| Individual Artist Fellowship Application Open The eGrant Fellowship Application for FY16 is now available. It can be accessed on the Division's website. Scroll down to the section for Individual Artists to access the guidelines, a work sample preparation guide, and the link to the application. This year's Masters categories are Literary Arts and Media Arts. The deadline for applications is August 3, 2015 by 4:30 p.m. Contact Roxanne Stanulis with any questions at roxanne.stanulis@state.de.us or 302-736-7435. New this year:
- All work samples must have been created within the last three years.
- The Visual Images Registry Form has been removed from the application for visual artists and replaced with a question that asks if the artist wants to be considered for an exhibition in the Mezzanine Gallery.
- A three-year waiting period was instituted for FY 2013, 2014 and 2015 fellows before they can reapply in the Emerging or Established categories.
Please be sure to read the guidelines completely and note the requirements for file uploads. |
| On the Mezzanine  The Delaware Division of the Arts Mezzanine Gallery is pleased to present Midway, an exhibition of paper-based and pop-up sculpture by Robert Kelly (Wilmington). Midway alludes to the space between science and art in which he works as well as the arcade influences from a carnival midway. Kelly is inspired by movement and incorporates elements of amusement, surprise, and entertainment into his work. The exhibition will be on view from July 2-31, with an opening reception on July 10, 5-8 p.m. Work by figurative sculptor Harold Kalmus is currently on display in the Mezzanine Gallery through June 19 with a meet-the-artist reception on June 5, 5-8 p.m. 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. The Gallery will be closed on July 3 due to the holiday. Sign up here to receive Mezzanine Gallery email invitations for upcoming exhibits. Image: Pinball machine calling card, textured paper board, 4.75 x 6.25 x 4.5", by Robert Kelly |
| Delaware Libraries Summer Arts Programs  The Summer Library Reading Program Performing Arts Series is a partnership between the Delaware Division of the Arts and the Delaware Division of Libraries. This series includes two FREE performance-based programs that are touring the entire state. "Every Hero Has a Story" features a high-energy storyteller and ventriloquist, and his merry band of puppets who become super heroes as they fight evil in fantastically funny ways. "Act!vated Heroes in Every Hero Has a Story" offers entertaining folk tales and classical literature productions that are fun and promote theater arts, reading, and imagination. |
| Meet the 2015 Artist Fellows Each month, we introduce one or two of Delaware's 2015 Individual Artist Fellows. We'll also provide information about upcoming public events where you can experience their work. Billie Travalini, Established Professional, Literature: Creative Nonfiction  Billie Travalini is an adjunct faculty member at Wilmington University, a popular public speaker, and co-founder and coordinator of the Lewes Creative Writers Conference. She has had her work published in and served as editor for numerous literary publications. In 2014, she received a Delaware Governor's Award for the Arts; in 2007, a Delaware Division of the Arts Fellowship in Fiction; and in 2005, a Delaware Division of the Arts Fellowship in poetry.
Travalini is reading at the Prevention Works Youth Symposium at Delaware Technical & Community College, Terry Campus Educational & Technology Conference Center on June 13, 10;30 a.m., and reading at Dreamstreets Downtown at the Chris White Art Gallery in Wilmington on June 20 at 3 p.m. |
| Arts Education Summer Professional Development Sessions Two day-long professional development sessions will provide an infrastructure for public school arts educators and community arts education partners to immerse themselves in arts education opportunities for the next school year(s). The agenda will include:
- A preview of changes to the DPAS II Component V assessments for Dance, Music, Theatre and Visual Art.
- Beginning plans for ongoing professional learning related to possible adoption of Core Arts Standards (for teaching artists and artist teachers alike).
- Tips on how to determine the rigorous "sweet spot" between the Common Core State Standards and learning in the arts.
- Opportunities to develop new partners to energize arts classrooms.
Cost to attend: $10  Dates/Locations: Wednesday, July 8 New Castle County Wilbur Elementary School Colonial School District Wednesday, July 15 Kent & Sussex Counties Milford Central Academy Milford School District Time: 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. An evite will be sent out in early June. Please forward an email address to either Deb Hansen at deb.hansen@doe.k12.de.us or Sheila Dean Ross at sheila.ross@state.de.us to ensure receipt of an evite invitation. |
| Opportunities Listings!
 Did you know that the Division's website lists many types of opportunities for artists and arts administrators? From calls for entries, to grants, auditions, residencies, job listings and more, you can find many different opportunities listed here. Don't miss out!
Opportunities are also posted regularly on our Facebook and Twitter pages, so be sure to follow us! If you have an opportunity you would like to promote, send the information to katie.west@state.de.us. |
| NEA 50th Anniversary - Tell Your Story! This year, 2015, is the 50th anniversary of the signing of the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965, which created the National Endowment for the Arts. To better recount the story of the NEA and the arts in America, the NEA wants to share your story of how the arts have influenced your life. They invite you to share:
- how the arts are part of your day,
- how the arts have inspired you to do something unique, or
- how they have made a difference among you and your family, as well as in the communities and neighborhoods in which you live.
If there is a specific NEA grant that has had an impact on you and your community, let them know. In addition to, or instead of, a narrative, you can include one to three photos and/or one video or audio of no more than five minutes. Starting September 29, 2015, the NEA will begin posting these stories on their website and promoting them across social media. Join the celebration by telling your story of how the arts or the NEA have influenced your life. |
| Upcoming Grant Deadlines NEA Art Works
- Application deadline: July 23, 2015
- View Webinar recording
DDOA Individual Artist Fellowships
NEA Our Town Grant Program
- Deadline: September 21, 2015
- Webinars: July 29 and August 5, 2015, 3-4 p.m. Registration links will be available here in July.
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