Exhibit Dates: March 31 – April 30, 2017 Opening Reception: Friday, March 31 from 7-9pm "Breaking the Glass Ceiling - The Sky’s the Limit" reflects on the metaphor “breaking the glass ceiling”, pushing through a tough, not quite invisible barrier that keeps many from reaching their full potential or their dreams beyond a certain level in a hierarchy or in society. Breaking glass, breaking barriers, reaching beyond traditional boundaries, stretching beyond one’s own and society’s current limits...

Opening Reception: Friday, March 3 from 7-9pm Exhibit Dates: March 3-26, 2017 Del Ray Artisans welcomes the strange, odd, and out of perspective: fish eye lens, mirror images, strange colors, impossible structures, pigs that fly, animals that dance. "Through The Looking Glass" is an ode to the childhood cult classic with a personal twist. Artists bring their personal story of tumbling down the rabbit hole and the journey traveled. Summoned forth are the most elegant and colorful Jabberwockies,...

Exhibit Dates: January 29-May 21, 2017 "A New Beginning" art exhibit at the Veterinary Clinics of America Alexandria Animal Hospital (VCA Alexandria) presents Del Ray Artisans members’ interpretations of a new start or starting over. The exhibit is a part of Del Ray Artisans’ Gallery Without Walls program in partnership with VCA Alexandria and features paintings, photography, and mixed media works of art to delight and awe. The artwork will be displayed on the walls of the VCA Alexandria Ani...

Opening Reception: Friday, February 3 from 7-9pm Exhibit Dates:  February 3 - 26, 2017 Broken hearts, far apart, still together, despite the weather.  Lovers will celebrate the spirit of Valentines Day throughout the month of February.  This show features Del Ray Artisans (DRA) members’ interpretations of affectionate pairings in 2D and 3D mediums. Artists’ new handmade cards will also be available during this exhibit. Please join us for the opening reception on Friday, February 3 from 7-9pm. ...

Opening Reception: Friday, January 6 from 7-9pm Exhibit Dates: January 6-29, 2017 Artists relish the opportunity to break away from the norm—be different and free from the styles and traditions of realistic art. Local area artists, including Del Ray Artisans members, present in the Simply Abstract exhibit their unique compositions using a visual language of shape, form, color, and line. Some have no representational content whatsoever, while others keep one foot in reality, or somewhere in bet...

Opening Reception: Friday, November 4 from 7-9pm Exhibit Dates: November 4 - 27, 2016 Water works for us—we love it, hate it, crave it, fear it. Water is beautiful, essential, dangerous and destructive. It can manifest itself as liquid, vapor or solid. Artists have depicted water in many ways for hundreds of years. For this exhibit, Del Ray Artisans member artists were asked to visually explore humankind’s relationship to water, or lack thereof, through any 2D and 3D medium, to show water’s ef...

Opening Reception: Friday, October 7 from 7-9pm Exhibit Dates: October 7-30, 2016 This October Del Ray Artisans presents a collection of artwork from member artists that highlight the things they adore, crave, and experience in their unique and beloved neck of the woods. The art exhibit is called Local Flavor and celebrates the special touches found in community. Come to the opening reception on Friday, October 7 from 7-9pm to meet many of the artists, vote for the “Peoples Choice” award winne...

Opening Reception: Friday, September 2 from 7-9pm Exhibit Dates: September 2–October 2, 2016 “Fire and Earth” are two of the four classical elements. This exhibit celebrates these elements in a hybrid show that combines a National ceramic cup exhibit with a regional 2-D exhibit. This exhibit honors how fire in the kiln transforms earth (clay) into functional drinking vessels. The exhibit is juried by Dan Finnegan, a nationally and internationally recognized potter. Local Del Ray businesses St....

Opening Reception: Friday, August 5 from 7-9pm Exhibit Dates: August 5-28, 2016 Lookie! Lookie! Come to the show! Del Ray Artisans invites you to the main attraction, FUN-derful, a curated exhibit of witty, punny, colorful, silly, humorous and just (LOL) FUN art by local area artists. It is guaranteed to put a smile on your face! But, wait! There’s more! We are featuring a sideshow mini FUN-raiser called: “Can You Spare A Square?” Artists are adopting small square matboards and donating com...

Opening Reception: Friday, June 3 from 7-9pm Show Dates: June 3-26, 2016 When one is in uniform, people tend to see the uniform but not the individual. Let’s take a moment to give respect to ALL unsung heroes in uniform: coaches, teams, nurses, doctors, dentists, vets, food and restaurant workers, janitors, maintenance employees, retail service workers, gym instructors, landscape workers, bus and train drivers, police officers, and security personnel... just to name a few! Visit Del Ray Art...