Call for Entry (Open to Members Only)
Del Ray Artisans’ 2024 Wall Calendar
Digital entries due Sunday, September 3, 2023
Members: Submit your best work to the 11th annual Del Ray Artisans’ wall calendar! All entries are to be received digitally, and no physical pieces of art will be collected. There is no entry fee, no theme, and work previously shown at Del Ray Artisans is acceptable. Your Del Ray Artisans membership must be up-to-date.
The Calendar Selection Committee will choose approxi...
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Call for Entry
Below are opportunities to submit artwork to Del Ray Artisans upcoming art exhibits. Please carefully review the call for entry for exhibit specific details. Each exhibit is unique!
12 Elements of Nature (Entries due 8/27/2023)
Del Ray Artisans Members Only
Gallery Without Walls Call for Entry
12 Elements of Nature at VCA Alexandria Animal Hospital
September 18, 2023 – January 27, 2024
Entry deadline: Sunday, August 27, 2023 by midnight
Most of us are aware of the four classics elements of nature: Earth, Water, Wind, and Fire. Did you know there are eight other elements "used to simplify the complexity of nature"? We invite artists to explore all 12 elements of nature: Earth, Water, Wind, Fire, as well as Thun...
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Alcove Gift Shop (Aug-Sept 2023, Application due 7/17)
Call for Artists ~ Open to Del Ray Artisans Members
Alcove Gift Shop
August 4 – September 30, 2023
Application deadline: Monday, July 17, 2023 by midnight
Del Ray Artisans’ Alcove is a gift shop within the gallery, where members (who apply and are accepted) display and sell their work. Unframed 2-D works are available in bins alongside jewelry, fiber art, wood craft, ceramics, and other smaller 3-D items.
The work will be displayed for two months, and as pieces are sold they can be re...
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Farther Afield (Entries due 8/10/2023)
Call for Entry ~ Open to area artists
Farther Afield
Exhibit Dates: September 1–30, 2023
Digital entry deadline: Thursday, August 10, 2023 by midnight
Take us on a trip to experience sights far and wide through your eyes and experience (real or wishful). Depict a scene from a day trip or from halfway across the world—the distance is up to you! Looking forward to experiencing new cities, states, countries, and continents through your art. All media are welcome.
The exhibit is open to a...
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HalloWEIRD Art Market Application (due 8/13/2023)
Call for Artists
Del Ray Artisans’ HalloWEIRD Art Market
Application deadline extended to Sunday, August 13, 2023 by midnight
Apply now for the 2nd annual HalloWEIRD outdoor art market centered around the theme: Halloween. Showcase your spooky, creepy, crawly, disturbing, goth pieces or focus on the upbeat, fun side of the season (costumes, hot cider, hay rides, autumn colors, etc). This is an outdoor, family-friendly, rain-or-shine event in Colasanto Park, adjoining Del Ray Artisans gallery,...
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Treasures of the DMV (Entries due 7/10/2023)
Call for Entry ~ Open to area artists
Treasures of the DMV
Exhibit Dates: August 4–26, 2023
Digital entry deadline: Monday, July 10, 2023 by midnight
Explore DC, Maryland, and/or Virginia—both the famous and the overlooked, natural and abstract—from the artist’s perspective. Such images may be real or imagined, creating a sense of place and time in our modern world of shifting meanings, through painting, fiber, sculpture, multimedia, and photography, using stark black and white, or vivid...
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Summer Art Market Application (due 6/11/2023)
Call for Artists
Del Ray Artisans’ Summer Art Market
Application deadline: Sunday, June 11, 2023 by midnight
Apply now for our indoor Summer Art Market! Different artists will be selected for each market day (Saturday, July 8 and Sunday, July 9 from 10am-4pm). Seeking a range of media including ceramics, fiber, jewelry, mixed media, painting, photography, and more.
Details and Application (PDF)
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Proposal for 2024 Art Exhibit (due 7/15/2023)
Call for Proposals
2024 Art Exhibits at Del Ray Artisans
Proposal Deadline: Saturday, July 15, 2023 by midnight
Del Ray Artisans is seeking exhibit proposals for next year’s calendar. Del Ray Artisans strives to offer exhibits that reach a broad and diverse audience, encourage artistic development, and represent a wide variety of art forms. Experienced and first time curators welcome!
The Exhibit Selection Committee will review all proposals and make recommendations to the Board for fi...
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American Patchwork (Entries due 5/14/2023)
Call for Entry ~ Open to area artists
American Patchwork
Exhibit Dates: June 2–25, 2023
Digital entry deadline extended to Sunday, May 14, 2023 by midnight
The United States is a patchwork of 50 states with beautiful beaches and majestic mountains, bustling cities and quiet towns, pastoral ranches and farms, vast natural beauty and amazing technology, and so much more. This exhibit is focused on highlighting the diversity of cultures, landscapes, and artistic styles that make up the Ame...
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Alcove Gift Shop (May-June 2023, Application due 4/16)
Call for Artists ~ Open to Del Ray Artisans Members
Alcove Gift Shop
May 5 – June 25, 2023
Application deadline: Sunday, April 16, 2023 by midnight
Del Ray Artisans’ Alcove is a gift shop within the gallery, where members (who apply and are accepted) display and sell their work. Unframed 2-D works are available in bins alongside jewelry, fiber art, wood craft, ceramics, and other smaller 3-D items.
The work will be displayed for two months, and as pieces are sold they can be replaced ...
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