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). 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 the Yellow or Blue Line to the King Street Station; then take the Alexandria Dash Bus #2 or #5, eastbound. For the Madison Annex, stay on the bus until the Madison and North Fairfax Street intersection. For both the TFAC and the Duke Annex, leave the bus at the King and Fairfax Street intersection; walk 2 blocks east on King Street to North Union Street. From Union Street the TFAC is to the left 1/2 block on the right; the Duke Annex is to the right 2 blocks ahead on the left. In addition, the King Street Trolley runs every 20 minutes from the King Street Station to Union Street; the free trolley operates seven days a week from 11:30am–10:00pm.
Parking
Limited pay parking is available at the Duke Street Annex. A parking pass may be purchased at the SOLO Garage for the duration of the class or workshop, or on a daily basis. Please call 703.683.2323 for further details and prices. There is reduced rate parking weekday evenings after 4pm, all day Saturday and Sunday at the Courthouse garage, 111 South Pitt Street. There is also inexpensive evening and weekend parking at the City Hall lot under Market Square on Fairfax Street. Free parking is available after 6:00pm for Madison Annex students at Colonial Parking on 801 North Fairfax Street.
This page was last updated 1/12/2009.