Del Ray Artisans

Board Meeting (Feb 2019)
2019-02-12 19:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | VA
The February 12th meeting will be off-site.
Active members are welcome to visit any Board meeting. If you wish to address the Board or bring something up to the Board during one of these meetings, contact Kathryn Brown at Secretary@DelRayArtisans.org in advance of the meeting to be included on the agenda.

Member Meeting & Art Supplies Swap
2019-02-17 16:00 - 18:00 | Del Ray Artisans Gallery, 2704 Mount Vernon Avenue, Alexandria, VA, 22301, United States
Sunday, February 17 from 4-6pm
The time is here! Join us at our most popular All Members Meeting: Del Ray Artisans’ annual Art Supplies Swap! If you haven’t already, check your studios, basements, closets, attics—wherever you have stashed those old art supplies that you really thought you would use, and bite the bulletÖ if you haven’t used them yet—give someone else a chance! And maybe you will find a new project waiting for you! Please bring your old supplies with you to the meeting.
This year, we ask that you to take a look at what you have and see if items can be donated to Inspiration Matterz—an initiative run by local artist and fellow Del Ray Artisans member, Kelli Sincock. A list of the much-needed / prison-approved items is provided below.
Any supplies not donated to Inspiration Matterz will be collected and displayed in the middle of the room. Light refreshments will be served as we learn about the latest DRA news, and view the supplies. We will then pull names from a hat to take turns choosing “new” supplies! We can’t wait to see what everyone brings this year!
—Sophia Suarez and Dawn Wyse Hurto, Director of Membership, Membership@DelRayArtisans.org

Donation Drive
Please consider bringing the following new or old art supplies to Del Ray Artisans’ Art Supplies Swap (Sunday, February 17 at 4pm) and designating as a donation to Inspiration Matterz:

Tablets of Bristol board drawing paper (8◊10? or 9◊12? or 11◊14?) = Most needed item!
Black Drawing Paper (various sizes – not construction paper)
Brown Drawing Paper (various sizes – not construction paper)
Board Backed Canvases (8◊10? or 9◊12?)
Pads of White drawing paper (non-spiral bound is preferred for safety reasons)
Reams of white cardstock paper (8◊10?)
Reams of colored and white printer paper
Legal Sized manila folders
Acrylic Paint in either tubes or bottles (especially black and white) Sets are best! (2 oz and up)
Paintbrushes of various sizes
Kneaded erasers
White erasers
Graphite Drawing Pencils (preferably *8B*, 4B, 2B, HB, 4H, 6H)
White Drawing Pencils
Graphite Sticks
Tortillons/Smudge Sticks/Blending Stumps of Various Sizes
Dry Erase Pens
Double stick tape (the kind that is cut into small tabs in a box)
Sheets of foam core (at least 12◊12?)
Drawing instruction books

Extra items:

I’m working on building a library of images that they can choose from for projects. I need pictures that are pulled from newspapers and magazines that are at least 4◊6?. Color or black & white are fine. Jail will not allow nudes, weapons, alcohol or drug references, or violence. Basically, the images must be PG. Most asked for images: birds, butterflies, lions & tigers, cars, cityscapes, wildlife, roses/flowers, and portraits.
When someone is released and they have been an exceptional student who shows serious interest in continuing their study of art, I give them a gift packet of NEW supplies and paper. So, any gift sets and drawing pads that are new are greatly appreciated!

Thank you for your consideration!!!
—Kelli Sincock, Inspiration Matterz
