SPOTLIGHT

Barnes & Noble Bookfair for Del Ray Artisans (Last Day to Shop Online)

Purchase from bn.com on November 30 and use the bookfair ID 10878452 at checkout. Barnes & Noble is donating a percentage of net sales citing this bookfair ID to Del Ray Artisans. Details at: DelRayArtisans.org/Bookfair

Del Ray Artisans' Holiday Market (Reception Tonight)

The 17th annual Holiday Market offers handmade works from local artists, a children's table where little ones can shop for family members, handmade ornaments, and a bake sale. The Market runs for three weekends: Nov 30–Dec 2, Dec 7–9, and Dec 14–16. Different artists each weekend! Hours are Fridays 6-9pm (reception), Saturdays 10am-4pm, Sundays 12-4pm. Located in the Colasanto Center, 2704 Mount Vernon Avenue, Alexandria VA. Details at: DelRayArtisans.org/HolidayMarket

Reception for Sweet 'n Salty at Prudential PenFed on Tuesday, December 4, 6–8pm

Please join us at Prudential PenFed Realty for "Spread a Little Sunshine" (a fundraiser for The Sunshine Kids), featuring a silent auction and a reception for Del Ray Artisans Gallery Without Walls Sweet 'n Salty art exhibit. Open to family, friends and art enthusiasts. RSVP by Friday, November 30th to Eileen O'Brien at eileenob@usa.net. For details, visit DelRayArtisans.org/PrudentialPenFed

Artists: Want to demonstrate your craft or art?

The new Holiday Market layout has a gallery space for artists to do demonstrations on Saturdays (Dec 1, Dec 8 and Dec 15) between 10am and 4pm. You do not have to be a Holiday Market artist to participate! Demo spots are for 1 hour unless you want to sign up for 2 hours. Please make sure your demonstration is safe for spectators and not too messy. Bring your business cards / handouts to share with spectators, but please refrain from too much "sales pitching". To sign up, email HolidayMarket@DelRayArtisans.org or enter your name in a shift here.

Partners in Art

• Monday, December 10 from 2-4pm
• Monday, January 7 from 2-4pm
• Monday, January 21 from 2-4pm

Looking for support in reaching your art-related goals? Partners in Art is a group of artists that meets regularly to share goals, report on progress, obtain feedback on current artwork, and discuss topics of interest to the group. Become a regular or drop-in with artwork if you are looking for feedback. Contact us for current topics of discussion: Millie Mateu (milaenartes@gmail.com) or Katherine Rand (katherine@katherinerand.com). Donations ($1–3) greatly appreciated.

Bring Your Scraps and Come Have Fun with Collage Cut-Ups

• Tuesday, December 11 from 1-4pm

Come play with the Collage Cut-Ups in a supportive environment that promotes an exchange of ideas, creativity, and networking with beginner and experienced collage artists. Collage Cut-Ups is an informal group where everyone works on individual projects. This is not a workshop. For more information, contact Millie Mateu at milaenartes@gmail.com.

Life Drawing - Open Sessions

• Wednesday, December 12 from 11am-1pm (gesture, clothed)
• Wednesday, December 12 from 1-2pm (party)
• Wednesday, December 12 from 2-5pm (short/long pose)
• Monday, January 7 from 7-9pm (short pose)
• Wednesday, January 9 from 11am-1pm (gesture, clothed)
• Wednesday, January 9 from 2-5pm (short/long pose, clothed)
• Wednesday, January 16 from 6:30-9:30pm (long pose)
• Sunday, January 20 from 9:30-11:30am (gesture)
• Wednesday, January 23 from 2-5pm (short/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 $8 for DRA members and $10 for non-members. 2-hour sessions are $6 for members and $8 for non-members. Contact Katherine Rand at LifeDrawing@DelRayArtisans.org if you have questions.

Gallery Painting Party: Saturday, December 22, 2pm

In order to showcase all the new art in the New Year, the gallery walls need a new coat of paint! Everyone is invited to get messy and help paint the walls inside the gallery on Saturday, Dec. 22 at 2pm. There will be free pizza and beverages for all who come and help give the gallery a mini facelift for 2013. (Members: this is a fun way to satisfy some of your volunteer hours!) Questions? Please contact Lesley Hall at Volunteers@DelRayArtisans.org.

Shades of White Opening Reception: Friday, January 4, 7–10pm

White isn't "just white"! Chill out after the holiday madness in shades of white—tones and hues range from blues to beiges to yellows and more. Shades of White, a Del Ray Artisans all-member show, runs: January 4–27, 2013.

Shades of White All-Member Art Exhibit

Receiving: Sunday, Dec. 30 from 6-8pm and Monday, Dec. 31, 2012 from 4-7pm. This all-member, all-media show challenges DRA artists to think beyond the ordinary by creating their compositions in shades of white. White isn't "just white"! It has tones and hues ranging from blues to beiges to yellows and more. Call for Entries at: DelRayArtisans.org/shows/calls. For questions, contact Betsy Mead at egmead@gmail.com.

Del Ray Artisans members are required to volunteer for at least 10 hours per year to support the organization and its mission. Below are some volunteer opportunities.

• Reception Help needed Friday nights during the Holiday Market
  We need helpers (bartenders, food runners, front door greeters, etc.) at the receptions on Nov 30, Dec 7, and Dec 14 from 6–9pm. Volunteer for the evening or a single shift—every little bit helps! To sign up, contact Tracy Wilkerson (703-501-1736 or HolidayMarket@DelRayArtisans.org) or enter your name in a shift here.
• Bake Sale Volunteers
  We are still in need of helpers to work 2-hour shifts at the Holiday Market Bake Sale on Saturdays (10am–4pm) and Sundays (noon–4pm) during all 3 Holiday Market weekends (Nov 30–Dec 2, Dec 7–9, and Dec 14–16). All you have to do is be at the gallery during your shift (come early or stay late to shop!), put on a happy face, and sell baked goodies and handmade ornaments to holiday shoppers! To sign up, contact Tracy Wilkerson (703-501-1736 or HolidayMarket@DelRayArtisans.org) or enter your name in a shift here.
• Baked Goods needed for the Holiday Market Bake Sale
  Time to start dropping off your baked goodies! Think cookies, brownies, muffins, loaves, cakes, candies and any of your favorite, homemade and delicious holiday goodies. Food donations MUST be individually packaged before drop-off. Please also include a list of ingredients on the package, so shoppers can choose wisely. You can drop-off baked goods on Thursdays from 12–8pm, Fridays from 12–9pm, or Saturdays from 10am–2pm for that weekend’s Holiday Market (Nov 30-Dec 2, Dec 7-9, and Dec 14-16). The bake sale benefits Computer CORE (computercore.org).
• Handcraft Holiday Ornaments to benefit Del Ray Artisans
  Help DRA raise funds for the new lighting that was purchased earlier this year by making and donating a handmade ornament or two. Drop off your finished handmade ornaments to the gallery any time now through December 14th when the gallery is open (current hours: Thursdays 12–8pm, Fridays 12–9pm, Saturdays 10–4pm, and Sundays 12–4pm). Please sign your name on the back, so the purchaser knows it was crafted by you! Thank you for supporting Del Ray Artisans.
• PHP Developer
  Help enhance our web site! Contact WebCurator@DelRayArtisans.org for details.
• Garden
  Dig, weed, and learn other skills by professional landscape designer and artist, Pamela Underhill. No experience necessary. Meet weekdays or weekends for an hour or more. Bring a friend or come solo. It's fun, meditative, and builds muscles! Contact Pamela at: Underhill.Pamela@gmail.com or 703-507-4964.

Call for Entries: Fabricated: An Exhibition of Wearable Art

Deadline for Entry: December 3, 2012. Fabricated is an all-media exhibition featuring "wearable art", which refers to individually designed pieces of handmade clothing or jewelry created as fine or expressive art. While the making of any article of clothing or other wearable object typically involves aesthetic considerations, the term wearable art implies that the work is intended to be accepted as a serious and unique artistic creation or statement. It is open to all artists nationally and internationally. The juror is Rachel Timmins. For entry details, visit: torpedofactory.org/galleries/targetcallforentry.htm

Call for Entries: Inaugural Visions at Off-Rhode Gallery

Deadline for Entry: Thursday, December 13, 2012. The studio at Art Enables kicks off its inaugural year of full programming in the Off-Rhode Gallery. The Off-Rhode Gallery is an adjunct exhibit space that features work by self-taught or contemporary artists with programming that compliments the mission of Art Enables. For Inaugural Visions, Art Enables seeks artwork (2-d and 3-d works welcome) that emphasizes the theme of the inauguration or your vision of what this administration means for the future. For more information, contact bbaldwin@art-enables.org or visit art-enables.org/special/special.php?specialID=54

Call for Entries: 2013 Open Exhibition

Deadline for Entry: February 4, 2013. This is an Open Call for proposals for an exhibition in the summer of 2013. This call is open to all artists from North America working in all visual media. Proposals for exhibitions by both individuals and groups will be considered. Our jurors this year are Foon Sham, Samantha May, and Morgan Hungerford West. Exhibition Dates: August 3 - September 1, 2013. Details at: torpedofactory.org/galleries/targetcallforentry.htm

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

©2012 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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