Workhouse Arts Center, Arts complex in Lorton, Virginia, US
The Workhouse Arts Center spans 55 acres with nine galleries, theaters, and studios housed in former prison buildings with architectural elements from the early 1900s.
Originally constructed as the Occoquan Workhouse in 1910, the facility held suffragists who fought for women's voting rights through protests at the White House in 1917.
The center maintains 70 artist studios for professionals working in ceramics, glass, painting, fiber arts, and photography, with regular exhibitions throughout the year.
Visitors can attend classes in visual arts, dance, music, and culinary arts, or explore the Lucy Burns Museum from Wednesday through Sunday.
The former prison buildings now feature glass-working facilities, metalworking spaces, and performance venues where inmates once lived under a rehabilitation-through-labor program.
Location: Virginia
Website: https://workhousearts.org
GPS coordinates: 38.69807,-77.25539
Latest update: March 23, 2025 01:35
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