Torpedo Factory Art Center Announces the 2017 Post-Graduate Residents

For the third consecutive year, the Torpedo Factory Art Center announced the names of the incoming Post-Graduate Residents. Fumi Amano, Nakeya Brown, Jay Hendrick, and Samantha Sethi were juried into the program by Kayn Miller, director of exhibitions at the Arlington Art Center. Starting in January 2017, these four emerging artists will each occupy Studio…

EatsPlace at the Torpedo Factory Art Center (Alexandria) Opening January 12th

Grab a bite the next time you stroll through the Torpedo Factory in Old Town! EatsPlace is opening their second location on January 12 in Old Town Alexandria at the historic Torpedo Factory Art Center. EatsPlace opened its first brick-and-mortar in 2014 in DC’s Petworth / Park View neighborhoods at 3607 Georgia Avenue NW, Washington DC 20010. The…

Weekend East City Event Round Up: October 13 – October 15

Thursday, October 13   Torpedo Factory Art Center – 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Celebrate Day of the Dead with live music, silkscreening, and gallery receptions. More information, click here. Torpedo Factory Art Center is located at 105 N. Union St., Alexandria, VA.   The Art League – 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Anita Bucsay…

Weekend East City Event Round Up: July 29-July 30 Edition

Friday, July 29   DCCAH – 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. View the works of over 70 artists who applied for the 2017 DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities Fellowship. For more details, click here. The exhibition will be on display at 200 I (Eye) St. SE gallery.   Vivid Solutions Gallery – 6…

Weekend East City Event Round Up: July 22 – July 24 Edition

Friday, July 22   Touchstone – 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Unscripted by Lina Alattar in Gallery B and Immersion by McCain McMurray in Gallery C open this Friday. For more details, click here. Touchstone is located at 901 New York Ave. NW.   VisArts – 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Join VisArts for the…

Weekend East City Event Round Up: July 14 – July 16 Edition

Thursday, July 14   American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center – 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Hear artists of The Looking Glass group exhibition discuss their experiences immigrating to the US from Latin America. For more details, click here. American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center is located at 4400 Massachusetts Ave….

Weekend East City Event Round Up: May 19-22 Edition

Thursday, May 19   Wohlfarth Galleries – 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Join Wohlfarth Galleries for a happy hour reception to view current work. For more details, click here. Wohlfarth Galleries is located at 3418 9th St. NE.   Friday, May 20   High Art Low Art – 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Accomplished artist…

Weekend [East City] Roundup: Quilted Edition

Saturday February 11    Off-Rhode Studio Gallery (1pm to 4pm) Off-Rhode Studio Gallery, a project of Art Enables, presents an exhibition of locally produced quilts inspired by a recent exhibition at the American Folk Art Museum in New York.   For additional details, click here.  Off-Rhode galleries is located at 2204 Rhode Island Ave NE.    CHAL…