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FY2022 Individual Artist Fellowship
Application Open
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The Fiscal Year 2022 Individual Artist Fellowship application is open through smARTDE with applications due on Monday, August 2, 2021, at 11:59 p.m. EST. In response to feedback from the strategic plan, we have added a new artistic discipline – Music: Contemporary Performance for hip hop, popular, and R&B artists. Classical musicians can continue to apply in the Music: Solo Recital discipline.
Masters applications will be accepted in Literary and Media Arts from artists who have received an Established Fellowship prior to January 2015 in the same discipline.
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I recently joined in a Zoom session with representatives from arts organizations around the state talking about the challenges of re-opening in a post-COVID world. A few themes became apparent very quickly. All are eager to get back to full-time live programming. All are adjusting their plans on a regular basis as restrictions loosen and more people get vaccinated. All have learned a lot about program delivery, their patrons, and the joy that comes from interacting with audiences. Most importantly, all are focused intently on bringing audiences back to an environment that is safe, engaging, and rewarding.
The summer affords many of Delaware’s presenters the chance to provide rich experiences outdoors while they work out the logistics of indoor programming. Some have already crossed those waters in responsible and creative ways. In all cases, it’s not just audiences who are yearning to experience live arts, it’s the artists and organizations as well.
I am often asked “what can I do to support artists and arts organizations? My reply is always the same: continue to support the arts with your contributions, follow your favorite artists and organizations and participate in any way that you can, and finally, help to make re-opening safe and comfortable for everyone.
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Across the country, the success of vaccination campaigns has allowed businesses to confidently re-open and elected officials to relax restrictions. The more of us who are vaccinated and continue to follow the recommended COVID guidelines, the sooner we will reach the time when all venues can open to full capacity and all patrons can feel comfortable going to their favorite theater, performance hall, or museum. Please join with me in “bringing the arts to life.”
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Calling All Delaware Filmmakers |
Join Delaware Division of Arts staff for a brief presentation about the Fiscal Year 2022 Individual Artist Fellowship application on June 8 at 6 p.m. via Zoom. Following the presentation, we have invited local filmmaker and arts activist Akima A. Brown to facilitate an interactive discussion with participants. Ms. Brown is exploring a “Friends of Delaware Film” initiative to connect local filmmakers with each other and support opportunities for filmmaking here in Delaware.
Free but registration is required.
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Next week is Delaware Arts Advocacy Week! The Delaware Arts Alliance is providing people with multiple opportunities to join in and support Delaware's arts and cultural sector.
If you are interested in learning more about the importance of and advocating for the arts and cultural sector in Delaware, the Delaware Arts Alliance has a number of resources on its website including an Advocacy Toolkit. |
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Social Media Day on Monday, June 7
Post on social media why arts and culture are important to you, especially in the past year during the pandemic. Make sure to follow and tag the Delaware Arts Alliance on Facebook and Twitter so they can share and see your posts.
Arts & Culture Caucus Meeting: The Arts Mean Business on Tuesday, June 8 at 11 a.m.
Join co-chairs Senator Lockman and Representative Supe and caucus members to discuss arts and business, the importance of the arts and cultural sector to Delaware's business ecosystem, and growing Delaware's creative economy.
Arts Civic Engagement 101 Workshop on Thursday, June 10 at 5 p.m.
Attendees will learn about the importance of advocacy and gain skills on educating officials about the value of a strong arts sector.
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Skiff
by Howard J. Eberle
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Skiff, 2016, transparent watercolor, 11" x 30"
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The Journey, an exhibition of watercolor paintings by Howard J. Eberle, will be on view in the Mezzanine Gallery from June 4-25, 2021. Eberle is the recipient of a 2021 Artist Fellowship in Painting from the Delaware Division of the Arts.
The majority of works in this exhibition span his journey of the last decade of a professional career that has lasted over 25 years. Included are award-winning paintings that have been exhibited in public museums in the U.S. and abroad.
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Eberle describes himself as a portrait painter of objects. He is drawn to the peeled paint of an old barn, the rusty patina of an anchor, or the weathered wood on an old workboat. He carefully balances his compositions and eliminates some details that might distract the eye.
Eberle explains, “I am greatly influenced by the Zen principal of kanso, and in my paintings keep only what is necessary to allow more space for quiet moments of contemplation. Through composition I strive to eliminate clutter in favor of simplicity.”
The paintings are transparent watercolor using a drybrush technique which enables him to achieve realistic, fine detail not typical of this medium. Learn more with the Meet the Artist video. |
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The Mezzanine Gallery, open weekdays from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., is located on the second floor of the Carvel State Office Building, 820 N. French Street, Wilmington. Visitors must wear face coverings and maintain 3 feet distance from other individuals not in their household. |
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Knicoma Frederick
2021 Established Professional Fellow, Folk Art: Visual Arts
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Frederick creates art like his life depends on it – because it does. As a man navigating the disability spectrum, the artist sees his work as the central – and centering – force in his life, and it’s his hope that it serves to also animate those who see his paintings. Read more. |
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Mara Gorman
2021 Established Professional Fellow, Literature: Fiction
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Gorman has lived most of her adult life in Delaware and forged a successful career as a print and online editor, publisher, and award-winning travel writer. The Newark resident was surprised when – on a 2016 trip to Plymouth, Massachusetts – she saw a historical artifact that totally altered the course of her writing. Read more. |
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Eliezer Gutman
2021 Established Professional Fellow, Music: Solo Recital
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Gutman has been a violinist almost all his life. As a young child, he joined a youth orchestra in his native Israel and “it became my second home. I loved being there with all my musician friends.” Gutman still loves to be in that world he entered as a boy and constantly expands his musical sphere. Read more. |
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Award Winners XXI Exhibition
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Award Winners XXI, the exhibition featuring the work of the 2021 Artist Fellows, will be hosted at the Biggs Museum of American Art in Dover from June 4-July 24. The Fellows' artwork will be installed throughout the galleries in the museum on the second and third floors.
The Award Winners XXI Concert Part I will be held outdoors at the Biggs Museum of American Art on Wednesday, June 16 at 6 p.m. Performers include Cassandra Lewis, Fostina Dixon, Terry Miller, Jennifer Barker, Carrie Sz. Keane, and Jack Mackey. There will be a brief Award Presentation during the concert. The event is free and open to the public, but registration is required for a seating assignment. Bring your lawn chairs and a picnic. Register here.
Selections from Awards Winners XXI will travel to CAMP Rehoboth, Rehoboth Beach and be on display August 7-31, 2021.
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COVID-19 Updates and Resources |
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For the most current news and information on COVID-19 in the State of Delaware, visit:
For up-to-date information on COVID-19-related funding opportunities, as well as general funding opportunities, follow the Delaware Division of the Arts on Facebook and Twitter. |
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Shuttered Venues Operators Grant Portal is Open |
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The Small Business Administration (SBA) is currently accepting online applications for more than $16 billion in grants for performing arts centers, movie theaters, and museums that have been shut down during the pandemic. Venues may qualify for grants valued at 45% of their gross earned revenue up to a maximum of $10 million. $2 billion in funding is reserved for applicants with 50 or fewer full-time employees.
Eligible entities include: live venue operators or promoters, theatrical producers, live performing arts organization operations, museum operators, motion picture theater operators (including owners), and talent representatives.
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Delaware Community Foundation
Delaware COVID-19 Strategic Response Fund
Community Needs Grant Program
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Application Deadline: Friday, June 9, 2021 at 5 p.m. EST |
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This rounds of the Delaware COVID-19 Strategic Response Fund’s Community Needs Grants program will provide an opportunity for Delaware nonprofits to apply for general operating grants. The Community Needs Grants will be flexible and will allow organizations to use funds as needed to continue to operate in the midst of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The goal is to fund a mix of organizations in communities across Delaware and to support organizations working in a range of fields addressing an array of challenges. Each successful applicant is eligible for a grant of $10,000 per organization in this round.
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Grants for Arts Projects |
Application Deadline:
Thursday, July 8 at 11:59 p.m. EST
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Application Deadline:
August 5, 2021 at 11:59 p.m. EST
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These grants support arts projects that use the arts to unite and heal in response to current events; celebrate our creativity and cultural heritage; invite mutual respect for differing beliefs and values; and enrich humanity. Applicants may request cost share/matching grants ranging from $10,000 to $100,000. Designated local arts agencies eligible to subgrant may request from $10,000 to $150,000 for subgranting programs in the Local Arts Agencies discipline. A minimum cost share/match equal to the grant amount is required.
Important: Applicants should finalize their SAM.gov registration no later than June 16, 2021 and their Grants.gov registration no later than June 29, 2021.
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Our Town is the National Endowment for the Arts’ creative placemaking grants program. These grants support projects that integrate arts, culture, and design activities into efforts that strengthen communities by advancing local economic, physical, and/or social outcomes.
Successful Our Town projects ultimately lay the groundwork for systems changes that sustain the integration of arts, culture, and design into local strategies for strengthening communities. These projects require a partnership between a nonprofit organization and a local government entity, with one of the partners being a cultural organization. Cost share/matching grants range from $25,000 to $150,000, with a minimum cost share/match equal to the grant amount.
For more information, visit the National Endowment for the Arts' Our Town page.
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National Heritage Fellowships |
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American Rescue Plan Guidelines |
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Nomination Deadline:
July 30, 2021
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To honor and preserve our nation's diverse cultural heritage, the National Endowment for the Arts annually awards National Heritage Fellowships to master folk and traditional artists. These fellowships recognize artistic excellence, lifetime achievement, and contributions to our nation's traditional arts heritage.
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The Nation Endowment for the Arts announced that guidelines and application materials for a second phase of American Rescue Plan funding that will be awarded directly from the Arts Endowment to nonprofit arts organizations are expected to be available in June 2021 pending review.
If you would like to receive updates on the Arts Endowment's American Rescue Plan grant opportunties, the Arts Endowment asks that you fill out this form. |
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Artist Opportunity:
Comic Creators of Delaware
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Calling all comic collaborators in the state of Delaware
Illustrators - Writers - Editors - Inkers - Pencilers - Conceptualizers
Comic Creators of Delaware is a public event promoting the talents and products of independent comic creators from Delaware proper and the surrounding area (Philadelphia, South Jersey, and the DMV).
Location: Artzscape, 205 N. Market Street, Wilmington, Delaware.
Dates:
Friday, 8/20/21
- 10-3 p.m. - Set up for vendors only
- 5-9 p.m - Meet and Greet with music, light refreshments, and opportunities to converse and/or collaborate.
Saturday, 8/21/21
- 12-6 p.m. - Vending, food, and fun
Registration deadline: 6/15/2021
Vendor Table Payment deadline: 6/15/2021
Table Cost: $70, no refunds
Only creators with product are eligible for a table to vend.
Tickets are $5/person or $10/family or group.
For questions, please call (302)883-7371.
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Each month we feature a handful of arts and community-based organizations and their programs and projects funded by the Delaware Division of the Arts. Funding for Division of the Arts grants is provided by the Delaware General Assembly and the National Endowment for the Arts. To view past grants awarded (2000 to present), please visit our Grants Awarded page.
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CityFest
Arts Work Apprenticeship Program
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Wilmington Alliance
Music Night at 7th & West Park
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Center for the Creative Arts
Yorklyn Day
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The Candlelight Theatre
Beehive: the 60's musical
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The Division has embarked on a year-long digital advertising campaign to increase reach and engagement on DelawareScene.com. We remind and recommend that organizations, businesses, and individual artists submit their 2021 events as soon as they are scheduled, and no later than the recommended deadlines below. Submit now
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Event Date
June - September
October & November
December 2021 & January 2022
February & March 2022
April & May 2022
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Submission Deadline
As soon as possible
August 1
October 1
December 1
February 1
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Delaware State of the Arts Podcast |
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Do you have an exciting arts program, project, or story to share? Are you interested in being interviewed, either to promote an upcoming event, your work in the arts, or an issue relevant to Delaware’s arts and entertainment sector? Send an email to delarts@delaware.gov with "DE State of the Arts Podcast" in the subject line.
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Ongoing Division Grant Deadlines |
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Arts Access Grants: rolling deadline, submitted at least 6 weeks prior to project start date
Artist Opportunity: deadline 7/1/2021, for activities happening between 8/15/2021-1/15/2022
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Please note: All applications for grants must be submitted through smARTDE. |
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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. |
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