Delaware Division of the Arts Grants Nearly $3 Million to Arts Projects in FY 2023 | |
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The Delaware Division of the Arts is investing nearly $3 million in more than 110 arts and community organizations that will serve Delawareans statewide with arts programming and services, arts education, and arts marketing and promotion. This first round of funding for FY2023 includes: General Operating Support, Project Support, Arts Stabilization, StartUp and Education Resource grants.
“Artists and arts organizations state-wide have been on the cutting edge of innovation and community impact over the last two years. As they turn to a new phase of recovery from the shutdowns related to Delaware’s public health emergency, it is critical that the Delaware Division of the Arts continue our significant investment into the sector,” said Jessica Ball, director of the Delaware Division of the Arts. “This investment in the creative workforce—artists and organizations alike—enhances education, stimulates local economies, and enriches our communities.”
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Arts and Economic Prosperity 6 Surveys Beginning
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Americans for the Arts is excited to announce the launch of Arts & Economic Prosperity 6 (AEP6), their sixth national study of the economic impact of the nonprofit arts and culture industry. Building on its 25-year legacy, the highly regarded Arts & Economic Prosperity series will once again document in unprecedented scope and detail the economic power that the arts and culture wield in 395 participating communities representing all 50 states and the District of Columbia—communities ranging in geography (Alaska to Florida to Maine to Hawaii), population (1,400 to 4.7 million), and population density (rural to large urban).
Organizations should expect to see information shortly about audience surveying that will be required in order for Delaware to participate in the study. Participation in this study is essential as the data results directly impact public funding through the monies provided to the Delaware Division of the Arts.
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National Leaders of Color Fellowship Application Opens August 1
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Coming Soon! The Leaders of Color Fellowship (LoCF) application opens on August 1. The LoCF is a strategic leadership development program for Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) leaders in our region who are committed to the advancement of cultural equity in the arts. Using a cohort structure, the program, administered by Western States Arts Federation, emphasizes experiential learning, community building and service to the field.
Since 2010, and for the past two years in partnership with South Arts, the Western States Arts Federation’s (WESTAF) Emerging Leaders of Color (ELC) program has promoted diverse, representative leadership and equity in the arts field by supporting the leadership of more than 100 arts leaders of color. A direct result of recommendations made to WESTAF from arts and culture leaders and advocates from across the region, this work is articulated through our Leaders of Color Fellowship (LoCF) Program and on an ongoing basis with the Leaders of Color (LC) Network.
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DDOA Award Winners XXII at CAMP Rehoboth
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Join us at CAMP Rehoboth on August 5 from 6pm-8pm for a public reception featuring work by 25 Delaware artists being recognized by the DDOA as Individual Artist Fellows.
This year's artists including choreographers, composers, musicians, writers, folk artists, painters, sculptors, photographers, and more!
Enjoy the exhibit from August 1 to September 5, 2022 from 10am-4pm Monday through Friday.
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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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2023 NEA Jazz Masters
The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) is pleased to announce the 2023 recipients of the NEA Jazz Masters Fellowship—musicians Regina Carter, Kenny Garrett, and Louis Hayes, as well as Sue Mingus, recipient of the 2023 A.B. Spellman NEA Jazz Masters Fellowship for Jazz Advocacy.
The 2023 NEA Jazz Masters Tribute Concert will also mark the culmination of the NEA’s celebration of the 40th anniversary of the NEA Jazz Masters program. The NEA is returning to the nation’s capital for the events and is again partnering with the Kennedy Center, the NEA’s previous partner on the 2016 to 2019 NEA Jazz Masters events. More information on the 2023 events, including how to reserve free tickets for the concert and watch the live webcast, will be available early next year.
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Upcoming Deadline for USArtists International
USArtists International is designed to encourage the presence of U.S. performing artists on international stages and in the global arts community; to support engagements that develop and expand both the careers and artistic goals of U.S. performers by providing connections with presenters, curators, and fellow artists; and to promote justice in the arts community by elevating the diverse voices contributing to the vibrant array of creative expression in the United States.
USAI provides grants of up to $18,000 toward eligible expenses; please reference the guidelines for further detail.
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On the Mezzanine - Katie West
The Delaware Division of the Arts’ Mezzanine Gallery presents Katie West’s exhibition, Jamaican Journey, on view August 5-26, 2022.
Guests are invited to attend a Meet-the-Artist Reception on Friday, August 5, from 5:00-7:00 p.m. as part of Art Loop Wilmington.
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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 25 Fellow profiles on the Division’s website. | |
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Alice Morris
Emerging, Literature: Poetry
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After living in Baltimore and West Virginia, the Lewes resident came to Delaware 34 years ago. With her colleagues, she’s active in regional writing groups, and her recent poems have been very widely published. “Early on, I knew writing was risky and challenging,” so Morris wrote sporadically until the past decade, and she still finds the daily practice a challenge. “Sometimes I’m not so patient. But poetry will not be pushed around. I can’t force it to comply,” and often “inspiration will return later.” She’s gratified when a piece comes together, “when it’s accepted for publication in a space where I thought it would fit perfectly.”
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Isai Jess Muñoz
Established, Music: Solo Recital
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Muñoz’ immigrant parents filled the house with Latin American music, folkloric and popular. His father plays several instruments, and his mother came from a singing tradition. But it was a grade-school outreach visit by young artists from a local opera company that transformed him. That day, he heard “the ethereal sounds of classical singing. I was hooked!” Muñoz ran home and told his parents that he wanted to be an opera singer. He soon found himself a child chorister in Puccini’s Tosca, onstage with famous baritone Sherrill Milnes, and he stayed in the opera company’s youth program until college.
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Calling all teaching artists!!
Sponsored by the District of Columbia Commission on the Arts and Humanities, Delaware Division of the Arts, Maryland State Arts Council, New Jersey State Council on the Arts, New York State Council on the Arts, Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, Virginia Commission for the Arts, and West Virginia Department of Arts, Culture and History, the 2022 Mid-Atlantic Teaching Artists Virtual Retreat brings together arts education professionals from across the Mid-Atlantic region to build and strengthen a regional network of highly qualified teaching artists. Intended for teaching artists of all experience levels working in school and community settings.
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Rauschenberg Dancer Emergency Grants
This program provides one-time grants of up to $5,000 to professional dancers in need, who are in dire financial emergency due to the COVID-19 pandemic and its consequences. “Dire financial emergencies“ include the lack or imminent endangerment of essentials such as housing, medicine, healthcare, utilities, and food. If you were displaced due to COVID-19, expenses to enable you to return to your working home base are eligible. You must demonstrate an urgent and critical need for emergency support in your application.
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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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New Light Theatre
RENT
Wilmington/West Chester, General Operating Support
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Newart Arts Alliance
Spirituality
Newark, 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. | | | | |
