The Clothesline Project: Break the Silence... to end Violence against Women

April is Sexual Assault Awareness month and the Target Gallery is proud to be a part of the Clothesline Project through the Sexual Assault Response and Awareness (SARA) Program, Office on Women, City of Alexandria. SARA will have a selection of their Clothesline Project on display in the Target Gallery from April 5-April 8.

Schedule of events include:
April 5-8: The gallery will have a selection of decorated t-shirts from the Clothesline project on display, a journal for writing messages, and literature about SARA’s program.

April 7: Expressive Arts and Healing workshop organized by local writer/editor and founder of Spark, Amy Souza. Public will be able to decorate t-shirts and add to the Clothesline and/or try their hand at creative writing.

April 8, Thursday: At 7pm a spoken word program led by Amy Souza. Following the spoken word, we will have an open mic portion to the evening for anyone that would like to come forward to say a few words.

The Clothesline Project t-shirts will also be on display the week of April 14-23 at the Alexandria City Hall, Vola Lawson Lobby and April 23-30 at the Diva Boutique at 116 Pitt St. in Alexandria.

For our project, we need donations of t-shirts and craft supplies. The t-shirts should come in the following colors:

White - for women who have died of violence;
Yellow or beige - for women who have been battered or assaulted
Red, pink, or orange - for women who have been raped or sexually assaulted
Blue or green - for women who are survivors of incest or child sexual abuse
Purple or lavender - for women attacked because of their sexual orientation.

The craft supplies to help in decorating the t-shirts could include but are not limited to paint markers, feathers, sequins, glue sticks, glue guns, thread, needles, etc. Any supplies and t-shirts left over will be donated to the Office on Women’s SARA program for their future Clothesline projects.

We need your donations by Tuesday April 6 by close of business, but will certainly continue to accept donations through Wednesday.

Thank you in advance for your generosity!!

Friends of the Torpedo Factory's Mentor Exhibition

Local T.C. Williams and West Potomac students hanging their exhibition. Reception and awards ceremony for the students will be this Saturday from 3-5pm. Open to the public -- hope you can make it!




Friends of the Torpedo Factory's Mentor Exhibition
Exhibition Dates: March 29- April 3
Reception: April 3, 3-5pm

Annually, a selection of Torpedo Factory artists are paired with local Alexandria High School Students to serve as mentors to the students. At the end of the mentorship, an exhibition of the students work is on display in the gallery. This program is sponsored by The Friends of the Torpedo Factory Art Center, Inc. The Friends of the TFAC is a 501(c)(3) organization which promotes, enhances and preserves the unique aspects of the TFAC and its value to the community.

PastForward, offered as part of MINDS WIDE OPEN: Virginia Celebrates Women in the Arts

Torpedo Factory Art Center’s Target Gallery has scheduled an exhibit PastForward from February 27-March 28 as part of Virginia’s 2010 statewide celebration featuring women in the arts.

PastForward will feature work of four former resident Torpedo Factory artists - Kathleen Dustin, Barbara Rachko, Anne Laddon and Joyce Zipperer. This exhibition kicks off the gallery’s participation in Minds Wide Open. The artists will exhibit their latest works, from Rachko’s pastel paintings, Zipperer’s sculptures, Dustin’s polymer clay works to Laddon’s oil paintings.

The Target Gallery Committee invited these four women to be a part of this special exhibition because of their continued success and critical acclaim after leaving the Torpedo Factory. The exhibition will display their latest work. Please click here to learn more about the artists.


MINDS WIDE OPEN: Virginia Celebrates Women in the Arts will include thousands of special events and programs offered between March and June of 2010. Events include plays, choreography, compositions, and exhibitions of paintings, photography or films that have been created by women or feature women as the primary focus. This celebration is an unprecedented collaboration of hundreds of participating artists and cultural organizations and is a demonstration of the breadth and diversity of arts and culture across the Commonwealth. It is the first of what the cultural community hopes will be an ongoing series of statewide collaborations shedding light on topics of interest to the people of Virginia.

Imprint Reception

Here are a few snapshots of the wonderful reception last night. Also included are a few photos of the printmaking demonstration in Studio 325 by Printmakers INC.

IMPRINT RECEPTION RESCHEDULED!!

Due to a second round of Blizzard 2010, we have postponed the Imprint reception. We will be honoring the artists next Thursday, February 18th from 6-8pm. Candy and flowers will be given out to the first 150 guests that arrive to the Torpedo Factory. Live music and refreshments. Please join us!