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Juxtaposed

Reception: Friday, October 12, 2018 | 7-10 pm

Target 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.


Participating Artists

Miranda Brandon
Nora Burghardt
Theresa Devine
Travis Donovan
Nadia Estela
Ryan Lewis
Brian McClear
Christina Reed
Pam Rogers
Lyle Rushing
Caroline Wayne
Megan White


About the Juror

Megan 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.


Notes from the Juror

jux.ta.pose

:to place (different things) side by side (as to compare or contrast them or to create an interesting effect)[1]

In 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?

The 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.

Many 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.

It 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.

—Megan Rook-Koepsel

[1] From the Merriam-Webster online dictionary (www.merriam-webster.com)

Image Credit: Travis Donovan, Skeletor, ceramic, 2017

Workshop: Community Writing with CBAW

No creative writing experience required! Join Community Building Art Works for their a creative writing workshop in collaboration with the Torpedo Factory Art Center. Led by accomplished authors, these workshops focus on the craft of writing as a tool for introspection, communication, and connection. Bring a pen, a notebook, and an open mind! Tickets are free, but CBAW appreciates a donation of $5-10 to support their program.

Light refreshments will be provided. Doors at 6:30 pm; workshop begins promptly at 7 pm.

 

Workshop is held on the second floor in the Riverview Room (208)

 

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About the Facilitator:

 

Seema Reza is the Chair of Community Building Art Works and the author of “When the World Breaks Open,” a memoir of essays and poetry published by Red Hen Press in Spring 2016. Based outside of Washington, DC, she coordinates and facilitates a unique multi-hospital arts program that encourages the use of the arts as a tool for narration, self-care and socialization among a population struggling with emotional and physical injuries. Her writing has appeared in print and on-line in Entropy, The Feminist Wire, Bellevue Literary Review, The Offing, Full Grown People, and The Nervous Breakdown among others. Her second book, a collection of poetry is forthcoming from Write Bloody in 2019.

Torpedo Talks: Dejan Jovanovic

Dejan Jovanovic (Studio 15) has been an artist for more than 20 years. He has spent his life immersed in applied art and high craft. Trained as a sculptor in Serbia, he has been established in the DC area since 2002, where Dejan Studio Jewelry began.

“My inspiration comes from the natural world and the metals I use to create my organically inspired, textured wearable art. My pieces are subtly textured in a combination of colors to reveal the quality of the metal, creating harmony by the interplay of the various elements.”

Dejan draws inspiration from nature and the universal language of shape and form, translating subtle organic shapes and asymmetry into his pieces. His work demonstrates his exploration of ancient metalsmithing forms and techniques which he revives with a modern, sophisticated sensibility. His pieces embody a sense of both elegance and rarity.

From as early as he can remember, he was fascinated by creating shapes and had the freedom to enjoy creating in his father’s sculptor’s studio. He also trained as a sculptor at Belgrade University School of Applied Arts in Serbia and graduated top of his class. He later received his Master’s of Fine Arts in metal design from East Carolina University School of Art and Design in North Carolina.

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About Torpedo Talks

These monthly conversations highlight the unique voices that make the Torpedo Factory Art Center such a dynamic institution.

To find out more about Torpedo Talks, please view our list of upcoming 2018 Torpedo Talks or visit our archives.

 

The Late Shift: Summer Fling

Close out summer with a good ol’ fashioned dance party covering the nearly five decades of the Art Center. ??

Enjoy feel-good pop hits from the 70s, 80s, 90s, and more. Put on your boogie shoes or blue suede shoes and get footloose with us! ? ? ?

Retro dress highly encouraged.

  • Reception for Illuminate, a special glow-in-the-dark exhibition in the Target Gallery. Hands-on project and additional artists comments at 8 pm
  • Hands-on workshops for New Art/New Voices with emerging artists Han Sol Jeon, Michelle Chen, and Shani Shih in the New Project Studio (Studio 8)
  • Show your Art Center school dance spirit! Stop by our “School Spirit Banner-Making Mural project” and contribute to your decade’s Late Shift: Summer Fling banner
  • Make a Late Shift corsage at a DIY table before dancing all night on our Summer Fling dancefloor
  • Take a photo with your sweetheart at a “Late Shift: Summer Fling” selfie station
  • Hands-on art project with sculptor and art school graduate Sara Roberts in the Post-Grad Residency studio
  • “Summer Fling” Video art projection on the waterfront side of the Torpedo Factory Art Center building from 8:30pm – 10pm, provided by video artist/comic book artist/musician Nguyen Khoi Nguyen
  • Filmmaker/Video artist and Visual Arts Coordinator at the Strathmore Gabrielle Tillenburg invites you to walk down memory lane as she projects a looping video installation of every major prom/homecoming/school dance scene from the past 40 years of American cinema and television, titled “Enchantment Under the Sea”
  • In Site 2 Community Gallery, visit Off the Grid, created by Kelli Schollard-Sincock of Inspiration Matterz.
  • Pop-up art demonstrations throughout the building.
  • DJ Starchild spins a special 3-hour retro “Summer Fling” set from 7 pm – 10 pm, featuring hits from the 70s, 80s, 90s, and today.
  • Who will be the “Late Shift: Summer Fling” King and Queen? Find out how you can nominate yourself or a friend — details on our Facebook and Instagram pages.
  • Three floors of art studios and galleries to explore all night.

FREE, but RSVP requested.

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The Late Shift: Bright Nights

Summer is the time for get-togethers and music after-hours.  Tonight, the Torpedo Factory Art Center keeps its doors open late and comes alive with performances and art to celebrate the night on the waterfront.

  • Be among the first to see Illuminate, a special glow-in-the-dark exhibition in the Target Gallery. Gallery opening starts at 7 pm with comments at 8 pm.
  • One night only! Find site-specific illuminated work by Andreas Schenkel, Michael West, and Steve Wanna throughout the building.
  • Join the gallery reception for New Art/New Voices and meet emerging artists Han Sol Jeon, Michelle Chen, and Shani Shih as well as juror Amy Lokoff in the New Project Studio (Studio 8).
  • In Site 2 Community Gallery, find a moving body of drawings created by art students at the Alexandria Detention Center and the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center. The reception for Off the Grid is also an opportunity to meet and hear from Kelli Schollard-Sincock of Inspiration Matterz, who has been teaching the inmates how to create these incredibly moving and detailed portraits.
  • Meet sculptor and recent graduate Sara Roberts as she begins her three-month stay in the Post-Grad Residency studio.
  • Video artist Monica Stroik provides an art projection on the waterfront side of the Torpedo Factory building from 8:30pm – 10pm
  • Welcome Discover Graphics Atelier’s (Studio 202) Artist-in-Residence, Mel Parada, an artist and adjunct graphic design professor at George Mason University, 7 pm – 10 pm.
  • Pop-up art demonstrations throughout the building.
  • DJ Franklin spins a special 3-hour “Bright Nights” set from 7 pm – 10 pm.
  • Three floors of art studios and galleries to explore all night.

FREE, but RSVP requested.

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The Late Shift: Bright Nights

Target Gallery’s summer exhibition, Illuminate, plays with the dynamics of light in the darkness. The gallery opening comes alive with performances and art to celebrate the night on the waterfront.

Illuminate

Exhibition Dates: July 20 – September 2, 2018

Opening Reception: Friday, July 20 7 – 9 pm | Gallery Talk 8 pm

Target 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.

The juror for this exhibition was Emily Smith, Executive Director of 1708 Gallery in Richmond, VA.

Featured Artists: 
Sarah Clough, Baltimore, MD
David Gladden, Salisburg, MD
Nora Hartlaub, Manteo, NC
Karen Lemmert, Baltimore, MD
Lucas Martinez, Valencia, Spain
Andreas Schenkel, Alexandria, VA
Emma Shapiro, Glasgow, VA
Joana Stillwell, Washington, DC
Steve Wanna, Mount Rainier, MD
Michael West, Potomac, MD
Art Vidrine, Alexandria,VA

Image Credit: Karen Lemmert, “Dual Translational Progression”, 2017, acrylic and aluminum sheet, diochroic film, stainless steel fasteners, lighting assembly

Torpedo Talks: Matthew Harwood

The first Torpedo Talk of the new season highlights the work and career of Matthew Harwood (Studio 222). His work is influenced by his formal training as an architect. Learn about his current projects and hear vignettes from his long history at the Art Center.

Off the Grid

On View in Site 2 Community Gallery

OFF THE GRID: Creating Change Through Art Instruction & Inspiration

Reception: Friday, July 20 7 – 9pm, with opening remarks at 7:30pm

“Off the Grid” is an exhibition featuring the artwork created by Northern Virginia inmates under the volunteer instruction of Kelli Schollard-Sincock (aka Ms. Kelli) of ‘Inspiration Matterz’. The students in Ms. Kelli’s classes range in age, background, and experience, most having never drawn before. She uses a step-by-step process utilizing a griding system to teach the basics in observation and interpretation of line, tone and texture. The artwork displayed in this exhibition is just a small sampling of an enormous body of work that has been produced over the past year by her students. (*Out of respect of privacy for the students, names are simplified to their initials.)

Give Now to Inspiration Matterz

Donated of art supplies are also accepted.

Wish List

  • Pads of Bristol Board Drawing Paper (various sizes)
  • Pads of Drawing Paper (NOT SPIRAL BOUND)
  • Pads of tracing paper
  • Packages of carbon paper
  • Packages of standard printing paper (white and colored)
  • Cardboard backed canvases (variety of sizes)
  • Smudge sticks (packages are best – we go through tons of these)
  • Erasers: gum, kneaded, and white (we use them all)
  • Drawing Pencils: (specifically 8B, 4B, 2B, HB, 5H, and 6/7H) All drawing pencils greatly appreciated!
  • Paint Brushes in a variety of sizes
  • Acrylic Paint sets (especially black, white, red, yellow, blue)
  • Legal Size Manilla Folders

For Inquiries on the Exhibition

Contact: Leslie Mounaime, Target Gallery Director
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 703-746-4590

About the Curator

Kelli Schollard-Sincock is a Volunteer Art Instructor at both the Alexandria Detention Center and the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center. She began developing her art curriculum at the Alexandria Detention Center on a trial run in 2017. Within a year her program has grown to include the Fairfax Country Adult Detention Center now serving approximately 85+ students per week. Kelli began this program as a way to give back to her community and to teach self-empowerment through tangible working skills. As much as she enjoys seeing the beautiful work produced by her students, her greatest sense of fulfillment is witnessing the pride in accomplishment by her students and ultimately to watch them become teachers themselves. Teaching art within the jail system poses many challenges including restrictions on materials and tools. Both the Alexandria and Fairfax facilities have been extremely encouraging and cooperative in aiding the program to grow and develop. Since its inception, the Inspiration Matterz art courses has worked with well over 200+ students. Kelli is a certified Forensic Sketch Artist through the Stuart Parks Forensics Associates. She holds a Bachelor’s of Art degree in Interdisciplinary Art from the University of Washington, and has recently completed the Bachelor of Fines Art’s program in Printmaking at George Mason University.

About Inspiration Matterz

Inspiration Matterz is the brainchild of Kelli Schollard-Sincock and is currently in the works to become a non-profit with the intention of serving the less fortunate within her community through art instruction. She is indebted to and greatly humbled by the support she has received from her community through donation of materials, legal services, monetary support, and the provision of classroom opportunities from so many people including: The Alexandria Detention Center, The Fairfax County Adult Detention Center, The Del Ray Artisans, The Reston Buy Nothing Group, Cooley LLP Legal Services, Thomas J. Long Foundation, Cathy Fisher of Fisher & Kong LLP, and Leslie Mounaime Director of the Target Gallery at the Torpedo Factory Art Center. She is especially thankful to her family for their continued and unwavering support of her program.

 

This exhibition is supported by the Del Ray Artisans.

Del Ray Artisans

The Late Shift: Art Rock City

Equal parts rock, hip-hop, and freestyle. Add in skateboards and graffiti for good measure. Big summer fun returns to the waterfront.

  • Jarvis DuBois, an independent curator, and Carolina Mayorga, a D.C.-based artist, talk about Caroline Hatfield, the solo artist selected for Target Gallery’s competitive 2018 Open Call for Solo Exhibition.
  • Alexis Gomez looks back on his three months in the Post-Grad Residency studio.
  • Welcome Duende District Artist-in-Residence Shani Shih in the New Project Studio.
  • Celebrate Pride Month with NOVA Pride and Safe Space NOVA.
  • The Board Bus returns, promoting skateboard culture directly in front of the Art Center.
  • DJ Detroyt will spin a special 2-hour Art Rock City set from 7:30-9:30pm, followed by AndyCAPPS providing an hour of freestyle beats from 9:30-10:30pm.
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The Late Shift is a free monthly after-hours series featuring exhibition receptions, music, live performances, artist talks, and more. Select Fridays, 7 – 11 pm.

Schedule

7 pm: Opening Reception 

2018 Congressional Art Exhibition – Site 2 Community Gallery

The Torpedo Factory Art Center is proud to partner with the Office of Congressman Don Beyer to host the top ten honoree’s of the“2018 Congressional Art Competition” from Congressman Beyer’s 8th District. The exhibition will be up from June 1 – July 9th, 2018 with a reception on June 15th with comments from Congressman Beyer at 7pm. (Image Credit: Catherine Owens, a junior from St. Stephen’s and St. Agnes School and Torpedo Factory Art Center’s  2018 “High School Art Award” recipient.)

 

8 pm: Juror Talk

Jarvis Dubois and Carolina Mayorga – 2018 Open Call for Solo Exhibition: Caroline Hatfield – Target Gallery (Studio 2)
In Unearthing, Caroline Hatfield creates sculptural landscapes composed of industrial relics, geological formations, and mutable material boundaries that accumulate into form. The combined objects and materials emanate a cyclical energy of transformation and process. The work references the sublime experiences of our world as well as a shift outward towards a science fictional sublime. Join us for a conversation at 8 pm with jurors Jarvis DuBois, an independent curator, and Carolina Mayorga, a D.C.-based artist.

9 pm: Artist Talk

Alexis Gomez – Studio 319
Post-Grad Studio Resident Alexis Gomez wraps up his three months at the Torpedo Factory Art Center with a talk about his experiences and the future of his work.

During his residency, Gomez integrated the virtual and physical realms as he experimented with new-media including VR/3D animation in conjunction with figural sculpture. Originally from Fairfax, Virginia, Gomez received his bachelor’s of fine arts from the Corcoran School of the Arts & Design at the George Washington University. Gomez is an interdisciplinary artist with a focus in figural sculpture, painting, and animation. He is a Sparkplug member at the District of Columbia Arts Center and Flatfile artist at Transformer Gallery. He is currently living and working in Virginia.

 

7 – 11 pm: Artist-in-Residence  and Closing Reception

Duende District Pop-Up – New Project Studio (Studio 8)
Duende District, a DMV-based pop-up bookstore by and for people of color – where all are welcome – celebrates their final month in the New Project Studio with a closing reception and a showcase of their current Artist-in-Residence, Shani Shih.

Founded in February 2017 by Angela Maria Spring, Duende District’s mission is to bring a highly inclusive and pleasurable general bookstore experience in Washington, D.C. and surrounding areas, serving a multicultural community with an equally multicultural ownership/staff, and all are welcome.

 

DUENDE DISTRICT ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE

Shani Shih is a multidisciplinary visual artist in Washington DC. Her personal artwork speaks at a visceral level; it features bold linework, gritty textures, and expressive human figures intertwined with harsh industrial structures, and represents everyday social and bodily experience in the stratified landscapes of the modern world. Through her creations, she aims to communicate a shared experience of suffering and endurance, as well as everlasting love and hope – providing comfort, strength, and acknowledgement to all.

Shani is also dedicated to supporting communities in need through public art, teaching and community arts, with a focus on serving underrepresented Asian Pacific American communities. During the 2016 primaries, Shani co-curated Bern the System!, a street art showcase that featured 70+ regional artists and uplifted messages of social change. She then served as a lead organizer for a four-city mural campaign centering the message of the indigenous-led Water is Life movement—which led to the 2017 founding of the 411 Collective, a graffiti/street art collective that supports local and national community advocacy initiatives with public art. In 2018, with the help of 1882 Foundation/Chinese American Citizens Alliance/Harrison and Ann Lee Memorial Scholarship Fund, she founded the Chinatown Art Studio, a youth art space servicing Asian Pacific American youth through multimedia art instruction and creative empowerment programming.

As Duende District’s current Artist in Residence, she is excited to share her personal story and voice through her creations. She is pleased to also present “In Our Eyes,” a special youth art display that spotlights diverse voices of Asian/Pacific Islander American youth in the DC area, from the Chinatown Art Studio program and beyond.

 

 

www.shanishih.com

www.instagram.com/shanishih

7 – 11 pm: Hands-on Art Making with Marcella Kriebel

Mobile Art Lab in the Grand Hall
Join artist Marcella Kriebel (@marcellakriebel) for hands-on watercolor projects in partnership with Alexandria Office of the Art’s beloved Mobile Art Lab.

About Marcella Kriebel
Her collection of watercolors, and illustrated cookbooks reflect her early interest in drawing and painting, coupled with her education – majoring in Studio Art and Cultural Anthropology. She used this background as a springboard for travel, journaling and cooking in numerous Latin American countries. She has remained in DC as a working artist since 2011, dividing her time between commissioned work and expanding her collection of original watercolor art prints for sale at a variety of market venues and online.  She is an avid river kayaker and an Oregon native who appreciates the great outdoors as a balance for the busy life of an inner city DC resident.

 

 

7 – 10 pm: Artists Row

Meet art students and recent grads Strange Lens (@strange.lens), Matt Nolan (@manahoac), and Malik Radford (@malikradford), from George Mason University and Virginia Commonwealth University. One night only!

 

 

 

7 – 10 pm: The Board Bus

Visit The Board Bus as it returns to the Torpedo Factory Art Center for one night only! The ever-popular skateboard bus will be parked on the Union Street side of the Art Center, directly in front of the entrance.

The world’s only, fully-stocked, walk-in, mobile skateshop – featuring skateboarding equipment and apparel from local and national brands.

The promote skateboarding as the healthy and constructive activity that it truly is; doing their best to sell products that do the same. Likewise, their interior retail space is entirely solar powered in an effort to support clean and renewable energy. #RideTheBus

 

7:30 – 9:30 pm: Late Shift Music with DJ DeTroyt

DJ Detroyt was born in Detroit, Mich., a city that founded Motown greats such as Marvin Gaye and The Jackson 5. During his studies at Howard University, DeTroyt got the opportunity to work with his friend, mentor, and Howard D.J., Terrell Williams, or DJ Chubb E. Swagg on the infamous Twerk Tape I mixtape as the sole audio engineer. DeTroyt worked under Williams and next to Raleigh, N.C. native and Howard alum, DJ LR. He was a featured D.J. on the Twerk Tape IV, alongside DJ Chubb E. Swagg, DJ LR, and fresh face DJ Kaptain, and began seeing his fame rise to unexpected levels on several college campuses. Follow this musical talent from the D/M/V on his soundcloud page:  or as his alter ego Steady Murphy.

 

 

9:30 – 10:30 pm: Freestyle Session with AndyCAPPS

 

AndyCAPPS is a musical instrument that manifests himself through Native instruments technology and strings. Building on a family music tradition, Capps took his love of rock and hip-hop and developed a strong tonal and rhythmic signature using live “finger drumming” and guitar solos in a one-man band style. Sans the leg cymbals, Capps takes silence and makes sounds that fit somewhere between AraabMuzik and Hendrix. With a growing fan base online and around the DMV, Capps is preparing to take his talents on the road with the backing of a team of supporters including DJ City, Mixware LLC, The James Dewitt Yancey Foundation, and sPACYcLOUD. Prepare to be astonished by the lightning fast live production.

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Extended Hours in Galleries

7 – 8 pm: Fiberworks (Studio 14)

In recent years, the the tradition of fiber art has undergone a renaissance. Working with a wide range of materials to include silk, paper, leather, wool, cotton and recycled materials, Fiberworks creates both wearable and decorative works of art and is a founding studio at the Art Center.

7 – 8 pm: Scope Gallery (Studio 19) and Fire On (Studio 22)

As one of the original medium-specific cornerstone galleries of the Torpedo Factory Art Center on the waterfront of historic Old Town Alexandria, Scope Gallery has been providing visitors with the highest quality of clay art work since 1974.

The gallery provides a vast array of ceramics including functional artisan high-fire pottery, sculptural forms and decorative vessels. More than 30 local Washington-area artists exhibit at Scope, representing more than a dozen international regions and countries, resulting in a depth and blend of diverse forms seen nowhere else. Each artist personalizes his or her art form and technique, affording visitors the opportunity to examine endless possibilities in clay and more specific aspects of glazing, firing, construction and decorating techniques.

7 – 8 pm: Potomac Fiber Arts Gallery (Studio 29)

Potomac Fiber Arts Gallery was the first fiber arts gallery in the metropolitan Washington, DC, area. It was established in September of 1974 and was an original occupant of the Torpedo Factory Art Center in Old Town Alexandria, Virginia. It is a cooperative association of up to 70 fiber artists, many of whom teach and have been published.

7 – 9 pm: The Associates Gallery (Studio 311)

The Associates Gallery is dedicated to highlighting works from the Art Center’s roster of Associate Artists. This special exhibition titled “Postcards from the Ledge” plays off the idea of summer travels and Alexandria as an exciting destination. The entire show is comprised of 5” x 7” works of art, across a wide range of media. All pieces are paired with a handwritten artist postcard.

7 – 11 pm: Printmakers Inc (Studio 325)

For over 35 years Printmakers Inc has been a workshop/gallery where professional printmakers share facilities, materials and ideas while interacting with and educating the public about this art form. Prints by member artists are included in many collections worldwide, among them the Library of Congress, National Women in the Arts, British Airways Smithsonian National Museum of American History and many more.

Stop by all night for extended hours and to view the current exhibition of prints in their gallery.

 

ALX Pride

Celebrate Alexandria’s commitment to a diverse and open city for all. Since 1988, Alexandria has celebrated Pride Month through various events, projects, and collaborations. Select donations tonight will go towards supporting  NOVA Pride and Safe Space NOVA.

Plus: From Friday June 1 to Saturday June 30, participating studio artists, galleries, and project spaces will display Pride-related artwork for to celebrate the achievements the Pride movement has achieved over the years, as well as the 30th anniversary of the City of Alexandria’s first Pride Month back in 1988.

The Torpedo Factory Art Center is a free and open space for all to visit. We are proud of our diverse community of artists, creative talents, art supporters, and visitors from across the world.

At any time during the month of June, stop by the Information Desk on the first floor or any participating studios to pick up your FREE map of Pride 2018 Art Studio Displays.

Participating studios and galleries:

Name

Studio/Gallery
Fierce Sonia 5
Duende District – New Project Studio 8
Lisa Schumaier 16
Dawn Benedetto 18
Scope Gallery 19
Fire On 22
Gale Waller 225
Kara Hammond 306
Ahmed Ansari 308
Matthew Johnston 310
Alexis Gomez – Post Grad Studio 319
Veronica Barker- Barzel 320
Sissy Cutchen 326
Dennis Crayon 328
Sermin Ciddi 331
Marcel Deolazo 332
Bev Ryan 333
Matthew Cuenca-Daigle 335
Guy Jones & Alvena McCormick 337
Mary H. Lynch 339