunday\, November 3\, 2019. The opening reception will be Friday\, October 11\, 7 – 10 pm\, with a Gallery Talk featuring artist comments at 8 pm. Target Gallery is open daily from 10 – 6 pm and until 9 pm on Thursdays. \n\n\n  \nAbout the Juror \nLaura Roulet is an independent curator and writer\, specializing in contemporary and Latin American art. She was one of five international curators chosen for the citywide public art project\, 5 x 5\, a major initiative sponsored by the D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities in 2012. She has organized exhibitions in Mexico\, Puerto Rico\, and the U.S. including at the OAS Art Museum of the Americas\, American University Museum\, Mexican Cultural Institute\, Hillyer Art Space\, WPA\, Arlington Arts Center\, VisArts\, and the DC Art Center. She was a mentoring curator for DCAC and the first mentoring curator for VisArts in Rockville\, MD in 2015. Roulet has written for Sculpture magazine\, American Art\, Art Journal\, and Art Nexus\, as well as many catalogue essays\, encyclopedia entries\, and the book Contemporary Puerto Rican Installation Art\, the Guagua Aerea\, the Trojan Horse and the Termite. She worked on the Ana Mendieta retrospective\, organized by the Hirshhorn Museum in 2004\, and contributed to that catalogue. \n  \n\n\n\n\nTarget Gallery\n Target Gallery is the contemporary exhibition space for the Torpedo Factory Art Center. We host eight exhibitions annually featuring a variety of themes\, artists\, and media focused on the latest trends in contemporary art.\n\n\n\n*  Target Gallery is closed on all City holidays\n\n\nVisit Target Gallery on Pinterest\nExplore past exhibitions\, staff favorites\, exhibition inspiration and more! \n Visit Target Gallery’s profile on Pinterest.\n \n 
URL:https://torpedofactory.org/event/memento-mori/
LOCATION:Studio 2 – Target Gallery
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
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SUMMARY:Habitats
DESCRIPTION:Opening Reception: Friday\, August 9\nExhibition Juror: Ellyn Weiss\, DC-based artist and curator\nThe newest group exhibition Habitats in Target Gallery\, the contemporary exhibitions space of Torpedo Factory Art Center\, poses the question\, “What makes a habitat a home?” \nThe artists’ response to this founding question explores the relationship between humanity and our surrounding environments. How are we impacting the world around us? Is this relationship symbiotic or destructive? The selected artists address these questions and raise new ones. Work is presented in a diversity of media\, from sculpture and photography to video and virtual reality. \nThe juror for this exhibition was Ellyn Weiss\, a D.C.-based independent artist and curator\, who formerly practiced environmental law. She selected 22 works by artists from across the United States\, six of whom are local to the region. \n“Each of the 22 works of art here is a truly individual response to the challenge to respond to the meaning of habitat\,” she said. “From the threatening to the violent to the charming and poignant\, the work spans a wide range of emotions and invites reflection on our human place in the universe of living things.” \nParticipating Artists:\nLaura Ahola-Young\, Pocatello\, ID\nCorinne Beardsley\, Brooklyn\, NY\nBetsy Byers\, St. Peter\, MN\nCeci Cole McInturff\, Alexandria\, VA\nMatt Coombs\, Philadelphia\, PA\nAdam Crosson\, New Orleans\, LA\nDelna Dastur\, McLean\, VA\nEmily Dzieweczynski\, Minneapolis\, MN\nPam Eichner\, Silver Spring\, MD\nAlice Fornari\, Washington\, DC\nSarbani Ghosh\, Brooklyn\, NY\nChristina Hunt Wood\, Delhi\, NY\nKamille Jackson\, Woodbridge\, VA\nYasemin Kackar-Demirel\, Westchester\, NY\nPamela A. MacGregor\, McClure\, OH\nJames Maria\, Reading\, PA\nMichael Marks\, Minneapolis\, MN\nPJ Mills\, Miami\, FL\nDaniele Piasecki\, Martinsburg\, WV\nNancy Ramsey\, Alexandria\, VA\nLisa Sanders\, Newark\, NJ\nJ.D. Scott\, Santa Fe\, NM\nBethany Springer\, Fayetteville\, AR \nCorinne Beardsley’s Torso plays on this relationship between humanity and nature by carving out an abstracted human torso from gypsum. The sculpture looks like an excavated form. It recalls the natural cycle of life and how our bodies will one day be reconstituted back into the earth. \nAdam Crosson’s video If At All is a meditative examination of relationship between humans and the Mississippi River\, where the dichotomy of natural resources and industry come to a head as public and private interests collide. \nThe exhibition also features an interactive VR video/painting collaboration Melting the Grotto by artists Betsy Byers and Emily Dzieweczynski. It puts the viewer headlong into a swiftly melting glacier as a commentary on the destruction of natural resources. \nAbout the Juror\nEllyn Weiss is a Washington\, DC-based visual artist in two and three dimensions\, as well as an independent curator\, with studios in Mt. Rainier\, MD and Truro\, MA. She has had more than 25 solo or featured shows and has participated in numerous juried and curated exhibitions. Ellyn works in a wide variety of media; the materials used in recent shows include wax\, oilbar\, dry pigment\, wire\, plastic dip and tar. Ellyn’s work has for many years been inspired by the imagery of biological and natural structures. Much of her work love the past decade deals with the effects of global climate change. \nEllyn is committed to engagement with the world around her. Prior to becoming a full-time artist in 1997\, she practiced environmental law. Her work included serving as General Counsel to the Union of Concerned Scientists\, which she still serves as a member of the Board of Directors. She is also on the Boards of the Truro Center for the Arts at Castle Hill and was a founding Board member of the Touchstone Foundation for the Arts. \nAbout Target Gallery \nTarget Gallery is the contemporary exhibition space for the Torpedo Factory Art Center. The gallery promotes high standards of art by continuously exploring new ideas through a variety of visual media in a rotating schedule of exhibitions. The gallery is open daily from 10 – 6 pm and until 9 pm on Thursdays. More information is available via torpedofactory.org/target. \nImage Credit: Corinne Beardsley\, Torso (detail)\, 2018. Gypsum cement and acrylic paint.
URL:https://torpedofactory.org/event/habitats/
LOCATION:Studio 2 – Target Gallery
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
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SUMMARY:Julia Kwon: More Than A Body
DESCRIPTION:Julia Kwon: More Than a Body\nJune 14 – August 4\nOpening Reception: Friday\, June 14\, 7 – 10pm with gallery talk at 8pm\n\n\nTarget Gallery presents our competitive annual solo exhibition featuring Northern Virginia-based artist Julia Kwon. Julia Kwon: More Than A Body will be on view June 14 through August 4\, 2019. \nBased in Woodbridge\, Virginia\, Kwon uses traditional Korean inspired textiles to create a dialogue on othering and objectification she experiences as a Korean-American woman. Her work touches on her minority identity and delves deeper into a broader commentary on the dehumanizing and reductive process of being categorized. \n“I aim to capture the tension that arises from the divide between different social groups and the mindset of us versus them\,” she said. \nKwon draws her main aesthetic inspiration from bojagi\, a Korean practice of wrapping objects in cloth to protect good luck. Historically\, it was a creative outlet for women in the Joseon Dynasty (1392–1910) who had limited contact with the outside world. \n“I am directly drawing inspiration from bojagi and consider ideas such as tradition\, craft\, and ‘feminine’ work\,” she said. \nBy utilizing this textile method\, Kwon both honors her heritage while using it as a tool for disruption. Traditionally\, common bojagi were made with patchwork cloths leftover from other projects. Kwon uses stereotypically “ethnic” textiles instead. This creates a subtle yet poignant commentary on orientalism and the perceived exoticness of Asian imagery. She calls attention to the viewers’ assumptions based on Kwon’s gender and identity. \nKwon uses these textiles as part of a larger sculptural work. She manipulates the fabric to suggest a female form trapped underneath. “Gender” is consumed and hidden by an artificially ethnic textile of “identity.” \nKwon was selected from more than 130 North American applicants as part of Target Gallery’s annual Open Call for a Solo Exhibition. The jury panel for this opportunity was: Sandy Guttman\, a curatorial assistant at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture; Michael Matason\, Gallery Manager of DC Arts Center; and Terence Nicholson; a DC-based artist. \nAccording to Guttman\, “Kwon stages interventions in textile and sculpture\, creating cross-cultural forms that implore the viewer to metaphorically look beneath the surface and question the very limitations of identity. She leaves us to ponder our own place within society and history. In Kwon’s patterns\, we find form; in Kwon’s figures\, perhaps we find ourselves.” \n“This hybrid approach to her works breaks the boundary on viewers preconceived notions the artists identity and background\,” said Matason. “Each piece and each piece of fabric should be carefully looked at\, as Julia’s works speak to race\, femininity and her experiences on what it means to be Korean.” \n“The beauty of the pieces almost camouflages the poignancy of the message behind them. Her experience of being looked at as ‘other’ is a theme that I think will resonate with most viewers in some way\,” said Nicholson. \nJulia Kwon: More Than A Body runs Friday\, June 14\, through Sunday\, August 4\, 2019. The opening reception will be Friday\, June 14\, 7 – 9 pm\, with Kwon’s comments at 8 pm. This reception is part of the Torpedo Factory Art Center’s Late Shift Event: Summer Party. Target Gallery is open daily from 10 – 6 pm and until 9 pm on Thursdays. \n\nAbout the Artist\n\nA native of Virginia\, Julia Kwon creates traditional and hybrid Korean textiles through quilting and painting. Her work aims to challenge preexisting notions of what it means to be Korean and feminine as well as examine the complexities of constructing identity within the contemporary context of globalism and cultural hybridity. Kwon also explores community and personal relationship-building through collaborative projects such as communal quilting\, one-on-one portrait drawing\, and building a community that shares local artist talks. \nShe is an interdisciplinary artist currently based in New York City and the D.C. metropolitan area. She earned her Master of Fine Art at Tufts University’s School of the Museum of Fine Arts and her Bachelor of Arts at Georgetown University. She has had numerous solo exhibitions and won various awards such as the School of the Museum of Fine Arts/Tufts University’s Traveling Fellowship as well as the artist residency at Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity\, Vermont Studio Center\, Montgomery College\, Gallery 263\, and Textile Arts Center. ​Kwon is currently an Artist in Residence at NARS Foundation in Brooklyn. \n\n\n\n\nTarget Gallery\n Target Gallery is the contemporary exhibition space for the Torpedo Factory Art Center. We host eight exhibitions annually featuring a variety of themes\, artists\, and media focused on the latest trends in contemporary art.\n\n\n\nVisit Target Gallery on Pinterest\nExplore past exhibitions\, staff favorites\, exhibition inspiration and more! \n Visit Target Gallery’s profile on Pinterest.
URL:https://torpedofactory.org/event/2019-solo-exhibition/
LOCATION:Studio 2 – Target Gallery
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
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SUMMARY:2019 Emerging Artists
DESCRIPTION:Opening Reception:  Friday April 12\, 7 – 10pm\, during the Late Shift: Art on the Horizon \nPanel Discussion: Thursday\, May 2\, 6:30 – 9:00pm (see event details here) \nTarget Gallery presents a new group exhibition spotlighting the work of 4 emerging artists to highlight new talent and the up-and-coming artistic innovators of the D.C. metropolitan area. The selected artists this year include: Kate Gorman\, Kim Sandara\, Madeline A. Stratton\, and Sean Sweeney. \nThe jury panel for this opportunity was: Adah Rose Bitterbaum\, founder and director of Adah Rose Gallery; Philippa Hughes\, founder of The Pinkline Project; and Dawne Langford\, founder of Quota  \nImage Credit: Kim Sandara\, 1\, 2017. Acrylic on canvas.
URL:https://torpedofactory.org/event/2019-emerging-artists/
LOCATION:Studio 2 – Target Gallery
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190309
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190401
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SUMMARY:March150: 9th Annual Special Exhibition & Art Sale
DESCRIPTION:Save The Date: March150 Art Party\nFriday\, March 29\, 7 – 10 pm | Awards @ 9 pm\nTarget Gallery’s popular annual exhibition and art sale\, March150\, returns to the Torpedo Factory Art Center for the 9th year. Proceeds benefit future exhibitions and programs at Target Gallery and the Torpedo Factory. \nTarget Gallery\, the contemporary exhibition space for the Torpedo Factory Art Center\, collected more than $15\,000 in 2018 through March150. This yearly all-media exhibition features over 200 works created and donated by artists local to Alexandria and the greater D.C. region. The only requirement to be on view in the exhibition is that artists use the gallery-supplied 10” x 10” panel. All work in the show is priced at $150\, except for the night of the Art Party where all sales are discounted to $100. \nTimeline for 2019:  \n\nMarch150 Panels On Sale: January 4 – February 4 (or until we sell out!)\nFinished Artwork Due to Gallery: Friday\, March 1 – Tuesday\, March 5\nSneak Peak: Friday\, March 8 (during The Late Shift: Strength in Unity)\nExhibition Opens: Saturday\, March 9\nArt Party: Friday\, March 29\nExhibition Closes: Sunday\, March 31\n\nGuidelines\nTickets to the Art Party are $25 in advance/$30 at the door. Ticket’s will go on sale now! You may purchase tickets online or at the door. (pre-sale tickets end on Thursday\, March 28th at 11:59pm) \nGet Your Tickets Now!
URL:https://torpedofactory.org/event/march150-9th-annual-special-exhibition-art-sale/
LOCATION:Studio 2 – Target Gallery
CATEGORIES:Exhibition,Fundraising,Late Shift,Special Event
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190119
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190304
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SUMMARY:RITUALISMS
DESCRIPTION:Reception: Friday\, February 8\, 2018 | 7-10 pm\nTarget Gallery presents RITUALISMS\, a group exhibition that explores how rituals are an intrinsic part of the human experience. Whether it be through personal rituals\, such as daily habits or quirks\, or through a larger cultural context\, such as religious or cultural ceremonies\, the work in this exhibition will address the universality of rituals and how they foster connection or isolation. \n\nParticipating Artists \nGail Borowski\, Shelby Township\, MI\nPaula Brett\, Roswell\, GA\nElizabeth M. Claffey\, Bloomington\, IN\nMark Harrington\, Brooklyn\, NY\nMegan Hildebrandt\, Interlochen\, MI\nSarah Hull\, Washington\, D.C.\nAli Hval\, Iowa City\, IA\nTunni Kraus\, Melbourne\, Australia\nSavannah Loebig\, Silver Spring\, MD\nClare Nicholls\, Baltimore\, MD\nre:mark\, Philadelphia\, PA\nKate Testa\, Philadelphia\, PA \n\nAbout the Juror \nKaty Scarlett is an Adjunct Professor of Art History and an independent curator based in Philadelphia\, PA. She is interested in how contemporary artists dissect the construction of history and create awareness around historical omission. Katy has worked in accessibility\, education\, and public programming at several non-profit institutions including the Philadelphia Museum of Art and The Delaware Contemporary. She earned her MA in Art History from Hunter College\, City University of New York. \n  \nImage Credit: Paula Brett\, “Full/Fill in Red\,” 2016. Limited Edition Photograph\, Lambda Print between Aluminum Di-bond and Acrylic. \n 
URL:https://torpedofactory.org/event/ritualisms/
LOCATION:Studio 2 – Target Gallery
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20181208
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190114
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SUMMARY:2018 Post-Grad Residents
DESCRIPTION:Reception: Friday\, December 14\, 2018 | 7-9 pm\nTarget Gallery presents the Torpedo Factory Art Center’s 2018 Post-Graduation Residents: Alexis Gomez\, Kelly Johnston\, Lyric Prince\, and Sara Roberts. These four artists have each had three months in our Residency studio\, developing new work and interacting with the public. For this culminating exhibition\, each artist displays some of their best work they made during their time here. \n 
URL:https://torpedofactory.org/event/2018-post-grad-residents/
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20181027
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20181203
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SUMMARY:Art of Armistice
DESCRIPTION:Reception: Friday\, November 9\, 2018 | 7-9 pm\nTarget Gallery presents Art of Armistice\, a group exhibition that explores the after effects of war. This exhibition will focus on the physical\, mental\, and cultural effects war has on the world through the perspective of both civilians and veterans alike. This exhibition will be paired with different public programs in honor of the 100th year anniversary of the ground breaking of the former munitions plant that the Torpedo Factory Art Center now calls home. \n\nParticipating Artists \nKatherine Akey\nJason Bly\nMikhail Bolkhovitinov\nMartin Cervantez\nIrene Clouthier\nRoy Comiskey\nMichael Fischerkeller\nRachel Garcia-Palmer\nKay Gordon\nTom Greaves\nLucy Julia Hale\nLee Halvorsen\nAmy Helminiak\nEverett Kane\nJeff Lassahn\nColin McMullan\nChris Revelle\nJustin Sadegh\nElin Slavick\nOnnie Strother\nHenrik Sundqvist\nRon Testa\nPatricia Anderson Turner \n\nAbout the Juror \nSpencer Dormitzer attended the school of the Art Institute of Chicago in 1986 and has been a working artist for over twenty-five years. Dormitzer has also worked as Studio Manager for New York abstractionist David Reed and as an Executive Producer for the New York Cosmos. \nDormitzer has had over 50 solo and group shows in his career\, from such places as Chicago\, Illinois; Antwerp\, Belgium; Santa Fe\, New Mexico; and New York City. His work also belongs in over 100 private and museum collections. Spencer’s work has been featured in the new art examiner\, Chicago Tribune\, Philadelphia Enquirer\, Chicago Reader and New City Chicago Magazine. \nDormitzer currently resides in Washington D.C\, with his wife and two sons. \n  \nImage Credit: Roy Comiskey\, Reconstruction\, Mixed-Media Collage on Wood Panel\, 2018
URL:https://torpedofactory.org/event/art-of-armistice/
LOCATION:Studio 2 – Target Gallery
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20181021T180000
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SUMMARY:Juxtaposed
DESCRIPTION:Reception: Friday\, October 12\, 2018 | 7-10 pm\nTarget Gallery is happy to announce selected artists for Juxtaposed\, a group exhibition focusing on the contradictory or conflicting. Whether it be through the use of mixed media or the themes represented\, the works in the exhibition are at odds with two or more juxtaposing concepts. \n\nParticipating Artists \nMiranda Brandon\nNora Burghardt\nTheresa Devine\nTravis Donovan\nNadia Estela\nRyan Lewis\nBrian McClear\nChristina Reed\nPam Rogers\nLyle Rushing\nCaroline Wayne\nMegan White \n\nAbout the Juror \nMegan Rook-Koepsel is an independent curator working in the greater Washington\, DC area.  She has served as a curatorial intern at the Rose Art Museum and at the Corcoran Gallery of Art\, Graduate Coordinator for the Stamp Gallery and mentor to the Contemporary Art Purchasing Program at the University of Maryland\, and as Exhibitions Manager for Arlington Arts Center.  Rook-Koepsel has curated and organized numerous exhibitions in the area including Disidentifications (2009) at the Stamp Gallery; Constructed Place (2010) at Annemarie Garden Sculpture Park and Art Center; WPA SELECT (2014); Homeward Bound (2015) and King of the Forest: Adventures in Bioperversity (2016) at Arlington Arts Center; and Performing the Border (2017) for the Alper Initiative for Washington Art at the American University Museum. Recently\, Rook-Koepsel was asked to identify women artists in the DC/Baltimore region for consideration in the upcoming exhibition Women to Watch 2018 at the National Museum for Women in the Arts. Rook-Koepsel holds a BA in Art History from Brandeis University and an MA in Art History with a focus on Contemporary Art and Theory from the University of Maryland\, College Park. \n\nNotes from the Juror \njux.ta.pose \n:to place (different things) side by side (as to compare or contrast them or to create an interesting effect)[1] \nIn the language of art and art history ‘juxtaposed’ is a significant word. Any student of art history learns very early on that placing two artworks next to each other can open up incredible ways of thinking and allow us to notice things that we might not have before. Juxtaposing helps to define certain elements\, ideas\, and styles. Juxtaposed works can reveal otherwise subtle or hidden meanings. Yet the definition of the word juxtapose is a surprisingly simple one. The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines juxtapose as “to place (different things) side by side (as to compare or contrast them or to create an interesting effect).” That’s it. To place things side by side. What can we learn when we place one thing next to another? \nThe works in this exhibition encompass the subtlety and complexity that can unfold from the simple act of “placing side by side.” Whether it be a literal placement of two disparate visual elements side by side as in the case of Megan White and Nora Burghardt’s Topos series\, or Pam Rogers’s Rescue and Contiguous; or the juxtaposition of tone between the visual and the content as in Caroline Wayne’s Pretty Real series\, Miranda Brandon’s Erasure\, or Theresa Divine’s ‘Til Disability Do Us Part & In Sickness And In Health\, these works present a juxtaposition that gives us pause\, allows us to access difficult content\, and dig into the more complicated meanings at hand. \nMany of the works in this exhibition use juxtaposition to present hard truths with which we must grapple. In Ryan Lewis’s and Travis Donovan’s works\, for example\, juxtaposed elements call attention to identity\, and how easily (or not easily) one fits within the structures of our society. Society\, and a reminder of the structures of power that continue to plague it\, are also on display in Nadia Estela’s Vis Insita and Lex Insita. Lyle Rushing\, Christina Reed\, and Brian McClear remind us that sometimes what is juxtaposed is our highest ideals as a society—justice\, equality\, freedom of expression—and the actual lived reality for many of us. \nIt is my hope that these works\, ‘placed side by side’ not only “creates an interesting effect\,” as in the dictionary definition of ‘to juxtapose\,’ but also provides an entry into the complex\, challenging\, thoughtful (and thought provoking) narratives that each work brings out through its own juxtaposition\, as well as through being placed in context with each other. The dictionary definition of ‘to juxtapose’ belies the incredible depth of knowledge and understanding that can arise from two things placed side by side. The works in this exhibition redefine this simple action into one far more significant. \n—Megan Rook-Koepsel \n[1] From the Merriam-Webster online dictionary (www.merriam-webster.com) \nImage Credit: Travis Donovan\, Skeletor\, ceramic\, 2017
URL:https://torpedofactory.org/event/juxtaposed/
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180903
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SUMMARY:Illuminate
DESCRIPTION:Exhibition Dates: July 20 – September 2\, 2018\nOpening Reception: Friday\, July 20 7 – 9 pm | Gallery Talk 8 pm\nTarget Gallery presents Illuminate\, a special glow-in-the-dark exhibition that is focused on the relationship between art and light. The lights will be turned off in the gallery\, turning the viewer’s attention to the illuminated artwork whether it be through the lighting of video\, light installation/sculpture\, or use of black light mediums. \nThe juror for this exhibition was Emily Smith\, Executive Director of 1708 Gallery in Richmond\, VA. \nFeatured Artists: \nSarah Clough\, Baltimore\, MD\nDavid Gladden\, Salisburg\, MD\nNora Hartlaub\, Manteo\, NC\nKaren Lemmert\, Baltimore\, MD\nLucas Martinez\, Valencia\, Spain\nAndreas Schenkel\, Alexandria\, VA\nEmma Shapiro\, Glasgow\, VA\nJoana Stillwell\, Washington\, DC\nSteve Wanna\, Mount Rainier\, MD\nMichael West\, Potomac\, MD\nArt Vidrine\, Alexandria\,VA \nImage Credit: Karen Lemmert\, “Dual Translational Progression”\, 2017\, acrylic and aluminum sheet\, diochroic film\, stainless steel fasteners\, lighting assembly
URL:https://torpedofactory.org/event/illuminate/
LOCATION:Studio 2 – Target Gallery
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180525
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180716
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SUMMARY:Caroline Hatfield: Unearthing
DESCRIPTION:Exhibition Dates: May 25 – July 15\, 2018\nOpening Reception: Friday\, May 25th 7 – 9 pm | Gallery Talk 7:30 pm\nTarget Gallery is happy to announce Caroline Hatfield as 2018’s solo exhibition recipient. Hatfield’s work explores concepts of utopia and science fiction through the experience of sites\, landscape\, and materiality in their interdisciplinary practice. Growing up in a Southern Appalachian coal mining community\, Hatfield’s artwork features subjects of environmentalism and land use. They have a lot of personal significance to Hatfield\, who recalls the region’s ironic juxtaposition of protected wilderness and mined land as a major influence on their work. \nSculptural landscapes composed of industrial relics\, geological formations\, and mutable material obscure boundaries and accumulate into form. The combined objects and materials emanate an energy of transformation and process\, often with a cyclical quality. Depicting elemental landscapes and geological force\, their work references the sublime experiences of our world while shifting outwards towards a science fictional sublime. Foreign but familiar\, the models\, miniatures\, depictions\, and descriptions of alternative worlds offer a glimpse of potential found in the balance of presence and absence. \nCaroline Hatfield received their BFA in Sculpture at University of Tennessee\, Knoxville\, TN\, and is a candidate for MFA in Interdisciplinary Studio Art at Towson University\, Towson\, MD. \nThe jury panel for this opportunity was: Jarvis DuBois\, Independent Curator; Carolina Mayorga\, D.C.-based Artist; and Victoria Reis\, Director of Transformer.
URL:https://torpedofactory.org/event/open-exhibition/
LOCATION:Studio 2 – Target Gallery
CATEGORIES:Exhibition,Late Shift
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180331
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180521
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SUMMARY:2018 Emerging Artists
DESCRIPTION:Opening Reception: Friday\, April 13\, 7 – 9 pm | Artist Talk 7:30 pm\nJury Panel Talk: Thursday\, May 10\, 8 – 9 pm\nTarget Gallery\, the contemporary exhibition space of the Torpedo Factory Art Center\, introduces a new annual exhibition series featuring the work of emerging artists of the D.C.\, Maryland\, and Virginia region. \nThe public reception will be part of the Torpedo Factory’s Late Shift: What is Art event. \nThere will also be a talk with the jury panel on May 10\, at 8 pm as a part of the Torpedo Factory’s Torpedo Talk lecture series. \n\n“These artists are the future\,” said Leslie Mounaime\, director of Target Gallery. “It is our responsibility as a leading regional arts institution to foster exhibition opportunities\, advance budding artistic endeavors and compensate emerging artists.” \nThe selected artists for 2018 Emerging Artists are: \nKatie Barrie\nRonald Jackson\nHollis McCracken\nHolly Trout \nThey were selected by a jury panel: Ksenia Grishkova\, Director of Touchstone Gallery; Blair Murphy\, Independent Curator; and Jack Rasmussen\, Director and Curator at the American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center. \nKatie Barrie (Richmond\, VA)\nBarrie’s paintings are rooted in abstraction. Her work is a nod to minimalism\, breaking landscapes down to their simplest forms. Each painting contains specific references to colors\, patterns\, and structures—both organic and manmade—found in America’s National Parks. “I strive to create a balance between formalistically abstract paintings\, while also addressing the impact humans have brought upon their land\,” she said. \nRonald Jackson (Spotsylvania\, VA)\nAs a figurative artist\, Jackson captures intimate settings and uses them as a gateway to ponder the complexities of the human experience\, as well as the society that influences them. “My goal is to create work that is visually poetic\,” he said\, “aiming to create an interactive experience in which the viewer is compelled to ponder possibilities that are likely reflections of their own experiences. I hope my work triggers self-discovery of value\, beauty\, and significance among people who in some way feel marginalized.” \nHollis McCracken (Richmond\, VA)\nMcCracken’s uses reclaimed materials from vacant and derelict buildings to create sculptural works that communicate universal human emotions\, such as abandonment\, isolation\, absence\, and loneliness. “I’ve been particularly drawn to rundown and abandoned buildings\,” she said. “I empathize with these sad-looking structures\, that were once majestic\, as former versions of myself\, rough around the edges and neglected until someone sees through to their potential.” \nHolly Trout (Washington\, D.C.)\nTrout’s work explores the ways in which cast-off objects and materials can be transformed from their normal order into anomalous objects and systems. She creates drawings and small sculptures from a broad range of sources and materials such as children’s toys\, plants\, anatomy texts\, crafting materials\, and home repair supplies. “I attempt to understand the absurdity\, alienation\, and disorder within the world I experience\,” she said. “Through hybridization of the real and artificial\, and craft and trash\, my work is playful\, often with darker underpinnings.” \n\nAbout the Artists\n Katie Barrie is an abstract painter based in Richmond\, Virginia\, where she is a master’s of fine arts candidate at Virginia Commonwealth University. She received her bachelor’s of fine arts from the University of Michigan\, School of Art and Design in 2011. Barrie has shown her work professionally throughout the United States as well as internationally in France\, Iceland\, and Spain. \nRonald Jackson is a figurative painter originally from rural Arkansas who currently resides in Spotsylvania\, Virginia. He studied Architectural Design at Mission Viejo College in California before pursuing a career in the U.S. Army in 1992. In May 2014\, Jackson retired from the Army after 21 years of service and has since worked as a professional artist. His art has been on exhibition throughout the D.C. metropolitan region\, and as well as internationally in a group exhibition in Seoul\, South Korea. He is currently represented by Galerie Myrtis in Baltimore. \nHollis McCracken is sculpture artist originally from the West Coast. She has shown work primarily in San Francisco and Tucson\, Arizona. McCracken currently lives in Richmond\, Virginia\, where she is a master’s of fine arts candidate and an adjunct faculty member at Virginia Commonwealth University\, School of the Arts in the Craft & Material Studies department. She received her bachelor’s of fine arts at Academy of Art University in San Francisco in 2011. \nHolly Trout is an interdisplinary artist working primarily in drawing\, sculpture\, and installation. Trout is currently based in Washington\, where she is an master’s of fine arts candidate at American University. She received her bachelor’s in art history from Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley\, Massachusetts. This will be her first exhibition in a professional gallery space.
URL:https://torpedofactory.org/event/2018-emerging-artists/
LOCATION:Studio 2 – Target Gallery
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180326
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SUMMARY:March150: 8th Annual Special Exhibition & Art Sale
DESCRIPTION:Art Party: Friday\, March 23 7 – 10 pm | Awards @ 9 pm\nTarget Gallery’s popular annual exhibition and art sale\, March150\, returns to the Torpedo Factory Art Center for the 8th year. Proceeds benefit future exhibitions and programs at Target Gallery and the Torpedo Factory. \nTarget Gallery\, the contemporary exhibition space for the Torpedo Factory\, collected more than $13\,000 in 2017 through March150. This yearly all-media exhibition features over 200 works created by artists local to Alexandria and the greater D.C. region. The only requirement to be on view in the exhibition is that artists needed to use the gallery-supplied 10” x 10” panel. All work in the show is priced at $150. \n“March150 is a perpetual favorite with patrons and local artists alike\,” said Leslie Mounaime\, director of Target Gallery. “This exhibition is a low-pressure environment. It encourages new collectors to buy original art\, exposes seasoned collectors to new local artists\, and sets the stage for artists to test new techniques and ideas.” \nMarch150 Art Party\nTarget Gallery is partnering with the Factory Society\, an independent young-patrons group that supports the Torpedo Factory\, for the March150 Art Party on Friday\, March 23; 7 – 10 p.m. Guests have an opportunity to mingle with other art enthusiasts and meet many of the artists who have artwork on view in the show. All art is priced at $100 exclusively during the Party. \nThe evening also features music by DJ Vico Vibez\, hands-on artmaking with Alexandria Office of the Arts’ Mobile Art Lab\, and a green-screen photo booth provided by the American Geosciences Institute. Hors d’oeuvres provided by Catering by Seasons and the wine was hand-selected by Sonoma Cellar. Tickets are $25 in advance; $30 at the door. \nArtist awards will be given by The Art League\, the Torpedo Factory Artists’ Association\, Factory Society\, and Friends of the Torpedo Factory. Party attendees can vote for the People’s Choice Award\, with a prize presented by Target Gallery. \nGet Your Tickets\nSneak Peek at Late Shift\n  \nSneak a peek and build your wishlist at a special preview of the 2018 March150 Special Exhibition & Art Sale. Proceeds benefit future exhibitions and programs in Target Gallery and the Torpedo Factory Art Center. \nHear Post-Grad artist Lyric Prince share about her experiences at the Torpedo Factory. In the New Project Studio\, welcome Shadé Reneé\, the emerging artist selected for Experimentation/Exploration\, a partnership with Olly Olly celebrating emerging artists in the region. Join us in the main hall for a special reception honoring GMU students with with zines curated by Christopher Kardambikis and available for sale at the Torpedo Factory Gift Shop. \nAbout The Late Shift: Sneak Peek\n 
URL:https://torpedofactory.org/event/march150-8th-annual-special-exhibition-art-sale/
LOCATION:Studio 2 – Target Gallery
CATEGORIES:Exhibition,Factory Society,Fundraising,Special Event
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180305
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SUMMARY:Passages
DESCRIPTION:Opening Reception: Thursday\, February 8th 6 – 9 pm | Gallery Talk 7:00 pm\nTarget Gallery\, contemporary exhibition space of the Torpedo Factory Art Center\, presents Passages\, a group exhibition that explores the lasting effects migration has on cultural identity from the perspective of immigrants and immigrant families from across the global diaspora. This exhibition gives an intimate look in to their individual experiences and how these experiences have shaped who they are today. The juror for this exhibition is Adriana Ospina\, Curator of the Permanent Collection and Education at the Art Museum of Americas. \nParticipating Artist Include:  \nWonJung Choi\, Richmond\, VA\nIsabella Cruz-Chong\, Brooklyn\, NY\nAnne Dushanko Dobek\, New Providence\, NJ\nAbiodun Eniyandunni\, Washington\, DC\nNadia Estela\, Montclair\, NJ\nSamar Hussaini\, West Orange\, NJ\nBahar Jalehmahmoudi\, Adelphi\, MD\nGail Morrison-Hall\, Wyncote\, PA\nSherwin Rio\, San Francisco\, CA\nRafael Rodriguez\, Hyattesville\, MD\nKanika Sircar\, Washington\, DC \nMarite Vidales\, Washington DC\nAaron Wax\, Brooklyn\, NY\nJenny Wu\, Alexandria\, VA \nJu Yun\, Chantilly\, VA \nHelen Zughaib\, Washington\, DC \nImage Credit: Helen Zughaib\, Syrian Migration Series #1\, 2016.  \nRSVP
URL:https://torpedofactory.org/event/passages/
LOCATION:Studio 2 – Target Gallery
CATEGORIES:Exhibition,Second Thursday
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