page_title: The Art League
section_title: Gallery
hierarchical_section_title: The Art League / Gallery
caption_attribution_description: English: The Art League's annual Patrons' Show sells hundreds of works donated by artists.
context_page_description: Founded in 1954, The Art League, Inc. a 501 organization, is a multi-service organization for visual artists, as well as the founding organization of the Torpedo Factory Art Center in Alexandria, Virginia. In Old Town Alexandria, Virginia, The Art League offers exhibit opportunities for artists through its gallery, fine art education through a school, and outreach programs to the local community. The Art League was selected for the 2010-11 Catalogue for Philanthropy as "one of the best small charities in the Washington, DC Region."
context_section_description: The Art League Gallery, located on the first floor of the Torpedo Factory Art Center, provides exhibit opportunities to more than 1,000 artists of all media and skill levels. Membership is open to any emerging or professional artist. Exhibits in the gallery rotate on a monthly basis. Each exhibit is juried by an outside professional not associated with The Art League. The Gallery holds approximately 14 member exhibits each year, including both all-media, un-themed exhibits and themed, focused exhibits. The Gallery also presents approximately nine solo artist exhibits each year. The Bin Gallery includes works by artists who have been juried into three or more member exhibits during the previous fiscal year. Special exhibits, events, and collaborations are also periodically featured. The Gallery maintains a library of art and art history books and offers lectures, critiques, juror talks, demonstrations, workshops, and tours. 
  Every winter, Art League members donate original works of art to be raffled off in the annual Patrons' Show Fundraiser, which sells about 600 tickets each year. The art is hung salon-style in the gallery, with ticket-holders selecting a piece when their number is called. The Patrons' Show was named the "Most Fun Art Fundraiser" in the July 2010 issue of Washingtonian Magazine.
caption: Patrons check out from the 2012 Patrons' Show.
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