Arts Planner (Program Specialist)
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The Delaware Division of the Arts has an opening for an Arts Planner (Program Specialist). The position will be posted on the State of Delaware job site from
11/5/18 through 11/18/18.
Summary Statement: Planner responsibilities include conducting research and developing programs that support nonprofit arts organizations in management, professional development, and grantsmanship. Planners advise the Director on the nonprofit arts sector, program evaluation, and community arts engagement. Planners manage grants, promote agency programs, and coordinate and participate in strategic planning and policy implementation.
Preferred Qualifications: Applicants who do not possess the preferred qualification will still be eligible to compete for this position if job requirements are met.
- Six months experience in using automated grants management software.
- Six months experience in facilitating or managing grant review processes.
- Six months experience in a performing arts discipline (e.g., music, theater, dance).
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Mid Atlantic Tours is a curated roster program of performing artists and ensembles chosen to tour throughout the mid-Atlantic region.
- Choral Music, PA: February 7, 2019 at the Delaware Art Museum
- M is Black Enough, NYC: May 30-31, 2019 at the Delaware Art Museum
- Kaia Kater, Canada: June 27, 2019 at Freeman Stage at Bayside
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A Delaware Public Archives historical marker honoring the late Jack Lewis was unveiled on Oct. 17 in front of the Bridgeville Public Library. An exhibit of his artwork, books and related material was on display throughout the Library.
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Lewis came to Delaware in 1936 to paint for the Civilian Conservation Corps. He lived in Bridgeville for 40 years, taught in the Bridgeville School District, and led art classes at many locations including the Dover Air Force Base and the correctional center in Georgetown.
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His love of Delaware and its people was reflected in his work and evident in his public murals that can be seen in places including Bridgeville, Legislative Hall in Dover, and Delaware Tech’s Georgetown campus.
After his death in 2012, Senator Tom Carper described him as a …”giant among artists in Delaware and beyond. He lived a long and very full life and was just a wonderful human being.”
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As I get older, I often wonder what kind of a world we’re leaving behind for our children and grandchildren. In the wake of a senseless tragedy in a Pittsburgh synagogue, the rhetoric and reality of thousands of our Latin American neighbors seeking what we all want for our children, and the divisiveness of the recent mid-term elections, it sometimes seems that we have lost sight of what is real and what is not, of what matters and what is irrelevant.
Now, I am not so naïve as to believe that the arts are, in and of themselves, “the answer." But I do believe that the arts provide a mechanism for reflecting and understanding our neighbors, our society, and ourselves. Through drama, literature, painting, music, and dance, the arts provide avenues into, and out of, the psyche, the soul, and the spirit. The very essence of our nation, indeed any nation, is predicated upon its cultural identity. Without a cultural identity, everything a nation stands for is lost. I hope, for us all, that in the midst of the strife and tension we face, we can keep the arts at the center of our lives: for healing, inspiration, and enlightenment.
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Established Professional, Visual Arts: Sculpture
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During the summer, artist blacksmith Ellen Durkan travels and teaches blacksmithing classes all over the country. But at any other time, she can be found in Delaware at her Iron Maiden Forge, sculpting the forged fashion that has become both her trademark and her passion.
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Emerging Professional, Media Arts: Video/Film
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Rob Waters started making films when he was 10, shooting with a friend’s camcorder and editing on a dual VHS player. But when he went to the University of Delaware, Waters studied graphic design and illustration because film-making “just seemed like an unattainable career goal for a kid from Delaware.”
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Interlace by
Kevin Bielicki
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Interlace
, 2018, poplar and mahogany, variable dimensions
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Bielicki’s work investigates intersections and boundaries between painting and sculpture. This exhibit features his distinctive ribbon-like wood forms in a custom installation created for the Mezzanine Gallery. The wood “ribbons” are installed from the ceiling and interact with the light grid and the space above the viewer’s head. The sculpture is complimented with a series of wall paintings inspired by the shapes and silhouettes of the curvilinear sculptural elements.
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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.
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Free Teen Writing Workshops
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The Delaware Writing Region Affiliate of the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards is sponsoring FREE writing workshops to Delaware students in grades 7 through 12.
Students are encouraged to bring one short piece of prose or one poem to share and get feedback. They will also take part in a mini writing exercise and have an opportunity to register for the Scholastic Awards program. You may attend more than one workshop.
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Bear Library, Sunday, Nov. 18, 2018, 2-4 pm.
Workshop leaders: E. Jean Lanyon and Maria Keane
To register call: 302-838-3300
Bridgeville Public Library, date & time to be announced
Workshop leaders: Tara Elliott and Elissa Gordon
To register call: 302-337-7401
Newark Library, Sunday, Nov. 25, 2018, 2-4 pm.
Workshop leaders: Jane Miller and Ramona deFelice Long
To register call: 302-731-7550
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Lewes Library, date and time to be announced
Workshop leaders: Taralee Morgan and Eileen Wilkinson
To register call: 302-645-2733
Georgetown Library, Saturday, Nov. 10, 11 am to 1 pm
Workshop Leaders: Tara Elliott and Elissa Gordon
To register call: 302-856-7958
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If you love the arts and actively participate in programs or attend events, you may be a candidate to serve as an on-site evaluator for the Division. We are currently seeking to expand our list of potential evaluators who are dependable, articulate observers with knowledge in one or more art forms (you do not need to be professionally trained in the arts).
Evaluators generally attend and produce a written review of two or more programs each year, including performances, exhibits, workshops or classes, and more. Experience new art forms and see more of Delaware’s treasures while serving a vital role in the review of grant-funded programs. If interested, please visit
smARTDE.
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The Delaware Division of the Arts engages Delaware citizens to review and make recommendations on grant applications for state funding of the arts. The Division selects panelists based on their knowledge and experience in the arts, in business and nonprofit management, and in their community.
To be considered for service, you may nominate yourself or someone else. Nominations are accepted year round; the next panel review meetings take place in early May 2019. Please visit
smARTDE for more information on the grant review process and use this nomination form to nominate yourself or others.
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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 2018-19 events as soon as they are scheduled, and no later than the recommended deadlines below.
Submit now
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Event Date
November & December
January & February, 2019
March & April, 2019
May & June, 2019
July & August 2019
September & October 2019
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Submission Deadline
As soon as possible
November 15, 2018
January 15, 2019
March 15, 2019
May 15, 2019
July 15, 2019
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Ongoing Division Grant Deadlines
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Please note: All new applications for grants will be submitted through
smARTDE.
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Artist Residency: rolling deadline, submitted at least 6 weeks prior to start of scheduled residency
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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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