Del Ray Artisans

Del Ray Artisans’ Spirit Night at McDonald’s
2019-11-20 16:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | McDonald’s, 1000 N Henry Street, Alexandria, VA, 22314, United States
Support Del Ray Artisans by attending Spirit Night at McDonald’s (1000 N Henry Street, Alexandria VA 22314) from 4-7pm!
MCD Mateos, McDonald’s is generously donating a percentage of sales between 4-7pm to our nonprofit. During this event, you’ll also have the opportunity to see and purchase artwork from Del Ray Artisans at McDonald’s.
For event questions or to volunteer, email Joe Franklin at Fundraising@DelRayArtisans.org and Mila Mateu at milaenartes@gmail.com.
McDonald’s, 1000 N Henry Street, Alexandria VA 22314
2019 Spirit Nights are from 4-7pm on:

Thursday, April 25
Thursday, May 16
Thursday, June 20
Wednesday, October 16
Wednesday, November 20

Gallery Closed on Thanksgiving
2019-11-28 | Del Ray Artisans Gallery, 2704 Mount Vernon Avenue, Alexandria, VA, 22301, United States
The gallery is closed on Thanksgiving Day, but will be open the remainder of the weekend (Friday from noon-9pm, Saturday from noon-9pm, and Sunday from noon-6pm).
Have a Happy Thanksgiving!

Community Turkey Trot
2019-11-28 09:00 - 12:00
The 44th Alexandria Turkey Trot is a 5-mile run/walk on Thanksgiving Day that follows the roads of Del Ray starting and ending at George Washington Middle School at the corner of Braddock Road and Mount Vernon Avenue.
The gallery is closed on Thanksgiving Day, but open the remainder of the weekend. Check out the current exhibit from Friday-Sunday during gallery hours!

Shop Small Promotion: Black Friday
2019-11-29 12:00 - 21:00 | Del Ray Artisans Gallery, 2704 Mount Vernon Avenue, Alexandria, VA, 22301, United States
Special Promotion on Black Friday and Small Business Saturday(November 29-30, 2019)
10% discount on any artwork purchased from the current exhibit!
The current art exhibit, $100 & Under, showcases members’ original artwork — all priced at $100 or less. Buyers will take art home immediately after purchase during this exhibit (November 1 – December 1). This is a rapidly evolving exhibit, as sold artwork is replaced each week with new work, so visit frequently to shop from lots of great art at prices all art-lovers can afford.
Shop local and support the artists in your community! Del Ray Artisans is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit art organization.

When you #shopsmall, you make a big impact. Come to Alexandria, the D.C. region’s #shopsmall headquarters, and visit Del Ray Artisans gallery for unique, hand-crafted finds!

Shop Small Promotion: Small Business Saturday
2019-11-30 12:00 - 21:00 | Del Ray Artisans Gallery, 2704 Mount Vernon Avenue, Alexandria, VA, 22301, United States
Special Promotion on Small Business Saturday (November 30, 2019)
10% discount on any artwork purchased from the current exhibit, PLUS receive a FREE t-shirt with any artwork purchase of $100 or more (while supplies last).
The current art exhibit, $100 & Under, showcases members’ original artwork — all priced at $100 or less. Buyers will take art home immediately after purchase during this exhibit (November 1 – December 1). This is a rapidly evolving exhibit, as sold artwork is replaced each week with new work, so visit frequently to shop from lots of great art at prices all art-lovers can afford.
Shop local and support the artists in your community! Del Ray Artisans is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit art organization.

When you #shopsmall, you make a big impact. Come to Alexandria, the D.C. region’s #shopsmall headquarters, and visit Del Ray Artisans gallery for unique, hand-crafted finds!

"$100 and Under" Artwork Pick Up
2019-12-01 18:00 - 20:00 | Del Ray Artisans Gallery, 2704 Mount Vernon Avenue, Alexandria, VA, 22301, United States
Time for artists and buyers to pick up their artwork from the closing show, $100 and Under.
Questions? Contact the curators curators Stephen Lally (slallypottery@gmail.com) and Kathy Turner (kturnersan@gmail.com).

"Tangerine" Call for Entry Deadline
2019-12-02 23:50 - 23:59 | Online
“Broken” by Betsy Mead
All area artists must submit their entries via the online entry form by midnight on Monday, December 2, 2019 to be considered for the exhibit.

Life Drawing Holiday Party
2019-12-04 13:00 - 14:00 | Del Ray Artisans Gallery, 2704 Mount Vernon Avenue, Alexandria, VA, 22301, United States
“Gazelle with book” by Katherine Rand
Join us to celebrate another year’s worth life drawing at Del Ray Artisans! Please bring a food item to share. The feasting will be followed by our regular afternoon short/long pose drawing session from 2-5pm.

Life Drawing - Short/Long Poses
2019-12-04 14:00 - 17:00 | Del Ray Artisans Gallery, 2704 Mount Vernon Avenue, Alexandria, VA, 22301, United States
Looking for a chance to hone your figure drawing skills? Del Ray Artisans offers a range of open life drawing sessions for just this purpose. Both nude and clothed models are featured. (Models will be nude unless otherwise noted.) These sessions operate on a drop-in basis so there is no need to register in advance. Bring your supplies and join us at the gallery to draw or paint from our live models. We don’t supply easels but you are welcome to bring your own if you want to use one. Please no acrylics or oils; pastels, watercolor and ink are permissible. All skill levels are welcome.
The fee for each three-hour session is $10 for DRA members and $12 for non-members. Two-hour sessions are $8 for members and $10 for non-members.
Short/Long Pose Sessions
The three-hour short/long pose sessions start with some short 1 to 5-minute warm-up poses and progressively move into longer poses lasting 10 to 45 minutes. These sessions provide a great opportunity to refine your drawing and observation skills.

Artwork credit: Drawing by Linda Lowery

Life Drawing - Long Poses
2019-12-04 18:30 - 21:30 | Del Ray Artisans Gallery, 2704 Mount Vernon Avenue, Alexandria, VA, 22301, United States
Artwork by Linda Lowery
Looking for a chance to hone your figure drawing skills? Del Ray Artisans offers a range of open life drawing sessions for just this purpose. Both nude and clothed models are featured. (Models will be nude unless otherwise noted.) These sessions operate on a drop-in basis so there is no need to register in advance. Bring your supplies and join us at the gallery to draw or paint from our live models. We don’t supply easels but you are welcome to bring your own if you want to use one. Please no acrylics or oils; pastels, watercolor and ink are permissible. All skill levels are welcome.
The fee for each three-hour session is $10 for DRA members and $12 for non-members. Two-hour sessions are $8 for members and $10 for non-members.
Long Pose Sessions
If you want to spend an extended amount of time on a pose, come to our long pose sessions. These sessions are generally composed of two long poses with perhaps a few warm-ups at the start.
View Upcoming Sessions

Holiday Market 2019 Setup
2019-12-05 18:30 - 20:30, 2019-12-06 14:00 - 17:30, 2019-12-12 18:30 - 20:30, 2019-12-13 14:00 - 17:30, 2019-12-19 18:30 - 20:30, 2019-12-20 14:00 - 17:30 | Del Ray Artisans Gallery, 2704 Mount Vernon Avenue, Alexandria, VA, 22301, United States
Holiday Market setup – open for administrative business only

Holiday Market 2019
2019-12-06 - 2019-12-22 | Del Ray Artisans Gallery, 2704 Mount Vernon Avenue, Alexandria, VA, 22301, United States
Del Ray Artisans’ 24th Annual Fine Art & Fine Craft Holiday Market
First 3 Weekends in December:
Fridays 6-9pm,
Saturdays & Sundays 11am-6pm
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Join us for the 24th annual Holiday Market! The Holiday Market is open for the first 3 weekends in December: December 6-8, December 13-15, and December 20-22.
There are completely different artists each weekend, so visit us all three weekends! Admission is free!
The Market offers unique handmade fine arts and fine crafts from local artists (including pottery / ceramics, photography, jewelry, fiber, paper crafts, and glass). In addition, wall calendars, cookbooks, and upcycled tote bags and zippered pouches will be available for purchase.
Artists are donating a percentage of their sales to help support Del Ray Artisans’ mission to promote art for the benefit of artists and the community.
The Holiday Market will be at Del Ray Artisans gallery in the Nicholas A. Colasanto Center, 2704 Mount Vernon Avenue, Alexandria, Virginia 22301. Hours are Fridays 6-9pm, and Saturdays & Sundays 11am-6pm. The gallery is free, open to the public and accessible. For more information, contact the Holiday Market Coordinators: Steve Lally (slallypottery@gmail.com) and Amy Kitchin Hower (alkitchin.dc@gmail.com).
Weekend 1 (Dec 6-8)
Artists include:

Cornelia Atchley, Hand 2 Eye Inc.
Rebecca Barnes, A Term of Art
Steph Greenwald Illustration
Julie N Jakopic
Maria Kaneer
Nan Lopata
Liz Martinez
Megan Levanduski, Megan Elaine Designs
Stephanie Morse, Stephosaurus Designs
Patti North, All Fired Up!
Ken and Sue Reed
Silvia Souza, Paperifils
Howard Stelzer, How-Aud’s Creations
Kathy Stoner, Lone Pine Dry Goods
Christine Vinh, StitchesnQuilts
Pamela Viola Handmade
Viki Walchak, Blue Hippo Pottery

Weekend 2 (Dec 13-15)
Artists include:

Sandra Alami, There’s Something About Purl
Kasse Andrews-Weller and Paula Cleggett
Marcel Artes Deolazo
Lynn Chadwick Design
Chris Fedderson, MacroFine Photography
Maria Frescas, Maria’s Windows
Kate Gibney, LucidArts
Stephen Lally Pottery
Lisa McBride, Map Maven Arts
Diana Papazian, Papazian Design
Bindu & Bharat Parikh, Nirvana
Madeline Ramsey, Unique Stained Glass
Donna Reinsel
Cynthia Schoeppel Art
Kevin Sherlock Woodturning Arts
Marcia L. Toepfer

Weekend 3 (Dec 20-22)
Artists include:

Anola Boutah, Phimjai
Marsha Brown
Lucy Carr, Carrhoots
Lynn Fernandez, Now Brace Yourself
Marcelle Fozard, American Roadtrip Pennant Pillows
Janice Horoschak, Abstract Couture
BWS Johnson, Blooms of Paradise
Nancy Kline
Chris Lederman, Bead Therapy
Diana Manchak
PK Phillips Photography
Travis Rosamond, Suds & Such
Elsa Spezio, Jewelry by Elsa
Joyce Wagner, Reinvented Elegance
Tracy Wilkerson, Recycled Works
Tamara Wilkerson, WiRealm by Tamara
Eli Wilson
Nancy Yonehiro, Angst and Attitude

Board Meeting (Dec 2019)
2019-12-10 19:00 - 21:00 | Del Ray Artisans Gallery, 2704 Mount Vernon Avenue, Alexandria, VA, 22301, United States
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.

Gallery Closed
2019-12-23 - 2020-01-08 | Del Ray Artisans Gallery, 2704 Mount Vernon Avenue, Alexandria, VA, 22301, United States
The gallery will be closed to the public from December 23 through January 8, 2020. There is currently not an art exhibit on display.
The gallery will be open only to curators and volunteers for exhibit hanging.
Happy Holidays!
The gallery will resume regular gallery hours on January 9, 2020. Gallery hours are Thursdays 12-6pm, Fridays and Saturdays 12-9pm, and Sundays 12-6pm.

Gallery Painting
2019-12-28 09:00 - 12:00, 2019-12-28 13:30 - 16:30, 2019-12-29 12:00 - 16:00, 2020-01-03 09:00 - 12:00, 2020-01-03 13:30 - 16:30, 2020-01-04 09:00 - 12:00, 2020-01-04 13:30 - 16:30 | Del Ray Artisans Gallery, 2704 Mount Vernon Avenue, Alexandria, VA, 22301, United States
Get your annual membership 12+ hours of volunteering completed before the year’s end by helping fellow members paint the gallery. Over the Holiday break we will be painting the gallery, kitchen, and bathrooms. Contact Kurt Peterson at Facilities@DelRayArtisans.org to sign up. Here are the shifts to volunteer:

Saturday, December 28, 9am-12pm and 1:30-4:30pm
Sunday, December 29, 12-4pm
Friday, January 3, 9am-12pm and 1:30pm-4:30pm
Saturday, January 4, 9am-12pm and 1:30-4:30pm

"Kondo vs. Chaos" Call for Entry Deadline
2020-01-06 23:50 - 23:59 | Online
“Chaos: The Failure of Gravity”
by Marcia L. Toepfer
All area artists must submit their entries via the online entry form by midnight on Monday, January 6, 2020 to be considered for the exhibit.

Tangerine (1/10-2/2)
2020-01-10 - 2020-02-02 | Del Ray Artisans Gallery, 2704 Mount Vernon Avenue, Alexandria, VA, 22301, United States
Tangerine Art Exhibit
January 10 – February 2, 2020
Opening Reception: Friday, January 10 from 7-9pm
“Broken” by Betsy Mead
Join us at Del Ray Artisans gallery for Tangerine, an art exhibit exploring the color and all it represents. Tangerine is a saturated, bold orange hue that describes the exterior of the delicious fruit! Like most other orange hues, tangerine is associated with energy, youth, and happiness. It has also been the love interest in popular songs, and is said to stimulate the joyful energy of the inner child. This juried exhibit features art from local area artists and is guaranteed to bring warmth and brightness to the wintry days of January. Meet the artists at the opening reception on Friday, January 10 from 7-9pm.
The juror is Jane Hartman, a most imaginative artist who uses her science background to create both fanciful and realistic “creatures” in glass including insects, fish, trilobites and protozoa, to name a few. Over the past decade, Jane has made a name for herself in the world of science art: being featured on many blogs, websites, and professional science conferences. She has collaborated with scientists from around the world and her work may be seen online and in many juried art shows.
The January 2020 edition of WETA Arts features Tangerine! First air: Sunday, January 5 at 10pm on WETA; streaming starting January 6.
Also, register now for our special January workshops: Introduction to Bookmaking on January 11 with instructor Stacy Rausch; Freaky Batiky Fused Glass Bowls on January 18 & 25 with instructor Betsy Mead; and Hand Carving Rubber Stamps on January 25 with instructor Stacy Rausch. For details, please visit www.DelRayArtisans.org/workshops
The exhibit runs January 10 through February 2, 2020 at Del Ray Artisans gallery in the Colasanto Center, 2704 Mount Vernon Avenue, Alexandria, Virginia 22301. Gallery hours are: Thursdays 12-6pm, Fridays 12-9pm, Saturdays 12-9pm, and Sundays 12-6pm. The gallery is free, open to the public, and accessible.
For more information, please contact the curator Betsy Mead (egmead@gmail.com) or Director of Curating Brittany Gabel (Curating@DelRayArtisans.org).

"Tangerine" Art Exhibit Opening Reception
2020-01-10 19:00 - 21:00 | Del Ray Artisans Gallery, 2704 Mount Vernon Avenue, Alexandria, VA, 22301, United States
Tangerine Art Exhibit
January 10 – February 2, 2020
Opening Reception: Friday, January 10 from 7-9pm
“Broken” by Betsy Mead
Join us at Del Ray Artisans gallery for Tangerine, an art exhibit exploring the color and all it represents. Tangerine is a saturated, bold orange hue that describes the exterior of the delicious fruit! Like most other orange hues, tangerine is associated with energy, youth, and happiness. It has also been the love interest in popular songs, and is said to stimulate the joyful energy of the inner child. This juried exhibit features art from local area artists and is guaranteed to bring warmth and brightness to the wintry days of January. Meet the artists at the opening reception on Friday, January 10 from 7-9pm.
The juror is Jane Hartman, a most imaginative artist who uses her science background to create both fanciful and realistic “creatures” in glass including insects, fish, trilobites and protozoa, to name a few. Over the past decade, Jane has made a name for herself in the world of science art: being featured on many blogs, websites, and professional science conferences. She has collaborated with scientists from around the world and her work may be seen online and in many juried art shows.
Also, stay tuned for special January workshops: Introduction to Bookmaking on January 11 with instructor Stacy Rausch; Freaky Batiky Fused Glass Bowls on January 18 & 25 with instructor Betsy Mead; and Hand Carving Rubber Stamps on January 25 with instructor Stacy Rausch. For details (as they become available), please visit www.DelRayArtisans.org/workshops
The exhibit runs January 10 through February 2, 2020 at Del Ray Artisans gallery in the Colasanto Center, 2704 Mount Vernon Avenue, Alexandria, Virginia 22301. Gallery hours are: Thursdays 12-6pm, Fridays 12-9pm, Saturdays 12-9pm, and Sundays 12-6pm. The gallery is free, open to the public, and accessible.
For more information, please contact the curator Betsy Mead (egmead@gmail.com) or Director of Curating Brittany Gabel (Curating@DelRayArtisans.org).

Workshop: Introduction to Bookmaking
2020-01-11 11:00 - 14:00 | Del Ray Artisans Gallery, 2704 Mount Vernon Avenue, Alexandria, VA, 22301, United States
Instructor: Stacy Rausch
Date: Saturday, January 11 from 11am-2pm
Class size: 4-10 participants
(Register by Jan 8)
Learn to create a hand bound rule-lined journal. You will learn to create your own book cloth from cotton fabric for the spine, cover the book (with paper, fabric, or combination), and learn traditional hand-stitching methods of bookbinding.
The $20 supplies fee covers most supplies, but please bring:

An inexpensive brush to use with PVA glue
Scissors
Glue sticks

Optional supplies to bring: 1/2-1 yard of your choice of cotton fabric(s), cutting board, 12◊12 inch commercial scrapbook paper (preferably not card stock weight), handmade/decorative paper for book cover, thin ribbon in color coordinating with fabric/paper, paper for inside book/journal, craft knife or box cutter, metal ruler and cutting mat.
Registration is now closed.

View other upcoming workshops, information about the facility, and policies on the Upcoming Workshops page.
