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Once Upon A Time

Once Upon A Time

The exhibit opens Friday, October 1 with a reception from 7-10 pm. See how area artists have revived, deconstructed, and reinvented a nostalgic nursery rhyme, a beloved bedtime story, a favorite fairy tale or fable, or a memory. Let your own inner child take a flight of fantasy with the artists and allow your imagination bring your own “once upon a time” to life! | calendar.DelRayArtisans.org/view_entry.php?id=599&date=20101001


Visit the new web site

Our new website is up and running!

Thank you to the core web site committee: Paige Ireland, Kelly Cox, Dawn Wyse Hurto and Megan Coyle; Flickr team: Nate Hurto and John Hiller; and Facebook Curator: Fransi Kaye. Special thanks to Roy Wright for his many years of service as Web Curator and to all those who contributed volunteer time and energy into bringing the new web site to life. Visit us at DelRayArtisans.org


Mark Your Calendar

Values and Lines in Figure Drawing Workshop

Monday, October 11, 2 pm - 5 pm. This workshop will start with a short refresher on basic line figure drawing. We will then cover different ways of modeling form. The goal of this workshop is to have values & lines complement each other. All skill levels are welcome. | More info & registration: calendar.DelRayArtisans.org/view_entry.php?id=724&date=20101011


Bold Figure Drawings Workshop

Monday, October 18, 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm. This workshop will explore different ways to create bold and expressive figure drawings. We will learn to utilize contrast of value, line weight, and composition to enhance the image. All skill levels are welcome. | More info & registration: calendar.DelRayArtisans.org/view_entry.php?id=725&date=20101018


"Blue: An Interpretation" Call for Entries

Call for entries for the DRA Members Only exhibit. What does "blue" mean to you? We're looking for your interpretation! | Download: DelRayArtisans.org/shows/calls/Due-2010-10-25-Blue.pdf


Call for Volunteers

Del Ray Community Mural Project

Help with the Mural Project during Art on the Avenue on Saturday, 10/2. Contact Leisa Collins at leisa@leisacollins.com or 703-598-7360.


GW Middle School Interactive Art Activity

George Washington Middle School PTA is looking for assistance with its interactive art activity during Art on the Avenue on Saturday, 10/2. Please contact jeannedagradi@hotmail.com.


GW Middle School PTA Reflections Program

George Washington Middle School (GWMS) PTA Reflections Program is searching for two artists to select 6th, 7th and 8th grade visual art and photography Reflection Program finalists. This will take place on Friday, October 22, 2010 at GWMS between 4PM and 8PM. For information on the Reflections Program check www.pta.org/2035.htm, to volunteer please contact jeannedagradi@hotmail.com.


Other Regional Opportunities for Artists

Submit any art- or craft-related opportunities and announcements to DRA.opportunities@gmail.com.

Art in City Hall - VA

Deadline: October 1 - Download from DelRayArtisans.org/shows/calls/Due-2010-10-01-ArtInCityHall.pdf or stop by the gallery for a copy. Submissions to juror must be digital.


25th Annual International Juried Show - NJ

Deadline: October 1 - The 25th Annual International Juried Show is being presented at the Visual Arts Center of New Jersey, Jan 14-March 18, 2011. Cash awards totaling $3,300 will be presented at the exhibition's Opening Reception. Entry form: newsdeadline.com/010-10/juryshow11.pdf


BIEC 2011 Call for Artists

Deadline: October 1, 2010 - Call for artists for 7th Biennale Internationale d'estampe Contemporaine de Trois-Rivieres (BIEC), which will be held from June 19 to September 4, 2011. For more information: artdeadline.com/artman2/publish/opportunities/BIEC.shtml


CUBEOpen 2010 - Call for Entries

Deadline October 4. CUBE, Centre for the Urban Built Environment is delighted to be announcing its annual open submission competition. Now in its fourth year the competition attracts entries from around the globe. Artists, architects and designers are invited to submit work that responds to our theme of the urban built environment. Download Application at: www.box.net/shared/tgve2g0d9u.


Body Image: The Pen and Brush, Inc. - NY

Deadline: October 4. Body Image is an all media event for women artists, presented online and in our gallery. This show is an exploration of the female and male forms and their representation in art, media, culture...and in our own minds and imaginations. Website: www.penandbrush.org/BodyImage/prospectus.html


2nd International Creativity Conference - NY

October 15- 17, 2010, Lake George, New York. Presented by the Creativity Coaching Association for artists, entrepreneurs and anyone who would like to enhance their creative abilities. Contact Lynn Wyvill at lwyvill@comcast.net or visit www.creativityconference2010.com.


National Ideas Competition for the Washington Monument Grounds - DC

Deadline: October 31. The purpose of this Ideas Competition for the Washington Monument Grounds is to encourage Americans of all ages to develop innovative and creative ideas for making the Washington Monument grounds more welcoming, educational, and effectively used by the public. To learn more, go to www.wamocompetition.org. Register by October 31, 2010 and submit entries by December 18, 2010. Fee for each entry is $25.


Gallery West 14th Annual National Juried Show - VA

Deadline November 12 - Open to all local or national artists 18+ years. Original 2D & 3D fine art in any medium is acceptable. No videos or reproductions. Entry via CD only. Juror is F. Lennox Campello. Exhibit opens February 9 - March 6, 2011 at Gallery West in Old Town Alexandria, VA. Cash awards available. For a prospectus go to www.gallery-west.com or contact Chairperson Kimberley Bush at kbkarma@aol.com or 703.627.7656.



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 | Directions
Phone: 703-838-4827 | DelRayArtisans.org


©2010 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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