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Chelsea Anokye-Agyei to Represent Delaware in 2019 Poetry Out Loud National Finals in Washington

Delaware Division of the Arts | Department of Education | Department of State | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Sussex County | Date Posted: Wednesday, February 27, 2019

Hodgson Vo-Tech senior to advance to National Finals in Washington, DC Smyrna, Del. (February 26, 2019) – From an initial field of 20 Delaware high school students and then twelve state finalists, Chelsea Anokye-Agyei, a senior from Hodgson Vo-Tech High School, earned the title of 2019 Poetry Out Loud Delaware State Champion at the state finals […]




Site of Purported African-American Cemetery Discovered

Department of State | Historical and Cultural Affairs | Date Posted: Tuesday, February 26, 2019

Archaeologists working at a property near Frankford, Sussex County, have discovered what appears to be the site of a cemetery known to the local community to contain the remains of African Americans who lived in the area.




Media Alert: 2019 Poetry Out Loud State Finals – Tuesday, Feb. 26

Delaware Division of the Arts | Department of Education | Department of State | Sussex County | Date Posted: Friday, February 22, 2019

Twelve Delaware high school students to compete for the state title MEDIA ADVISORY February 22, 2019 WHAT: Twelve Delaware high school students will participate in the state finals for Poetry Out Loud: National Recitation Contest at Smyrna Opera House. The winner of this competition will represent Delaware and advance to the National Finals in Washington, […]




Women’s History Month events among special programs at the museums of the State of Delaware in March 2019

Historical and Cultural Affairs | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Sussex County | Date Posted: Wednesday, February 20, 2019

Activities honor and celebrate women’s lives and historic achievements.




The National Endowment for the Arts Announces $27 Million in Grants to Support the Arts

Delaware Division of the Arts | Department of Education | Department of State | Kent County | New Castle County | Sussex County | Date Posted: Friday, February 15, 2019

Three Delaware organizations will receive $54,000 in federal grants Wilmington, Del. (February 15, 2019) — As the only funder in the country to support arts activities in all 50 states and five U.S. jurisdictions, the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) announced that three Delaware organizations will receive $54,000 in federal grants. This is the […]







  Category: Department of State

Chelsea Anokye-Agyei to Represent Delaware in 2019 Poetry Out Loud National Finals in Washington

Delaware Division of the Arts | Department of Education | Department of State | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Sussex County | Date Posted: Wednesday, February 27, 2019

Hodgson Vo-Tech senior to advance to National Finals in Washington, DC Smyrna, Del. (February 26, 2019) – From an initial field of 20 Delaware high school students and then twelve state finalists, Chelsea Anokye-Agyei, a senior from Hodgson Vo-Tech High School, earned the title of 2019 Poetry Out Loud Delaware State Champion at the state finals […]




Site of Purported African-American Cemetery Discovered

Department of State | Historical and Cultural Affairs | Date Posted: Tuesday, February 26, 2019

Archaeologists working at a property near Frankford, Sussex County, have discovered what appears to be the site of a cemetery known to the local community to contain the remains of African Americans who lived in the area.




Media Alert: 2019 Poetry Out Loud State Finals – Tuesday, Feb. 26

Delaware Division of the Arts | Department of Education | Department of State | Sussex County | Date Posted: Friday, February 22, 2019

Twelve Delaware high school students to compete for the state title MEDIA ADVISORY February 22, 2019 WHAT: Twelve Delaware high school students will participate in the state finals for Poetry Out Loud: National Recitation Contest at Smyrna Opera House. The winner of this competition will represent Delaware and advance to the National Finals in Washington, […]




Women’s History Month events among special programs at the museums of the State of Delaware in March 2019

Historical and Cultural Affairs | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Sussex County | Date Posted: Wednesday, February 20, 2019

Activities honor and celebrate women’s lives and historic achievements.




The National Endowment for the Arts Announces $27 Million in Grants to Support the Arts

Delaware Division of the Arts | Department of Education | Department of State | Kent County | New Castle County | Sussex County | Date Posted: Friday, February 15, 2019

Three Delaware organizations will receive $54,000 in federal grants Wilmington, Del. (February 15, 2019) — As the only funder in the country to support arts activities in all 50 states and five U.S. jurisdictions, the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) announced that three Delaware organizations will receive $54,000 in federal grants. This is the […]