Exhibit Dates: May 3–June 2, 2019 Opening Reception: Friday, May 3 from 7-9pm The Sacred Feminine art exhibit explores the essence of female energy, the power of life and birth; it connects that energy to ideas, expressions, dreams, life and all of existence. We all have masculine and feminine qualities inside of us. The exhibit is at Del Ray Artisans gallery from May 3 through June 2, 2019. Join us for the opening reception on Friday, May 3 from 7-9pm to meet the curators and artists. ...

Exhibit Dates: April 5-28, 2019 Opening Reception: Friday April 5 from 7-9pm The (No) Comfort Zone exhibit reflects people, places and things that are in and out of the artists’ comfort zone. The show runs April 5-28, 2019 at Del Ray Artisans gallery. Join us for the opening reception on Friday, April 5 from 7-9pm to meet the curators, Del Ray Artisans members, and local area high school students who have work in the exhibit. The artwork created from within the comfort zone feels comfor...

January 28 - June 2, 2019 "Dream Weaver Frida" by Dawn Wyse Hurto and Liz Martinez The Re-Connecting Threads art exhibit takes another look at artists’ traditional and non-traditional ways to manipulate fiber in art by revisiting the November 2018 Connecting Threads Del Ray Artisans gallery exhibit. Re-Connecting Threads features Del Ray Artisans members’ artwork through a Gallery Without Walls (GWW) program in partnership with the Veterinary Clinics of America Alexandria Animal Hospital ...

Exhibit Dates: March 1-31, 2019 Opening Reception: Friday March 1 from 7-9pm “Blue Green” by Jeff Lodge The For The Artist art exhibit at Del Ray Artisans gallery features works that the artists have always wanted to create. Curators Jeff Lodge and Jenny Nicholson challenged Del Ray Artisans members to reach into that wish list and create the special piece they’ve dreamed of doing. Two and three-dimensional works, paintings, mixed media, and photography are on exhibit. The creativity and ...

Exhibit Dates: February 1-24, 2019 Opening Reception: Friday February 1 from 7-9pm "Flower Gears" by Tracy Wilkerson The EPA estimates that 75% of the American waste stream is recyclable, but we only recycle about 30% of it.  People have taken to eBay and CraigsList for years to rehome their used goods in exchange for cash, and now many are utilizing give-away sites like Freecycle.org and BuyNothing too. Artists are often among the most conscientious recyclers, by reusing others’ di...

Exhibit Dates: January 4-27, 2019 Opening Reception: Friday, January 4 from 7-9pm Join us at Del Ray Artisans from January 4-27, 2019 for the Faces art exhibit. Portraits show the life a person has lived, the joy a person emanates, the wisdom gained through years of living, and focuses on the soul of the person. This exhibit celebrates the fresh face of a two-year old toddler or the lived-in face of an octogenarian and all those living in-between. Faces and bodies are as the artist portray...

Del Ray Artisans Gallery Without Walls Program Exhibit Dates: September 30, 2018 through January 27, 2019 The Bringing Words to Life art exhibit at the Veterinary Clinics of America Alexandria Animal Hospital (VCA Alexandria) features Del Ray Artisans members’ artwork. The exhibit is a part of Del Ray Artisans’ Gallery Without Walls (GWW) program in partnership with VCA Alexandria. Words can be powerful forms of art. Whether written, spoken, or sung, words often evoke emotion and meanin...

Exhibit Dates: November 2–25, 2018 Opening Reception: Friday, November 2 from 7-9pm Join us at Del Ray Artisans from November 2-25, 2018 for the Connecting Threads art exhibit to celebrate fiber and how it connects us to the stories of our lives. Fiber art communicates some sort of message, emotion, or meaning and goes beyond the literal definition of the materials. This exhibit focuses on fiber art and fiber’s influence through other mediums as well. Artists are showcasing their tradit...

Exhibit Dates: October 5 – 28, 2018 Opening Reception: Friday, October 5 from 7-9pm Del Ray Artisans and Union 206 Studio present fine art photography that showcases artists’ visions of Symmetry. Symmetry implies a sense of aesthetically pleasing proportionality that implies balance. Balanced composition can be symmetrical, asymmetrical, or radical where the various elements that make up the image – shapes, colors, texture, and space – are arranged with care to create a harmonious result. This...

Exhibit Dates: September 7–30, 2018 Opening Reception: Friday, September 7 from 7-9pm In Ecclesiastes it is written that “there is nothing good for a man under the sun except to eat and to drink and to be merry.” The Eat, Drink, and Be Merry exhibit celebrates the way that food and drink bring people together and joy to our lives. Art exhibited is inspired by food, real or metaphorical, that nourishes the viewer. In addition, the rituals and places that celebrate the social gathering around su...