Synchronous (Invitational; Entries due 3/10/2025)

Detail of Synchronous Humanity by Morgan Parr; Artwork is a drawing of many different sets of hands, each making a heart-shaped gesture
Call for Entry ~ Only open by invitation to outstanding member volunteers Synchronous Exhibit Dates: April 4-26, 2025 Digital entry deadline: March 10, 2025 by midnight Synchronous is a special exhibit designed to provide our most dedicated Del Ray Artisans volunteers with an opportunity to share their creative work. These members help make Del Ray Artisans a thriving organization that fosters community and acceptance. This exhibit is an open theme-all media, 2D & 3D works are accept...
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Alcove Gift Shop (Mar-Apr 2025, Application due 2/17)

Del Ray Artisans Alcove Gift Shop
Call for Artists ~ Open to Del Ray Artisans Members Alcove Gift Shop March 7 – April 26, 2025 Application deadline: Monday, February 17, 2025 by midnight Del Ray Artisans’ Alcove is 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 sold they can be rep...
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Fairy Tales Around the World (Entries due 2/15/2025)

Detail of Tiny Travels by Courtney Pippin-Mathur
Call for Entry ~ Open to area artists Fairy Tales Around the World Exhibit Dates: March 7–29, 2025 Digital entry deadline extended to Saturday, February 15, 2025 by midnight Seeking artwork that celebrates the stories and fables that shaped us, from local legends to distant tales, from mythical beasts to heroes, villains and everyone in between. The artwork may be in any medium, 2-D or 3-D, realistic or abstract or any style in between. The exhibit is open to all area artists. Del Ray...
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MeWOW: Fabulous Felines (Entries due 1/19/2025)

Detail of Birthday Happys by Guy Jones
Call for Entry ~ Open to area artists MeWOW: Fabulous Felines Exhibit Dates: February 7 - March 1, 2025 Digital entry deadline extended to Sunday, January 19, 2025 by midnight Let your creative cat “out of the bag” for this “paw-some” exhibit! Marvel at the power and fascination of cat imagery in art. These furry, mysterious, independent, beautiful felines have inundated history, mythology, literature, advertising, cinema, pop culture and pet owners for centuries. Artists are encouraged ...
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Visual Humor (Entries due 12/15/2024)

Visual Humor art exhibit at Del Ray Artisans
Call for Entry ~ Open to area artists Visual Humor Exhibit Dates: January 3 – February 1, 2025 Digital entry deadline: Sunday, December 15, 2024 by midnight The joy found in comedy delights all. Provoke your creativity in search of a chuckle. Artists are invited to explore not only how ideas or objects are comical, but also what properties of a joke give it wings. Perhaps literally. The exhibit is open to all area artists. Del Ray Artisans members pay a discounted entry fee. Entry Deta...
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Alcove Gift Shop (Jan-Feb 2025, Application due 12/9)

Del Ray Artisans Alcove Gift Shop
Call for Artists ~ Open to Del Ray Artisans Members Alcove Gift Shop January 3 – March 1, 2025 Application deadline: Monday, December 9, 2024 by midnight Del Ray Artisans’ Alcove is 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 sold they can be rep...
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Artists Favorites (Entries due 11/8/2024)

Recharge by Liz Martinez
Del Ray Artisans Members Only Gallery Without Walls Call for Entry Artists Favorites at VCA Alexandria Animal Hospital December 2, 2024–September 6, 2025 Entry deadline: Friday, November 8, 2024 by midnight Seeking 2D artwork on any subject matter. The curators prefer art that helps soothe in a stressful environment. Also, due to new guidelines for a fear-free space, we cannot accept artwork that has realistic depictions (such as unaltered photographs or other life-like artwork) of dogs...
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Tumbling Through the Seasons (Entries due 10/8/2024)

Detail of Faerie Night by Kathy Turner
Del Ray Artisans Members Only Gallery Without Walls Call for Entry Tumbling Through the Seasons at VCA Old Town Animal Hospital October 28, 2024 – May 31, 2025 Entry deadline: Tuesday, October 8, 2024 by midnight Seeking 2D artwork celebrating the seasons, from April Showers Bring May Flowers to a Winter Wonderland and everything in between. NOTE: The Tumbling Through the Seasons art exhibit is at VCA Old Town (not VCA Alexandria). Due to new guidelines for a fear-free space, we cann...
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Alcove Gift Shop (Oct-Nov 2024 – RESTOCK)

Del Ray Artisans Alcove Gift Shop
Call for Artists ~ Open to Del Ray Artisans Members Alcove Gift Shop October 4 – December 1, 2024 Application deadline: Saturday, September 14, 2024 by midnight Del Ray Artisans’ Alcove is 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 sold they can...
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$100 and Under (Entries due 10/10/2024)

This Monkey Has Gone to Heaven by Karen Schmitz
NOW CLOSED: Call for Entry ~ Open to Del Ray Artisans Members $100 and Under Exhibit Dates: November 1 – December 1, 2024 Digital entry deadline: Thursday, October 10, 2024 by midnight Members are invited to submit their best work priced at $100 or less. For this exhibit, artists may submit up to 4 artworks, and the commission has been reduced to 10%. All media and all themes are welcome. The exhibit is open only to Del Ray Artisans members. If you are not a member, you may join Del R...
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