Showing May 4 - 31, 2026

In May, the gallery bursts into bloom. “Bloom & Vessel” celebrates the relationship between ceramics and the natural world — vases, planters, and sculptural forms in-spired by botanical life. Artists interpret the language of growth and renewal through form and surface: blossoms captured in porcelain, leaf patterns etched in slip, and glazes that flow like spring rain. These vessels honor both nature’s fragility and its persistence, echoing the cycles of life that surround us. Whether functional or purely sculptural, each piece serves as a container for beauty — a reminder that art, like a garden, grows from care and imagination.

Late night Friday, May 8, open till 9:00 pm

From Clay to Surface: Forming and Surface Techniques Demonstrated

Scope artists Shirley Gromen, Peggy Reichard, Barbara Nowak, and Jennifer Coffin

will be demonstrating various forming and surface design techniques

from 7:00 - 9:00 pm. at the gallery

The “Bloom and Vessel” show at Scope Gallery runs May 4 - May 31, 2026. Hours are Monday - Friday 11:00 am - 6:00 pm., Saturday and Sunday 10:00 am - 6:00 pm. Please check torpedofactory.org or scopegallery.org for any changes to scheduled opening times. The gallery is located at 105 North Union Street, ground floor, Studio 19 of the Torpedo Factory Art Center, Alexandria, VA. 22314.