“On Small Business Saturday, Workhouse Arts Center is offering a 20 percent discount on all pieces at gift shops, galleries, and artist studios. There will be art in plenty of different media, from pottery to jewelry to canvas paintings. This is a great opportunity to finish up your holiday shopping and support local artists.” Rachel Schlueter

“Audrey Miller, a 2016 graduate from what is now the College of Architecture, Arts, and Design, uses the diverse skills gained through experiential learning opportunities and courses in the School of Visual Arts to curate art spaces for the Workhouse Arts Center in Lorton, Virginia.” Lindsey Byars

The Workhouse Arts Center in Lorton, Virginia, is hosting a gala to celebrate a 15-year retrospective on how the organization transformed a former prison into a thriving arts community. This evening-gown-friendly event on Nov. 18 will include art activations, chats with artists, live performances and dancing.

“The Workhouse Arts Center annual gala is this Saturday, Nov. 18. This black-tie event celebrating 15 years of artistry at the Workhouse will include art activations, dinner, live band, dancing, and silent and live auctions. If you still want to support the Workhouse, anyone can participate by bidding in our silent auction online.”

“The 2023 Regional Awards honor regional productions, touring shows, and more which had their first performance between October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2023. Our local editors set the categories, our readers submitted their nominees, and now you get to vote for your favorites! Voting will continue through December 31st, 2023.”

“The upcoming exhibition at Workhouse Arts Center’s Vulcan Gallery in Lorton celebrates the depth and breadth of contemporary functional and sculptural glass artworks. The exhibition runs from Nov. 4 through Jan. 14, 2024.”

“The Workhouse Arts Center in Lorton, VA has an incredible history and story of transformation. What began as the District of Columbia’s workhouse correctional facility in 1910 is now a premiere center for expression, creativity, and artistry.”

“The Workhouse Arts Center is celebrating a decade of creative, spooky and haunted trails in Lorton, Virginia. The 10th annual Workhouse Haunt walking experience delivers one more weekend of frights this Friday, Saturday and Sunday before closing with a grand finale on Tuesday night for Halloween.”

“Walk along a path with abandoned historic buildings and creepy characters at the Workhouse Arts Center’s 10th annual Halloween attraction. You’ll be supporting local actors as you do. Once you’ve survived the trail, stick around for bands, food trucks, and themed drinks. This trail is wheelchair accessible.”

“Walk along a path with abandoned historic buildings and creepy characters at the Workhouse Arts Center’s 10th annual Halloween attraction. You’ll be supporting local actors as you do. Once you’ve survived the trail, stick around for bands, food trucks, and themed drinks. This trail is wheelchair accessible.“

“The Haunted Trail at Workhouse Arts Center opened for the season, marking 10 years of Halloween scares. The trail takes about 20 minutes to walk through and is more interactive than ever. This year’s theme is Haunt: Game Over. Finding a theme is just the beginning when it comes to this event.”

“The haunted house at Workhouse Arts Center — the site of the old Lorton prison — is open for scares.”

“Celebrating a decade of giggles and ghosts, Workhouse puts a new twist on the Halloween experience. ‘Haunt: Game Over’ is the theme of its frightful trail, and guests can expect to encounter creepy characters as they wind through the abandoned buildings that make up Workhouse, a former prison.”

“The ArtsFairfax Awards has announced Peggy Fox as the luncheon emcee and Jean Sausele-Knodt as the 2023 Awards Artist and will include a musical performance by the Workhouse Arts Center cast of The Who’s Tommy and a violin solo by Inova Artist in Residence Anthony Hyatt.”

“The ArtsFairfax Awards announces Peggy Fox as the luncheon emcee and Jean Sausele-Knodt as the 2023 Awards Artist and will include a musical performance by the Workhouse Arts Center cast of The Who’s Tommy and a violin solo by Inova Artist in Residence Anthony Hyatt. The annual event [will take] place on Thursday, October 26, at Capital One Hall.” [ArtsFairfax]

The Workhouse Arts Center, a former correctional facility repurposed into an arts complex, is the ultimate hub for all things arts and culture in Fairfax County!

Halloween Haunt Set for Lorton Return — “The Workhouse Arts Center’s immersive scare-inducing outdoor haunted trail is returning this fall for its 10th year. This year’s Workhouse Haunt event, titled “Haunt: Game Over,” will run on weekends from Friday, Oct. 6, through Saturday, Oct. 28. Haunt will also perform on Halloween night, Tuesday, Oct. 31.” [Inside NoVA]

“The Workhouse Haunt is an extension of the Workhouse Performing Arts Program, allowing local youth to practice their acting skills, set production and overall theatrical skills, with the training of seasoned professionals.”

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“The popular haunted trail at the old Lorton prison marks its 10th year this season, running weekends from Oct. 6-28. Tickets are already on sale. In addition to the trail, there will be food trucks, soft drinks, beer, wine and themed-specialty drinks available for purchase.”