Call for Entry ~ Open to area artists Drips, Lines, Splatters, and Splash: A Celebration of the Washington Color School Exhibit Dates: May 6-28, 2022 Digital entry deadline: Sunday, April 10, 2022 by midnight Seeking artworks that exhibit remarkable use of color, movement, line, and sense of space. This exhibit was inspired by and celebrates the art of the Washington Color School, a group of abstract painters who worked in Washington, DC during the 1950s and 1960s. Barbara Januszkiewicz ...

Call for Entry ~ Open to area artists Second Life Exhibit Dates: April 1-30, 2022 Digital entry deadline: Thursday, March 10, 2022 by midnight Seeking artwork that includes at least 50% recycled materials. This can be the items included in the piece or by repurposing older pieces you have created and turning them into something new. The Second Life art exhibit is open to all area artists. Del Ray Artisans members pay a discounted entry fee. Entry Details & Form (PDF)

Call for Artists Del Ray Artisans’ Spring Art Market Application deadline: Saturday, March 26, 2022 by midnight Join Del Ray Artisans in its tradition of outdoor art markets and sell your 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 7, 2022 from 10am to 4pm. Please read all information in the application carefully and especially note the section on pandemic ...

Call for Artists ~ Open to Del Ray Artisans Members Alcove Gift Shop March 4 – April 30, 2022 Application deadline: Wednesday, February 16, 2022 by midnight Del Ray Artisans has established the Alcove as a gift shop within the gallery, where members may display and sell their work. Unframed 2-D work will be 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...

Call for Entry ~ Open to area artists & high school students Flora & Fauna Exhibit Dates: March 4-26, 2022 Digital entry deadline: Thursday, February 10, 2022 by midnight Explore the complex interaction between animals (including humans) and plants of all kinds. A lot has been written about the dramatic reduction in the numbers of pollinators; that is just one example of the interdependence of insects and flowers. Connect to the environment through art and spread awareness of the...

Call for Entry ~ Open to area artists DADA 2.0 Exhibit Dates: February 4-26, 2022 Digital entry deadline: Monday, January 10, 2022 by midnight This exhibit invites artists to express absurdity and discontent through the lens of Dada. All forms of art are welcome - particularly the mediums of collage, cut-up writing, and sculpture, which embody the spirit of original Dada. Reject logic, reason, and decadence through an artistic expression of nonsense, irrationality, and unconventionalism....

Call for Artists ~ Open to Del Ray Artisans Members Alcove Gift Shop January 7 – February 26, 2022 Application deadline: Wednesday, December 15, 2021 by midnight Del Ray Artisans has established the Alcove as a gift shop within the gallery, where members may display and sell their work. Unframed 2-D work will be 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 b...

Call for Entry ~ Open to area artists Little Monsters Exhibit Dates: January 7-29, 2022 Digital entry deadline extended to Sunday, December 19, 2021 by midnight We all know them—those little monsters that haunt, terrorize, or make us giggle. Maybe they’re tiny things with a million legs, green ogres from fairy tales, furry friends, or owls that go “hooooo” in the night. Perhaps your monster lives inside your head or is your next door neighbor. Let your imagination go wild and represent y...

Open to Del Ray Artisans Members 30th Anniversary T-Shirt Call for Artwork: Self-Portraits of Members Digital Entry Deadline: Sunday, January 23, 2022 by midnight We're creating a t-shirt to commemorate Del Ray Artisans’ 30th Anniversary and want to see your art on the shirt. Since we have recently spent so much time online, our t-shirt design will be a pseudo-online meeting featuring self-portraits of our members! Portraits should be black & white (no other colors, but use any me...

Del Ray Artisans Members Only Gallery Without Walls Call for Entry Local Artisan Showcase 2021-2022 at VCA Alexandria Animal Hospital November 15, 2021 – November 12, 2022 Digital entries due: Saturday, October 30, 2021 by midnight This is a year-long Gallery Without Walls exhibit at the VCA Alexandria Animal Hospital that will showcase Del Ray Artisans members artwork in the hospital exam rooms. Most subjects are welcome, with pieces featuring animals preferred. Must be a Del Ray Artis...