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Post-Grad Residency Talk: Nicole Wandera

As her three-month post-grad residency comes to a close, Nicole Wandera talks with moderator Leslie Mounaime, Curator of Exhibitions at the Torpedo Factory Art Center, about her experiences during her time at the Torpedo Factory. Throughout her residency, Nicole focused on creating work based on healing the black woman, surviving domestic abuse, and how to work through trauma to create beauty. Hear her speak about how her residency inspired her work and process and hear more about  her explorations with interactive artwork through augmented-reality and sensory experiences.

Join us for a live virtual conversation on facebook.com/torpedofactory.

11th Annual March150: Special Exhibition and Art Sale

March150 is Target Gallery’s biggest event of the year!

This 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.

Browse the Online Catalogue

Masks covering nose and mouth are required for entry and for the duration of your visit to Torpedo Factory Art Center and all spaces wherein.

March150 VIP First-Day Sales

Saturday, March 13
10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

This 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.

Get Your Tickets Now

There is a limit of 5 people per 30-minute window. Tickets are required to make an art purchase.

Public sales begin on Sunday, March 14, at 10 a.m.

This is event is presented in collaboration with Factory Society.

FREE March150 Virtual Art Party

Saturday, March 27
7 p.m.

The 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.

For 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.

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Live Music Performances

Live Bodypainting 

Featured Talk

Plus

  • Art Trivia
  • Prizes
  • Art Party Awards
  • Spring/Summer Arts Preview

This is event is presented in collaboration with Factory Society.

March150 Sunday Talks

March 14, 21, and 28
2pm
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March150 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.

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Complete Timeline

Exhibition Preview: Friday, March 12
VIP First-Day Sales: Saturday, March 13 (Purchase Tickets Now)
Public Sales: Sunday, March 14
Featured Virtual Artist Talks: Sundays, March 14, March 21, and March 28
Virtual Art Party: Saturday, March 27, 7 p.m.  (Reserve your spot now!)
Exhibition Closes: Saturday, April 3
Artwork Pick-Up: Monday, April 5 – Sunday, April 11

 

Questions? 
Contact: Leslie Mounaime
Phone: 703.746.4584
Email: [email protected]

March150 VIP First-Day Sales

10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

This 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.

Get Your Tickets Now

Public sales begin on Sunday, March 14, at 10 a.m.

This is event is presented in collaboration with Factory Society.

Pricing Artwork

The City of Alexandria’s Office of the Arts and Torpedo Factory Art Center are partnering with Latela Curatorial, a D.C.-based full-service art advisory firm, for a four-part workshop series designed to support artists, makers, and creative small businesses as they adapt for COVID-19.

Marta Staudinger, founder of Latela Curatorial, leads the free online sessions. Each begins at noon.

  • January 26: Portfolio & Outreach Tips for Artists
  • February 9: E-commerce for Artists & Makers
  • February 23: Exhibiting Art Online
  • March 9: Pricing Artwork

Content will be tailored to Alexandria, Virginia, and the broader D.C. metro area, but admission is open to the general public.

For more information or reasonable disability accommodation, contact [email protected] or 703.746.5565, Virginia Relay 711.

Register Now

Session Information

Tuesday, January 26

Portfolio & Outreach Tips for Artists

Before considering how to share your artwork with the masses via selling on your own website or through other shops/galleries, there are a few essentials required to organize your art practice.

This workshop will help you get organized, better communicate what your practice is, and why it is important to support.

In this workshop you will understand how to tap into other avenues of income that do not require a website or ecommerce upkeep. You will also understand the organization required to make moving your practice into online spaces. This is the beginning step to expanding your sales funnel, increasing your art brand visibility (exhibitions, press, collections) and your sales profit.

Tuesday, February 9

E-commerce for Artists & Makers

Whether you’ve never made a website, are thinking about changing the look of your online portfolio, or expanding into e-commerce: this workshop is for you.

We will review the basic checklist of what’s needed for an artist website, what collectors and art experts look for as well as how to use metadata appropriately to work for you. This workshop also covers pros and cons to encourage you to think critically about how much to display on your website and when based on what projects you may have coming up.

Tuesday, February 23

Exhibiting Art Online

During the pandemic, artists are depending on online platforms more than ever before. This workshop will cover how you can expand your reach by participating in online exhibitions, as well as how to curate your own. You’ll receive a checklist of what to consider for platform visibility and how much engagement is required for an online exhibition to actually be effective. This workshop will briefly cover how else to funnel online audiences to your website, such as press and social media, however this is not a social media how to workshop.

Tuesday, March 9

Pricing Artwork

Not sure how to price your artwork? That is one of the trickiest marks in the book. Some artists don’t hit the sales they’d like because they’re underpricing their work and not communicating their value properly, while others may be overpricing (pricing themselves out of their market).

This workshop will cover what you need to consider to price your artwork, when you should increase your prices, how to communicate your value across your brand, and how to actually identify your market (yes, art is a market like every other business!).

About Latela Curatorial

Latela Curatorial is a full service art advisory firm and curatorial office based in Washington DC, specializing in mid-emerging women artists. LC provides contract curatorial services for a variety of organizations. Founded in 2014. In 2015, Latela Curatorial opened as a curatorial office/gallery in Brookland, which has been voted Best Commercial Art Gallery in Washington DC for four years consecutively since its opening. In 2019, LC was highlighted as one of the “5 Art Destinations Changing DC’s Creative Scene”. Passionate about supporting the arts ecosystem in the nation’s capital, LC excels in working with art collectors as well as architects/developers in an ever-gentrifying area and underrepresented art market to augment the area’s artistic currents and talents.

About Alexandria’s Office of the Arts

The Department of Recreation, Parks and Cultural Activities promotes the value of arts and culture in Alexandria by nurturing, investing in and celebrating the creative contributions of artists and arts organizations through the Office of the Arts division. By engaging the community, encouraging participation, and facilitating access to the arts, RPCA works with local artists and arts organizations to build a vibrant community for all of the City’s residents, workers and visitors. Within the division, the Events and Public Space Activation team strengthens and builds the social fabric of Alexandria. Learn more at alexandriava.gov/arts or follow @alexartsoffice on Instagram and Twitter. Add to the conversation with #artsALX.

 

Photo by artxadanna via nappy.co.

Exhibiting Art Online

The City of Alexandria’s Office of the Arts and Torpedo Factory Art Center are partnering with Latela Curatorial, a D.C.-based full-service art advisory firm, for a four-part workshop series designed to support artists, makers, and creative small businesses as they adapt for COVID-19.

Marta Staudinger, founder of Latela Curatorial, leads the free online sessions. Each begins at noon.

  • January 26: Portfolio & Outreach Tips for Artists
  • February 9: E-commerce for Artists & Makers
  • February 23: Exhibiting Art Online
  • March 9: Pricing Artwork

Content will be tailored to Alexandria, Virginia, and the broader D.C. metro area, but admission is open to the general public.

For more information or reasonable disability accommodation, contact [email protected] or 703.746.5565, Virginia Relay 711.

Register Now

Session Information

Tuesday, January 26

Portfolio & Outreach Tips for Artists

Before considering how to share your artwork with the masses via selling on your own website or through other shops/galleries, there are a few essentials required to organize your art practice.

This workshop will help you get organized, better communicate what your practice is, and why it is important to support.

In this workshop you will understand how to tap into other avenues of income that do not require a website or ecommerce upkeep. You will also understand the organization required to make moving your practice into online spaces. This is the beginning step to expanding your sales funnel, increasing your art brand visibility (exhibitions, press, collections) and your sales profit.

Tuesday, February 9

E-commerce for Artists & Makers

Whether you’ve never made a website, are thinking about changing the look of your online portfolio, or expanding into e-commerce: this workshop is for you.

We will review the basic checklist of what’s needed for an artist website, what collectors and art experts look for as well as how to use metadata appropriately to work for you. This workshop also covers pros and cons to encourage you to think critically about how much to display on your website and when based on what projects you may have coming up.

Tuesday, February 23

Exhibiting Art Online

During the pandemic, artists are depending on online platforms more than ever before. This workshop will cover how you can expand your reach by participating in online exhibitions, as well as how to curate your own. You’ll receive a checklist of what to consider for platform visibility and how much engagement is required for an online exhibition to actually be effective. This workshop will briefly cover how else to funnel online audiences to your website, such as press and social media, however this is not a social media how to workshop.

Tuesday, March 9

Pricing Artwork

Not sure how to price your artwork? That is one of the trickiest marks in the book. Some artists don’t hit the sales they’d like because they’re underpricing their work and not communicating their value properly, while others may be overpricing (pricing themselves out of their market).

This workshop will cover what you need to consider to price your artwork, when you should increase your prices, how to communicate your value across your brand, and how to actually identify your market (yes, art is a market like every other business!).

About Latela Curatorial

Latela Curatorial is a full service art advisory firm and curatorial office based in Washington DC, specializing in mid-emerging women artists. LC provides contract curatorial services for a variety of organizations. Founded in 2014. In 2015, Latela Curatorial opened as a curatorial office/gallery in Brookland, which has been voted Best Commercial Art Gallery in Washington DC for four years consecutively since its opening. In 2019, LC was highlighted as one of the “5 Art Destinations Changing DC’s Creative Scene”. Passionate about supporting the arts ecosystem in the nation’s capital, LC excels in working with art collectors as well as architects/developers in an ever-gentrifying area and underrepresented art market to augment the area’s artistic currents and talents.

About Alexandria’s Office of the Arts

The Department of Recreation, Parks and Cultural Activities promotes the value of arts and culture in Alexandria by nurturing, investing in and celebrating the creative contributions of artists and arts organizations through the Office of the Arts division. By engaging the community, encouraging participation, and facilitating access to the arts, RPCA works with local artists and arts organizations to build a vibrant community for all of the City’s residents, workers and visitors. Within the division, the Events and Public Space Activation team strengthens and builds the social fabric of Alexandria. Learn more at alexandriava.gov/arts or follow @alexartsoffice on Instagram and Twitter. Add to the conversation with #artsALX.

 

Photo by artxadanna via nappy.co.

E-commerce for Artists & Makers

The City of Alexandria’s Office of the Arts and Torpedo Factory Art Center are partnering with Latela Curatorial, a D.C.-based full-service art advisory firm, for a four-part workshop series designed to support artists, makers, and creative small businesses as they adapt for COVID-19.

Marta Staudinger, founder of Latela Curatorial, leads the free online sessions. Each begins at noon.

  • January 26: Portfolio & Outreach Tips for Artists
  • February 9: E-commerce for Artists & Makers
  • February 23: Exhibiting Art Online
  • March 9: Pricing Artwork

Content will be tailored to Alexandria, Virginia, and the broader D.C. metro area, but admission is open to the general public.

For more information or reasonable disability accommodation, contact [email protected] or 703.746.5565, Virginia Relay 711.

Register Now

Session Information

Tuesday, January 26

Portfolio & Outreach Tips for Artists

Before considering how to share your artwork with the masses via selling on your own website or through other shops/galleries, there are a few essentials required to organize your art practice.

This workshop will help you get organized, better communicate what your practice is, and why it is important to support.

In this workshop you will understand how to tap into other avenues of income that do not require a website or ecommerce upkeep. You will also understand the organization required to make moving your practice into online spaces. This is the beginning step to expanding your sales funnel, increasing your art brand visibility (exhibitions, press, collections) and your sales profit.

Tuesday, February 9

E-commerce for Artists & Makers

Whether you’ve never made a website, are thinking about changing the look of your online portfolio, or expanding into e-commerce: this workshop is for you.

We will review the basic checklist of what’s needed for an artist website, what collectors and art experts look for as well as how to use metadata appropriately to work for you. This workshop also covers pros and cons to encourage you to think critically about how much to display on your website and when based on what projects you may have coming up.

Tuesday, February 23

Exhibiting Art Online

During the pandemic, artists are depending on online platforms more than ever before. This workshop will cover how you can expand your reach by participating in online exhibitions, as well as how to curate your own. You’ll receive a checklist of what to consider for platform visibility and how much engagement is required for an online exhibition to actually be effective. This workshop will briefly cover how else to funnel online audiences to your website, such as press and social media, however this is not a social media how to workshop.

Tuesday, March 9

Pricing Artwork

Not sure how to price your artwork? That is one of the trickiest marks in the book. Some artists don’t hit the sales they’d like because they’re underpricing their work and not communicating their value properly, while others may be overpricing (pricing themselves out of their market).

This workshop will cover what you need to consider to price your artwork, when you should increase your prices, how to communicate your value across your brand, and how to actually identify your market (yes, art is a market like every other business!).

About Latela Curatorial

Latela Curatorial is a full service art advisory firm and curatorial office based in Washington DC, specializing in mid-emerging women artists. LC provides contract curatorial services for a variety of organizations. Founded in 2014. In 2015, Latela Curatorial opened as a curatorial office/gallery in Brookland, which has been voted Best Commercial Art Gallery in Washington DC for four years consecutively since its opening. In 2019, LC was highlighted as one of the “5 Art Destinations Changing DC’s Creative Scene”. Passionate about supporting the arts ecosystem in the nation’s capital, LC excels in working with art collectors as well as architects/developers in an ever-gentrifying area and underrepresented art market to augment the area’s artistic currents and talents.

About Alexandria’s Office of the Arts

The Department of Recreation, Parks and Cultural Activities promotes the value of arts and culture in Alexandria by nurturing, investing in and celebrating the creative contributions of artists and arts organizations through the Office of the Arts division. By engaging the community, encouraging participation, and facilitating access to the arts, RPCA works with local artists and arts organizations to build a vibrant community for all of the City’s residents, workers and visitors. Within the division, the Events and Public Space Activation team strengthens and builds the social fabric of Alexandria. Learn more at alexandriava.gov/arts or follow @alexartsoffice on Instagram and Twitter. Add to the conversation with #artsALX.

 

Photo by artxadanna via nappy.co.

Portfolio & Outreach Tips for Artists

The City of Alexandria’s Office of the Arts and Torpedo Factory Art Center are partnering with Latela Curatorial, a D.C.-based full-service art advisory firm, for a four-part workshop series designed to support artists, makers, and creative small businesses as they adapt for COVID-19.

Marta Staudinger, founder of Latela Curatorial, leads the free online sessions. Each begins at noon.

  • January 26: Portfolio & Outreach Tips for Artists
  • February 9: E-commerce for Artists & Makers
  • February 23: Exhibiting Art Online
  • March 9: Pricing Artwork

Content will be tailored to Alexandria, Virginia, and the broader D.C. metro area, but admission is open to the general public.

For more information or reasonable disability accommodation, contact [email protected] or 703.746.5565, Virginia Relay 711.

Register Now

Session Information

Tuesday, January 26

Portfolio & Outreach Tips for Artists

Before considering how to share your artwork with the masses via selling on your own website or through other shops/galleries, there are a few essentials required to organize your art practice.

This workshop will help you get organized, better communicate what your practice is, and why it is important to support.

In this workshop you will understand how to tap into other avenues of income that do not require a website or ecommerce upkeep. You will also understand the organization required to make moving your practice into online spaces. This is the beginning step to expanding your sales funnel, increasing your art brand visibility (exhibitions, press, collections) and your sales profit.

Tuesday, February 9

E-commerce for Artists & Makers

Whether you’ve never made a website, are thinking about changing the look of your online portfolio, or expanding into e-commerce: this workshop is for you.

We will review the basic checklist of what’s needed for an artist website, what collectors and art experts look for as well as how to use metadata appropriately to work for you. This workshop also covers pros and cons to encourage you to think critically about how much to display on your website and when based on what projects you may have coming up.

Tuesday, February 23

Exhibiting Art Online

During the pandemic, artists are depending on online platforms more than ever before. This workshop will cover how you can expand your reach by participating in online exhibitions, as well as how to curate your own. You’ll receive a checklist of what to consider for platform visibility and how much engagement is required for an online exhibition to actually be effective. This workshop will briefly cover how else to funnel online audiences to your website, such as press and social media, however this is not a social media how to workshop.

Tuesday, March 9

Pricing Artwork

Not sure how to price your artwork? That is one of the trickiest marks in the book. Some artists don’t hit the sales they’d like because they’re underpricing their work and not communicating their value properly, while others may be overpricing (pricing themselves out of their market).

This workshop will cover what you need to consider to price your artwork, when you should increase your prices, how to communicate your value across your brand, and how to actually identify your market (yes, art is a market like every other business!).

About Latela Curatorial

Latela Curatorial is a full service art advisory firm and curatorial office based in Washington DC, specializing in mid-emerging women artists. LC provides contract curatorial services for a variety of organizations. Founded in 2014. In 2015, Latela Curatorial opened as a curatorial office/gallery in Brookland, which has been voted Best Commercial Art Gallery in Washington DC for four years consecutively since its opening. In 2019, LC was highlighted as one of the “5 Art Destinations Changing DC’s Creative Scene”. Passionate about supporting the arts ecosystem in the nation’s capital, LC excels in working with art collectors as well as architects/developers in an ever-gentrifying area and underrepresented art market to augment the area’s artistic currents and talents.

About Alexandria’s Office of the Arts

The Department of Recreation, Parks and Cultural Activities promotes the value of arts and culture in Alexandria by nurturing, investing in and celebrating the creative contributions of artists and arts organizations through the Office of the Arts division. By engaging the community, encouraging participation, and facilitating access to the arts, RPCA works with local artists and arts organizations to build a vibrant community for all of the City’s residents, workers and visitors. Within the division, the Events and Public Space Activation team strengthens and builds the social fabric of Alexandria. Learn more at alexandriava.gov/arts or follow @alexartsoffice on Instagram and Twitter. Add to the conversation with #artsALX.

 

Photo by artxadanna via nappy.co.

Movements, Moments

Virtual Reception + Virtual Exhibition Tour Premiere: 
Friday, February 12, 7pm
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For virtual viewing, enjoy our virtual exhibition tour and our digital exhibition catalog:

Movements, Moments Catalog

Target 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.

This 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.

The juror for this exhibition is artist and curator Eames Armstrong.

Participating Artists:

Laurie Berenhaus, Jersey City, NJ
Matthew Borgen, Philadelphia, PA
Chris Combs, Washington, DC
Gala Cude-Pacheco, Washington, DC
Alexander D’Agostino, Baltimore, MD
Sara Dittrich, Baltimore, MD
Josephine Lee, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Bingyi Liu, Baltimore, MD
Jillian Abir MacMaster, Frederick, MD
Laura Mongiovi, St. Augustine, FL
Jassie Rios, Washington, DC
Allison Roberts, St. Louis, MO
LaRissa Rogers, Ruckersville, VA
Sweta Shah, Vienna, VA
Lynn Silverman, Baltimore, MD
Amy Sinbondit, Chevy Chase, MD
Sarah Trad, Philadelphia, PA
Janet Wittenberg, Glen Echo, MD
Lauren Woods, Opelika, AL

 

Image Credit: Jillian Abir MacMaster, Beatifica 2, 2020. Digital Print.

Call for Artists: March150 Panel Sales

Description
March150, Target Gallery’s annual special exhibition and art sale, returns with all proceeds going to support new exhibitions and programs at Target Gallery and Torpedo Factory Art Center.

Get Tickets for First Day Sales RSVP to the Virtual Art Party

Eligibility + Participation
Open to all! (provided the artwork submitted meets the guidelines). A $15 fee per panel guarantees entry into the exhibition. There is a limit of three entries per artist. Entry fee is non-refundable.

You may come in-person* to Target Gallery to purchase the art panels or  you may call to purchase over the phone. Target Gallery will ship panels to you if that is preferred but artist are responsible for covering shipping costs. This must be arranged directly with the gallery staff.

The price for shipping:
Regular Box: $17 (fits one panel)
Large Box: $23 (fits up to three panels)

*  Please check our Visit Us section for COVID-19 related parameters for in-person visits. Target Gallery is open in person on a reduced schedule of Wednesday – Sunday, 10am – 6pm.

How it Works
• All work must produced on the 10”x10” wood panels provided by the gallery. All panels must be picked up from the gallery; we will not ship panels. (Please note that we have a limited number of panels and they may sell out before Sunday, February 7)
• All artwork will be sold for $150. On the night of our virtual event, all attending guests will be able to buy work for $100.

Timeline
Blank Panel Sales: Saturday, January 2 – Monday, February 7 (or until we sell out)
Ticket Sales for VIP Timed Tickets and Virtual Art Party: Available starting Saturday, February 12
Finished Artwork Due to the Gallery: Saturday, February 27 – Sunday, March 7
Exhibition Preview: Friday, March 12
VIP Timed Tickets: Saturday, March 13 (we will extend the time based on demand)
Featured Virtual Artist Talks: Dates TBA
Virtual Art Party (ticketed): Saturday, March 27, 7pm
Artwork Pick-Up: Monday, April 5 – Sunday, April 11

Guidelines
Please note we have no limitations on artwork style, theme, or medium except the following rules listed below. Any artwork that violates these rules will not be accepted into the exhibition.

1. All artwork must have an Artist Agreement filled out and attached to it upon drop-off. Agreements will be provided along with your receipt with the art panel purchase.
2. ONLY if you flip and create artwork in the back of the panel—you are required to install a sawtooth hanger yourself. The gallery will not install them for you as it will require us to nail into/drill into the piece and potentially damage the work. We encourage all those who invert their panel to install the hardware first. Any artwork without proper hardware will not be accepted (a requirement ONLY to those creating work on the back/inside of the panel).

 

 

 

3. All artwork must be hung/displayed as a square (no diamond oriented work please), all the artwork is hung on a grid, so it must be hung as square.

 

 

4. No artwork can protrude off any sides of the panel. Again, the exhibition is hung using a grid, so it needs to be able to fit without interfering with other pieces.
5. Artwork should not protrude more that 3 inches off the front of the panel (for sculptural/ mixed media) – it must be able to fit inside a large Priority mailbox (which is what we will use to ship the work upon it being sold). We will have a large Priority mailbox in the gallery to test the artwork to make sure it will fit. If it does not fit, with some wiggle room for padding, it will not be accepted into the exhibition.
6. No weapons or sharp objects (i.e. nails, sharp edge glass) can protrude from the piece.
7. The content of artwork should be appropriate for all ages, so please no graphic content.

Download Guidelines

Questions? 
Contact: Leslie Mounaime
Phone: 703.746.4584
Email: [email protected]

2020 Post-Grad Residents

Artist Talk: Friday, January 15, 7pm
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In 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.

Exhibition Catalog

Image Credit: Vi Trinh, The Station, 2020. Netart, animation, digital art, sound design.