City of Alexandria Awarded Second National Endowment for the Arts Grant
For Immediate Release: August 17, 2023
The City of Alexandria’s Office of the Arts is pleased to announce that it was awarded a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts to fund its community Artist Residency Program. The Artist Residency Program integrates visual and performing artists in the community to conduct interactive art engagements at the Waterfront Park public art initiative Site See, the City’s Mobile Art Lab, as well as new locations including hospitals, libraries, and senior centers and expands the Torpedo Factory Art Center’s Post Graduate Residency Program. Upcoming residency engagements include:
Torpedo Factory Art Center – Post Grad Resident Artist
Lianna Zaragoza "Traces of Us: Etched in Wood"
Tuesday, August 22, at 4 p.m., Chinquapin Park Pavilion (Chinquapin Dr.)
Join artist Lianna Zaragoza for summer art activities like drawing with charcoal and carving into wood sculptures! Event is free, however, reservations are encouraged. Register here.
Site/See Residency Performances
Since 2019, the Site See installations have played an important role in the success of Waterfront Park, providing engaging and interactive visual anchors that received accolades from the public and the press.
As part of the Artist Residency Program, two performers were selected to bring movement works inspired by the Site See artwork to the Waterfront Park space during the period of September to November:
- Jane Franklin Dance
- Based in Arlington since 1997, Jane Franklin Dance is a company of movement artists who work in partnership with additional dance professionals, guest choreographers, and partnering organizations. Jane Franklin Dance has been recognized by Virginia’s Governor’s Award for Excellence in the Arts and the company tours for the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Paul Mellon Arts in Education Program and the Virginia Commission’s Tour Directory.
- Ronya-Lee Anderson
- A Caribbean-American folk-soul singer-songwriter and dancer-choreographer from Washington, DC. She is currently on Dance Faculty at American University and is an Artist in Residence at Dance Place. Her work has been commissioned by the University of Virginia, Duke University, the Maryland State Arts Council, and the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
The Mobile Art Lab Residencies
A call for artists is currently out for eligible artists in the DC/Maryland/Northern Virginia area, until September 1 at 11:59 p.m. Six artists will be selected to conduct two artist engagements each in various locations in Alexandria through the rest of 2023 through the Mobile Art Lab, Alexandria’s very own art truck.
More Information
Any artist, or arts organization interested in receiving a “call for artists” email notification for residencies, to learn more about other Office of the Arts programs and services visit alexandriava.gov/arts or email arts@alexandriava.gov. To learn more about how National Endowment for the Arts grants impact individuals and communities, visit arts.gov.
The Office of the Arts, a division of the Department of Recreation, Parks & Cultural Activities, promotes and cultivates the arts in the City of Alexandria. For more information about other Office of the Arts programs and services, visit alexandriava.gov/Arts.
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