New Project Studio Resident Han Sol Jeon offers the third part in his hands-on drawing workshop. Participants will use gouache paints and pencils to draw on a large-scale sheet of paper on the wall. The final piece will be incorporated in a new collaborative work created by Han!
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You are invited to attend the second in a series of Saturday STEAM workshops provided by the American Geosciences Institute in collaboration with the Torpedo Factory Art Center. Participants will explore the many interdisciplinary ways that the arts can support STEM education—an approach that adds an “A” for arts to STEM, making STEAM.
Join us in the Riverview Room (208) as Post-Grad Resident Sara Roberts shares about her experiences in the Post Grad Studio. Hear about Sara's art studies, her professional work so far, and how this residency has inspired her work.
Post-Grad Resident Sara Roberts offers the third and final workshop in her series. Workshop will run from 3-5pm in the Post Grad Studio (Studio 319) at the Torpedo Factory Art Center.
Art Menagerie will convert our Site 3 Project Gallery into visual art zoo featuring animal-themed paintings and prints from Veronica Barker-Barzel (Studio # 325), Christine Cardellino (Studio # 313), Matt Cuenca (Studio # 335), Tracie Griffith Tso (Studio #22), Guy Jones (Studio # 337) and the papier-mâché sculptures of Lisa Schumaier (Studio # 16), an Art Safari fan favorite.
The Torpedo Factory Art Center welcomes back The HRCHY to the New Project Studio for a follow-up to their successful 2016 project, "Connecting the Dots," an ongoing exhibition dedicated to highlighting urban artists from unique backgrounds living in the DC, MD, and VA metropolitan area.
October is the time for stories, traditions, and folklore. It's also National Arts & Humanities Month. Hear old familiar tales and create new stories.
An Alexandria tradition for more than two decades, Art Safari returns for a day of hands-on activities for kids and families.
Marisela Rumberg is a Fiber-Artist, Award-Winning Quilter and Certified Zentangle Teacher. She is a member of the Potomac Fiber Arts Gallery in Studio 29 at the Torpedo Factory Art Center. Marisela finds inspiration for her art in nature and the history, legends, traditions and stories of her native Mexico. Find out more about the "Dia de los Muertos" tradition in this talk about legends, stories, traditions, and quilts.
In celebration of the opening of the Connecting the Dots 2 exhibition in the New Project Studio (Studio 8) and in conjunction with Howard Universitys Homecoming Week, the HRCHY, an all-women DC creative agency (and Howard Alumni), partners with the Torpedo Factory Art Center to extend the “Dots” exhibition beyond its four walls for one night to display additional works of art in the Art Center halls.
The Dog Park in Old Town Alexandria celebrates its annual Doggy Trick-or-Treat, and this time, the Torpedo Factory Art Center is getting involved in the four-legged fun!