Call for Entry: 2020 Wall Calendar (Members Only)

Digital entries due: Saturday, September 14 by midnight. Members: Submit your best work to the 7th annual Del Ray Artisans' wall calendar! All entries are to be received digitally, and no physical pieces of art will be collected. There is no entry fee, no theme, and work previously shown at the gallery is acceptable. Your Del Ray Artisans membership must be up-to-date. This calendar is a fundraiser to benefit Del Ray Artisans. Call for entry at DelRayArtisans.org/2019/07/2020-calendar-cfe

Workshop: Music-themed Paper Collage (This Weekend!)

Sunday, September 15 from 1-3:30pm. Express your musical self as you create a rhythmic collage that blends colorful papers with sheet music and other musical imagery. Participants will take home an 8" x 10" music-themed collage, matted and ready to frame. Appropriate for both beginners and those with prior collage experience. Details at DelRayArtisans.org/event/music-paper-collage

Benefit Concert to support Friends of ROAM

Friday, September 20 from 8-9:30pm. Friends of ROAM is a volunteer-run, Del Ray-based organization that helps community youth access music lessons that might otherwise be unavailable to them due to costs. Enjoy live music, featuring Jones Point with Modern Relics and The Derds, meet local artists, and help Friends of ROAM bring music to kids’ lives! Details at DelRayArtisans.org/event/friends-of-roam-concert

Workshop: Sound Meditation with Dante

Saturday September 21 from 10-11:30am. Using crystal and Tibetan bowls, Dante Baker will lead a soothing asana and breathwork class to prepare the body for sound meditation. In the last hour, Dante will use sound vibration to build awareness and achieve a mentally clear, emotionally calm, and stable state. No experience necessary. Register by Sept 18 at DelRayArtisans.org/event/sound-meditation

Call for Entry: Art Inspired by the Twilight Zone

Digital entries due: Sunday, September 22 by midnight. The original Twilight Zone took viewers to another dimension. Created by Rod Serling, the show explored humanity’s hopes, despairs, prejudices and more in metaphoric ways that conventional television could not. Art Inspired by The Twilight Zone wants to bring this timeless show to life through art and photography. Journey into your own wondrous land of imagination influenced by The Twilight Zone and create something that will entertain and inspire. Call for entry at DelRayArtisans.org/2019/07/twilight-zone-cfe

Call for Entry: Creature Comforts at VCA Alexandria (Members Only)

Digital entries due: Tuesday, September 24 by midnight. Seeking artwork of pets and animals that provide comfort in our lives. The creatures we bring into our homes are valuable members of our family that lift and fill our hearts. This is a Gallery Without Walls exhibit at VCA Alexandria Animal Hospital. 2-dimentional only. Del Ray Artisans Members only. No entry fee; pieces previously shown are welcome. Call for entry at DelRayArtisans.org/2019/08/creature-comforts-cfe

DRA Board Positions

Del Ray Artisans depends on member volunteers to ensure a smooth-running organization—including everything from gardening to curating exhibits. We need volunteers to fill the Board Executive and Directorship positions for 2020. At the Annual Membership meeting on October 24, 2019, members will be voting for candidates for these positions. Why not make one of the candidates you? For more information on positions contact the Nominations Committee at Nominations@DelRayArtisans.org

Partners in Art

• Tuesday, September 24 from 7-9pm
• Monday, October 7 from 2-4pm

Need support reaching your art related goals? Join this collegial group of artists to share your goals and get feedback on artwork. All local artists, from beginners to professionals, and all skill levels are invited. Meetings include discussions on exhibit opportunities, the creative process and the local art scene. Participants may also bring in 1-3 artworks, in any medium, in any stage, to discuss goals, process, and ask for advice. Free, donations ($1-3) greatly appreciated. More information and future dates may be found in this calendar view.

Life Drawing - Open Sessions

• Wednesday,September 25 from 2-5pm (Short/Long Pose)
• Wednesday, September 25 from 6:30-9:30pm (Long Pose)
• Sunday, October 6 from 9:30-11:30am (Gesture)

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. All upcoming sessions may be found in this calendar view.

Creative Spark Book Club

Saturday, September 28 from 10:30am-12pm. We will meet every other month on a Saturday morning, starting in September 2019 to discuss readings by a variety of authors to help you stay inspired and motivated for your creative practice. The club is free and open to members and non-members who are interested in keeping their creative muse flowing and connecting with other like-minded creative people. This club will focus on readings by a variety of authors to help you spark and maintain your creative practice. Topics may include working through creative blocks, incorporating creativity into your daily life, creative goal setting, and more. Details: DelRayArtisans.org/event/book-club

High Note Art Exhibit

Runs through Sunday, September 29. Experience High Note, an art exhibit exploring the connection between music and the mind, at Del Ray Artisans gallery. Music can unleash powerful memories, transporting us in space and time. Come see this exhibit to experience how artists captured the high notes from the soundtrack of their lives. Plus buy raffle tickets for a chance to win music lessons from ROAM (Rock of Ages Music) or tickets to a Signature Theatre performance! The raffle benefits Del Ray Artisans nonprofit. Details at DelRayArtisans.org/event/high-note

Uncommon Alexandria Art Exhibit at VCA Alexandria Animal Hospital

Runs through September 29. The Uncommon Alexandria art exhibit at the VCA Alexandria Animal Hospital (2660 Duke St, Alexandria, VA 22314), 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. Details at DelRayArtisans.org/event/uncommon-alexandria

Call for Entry: $100 & Under (Members only)

Digital entries due: Sunday, October 20 by midnight. Del Ray Artisans is bringing back our popular exhibit from 2015 and 2017, inviting members to submit their best work — all priced at $100 and under. All media and all themes are welcome. Art that has previously been shown is welcome in this exhibit. Del Ray Artisans Members only. Details at DelRayArtisans.org/2019/08/3rd-100-under-cfe/

Partners in Art: Field-trip to Glenstone Art Museum

Trip date: November 7 from 10:30am-5pm; Ongoing registration. Join other DRA artists on this trip to the great new art museum “Glenstone” over in Potomac, MD. We have tickets for Noon that day and will be leaving about 10:30AM from a convenient location which will be announced later. We will leave Glenstone at 3PM for the trip back. The only cost will be for the bus - details to be given after you sign up. Spouses are welcome too. Please contact Rusty Lynn at rustylynn@earthlink.net to register or for more information.

Del Ray Artisans members are required to volunteer for at least 12 hours per year to support the organization and its mission.

Visit our website for more information about volunteering and to report your hours. If you have questions, email the Director of Volunteers at Volunteers@DelRayArtisans.org. Below are current volunteer opportunities.

Time-Sensitive Requests

• Garden Committee Meet-Up (Tomorrow!)
  Saturday, September 14 from 9-11:30am. Come join our garden leaders, Pamela Underhill, Jenny Nicholson, and Jeff Lodge as we work in the garden learning tips on weeding, trimming, etc. Wear appropriate clothing and bring bug spray. If you want to bring your own tools, you may. We'll meet in the DRA garden once a month. Come join us to create a blooming success.

• Web Posting Volunteers Needed
  The web posting team needs you! We're looking for volunteers to post exhibit and event information to local media outlets. You can choose to take charge of one site (usually less than 15-20 minutes per post), or take on more than one. Web posting can be done from home at your convenience and is an easy way to earn volunteer hours. If interested, contact Kate at Post@DelRayArtisans.org

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 Monica at GWW@DelRayArtisans.org and Brittany 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 Brittany at Curating@DelRayArtisans.org

Call for Artists: My Queer Valentine

Deadline: Sunday, September 15. Target Gallery invites artists working in all visual media to apply to My Queer Valentine, a group exhibition that will explore love and relationships through LGBTQ+ artists perspectives. The themes and subject of artwork in this exhibition should explore non-heteronormative and non-binary relationships. The tone of the exhibition is playful, fun, and cheeky, so we encourage artists to apply with their perspectives on love (romantic or asexual) with this in mind. To celebrate this exhibition, Target Gallery will be hosting a special Valentine’s Day reception and event in partnership with local LGBTQ+ organizations. $35 for three submissions. Exhibition Dates: Jan. 25 – March 8, 2020. More Information.

Education: WALA Copyright Workshop

September 18 from 7-9pm. Do you have a creative work that you want to copyright? Come learn how at this presentation and Q & A session presented by the Washington Area Lawyers for the Arts (WALA) and the Copyright Alliance team up at the fantastic Entertainment Software Association headquarters to teach the basics of copyright. Free for WALA members, $20 for non-members. Location: Entertainment Software Association, 601 Massachusetts Ave, NW, Suite 300, Washington, DC 20001. More Information.

Call for Artists: Organica II

Deadline: September 29. Falls Church Arts Gallery. Art made with all organic materials. Open to all artists. Entry Fee: $37.50. Exhibition dates: Oct 19-Nov 17. More information.

Call for Artists: 2020 Emerging Artists

Deadline: Sunday, October 28. Target Gallery presents a new yearly exhibition featuring the work of 3-4 regional emerging artists. This exhibition spotlights new talent and the up-and-coming artistic innovators of the D.C. metropolitan area. Each artist will receive a $500 stipend. The selected artists will be chosen by a panel of 3 jurors, all art experts based in the D.C. metropolitan area. Eligibility: Artists should have no more than 5 years of experience as a professional exhibiting artist, live within D.C., Maryland, or Virginia, and have never had a solo exhibition in a professional gallery space (excluding BFA/MFA exhibitions). Entry fee $35. Exhibition Dates: April 10 - May 31, 2020. More Information.

Call for Artists: Art on the Avenue 2019

Open until all spaces are filled. Art on the Avenue is a multi-cultural arts festival celebrating our community’s diversity through the arts in the Del Ray neighborhood in Alexandria, Virginia. This festival will be held rain or shine on October 5, 2019. The fee for show participation is $225. More information

Call for Artists: Alexandria Waterfront Art & Craft Market

No Deadline; Rolling Applications. Riverside Taco Co is the newest Alexandria Restaurant Partners' food venue, located on the Alexandria Waterfront boardwalk, next to Torpedo Factory. Artists will demonstrate making their art (with an opportunity to sell) while customers and tourists stroll around the boardwalk. Contact: Tracy at T2mgmt.Tracy@gmail.com. More information.

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

©2019 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.

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