“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...

“Curses! Foiled Again! The Art of Swords and Sorcery” Art Exhibit at Del Ray Artisans Gallery

Posted on September 6, 2023September 7, 2023 by Technology Director

Exhibit Dates: October 6–28, 2023 Opening Reception: Friday, October 6, 7-9pm Come see daring swordswomen, haggard bog witches, bevies of mythical beasts, and many more artist interpretations of the fantastic! Taking inspiration from the texture of a dragon’s skin, the swirling cloak of a sorceress, the shriek of a hydra, and a technical manual of swordplay, curator Dr. Erica Hughes presents an otherworldly collection of local art in the Curses! Foiled Again! The Art of Swords and Sorcery ...

Del Ray Artisans’ HalloWEIRD Art Market

Posted on August 28, 2023August 28, 2023 by Technology Director

Saturday, September 23, 10am–4pm (Outside, Rain or Shine) Come to the 2nd annual HalloWEIRD outdoor art market on Saturday, September 23, 2023 from 10am–4pm to browse Halloween-inspired creations that are spooky, creepy, crawly, and goth. Maybe you like the upbeat, fun side of the season, like costumes, hot cider, hay rides, autumn colors. You can see art celebrating that too! The market offers diverse, original handcrafted artwork from talented local artists in a wide range of media, including...

“Farther Afield” Art Exhibit at Del Ray Artisans Gallery

Posted on August 7, 2023August 7, 2023 by Technology Director

Detail of Jardin des Plantes, Paris (watercolor) by Alexandra Schmeling

Exhibit Dates: September 1–30, 2023 Opening Reception: Friday, September 1, 7-9pm Art allows the viewer to travel and experience new sights without leaving their home. The Farther Afield art exhibit takes this more literally by celebrating artwork that takes us outside of our day-to-day life to locations far and wide. Whether depicting a scene from a day trip or from halfway across the world, these artworks transport the viewer away from Alexandria to new cities, states, countries, and con...