2024)

Posted on March 7, 2024March 7, 2024 by Office Manager

Del Ray Artisans Members Only Gallery Without Walls Call for Entry Rejuvenation at VCA Old Town Animal Hospital April 22–October 19, 2024 Entry deadline: Wednesday, April 3, 2024 by midnight Seeking 2D artwork exploring the concept of rejuvenation (the action or process of giving new energy or vigor to something). Spring is the season of rejuvenation when the earth celebrates a regeneration of nature! The art world saw a rejuvenation during the Renaissance. Rejuvenation may be experienc...

Original Expressions (Entries due 3/23/2024)

Posted on March 7, 2024March 7, 2024 by Office Manager

Sunflower Splashes by Tiara Safic-Martin

Del Ray Artisans Members Only Gallery Without Walls Call for Entry Original Expressions at VCA Alexandria Animal Hospital April 8–November 16, 2024 Entry deadline: Saturday, March 23, 2024 by midnight Seeking 2D artwork on any subject matter. The curators prefer art that helps soothe in a stressful environment. Also, due to new guidelines for a fear-free space, we cannot accept artwork that has realistic depictions (such as unaltered photographs or other life-like artwork) of dogs, cats...

Proposal for 2021 Art Exhibit (due 8/20/2020)

Posted on July 4, 2020May 29, 2021 by Office Manager

Call for Proposals 2021 Art Exhibits at Del Ray Artisans Proposal deadline extended to Thursday, August 20, 2020 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. The Exhibit Selection Committee will review all proposals and make recommendations to the Board for final approval. Proposal Form (PDF...

Outdoors In (Entries due 2/12/2018)

Posted on December 19, 2017February 24, 2019 by Office Manager

Outdoors In Call for Entry Del Ray Artisans gallery March 2 - April 1, 2018 Digital entries due: Monday, February 12, 2018 by midnight Open to Del Ray Artisans Members and All Local Area High School and College Students Art and nature have been closely linked from the time of cave drawings. Before the camera was in common usage, what we learned about the nature of things and our environment came largely through the work of artists. Scientists, explorers and adventurers all recorded...

“Sensorium” Art Exhibit at Del Ray Artisans Gallery

Posted on October 29, 2017October 26, 2017 by Office Manager

Exhibit Dates: January 5-28, 2018 Opening Reception: Friday, January 5 from 7-9pm Our senses and the apparatus in our brain—the sensorium—evoke emotional feelings of sympathy, appreciation, or gratitude, or something that is moving, heartwarming, or tender. The connection between our senses and emotions makes contact with our hearts through someone, something, or an event—be it a pat or tap on the head; or the feel of flower petals, hard steel, body parts or smooth glass. The Sensorium art...

$100 and Under (Entries due 10/20/2017)

Posted on August 9, 2017February 24, 2019 by Office Manager

Del Ray Artisans' Members Only $100 and Under Call for Entry November 3 – 26, 2017 Digital entries due: October 20, 2017 by midnight Del Ray Artisans (DRA) is bringing back our popular exhibit from 2015, inviting members to submit their best work — all priced at $100 and under. All media and all themes are welcome. Art that has previously been shown at DRA is welcome in this exhibit. The art will be sold on an art-to-go basis, with buyers taking art home when purchased. For this exhibi...

Captured Beauty (Entries due 8/26/2017)

Posted on June 13, 2017September 19, 2017 by Office Manager

Captured Beauty Call for Entry A Photography Exhibition at Del Ray Artisans gallery October 6 - 29, 2017 Digital entries due: Saturday, August 26, 2017 by midnight Del Ray Artisans and Union 206 Studio are seeking fine art photography that showcases artists’ visions of beauty. Fine art photography is about how the artist communicates their vision, whether an idea, a message, or an emotion. This may be something small, like a single word such as symmetry, or it may be a whole statement...

Clowning Around (Entries due 7/24/2017)

Posted on May 12, 2017September 19, 2017 by Office Manager

Clowning Around Call for Entry at Del Ray Artisans gallery August 4- 27, 2017 Digital entries due: Monday, July 24, 2017 by midnight Clowns have been the subjects of paintings for centuries. Clowning Around is an exhibit that encourages artists to express their inner clown through art in fun, playful, sadistic, comedic, or tragic ways. Clowns have always evoked a variety of emotions from people. Many people are happy clown believers, drawn towards fanciful circus graphics or sympathetic weep...

Del Ray T-Shirt Design Contest (due 5/21/2017)

Posted on March 23, 2017September 19, 2017 by Office Manager

Call for Proposals DRCA T-Shirt Design Contest, Del Ray Artisans Members Only Deadline extended to: Sunday, May 21, 2017 by 11:59pm The Del Ray Citizens Association is looking for T-Shirt Art for its next round of T-shirts. The submissions are open to Del Ray Artisans members only. The subject is open to your interpretation, but any relationship to the Del Ray neighborhood would be appreciated. There is no award or fee associated with this Art, only fame and good feelings for...

Speak Your Mind (Entries due 4/17/2017)

Posted on March 17, 2017April 30, 2017 by Office Manager

Call for Entry Speak Your Mind at Del Ray Artisans Gallery May 5 - 28, 2017 Digital entries due: Monday, April 17, 2017 by midnight They say “a picture is worth a thousand words”-- the theme of this show celebrates the relationship between art and the human mind through the use of art as a form of nonverbal communication. For some, visual images are a platform for advocacy, to share raised awareness of a social cause, or to express a political message. Art is a means of self-expression...