Happy New Year!

The gallery is closed through January 1. Del Ray Artisans Board of Directors hopes our wonderful members, volunteers, patrons and visitors have safe and happy holidays!

Sensorium Art Exhibit Opening Reception

Friday, January 5 from 7-9pm. Our senses and the apparatus in our brain—the sensorium—evoke emotional feelings of sympathy, appreciation, or gratitude, or something that is moving, heartwarming, or tender. The Sensorium exhibit honors the emotional impact of our human journey invoked by our five senses. The exhibit runs January 5-28. Details: DelRayArtisans.org/event/sensorium

Partners in Art

Monday, January 8 from 2-4pm. Looking for a chance to get together with other creative people to discuss art and exchange ideas? Then come to a meeting of our cooperatively led Partners in Art group. This program is free of charge and open to all. Donations ($1–3) greatly appreciated. Contact Katherine Rand (katherine@katherinerand.com) or Suzanne Tillman (zannet@verizon.net) with questions.

Call for Entry: Art Squared

Digital entries due: Monday, January 15 by midnight. The Art² (Art Squared) exhibit will explore the synergy of art with science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). Artists that use and/or are inspired by astronomy, biology, chemistry, ecology, engineering, geology, meteorology, physics, and technology, whether explicitly or abstractly, are encouraged to participate. Open to all area artists. Details and Entry Form at DelRayArtisans.org/2017/11/art-squared-cfe

Artful 2018 Wall Calendar

Purchase Del Ray Artisans’ 2018 wall calendar for only $19, and you’ll enjoy 3-4 new pieces of art each month! The calendar also comes pre-printed with Del Ray community events from Del Ray Artisans, Del Ray Business Association, Del Ray Citizens Association, and more. Proceeds from this fundraiser support Del Ray Artisans, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Starting in January gallery hours are Fridays & Saturdays 12-9pm, Sundays & Thursdays 12-6pm.

Support the Arts through your Art Supplies Purchases

Support Del Ray Artisans when you order art supplies and materials from Blick Art Materials! Del Ray Artisans will receive a donation from Blick of up to 10% of your purchase amount when you order through the link on our website. You must make your purchase within 24 hours of opening the link. Only consumer purchases are included; school and business orders do not qualify. Thank you for your support! Details and the link are at DelRayArtisans.org/other-support

Life Drawing - Open Sessions

• Sunday, January 7 from 9:30-11:30am (Gesture, Clothed)
• Wednesday, January 10 from 2-5pm (Short/Long Pose, Clothed)
• Wednesday, January 10 from 6:30-9:30pm (Long Pose)
• Wednesday, January 24 from 2-5pm (Short/Long Pose)
• Wednesday, January 24 from 6:30-9:30pm (Long Pose)

These sessions operate on a drop-in basis so there is no need to register in advance. Bring your supplies and join us at the gallery to draw or paint our live models. The fee for each 3-hour session is $10 for DRA members and $12 for non-members. 2-hour sessions are $8 for members and $10 for non-members. If you have questions, contact Katherine Rand at LifeDrawing@DelRayArtisans.org

Art Squared Art Exhibit Opening Reception

Friday, February 2 from 7-9pm. Art² (Art Squared) explores the synergy of art with mathematics, science, technology, and engineering. Symmetry, geometry, and measurement create artwork. Scientific disciplines inspire art—anatomy builds figure paintings, geology pervades landscapes, and meteorological events create drama. Exhibit runs February 2-25, 2018, overlapping National Engineering Week. Details at DelRayArtisans.org/event/art2

Call for Entry: Outdoors In

Digital entries due: Monday, February 12 by midnight. Art and nature have been closely linked from the time of cave drawings. Before the camera was in common usage, what we learned about the nature of things and our environment came largely through the work of artists. Open to Del Ray Artisans members and all local high school and college students. Details and Entry Form at DelRayArtisans.org/2017/12/outdoors-in-cfe

Gallery Without Walls at the Durant Arts Center

Runs through February 26. Del Ray Artisans’ Gallery Without Walls (GWW) program, in collaboration with the City of Alexandria’s Office of the Arts, presents an open theme art exhibit of member artists’ work at the Durant Arts Center (1605 Cameron Street, Alexandria, VA 22314). Details at DelRayArtisans.org/event/open-theme

Del Ray Artisans members are required to volunteer for at least 12 hours per year to support the organization and its mission. Below are some volunteer opportunities. If you have questions, please email the Director of Volunteers at Volunteers@DelRayArtisans.org.

Time-Sensitive Requests

• Art Check In for Sensorium - Volunteers Needed
  The curating team needs you! We're looking for volunteers to help check in artwork for the Sensorium exhibit. Check in will be from 6-8pm on Sunday, Dec 31 and Monday, Jan 1. It doesn't take a lot of time and is an easy way to earn volunteer hours. Volunteer for one or both days! If interested, please contact Mel at Melanie.bikowski@gmail.com

Curating & Curator Support

• Curate/Coordinate an Exhibit outside the Gallery
  Del Ray Artisans’ Gallery Without Walls program is seeking volunteers to coordinate exhibits with specific venues. The program is flexible to incorporate your ideas and value your time. Contact Eileen at GWW@DelRayArtisans.org and Kathy at Curating@DelRayArtisans.org
• Join the Curating Team!
  Volunteer to curate or assist a curator (hanging artwork, data entry / spreadsheets, distributing postcards, people skills). Experienced past curators especially needed, but all volunteers are welcome. Contact Kathy at Curating@DelRayArtisans.org

Photography & Video

• Event Photography
  Seeking volunteers to take photos of Del Ray Artisans events for our archives and Flickr Photostream. Volunteer to photograph opening receptions, workshops, regular programs, or markets. We are hoping for around 10-20 photos from each event. Contact Sean at Archives@DelRayArtisans.org
• Photographers Needed to Document Shows
  Seeking volunteers to take photos of each piece of artwork in a show (as well as some overall gallery shots) for our archives and Flickr Photostream. Contact Sean at Archives@DelRayArtisans.org
• Photograph Processing
  Seeking volunteers to process photos for our Flickr Photostream. Task involves cropping, downsizing, color correcting (if needed), and adding meta data (e.g. artist name, title, media, price, show). Must have Photoshop or comparable application. Contact Sean at Archives@DelRayArtisans.org
• Seeking Videographer / Film Maker
  Seeking a volunteer to record a Del Ray Artisans workshop and edit for online viewing. Alternative option is to create an online course explaining an art or art-related activity. Contact John at VP@DelRayArtisans.org

Programs

• Help plan workshops and events for Del Ray Artisans
  We are looking for volunteers who are interested in supporting and/or helping design and schedule workshops and events at the gallery. If interested, please contact Michele at  Programs@DelRayArtisans.org

Target Gallery Exhibitions – 2018 Open Call for Solo Exhibition

Deadline: Sunday, February 4, 2018. This is an open call for proposals for an exhibition in the summer of 2018 at the Target Gallery Torpedo Factory. This call is open to emerging or mid-career artists from North America working in all visual media. Exhibition is May 25 - July 15, 2018. For more information visit the call for entry: http://torpedofactory.org/opportunities/call-for-entries/

Alexandria Arts Program Grant Applications

Due February 23, 2018. Alexandria is accepting applications from individual artists as well as groups. Application must be online as well as hard copy. Grant funds are available to eligible arts organizations and individual artists for operations, programs and special projects that occur in Alexandria between July 1, 2018 and June 30, 2019. Online application forms, instructions, and frequently asked questions for all grant programs will be available online at www.alexandriava.gov/Arts on January 2, 2018.

All DRA events, unless otherwise noted, are held at the DRA gallery:

Del Ray Artisans gallery at the Nicholas A. Colasanto Center
2704 Mount Vernon Avenue, Alexandria, VA 22301-1124
Phone: 703-838-4827 | DelRayArtisans.org

©2017 Arts Resource Foundation. Special thanks to the City of Alexandria, Alexandria Commission for the Arts, Virginia Commission for the Arts, and National Endowment for the Arts for their continued support of Del Ray Artisans, a 501(c)(3) organization.

Add WebCurator@DelRayArtisans.org to your address book to ensure that you continue to receive this eNews.