Creative Summer Programs 2024 at Del Ray Artisans

Posted on May 29, 2024May 29, 2024 by Web Curator

June 1 – August 31, 2024 Find your muse this summer! Del Ray Artisans’ Creative Summer Programs is a series of workshops and events exploring the arts from June 1 through August 31. Sign up for the programs that inspire you and make your own “stay-cation” art experience. Register now for the June events—and check back throughout the summer because more will be added in the next two months. Programs are offered for all skill levels and experience. Learn new techniques from local artists, such...

“All About Love” Art Exhibit at Del Ray Artisans Gallery

Posted on May 14, 2024May 14, 2024 by Web Curator

Exhibit Dates: June 7–30, 2024 Opening Reception: Friday, June 7 from 7–9pm Starting on Friday, June 7th, come celebrate visual depictions of love at the All About Love exhibit at Del Ray Artisans gallery. In this exhibit, local artists explore the concept of love in all of its forms: romantic love, love for one’s parents and siblings, love of pets, young love, enduring couples, strong friendships, soulmates, and more. While the ancient Greeks identified eight major types of love (eroti...

Spring Art Market 2024

Posted on May 7, 2024May 7, 2024 by Web Curator

Spring Art Market - Saturday, May 11, 2024

Saturday, May 11 from 10am-4pm, rain or shine! Del Ray Artisans’ Spring Art Market is an annual outdoor market, one day each Spring, that gives you the chance to purchase original handmade artwork from talented local artists. The market showcases artwork in a wide range of media including ceramics, fiber, jewelry, mixed media, paper, photography, and more. Shop original work from local artists—perfect for Mother’s Day, graduation, teacher’s gifts, birthdays, home decor, or treat yourself! Th...

“The Art of Tea” Exhibit at Del Ray Artisans Gallery

Posted on April 3, 2024April 3, 2024 by Web Curator

Detail of Floral Infusion by Suzan Ok Shumate and Sue Shumate

Exhibit Dates: May 3 – June 2, 2024 Opening Reception: Friday, May 3 from 7–9pm Step into a world where art intersects with tea. Through The Art of Tea exhibit at Del Ray Artisans gallery, artists explore the culture of tea, a drink that dates back thousands of years to China's Shang Dynasty. Channeling their inner Zhou Fang, Matisse, Cassatt, and van Rijsselberghe, artists depict themes and stories surrounding this aromatic beverage. From tea cups and tea pots to the Mad Hatter or Boston ...

“Same But Different” Art Exhibit at Del Ray Artisans Gallery

Posted on February 15, 2024February 15, 2024 by Web Curator

Detail of Springtime in Maryland by Archa Malhotra

Exhibit Dates: April 5–27, 2024 Opening Reception: Friday, April 5 from 7-9pm To celebrate International Diversity Month, this art exhibit highlights the beauty and richness of diversity through artists’ interpretations of the concept Same But Different. This Del Ray Artisans members showcase explores notions of identity, distinctions and similarities in our natural and manmade world. Through a variety of mediums, styles, and perspectives, the Same But Different exhibit invites the viewers...

“The Power of Two” Art Exhibit at Del Ray Artisans Gallery

Posted on February 6, 2024February 15, 2024 by Web Curator

Detail of The Power of Two by Karen Feeley and TJ Feeley

Exhibit Dates: March 1–30, 2024 Opening Reception: Friday, March 1 from 7-9pm Come see The Power of Two art exhibit at Del Ray Artisans gallery opening on March 1, 2024. This exhibit features any two related items in one piece of art, such as two of a kind, two complementary items, duos, twins, parents and children, and lovers. Through the exhibit you'll recall some famous twos: "Double your pleasure, double your fun” (Wrigley’s Doublemint Gum); “Two great tastes that taste great together”...

“Visible Touch: A Look at Texture” Art Exhibit at Del Ray Artisans Gallery

Posted on January 15, 2024January 15, 2024 by Web Curator

Exhibit Dates: February 2–24, 2024 Opening Reception: Friday, February 2 from 7-9pm Come see the Visible Touch: A Look at Texture exhibit featuring works by local artists that explore texture through physical form or visual illusion. Join us for the opening reception on Friday, February 2 between 7-9pm at Del Ray Artisans gallery to meet curators Dawn Wyse Hurto and Lesley Hall and the artists. Mark your calendar or set a reminder: visible-touch.eventbrite.com. Texture is one of the fun...

“Visions of Resilience: Art for Climate Justice” Art Exhibit at Del Ray Artisans Gallery

Posted on November 19, 2023November 21, 2023 by Technology Director

Exhibit Dates: January 5–27, 2024 Opening Reception: Friday, January 5 from 7-9pm Visit Del Ray Artisans gallery’s Visions of Resilience: Art for Climate Justice exhibit from January 5–27, 2024 to explore the emotionally resonant power of art to inspire and raise awareness about climate change and its impact on marginalized communities. Art holds the power to portray what words so often miss. This exhibit conveys environmental issues through the universal languages of image and feeling wit...

Del Ray Artisans 28th Annual Fine Art & Fine Craft Holiday Market

Posted on November 16, 2023November 19, 2023 by Technology Director

First three weekends in December 2023, plus bonus market days on December 22-23 Join us the first three weekends in December for Del Ray Artisans’ 28th Annual Holiday Market at Del Ray Artisans gallery in the Colasanto Center, 2704 Mount Vernon Avenue, Alexandria, Virginia 22301, plus bonus market days on December 22 and 23. Regular market hours are Fridays 6-9pm and Saturdays & Sundays 11am-6pm. Hours for Friday, December 22 are 3-9pm. The market is free to browse, open to the public, and ...

“Housemates” Art Exhibit at Del Ray Artisans Gallery

Posted on September 26, 2023September 26, 2023 by Technology Director

Detail of Charlie’s Photo Op by Robyn Seaton McGarry

Exhibit Dates: November 3–26, 2023 Opening Reception: Friday, November 3, 7-9pm Have you ever had a housemate who made you laugh, drove you crazy, made you shake your head in wonder or filled your heart with love? Do your housemates have fur, feathers, scales, fins or are they actually people? In the Housemates art exhibit, the members of Del Ray Artisans share their housemates through many creative forms: painting, photography, digital art, sculpture, ceramics, or whatever medium brings t...