Location
The Art League is located in the Torpedo Factory Art Center, 105 North Union Street, on the beautiful Potomac River in historic Old Town Alexandria.
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The School ---- 703.683.2323
The school office is located on the 2nd floor of the Torpedo Factory Art Center (TFAC), room 216. Classes are held in three locations in historic Old Town Alexandria: the Torpedo Factory Art Center, 105 North Union Street; the Duke Street Annex, 1 Duke Street; and the Madison Annex, 305 Madison Street (see map). Fiber Classes are held at Springwater Workshop , 820 North Fairfax Street. Class locations are posted each term outside the school office (room 216) in the Torpedo Factory Art Center.
The Store ---- 703.548.8127
The store is located in room 217, around the corner from the school office.
The Gallery ---- 703.683.1780
The gallery is located on the first floor of the TFAC, studio 21.
Directions
From Maryland or Virginia:
Torpedo Factory Art Center: take the Beltway (Route 495) to exit I77B (Route 1 North [old exit 1]): go 6 blocks, turn right onto King Street, turn left from King Street onto North Union Street (last street before the river); 1/2 block to the TFAC on the right.
Duke Street Annex: take the Beltway (Route 495) to exit I77B (Route 1 North [old exit 1]): go 4 blocks, turn right onto Duke Street; go 10 blocks to the intersection of Duke and South Union Streets; Annex is on the left corner at 1 Duke Street, parking is available on the South Union Street side.
Madison Annex: stay on Route 1, go 13 blocks, turn right onto Madison Street, go 7 blocks to the corner of North Fairfax and Madison Streets. The Annex is on the left.
From D.C.:
Cross the river to the George Washington Parkway, go south past Reagan National Airport to Alexandria; turn left onto Queen Street, go 6 blocks; turn right on North Union Street, go 1-1/2 blocks to the TFAC on the left. To reach the Madison Annex from the GW
Parkway, turn left onto Madison Street, go 4 blocks, 305 is on the left.
Metro
Take Yellow or Blue Line to King Street Station, then Alexandria Dash Bus #2 or #5 to King and Fairfax Street; walk 2 blocks east on King Street to North Union Street. For the Madison Annex, stay on the bus until the Madison and North Fairfax Street intersection.
Parking
There is reduced rate parking weekday evenings after 4pm, all day Saturday and Sunday at the Courthouse garage, 111 South Pitt Street. Park and bring your ticket with you to have it stamped by the guard or in the gallery. There is also evening or weekend parking at the City Hall lot under Market Square on Fairfax Street; this ticket does not need to be stamped. Limited parking is available at the Duke Street Annex. A parking spot may be purchased in advance for the duration of the class term or workshop, or on a daily basis. Please call 703.683.2323 for further details and prices.
This page was last updated 3/15/2006.