Call for Entry (Open to Members Only) Del Ray Artisans’ 2026 Wall Calendar Digital entries due Monday, August 18, 2025 Members: Submit your best work to the 13th annual Del Ray Artisans’ wall calendar! All entries are to be received digitally, and no physical pieces of art will be collected. There is no entry fee, no theme, and work previously shown at Del Ray Artisans is acceptable. Your Del Ray Artisans membership must be up-to-date. The Calendar Selection Committee will choose approxima...

Call for Artists Del Ray Artisans’ HalloWEIRD Art Market Application deadline: Sunday, August 17, 2025 by midnight Apply now for the 4th annual HalloWEIRD outdoor art market centered around the theme: Halloween. Showcase your spooky, creepy, crawly, disturbing, goth pieces or focus on the upbeat, fun side of the season (costumes, hot cider, hay rides, autumn colors, etc). This is an outdoor, family-friendly, rain-or-shine event in the Mount Vernon Recreation Center fields, adjoining Del Ray A...

Call for Artists ~ Open to Del Ray Artisans Members Alcove Gift Shop August 1 – September 27, 2025 Application deadline: Sunday, July 13, 2025 by midnight Applications are closed. This form is only for restock of accepted artists. 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 w...

Call for Entry ~ Open to area artists Bump in the Night Exhibit Dates: October 3 – November 1, 2025 Digital entry deadline: Wednesday, September 10, 2025 by midnight Drawing inspiration from Spike Milligan's poem “Bump” and the old Cornish Litany about ghoulies and ghosties and long-leggedy beasties, reveal the source of frightening, unexplainable noises heard at night and the experiences behind “things that go bump in the night.” The exhibit is open to all area artists. Del Ray Artis...

Call for Entry ~ Open to Del Ray Artisans Members Lovely As A Tree Exhibit Dates: August 1–30, 2025 Digital entry deadline extended to Tuesday, July 15, 2025 by midnight Members are invited to explore all the ways in which trees impact our lives and the earth. Humans and animals depend on the shade, shelter, food provided, the beauty of and environmental impact of trees. Bring aspects of this natural phenomenon to life through paintings, photography, ceramics, items created from wood and...

Call for Entry ~ Open to area artists Second Time Around Exhibit Dates: September 5–27, 2025 Digital entry deadline: Sunday, August 10, 2025 by midnight Seeking art that focuses on sustainable creativity and enhancing the artistic environmental ethos. Artists are encouraged to use recycled materials, found objects, old canvases or panels and more to repurpose them into a new piece of art. This call for entry requires that your submitted art pieces utilize at least 50% recycled materials....

Call for Artists Del Ray Artisans’ Summer Art Market Application deadline: Saturday, June 14, 2025 by midnight Apply now for our 4th annual indoor Summer Art Market! Different artists will be selected for each market day (Saturday, July 12 and Sunday, July 13 from 10am-4pm). Seeking a range of media including ceramics, fiber, jewelry, mixed media, painting, photography, and more. Details and Application

Call for Proposals 2026 Art Exhibits at Del Ray Artisans Proposal deadline extended to Sunday, August 3, 2025 by midnight Del Ray Artisans is seeking 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. Experienced and first time curators welcome! The Exhibit Selection Committee will review all proposals and make recommendations to the Bo...