Creative Card Swap (Ongoing)

Creative Card Swap
Creative Card Swap ~ Open to All Artists with a U.S. Domestic (or Equivalent) Mailing Address The card swap is an ongoing activity with rolling deadlines each time 4 artists enter. This is a handcrafted, artful card swap between artists. A swap group is formed each time 4 artists enter, then swapping begins immediately for that group. Originally established in April 2020 as a platform for artists to share their creative expression during the pandemic months when we could not gather in p...
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“Unfinished/Finished” Art Exhibit at Del Ray Artisans Gallery

Beauty and the Background by Michael Green and Eileen M. O'Brien
Exhibit Dates: April 2 - May 1, 2021 Opening Day Appointments: Friday, April 2 from 12-8pm Many artists are notorious for having plenty of unfinished pieces hidden in their workspaces. In preparation for the Unfinished/Finished art exhibit, unfinished works were given to different artists to complete. This exhibit showcases how these partnerships yield impressive finished artworks by local artists and high school students. Come visit the gallery in April to explore the notion of when an...
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Spring Art Market Application (due 3/27/2021)

Spring Art Market 2021
Call for Artists Del Ray Artisans’ Spring Art Market Application deadline: Saturday, March 27, 2021 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 8, 2021 from 10am to 4pm. Please read all information in the applicati...
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The Art of Nature (Entries due 4/10/2021)

Under the Green by Jonathan Ottke
Call for Entry ~ Open to area artists The Art of Nature Exhibit Dates: May 7–29, 2021 Digital entry deadline: Saturday, April 10, 2021 by midnight Nature has served as a creative muse for centuries for many artists. The beauty of the ocean, a mountain landscape, an ocean seashore, or wildlife has moved many artists and art lovers to a sense of calm and wonder for the environment. This exhibition will celebrate the beauty of art in nature, whether animals, plein air or other natural scene...
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Unfinished/Finished (Entries due 3/14, Extended to 3/18/2021)

Beauty and the Background by Michael Green and Eileen M. O'Brien
Call for Entry ~ Open to all area artists and area high school students Unfinished / Finished Exhibit Dates: April 2 - May 1, 2021 Digital entry deadline: Sunday, March 14, 2021 by midnight Didn't get your entry submitted before the Sunday, March 14 deadline? Late entries from March 15-18 will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis. Fill out the entry form and email the curator ASAP. As artists, most of us have unfinished pieces hidden in our workspaces. This exhibit challenges us to sh...
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“Give Me Shelter” Art Exhibit at Del Ray Artisans Gallery

Beach Shelter by Pamela Day
Exhibit Dates: March 5 - 27, 2021 Opening Day Appointments: Friday, March 5 from 12-8pm During the pandemic we all have learned what it means to shelter in place. Shelters are often structures, yet sometimes just a state of where one is. For many it is a way to connect to our dwellings, and for others it merely means finding refuge. Some people even choose to shelter from the facts of the COVID-19 virus and its spread. The current crisis has nearly 40 million American renters at risk of ho...
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Give Me Shelter (Entries due 2/20/2021)

Beach Shelter by Pamela Day
Call for Entry ~ Open to area artists Give Me Shelter Exhibit Dates: March 5–27, 2021 Digital entry deadline extended to Saturday, February 20, 2021 by midnight During the pandemic we all have learned what it means to shelter in place. Shelters are often structures, yet sometimes just a state of where one is. For many it is a way to connect to our dwellings, and for others it merely means finding refuge. Some people even choose to shelter from the facts of the virus and its spread. The c...
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“After Edward Hopper: Themes of Solitude and Isolation” Art Exhibit at Del Ray Artisans

COVID Nighthawks reimagined by Kelly MacConomy
Exhibit Dates: February 5 - 27, 2021 Opening Day Appointments: Friday, February 5 from 12-8pm The great American painter Edward Hopper is famous for his canvases depicting the isolationist urban landscape as well as the sweeping solitude and unpopulated vacancy of the dunes of Cape Cod. His 1942 painting “Nighthawks” is Hopper’s most recognizable work. It is the visual narrative of a late-night New York City Greenwich Village diner scene, bereft of a bustling business, depicting three solo...
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After Edward Hopper (Entries due 1/17/2021)

COVID Nighthawks reimagined by Kelly MacConomy
Call for Entry ~ Open to Del Ray Artisans Members After Edward Hopper: Themes of Solitude and Isolation Exhibit Dates: February 5–27, 2021 Digital entry deadline extended to Sunday, January 17, 2021 by midnight Life in the time of COVID-19 this past year has created an inorganic state of a nearly lost humanity. The pervasive experiences of solitude, isolation, loneliness, longing, and reverie are a common thread in the paintings of Edward Hopper. Hopper’s iconic emblem of Post-Depression...
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“Hidden World” Art Exhibit at Del Ray Artisans

The Eye of the Abyss by Nancy M Galib
Exhibit Dates: January 8 - 30, 2021 Opening Day Appointments: Friday, January 8 from 12-8pm The Hidden World art exhibit at Del Ray Artisans is a visual representation of things that are not readily visible in our ordinary lives—an exploration of microscopic organisms, macro depictions of nature, the metaphysical world, emotions, sounds, and more. We have all been affected – in one way or another – by an unseen and mysterious virus. But even these pathogens, when revealed under a micros...
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