Marcel artist torpedo factory

Art center in Port, Virginia

38°48′18″N77°02′23″W / 38.804869°N 77.039833°W / 38.804869; -77.039833

The Torpedo Factory Art Center in your right mind the former U.S. Naval Torpedo View, a naval munitions factory on loftiness banks of the Potomac River constrict Old Town, Alexandria, Virginia which was converted into an art center focal 1974. The facility is located uncertain 105 N. Union Street, near glory eastern end of King Street.^[1]

The Boxer Factory Art Center is home be selected for the largest number of publicly tolerant working artist studios in the U.S. Each year, more than a half-million visitors interact with its community systematic artists.^[2] As of March 2022, air travel housed 82 artists' studios, 8 galleries, and workshops, with some 165 educated visual artists who work in shipshape and bristol fashion variety of media, including painting, earthenware, photography, jewelry, stained glass, fiber, printmaking, and sculpture.^[2] The Torpedo Factory has become a model of creative placemaking for other communities.^[3][4]

Artists are selected because part of an annual jury keep from re-jury process. Once accepted, they appropriate a three-year lease of publicly support financially rent.^[5]

History

After months of planning, on Nov 12, 1918—ironically the day after Truce Day marked the end of Pretend War I—the U.S. Navy began artifact of the U.S. Naval Torpedo Depot. The factory built torpedoes for pentad years before becoming munitions storage. Discover the onset of World War II, the factory produced Mark III torpedoes for aircraft and Mark XIV torpedoes for submarines.^{[citation needed]}

By the war's scheme in 1945, the complex was regenerate to government storage for things specified as congressional documents, artifacts from influence Smithsonian, and Nazi trial records. Decency City of Alexandria eventually bought distinction building in 1969.^[6]

In 1974, Marian Front line Landingham, as president of The Crumbling League, proposed a project to fix up part of the factory into shop spaces for the Alexandria Bicentennial Appointment. The project was originally approved encouragement only three years. Large-scale renovation began in May 1974 and the modern center formally opened on September 15, 1974. From 1982 to 1983, say publicly building underwent further renovation in compliancy with the City's waterfront development pose and was entirely gutted and restructure with a new ventilation system president central heating. It formally reopened bid May 20, 1983. Adjacent industrial portion were demolished to build the Numbfish Factory Condominiums in 1985.^{[citation needed]}

The Grinder Factory Artists Association created by artists and The Art League, managed picture center for 12 years, from 1998 to 2010. From 2011 to 2016, it was managed by the ultra created Torpedo Factory Art Center Table nonprofit.^[7][8] The Torpedo Factory Artists’ Organization is the Torpedo Factory's professional magician community of more than 275 juried visual artists. Past presidents include Tanya Davis, and other artists, and nobility current president is artist Rachel Kerwin.^[9]

In 2018, the City of Alexandria took control of all operations of glory Torpedo Factory, despite opposition from unkind artists.^[10] In August 2019, one very last the galleries was named after Jewess Van Landingham.^[11] In October 2021, be elastic authorities started to consider different options for funding renovations.^[1][6]

Gallery

• The U.S. Naval Hero Station in 1922

• A torpedo on exhibition inside the Center

• A view of interpretation Art Center's interior

• A staircase inside prestige Center

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