2022-2023 Poetry Out Loud
School Registration Open
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Poetry Out Loud is a national program that encourages the study of great poetry by offering educational materials and a dynamic recitation competition to high schools across the country.
The 2022-2023 Delaware Poetry Out Loud program and state finals will be implemented in-person. The Division will provide guidance in running your school's Poetry Out Loud program and is happy to answer any questions or concerns.
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School Registration Deadline
October 31, 2022
Classroom Instruction/School Competitions
October 2022 - January 2023
Deadline to Report School Winners
January 13, 2023
Student Coaching and Preparation
January-February 2023
Delaware State Finals
March 2, 2023 - Smyrna Opera House
Poetry Out Loud National Finals
April 8-10, 2023 - Washington D.C.
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Delaware Arts in Education Week
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The arts are an essential part of a complete education. Students of all ages - from kindergarten to college to creative aging programs - benefit from artistic learning, innovative thinking and creativity. National Arts in Education week—September 11-17—celebrates and recognizes the importance of the arts to a well-rounded education. Here are a few ways the Division supports arts in education. | |
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The Division offers a variety of grants for Delaware Pre-K through 12 public, charter, private, and parochial schools that have an established arts curriculum and staff. Learn more about the Division's Grants for Schools. | |
Teaching Artists on the Artist Roster | The Delaware Artist Roster helps interested parties find and connect with Delaware Teaching Artists who are interested in teaching in the schools and in arts and community organizations. | |
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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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 - Kiara Florez
The Delaware Division of the Arts’ Mezzanine Gallery presents Katie West’s exhibition, Inner Reflections, on view September 2-23, 2022.
Guests are invited to attend a Meet-the-Artist Reception on Friday, September 9, 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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Mia Muratori
Established, Visual Arts: Painting
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Painter Mia Muratori knew that she wanted to be an artist from the time she was six years old. Though she carved out a career on Wall Street, Muratori “always painted or did some form of artwork . . . creating something that is meaningful to myself and others.” Her award-winning oil paintings (many measuring three feet by four feet and done on board) reflect what she sees around her day to day. But rather than seeking realistic depictions, for her, “abstract ideas and universal themes such as duality, opposites, absolutes, and illusion are best represented through abstract art.”
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Maia Palmer
Emerging, Visual Arts: Works on Paper
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As a portrait artist, Palmer continues to use art to initiate communication – “my subject becomes my partner in conversation.” Much of her work has been portraiture of others, including a pandemic quarantine series of coloring-book portraits made “to create community from a safe distance.” But her Fellowship drawings feature Palmer as “my own subject, exploring how my identity has been altered by living with chronic migraine.” This work gifted the artist with a new type of community: “It has been affirming to have positive feedback from others who have reached out to me as fellow sufferers.”
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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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Delaware Institute for the Arts in Education
SPOTLIGHT: An Evening of the Arts for DiAE
Wilmington, General Operating Support
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Cancer Support Community Delaware
Poetry of Wellness
Dover, Project Support
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The Grand Opera House, OperaDelaware, and the Delaware Symphony Orchestra
Opening Night with Brian Stokes Mitchell
Wilmington, General Operating 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. | | | | |
