Welcome to the Torpedo Factory Art Center! The Torpedo Factory Art Center is one of the largest and most celebrated visual arts centers in the United States. Located on Old Town Alexandria’s historic waterfront just south of Washington, D.C., the building was once an actual torpedo factory in the post-World War I era. Today the Art Center operates as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, attracting more than 500,000 national and international visitors annually with unparalleled original artwork, changing exhibitions, special events, and educational programming.

Central to the Art Center experience are more than 165 visual artists in residence who create works onsite in a wide variety of media. Artists are selected through an annual jury process by the Torpedo Factory Artists’ Association.

Explore all three floors of the Torpedo Factory Art Center to see 82 working studios, 6 galleries, the Alexandria Archaeology Museum, The Art League School, the gift shop and visitor information center, and the Café by Bread & Chocolate.

Torpedo Factory Art Center

Visitor’s Guide & Directory

OPEN DAILY 10AM-6PM • THURSDAYS UNTIL 9PM ARTISTS’ HOURS VARY • 703.838.4565 105 N. UNION STREET • ALEXANDRIA, VA 22314

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Art Center Floor Plan

Current as of 11.1.2012.There are a number of associate artists who sublet from resident artists. A frequently-updated list is available at the Information Desk.

FIBERS

PHOTOGRAPHYB. J. Anderson • 6Min Enghauser • 309Margaret Huddy • 203Greg Knott • 318Guido Krueger • 306Francine B. Livaditis • 328Pete McCutchen • 344Multiple Exposures Gallery • 312James D. Steele • 343Craig Sterling • 305Kathy Udell • 14

JEWELRY

Penelope Barringer • 325Dawn Benedetto • 226Cindy Brandt • 330Ann Citron • 329Cynthia Corio-Poli • 209Tanya Davis • 15

Don Viehman • 205Zsuzsi Wolf • 229 ENAMELINGPenelope Barringer • 325Ann Citron • 329Cynthia Corio-Poli • 209Enamelists Gallery • 28Don Viehman • 205 HAND ENGRAVINGEric Margry • 229

Fiberworks • 14Barbro Eriksdotter Gendell • 201Zoya Gutina • 319Kim Jones • 5Dejan Jovanovic • 15Tony Man • 212Eric Margry • 229Metallum • 201Potomac Fiber Arts Gallery • 18Gretchen Raber • 201Alicia Roman • 226Susan Sanders • 206Ileen Shefferman • 22Marcos Teixeira • 204Kathy Udell • 14Estelle Vernon • 201

GLASS

STAINED GLASSChristine Nicoll Parson • 340

Cindy Brandt • 330Cynthia Corio-Poli • 209Ruth Gowell • 8Alison Sigethy • 307Lea Topping • 316 ENGRAVED CRYSTALGerda Atzl • 214

Gloria Barbre • 14/210Lois Benson • 13Cindy Brandt • 330Anne Buchal • 303Ann Citron • 329Tory Cowles • 7Ann DiPlacido • 320Candace Edgerley • 14Tamara Embrey • 14 Annemarie Feld • 14Fiberworks • 14

Ruth Gowell • 8Virginia Irby-Maxwell • 14Carol Gellner Levin • 30Cindy Lowther • 301Jenae Michelle • 226Potomac Fiber Arts Gallery • 18Susan Sanders • 206Anna Yakubovskaya • 302Saaraliisa Ylitalo • 14

COLLAGE & MIXED MEDIAAnn Barbieri • 322Mirella Monti Belshé • 27Rosemary Feit Covey • 224Tory Cowles • 7Marcia Dale Dullum • 301Laurie Fields • 336Susan Finsen • 29Jeanne Garant • 7Roberta Glick • 313Gwendolyn Graine • 338

Mina Oka Hanig • 225Carol Gellner Levin • 30Carol Lopatin • 301Cindy Lowther • 301Pat Monk • 227Christine Nicoll Parson • 340Potomac Fiber Arts Gallery • 18Beverly Ryan • 333Lisa Schumaier • 16Marsha Staiger • 322

CERAMICS

Joan C. Kasprzak • 225

Lori Ehrlich Katz • 8Brenda Townsend Kollman • 22David Norton • 22Rebecca Ravenal • 23Phyllis Roderer • 23Carolyn Dutky Romano • 24Robert Rosselle • 311Lisa Schumaier • 16Scope Gallery • 19 Elke Seefeldt • 22Joan Ulrich • 24

Carlos Beltrán Baldiviezo • 6Susan Cohen • 23Solveig Cox • 23Jamie Fine • 330Fire One Studio • 22Jolande E. Goldberg • 326Susan Greenleaf • 22Jennifer Hatfield • 23Maija Hay • 22Hollin Hills Potters • 23Marcia Jestaedt • 13Vivian Johnson • 23 Joan Kasprzak • 225

Min Enghauser • 309

Alison Sigethy • 307

Dawn Benedetto / poppi • 226

Mirella Monti Belshé • 27

Annemarie Feld • 14

Art Center Floor Plan

Current as of 11.1.2012.There are a number of associate artists who sublet from resident artists. A frequently-updated list is available at the Information Desk.

PAINTING & DRAWING

B. J. Anderson • 6Betsy Anderson • 223Ann Barbieri • 322Kathy Beynette • 5Peg Bruhn • 3Anne Buchal • 303Ruth Buhrman • 324Christine Cardellino • 313Margaret Cerutti • 326Marietje Chamberlain • 225Lesley Clarke • 341David Cochran • 317

Rachel Collins • 342Rosemary Feit Covey • 224Tory Cowles • 7Tanya Davis • 15James Dean • 306Marcia Dale Dullum • 301Carol M. Dupré • 12Laura Edwards • 29Jackie Ehle • 318Laurie Fields • 336Susan Finsen • 29Nancy Pane Fortwengler • 223Jeanne Garant • 7Roberta Glick • 313Geri Gordon • 341Gwendolyn Graine • 338Betty Grisham • 17Mina Oka Hanig • 225Matthew Harwood • 222Caroline Heald • 321Everett Hill • 332Michele Hoben • 31Margaret Huddy • 203Matthew Johnston • 310Sheep Jones • 7

Rachel Kerwin • 203Viviane de Kosinsky • 208Gloria Logan • 322Carol Lopatin • 301Mary Lynch • 339Sue Lynch • 338Susan Makara • 335Marcel • 334Alvena McCormick • 337Pat Monk • 227Jamaliah Morais • 25Christine Nicoll Parson • 340Andra Patterson • 308Niki Pickett • 338Cindy Packard Richmond • 3Beverly Ryan • 333Anna Shakeeva • 304Pauline Siple • 331Connie Slack • 326Marsha Staiger • 322Mary Ann Stevens • 314Marian Van Landingham • 321Liang Wei • 324Anna Yakubovskaya • 302

Betty Grisham • 17

PRINTMAKINGNancy Aldrich-Wolf • 325B. J. Anderson • 6Betsy Anderson • 223Penelope Barringer • 325Anne Buchal • 303Marietje Chamberlain • 225Judith Coady • 325Ruth Corning • 325Rosemary Feit Covey • 224Discover Graphics Atelier • 202Laura Edwards • 29Avis Fleming • 325Jeanne Garant • 7Roberta Glick • 313

Connie Grace • 325Margaret Huddy • 203Laura Weaver Huff • 325Matthew Johnston • 310Viviane de Kosinsky • 208Marcel • 334Norma Pfaff • 325Printmakers Inc • 325Carolyn Dutky Romano • 24Anna Shakeeva • 304Pauline Siple • 331Maggie Stewart • 325Carolyn Witschonke • 325

Carolyn Dutky Romano • 24

Marcel • 334Larry Morris • 4Robert Rosselle • 311Tatyana Schremko • 32Lisa Schumaier • 16Alison Sigethy • 307Marcos Teixeira • 204Lea Topping • 316

ENAMELINGAnn Citron • 329Enamelists Gallery • 28

SCULPTURECarlos Beltrán Baldiviezo • 6Mirella Monti Belshé • 27Anne Buchal • 303Ann Citron • 329Susan Cohen • 23Jackie Ehle • 318Christopher Erney • 33Jamie Fine • 330Jolande E. Goldberg • 326Carol Gellner Levin • 30Cindy Lowther • 301Mary Lynch • 339

Target GalleryThe Target Gallery is the Art Center’s national exhibition space, located on the first floor behind the spiral staircase. Exhibitions in the first half of 2013 include: Between the Lines • January 5 – 27

Fabricated: An Exhibition of Wearable Art • February 2 – March 3

March Fundraiser Exhibition • March 9 – 17

Newly Juried Artists • March 23 – 30

Friends Mentor Show • April 3 – 7

Trash Talk • April 10 – 28

Beyond Function • May 4 – June 2

Food: Friend or Foe • June 8 – 30

For a complete listing of shows and calls for entries, visit www.torpedofactory.org/target.

Untitled by Sascha Hughes-Caleyfrom the 2012 exhibition Upheaval

Jolande E. Goldberg • 326

HistoryThe U.S. Navy began construction on the original building in 1918 as facility for making torpedo shell casings and other weapons. Torpedoes, like the green MK-14 on view in the Art Center’s main hall, were manufactured onsite following World War I and throughout World War II. In the post-war era, the federal government used the complex to store materials as diverse as dinosaur bones and documents pertaining to the Nuremberg War Crimes Trials.

The City of Alexandria purchased the buildings in 1969. They remained unoccu-pied until 1974, when Marian Van Landingham—founder and first director of the Art Center—proposed the use of the two smallest buildings as an art center. When the Torpedo Factory Art Center opened to the public on September 15, 1974, it

was heralded as a visionary example of downtown revitalization and adaptive re-use and has subsequently been cited as a prototype for arts organizations around the world.

Alexandria Archaeology MuseumExperience Alexandria’s 10,000-year-old history through artifacts, exhibitions, and hands-on activities at the Alexandria Archaeology Museum, located in Room 327 on the third floor of the Art Center. Interact with city archaeologists and volunteers in the public laboratory, and see the latest finds from current excavations.

www.alexandriaarchaeology.org

The Art League School & GalleryThe Art League School offers a full selection of classes in the fine arts and fine crafts for all ages and skill levels. Course catalogues are available at the visitor information desk and online at www.theartleague.org. The Art League Gallery provides a gathering and exhibition space for the visual arts community in Alexandria and the greater Washington, DC area. With the gallery’s robust exhibition schedule, visitors are guaranteed an opportunity to see the best visual art in the mid-Atlantic region.

Get InvolvedThere are many ways throughout the year to make a positive impact at the

Art Center:

• Join the annual membership program to receive special benefits connecting you to arts events, discounts, and exciting opportunities

• Consider making a tax-deductible donation to support and sustain exhibitions and programming.

• Volunteer—as a tour guide, visitor services representative, or at events—and get to meet artists and art enthusiasts.

Evening RentalsThe Art Center’s distinctive public space—surrounded by art and artists’ studios—may be rented for private evening events (available 5pm-1am) and are popular for wedding receptions, meetings, parties, expos, and more. Flexible indoor and outdoor spaces can accommodate up to 600 guests. Events staff will gladly work with the vendors of your choice to help you create an unforgettable event.

The Events Office is located in Room 211. For reservations or to schedule a site

walk-through: 703-838-4565 x2 or events@torpedofactory.org

Special Events2nd Thursday Art Nights • 6-9pm • FREEAttend special programming and exhibition receptions on the second Thursday of every month. Visit with artists in open studios while enjoying refreshments and live music.

Art Activated • Saturday, September 7, 2013 • 12-4pm • FREE Visual art comes alive during the King Street Art Festival! Visitors become part of the creative process through special programming, hands-on projects, artist demonstrations, and much more!

Arts Safari • Saturday, October 12, 2013 • 12-4pm • FREE Join us for a free, fun, and family-friendly afternoon of hands-on arts and crafts.

Holiday Open House • Thursday, December 5, 2013 • FREEExplore our festive wonderland after hours and shop for one-of-a-kind gifts!

Contact InformationInformation Desk • 703-838-4565 x1 • 10am-6pm Daily, Thursdays until 9pmClosed New Year’s Day, Easter, Fourth of July, Thanksgiving, and Christmas Day

Target Gallery, National exhibition space of the Torpedo Factory Art Center703-838-4565 x4 • targetgallery@torpedofactory.org 10am - 6pm Daily, Thursdays until 9pm

Alexandria Archaeology Museum • 703-746-4399 • archaeology@alexandriava.gov10am - 3pm Tuesdays - Fridays; 10am - 5pm Saturdays, 1 - 5pm Sundays

The Art League Gallery • 703-683-1780 • gallery@theartleague.org10am - 6pm Mondays - Saturdays, Thursdays until 9pm; 12 - 6pm Sundays

The Art League School, Classes and Workshops in Fine Arts & Crafts 703-683-2323 • school@theartleague.org

Friends of the Torpedo Factory Art CenterMark Pretzat, President • friends.tfac@yahoo.com Café by Bread & Chocolate • 703-548-3408 • torpedo@breadandchocolate.net10am-6pm daily, Thursdays until 9pm

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