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…

Free End of Summer Art and Dance Party at Torpedo Factory Art Center

The Late Shift: Summer Fling Friday, August 10 7 – 10 pm The Torpedo Factory Art Center stays open late on Friday, August 10 for the next Late Shift event. Summer Fling is an end of summer dance party celebrating the five decades of the Art Center’s history. Festivities run 7 – 10 pm. DJ Starchild…

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…

New Programming and After Hours at the Torpedo Factory

Throughout the month of December, the Torpedo Factory Art Center offers a diverse line-up of programs, events, and exhibitions. ·         Interlude: Unfinished Works December 9, 2017 – January 21, 2018 The newest exhibition in Target Gallery, the contemporary exhibition space of the Torpedo Factory, spotlights the artistic process in Interlude: Unfinished Works. Art has been…

Artists Apply for 2018 Post-Graduate Residency Studio at Torpedo Factory Art Center EDIT

Deadline: Sunday, September 10, 2017 Application: torpedofactory.org/artopps Now in its fourth year, the Post-Graduate Residency Studio at the Torpedo Factory Art Center is seeking applicants for the 2018 program. The deadline is Sunday, September 10, 2017. This competitive program provides meaningful support for recent promising graduates who have, or will soon complete a bachelor’s or master’s art degree with an accredited program….

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…

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…