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2017 Delaware Art Summit
Registration Now Open
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Registration for the 2017 Delaware Arts Summit is now open! The Arts Summit brings together Delaware’s arts community to connect, learn, and get inspired. The speakers and sessions will illuminate ways to create value and increase the impact of the arts to purposefully enhance well-being, understanding, learning, and creativity for all.
The Delaware Arts Summit will be held on Monday, October 30 at Dover Downs Hotel & Casino. Follow
#DEArtsSummit to stay connected.
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Delaware Arts in Education
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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 10-17
—celebrates and recognizes the importance of the arts to a well-rounded education.
Learn more about how the Delaware Division of the Arts supports arts in education.
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2017-18 Poetry Out Loud School Registration
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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. Register your school now for the 2017-18 year.
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The Division offers a variety of grants for Delaware Pre-K through 12 public, charter, private, and parochial schools that offer arts activities and programming: Artist Residency; Education Resource; and TranspARTation Grants.
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The
Music School of Delaware's
Delaware Youth Symphony Orchestra (DYSO) joined the Maryland Classic Youth Orchestras (MCYO) in Italy for the American Celebration of Music, an annual festival sponsored by government officials, music associations and tourist boards around the world. They performed in some of Italy's most historically renowned venues in Rome, Florence and Cremona, led by DYSO music director Simeone Tartaglione.
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Established Professional, Dance: Choreography
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A.T. Moffett is using her fellowship to direct and choreograph
Re-Entry: A Performance Tribute to Veterans
. The show features the stories of three veterans through dance, letters, poetry, and music. It will be performed on November 10 at the baby grand.
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Emerging Professional, Literature: Fiction
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David Yurkovich’s philosophy towards writing fiction is to keep things interesting and fresh. Humor is a hallmark of his prose writing. Yurkovich will be one of the featured readings at the
Biggs Literature Café and Open Mic night
on September 14.
Read more
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Visit Today!
Each year, the Biggs Museum of American Art, in partnership with the Delaware Division of the Arts, exhibits the work of Delaware’s Individual Artist Fellows.
The
Award Winners XVII exhibition on view now through October 22, recognizes the Fellows’ combined artistic accomplishments.
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Family Story of Migration
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Waiting for work as a day laborer,
2017, acrylic on panel
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Family Story of Migration
, an exhibition of paintings by Yolanda Chetwynd, will be on view in the Mezzanine Gallery from September 1-29. An opening reception to meet the artist will be held on Friday, September 8 from 5-7 p.m.
Chetwynd received the 2017
Masters Fellowship in Painting
. For this exhibition, she created a series of 10 paintings that tell the story of her husband’s family saga of migration from Pakistan to India after the Partition of India in 1947. Instead of canvas, each painting is done on a shaped wooden panel that frames a main scene. Some of the panels have dome-shaped tops, a reference to the diversity of architectural styles. The vibrantly colored paintings are full of personal symbolism and references to the family’s life in India.
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2017-18 Mezzanine Gallery Exhibitions
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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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Four of 2017 Delaware Medalists have been published in Scholastic publications.
Nina Lego and
Madden Mausolf, both from
Cab Calloway School of the Arts,
were published in
The Scholastic Art and Writing Awards 2017 National Catalog and
Caroline Cook
, Sanford School; and
Ben Connor, Mt. Pleasant High School, will be included in
The Best Teen Writing of 2017 when it comes out later this month.
Learn more
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Delaware Alliance for Nonprofit Advancement to Offer Two Financial Workshops
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- Financial Literacy - $40 for DANA members/$80 non-members; Oct 17 (Wilmington), 18 (Dover), and 19 (Georgetown): This 3-hour hands-on workshop will help you review and evaluate your financial statements and Form 990.
- Financial Excellence - $40 for DANA members/$80 non-members; Oct 17 (Wilmington), 18 (Dover), and 19 (Georgetown): This workshop is a comprehensive review of the leadership aspects of managing the financial health and sustainability of a nonprofit.
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Delaware arts organizations that received FY2018 General Operating Support from the Division can contact
Katie West
to obtain a discount code,
making the workshop either free or $40, depending on DANA membership status.
One discounted or free registration per GOS grantee organization.
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12th Annual North American Sea Glass Festival - September 23-24
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The North American Sea Glass Festival is the premier sea glass event in the country celebrating the history and beauty of sea glass. The event will be held on Saturday, September 23 from 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. and Sunday, September 24 from 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. at the Chase Center on the Riverfront, Wilmington. Sea glass artisans, jewelers, authors and crafters from all over the country will travel to Wilmington to showcase their beautiful handcrafted wares.
Learn more
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Become a Participant in American & Delaware Craft Week - October 6-15
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American Craft Week began as a small, grassroots effort to enhance the knowledge and appreciation of handmade craft. Now, it is a well-established, national event celebrating the tradition of American craft in artists' studios, galleries, museums, schools, and festivals. Events will be held now through October 16 throughout Delaware in celebration of American and Delaware Craft Weeks.
Register now
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Delaware State Arts Council Seeks New Members
Four members of the Delaware State Arts Council are concluding their second three-year terms. Since they are ineligible to serve a third term, the Governor’s Boards and Commissions office is now accepting nominations to fill the open seats.
If you are interested in being considered for appointment to the Delaware State Arts Council, complete the
Board and Commission Application, found on the Governor’s site, and return it to the Governor’s office. Please indicate Board #0014: Delaware State Arts Council on the application.
Contact
Paul Weagraff at the Division of the Arts with questions about serving on the Delaware State Arts Council.
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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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Banner Image: James Kegley, 2013 Poetry Out Loud State Champion, Jordan McMillan
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