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August 4, 2014
Paul Weagraff, Director
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Delaware Division of the Arts invests $2.9 million in the arts sector for Fiscal Year 2015
Twenty-five communities across Delaware, from Arden to Seaford, will receive grants to support arts programming and services, arts education, and related arts marketing and promotion. Grants will support 110 arts initiatives throughout the state, including a variety of programs and projects. A complete listing of Fiscal Year 2015 grants can be found here. The complete news release about the grants can be found here.
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Award Winners XIV at The Biggs Museum
 For fourteen years, The Biggs Museum of American Art has partnered with the Delaware Division of the Arts to showcase the Delaware Individual Artist Fellows in an annual exhibition. The 2014 Fellows, selected by jurors from hundreds of entries, include visual artists, poetry and prose writers, musicians and a choreographer. Meet the artists, see their work, and enjoy readings and performances at the Award Winners XIV Exhibition Opening Reception and Artist Award Presentation on Saturday, September 20, 2014, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. FREE. The exhibit opened on August 1 and runs through October 19, 2014.
Image: Nancy Josephson, Ingredients
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2014 Governor's Award for the Arts
Six individuals and two organizations will be recognized for their significant contributions and profound impact on the artistic and cultural life of Delaware at the 2014 Governor's Awards for the Arts. The event, scheduled for Monday, October 6, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. at The Grand Opera House in Wilmington, is co-chaired by First Lady Carla Markell and Delaware State Arts Council Chair Lise Monty. The awards ceremony and a dessert reception that follows are free to the public (RSVP required: [email protected] or 302.577.8278). More information coming soon!
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Delaware Organizations Awarded Regional/National Grants
Two Delaware organizations have received grants from Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation.  | | Melomanie |
- Wilmington's Melomanie received a grant from the USArtists International program supporting their performance at the International Festival Composers of Today in Brazil.
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2014 Cape Henlopen Writers Retreat Fellow Selected
The Delaware Division of the Arts is pleased to announce that Ramona DeFelice Long has been selected as the recipient of the 2014 Cape Henlopen Writers Retreat Fellowship.  In 2013, Ramona was awarded a Literary Fellowship from the Delaware Division of the Arts as an Established Artist in Literature-Creative Nonfiction and in 2009, she received an equivalent award from the Division as an Established Artist in Fiction. She has been awarded artist fellowships and scholarships from the Mid-Atlantic Arts Foundation, the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, the Pennsylvania State Arts Council, the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, and the Rehoboth Beach Writers Guild. Ramona works as an independent editor and teaches workshops on all aspects of writing, at conferences and online. She lives in Delaware and maintains a literary blog at ramonadef.wordpress.com.
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FY2016-FY2020 Strategic Planning Process
In 2010, the Delaware Division of the Arts conducted a statewide planning process to assess the effectiveness of its previous plan and reaffirm or modify the plan's goals as needed, in order to meet the evolving needs of Delaware and its arts community. The result was Design Delaware, a five-year plan spanning FY2011-FY2015.
Now, through an in-depth process, the Division plans to create a dynamic, visionary, inclusive and strategic new action plan that identifies and incorporates the ideas, issues, and initiatives of Delaware's arts community: artists, organizations, audiences, and educators. This new five-year plan, Design Delaware 2.0, will serve the Division's mission of "nurturing and supporting the arts to enhance the quality of life for all Delawareans." The process will include a series of community meetings across the state this October, during which all Delaware constituents will have an opportunity to provide input.
 Maren Brown Associates, with extensive experience in planning for state arts agencies, has been selected as the consultant to facilitate this process. Look for more information about the community meetings soon!
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New NEA Chair - Jane Chu
The U.S. Senate has confirmed Jane Chu as the 11th chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts. Chu, formerly president and CEO of the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts in Kansas City, was nominated in February by President Obama after the position had remained vacant for more than a year. When Obama announced his intention to nominate Chu, he praised her background in philanthropy and her advocacy for arts education. "She knows firsthand how art can open minds, transform lives and revitalize communities," Obama said.
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 DelawareScene.com
The best place to visit on the web for arts and culture entertainment information throughout Delaware. Browse by date, region, art form, free, family-friendly or special events. Event pages provide a description of the activity, dates/times, directions and links.
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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.
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