2008 SHOW CALENDAR



Finding Equilibrium: Sculptures by Travis Graves
October 22- November 23
Reception: November 13, 6-8pm
Artist Talk: 7pm

This year’s winner is Tennessee Sculptor and professor, Travis Graves. Graves’ work seeks to “engage questions of how we view the environment and identify our relationship to the world in which we exist.” His work consists of actual logs that are displayed using visually uncomfortable balancing acts. Using lead and magnets some of his work makes the obviously heavy logs feel weightless, with some pieces floating in space or appear frozen in motion as they appear to be exploding from the wall in multiple pieces. He states, “ Sometimes our relationships are even, consistent, harmonious, and balanced. At other times it becomes more irregular, setting us off balance with ourselves and putting in motion consequences.” The artist will provide a gallery talk during his reception on November 13 at 7pm. There will be a catalog to accompany the exhibit.

This is an annual exhibition opportunity for one artist to have a solo exhibition in the gallery. This highly competitive opportunity attracts highly diverse entries from around the country.

5 x 5 x (5)
December 11 - January 11, 2009
Reception: Thursday, December 11, 6-8pm
Gallery Talk: 7pm

The gallery will be presenting an exhibition that examines work on a very intimate scale. 5x5x(5) will be open to all artists nationally and internationally working in any media with the strict stipulation that the work must fit within the parameters of 5 inches in any direction. The juror, Elaine Levin, is an independent contemporary art curator, art historian, guest lecturer, and widely published writer. She currently resides in Northridge, California. The reception will be during our Second Thursday Art Night on December 11, 6-8pm with a gallery talk at 7pm. FREE

2009 SHOW CALENDAR

BookEnds: The Book as Art
January 22-February 22
Reception: February 12, 6-8pm
Gallery Talk: 7pm

Deadline for Entries: November 17, 2008
BookEnds, an exhibition that focuses on the book as art and will be open to all artists nationally and internationally. The exhibition will be split between two venues, Torpedo Factory Art Center’s Target Gallery and Pyramid Atlantic: A Center for Print, Paper and Book Arts. The juror for this exhibition is Helen Frederick, Founder and former director of Pyramid Atlantic. Frederick will choose the work that will be on display at both galleries.

Torpedo Factory Artists Association Annual Jury/Newly Juried Artists’ Exhibition
March 2-5: Annual Jury
March 8 -15: Newly Juried Artists’ Exhibition
Reception: March 15 : 2-4pm

Artists must go through the annual jury process to become a Torpedo Factory artist. All artists working in fine arts and fine crafts are eligible. Fine crafts include such work as ceramics, textiles, jewelry, all kinds of sculpture, glass, and more. Upon selection, the applicant becomes a juried Torpedo Factory artist and is classified as an Associate Artist. The 2009 Annual Jury is scheduled for the first week in March of 2009. Drop off of work will be 9am-6pm on Monday, March 2, 2009. For more information please visit the website www.torpedofactory.org.
For one week after the jury process, the newly juried artists’ work will be on exhibit for one week with a reception to meet the new artists on March 15 from 2-4pm

Friends of the Torpedo Factory Art Center’s Mentor Show
March 18-22
Reception: March 22, 3-5pm

The Friends' mentorship program matches high school art students with Torpedo Factory artists, an extraordinary opportunity which culminates in a student art exhibition in the Torpedo Factory Art Center’s Target Gallery.

Reclaimed
April 1 -26
Reception: April 8, 6-8pm
Gallery Talk: 7pm
Deadline for entries: January 13, 2009

Reclaimed, an exhibition that focuses on everyday common objects that are reclaimed, recycled, reinterpreted and transformed into art. From Marcel Duchamp’s “ready-mades” to Robert Rauschenberg’s “combines”, artists have been for years recycling and reclaiming everyday common objects and transforming them into something new and unique. This exhibition is open to all artists nationally and internationally to submit work that has been reclaimed and transformed into their own personal artistic statement. The jurors for this exhibition are gallery owners and collectors, a husband and wife team, Steven and Linda Krensky.

Fresh: an exhibition of urban contemporary art
May 6- 31
Reception: May 14, 6-8pm
Gallery Talk: 7pm

Deadline for entries: March 9, 2009
Fresh is an exhibition that examines the latest trends in the urban contemporary art scene. From graffiti style, to pop art surrealism, to contemporary figurative painting, and lowbrow; all areas of the urban contemporary art scene will be examined and open to all artists, nationally and internationally, working in this genre. Juror for this exhibition is acclaimed artist, Clark V. Fox. Mr. Fox is known for founding the Museum of Contemporary Art in Washington, D.C. and continued its development for 14 years. He has 53 works in the permanent collection of the National Gallery in D.C. He also known for his iconic pop- infused portrait paintings, notably the paintings of Mr. Peanut.

Friends of the Torpedo Factory Art Center’s Artist of the Year
June 10-July 12
Reception: June 11, 6-8pm
Awards ceremony: 7pm

This annual exhibition is sponsored by the Friends of the Torpedo Factory Art Center; a separate nonprofit organization. Their Artist of the Year program, under which the community recognizes artistic achievements of Factory artists, awards one TF artist the title of artist of the year. This award includes a monetary prize and a solo exhibition in the Target Gallery. This year’s juror is Shauna Lee Lange from Shauna Lee Lange Arts Advisory. Dates for entry TBD.

In The Flesh Part II
July 22 – August 30
Reception: August 13, 6-8pm
Gallery Talk: 7pm

Deadline for entries: May 11, 209
In The Flesh Part II is an exhibition that focuses on contemporary figurative art. This opportunity is an all media exhibition that is open to artists nationally and internationally, that work in this genre. The juror for this opportunity is Andrea Pollan, founder and curator of the Curator’s Office in Washington DC. Pollan is a well-respected expert in the art field. She has organized over 135 exhibitions of contemporary art both regionally and nationally and has written numerous catalogs and exhibition brochures. Her business, Curator’s Office was identified in December 2006’s Vanity Fair as an important player in “The Art Universe.”

From There 2 Here: Art Center Exhibition Exchange
September 10- October 18
Reception: September 10, 6-8pm
Gallery Talk: 7pm

From There 2 Here is a part of our 35th anniversary celebration that invites the participating art centers’ artists from our year long traveling exhibition “From Here 2 There” to exhibit a selection of their artists’ work here. The participating centers are similar in design to the Torpedo Factory in that they have open studios and galleries inside of reuse architectural spaces. They have hosted our artists throughout the year at their centers and we are delighted to have them here as a part of the celebration of the fellowship between artists; and also, in the spirit of creative sharing and forging special relationships between our organizations.

2009 Open Exhibition
October 28-November 29
Reception: November 12, 6-8pm
Artist’s Talk: 7pm
Catalog accompanies this exhibition

Deadline for entries: February 2, 2009
This is an annual exhibition opportunity for an artist to have a solo exhibition in the gallery. This highly competitive opportunity attracts highly diverse entries from around the country. This year’s juror panel includes Paul So, Founder of the Hamiltonian Artists and gallery in Washington DC, Philippa Hughes, founder of the Pink Line Project and avid art collector in Washington DC, and Lia Newman, Director of Exhibitions and Programs with Artspace in Raleigh, NC.

Pandora’s Box
December 10 – January 10, 2010
Reception: December 10, 6-8pm
Gallery Talk: 7pm

Deadline for entries: October 5, 2009
Pandora’s Box is a box exhibition that examines the theme of the title “Pandora’s Box”. The exhibition requires that artists must create work based on this theme within the strict box size parameters being 12 inches square. The work can be contained within the box or it can explode from the box, peek outside the box, etc. How it is made and what it is made of is entirely up to the artists. Our juror for this exhibition is Pyramid Atlantic Art Center’s Curator and Director of Programs, Landria Shack. Ms. Shack is a young curator whose focus is on contemporary art. She is also an artist in her own right receiving her MFA from American University.