[Archived] City of Alexandria Celebrates Torpedo Factory Art Center Milestones with Anniversary Ball

For Immediate Release: October 30, 2019

The City of Alexandria celebrates two major milestones at Torpedo Factory Art Center in 2019. This year marks the 100^th year of the building and the 45^th year of the Art Center. To commemorate the occasions, the public is invited to an Anniversary Ball on Saturday, November 16, from 7 to 10 p.m. Tickets cost $75 per person and are available at torpedofactory.org/Ball. Register by October 31 to receive the $60 early registration rate. The Art Center is located at 105 N. Union St.

Mikaela Lefrak, WAMU arts and culture reporter, leads a lively evening of art, music, dancing, film, performance and memories. The party will swing to the big-band sounds of Good Shot Judy. Alexandria-based Istrico Productions premieres their documentary about the Art Center’s long and storied history, stretching back to 1919. 

Many of the Art Center’s first artists will return for the festivities as Target Gallery opens 45: An Anniversary Exhibition, featuring artwork and ephemera from the Art Center’s earliest days to today. Other highlights include: printmaking and demos with Patrick Sargent, video projections by Monica Stroik, glass harpist Jamey Turner welcoming guests at the start of the evening, living painted sculptures with Rebecca Rose, roving performers, light fare and bar.

This event is sponsored in part by: Dominion Energy, Alexandria Restaurant Partners, The Art League and John Farr Lighting Design. 

For more information about the Torpedo Factory Art Center Anniversary Ball, visit torpedofactory.org/Ball.

For reasonable disability accommodation, contact torpedofactory@alexandriava.gov or 703.746.4570, Virginia Relay 711.

About the Torpedo Factory Art Center

Founded in 1974 in an old munitions plant, Torpedo Factory Art Center is home to the nation’s largest number of publicly accessible working artist studios under one roof. The City of Alexandria manages Torpedo Factory Art Center through the Department of Recreation, Parks and Cultural Activities’ Arts division. Just south of Washington, D.C., the Torpedo Factory Art Center overlooks the Potomac River in the Old Town section of Alexandria, Va. Each year, more than a half million national and international visitors meet and interact with more than 160 resident artists in 82 studios and seven galleries. For more information, visit torpedofactory.org or follow the Art Center on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest via @torpedofactory.