Twisted Masterpieces Auction at Port City Brewing Company benefits Del Ray Artisans

Posted on August 16, 2017August 16, 2017 by Web Curator

Save the Date: Thursday, September 28 from 6-9pm Del Ray Artisans continues its 25th Anniversary celebrations this year with a special auction event called Twisted Masterpieces at Port City Brewing Company. There will be a live auction of found & rejuvenated furniture and a silent auction of original art pieces. Join Del Ray Artisans for this evening of art at Port City Brewing Company (3950 Wheeler Avenue, Alexandria, VA 22304) on Thursday, September 28, 2017 from 6-9pm. The live furnit...

Holiday Market 2017 (Applications due 9/17/2017)

Posted on August 8, 2017August 10, 2018 by Web Curator

Application deadline: Sunday, September 17, 2017 Applications for exhibitors in Del Ray Artisans' 22nd Holiday Market to be held in December 2017 are now open. The market is the first three weekends in December. Different artists from a variety of media categories will be selected for each weekend. Artists who apply by the September 17 deadline will be notified of acceptance by September 29. Del Ray Artisans members and non-members are eligible, so apply now! Members receive priority and a disc...

Twisted Masterpieces Call for Donations (Due 8/14/2017)

Posted on July 21, 2017September 19, 2017 by Web Curator

Twisted Masterpieces Auction Call for Donations at Port City Brewing Company Thursday, September 28, 2017 from 7-9pm Digital entries due: Monday, August 14, 2017 by midnight This is Del Ray Artisans' (DRA) 25th Anniversary year. We continue our 25th Anniversary celebrations with an auction event called Twisted Masterpieces at Port City Brewing Company. There will be a live auction of found & rejuvenated furniture by invited artists and a silent auction of donated 2-D and 3-D art pieces. ...

“Captured Beauty”: A Photography Exhibition at Del Ray Artisans Gallery

Posted on July 16, 2017July 22, 2017 by Web Curator

Exhibit Dates: October 6 - 29, 2017 Opening Reception: Friday, October 6 from 7-9pm Del Ray Artisans and Union 206 Studio present Captured Beauty photography exhibition, which showcases artists’ visions of beauty as fine art. While there is no universal definition, fine art photography is about how artists communicate their vision, whether an idea, a message, or an emotion. The camera is merely a tool to make an art piece that reveals the artist’s vision and produces a more personal – typicall...

“Childhood Passions” Art Exhibit at Del Ray Artisans Gallery

Posted on July 16, 2017July 22, 2017 by Web Curator

Childhood Passions by Karen Laurie Thomas and Pat Stacy

Exhibit Dates: September 1 - October 1, 2017 Opening Reception: Friday, September 1 from 7-9pm What were you passionate about as a child that you don’t have much time for now? We’ve all had childhood dreams and passions. Things that we did that brought us complete joy without anyone telling us to do it. We did it instinctively because it was playful, fun, and made us feel alive. As we grow up, we tend to lose touch with the ability to play like a child and the experience of doing things for th...

“Clowning Around” Art Exhibit at Del Ray Artisans Gallery

Posted on July 11, 2017July 22, 2017 by Web Curator

Exhibit Dates: August 4 - 27, 2017 Opening Reception: Friday, August 4 from 7-9pm Clowns have been the subjects of paintings and graphics for centuries. Clowning Around is an exhibit that reveals local artists’ inner clowns through art in fun, playful, sadistic, comedic, and 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 weeping hobo clowns. Others prefer their clowns to be s...

Del Ray Artisans’ Grown-Ups Art Camp

Posted on June 14, 2017June 14, 2017 by Web Curator

June 26 - July 14, 2017 Dip into some GUAC – Grown-Ups Art Camp, that is! Del Ray Artisans is pleased to present this year’s smorgasbord of classes. The variety of workshops offered will be for all skill levels and art experience. We have workshops for you to discover and inspire your creative side. You can start with drawing, painting and sculpture. Or, do you like jewelry, or working with fabric? We offer classes that give you the opportunity to make something to wear that you can take home. ...

Childhood Passions (Entries due 8/21/2017)

Posted on June 5, 2017September 19, 2017 by Web Curator

Childhood Passions Call for Entry at Del Ray Artisans gallery September 1 - October 1, 2017 Digital entries due: Monday, August 21, 2017 by midnight We’ve all had childhood dreams and passions; things that we did that brought us complete joy without anyone telling us to do it. We did it instinctively because it was playful, fun, and made us feel alive. As we grow up, we tend to lose touch with the ability to play like a child and the experience of doing things for the sheer joy of doing ...

Proposal for 2018 Art Exhibit (due 7/31/2017)

Posted on May 28, 2017September 19, 2017 by Web Curator

Call for Proposals 2018 Art Exhibits at Del Ray Artisans Gallery Proposals deadline extended to Monday, July 31, 2017 by midnight Del Ray Artisans is currently soliciting show 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 show proposal committee will review all proposals and make recommendations to the Board for final approval. Questions ...

2017 Youth Summer Art Camp at Del Ray Artisans

Posted on May 8, 2017May 8, 2017 by Web Curator

Choose Week: July 17-21 or July 24-28 from 9am-4pm daily For Ages: 8-14 years old Register now for the 2017 Del Ray Artisans Youth Summer Art Camp! Youth ages 8-14 years old are invited to spend a week with professional educational staff at Del Ray Artisans creating art and architecture, learning a range of creative techniques. Art Camp is a one-week experience for campers of “Building BIG” using all kinds of materials and inspiration. To build big, we will be investigating different architect...