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The Late Shift: Heritage

Second Fridays through October 

The Art Center’s signature evening series returns with eclectic art and activities. In among three floors of open artists’ studios, find gallery receptions, stimulating artist talks, pop-up performances, hands-on projects, lively music, and more.

September is a special month for two diverse communities in Alexandria. It is the celebration of Enkutatash (Ethiopian New Year) in the Ethiopian community, as well as the start of Hispanic Heritage Month honoring the Latin American community, both vibrant and essential cultures in Alexandria.

Celebrate the contributions of both communities to the growing arts and culture tapestry of Alexandria with a night of music, hands-on activities, and art. Plus: Join us in the 3rd Floor lounge for a ticketed poetry slam with KaNikki Jakarta and other poets.

Plus: Raise a glass to the start of Old Town Cocktail Week! Enjoy our specialty-themed “Heritage” cocktails at the bar in the spirit of the event – choose from Ethiopian Tej (honey wine) and Salvadoran Horchata with or without coffee (non-alcoholic).

FREE, 7-10PM

 

Pre-registration Requested

 

 

Exhibitions  

Target Gallery (Studio 2)

Turning Tides
On View through September 11
The new group exhibition in Target Gallery explores the effects of climate change in Turning Tides. Visitors to Turning Tides will experience themes of fear, grief, and resiliency over the looming environmental impacts of human interference.  This all-media exhibition features 20 artists, with 7 from the greater D.C. metropolitan region.

 


Heritage Activities and Exhibitions

Enjoy art projects, art tables, and hands-on activities with studio artists, visiting artists, and our friends to celebrate Alexandria’s diverse communities.

 

Poetry Reading with Arden Levine – 7:30 PM

Join us in the Grand Hall to hear a selection of poems from Alexandria-raised poet Arden Levine as she returns to her hometown to celebrate the release of her poetry book, Ladies’ Abecedary. Reading starts at 7:30pm in the Grand Hall, followed by a soiree and second reading at 8:00pm in the studio of Rosemary Feit Covey  (Studio 224), the artist that provided the artwork for Levine’s book.

About Arden Levine

As a poet, essayist, and book reviewer, Arden Levine’s writing has been featured in Harvard Review, The Missouri Review’s Poem-of-the-Week, Poetry Society of America’s Song Cycle series, WNYC’s Radiolab, and American Life in Poetry (selected by former U.S. Poet Laureate Ted Kooser). Her poetry collection Ladies’ Abecedary (Harbor Editions, 2021) was included in the Community of Literary Magazines and Presses’ 2022 Reading List for Women’s History Month. Arden is a National Book Critics Circle Member and a Best of the Net nominee. Her daily work as a New York City municipal employee focuses on housing affordability, homelessness prevention, and equitable community development.

 

Words on Water Poetry Slam with KaNikki Jakarta – 8:00 PM

Join fellow poets and poet lovers alike in Studio 325 (third floor) for a fast-paced poetry slam, judged by creatives and members of the audience. Hosted by KaNikki Jakarta, Alexandria’s First Black Poet Laureate, this lively event will inspire you while also celebrating local voices in the city.

*Please note this is a ticketed portion of the Late Shift. Click here to buy your tickets.

 

About KaNikki Jakarta

With over twenty five years of writing and over a decade on the poetry scene, KaNikki Jakarta has toured the US and the UK sharing the stage with Jill Scott, Raheem DeVaughn, and Lyfe Jennings. KaNikki J. writes and recites what she calls “real life fiction” that touches her listeners to the core. She has published two fictional novels: IN REAL LIFE & THE COLOR BLUE and is currently preparing to release the third installment entitled THE OTHER SIDE OF PRETTY. KaNikki J is a success at multi-tasking wearing many hats: poet, host, and ASL Interpreter. She is the founder of NUSPA (National Underground Spoken word Poetry Awards.) If you think that something she says on the mic might change your life, you’re probably right.

 

Live Performance by Armonias Peruanas – 8:30 PM

Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with a live 10 minute performance by cultural dance group Armonias Peruanas. Formed by five women from Montgomery County, Maryland in 2017, this group varies from first generation Peruvians to natural born Peruvians all who want to learn, share and keep their culture alive. Their mission is to share the beauty and diversity of Peruvian culture and heritage through the art of dance.

 

Enkutatash Countdown! 9:30 PM

While the actual Ethiopian New Year doesn’t start until Sunday September 11, that doesn’t mean you can’t prepare with a practice countdown!

Did you know that Ethiopia has its own calendar with 13 months, and each of the 12 months has 30 days? Did you know the 13th month has five days, which becomes six in each leap year? Did you know that they will be celebrating the year 2015? Join us in the Grand Hall at 9:30 pm for a practice celebration of the Ethiopian New Year and enjoy some tej (honey wine).

A black family with two young children drawing together at Torpedo Factory Art CenterCommunity Art Project in the Grand Hall

What does Alexandria mean to you? What makes this city so special and diverse? Share your thoughts on Alexandria’s unique communities and history.  Write or draw your experiences with this city we call home on our Community Art Mural.

 

Torpedo Row

Meet some of the DMV’s up-and-coming artists. Learn about their work in and around Alexandria, and how this area inspires their creations.

 

 

 

 

Late Shift Heritage Signature Cocktails


Raise a glass to the start of Old Town Cocktail Week! Enjoy our specialty-themed “Heritage” cocktails at the bar in the spirit of the event – choose from Ethiopian Tej (honey wine) and Salvadoran Horchata with or without coffee (non-alcoholic).

 

 

Hispanic Heritage Coloring Station

Take time to visit our coloring table and add your colors to some famous paintings by Hispanic/Latino artists of the past 100 years. Add them to our community art columns throughout the Grand Hall. Plus: learn more about upcoming Hispanic Heritage Month activities and celebrations happening all month long throughout the city.

 

Music by DJ Vico Vibez

DJ VicoVibez is a local affiliate DJ with D.C.-based Words Beats and Life Inc., where he met and later became the official DJ for muralist duo MASPAZ and CHELOVE, aka CHELPAZ. From there, he became a DJ for the D.C. to Standing Rock Movement, a group of graffiti artists who traveled to Standing Rock in South Dakota, making stops in cities to paint “Water Is Life” murals. He currently has a residency at CafeU in DC.

Workshops on the Waterfront: Kamille Simone

Enjoy a free workshop or live demo with a Torpedo Factory Art Center artist at the Waterfront entrance of the Art Center. There will be a different project every third Saturday of the month from April – September, 1 – 3pm.

August’s Workshop will be provided by Summer 2022 Post Grad Resident Kamille Simone.

Kamille Simone is an interdisciplinary artist from northern Virginia. In her work, cosmic colors meet checkerboards from a long-gone suburban counterculture and symbols plucked from astrology and spirituality-based imagery. Floating and loosely abstract pictures form from the amalgamation of texts conjured by black conceptual artists, desert transcendentalists, and queer media. Through her work, Kamille builds a queer, black, mystical iconography with drawing, painting, writing, and embroidery. She earned an MFA from George Washington University’s Corcoran School of the Arts and Design and a BFA from Virginia Commonwealth University. She recently shared a visiting artist lecture with the graduate students at Massachusetts College of Art and Design and received the Outstanding MFA Award as a participant in the Next Exhibition. She has exhibited work at The Garden, Target Gallery, Anderson Gallery, Studio 23, Bronx Art Space, Gallery 5, Richmond Library, and the Refinery Space. Commissions include Justin Allen’s Black Boots’ Ekphrastic Punk EP, Afropunk, Elbowroom, and Gallery 5.

Alexandria Sidewalk Sale at the Art Center

During the Sidewalk Sale, visit the Torpedo Factory Art Center’s Waterfront Entrance for a pop-up tent offering 10% off select studio artist works. Plus, free face painting from 12 – 5 pm! Additional discounts and special offers inside and throughout all three floors of the Art Center.

 

Sidewalk Sale Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Founded in 1974 in an old munitions plant, the Torpedo Factory Art Center is home to the nation’s largest collection of working-artists’ open studios under one roof. An Alexandria landmark for nearly 50 years, it’s the highlight of the Potomac Riverfront, attracting approximately 500,000 visitors annually. Find artists actively creating work in a wide variety of media–including painting, ceramics, photography, jewelry, stained glass, fiber, printmaking, and sculpture–in 71 artists’ studios. Observe the creative process and ask questions. Purchase original work for your own collection.

Sidewalk Sale Art Discount Participants


Get Sidewalk Sale discounts all day at these participating artist studios and more throughout the building!

 

Facepainting by Fairy Jennabelle
12 – 5 pm


Enjoy free face painting on the Waterfront as you browse the Art Market! Thanks to Fairy Jennabelle for providing the colorful painting talents. 

The Late Shift: Sidewalk Art Party

Say farewell to summer nights and hello to summer sales! Find early discounts and specials in select studios throughout the building on the eve of the 2022 Alexandria Sidewalk Sale. Discover new art to love with a visit to our Artist Row featuring local artists from across the DMV. Take part in our giant sidewalk chalk mural party along the waterfront side of Torpedo Factory Art Center. Rain location will be inside the Grand Hall.

Visit the Target Gallery for the reception to their new show, “Turning Tides.” Explore the marine life with the Virginia Institute of Marine Science.

FREE, 7-10pm

Pre-registration Requested

 

 

Exhibitions  

Target Gallery (Studio 2)

Turning Tides
Reception: 7 – 9 pm
Art Talk: 8 pm
The new group exhibition in Target Gallery explores the effects of climate change in Turning Tides. Visitors to Turning Tides will experience themes of fear, grief, and resiliency over the looming environmental impacts of human interference.  This all-media exhibition features 20 artists, with 7 from the greater D.C. metropolitan region.

Studio 9

Through These Eyes

As an extension of Target Gallery the Torpedo Factory Art Center is hosting the pop-up video exhibition, Through These Eyes, in Studio 9 of the Art Center during the summer of 2022. This exhibition features a series of videos that focuses on perspectives of underrepresented identities, including BIPOC identity, LGBTQ+ identity, and physical or mental disabilities in the form of film shorts, documentaries, and animations.

 


Sidewalk Art Party Activities and Exhibitions

Enjoy art projects, art tables, and hands-on activities with studio artists, visiting artists, and our friends at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science.

 

 

The Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS)


The Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) has a three-part mission to conduct research in coastal ocean and estuarine science, educate students and citizens, and provide advisory service to policy makers, industry, and the public. VIMS provides these services to Virginia, the nation, and the world. Chartered in 1940, VIMS is currently among the largest marine research and education centers in the United States.

Learn more about VIMS with the following tables:

  • VIMS Give-away Table:  posters, bookmarks, stickers, other give-away items about the Virginia Institute of Marine Science
  • Visualizing Climate Change: Learn about the mechanisms of how climate is changing; demos on sea level rise (sea ice vs. land ice melting and how each impacts overall water levels), warming (bottles that will be placed under a heat source, one with “normal” CO2 levels and one with elevated CO2 levels, they can see temperature change over the course of the event), and thermohaline circulation (how warm and cold water move around our planet, and how the ocean regulates climate), as well as information about their research in Antarctica and how animal populations are shifting there.
  • Ocean Acidification & Oysters: Take part in an activity where visitors use their breath to see how CO2 affects the acidity of water. Then join for an additional demonstration with chalk and vinegar to learn about the impact acidic waters has on oyster shell growth.
  • Community Art Mural: Attendees are encouraged to draw or write what climate change means to them, or how those words make them feel.

 

 

Waterfront Chalk Art with Rajan Sedalia

Watch a chalk artwork created live at the Waterfront entrance of Torpedo Factory Art Center. Rajan Sedalia blends the boundaries of art, industrial design, comics and graffiti. He has been Recognized by Newsweek Who’s Next Readers’ Choice, and has created projects featured by PBS, CBS Evenings News and Voice of America. His clients include BMW, Nike, March of Dimes and Hasbro.

 

Facepainting Art Party 

Visit the Grand Hall of the Art Center for a free face paint, balloon animal, or glitter tattoo courtesy of Miss Doreen Face Paints and Balloons.

 

Painting Project with Addie Moore

Watch as artist Addie Moore paints a new mixed media artwork of a landscape with acrylics, inks, collage, and acrylic markers. Visitors can add their own natural element (leaves, flowers, etc) as she works. You can also stop and color using coloring sheets made by Addie of plants and animals native to the DMV.

 

Torpedo Row

Meet some of the DMV’s up-and-coming artists. Get to know them now before they become famous!

 

Sidewalk Sale Early Art Discount Participants


Get Sidewalk Sale discounts a day early with these participating artist studios!

 

DJ Set by DJ Floyd


Enjoy throwback and summer hits all evening through the musical artistry of DJ Floyd.

 

Meet the Post Grad Artist: Kamille Simone

Welcome the Summer 2022 Post Grad resident Kamille Simone to her first Late Shift Art Night! Stop by studio 319.

 

“I Love You” Waterfront Art Party with the Office of the Arts

As part of the Late Shift, join the Office of the Arts to celebrate with a summer art party by the “I Love You” sculpture. With artist Khalid Thompson and DJ Violetta Markelou. Music and live painting project starts at 7pm.

Turning Tides

Exhibition Dates: July 23 – September 11, 2022
Exhibition Reception: Friday, August 12, 2022, 7-9PM

 

Browse the Exhibition

The Torpedo Factory Art Center presents Turning Tides, a group exhibition that explores the impact of climate change on view in Target Gallery. This exhibition discusses the issue through a variety of artworks represented by different styles and mediums coming together in a dialogue.

Participating Artists:
Rachel Cole, Brooklyn, NY
Chris Combs, Washington, DC
Katie Ione Craney, Haines, AK
Pam Eichner, Silver Spring, MD
Johnny Everyman, Philadelphia, PA
Maggie Golightly Haslam, Alexandria, VA
Caroline Hatfield, Starkville, MS
Susan Hoffman-Fishman, West Hartford, CT
Katie Kehoe, Richmond, VA
Ivy Kim, Crested Butte, CO
Syd Lewin, Richmond, VA
David Mann, Leesburg, VA
Isabella Merlos, Arlington, VA
Sarah Nance, Dallas, TX
Regina Quinn, Gilboa, NY
Eric Rivera-Barbeito, Richmond, VA
MichaelAngelo Rodriguez, Washington, DC
Jeff Schofield, Pontiac, MI
Meredith Starr, Plainview, NY
Ann Stoddard, Adelphi, MD

Image Credit: Susan Hoffman-Fishman, The Earth Is Breaking Beautifully #5, 2021. Acrylic, oil pigment stick, mixed media on paper.

About the Juror:

Diane Burko works at the intersection of art, science and the environment with an artistic practice that is devoted to bringing the challenges of climate change to light through her artistic practice as well as her public engagement activity. Having spent over four decades exploring monumental and geological phenomena in a wide range of works from painting to photography to video, in 2006 she decidedly began devoting herself exclusively to the exploration of environmental issues. Her artworks integrate experiences of on-location explorations, interactions with scientists in their labs and research data all resolved into captivating climate-conscious works that encourage critical thinking about the role humans are having on the environment. Her most recent museum show, SEEING CLIMATE CHANGE, clearly demonstrates this.

Taste of Art

Art, a la mode.

Celebrate National Ice Cream Day with a special celebration in Torpedo Factory Art Center. Cool off inside and celebrate food as art. Surprise yourself with masterpieces from local culinary arts partners as we pair studio artists with culinary artistry.

Part of the Art Center’s Vibrancy Initiative.

Buy Tickets Now

 

Ticket Options

 

Select from a variety of ticket levels, providing you with different options for your Taste of Art visit. Choose from drink tickets, studio/gallery discounts, special prizes, and more! Make a whole afternoon of your Taste of Art experience.

 

 

Tier 1: Bronze Tickets – $15

  • 2 Drink tickets

 

Tier 2: Silver Tickets – $30

  • 2 Drink tickets
  • 1 Treats ticket
  • Discounts at participating studios and galleries

 

Tier 3: Gold Tickets – $50

  • 3 Drink tickets
  • 3 Treats tickets
  • Discounts at participating studios and galleries

 

 

Art Discount Participants (Silver and Gold Ticket holders)

  • Tara Barr (Studio 8) – 20% on original artworks
  • Dejan Jovanovic (Studio 23) – 10% off
  • Enamelists Gallery (Studio 28) – 10% discount up to $250, 5% – $250 & up
  • Yoshiko Ratliff (Studio 203) – 10% off select works
  • Saya Behnam (Studio 229) – 10% off
  • Yoon Sun Lim (Studio 302) – 10% off
  • Zoya Gutina (Studio 318) – $20 off
  • Sermin Ciddi (Studio 328) – 10% off originals artworks
  • Karen Tyler (Studio 329) – 15% off paper originals ($500-700)
  • Ahmed Ansari (Studio 331) – 10% off original artworks
  • Guido Zanni (Studio 344) – 20% off

Demonstrations/Installations or Culinary Art Pairings throughout the Art Center

  • Lecsi Pillar (North Hall)
  • Kurt Anderson (Studio 5)
  • Printmakers Inc (Studio 14)
  • Lisa Schumaier (Studio 16)
  • Scope Gallery (Studio 19)
  • Enamelists Gallery (Studio 28)
  • Gale Waller (Studio 225)
  • Saya Behnam (Studio 229)
  • Alison Sigethy (Studio 335)
  • Guido Zanni (Studio 344)

Participating Culinary Artists

  • A&B Soft Serve Ice Cream
  • Le Petit Ananas Shaved Ice
  • Chiboo Bakery
  • Together We Bake
  • Balducci’s
  • Goodies Frozen Custard and Treats

About the Torpedo Factory Art Center

Founded in 1974 in a former navy munitions plant, the Torpedo Factory Art Center is home to the nation’s largest number of publicly accessible working artist studios under one roof. The Art Center is part of the City of Alexandria’s Office of the Arts, a division of the Department of Recreation, Parks and Cultural Activities. Just south of Washington, D.C., the Torpedo Factory Art Center overlooks the Potomac River in the Old-Town section of Alexandria, Virginia. Each year, more than a half million national and international visitors meet and interact with more than 165 resident artists in 82 studios and seven galleries. The Torpedo Factory Art Center is also home to The Art League headquarters and gallery, and the Alexandria Archaeology Museum. For more information, visit torpedofactory.org or follow the Torpedo Factory on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest via @torpedofactory

About the Vibrancy Initiative

The Vibrancy Initiative is the implementation of the Action Plan which demonstrates the City’s long-term commitment to the arts and maintaining the building as an Art Center with the highest quality artists. It provides direction for Torpedo Factory Art Center to become a 21st century, leading arts institution with a broad and deep connection to visitors, artists, and Alexandria residents, built on equity and high performance with a curated building of artists at its heart.

Special thanks to

The Factory Society

The Factory Society began as a young patrons committee of the Torpedo Factory and was launched as a separate and distinct nonprofit in 2017. Since then we have expanded our mission to include collectors of all ages.

We want to open collectors’ eyes to avenues of discovering affordable, original and local art. We hope this will empower them to feel more confident while buying it, and break down the barriers that prevent them from engaging with artists at galleries or shows.

Our vision is a more down to earth art world!

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Music all afternoon by DJ One Luv

 

Workshops on the Waterfront: Art & Language with Hyun Jung Kim

Enjoy a free workshop or live demo with a Torpedo Factory Art Center artist at the Waterfront entrance of the Art Center. There will be a different project every third Saturday of the month from April – September, 1 – 3pm.

 

July’s Workshop: Art & Language with Hyun Jung Kim (Studio 18)

Learn about the power of language in art and create mini-masterpieces with Kim. Combine letters based on the word “LOVE” and create a new language of your own.

Hyun Jung Kim Kim studied sculpture for her BFA (1998) and MFA (2000) at Seoul National University. After graduation, she had her first solo exhibition at the Kum San Gallery in 2001. Kim has had exhibited in numerous group exhibitions in Korea, including the Young Eun Contemporary Art Museum and WooDuck Gallery. In 2002, Kim moved to the United States and studied studio art at Montclair State University for her second MFA. Kim won the prestigious “Dean’s Artist/Scholar Graduate Award” of the College of Arts upon graduation. Kim has showed her work in United States, Hong Kong, Singapore, Korea and Europe. Recently Kim introduced her work at Athens, Greece and participated in international art fairs such as Art Palm Springs, SOFA Chicago, and SCOPE Miami Beach/ New York.

Virtual Artist Talk: Julia O’Bryan

Join us online!
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Join us on Friday, June 24  at 12pm on Facebook for a live artist talk with 2022 Post-Grad Resident, Julia O’Bryan, as her three-month post-grad residency comes to a close. O’Bryan talks with moderator Leslie Mounaime, curator of exhibitions, about her experiences during her time in the Post-Grad Studio #319.

Hear her speak about how his residency inspired his work and process. With a BFA in Ceramics from Southwestern University in Georgetown, TX, hear about her recent explorations in different techniques and how her work has evolved over time.

Julia will be working in Studio #319 for the rest of June.

 

About Julia:

Julia O’Bryan is a graduate of Southwestern University in Georgetown, TX. Her work stems from her childhood growing up in southwest Missouri as well as from her struggle with an aggressive auto-immune disease. Her work is an accumulation of her experiences; from her childhood, from her struggle with an aggressive autoimmune disease, all of the things that have made her who she is. Based on the destroying and scarring found throughout her lungs and body from her struggle with her autoimmune disease, the coral is a reflection of the beauty that can be seen through decay. The wide range of color throughout the coral on her work is meant to reflect the passage of time through the “bleaching” effect it creates. Gold accents throughout the work is meant to draw attention to the beauty in the human body over time and the beauty through brokenness that can occur throughout life.

 

A black family with two young children drawing together at Torpedo Factory Art Center

Juneteenth at the Art Center

America’s second Independence Day is a time to celebrate, reflect, and learn about the end of slavery in the United States. It’s a celebration of freedom, and also an opportunity to deepen our awareness of the nation’s legacy of systemic racism and oppression. Join artists at the Art Center for a shared community space in the Grand Hall to create artistic messages with your loved ones.

The Late Shift: ALX Pride

Celebrate PRIDE in all colors with this local celebration along the Potomac. ALX Pride was developed by Torpedo Factory Art Center in 2018 as a community-focused event to celebrate LGBTQ+-identifying creatives in the Alexandria area and beyond. Join us for a night of arts projects along the Waterfront and the Union Street entrances as well as throughout the building in a myriad of styles and celebrations. The Target Gallery Solo Exhibition artist provides a project for visitors as part of their 3-month exhibition through July.  Art Projects by Torpedo Factory Art Center Studio Artists and up-and-coming artists from the area. Live DJ set by DJ Kalo. 

 

Exhibitions  

Target Gallery (Studio 2)

LE DRIP: The Uncontainable Sauce of Black Essence Opening 
Target Gallery’s 2022 solo exhibition recipient. The LE DRIP series is a group of mixed media portraits created by 2022 Solo artist Blu Murphy as a tribute to the black community and celebrates the essence, beauty, and magic of this resilient and often undervalued group of people.

Studio 9

Through These Eyes Opening Reception
Artist Talk:  8 pm
As an extension of Target Gallery the Torpedo Factory Art Center is hosting the pop-up video exhibition, Through These Eyes, in Studio 9 of the Art Center during the summer of 2022. This exhibition features a series of videos that focuses on perspectives of underrepresented identities, including BIPOC identity, LGBTQ+ identity, and physical or mental disabilities in the form of film shorts, documentaries, and animations.


Site 2

Alexandria Library’s Teen Winter Art Exhibition (Extended through June)
Juried by two of Torpedo Factory Art Center’s very own resident artists, Saya Behnam and Jenny Nordstrom, come to the second floor Site 2 Gallery to enjoy the winner’s of Alexandria Library‘s annual competition for local Alexandria-based artists from local schools. Be the first to see the next generation of artists in our area!

 

 


ALX Pride Activities and Exhibitions

 

Safe Space NOVASafe Space NOVA

Learn more about supporting LGBTQ+ friends and family through the local efforts of Safe Space NoVA.

 

Safe Space NOVA is dedicated to providing a safe, accepting, and supportive environment to combat social stigmas, bullying, and other challenges faced by LGBTQ+ youth.

 

“I AM ART” Project with Blu Murphy


In honor of PRIDE, an interactive art installation will be added to Blu Murphy’s exhibition LE DRIP: The Uncontainable Sauce of Black Essence Opening.

LGBTQIA+ community members are often placed in social situations where they feel the need to dim their light and hide who they are. This installation was designed by the artist to provide her visitors with an opportunity to celebrate their uniqueness, individuality and above all the colorful elements that make them a masterpiece.

Participants will be instructed to write on a small piece of paper with a graphic image of a picture frame and answer the writing prompt “Why are you a work of art?” The visitors will then boldly place/adhere it to the two large pillars directly in front of the Target Gallery.

 

Projects by Torpedo Factory Art Center Studio Artists

 

Saya Behnam

Natural Rainbow Project
North Hall – 1st Floor

Interactive project to create a rainbow by using natural, minerals and handmade colors.  The artists will provide paints while visitors color strips of papers with different colors of the rainbow for a community masterpiece!


Jennifer Noda

Pronoun Pin Crafting Station
3rd Floor Smokestack outside Studio 307

Join the artist for a pronoun pin crafting station on the 3rd floor outside her studio 307 and offer a 10% discount on her artwork.  One night only!

 

 

 

Tracie Griffith Tso 

Rainbow Swirling Twirler
South Hall near Studio 22

Embrace pride by creating a hanging twirler! Handmade and painted, add personal flair to this colorful brightener making a shooting star, loving heart or anything you can imagine! Start with a paper plate, leave with a sassy, kaleidoscopic masterpiece. With Tracie Griffith Tso in Studios 22.

 

 

 

Rainbow Glass Project by Alexandria Archaeology Museum 

3rd Floor Landing

 

Why do old glass bottles have a rainbow patina? Staff from Alexandria Archaeology will show how glass weathering and diffraction come together to create colorful bottles! Remember the night by making your own button to take home.

 

ALX Pride Artists Row 


South Hall

Meet some of the up-and-coming artists in the community, and get inspired with works celebrating the DMV’s LGBTQ+ experience.

 

 

 

LIVE MUSIC: DJ KALO
7 – 10 P.M.

Karl-Eric Lerebours aka DJ Kalo was born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. As a boy, he used to listen to the local DJs mixing on the radio, he was captivated by their abilities to mash 2-3 songs at the same time. Karl-Eric began his DJ dream mixing reggae, hip hop, reggaeton and rap for friends that used to come to his house. He has landed various shows in places such as Port-au-Prince, Washington D.C. & New York City. Aside from DJing at various DC clubs and parties, he also makes bootlegs and launched a monthly podcast on his Soundcloud account.