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  Category: Kent County


Women’s History Month programs to be featured at Dover, Del.’s John Dickinson Plantation in March 2015

Historical and Cultural Affairs | Kent County | News | Date Posted: Wednesday, March 4, 2015

During the month of March 2015, the home of the “Penman of the Revolution” will present five special programs that explore different aspects of everyday life as it would have been lived during the 18th century when John Dickinson owned the property.




Twenty-one State Employees and their Family Members Awarded Art Honors

Delaware Division of the Arts | Delaware Health and Social Services | Department of Correction | Department of Education | Department of Labor | Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Public Health | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Sussex County | Date Posted: Tuesday, March 3, 2015

The Awards Show and Closing Reception will be held at Delaware State University’s Arts Center/Gallery on March 14, 2015, 1-3 p.m. Secretary of State Jeffrey W. Bullock and Division of the Arts Deputy Director Kristin Pleasanton will preside at the Awards Ceremony.




Governor’s Weekly Message: Supporting Supplier Diversity to Encourage Increased Business Growth

Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | Kent County | New Castle County | Sussex County | Date Posted: Friday, February 27, 2015

Governor Markell addresses ongoing efforts to support the supplier diversity community in Delaware.




Artist Fellow Guy Miller, Jr. to show work in the Mezzanine Gallery in March

Delaware Division of the Arts | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Date Posted: Thursday, February 26, 2015

An underlying theme in the artist’s work is the testing of social boundaries and accepted behavioral normative conditions. Miller pursues these themes primarily through figurative imagery with stark and sometimes confrontational compositions.




Hannah Sturgis to Represent Delaware in National Finals of Poetry Out Loud

Delaware Division of the Arts | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Date Posted: Wednesday, February 25, 2015

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.







  Category: Kent County

Women’s History Month programs to be featured at Dover, Del.’s John Dickinson Plantation in March 2015

Historical and Cultural Affairs | Kent County | News | Date Posted: Wednesday, March 4, 2015

During the month of March 2015, the home of the “Penman of the Revolution” will present five special programs that explore different aspects of everyday life as it would have been lived during the 18th century when John Dickinson owned the property.




Twenty-one State Employees and their Family Members Awarded Art Honors

Delaware Division of the Arts | Delaware Health and Social Services | Department of Correction | Department of Education | Department of Labor | Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Public Health | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Sussex County | Date Posted: Tuesday, March 3, 2015

The Awards Show and Closing Reception will be held at Delaware State University’s Arts Center/Gallery on March 14, 2015, 1-3 p.m. Secretary of State Jeffrey W. Bullock and Division of the Arts Deputy Director Kristin Pleasanton will preside at the Awards Ceremony.




Governor’s Weekly Message: Supporting Supplier Diversity to Encourage Increased Business Growth

Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | Kent County | New Castle County | Sussex County | Date Posted: Friday, February 27, 2015

Governor Markell addresses ongoing efforts to support the supplier diversity community in Delaware.




Artist Fellow Guy Miller, Jr. to show work in the Mezzanine Gallery in March

Delaware Division of the Arts | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Date Posted: Thursday, February 26, 2015

An underlying theme in the artist’s work is the testing of social boundaries and accepted behavioral normative conditions. Miller pursues these themes primarily through figurative imagery with stark and sometimes confrontational compositions.




Hannah Sturgis to Represent Delaware in National Finals of Poetry Out Loud

Delaware Division of the Arts | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Date Posted: Wednesday, February 25, 2015

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.