Celebrate 100 Years of the Torpedo Factory in Alexandria

Torpedo Factory Art Center celebrates two major milestones in 2019 with an Anniversary Ball on Saturday, November 16, from 7 – 10 p.m. The building turns 100 and the Art Center is 45.  Mikaela Lefrak, WAMU arts and culture reporter, leads a lively evening of art, music, dancing, film, performance and memories. The party will…

Target Gallery Spotlights Emerging Artists of the DMV – 2018 Emerging Artists

Target Gallery, the contemporary exhibition space of the Torpedo Factory Art Center, introduces a new annual exhibition series featuring the work of emerging artists of the D.C., Maryland, and Virginia region. 2018 Emerging Artists is on view Saturday, March 31 through Sunday, May 20, 2018. “These artists are the future,” said Leslie Mounaime, director of…

Interlude: Unfinished Works at the Target Gallery

Opening Reception: Friday, December 15, 7 – 9 pm | Gallery Talk 7:30 pm The newest exhibition in Target Gallery, the contemporary exhibition space for the Torpedo Factory Art Center, presents artwork left both intentionally and unintentionally unfinished. Interlude: Unfinished Works features the work of 21 artists from across the globe. It is on view…

Artists Explore the Fleeting and Impermanent Nature of Time and Memory in New Target Gallery Exhibition

  The newest exhibition in Target Gallery, the contemporary exhibition space for the Torpedo Factory Art Center, presents work that is fleeting and impermanent. Ephemera features the work of 22 national and international artists who contemplate themes of nature, time, memory, and brevity. Painter/sculptor Pam Rogers juried the exhibition.   “There are multitudes of ways an individual can perceive this transitory existence, making…

Weekend East City Event Round Up: March 24 – March 26

Friday, March 24 Artomatic – 12 p.m. Join over 600 visual artists, musicians, filmmakers, and performers in Crystal City for the annual one-of-a-kind art extravaganza. For more details, click here. The event is located at 1800 Bell St., Arlington, VA.   Flashpoint Gallery – 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. In Developing an Argument, Christian Benefiel…

Start Collecting Art at Torpedo Factory’s 7th Annual Art Sale Party This Friday

Target Gallery’s popular annual exhibition and art sale, March150, returns to the Torpedo Factory Art Center this month. Proceeds benefit the Gallery’s future special exhibitions and programs. The work will be on view Saturday, March 11, through Sunday, March 26, with an Art Party on Friday, March 24.   Target Gallery, the contemporary exhibition space for the Torpedo Factory, collected more than…

Weekend East City Event Round Up: February 9 – February 12

Thursday, February 9 Target Gallery – 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Ipseity, curated by Jessica Kallista, features the works of seventeen artists examining their identity. For more information, click here. Target Gallery is located at 105 N. Union St., Alexandria, VA.   King Street Gallery – 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. (Note, a panel discussion…

Weekend East City Event Round Up: August 11-August 13 Edition

Thursday, August 11   Target Gallery – 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Dotted Space features the site-specific installations of artist Wade Kramm. For more information, click here. Target Gallery is located at 105 N. Union St., Alexandria, VA.   Saturday, August 13   Off-Rhode Gallery – 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Two new groups exhibitions,…