Arts E-News

June 3, 2016
Paul Weagraff, Director
2016 Delaware Seashore Poetry & Prose Writers' Retreat
The Delaware Division of the Arts will host the 2016 Writers Retreat from November 3-6, 2016, at the Indian River Marina and Cottages. Writers selected to attend this retreat will spend a weekend of writing at the beach with poet Diane Goetsch and novelist H. G. Carrillo. The fee to participate in the retreat, if selected, is $300, which includes room and board.

The application process is competitive and participants will be chosen based on the merit of their work. One writer who is a first-time participant will be awarded a partial scholarship toward fees, based on the quality of the manuscript submitted. Deadline: Monday, June 20, 2016 by 4:30 p.m. For more information and the application, visit our website.
National Endowment for the Arts Announces Local Grants
National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) awarded $82,357,050 in grants to fund 1,148 projects in the second major grant announcement of its 50th anniversary year. Grants were awarded in 13 artistic disciplines or fields and included three Delaware organizations - Wilmington Renaissance Corporation, The Delaware Contemporary, and Winterthur Museum, Garden and Library. For the full list of grants, please visit NEA.
Save the Date - Arts Advocacy Day
The Delaware Arts Alliance will hold its first-ever Delaware Arts Advocacy Day on June 9 from 11 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. at Legislative Hall in Dover. The program will feature live performances and displays of student artwork from Delaware's public schools for legislators and advocates visiting the inaugural event. Delaware State Poetry Out Loud winner, Hannah Sturgis, will also recite one of her poems to open the Senate Session.
ArCH - Arts, Culture, and Heritage Preservation Field Days

On May 11, 18, and 20, downtown Dover's Green was host to over 900 fourth graders from four Delaware school districts. The Division of the Arts participated with the First State Heritage Park, Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs, Delaware State Parks, Delaware Public Archives, Delaware Forest Service, National Park Service, Lenape Tribe of Delaware, Biggs Museum of American Art, University of Delaware, and the Friends of Old Dover to present 15 stations with activities aligned to State education standards in history, art, and science. The event coincided with the 50th anniversary celebration of the National Historic Preservation Act.
Meet the 2016 Artist Fellows
Each month, we present two fellows and provide a list of their upcoming public events and programs, where you can experience their work.
Diane Lorio
 Established Professional, Visual Arts: Painting

Diane Lorio has been painting for more than four decades and has extensive experience teaching art. Her work is represented in collections in Florida, Georgia, and Maryland. Lorio will display her current work which explores patterns in the Mezzanine Gallery in September.  Read More
Ron Meick
Established Professional, Visual Arts: Works on Paper

Ron Meick has shown work in group and solo shows throughout the mid-Atlantic including a 2015 solo show at the Washington Printmakers Gallery in Washington, DC. Meick's October exhibition in the Mezzanine Gallery will include work featuring various printmaking techniques and sound to explore the artist's  relationship with objects. Read More
Mark your calendars! In addition to their individual appearances, the Fellows will be part of a collective group exhibition at the Biggs Museum of American Art in Dover from August 6 - October 22, 2016.
Delaware Partnerships - Division of Libraries
For 21 consecutive years, the Division of the Arts and the Division of Libraries have partnered to introduce children throughout Delaware to music, theater, dance, and storytelling at their local public library as part of the Summer Library Reading Program's Performing Arts Series. This year's performers, 123 Andrés and Hip Hop Fundamentals, will visit 33 libraries throughout the state. For upcoming performance dates visit DelawareScene.com.  123 Andres: Lewes Public Library and Corbit-Calloway Memorial Library. For more information about the performers, please visit the Delaware Division of Libraries page here.
On the Mezzanine

Broadkill Solitude, June 2015, photograph,
18" x 24" (framed)
July
Just Above Water , an exhibition of photographs by Mark Houlday, will be on view in the Mezzanine Gallery from July 8-29, 2016, with an opening reception on Friday, July 8 from 5-7 p.m. Houlday will display a series of low angle images of ponds, rivers, and bays in Sussex County captured from his kayak. 

The Mezzanine Gallery is open weekdays from 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. and is located in the Carvel State Office Building, 820 N. French Street, Wilmington.
The schedule of upcoming artist exhibitions through October 2016 is available  here.
Summer View, Cape Henlopen State Park, oil on linen, 24" x 40"
June
Denise Dumont's landscape paintings will be on display in the Mezzanine Gallery from June 3 -24 with an opening reception on Friday, June 3 from 5-7 p.m
Learn more about Denise Dumont with our YouTube  Meet the Artist  video series.
Sign up here to receive Mezzanine Gallery email invitations for upcoming exhibits.
Opportunities (selected)
For more opportunities including grants, residencies, auditions, calls for artists, and jobs in the arts, visit the Division's  website .
Application Now Open - FY 2017 Individual Artist Fellowship
The Fiscal Year 2017 Individual Artist Fellowship Application is now available. This year's Masters categories are: Visual Arts and Folk Arts. The guidelines, a work sample preparation guide, and a link to the eGrant application are available here.

Please be sure to read the guidelines completely and note the requirements for file uploads. Contact Roxanne Stanulis with any questions at 302-736-7435.  The deadline for applications is August 1, 2016 by 4:30 p.m.
International/National/Regional Grant Deadlines
  • Art Works - Creation of Art: deadline 7/14
  • Our Town - Creative Placemaking: deadline 9/12
Ongoing Division Grant Deadlines
Calls for Artists

Professional Development & Networking Opportunities
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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  artsdel.org  or call 302-577-8278 .