Make Your Voice Heard!
April is National Poetry Month!
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National Poetry Month was inaugurated by the Academy of American Poets in 1996. Over the years, it has become the largest literary celebration in the world with schools, publishers, libraries, booksellers, and poets celebrating poetry’s vital place in our culture. | | |
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Each Monday, we’ll reveal our poet and poem of the week starting on April 4! National Poetry Month content will be available on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, so follow along on your favorite platform.
This week we welcome Anne Yarbrough, 2023 Individual Artist Fellow, Literature: Poetry, as she recites her poem, “After Peak Oil.”
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Poetry Out Loud Winner: Maiss Hussein
Maiss will represent Delaware and advance to the Poetry Out Loud: National Recitation Contest, National Finals in Washington, DC on May 8-10, 2023, where $50,000 in awards and school stipends will be distributed.
Maiss Hussein is a junior at Hodgson Vo-Tech, where she is a part of the dental assistant program. Maiss plans to major in and pursue a career in dental hygiene. She is passionate about her field of study and has competed in the Health Occupations Students of America competition. She is active in her school community and is a leader and board member of multiple diversity & equity groups. Maiss is excited to participate in Poetry Out Loud because she has always had an interest in reading different poems and pieces of literature.
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SAVE THE DATE: 2023 Delaware Arts Summit | |
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The 2023 Delaware Arts Summit will be held on Monday, October 9, 2023 at Hyatt Place Dewey Beach. This all-day conference invites everyone involved or interested in Delaware's arts community to join us as we connect, learn and get inspired. Registration will open later this summer.
New This Year! The Division will host an optional pre-conference on Sunday, October 8 where planned activities include targeted presentations, a reception at a local arts organization, and a beachfront bonfire. Hotel accommodations will be available at a special rate for those attending the pre-conference on October 8.
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That's a Wrap! Delaware State Employee Art Exhibition Winners | | |
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Congratulations to our 2023 Delaware State Employee award winners! This year's Celebration Weekend was well attended and allowed participants to mingle and share their work. Snacks, activities, special giveaways, and certificates were provided during the weekend. | |
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DoMore24 Congrats!
Congratulations to the 60 participating organizations that raised funding during DoMore24Delaware! Overall, DDOA general operating organizations raised $543,568 from 6,237 gifts. That represents an 65% increase in the number of gifts, year over year.
Organization representatives: We'd like to hear from you. If you've not taken the survey that was emailed to you yet, please click below to complete.
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Yield Giving Open Call
Launched on March 21, 2023, the $250 million Yield Giving Open Call, founded by MacKenzie Scott, is an initiative focused on elevating organizations working with people and in places experiencing the greatest need in the United States: communities, individuals, and families with access to the fewest foundational resources and opportunities. The registration period is now open.
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Love the Arts? Serve as an On-site Evaluator
If you love the arts and actively participate in programs or attend events, you may be a candidate to serve as an on-site evaluator for the Division. We are currently seeking to expand our list of potential evaluators who are dependable, articulate observers with knowledge in one or more art form (you do not need to be professionally trained in the arts).
If interested, please complete the On-Site Evaluator Self-Nomination Form available on smARTDE.
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Arts and Economic Prosperity 6 Organization Surveys Deployed
As you may know, the Delaware Division of the Arts is part of Arts & Economic Prosperity 6 (AEP6), an economic impact study of our arts and culture industry. For the past six months we have been collecting surveys of arts audiences, and that work will continue through May.
The next phase is for each organization to complete an organizational survey. The survey should have delivered to your Executive Director's email on February 27 or 28. If you do not see the survey in your inbox and you receive funding from the DDOA, please contact us by clicking the link below.
Deadline for completion is April 28.
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Submit your
upcoming events!
DelawareScene is a comprehensive, up-to-date website calendar featuring Delaware’s arts and cultural events and attractions in and around Delaware. Acquaint yourself with one of Delaware’s many artists, get carried away by the magic of a theater performance, frequent one of Delaware’s world-renowned museums, experience one of Delaware’s many unique festivals.
REMINDER: All grantees MUST list all events on DelawareScene.com as soon as they are announced.
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Request an interview!
Delaware State of the Arts is a weekly podcast that presents interviews with arts organizations and leaders who contribute to the cultural vibrancy of communities throughout Delaware. Delaware State of the Arts is provided as a service of the Division of the Arts, in partnership with NEWSRADIO 1450 WILM and 1410 WDOV.
Click below to request an interview for your organization this upcoming year.
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On the Mezzanine - Tad Sare
The Mezzanine Gallery presents Tad Sare's Projected Perspectives, on view April 7-28. Please join the artist for an exhibit opening reception during Art Loop Wilmington on Friday, April 14 from 5-7pm.
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Meet the Fellows
The prestigious Individual Artist Fellowships from the Delaware Division of the Arts recognize a variety of disciplines and outstanding quality of work. From writers to visual artists to musicians, these award-winning creatives have unique stories and talents. View all 17 Fellow profiles on the Division’s website.
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Joyce Barbagallo
Established, Literature: Fiction
“Reading makes me feel connected, and I hope to have the same effect with my writing."
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Ron Meick
Established, Visual Arts: Sculpture
“Although there is always beginning point to a piece . . . there are always surprises in execution, material, or changes along the path.”
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Each month we feature arts and community-based organizations and their programs and projects funded by the Delaware Division of the Arts. | |
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City Theater Company
Assassins
Wilmington, General Operating Support
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Delaware Symphony Orchestra
Classics V - Amado Conducts Beethoven
Statewide, General Operating Support
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Lewes Public Library
2023 Shakespeare Festival
Lewes, Project Support
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The Delaware Division of the Arts is an agency of the State of Delaware. Together with its advisory body, the Delaware State Arts Council, the Division administers grants and programs that support arts programming, educate the public, increase awareness of the arts, and integrate the arts into all facets of Delaware life. Funding for Division programs is provided by annual appropriations from the Delaware General Assembly and grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency. For more information about the Delaware Division of the Arts, visit arts.delaware.gov or call 302-577-8278. | | | | |
