Call for Instructors: Chirilagua Neighborhood Arts Day (FILLED; Applications Closed)

Photos from MakersFest 2022, courtesy of Karen Schmitz
Call for Instructors ~ Open to area artists Chirilagua Neighborhood Arts Day Chirilagua Neighborhood Arts Day is on Saturday, October 12, 2024 from 12-4pm. Del Ray Artisans is seeking artist instructors to lead free, hands-on, family-friendly art activities for event attendees. The event Program Manager will work with instructors to develop diverse art making activities including: drawing, mix media, paper & fiber arts, painting and more. Each instructor is offered $180 in compensation...
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“Fascinating Fiber, Alluring Fabric” Art Exhibit at Del Ray Artisans Gallery

Artwork by Liz Martinez and Robyn McGarry
Exhibit Dates: September 6–28, 2024 Opening Reception: Friday, September 6 from 7–9pm Fiber art fascinates by taking art outside the frame—it is unique, dimensional, and tactile. Draped, stitched, or embellished fabric sparks creativity and delights the senses, as itself and when depicted in other visual art forms. The Fascinating Fiber, Alluring Fabric art exhibit at Del Ray Artisans focuses on fiber and fabric art but also highlights their influence on other mediums as well. This exhibit...
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Call for Instructors: STEAM-tastic Workshops (Proposals due 6/1/2025)

STEAM-tastic, Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math Youth Programs at Del Ray Artisans
UPDATE: Proposal are still being accepted for STEAM-tastic workshops. Please visit the Programs page for the link to the new Workshop Proposal form. Call for Instructors ~ Open to area artists STEAM-tastic Workshop Proposal Form for FY25 (July 1, 2024–June 30, 2025) Proposal Deadline: Sunday, June 1, 2025 Del Ray Artisans is offering a new youth program of FREE, interactive classes about Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math (STEAM) taught by professionals from each field. Geared t...
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Artificial or Intelligence? (Entries due 9/22/2024)

Detail of “Sum of its parts?” by Nicole Mahoney
Call for Entry ~ Open to area artists Artificial or Intelligence? Exhibit Dates: October 4–26, 2024 Digital entry deadline: Sunday, September 22, 2024 by midnight Talk about artificial intelligence (AI) abounds. Do the possibilities for AI inspire, excite, unnerve, or frighten you? This show invites artists to explore what the future might look like with AI, what we gain and lose, and whether or not machine learning feels artificial or intelligent at the present moment. The exhibit is...
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Holiday Market 2024 (Apply for wait list)

Del Ray Artisans Holiday Market
Call for Artists Del Ray Artisans Holiday Market December 6–22, 2024 Application deadline: Tuesday, September 10, 2024 by midnight The deadline has past. Additional applications will only be considered for the wait list. Applications for exhibitors in Del Ray Artisans' 29th annual Holiday Market are now open. Different artists from a variety of media categories will be selected for each weekend. Preference is given to Del Ray Artisans members. The market will be the first three weeke...
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“The Science of our Surroundings ” Art Exhibit at Del Ray Artisans Gallery

Artwork by A & A Fletchersmith
Exhibit Dates: August 2–31, 2024 Opening Reception: Friday, August 2 from 7–9pm Del Ray Artisans invites you to join us during The Science of Our Surroundings, a science-themed art exhibit. A cutaway of a cell. The food chain. The visible light spectrum. A dinosaur skeleton. The layers of the Earth, from the crust to the core. Each of these scientific concepts immediately conjure vivid, colorful images in our collective minds, thanks to the diligent and tireless work of science textbook ar...
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HalloWEIRD Art Market Application (due 8/10/2024)

HalloWEIRD
Call for Artists Del Ray Artisans’ HalloWEIRD Art Market Application deadline: Saturday, August 10, 2024 by midnight Apply now for the 3rd 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, on Satur...
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Del Ray Artisans’ Summer Art Market 2024

Summer Art Market - Saturday & Sunday, July 13-14, 2024
Saturday & Sunday, July 13-14 from 10am-4pm Del Ray Artisans’ Summer Art Market is a two-day, indoor event that gives you the chance to purchase original handmade artwork from talented local artists. Each day is a different group of local artists with original work in a wide range of media including ceramics, fiber, glass, jewelry, mixed media, paper, photography, and more. Perfect for gifts or treat yourself! The Summer Art Market is on Saturday and Sunday, July 13 and 14, 2024, from 10...
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Fascinating Fiber, Alluring Fabric (Entries due 8/18/2024)

Artwork by Liz Martinez and Robyn McGarry
Call for Entry ~ Open to area artists Fascinating Fiber, Alluring Fabric Exhibit Dates: September 6–28, 2024 Digital entry deadline extended to Sunday, August 18, 2024 by midnight Seeking artwork that features Fiber and Fabric as a major component in construction and/or as part of the subject matter. Use only Fiber or Fabric to unleash and inspire your creativity, or as the focus in other mediums, including photography, painting, sculpture, ceramics, and more. The exhibit is open to a...
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Alcove Gift Shop (Aug-Sept 2024 RESTOCK)

Del Ray Artisans Alcove Gift Shop
Call for Artists ~ Open to Del Ray Artisans Members Alcove Gift Shop August 2 – September 28, 2024 Application deadline extended to Sunday, July 14, 2024 by midnight. After acceptance, use this form for RESTOCK. 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 displa...
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