Torpedo Factory Art Center: Our Events

Second Thursday Art Night at The Torpedo Factory

Date: Thursday, July 9, 2015 - 6:00pm - 9:00pm

Location: Torpedo Factory Art Center 105 N. Union Street Alexandria, VA 22314

Browse studios and galleries and meet artists at this after-hours event the second Thursday of every month.

Second Thursday Art Night at The Torpedo Factory

Date: Thursday, June 11, 2015 - 6:00pm - 9:00pm

Location: Torpedo Factory Art Center 105 N. Union Street Alexandria, VA 22314

Browse studios and galleries and meet artists at this after-hours event the second Thursday of every month.

Second Thursday in Old Town: Pop Dot

Date: Thursday, May 9, 2013 - 6:00pm - 9:00pm

Location: King Street between Fairfax Street and the Torpedo Factory Art Center

Art events are popping up at venues near the waterfront from May through October! This month, Warhol goes polka. Pop art with a dash of surrealism is the evening's inspiration. Prizes for best dotted costumes, create dot designs and participate in "Spot the Dot" prize contests.

2nd Thursday Art Night: Spring Awakening

Date: Thursday, March 14, 2013 - 6:00pm - 9:00pm

Location: Torpedo Factory Art Center 105 North Union Street Alexandria, VA 22314 www.torpedofactory.org/thursday

Browse three floors of open studios and galleries, converse with artists, and enjoy refreshments at this FREE monthly event! 2nd Thursday Art Night for March is made possible in part by our generous supporting sponsor: Firebirds Wood Fired Grill.

March150

Date: Saturday, March 9, 2013 - 10:00am - Sunday, March 17, 2013 - 9:00pm

Location: Target Gallery at Torpedo Factory Art Center, 105 North Union Street, Alexandria, VA 22314

The Target Gallery and the March of Dimes are teaming up to raise money for both organizations with our 3rd annual exhibition fundraiser March150 (formerly titled "March Madness").

Lincoln and Booth: One Mad Act and Its Expiation | Morrison House Present Dr. Terry Alford

Date: Tuesday, March 5, 2013 - 6:00pm - 8:00pm

Location: Morrison House, 116 South Alfred Street, Alexandria, VA 22314 www.morrisonhouse.com / 703-838-8000

In relating the story of President Abraham Lincoln’s assassination and John Wilkes Booth’s escape, flight, and death, scholar Terry Alford will introduce fresh details and insights about the most consequential murder of the 19th century. Did Lincoln know Booth, and what did he think of him? Did Booth regret his actions?

Torpedo Factory Artists' Association Annual Jury Information Session

Date: Sunday, February 24, 2013 - 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Location: Torpedo Factory Art Center, 105 North Union Street, Alexandria, VA 22314 Studio 31 (1st floor)

Visual artists who are interested in joining the Torpedo Factory Artists' Association are invited to attend a Jury Information Session to learn about the annual jury process and the benefits of being an associate artist (such as eligibility for studio space).

2nd Thursday Art Night: Made with Love

Date: Thursday, February 14, 2013 - 6:00pm - 9:00pm

Location: Torpedo Factory Art Center, 105 North Union Street, Alexandria, VA 22314 www.torpedofactory.org

Browse three floors of open studios and galleries, converse with artists, and enjoy refreshments at this free monthly event!

Announcement of the Friends 2013 Artist of the Year

Date: Thursday, February 7, 2013 - 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Location: Torpedo Factory Art Center's Target Gallery 105 North Union Street Alexandria, VA 22314

Eight artists have filed applications for the 2013 Artist of the Year competition sponsored by the Friends of the Torpedo Factory Art Center. On Thursday, February 7 at 6pm, the Friends will announce the winner of this annual competition, which was open to all artists in the Torpedo Factory Artists' Association.

"The Insightful Image: Scientific Understanding You Can See"; Morrison House Presents Dr. Peter Matic

Date: Tuesday, February 5, 2013 - 6:00pm - 8:00pm

Location: Morrison House Hotel, 116 South Alfred Street, Alexandria, VA 22314, www.morrisonhouse.com

Dr. Peter Matic, Head of the Multifunctional Materials Branch at the Naval Research Laboratory, shares how visualization and simulatin of stress fields and fluid flows have shaped modern structural integrity while redefining the way we "see" in a data-rich world.