Del Ray Artisans (DRA) is pleased to partner with VCA Old Town Animal Hospital (VCA Old Town) for a new Gallery Without Walls exhibit.
“Rejuvenation” is the action or process of giving new energy or vigor to something. Spring is the season of rejuvenation when the earth celebrates a regeneration of nature! The art world saw a rejuvenation during the Renaissance. Rejuvenation may be experienced through reinventing ourselves or through renewal or recovery. Artists may interpret rejuvenation as a physical or a conceptual activity. Show us your 2D art of your idea of rejuvenation.
Rejuvenation is a Del Ray Artisans members-only exhibit at VCA Old Town. If you are not a member, you may join Del Ray Artisans now to enter. As a GWW exhibit, there is no fee to submit your artwork and there are no additional volunteer requirements. Artwork previously shown in the DRA gallery is welcome.
Artists should be mindful of the stressful environment within the hospital and choose artwork that is family-friendly and helps to lighten or lift the viewer; please avoid submitting pieces that include nudity or explore death and/or violent themes. Due to new guidelines for a fear-free environment, we cannot accept realistic depictions of dogs, cats, or birds.
Artwork selected for this exhibit will be displayed for up to 6 months, or until the artwork is sold. Space is limited, and as artwork is sold, the opportunity for replacements may arise per the discretion of the curator. The 2-dimensional artwork will be displayed on the walls of the VCA Old Town Animal Hospital, 425 N. Henry St., Alexandria, 22314. There is a parking lot behind VCA Old Town accessible from Princess Street. (We are unable to accommodate 3-D work.)
NOTE: This GWW exhibit will occur at the same time as, and independent of, another DRA GWW exhibit at VCA Alexandria, a different VCA location. The Rejuvenation art exhibit is at VCA Old Town.
Entry to this exhibit is by online submission. Art must be two-dimensional, and can be in any medium. We will not accept any pieces larger than 24" x 24" due to the physical limits of the wall space at VCA Old Town. Art should be ready to hang or display with wire and screw eyes, framed, matted, or with edges finished. We cannot show work that is not ready for exhibition. Example of a professionally framed artwork with flat screw eyes and wire:
If your artwork hanging system varies greatly from this example, contact the curators. See DelRayArtisans.org/exhibits/art-guidelines for additional details.