Make Your Voice Heard...
April is National Poetry Month!
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Poetry Out Loud Winner: Natalie Kim Ramos |
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From a field of 10 Delaware high school students, Natalie Kim Ramos, a senior from Saint Mark’s High School, earned the title of 2022 Poetry Out Loud Delaware State Champion at the virtual state finals held on March 10. The first runner-up was Kai Schmiedel from Delaware Valley Classical School, and the second runner-up was Aiden Morris from Mount Sophia Academy. READ MORE>>
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It's a Wrap! Delaware State Employee
Art Exhibition Winners
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Congratulations to our 2022 Delaware State Employee award winners! This year, in place of the awards reception and ceremony, visitors celebrated the end of the exhibition with snacks, activities, and special giveaways for all ages. |
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Three walls from the 2022
Delaware State Employee Art Exhibition.
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On the Mezzanine: Mia Muratori |
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The Delaware Division of the Arts’ Mezzanine Gallery presents Mia Muratori’s exhibition, Painting in the Presence of Change, on view now through April 29, 2022.
Muratori is an abstract creator, named a 2022 Established DDOA Fellow in Painting. Born in Germany, she has lived and worked in both New York City and Los Angeles. Muratori earned her Master of Fine Arts from the University of Delaware in 1996 and moved to Delaware permanently in 1998.
Her current work — a mix of media including oils and encaustics — reflects her day-to-day experiences but also illustrates what she sees in the psycho-socio-politico-metaphysical world.
Muratori says she’s invested in capturing both the familiar and non-ordinary. “…that which is seen with the third eye, neurological imagery,” she says. She finds it most rewarding to visually capture thoughts, emotions, the zeitgeist: “…recording essences of persons, things, places, space and time.”
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The Mezzanine Gallery, open weekdays from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., is located on the second floor of the Carvel State Office Building, 820 N. French Street, Wilmington. |
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Image: VIGILANT (2021), Acrylic Charcoal Ink/Paper; 36” x 48”.
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Award Winners XXII Exhibition |
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The work of the Fellows will be featured in a group exhibition, Award Winners XXII, at the Biggs Museum from June 3 to July 23, 2022 with an award ceremony and reception on Friday, June 3 at 5 p.m. All dates are subject to change. Selections from Award Winners will travel to CAMP Rehoboth and then Cab Calloway School of the Arts.
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BIGGS MUSEUM
Dover
June 3–July 23
Reception & Award Ceremony: June 3
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CAMP REHOBOTH
Rehoboth Beach
August 1–September 5
Reception: August 1, 6-8 p.m.
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CAB CALLOWAY
Wilmington
October 1–November 1
Reception: October 7
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The prestigious Individual Artist Fellowships from the Delaware Division of the Arts recognize a variety of disciplines and outstanding quality of work. From writers to visual artists to musicians, these award-winning creatives have unique stories and talents. Profiles of all Fellows are viewable on the Division’s website.
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Tim Broscious
2022 Established Fellow
Music: Contemporary Performance
Photo: Kevin Peragine
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Percussionist Tim Broscious has melded his lifelong fascination with language and his extensive musical studies – “I have been playing and studying percussion since the 4th Grade” – into a wide-ranging performance and educational career. Classically trained, he has extensive experience performing solo, symphonic, and world music, and has been heard and seen in 10 countries across five continents. READ MORE>>
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Jamie J. Brunson
2022 Established Fellow
Literature: Playwriting
Photo: Becca Jennings
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Writer, performer, and producer Jamie J. Brunson considers herself “a true child of the Civil Rights struggle in America – then and now,” something that has deeply influenced her work. In all her narratives and across a wide-ranging career, Brunson carries the same intention – “to affirm the value of life as a basis for exploring spiritual freedom from oppression.”
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Caleb Curtiss
2022 Established Fellow
Literature: Poetry
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Though many writers know their path from the start, that’s not the case with poet and writer Caleb Curtiss. He started working right after high school, but eventually enrolled in community college. There, he took an American Poetry class taught by the highly regarded poet Jim McGowan that led him in a new direction and gave him a glimpse at his life’s work.
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Milton Arts Guild, Milton
Inspiration Art Exhibit
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Resident Ensemble Players (REP), Newark
Yeah, Baby
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The Division recommends that organizations, businesses, and individual artists submit events as soon as they are scheduled, and no later than the suggested deadlines below. Submit an event to DelawareScene now.
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Event Date
April-May 2022
June-July 2022
August-September 2022
October-November 2022
December 2022-January 2023
February-March 2023
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Submission Deadline
As soon as possible
April 1, 2022
June 1, 2022
August 1, 2022
October 1, 2022
December 1, 2022
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Do you have an arts story to share? Would you like to be interviewed to promote an upcoming event, your work in the arts, or topic relating t to Delaware’s arts and entertainment sector? Email delarts@delaware.gov with "DE State of the Arts Podcast" in the subject line.
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Ongoing Division Deadlines |
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Arts Access Grants: rolling deadline, submitted at least 6 weeks prior to project start date
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Please note: All applications must be submitted through smARTDE.
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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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