2019)

Posted on March 14, 2019May 29, 2021 by Web Curator

Call for Artists Del Ray Artisans’ Spring Art Market Applications due: April 14, 2019 by midnight Join Del Ray Artisans in its tradition of outdoor art markets! The Spring Art Market gives artists an opportunity to sell their original handmade artwork to the local community. This is an outdoor, family-friendly, rain-or-shine event in Colasanto Park, adjoining Del Ray Artisans gallery, on Saturday, May 11, 2019 from 10am to 4pm. Details and Application (PDF)

Sacred Feminine (Entries due 4/14/2019)

Posted on March 9, 2019February 10, 2020 by Web Curator

Jewelry by Wirealm; photograph by Lynn Fernandez

Call for Entry ~ Open to All Area Artists Sacred Feminine May 3 – June 2, 2019 Digital entry deadline extended to Sunday, April 14, 2019 by midnight Despite all of its progress, our modern world still skews away from honoring the sacred feminine. Society promotes unhealthy body standards to keep women enslaved to an unattainable ideal. Advertising uses the bodies of women to sell products from fast food to luxury cars. Societal ethics sanction the elevation of “God the Father” over “Mother E...

“(No) Comfort Zone” Art Exhibit at Del Ray Artisans Gallery

Posted on February 24, 2019February 24, 2019 by Web Curator

Exhibit Dates: April 5-28, 2019 Opening Reception: Friday April 5 from 7-9pm The (No) Comfort Zone exhibit reflects people, places and things that are in and out of the artists’ comfort zone. The show runs April 5-28, 2019 at Del Ray Artisans gallery. Join us for the opening reception on Friday, April 5 from 7-9pm to meet the curators, Del Ray Artisans members, and local area high school students who have work in the exhibit. The artwork created from within the comfort zone feels comfor...

(No) Comfort Zone (Entries due 3/17/2019)

Posted on February 23, 2019February 10, 2020 by Web Curator

Call for Entry ~ Open to Del Ray Artisans Members and Local Area High School Students (No) Comfort Zone April 5–28, 2019 Digital entries due: Sunday, March 17, 2019 by midnight This exhibit will showcase art that reflects people, places and things that are in and/or out of your comfort zone. (No) Comfort Zone is a Del Ray Artisans exhibit open only to members and local area high school students. If you are not a member, you may join Del Ray Artisans now to enter. Entry Details & F...

“Re-Connecting Threads” Art Exhibit at VCA Alexandria Animal Hospital

Posted on January 29, 2019January 29, 2019 by Web Curator

January 28 - June 2, 2019 "Dream Weaver Frida" by Dawn Wyse Hurto and Liz Martinez The Re-Connecting Threads art exhibit takes another look at artists’ traditional and non-traditional ways to manipulate fiber in art by revisiting the November 2018 Connecting Threads Del Ray Artisans gallery exhibit. Re-Connecting Threads features Del Ray Artisans members’ artwork through a Gallery Without Walls (GWW) program in partnership with the Veterinary Clinics of America Alexandria Animal Hospital ...

“For The Artist” Art Exhibit at Del Ray Artisans Gallery

Posted on January 28, 2019January 28, 2019 by Web Curator

Exhibit Dates: March 1-31, 2019 Opening Reception: Friday March 1 from 7-9pm “Blue Green” by Jeff Lodge The For The Artist art exhibit at Del Ray Artisans gallery features works that the artists have always wanted to create. Curators Jeff Lodge and Jenny Nicholson challenged Del Ray Artisans members to reach into that wish list and create the special piece they’ve dreamed of doing. Two and three-dimensional works, paintings, mixed media, and photography are on exhibit. The creativity and ...

Del Ray Artisans Open Life Drawing Sessions – 2019

Posted on January 18, 2019January 18, 2019 by Web Curator

Looking for a chance to hone your figure drawing skills? Del Ray Artisans offers a range of open life drawing sessions for just this purpose. Both nude and clothed models are featured. These sessions operate on a drop-in basis so there is no need to register in advance. Bring your supplies and join us at the gallery to draw or paint from our live models. We don't supply easels but you are welcome to bring your own if you want to use one. Please no acrylics or oils. Pastels, watercolor and ink ...

For the Artist (Entries due 2/16/2019)

Posted on January 17, 2019February 10, 2020 by Web Curator

Call for Entry ~ Open to Del Ray Artisans Members For the Artist March 1–31, 2019 Digital entries due: Saturday, February 16, 2019 by midnight This show will feature works that the artist has always wanted to create—complete that piece that has been bugging you, calling to you, and has been on your New Year’s resolution list several years running. Although this can be considered a thematically open show, we challenge artists to reach into that wish list and create the special piece you’v...

Re-Connecting Threads (Entries due 1/16/2019)

Posted on January 10, 2019February 24, 2019 by Web Curator

Del Ray Artisans Members Only Gallery Without Walls Call for Entry Re-Connecting Threads at VCA Alexandria Animal Hospital January 28 - June 2, 2019 Digital entries due: Wednesday, January 16, 2019 by midnight This Gallery Without Walls exhibit revisits Connecting Threads, the Del Ray Artisans gallery exhibit from November 2018 that celebrated fiber and how it connects us to the stories of our lives. Member artists from the original Connecting Threads exhibit, as well as other Del Ray A...

“New Beginnings” Art Exhibit at Del Ray Artisans Gallery

Posted on January 7, 2019January 28, 2019 by Web Curator

Exhibit Dates: February 1-24, 2019 Opening Reception: Friday February 1 from 7-9pm "Flower Gears" by Tracy Wilkerson The EPA estimates that 75% of the American waste stream is recyclable, but we only recycle about 30% of it. People have taken to eBay and CraigsList for years to rehome their used goods in exchange for cash, and now many are utilizing give-away sites like Freecycle.org and BuyNothing too. Artists are often among the most conscientious recyclers, by reusing others’ di...