2015 Delaware Arts Summit - October 26, 2015
The Early Bird Registration Deadline is today, but you can still
register online
for the 2015 Arts Summit until October 20.
Get ready to "Get Engaged" with the arts at the 2015 Delaware Arts Summit - Monday, October 26 at Dover Downs! Detailed information on the schedule, speakers, and online registration is now available on
our website
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Meet our Plenary Speaker, Randy Cohen
"Advocates are made, not born. Your ability to articulate the social, educational, and economic value of your organization to government and community leaders is critical to your funding."
- Randy Cohen
 Randy Cohen is Vice President of Research and Policy at
Americans for the Arts
, the nation's advocacy organization for the arts. He publishes The National Arts Index, the annual measure of the health and vitality of arts as well as the two premier economic studies of the arts industry: Arts & Economic Prosperity, the national impact study of nonprofit arts organizations and their audiences; and Creative Industries, an annual mapping study of the nation's 750,000 arts establishments and their employees. A sought after speaker, Randy has given speeches in 49 states and regularly appears in the news media including the Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and on C-SPAN, CNN, CNBC, and NPR.
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Poetry Out Loud 2016 - Deadline Extended!
 The deadline for high schools to register to participate in the 2016 Poetry Out Loud program has been extended to October 15, 2015. Poetry Out Loud: A National Recitation Program for high school students is a dynamic, free program that helps youth learn about poetry through memorization and recitation, master public speaking skills, and develop self-confidence. The 2016 state winner will represent Delaware in Washington DC! For details, visit
our
website
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New Program Component - Poetry Ourselves!
As part of the National Endowment for the Arts' 50th Anniversary celebration, Chairman Jane Chu has announced that for the first time, an original poetry competition called Poetry Ourselves will be added as an optional component for the 53 state champions who will be in competing in Washington DC at the 2016 Poetry Out Loud National Finals. More information on this component will be available soon.
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This week marks the kickoff for a year of celebrations around the 50th anniversary of the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). People from across the U.S. have contributed stories, images and videos highlighting what the NEA and public funding has meant to them. Find Delaware stories
here including a video from Senator Chris Coons
. More will be posted throughout the year on the NEA website and on social media.
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American & Delaware Craft Week - October 2-11, 2015
An interview with Esther Lovlie, Lorin Felter, and Hilary LaMotte Burke about Delaware Craft Week.
 American Craft Week began as a small, grassroots effort to enhance the knowledge and appreciation of handmade craft. Now celebrating its fifth anniversary, American Craft Week is a well-established, national event celebrating the tradition of American craft in artists' studios, galleries, museums, schools, and festivals.
In celebration of craft in America, American Craft Week will present a MASTERPIECE E-XHIBIT & SALE - an online exhibition featuring one-of-a-kind work by one exception
al fine craft artist from each of the fifty states plus Washington, DC. An architect who creates wearable art, Arden Bardol from Dover has been selected to represent Delaware in this nationwide event. The exhibition will be
available online
now through October 11.
Delaware's 2015 Individual Artist Fellow in Craft, James Ulry, will have an exhibit at the Dover Art League during October.
Events will be held throughout Delaware in celebration of American and Delaware Craft Weeks. Find out more
here (click on Delaware)
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Image: James
Ulry, State Fair, 2013, folded paper and metal hardware, 18" x 24"
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Five new members were appointed to the Delaware State Arts Council this fall. We will introduce them to you one per month in Arts E-News. In this issue, we feature Michael Quattrociocchi.
 Michael Quattrociocchi is an award-winning, woodcraft artisan. He has been featured on WHYY's "First" program and was selected to design and build the 2014 Delaware Governor's Award for the Arts. He has received many awards for his work, including Masterworks "Master of His Craft" awarded by the Biggs Museum of American Art, 2015; "The Mary Trimble Lynch Award" (Best in Show) at the Rehoboth Art League, 2014; "Award of Distinction" at the 42nd Annual Syracuse, NY Arts and Craft Festival; "Juror's Excellence Award" at the Rehoboth Art League, 2012 and 2013; and 1st Place for 3D Artwork at the Mispillion Art League, 2013.
While working as a full-time carpenter, he received a master's degree in Instructional Design, Development and Evaluation from Syracuse University. Michael worked as a Manager and Program Management Director at Lockheed Martin for 25 years. During that time, he restored a number of older homes, including an 1878 Victorian which appeared in the book Architecture Worth Saving In Central NY.
Samples of Michael's fine woodcraft can be seen at
his website
.
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October is National Arts and Humanities Month
 October is National Arts and Humanities Month - an annual coast-to-coast collective recognition of the importance of culture in America. It is designed to encourage all Americans to explore new facets of the arts and humanities in their lives, and to begin a lifelong habit of active participation in the arts.
Want to join in the celebration? Here are five ideas to celebrate the arts and humanities in Delaware:
- Attend an art or cultural event in your community. (Visit DelawareScene.com)
- Write a letter to your elected officials about the importance of the arts. (Find your officials)
- Join the Delaware Arts Alliance and become an advocate for the arts - it's FREE!
- Check out the Delaware Humanities Forum.
- Participate in the #ShowYourArt Instagram campaign. Upload photos and videos of your own art, art you like, and arts events you attend in October to your Instagram account with the tags #ShowYourArt and @Americans4Arts, and share to Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, and more!
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Delaware Art in the Parks Programs
Each year, the Delaware Division of the Arts and the Delaware State Parks work together to provide arts programming in the parks. Three of these programs are happening in October and November, with support from the Delaware Division of the Arts.
Auburn Heights Preserve:
Saturday, October 10, FREE
The Auburn Heights mansion becomes the backdrop for one-act plays performed by the Reedy Point Players. Our wrap-around porch will be transformed into a stage and the front lawn will have seating, or you can bring a blanket and a picnic basket! Tours of the mansion and the Marshall Steam Museum will also be available.
Lums Pond State Park:
Saturday, October 24, 2:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Halloween camping is a hoot! Junk Rock Band will provide entertainment. Bring candy for trick or treating and compete to win best-decorated campsite! Non-campers are also welcomed to attend. Games, pumpkin decorating, crafts, and more are in store. Call the park office (302)368-6989 for details. Rain date is Sunday, October 25. $4 per person for non-campers.
Judge Morris Estate:
Something mysterious is afoot at the Morris Estate. Join the mystery set during a time when scandal must be avoided at all cost! Must be 18 years or older. Performances are presented by the Reedy Point Players in conjunction with The Friends and staff of White Clay Creek State Park.
- Friday, November 6, 7:00 pm ($20 includes dessert and coffee)
- Saturday, November 7, 7:00 pm ($20 includes dessert and coffee)
- Friday, November 13, 7:00 pm ($20 includes dessert and coffee)
- Saturday, November 14, 6:00 pm ($40 includes dinner)
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Meet the 2015 Artist Fellows
 Barbara Gray
Emerging Professional, Literature: Fiction
Wilmington
Barbara Gray is the director of the Delaware Literary Connection, co-host of 2nd Saturday Poets, and has organized numerous prose and poetry workshops and writing conferences throughout the state. She has been selected to participate in juried writers' conferences in Arizona, Delaware, Georgia, Massachusetts, and Washington D.C., and has won prizes for her fiction, both novel and short story. She recently completed a juried workshop with the novelist, Ann Hood.
Read more about Gray
.
On Saturday, November 7 at 7:00 p.m., Gray will be reading at the Newark Arts Alliance along with Russell Reece, also a 2015 Artist Fellow. Gray will read from her novel, Frankie and the Bingo Babes. The event is free.
 Tom Newby
Emerging Professional, Visual Arts: Painting
Wilmington
Tom Newby's work ranges from installation to figure drawings to painting. His current paintings use appropriated images from the corporate landscape to reinterpret classic themes from art history. He has exhibited work at various locations in Wilmington since 2011. Newby is our featured artist in the Mezzanine Gallery in November 2015.
Read more about Newby
.
 Lance Winn
Established Professional, Visual Arts: Painting
Wilmington
Lance Winn has shown work in group and solo exhibits, and served as a visiting speaker, critic, and curator across the United States and internationally since 1993. He currently serves as associate professor of art at the University of Delaware.
Read more about Winn
.
Winn's exhibition, Search Party, will be on view at two venues in November: the Chris White Gallery is the primary location, and the Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts will host a smaller satellite exhibit. The opening will be held on November 6 at the Chris White Gallery, starting at 6:00 p.m.
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On the Mezzanine
 November
The Delaware Division of the Arts Mezzanine Gallery is pleased to present an exhibition of work by Tom Newby, a 2015 Artist Fellow in Painting, during the month of November.
Recent Work: Sacred and Profane will be on view from November 6-25, with an opening reception on Friday, November 6, from 5:00-7:00 p.m.
In this exhibition, Newby continues his exploration of classical themes in western art through the prism of the contemporary corporate landscape. Along with paintings from his "Ubiquitous Figure Series," he will be introducing nine newly created works based on personalities from Greek mythology. Examples of his work can be seen at
www.tomnewbyart.com.
October
Photographs by Jeffrey Rubin will be on display in the
Mezzanine Gallery
from October 2 - 30 with a meet-the-artist reception on October 2, 5:00-7:00 p.m. Watch the
Meet the Artist
video with Rubin.
The Mezzanine Gallery, open weekdays from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., is located in the Carvel State Office Building, 820 N. French Street, Wilmington.
Sign up
here to receive Mezzanine Gallery email invitations for upcoming exhibits.
The Gallery schedule of upcoming artists through August 2016 is now available on the Division's
website.
Image: © 2014 Tom Newby, "The Annunciation" (after Fra Angelico), 2014, acrylic on wood panel, 48" x 48"
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Award Winners XV Exhibit & Reception at The Biggs Museum
 Award-winning artwork, readings, and music and dance performances were on display September 26 at The Biggs Museum of American Art in Dover. The Division partners with The Biggs each year to celebrate the work of its
Artist Fellows
. Delaware Division of the Arts Director Paul Weagraff presented the awards at a reception honoring the winners. Click
here
for more photos of the reception.
Image: 2015 Individual Artist Fellow in Music, Masters Category, Kimberly Reighley; and Paul Weagraff, Delaware Division of the Arts Director
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Upcoming Opportunities (selected)
For more opportunities including grants, residencies, auditions, calls for artists, and jobs in the arts, visit the Division's website.
Grant Deadlines
Calls for Artists
Professional Development Opportunities
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