Call for Entry ~ Open to Del Ray Artisans Members Only Fun With One Exhibit Dates: March 3 – April 1, 2023 Entry deadline extended to Wednesday, February 15, 2023 by midnight Del Ray Artisans invites members to have fun with one color—to create monochromatically. Choose a color (any color) and create using just this one color, altered if you like with white and/or black, or with the color’s opposite on the color wheel. Not limited to just one color of red, for instance, but could include...

Del Ray Artisans Members Only Gallery Without Walls Call for Entry Hygge at VCA Alexandria Animal Hospital January 30 – April 1, 2023 Entry deadline extended to Sunday, January 15, 2023 by midnight "Hygge" is a word in Danish and Norwegian that describes a mood of coziness and "comfortable conviviality" with feelings of wellness and contentment. Think hugging a loved one, snuggling with your pet, roasting marshmallows, reading a book, doing yoga—whatever brings you contentment. This moo...

Call for Entry ~ Open to area artists The Unseen Exhibit Dates: February 3–25, 2023 Digital entry deadline: Tuesday, January 10, 2023 by midnight Artists are invited to explore the hidden, under the surface, microscopic, imagined, or dreamt that make life so much richer. Only bound by your imagination, the curator hopes all artists will take us to places only they have been…in their minds, their dreams, their dives, their experiments, their hopes, and their fears. The juror is renowned s...

Call for Artists ~ Open to Del Ray Artisans Members Alcove Gift Shop January 6 – February 25, 2023 Application deadline: Sunday, December 11, 2022 by midnight Del Ray Artisans has established the Alcove as 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 ar...

Call for Entry ~ Open to area artists Putting A Face To A Name Exhibit Dates: January 6–28, 2023 Entry deadline extended to Sunday, December 18, 2022 by midnight Reimagine your favorite fictional character. Mr. Darcy as a robot? Daenerys Targaryen as a Smurf? Scarlett O’Hara as a Vampire? Hannibal Lecter as a Disney Princess? Nothing is too outrageous! Artists may also select characters from folklore and fairy tales, such as King Arthur or Rapunzel. This exhibit is open to all mediums. U...

Del Ray Artisans Members Only Gallery Without Walls Call for Entry Local Artisan Showcase 2022-2023 at VCA Alexandria Animal Hospital November 21, 2022 – November 11, 2023 Entry deadline extended to Sunday, November 6, 2022 by midnight This is a year-long Gallery Without Walls exhibit at the VCA Alexandria Animal Hospital that will showcase Del Ray Artisans members artwork in the hospital exam rooms. Most subjects are welcome, with pieces featuring animals preferred. Must be a Del Ray A...

Call for Entry ~ Open to Del Ray Artisans Members Only $100 & Under Exhibit Dates: November 4 – 27, 2022 Entry Deadline: Monday, October 10, 2022 by midnight Del Ray Artisans invites members to submit up to 4 artworks priced at $100 or less. All media and all themes are welcome. The art will be sold on an art-to-go basis, with buyers taking art home when purchased. The $100 & Under call for entry is only open to Del Ray Artisans members. If you are not a member, you may join D...