The Residency program places visual and performing artists in the community, conducting interactive art engagements. Residencies will include, but are not limited to, expansion of the Torpedo Factory Art Center’s Post Grad Residencies, Site See, the City’s Mobile Art Lab, as well as new locations including hospitals and senior centers. The guiding principle of the Residency Program is equity, ensuring all residents of Alexandria have equitable access to arts and culture while presenting programs that will equitably employ artists. A second guiding principle is creating meaningful relationships with the community. The two principles will inform the locations of art programs serving communities in Alexandria where there are less arts and culture programs and connecting artists directly with community members.

Current Artist Residencies:

Naomi Le Cut, Fold, Snap

Saturday, September 16, 8 a.m. to 11 a.m., Del Ray Farmers' Market, 203 East Oxford Avenue, Alexandria, VA 22301.

Sunday, September 17, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. (Noon), Four Mile Run Farmers' and Artisans' Market, 4109 Mt Vernon Avenue, Alexandria, Virginia 22305.

Join artist Naomi Le for her two upcoming artist residencies to learn colorful paper folding techniques and consider the expanded potential of everyday materials. Participants will use the folded papers they create to add to a growing, vibrant communal artwork. Selfies encouraged!

Upcoming Artist Residencies: 

SAVE THE DATES:

Site/See Artist Residencies - Waterfront Park, 1A Prince St: 

• Jane Franklin Dance Company - Friday, October 13, 7 p.m.; Saturday, October 14, 7 p.m.; Thursday, October 19, 7 p.m.; Thursday, October 26, 7 p.m.
• Ronya- Lee Anderson - Thursday, October 19, 8 p.m.; Saturday, October 21, 7 p.m.; Friday, October 27, 7 p.m.; Saturday, October 28, 7 p.m. 

Past Artist Residencies:

Torpedo Factory Art Center – Post Grad Residents

• Naomi Le,  “Cut, Fold, Snap” 

July 16th at 10 a.m., Old Town North Farmer’s Market, Montgomery Park Parking lot, 901 North Royal Street 

Artist Naomi Le visited the Old Town North Farmer’s Market and engaged with participants to fold papers they create to add to a growing, vibrant communal artwork. 
 

• Lianna Zaragoza, "Traces of Us: Etched in Wood"

Tuesday, August 8, at 6 p.m., Four Mile Run Park Plaza, 4121 Mt Vernon Ave, Alexandria, VA 22305.

Tuesday, August 22, at 4 p.m., Chinquapin Park Pavilion, Chinquapin Dr, Alexandria, VA 22302  

Artist Lianna Zaragoza conducted two artist engagements on August 8 and August 22. Participants created drawings and carvings that serve to record the relationships between people in the community and their surroundings. This event was inspired by the artist’s belief in the importance of communal gathering spaces such as public parks and an interest in the traces that park visitors leave behind in nature. Participants experimented with natural materials! 
 

• Lucas Rougeux, "Poetry through Lists"

Saturday, August 12, at 1 p.m., Duncan Library, 2501 Commonwealth Ave, Alexandria, VA 22301.

Lucas explored with the participants the unique shape and style of a list as a format for poetry. This workshop consisted of poetry reading and discussion as well as writing your own poetry inspired by the structure of a list.