In 2019, the arts in Delaware celebrate several anniversaries: the Delaware State Arts Council’s 50th, the Division of the Arts’ 30th, and the Delaware Arts Alliance’s 10th. We have already begun planning a number of initiatives to mark the impact the arts have had on Delaware over the past five decades, culminating in a special Arts Summit in late October, capped off with a Governor’s Awards for the Arts.
Pouring through the historical records, and recalling so many wonderful people past and present that have contributed to the cultural landscape of our state, I am struck by the range of cultural programs, people, and experiences that have shaped our downtowns, our schools, and our communities.
I encourage you in the coming weeks and months to help us celebrate. In this edition of Arts E-News, we are launching our 2019 Anniversary with a survey, designed for you to share your own recollections of the arts in your lives. We invite you to share those stories with us. Yours are the stories we want to tell. It’s the impact that the arts have on your lives that matters most to us.
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Registration for the 2019 Delaware State Employee Art Exhibition sponsored by the National Arts Program closes January 25!
The exhibition is open from Feb. 25 to March 18 at the Delaware State University Art Center/Gallery.
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2019 Individual Artist Fellowship Awardees
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The prestigious Individual Artist Fellowships from the Delaware Division of the Arts recognize artists in a variety of disciplines for their outstanding quality of work and provide monetary awards.
This year 136 artists applied and 20 were awarded fellowships in the following categories - one, Masters; eight, Established; and eleven, Emerging. In addition, three artists earned an honorable mention.
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Billie Travalini, Wilmington, Literature: Fiction
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Established Professional
Award ($6,000)
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Susan Benarcik, Wilmington, Visual Arts: Works on Paper
Shawn Faust, Bear, Visual Arts: Painting
Don Foster, Dover, Literature: Fiction
Daniel Jackson, Claymont, Visual Arts: Photography
Shelley Kelley, Newark, Folk Art: Music
Leslie Hsu Oh, Middletown, Literature: Creative Nonfiction
Chet'la Sebree, Middletown, Literature: Poetry
IVA, Wilmington, Music: Solo Recital
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Emerging
Professional
Award ($3,000)
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Jenifer Adams-Mitchell, Frankford, Literature: Fiction
Kevin J. Cope, Newark, Music: Solo Recital
Kaitlyn Evans, Lewes, Visual Arts: Crafts
Matthew Glick, Claymont, Visual Arts: Works on Paper
Geraldo Gonzalez, Wilmington, Folk Arts: Visual Arts
Karen Hurley-Heyman, Newark, Literature: Poetry
Mary-Margaret Pauer, Bridgeville, Literature: Creative Nonfiction
D.H. Regnier, Newark, Music: Composition
Gregg Silvis, Newark, Visual Arts: Sculpture
G.W. Thompson, Lewes, Visual Arts: Painting
Shannon Woodloe, Wilmington, Visual Arts: Photography
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Howard Eberle, Lewes, Visual Arts: Works on Paper
Jane Miller, Wilmington, Literature: Poetry
Jim Salt, Newark, Literature: Fiction
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2018 Delaware Day Fourth Grade Competition
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Each year, the Department of State and the Office of the Secretary of State host the Delaware Day Fourth Grade Competition. Delaware Day celebrates the day, December 7, 1787, when Delaware became the first state to ratify the Federal Constitution. More than 14,000 students have participated in the annual Delaware Day Fourth Grade Competition since the start of the program in 2001.
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Signer's Awards:
- George Read Award: Bunker Hill Elementary School
- Gunning Bedford, Jr. Award: Gallaher Elementary
- John Dickinson Award: Lake Forest Central Elementary
- Richard Bassett Award: Laurel Elementary School
- Jacob Broom Award: Learning Express Academy and Immaculate Heart of Mary School
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Artistic Merit Awards:
- Bunker Hill Elementary School
- Laurel Elementary School
- Lake Forest Central Elementary School
- Robert S. Gallaher Elementary School
Artistic Merit Honorable Mention:
- Fairview Elementary School
- Lulu Ross Elementary School
- UrbanPromise Wilmington
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The Mezzanine Gallery will be closed during the months of January and February for building renovations and will reopen in March 2019.
We will provide periodic updates throughout the construction, so please visit our website below.
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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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All Division grant applications with a March 1, 2019 application deadline are open in smARTDE. This includes the following grant programs for Delaware-based organizations:
- Arts Stabilization Fund – for eligible arts organization with capital projects
- Education Resource – for arts organizations and public schools or school districts collaborating with professional arts organizations or artists to enhance school-based arts education programs
- General Operating Support – for eligible arts organizations
- Project Support – for community-based organizations (non-arts) offering arts activities
- StartUp – for emerging arts organizations
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Log in to smARTDE, and click on “Opportunities” to access applications for which your organization is eligible.
For Grant Program Guidelines, instructions for smARTDE, and a 30-minute video demonstration, please visit our
Grant Overview page. Be sure to read through the appropriate program guidelines carefully prior to application and contact
Division staff members if you have questions.
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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 2019-2020 events as soon as they are scheduled, and no later than the recommended deadlines below.
Submit now
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Event Date
March & April
May & June
July & August
September & October
November & December
January & February 2020
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Submission Deadline
As soon as possible
March 15
May 15
July 15
September 15
November 15
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BCA10 Nominations Now Open
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Each year, Americans for the Arts celebrates companies and individuals that set the standard for excellence, serving as role models for others to follow. The honorees are celebrated each Fall at the BCA 10: Best Businesses Partnering with the Arts in America gala in New York City.
Nominate a business for their exceptional involvement with the arts that enrich the workplace, education, and the community.
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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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