Art and Culture for Alexandria
Old Town North is Alexandria’s designated Arts and Cultural District. This dynamic neighborhood has several works procured under Alexandria’s Public Art program as well as works funded by developers, businesses, and condo associations. The Old Town North Alliance has sponsored a design for an Arts and Cultural District Walk that links the Torpedo Factory Art Center through the neighborhood to the future redevelopment of the Potomac River Generating Station. The neighborhood is home to arts institutions such as MetroStage and the Art League, as well as the “coming soon” City Dance and others to be announced in the near future. Stay tuned for updates as the Arts and Cultural District and the Old Town North Alliance Art and Culture Walk take shape.
The Walk
The Old Town North Alliance retained the architectural firm of Winstanley Architects to design a continuous walkway along the Potomac riverfront and Fairfax Street that emphasizes the arts through stops at sites of outdoor sculptural artworks, murals, designs on sidewalks, gallery windows, and areas of activation.
MetroStage Concept
The Carr Companies created a “glass box” within their Venue development on N. Fairfax Street to host MetroStage, a professional nonprofit theater company that produces contemporary plays and musicals. MetroStage expects to begin construction to finish the space later this year.
A dynamic neighborhood in a dynamic city.
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