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ONLINE: The Creative Spark Book Club (Free!)

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Facilitator: Sharon Burton, Spark Your CreativeClub size: 3-15 participants Next Meeting Date: Saturday, August 15 from 10:30am-12pm Location: ONLINE MEETING (Zoom details will be sent two days in advance) Book: "The Creative Habit: Learn It and Use It for Life" by Twyla Tharp (RSVP by August 12) Looking for a way to spark and maintain […]

Workshop: Playing with Resin (SOLD OUT)

Del Ray Artisans Gallery 2704 Mount Vernon Avenue, Alexandria, VA, United States

This workshop is sold out.Workshop: Playing with Resin Instructor: Tracy Wilkerson Date/Time: Monday, August 17 from 6-9pm Class size: 5-9 participants (Register by August 14) Learn the ins and outs of mixing resin and using it in your artwork as an adhesive, a covering, or the main medium. There's lots of creative time during this […]

CANCELLED: Sculpture Workshop Using Found Natural Materials

Del Ray Artisans Gallery 2704 Mount Vernon Avenue, Alexandria, VA, United States

This workshop has been cancelled. Instructor: Jonathan Ottke Date: Saturday, August 22 from 10am-1pm Class size: 5-9 participants (Register by August 18) In this workshop we will create art from materials found in the natural world. Great art can be made from natural materials such as twigs, stones, shells, feathers, seeds, shells and clay - […]

Gel Plate Printing Workshop: Monoprinting Without a Press

Del Ray Artisans Gallery 2704 Mount Vernon Avenue, Alexandria, VA, United States

Instructors: Eileen O'Brien and Audrey Dervarics Date: Tuesday, August 25 from 6-9pm Class size: 4-6 participants (Register by August 21) Gel plate printing is a fun and easy way to create beautiful one-of-a-kind prints without a press. This class introduces the basic techniques of gel printing, with plates and all other materials provided. Participants will […]

First Thursday (Gallery Open Until 9pm Tonight! Photo shoot at 7pm)

Del Ray Artisans Gallery 2704 Mount Vernon Avenue, Alexandria, VA, United States

Unmask Your Inner Superhero – Del Ray Artisans gallery will be open late!See The Naked and the Newt exhibit; PLUS come dressed as a SUPERHERO (especially reptile- or amphibian- themed ones) for the silly photo shoot outside the gallery at 7pm (June 3 and June 12)! Don’t have a superhero cape? There will be a […]

FREE, donations appreciated

Gallery Open Until 8pm Tonight! First Thursday Rescheduled to Saturday, June 12

Del Ray Artisans Gallery 2704 Mount Vernon Avenue, Alexandria, VA, United States

This event has been rescheduled to Saturday, June 12, 6-9pm (photo shoot at 7pm). The gallery will be open tonight (Thursday, June 10) until 8pm. Come see the exhibit!Unmask Your Inner Superhero – Come dressed as a SUPERHERO (especially reptile- or amphibian- themed ones in honor of The Naked and the Newt exhibit) for the […]

FREE, donations appreciated

ONLINE: Our National Symbol – an evidence based argument for why salamanders should replace the bald eagle (FREE)

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Instructor: Erin AnthonyDate: Thursday, June 10 from 6:30-7:30pm Class size: 1-100 participants (Register by 4:30pm on June 10) The bald eagle has long been our national symbol – a species common throughout North America. But I believe that Americans are a more unique breed, and our symbol should reflect that. Virginia, Tennessee, and North Carolina […]

FREE, donations appreciated

OUTDOOR: Live Animal Drawing – Texture Focus

Flicker (Blue tongue Skink)Coordinators: Erica Hughes, Larry Mendoza, Bonnie Keller Date: Saturday, June 12 from 11am-5pm in half-hour shifts ($7 per 30 minutes) Event size: 6 animals, 1-6 participants per animal (Drop-ins welcome; Register in advance to reserve your preferred time and model) Come practice sketching or painting natural textures with live models Persephone (Gila […]

$7 – $84

First Thursday (Gallery Open Until 9pm Tonight! Photo shoot at 7pm)

Del Ray Artisans Gallery 2704 Mount Vernon Avenue, Alexandria, VA, United States

Unmask Your Inner Superhero:Come dressed as a SUPERHERO (especially reptile- or amphibian- themed ones in honor of The Naked and the Newt exhibit) for the silly photo shoot outside the gallery at 7pm! Don’t have a superhero cape? There will be a “Make a Cape” table outside for kids from 6-9pm! Del Ray celebrates First […]

FREE, donations appreciated

Urban Sketchbooking (Free)

St. Elmo’s Coffee Pub 2300 Mount Vernon Avenue, Alexandria, VA, United States

Join us at St. Elmo’s Coffee Pub on the second Sunday of the month from 1-3pm! Urban Sketchbooking emphasizes storytelling that conveys a sense of place or a moment in time through drawings completed from direct observations. This meetup operates on a drop-in basis during afternoons of the second Sunday of each month, so there […]

FREE, donations appreciated

Playing with Resin – Focus on Texture (FULL, Join Waitlist)

Del Ray Artisans Gallery 2704 Mount Vernon Avenue, Alexandria, VA, United States

This workshop is full, but you may join the waitlist.Workshop: Playing with Resin Instructor: Tracy Wilkerson Date/Time: Sunday, June 13 from 6-9pm Class size: 5-9 participants (Register in advance; Do not drop-in.) Learn the ins and outs of mixing resin and using it in your artwork as an adhesive, a covering, or the main medium. […]

$50 – $60

Playing with Resin – Focus on Texture (FULL, Join Waitlist)

Del Ray Artisans Gallery 2704 Mount Vernon Avenue, Alexandria, VA, United States

This workshop is full, but you may join the waitlist.Workshop: Playing with Resin Instructor: Tracy Wilkerson Date/Time: Monday, June 14 from 6-9pm Class size: 5-9 participants (Register by June 11) Learn the ins and outs of mixing resin and using it in your artwork as an adhesive, a covering, or the main medium. There’s lots […]