STATE EMPLOYEES AND THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS AWARDED HONORS FOR THE NATIONAL ARTS PROGRAM®: DELAWARE STATE EMPLOYEE ART EXHIBITION
Twenty-eight talented state employees and their family members were recognized for their art work featured in the fifth annual, National Arts Program®: Delaware State Employee Art Exhibition. The reception and awards ceremony was held at the Delaware State University Arts Center/Gallery on Saturday, March 12, and featured speakers including, Chief Deputy Secretary of State, Richard J. Geisenberger and Delaware Division of the Arts Deputy Director, Kristin Pleasanton.
“This program provides state employees and their family members with an opportunity to show a side that we don’t normally see in the workplace. It clearly demonstrates the range of talented individuals who are working for the state of Delaware,” said Chief Deputy Secretary Geisenberger. “We’re proud to be able to support and recognize the artistic accomplishments of these employees and their families.”
Twenty-eight awards were given out in five categories – Professional, Intermediate, Amateur, Teen (13-18 years old), and Youth (12 years and under), People’s Choice Award (calculated by most number of “likes” on Facebook), culminating in one Best in Show. Seventeen cash prizes totaling $2,600 and 10 Honorable Mention ribbons were awarded. Below is a list of all award winners who were recognized at the reception and awards ceremony.
Images of the artwork and reception & awards ceremony can be found on Flickr.
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2016 National Arts Program Award Winners
Best of Show: Luis Rios Fontanez, Dover
People’s Choice Award: Lindsay Mical, Middletown
Arts Education Award: Christopher Volkomer, Frederica
Professional:
1st Place: Derek Carlson, Dover
2nd Place: Shawn Faust, Bear
3rd Place: Jason Weaver, Middletown
Honorable Mentions: Mark Blome, West Grove, PA & William Cox, Wyoming
Intermediate:
1st Place: Alexandra Duprey, Wilmington
2nd Place: Bethany Krumrine, Magnolia
3rd Place: Brian Protack, Greenwood
Honorable Mentions: Melanie Ferrin, Hartly & Leslie Snowdon-Jones, Lewes
Amateur:
1st Place: Nancy E. Cooper, Newark
2nd Place: Dominick Giroso, Felton
3rd Place: Allison Banbury, Perryville, MD
Honorable Mentions: Elizabeth Lucas, Middletown & Gary Piel, Ocean View
Teen (13-18 years old):
1st Place: Alethia Hicks, age 17, Bear
2nd Place: Samantha Greim, age 18, Smyrna
3rd Place: Luana Spalluto, age 15, Dover
Honorable Mentions: Wyatt McMullen, age 13, Middletown & Maylene Ferrin, age 16, Hartly
Youth (12 years and under):
1st Place: Jason Klein, age 10, Landenburg, PA
2nd Place: Weston Williams, age 11, Felton
3rd Place: Brooke Boileau, age 11, Middletown
Honorable Mentions: Sydne Jenkins, age 12, Magnolia & Maxwell Ferrell, age 6, Wilmington
About the Delaware Division of the Arts
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 artsdel.org or call 302-577-8278.
Contact: Leeann Wallett, Program Officer, Communications and Marketing
302-577-8280, leeann.wallett@delaware.gov
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