I-Torpedo Factory Art Centre ingenye yezikhungo zobuciko ezinkulu ezibukwayo e-US, ezinamapulangwe amathathu angama-studios angu-84, ama-galleries ama-5, ama-workshops amabili, i-Art League School kanye ne-Alexandria Archeology Museum. Ukwakhiwa ngesikhathi seMpi Yezwe I njengemboni yezimpahla, i-Torpedo Factory, namuhla yiyona ndawo ephakathi kweMidolobha yase- Old Alexandria , ekhona emigodini yoMfula iPotomac endaweni ehamba phambili ehamba phambili, ehlanganisa namanzi, izitolo, amapaki omphakathi, izindawo zokudla kanye nezindawo zokuhlala.
Ngo-1974, iqembu labaculi bendawo kanye neDolobha lase-Aleksandriya, eVirginia laguqulela isakhiwo ukuba sibe isikhungo sobuciko esibonisa izinhlobo ezihlukahlukene zezimbumbulu kubandakanya, ukudweba, ubumba, izithombe, ubucwebe, ingilazi, amafayili, ukuphrinta, nokudweba. Abaculi bamema izivakashi ukuba zibabheke emsebenzini futhi zibuze imibuzo mayelana nezinqubo zabo zokudala. Ukukhangwa okudumile kuyindawo enhle ukuthola izipho ezihlukile nezihlobiso zokuhlobisa ikhaya lakho.
I-Art League School iyinhlangano ebonakalayo yobuciko obubukwayo obuhlinzeka ngezigaba ezahlukene zobuciko bezingane nabantu abadala. I-Alexandria Archeology Museum isendaweni yesithathu futhi isebenza njengebholabhuthi yomphakathi enezinkampani zokuthola izandla ezigxile emlandweni wemvubukulo wase-Alexandria. I-Torpedo Factory Art Centre yamukela abaculi abavela emazweni abasafufusa ukuba bahlanganyele ohlelweni lwabo lokuPhumela iziqu eziPhuthumayo. I-studio yabo isendaweni yokuqala e-Studio 12.
Lolu hlelo luqhutshwa ngokubambisana nezinhlelo ezigunyaziwe ze-MFA nabaculi abakhethiwe bangakha futhi bathengise umsebenzi, bahlanganyele nomphakathi, futhi banethiwekhi nabanye abaculi.
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105 North Union Street. I-Alexandria, VA (703) 838-4565 Bona imephu
Amahora
Vula nsuku zonke kusukela ngo-10 ekuseni ukuya ku-5: 00 ntambama noLwesine wesiBili ngo-9: 9 ebusuku ngo-Art Night.
Amahora we-studios ngamunye asebenzayo ahlukahluka. I-Galleries nama-workshops anamahora avamile.
Bonke abaculi e-Torpedo Factory Art Centre nabo banamabhizinisi amancane abomabhizinisi abazimele. Akusizo kuphela ukusiza ukulungisa ubuntu obuhlukile bokudala be-Old Town Alexandria, kodwa ngokwesilinganiso, ama-dollar asetshenziswe emabhizinisini asendaweni aphindelela kathathu imali emnothweni wendawo ngokuqhathaniswa nesitolo sezinketho.
Iwebhusayithi esemthethweni: www.torpedofactory.org