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  Category: Delaware Division of the Arts


Jessica Stephens to Display Jewelry Inspired by Landscapes in the Mezzanine Gallery in April

Delaware Division of the Arts | News | Date Posted: Tuesday, April 2, 2013

The artist experiments with different materials such as coral, sterling silver, copper, and enamel. Relying heavily on line and basic geometric forms, Stephens’ intention is to create abstract and fragmented topographic studies.




Jordan McMillan to Represent Delaware in National Finals of Poetry Out Loud

Delaware Division of the Arts | News | Date Posted: Thursday, March 7, 2013

Jordan McMillan, a freshman from Sanford School, won Delaware’s Poetry Out Loud state competition on March 6, 2013, held at the Smyrna Opera House. For her winning presentation, Jordan will receive $200 and an all-expense-paid trip to Washington, DC, with a chaperone to compete for the national championship April 28-30, 2013.




Delaware State Employee Art Exhibition Winners Announced

Delaware Division of the Arts | News | Date Posted: Tuesday, March 5, 2013

Twenty-one awards were announced in five categories – Professional, Intermediate, Amateur, Teen (13-18 years old), and Youth (12 years and under), culminating in one Best in Show. Sixteen cash prizes totaling $2,400 were awarded by the National Arts Program®.




March for the Arts in Education Month: Empowering Youth through the Arts

Delaware Division of the Arts | Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Wednesday, February 27, 2013

Highlighting the importance of the arts in every child’s education, Governor Jack Markell introduces Empowering Youth through the Arts, a series of videos that document outstanding arts programs being offered in arts organizations and cultural centers across the state.




Ellen Priest to Display Paintings Inspired by Jazz in the Mezzanine Gallery in March

Delaware Division of the Arts | News | Date Posted: Tuesday, February 26, 2013

This solo exhibition of Ellen Priest’s work will showcase mid-sized drawings and layered paintings from two series: the ‘Up Jumped Spring’ series based on Freddie Hubbard’s lyrical jazz waltz, and the Berklee Series “Jazz: Thinking Out Loud, Reaching for Song.” The Berklee Series is the result of a joint painting/jazz project with student composers at Berklee College of Music’s elite Global Jazz Institute.







  Category: Delaware Division of the Arts

Jessica Stephens to Display Jewelry Inspired by Landscapes in the Mezzanine Gallery in April

Delaware Division of the Arts | News | Date Posted: Tuesday, April 2, 2013

The artist experiments with different materials such as coral, sterling silver, copper, and enamel. Relying heavily on line and basic geometric forms, Stephens’ intention is to create abstract and fragmented topographic studies.




Jordan McMillan to Represent Delaware in National Finals of Poetry Out Loud

Delaware Division of the Arts | News | Date Posted: Thursday, March 7, 2013

Jordan McMillan, a freshman from Sanford School, won Delaware’s Poetry Out Loud state competition on March 6, 2013, held at the Smyrna Opera House. For her winning presentation, Jordan will receive $200 and an all-expense-paid trip to Washington, DC, with a chaperone to compete for the national championship April 28-30, 2013.




Delaware State Employee Art Exhibition Winners Announced

Delaware Division of the Arts | News | Date Posted: Tuesday, March 5, 2013

Twenty-one awards were announced in five categories – Professional, Intermediate, Amateur, Teen (13-18 years old), and Youth (12 years and under), culminating in one Best in Show. Sixteen cash prizes totaling $2,400 were awarded by the National Arts Program®.




March for the Arts in Education Month: Empowering Youth through the Arts

Delaware Division of the Arts | Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Wednesday, February 27, 2013

Highlighting the importance of the arts in every child’s education, Governor Jack Markell introduces Empowering Youth through the Arts, a series of videos that document outstanding arts programs being offered in arts organizations and cultural centers across the state.




Ellen Priest to Display Paintings Inspired by Jazz in the Mezzanine Gallery in March

Delaware Division of the Arts | News | Date Posted: Tuesday, February 26, 2013

This solo exhibition of Ellen Priest’s work will showcase mid-sized drawings and layered paintings from two series: the ‘Up Jumped Spring’ series based on Freddie Hubbard’s lyrical jazz waltz, and the Berklee Series “Jazz: Thinking Out Loud, Reaching for Song.” The Berklee Series is the result of a joint painting/jazz project with student composers at Berklee College of Music’s elite Global Jazz Institute.