“Fun With One” Art Exhibit at Del Ray Artisans Gallery

Mt Gamboge by Rusty Lynn
Exhibit Dates: March 3–April 1, 2023 Opening Reception: Friday, March 3, 7-9pm The Fun With One art exhibit showcases 2D and 3D monochromatic artwork by Del Ray Artisans members—revealing a fascinating variety even using only one color. Join us for the opening reception on Friday, March 3 between 7-9pm to meet the curators: Rusty Lynn and Kelly Postula. Mark your calendar now or set a reminder through Eventbrite. Come to the reception dressed all in one color for fun and a chance to win...
Read More

A Tale of Two Studios (Entries due 3/15/2023)

The Teleportal from Art Enables to Del Ray Artisans by Shawn Payne, Art Enables
Call for Entry ~ Open to Del Ray Artisans Members & Art Enables Artists A Tale of Two Studios Exhibit Dates: April 7–29, 2023 Entry deadline extended to Wednesday, March 15, 2023 by midnight Del Ray Artisans members are invited to submit up to three (3) art pieces that best present their personal artistic style, medium, or subject matter. If members wish to create new 2D and 3D work(s) around the theme of ‘disability,’ ‘outsider,’ ‘progressive studios’ they are encouraged to do so. T...
Read More

Alcove Gift Shop (March-Apr 2023 Restock Only)

Del Ray Artisans Alcove Gift Shop
Call for Artists ~ Open to Del Ray Artisans Members Alcove Gift Shop March 3 – April 29, 2023 Application deadline: Sunday, February 12, 2023 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 are sol...
Read More

“The Unseen” Art Exhibit at Del Ray Artisans Gallery

Detail of The Forbidden Garden by Betsy Mead
Exhibit Dates: February 3–25, 2023 Opening Reception: Friday, February 3, 7-9pm Join us for the opening reception of The Unseen art exhibit at Del Ray Artisans on Friday, February 3 between 7-9pm to meet the curator, Peter Michaels, and the artists. Mark your calendar now or set a reminder through Eventbrite. This exhibit reveals what we typically cannot see. Juried by renowned scientist and artist Michal Gavish, who recently returned from a residency in Seoul and a one-person show in N...
Read More

“Putting A Face To A Name” Art Exhibit at Del Ray Artisans Gallery

Puck by Zade Ramsey
Exhibit Dates: January 6–28, 2023 Opening Reception: Friday, January 6, 7-9pm Happy New Year! Come see Del Ray Artisans first art exhibit of 2023, Putting A Face To A Name—a clever showcase where local artists reimagine fictional characters from books, movies, plays, poetry, television, and more. Join us for the opening reception on Friday, January 6 between 7-9pm to meet the curator, Gordon Thomas Frank, and artists. Mark your calendar now or set a reminder through Eventbrite. Plus ...
Read More

Fun With One (Entries due 2/15/2023)

Mt Gamboge by Rusty Lynn
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...
Read More

Hygge (Entries due 1/15/2023)

Ute, The Queen of Springhill Drive is In by Ellen Rosenthal
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...
Read More

Del Ray Artisans 27th Annual Fine Art & Fine Craft Holiday Market

Del Ray Artisans Holiday Market
Three Weekends: December 2-18, 2022 Fridays 6-9pm, Saturdays & Sundays 11am-6pm Join us the first three weekends in December for Del Ray Artisans’ 27th Annual Holiday Market at Del Ray Artisans gallery in the Colasanto Center, 2704 Mount Vernon Avenue, Alexandria, Virginia 22301. Market hours are Fridays 6-9pm and Saturdays & Sundays 11am-6pm. The market is free to browse, open to the public, and different artists featured each weekend! The market offers unique handmade fine arts an...
Read More

The Unseen (Entries due 1/10/2023)

Detail of The Forbidden Garden by Betsy Mead
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...
Read More

Alcove Gift Shop (Jan-Feb 2023 Restock Only)

Del Ray Artisans Alcove Gift Shop
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...
Read More