FY2020 Individual Artist Fellowship
Applications Due August 1
The Fiscal Year 2020 Individual Artist Fellowship Application deadline is August 1, 2019 by 4:30 p.m. Applications are accepted in 18 artistic disciplines. Masters Fellowship applications will be accepted in the disciplines of Visual Arts and Folk Arts from artists who received an Established Professional Fellowship in the same artistic discipline more than seven years ago. 

Please note that this year’s Individual Artist Fellowship applications are submitted through the Division’s smARTDE system. The guidelines with links to the application and smARTDE instructions are available on the Division’s website.

Contact Roxanne Stanulis with any questions at roxanne.stanulis@delaware.gov or 302-577-8283. 
Save the Date: 10/28/19
The 2019 Delaware Arts Summit will be a celebration with professional development, performances, special activities, and a closing event - the Governor’s Awards for the Arts! 

We’ll also look back on 50 years of bringing the arts to life as we recognize anniversary milestones of the State Arts Council and the Division of the Arts.
From the Director
After a whirlwind of activity in Dover, the FY2020 budget has been passed and signed. With it comes word that the General Assembly and Carney administration continue their support of the arts, recognizing the impact the arts have in advancing the Governor’s priorities: strengthening Delaware’s economy, enhancing education for all Delaware children, and building strong communities.

With this ongoing support from the General Assembly, the Division is well positioned to implement a number of initiatives that will focus on Delaware’s youth, seniors, and underserved populations. Division staff will be working diligently throughout the summer to identify specific mechanisms to channel this support to organizations that can serve these populations through the arts. 

But public funding is only one small part of what continues to make the arts thrive in Delaware. Organizations and artists alike value YOUR input, YOUR participation, and YOUR financial support. The most powerful testament to the importance of the arts in our communities is community engagement. 

The Division of the Arts is proud to partner with the Division of Parks and Recreation and the Division of Libraries throughout the summer to provide the best in entertainment for children and adults alike. In between swims, hikes, and mowing the lawn, check out what’s happening near you. From Stango Park in Lewes to White Clay Creek State Park, there are plenty of free, family-oriented programs to take advantage of!
NEA Grants Awarded
In May, the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) announced that two Delaware organizations, including the Division of the Arts, will receive $708,600 in federal grants.
The Delaware Division of the Arts will receive a Partnership (State & Regional) grant in the amount of $693,600 to support activities associated with carrying out its NEA-approved State strategic plan.
The Delaware Art Museum will receive an Art Works – Presenting & Multidisciplinary Works grant in the amount of $15,000 to support selected performance and related activities as part of the Bridging Perspectives series.
Meet the Artist Fellows
Chet'la Sebree
Established Fellow, Literature: Poetry
Chet’la Sebree seeks accessibility, illumination and connection for herself – and readers – in her widely published poems, several nominated for the Pushcart Prize. She has presented at numerous conferences, often about her work on Sally Hemings, an enslaved woman with whom Thomas Jefferson had children.  Read more
Kaitlyn Evans
Emerging Fellow, Visual Arts: Crafts
Kaitlyn Evans originally worked almost entirely on a small scale, obscuring glossy, luminescent stones with pierced metal or translucent plastic covers that added a layer of mystery. But lately she has begun to lighten her palette and to create larger, more open pieces that generate emotional and physical weight. Read more
Award Winners Exhibition
The  Award Winners exhibition will travel to two additional venues including CAMP Rehoboth, Rehoboth Beach, and Cab Calloway School of the Arts, Wilmington.
Big(gs) Performances: A Concert with the 2019 Award Winners
Help celebrate the Division of the Arts’ Award winners in music during an afternoon concert on July 13 at the Biggs. The event will feature performances by guitarist Kevin J. Cope and folk musician Shelley Kelley, with performances of original music by composer D.H. Regnier. Tickets for non-members are $8/seniors (60+) and $10/adults and pre-registration is encouraged.
Thank your Legislators
The Delaware Arts Alliance would like to thank our arts advocates for speaking out on the importance of the arts in Delaware this year!

Thanks to your countless efforts writing to and meeting with your state legislators, the General Assembly voted to increase the state arts budget by $500,000. This increase in arts funding will be granted out to arts organizations and artists and will ensure that all Delawareans have access to quality arts and cultural experiences.

It’s important to thank our legislators for supporting the arts, so we’ve created a letter for you to send to your state legislators: all you have to do is fill out your information and click send! And if you’re not already, sign up to become an arts advocate and receive our alerts. 
On the Mezzanine
One by Katie Lillard
Image: Bay and Lloyd , 2018, oil on found fabric, 12” x 12”
One, an exhibition of paintings and photographs by Middletown artist Katie Lillard will be on view in the Mezzanine Gallery from July 5-26, 2019. The artist will host a free opening reception on Friday, July 12 from 5-7 p.m.

Lillard explores procreation and the female experience of childbearing through multi-media sculpture, film, and installation. A mother herself, Lillard balances time in the studio with raising her child and working as a high school art teacher in Centreville, MD. Her work, which has always been rooted in the human life cycle, looks specifically to motherhood for clues to our interconnectivity as a civilization and species.

Lillard’s training in painting as an undergraduate student at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts has influenced her formal aesthetic, which she pairs with upcycled materials and found objects.
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. 
Visitors to the Gallery should enter via the main doors on 9th and French Streets.
Featured Opportunities
State Arts Council Seeks New Members
The Delaware State Arts Council is seeking candidates to fill upcoming vacancies.

The Council serves as the advisory body to the Delaware Division of the Arts. The Council advises the Division of the Arts on matters of arts policy, funding for the arts, and other issues relevant to support for the arts in Delaware. Council members represent the state geographically and politically and are appointed on the basis of their interest and experience in the arts.

Council members serve as advocates for the arts, promoting and encouraging participation in and appreciation of the arts throughout the state. Council members must be residents of Delaware and are eligible to serve a renewable three-year term. The Council meets quarterly, rotating its meetings between the three counties. For more information on the Delaware State Arts Council, please read the DSAC History.

If you are interested in being considered for an appointment by the Governor to the Delaware State Arts Council, complete the Boards and Commissions 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.
Two Summer Writers' Conferences
Saturday, July 27, Delaware Art Museum

A day of workshops, discussion, and writing centered on the 2019 theme of "Place."

August 16-17, Lewes Public Library

This free, day-long conference features workshops on a variety of writing-related topics.
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 2019-2020 events as soon as they are scheduled, and no later than the recommended deadlines below. Submit now
Event Date
July & August
September & October
November & December
January & February 2020
Submission Deadline
As soon as possible
July 15
September 15
November 15
Ongoing Division Grant Deadlines
Artist Opportunity: deadline 10/1/19, for activities happening between 11/15/19-2/15/2020.

Artist Residency: rolling deadline, submitted at least 6 weeks prior to start of scheduled residency

Artist Roster : rolling deadline.
Arts Access Grants: rolling deadline, submitted at least 6 weeks prior to project start date

TranspARTation Grant: Closed for 2018/19 school year. Please check back this fall for 2019-2020 funding.
Please note: All applications for grants must be submitted through smARTDE.
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.