Call for Entry ~ Open to All Area Artists High Note September 6–29, 2019 Digital entry deadline: Sunday, August 11, 2019 by midnight This exhibit will explore the connections between music and the mind. Music has a profound influence on us, shaping the way we feel and think. We often associate music with major life events. Familiar melodies can unleash powerful memories, transporting us in space and time. What does your mind "see" when you hear music that is meaningful to you? Artists ar...

Call for Proposals 2020 Art Exhibits at Del Ray Artisans Proposals due Monday, July 1, 2019 by midnight Del Ray Artisans is soliciting exhibit proposals for next year’s calendar. Del Ray Artisans strives to offer exhibits that reach a broad and diverse audience, encourage artistic development, and represent a wide variety of art forms. The Exhibit Selection Committee will review all proposals and make recommendations to the Board for final approval. Questions may be emailed to Brittany Ga...

Call for Entry ~ New Members Invitational Exhibit Fresh Meat August 2–September 1, 2019 Digital entries due: Monday, June 17, 2019 by midnight Each new Del Ray Artisans member who joined between January 2018 and May 2019 is invited to enter 3 pieces of artwork for FREE! Plus any current member who recruits a new member between February and May 2019 is invited to enter 1 piece of artwork for FREE. Fresh Meat does not have a theme and is the perfect opportunity to showcase any and all styl...

Del Ray Artisans Members Only Gallery Without Walls Call for Entry Uncommon Alexandria at VCA Alexandria Animal Hospital June 2 – September 29, 2019 Digital entries due: Tuesday, May 21, 2019 by midnight This one is for the locals! Del Ray Artisans’ next Gallery Without Walls exhibit, Uncommon Alexandria, will feature artwork inspired by common scenes of our daily lives. Artists are encouraged to share two-dimensional works with an uncommon or every-day approach that reflect our neighbo...

Call for Entry ~ Open to All Area Artists Art in Meditation - The Chakras June 6–30, 2019 Digital entries due: Sunday, May 12, 2019 by midnight Art in Meditation – The Chakras will celebrate the seven energy centers of the body, or chakras, and the associated meanings, moods, and colors (see chart of the chakras). The curators are seeking artwork interpretations of the chakra energies. The exhibit will be juried by contemporary artist Jeff Erickson. The exhibit is open to all area artists. ...

Call for Artists Del Ray Artisans’ Spring Art Market Applications due: April 14, 2019 by midnight Join Del Ray Artisans in its tradition of outdoor art markets! The Spring Art Market gives artists an opportunity to sell their 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 11, 2019 from 10am to 4pm. Details and Application (PDF)

Call for Entry ~ Open to All Area Artists Sacred Feminine May 3 – June 2, 2019 Digital entry deadline extended to Sunday, April 14, 2019 by midnight Despite all of its progress, our modern world still skews away from honoring the sacred feminine. Society promotes unhealthy body standards to keep women enslaved to an unattainable ideal. Advertising uses the bodies of women to sell products from fast food to luxury cars. Societal ethics sanction the elevation of “God the Father” over “Mother E...

Call for Entry ~ Open to Del Ray Artisans Members and Local Area High School Students (No) Comfort Zone April 5–28, 2019 Digital entries due: Sunday, March 17, 2019 by midnight This exhibit will showcase art that reflects people, places and things that are in and/or out of your comfort zone. (No) Comfort Zone is a Del Ray Artisans exhibit open only to members and local area high school students. If you are not a member, you may join Del Ray Artisans now to enter. Entry Details & F...

Call for Entry ~ Open to Del Ray Artisans Members For the Artist March 1–31, 2019 Digital entries due: Saturday, February 16, 2019 by midnight This show will feature works that the artist has always wanted to create—complete that piece that has been bugging you, calling to you, and has been on your New Year’s resolution list several years running. Although this can be considered a thematically open show, we challenge artists to reach into that wish list and create the special piece you’v...