March150: 6th Annual Exhibition Fundraiser

February 23, 2016 – Alexandria, Va. – Target Gallery’s popular annual fundraising exhibition and art sale, March150, returns to the Torpedo Factory Art Center to raise money in support of the Gallery’s special exhibitions and programs. The work will be on view Saturday, March 5, through Sunday, March 20, 2016.

Target Gallery, the contemporary exhibition space for the Torpedo Factory, raised more than $11,000 in 2015 through March150 and hopes to exceed that sum this year. It is an all-media exhibition of work created by artists local to Alexandria and the greater D.C. region. The only requirement to be included is that artists use the gallery-supplied 10” x 10” panel. All work in the show is priced at $15.

“March150 is a perpetual favorite with patrons and local artists alike,” said Kaitlyn Ward, director of the Target Gallery. “This fundraiser exhibition is a low-pressure environment, which encourages new art collectors to buy original work and sets the stage for artists to experiment with new techniques and ideas.”

The two-week exhibition will feature more than to 150 square panels created by more than 100 regional artists, nearly 30 of whom are affiliated with the Torpedo Factory.

During the Art Party on Friday, March 18; 7 – 10 pm, work is priced at $100. Guests have an opportunity to mingle with other art enthusiasts and meet many of the artists who have contributed to the show. Tickets are $20 in advance; $25 at the door.

Supporters of the Factory Society, the Torpedo Factory’s young professionals network, are invited to an early mingle at 6 pm. They will receive one free drink ticket for the party and have an opportunity to vote on a piece for the Factory Society’s Best in Show prize.

Other awards will be given by Mayor Allison Silberberg and Suzanne Bethel, executive director of The Art League, as well as a People’s Choice prize, voted on by party attendees.

The Art Party is generously supported in part by Port City Brewing Company and Society Fair.

For more information and tickets, visit torpedofactory.org/march150.

About Target Gallery

Target Gallery is the contemporary exhibition space for the Torpedo Factory Art Center. The gallery promotes high standards of art by continuously exploring new ideas through a variety of visual media in a rotating schedule of national and international exhibitions. The gallery is open daily from 10 – 6 pm and until 9 pm on Thursdays.

About the Torpedo Factory Art Center

Founded in 1974 in an old munitions plant, the Torpedo Factory Art Center is home to the largest number of publicly accessible working artist studios in the U.S. The organization’s mission is to foster connections between artists and the public that ignite the creative spirit. Just south of Washington, D.C., the Torpedo Factory Art Center overlooks the Potomac River in the Old Town section of Alexandria, Va. Each year, more than a half million national and international visitors meet and interact with more than 160 resident artists in 82 working studios and six galleries. The Torpedo Factory Art Center is also home to The Art League School and the Alexandria Archaeology Museum. For more information visit torpedofactory.org or follow the Torpedo Factory Art Center on Twitter, and Instagram via @torpedofactory.