Tag: office of the arts
New public art brings waterfront’s history to the surface
By Allison Hageman | [email protected]
Deep at the bottom of the Potomac River, the shoes, boats, wooden toys, fossilized sea biscuits, pottery and pilings submerged...
Latest Torpedo Factory plan proposes a redesign of the first floor
By Missy Schrott | [email protected]
The most recent Torpedo Factory action plan, which outlines a strategy for the future of the city’s waterfront art center,...
Poet Laureate KaNikki Jakarta brings ‘real life fiction’ to Alexandria
By Cody Mello-Klein | [email protected]
KaNikki Jakarta was born with the words of Nikki Giovanni and Maya Angelou in her head.
While pregnant, Jakarta’s mother would...
High tech public art shines in Waterfront Park
By Cody Mello-Klein | [email protected]
The word “lighthouse” typically conjures images of Babylonian towers guiding ships home. Alexandria’s latest public art project, however, offers a...
Patrons’ Show scales back to meet building code
By Missy Schrott | [email protected]
After celebrating its landmark 50th anniversary last year with its most successful show yet, the Art League’s Patrons’ Show returned...
City manager to propose that Torpedo Factory remain under city management
By Alexa Epitropoulos | [email protected]
City Manager Mark Jinks is proposing that the city's Office of the Arts continue to be the managing body responsible...
Public art takes flight in Alexandria neighborhoods
By Missy Schrott | [email protected]
From decorated traffic boxes on Duke Street to a climbable sculpture in Del Ray, from a light installation in a...
