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Del Ray Artisans 28th Annual Fine Art & Fine Craft Holiday Market

  • Recurring weekly on Sunday, Friday, Saturday December 1 - December 23, 2023
  • Del Ray Artisans
    2704 Mount Vernon Avenue
01 | 03

Join us for the 28th annual Holiday Market! The Holiday Market is open for the first three weekends in December (Dec 1-3, Dec 8-10, and Dec 15-17), plus this year we will also be open Dec 22-23 (Friday and Saturday only) for last minute shoppers.

The Market offers unique handmade fine arts and fine crafts from local artists presenting a variety of media, including fiber/textiles, glass, jewelry, mixed media, mosaics, painting, paper crafting, photography, pottery/ceramics, sculpture, watercolor, wood turning, and more! Different artists are featured each weekend! In addition, 2024 wall calendars featuring art by Del Ray Artisans members will be available for purchase.

Holiday Market hours are Fridays 6-9pm, and Saturdays & Sundays 11am-6pm; plus open 3-9pm on Friday, December 22. The market is at Del Ray Artisans gallery in the Nicholas A. Colasanto Center, 2704 Mount Vernon Avenue, Alexandria, Virginia 22301. The gallery is free, open to the public and accessible.

This year’s Holiday Market artists are:

  • Sandra Alami, There’s Something About Purl;
  • John T. Allen, Permian Designs;
  • Bridget Anthony-Hlioui, B A Hlioui;
  • Bhavani Arabandi, Samhara Ceramics;
  • Caron Arnston, Caron & Co. Creations;
  • Pinar Artuk-Boegel, Renkli;
  • Victoria Barnes, Victoria Barnes Photography;
  • Carolyn Barone;
  • Ken Beerbohm, Ken Beerbohm Sculptures;
  • Lynn Chadwick, Lynn Chadwick Design;
  • Maxine Cholmondeley, Max’s Mixtures Handcrafted Candles & Soaps;
  • Edward Colahan, Ed Colahan Pottery;
  • Evelyn Rose Cook;
  • Gretchen D’Amore, Gdamore Original Art;
  • Marcel Artes Deolazo;
  • Timothy Duncan;
  • Patty Moloney Figliola, Aisling PhotoArt;
  • Alanna Graboyes, ASGraboyesArt;
  • Tom Johnson, Infinite Variations Pottery;
  • Maria Kinnane;
  • Amy Kitchin Hower, AKH Studio Designs;
  • Nancy Kline, Nancy Kline Art;
  • Audrey Kremer, AudreyK-Designs;
  • Laine, Lainemindinventions;
  • Stephen Lally, Stephen Lally Pottery;
  • Steve Lapin;
  • Susan Lefler, Susan Lefler Studios;
  • Megan Levanduski, Megan Elaine Designs;
  • Nan Lopata, Nan Lopata Metalsmith;
  • Diana Manchak, designsinclay;
  • Liz Martinez;
  • Patti North, All Fired Up!;
  • Miyoung Obenschain, Purple Cardinal Arts LLC;
  • Diana Papazian, Papazian Design, LLC;
  • Mary Pike, Recycled Bag Lady;
  • Madeline Ramsey, Unique Stained Glass;
  • Stacy Rausch;
  • Ken and Sue Reed, Green and Burning Tree;
  • Donna Reinsel, Irons in the Fire;
  • Cynthia Schoeppel;
  • Kevin Sherlock;
  • Ann Cameron Siegal;
  • Kathy Stoner;
  • Jackie Vavra; Birdybeads Handmade Jewelry;
  • Christine Vinh, StitchesnQuilts;
  • Joyce Wagner, Reinvented Elegance;
  • Tracy Wilkerson, Recycled Works;
  • Tamara Wilkerson, WiRealm by Tamara;
  • Nancy Yonehiro, Angst and Attitude LLC.
  • To see which weekend each artist is present and for more information, please visit delrayartisans.org/holiday-market

Del Ray Artisans, founded in 1992, is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to promote art for the benefit of artists and the community.

Del Ray Artisans (DRA) appreciates the continued support from the City of Alexandria, Alexandria Commission for the Arts, Virginia Commission for the Arts, and National Endowment for the Arts. DRA is a 501(c)(3) organization.