The Torpedo Factory Art Center is located in Old Town Alexandria near the intersection of Union and King Streets just a few paces from the Potomac River. The Torpedo Factory Art Center features six galleries, over eighty artist studios, two work shops, and the Alexandria Archeology Museum. The Torpedo Factory Art Center is located on three floors for your viewing pleasure and is one of the largest art center in the entire United States.
At the Art Center you'll find over one hundred-sixty artists producing original works. This art center is also a market of sorts, where one can buy unique high quality works from all types of mediums including paintings, print making, jewelry, ceramics, stained glass, sculpture, and photography.
The Torpedo Factory Art Center has six galleries:
The Torpedo Factory Art Center is also home to the Art League School. Classes are available for all ages (5 years old and up) but students must be at least eighteen to enroll in the adult programs.
The Torpedo Factory Art Center is at the heart of Old Town Alexandria located in the midst of the Northern Virginia's most sought after real estate. Residences here have access to the Torpedo Factory Art Center and many shops and restaurants, as well as attractions such as the Lyceum. All this is connected via the King St. Trolley to the Washington Metro system. Across the street from the Torpedo Factory Art Center is the Torpedo Factory condominium complex---luxury condos around a central courtyard.