4th Annual State Employee Art Exhibit
Awards Ceremony and Reception
 The 21 juried winners of the State Employee Art Exhibit have been announced! A list of the winners and images of the winning artwork can be found here, along with exhibit hours and visitor information. Secretary of State Jeffrey W. Bullock and Division of the Arts Deputy Director Kristin Pleasanton will preside at the Awards Ceremony and Reception on March 14, 1-3 p.m. at Delaware State University's Arts Center/Gallery (FREE and open to the public).
Vote for your favorites!!! You can vote for your favorite employee/family artworks on Facebook using the "like" button. The People's Choice Award winner will be announced at the awards ceremony. Photos of all 235 works are also available for viewing on the Division's Flickr page.
Image: Winner of Best in Show, Migration, by Stephanie Berry, Dover
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|  March for the Arts in Education
Join the Division in celebrating March for the Arts in Education Month! We invite you to take a few minutes to experience the transforming power of the arts in young people's lives across the state. Quotes and videos about the impact of arts in education can be found here. Quotes, impact stories and other information will also be shared on our Facebook and Twitter feeds throughout the month. If you have a story you would like to contribute, please share on our Facebook page or Tweet using our handle @ArtsDelaware.
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|  Arts Advocacy Day, Washington, DC March 23-24, 2015
Delaware Arts Alliance (DAA) invites you to join its delegation in Washington DC, while they visit the offices of Delaware Senators Tom Carper and Chris Coons, and Representative John Carney to make the case for the arts, as part of the activities for National Arts Advocacy Day. DAA will schedule meetings on Capitol Hill and provide orientation for participants in advance. If you wish to join the DAA delegation, please contact Nivea Mercado at nmercado@delawareartsalliance.org or call (302) 425-5500, ext. 107.
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| Poetry Out Loud State Finals
Hannah Sturgis, a sophomore from Polytech High School, won Delaware's Poetry Out Loud state finals competition on February 24 at the Smyrna Opera House. She will compete at the National Finals in Washington DC on April 27-29, 2015. She was interviewed after the Delaware finals by Delaware Public Media's Eli Chen. Listen here. The first runner-up was Kate Goorland from Ursuline Academy, and the second runner-up was Eden Negusse from Glasgow High School. The state Poetry Out Loud competition, sponsored by the Delaware Division of the Arts in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation, is part of a national program that encourages high school students to learn about great poetry through memorization, performance, and competition. Image: l-r, 1st Runner Up Kate Goorland, Champion Hannah Sturgis, 2nd Runner Up Eden Negusse |
| Meet the 2015 Artist Fellows
Each month, we plan to introduce two of Delaware's 2015 Individual Artist Fellows. We'll also provide information about upcoming public events where you can experience their work.
 Britania Redington Emerging Professional, Music: Solo Recital Dover Vocalist Britania Redington is an active performer throughout Delaware and the mid-Atlantic region. She is also an adjunct instructor in voice at Wesley College. Redington will perform an evening of songs and arias at Dover Presbyterian Church on Friday, April 24 at 7 p.m. Lindsey Warren  Emerging Professional, Literature: Poetry Newark Lindsey Warren seeks to further language in the service of unspoken-for feelings and sensations. For her, the muse is in all of the everyday aspects of life. Warren will participate in a Dreamstreets Downtown Reading with JoAnn Balingit, Delaware Poet Laureate, on Saturday, March 21 at 3 p.m. at Chris White Gallery in Wilmington. Warren will also perform a reading of her work during the "Meet the Author" program at Bear Public Library on Wednesday, April 29 at 6:30 p.m. |
|  April is National Poetry Month!
National Poetry Month is the largest literary celebration in the world, with tens of millions of readers, students, K-12 teachers, librarians, booksellers, literary events curators, publishers, bloggers, and, of course, poets marking poetry's important place in our culture and our lives. In Delaware, we celebrate National Poetry month with readings and events featuring Delaware's Poet Laureate JoAnn Balingit. Join her on April 4 at the Old State House in Dover (FREE) to kick off the celebrations. April's Arts E-News will include details on other National Poetry Month events in Delaware. |
| On the Mezzanine
 The Delaware Division of the Arts Mezzanine Gallery is pleased to present an exhibition of work by Mike Quattrociocchi (Milford) titled "Point of View: Imaginative Fine Woodworking." from April 2-24, with an opening reception on April 10, 5-8 p.m. Quattrociocchi is an award-winning wood craft artisan. He focuses on the true beauty of natural wood while creating functional objects.
Work by 2014 Individual Artist Fellow Guy Miller, Jr. is currently on display in the Mezzanine Gallery through March 27. The opening reception for this show was rescheduled due to inclement weather and will be held on March 13, 5-8 p.m. 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.
Sign up here to receive Mezzanine Gallery email invitations for upcoming exhibits. Image: Trapped, by Mike Quattrociocchi |
| Delaware Arts in the News! 
The Delaware Scholastic Writing Awards program was lauded as being "wildly successful" and featured for the month of February on a national blog! Learn more about this model program that encourages and recognizes Delaware writers in grades 7 through 12. The program is managed by the National League of American Pen Women, Diamond State Branch, as an affiliate of AYAW, in partnership with the Delaware Division of the Arts.
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| NEA 50th Anniversary - Tell Your Story!
The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) will begin celebrating the agency's 50th anniversary year on September 29th. 2015. As they prepare for the anniversary date, they invite stories featuring the ways in which the arts and the NEA have influenced the lives of people across the country. They have launched a "share your stories" section of the NEA website to capture all of this information. Starting September 29, the NEA will begin posting these stories on their website and promoting them across social media. Join the celebration by telling your story of how the arts or the NEA has influenced your life.
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| Upcoming Grant Deadlines and Webinars MAAF ArtsCONNECT Program
- Application deadline: 3/13/2015
Carl Freeman Foundation (Sussex County)
- Application deadline 3/17/2015
Kent County Fund for the Arts
- Application deadline 3/31/2015
NEA Challenge America Grants
- Application deadline: 4/16/15
- Webinar 3/11/15, 3 p.m.
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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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