Poetry Out Loud to Celebrate 20th Anniversary During 2024-2025 School Year
The 2024-2025 school year marks the 20th anniversary of Poetry Out Loud®, an arts education program and dynamic poetry recitation competition for high school students that lifts poetry off the page, creating community and connection. A partnership of the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), Poetry Foundation, and state and jurisdictional arts agencies, Poetry Out Loud takes place in all 50 states, American Samoa, District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Delaware Division of the Arts Announces 12 Finalists for Delaware’s 2024 Poetry Out Loud State Finals
Twelve students to compete to advance to the National Finals in Washington, DC Wilmington, Del. (February 27, 2024) – Delaware’s Poetry Out Loud State Finals returns to the Smyrna Opera House on Thursday, February 29, 2024, at 6:00pm. Twelve student finalists will compete for the opportunity to represent Delaware and advance to the National […]
New Castle County Libraries Receives a National Endowment for the Arts Big Read Grant
New Castle County Libraries is one of 62 organizations nationwide selected to receive a 2023-2024 NEA Big Read grant. A grant of $20,000 will support a community reading program focusing on “The Best We Could Do: An Illustrated Memoir” by Thi Bui between September 2023 and March 2024. An initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with Arts Midwest, the NEA Big Read broadens our understanding of our world, our communities, and ourselves through the power of a shared reading experience.
Poetry Out Loud National Finals Return to Washington, DC – Maiss Hussein to Represent Delaware
Washington, DC and Chicago, IL — After two years of virtual competitions, the Poetry Out Loud® National Finals are returning to Washington, DC, this Spring, May 9–10, 2023, and will be streamed live at Arts.gov/Poetry-Out-Loud. This annual event brings together high school students from across the country who memorize and recite classic and contemporary poems, […]
Two Delaware Arts Organizations Receive Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts
THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS ANNOUNCES $34 MILLION IN GRANTS TO SUPPORT THE ARTS The Choir School of Delaware and State Education Agency Directors of Education to receive federal funding for arts projects Wilmington, Del. (January 17, 2023) — As the only funder in the country to support arts activities in all […]
