Workhouse Arts Center
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The Workhouse Arts Center, a program of the Lorton Arts Foundation, provides visual and performing arts studio and exhibition space as well as arts education programs. The Workhouse is located in Lorton, Virginia
, situated on 55 acres (222,577.3 m²) of land in the Occoquan Workhouse portion of the historic D.C. Department of Corrections Lorton Reformatory
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The Workhouse houses over 100 professional and emerging artists as well as cooperative studios, performance and theatre venues,a main gallery building, as well as gallery space in each studio and event facilities.
Lorton, Virginia
Lorton is a census-designated place in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. The population is 27,709 as of the 2008 census estimate.-History:...
, situated on 55 acres (222,577.3 m²) of land in the Occoquan Workhouse portion of the historic D.C. Department of Corrections Lorton Reformatory
Lorton Reformatory
The Lorton Reformatory was a prison built for the District of Columbia, United States. It was operated by the District of Columbia Department of Corrections.-History:...
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The Workhouse houses over 100 professional and emerging artists as well as cooperative studios, performance and theatre venues,a main gallery building, as well as gallery space in each studio and event facilities.