How much do you actually know about what happened on and around July 4, 1776? We all know that July 4th is the birthday of the United States, but is it really? Events that lead up to the birth of the United States started in 1774 when 56 representatives from 12 of the British Colonies […]
Continue ReadingBecome a Museum Member and you can visit the Delaware Art Museum in Wilmington during exclusive Member-only days from July 1 until the public opening on July 15, 2020. As a Member, you will be one of the first to experience Layered Abstraction: Margo Allman & Helen Mason, an exhibition featuring two female artists who […]
Continue ReadingGrant to support 2021 restaging of the 1971 exhibition “Afro-American Images” Wilmington, DE – National Endowment for the Arts Chairman Mary Anne Carter has approved an Art Works award of $25,000 to the Delaware Art Museum for the 2021 restaging of Afro-American Images 1971. This is one of 1,015 grants nationwide that the agency has […]
Continue ReadingThe City of Newark and Klondike Kate’s are excited to announce the first PARKS ON DRAFT for Summer 2020, a four-day, family-friendly beer garden event to take place in Newark’s Olan Thomas Park from July 9 – 12, 2020. Proceeds from the event, which will feature food, games, beer, live music, and special guests, will […]
Continue ReadingWilmington, DE – The Delaware Art Museum is pleased to announce Creative Spacers, a project that encourages social distancing through art, in the coming months. The Museum has commissioned local artists to each create a series of five works of art, which are then converted into vinyl decals and installed in spaces where social distancing […]
Continue ReadingNominate a Student Making a Difference for the Environment Today The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control is looking for Delaware students who are working to make a difference for the environment, and encouraging teachers, classmates, club or group leaders, family members and others to nominate these students for the 2020 Young Environmentalist of […]
Continue ReadingFifty-five arts organizations and 11 artists have received relief funds Wilmington, DE – Earlier this year, the Division of the Arts received $423,600 from the National Endowment for the Arts through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. With this special award and additional federal funds, the Division developed two short-term grant opportunities […]
Continue ReadingDover, DE – Delaware’s First Lady Tracey Quillen Carney will host a virtual kick-off of the 2020 statewide Summer Library Reading Program, Imagine Your Story, on Wednesday, June 17, 2020 at 10 a.m. with State Librarian Dr. Annie Norman. The launch is co-sponsored by the Delaware Division of the Arts and will feature a virtual […]
Continue ReadingOn view from June 12 – July 24, 2020 Visit the Gallery in-person or view it online Wilmington, DE – The Pandemic Paintings, an exhibition of watercolor portraits of health care workers and scenes that represent hope to them by Theresa (Terre) Walton, will be on view in the Mezzanine Gallery from June 12-July 24, […]
Continue ReadingDelaware’s five state museums are reopening this week with self-guided tours that allow visitors to experience the history of the First State while continuing to take all recommended steps to safeguard public health. In accordance with the Phase I reopening plans issued by Gov. John Carney, museums administered by the Delaware Division of Historical and […]
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