The Delaware Division of the Arts Mezzanine Gallery is pleased to present Recent Work: Sacred and Profane, an exhibition of new work by 2015 Individual Artist Fellow Tom Newby. The exhibition will be on view from November 6 – 25, with an opening reception on November 6, from 5 to 7 p.m. The Gallery, open weekdays from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., is located in the Carvel State Office Building, 820 N. French Street, Wilmington.

Tom Newby works in a broad range of media. His efforts range from installation and sculptural assemblage to figure drawings and painting. His current series utilizes appropriated images from the corporate landscape to reinterpret classic themes from art history.

In this exhibit Tom Newby continues his exploration of classical themes in western art through the prism of the contemporary corporate landscape. Along with paintings from his “Ubiquitous Figure Series” this exhibition introduces nine newly created works based on figures found in Greek mythology.

Tom Newby lives and works in Wilmington, Delaware.

The Delaware Division of the Arts Mezzanine Gallery is pleased to present Interior Monologues, an exhibition of oil paintings by Troy Richards. The exhibition will be on view from September 4 – 25, with an opening reception on September 4, 5-7 p.m. The Gallery, open weekdays from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., is located in the Carvel State Office Building, 820 N. French Street, Wilmington.

Interior Monologues presents a selection of abstract oil paintings which stress exactitude in response to the distractions of contemporary life. The works present richly developed surfaces built up from the repeated action of carefully measured and applied brushstrokes. Troy Richards is an Associate Professor of Art and Chair of the Department of Art and Design at the University of Delaware, and he resides in Wilmington.

The Delaware Division of the Arts Mezzanine Gallery is pleased to present The Waters Around Us, an exhibition of acrylic paintings by Steve Rogers. The exhibition will be on view from August 7-28, with an opening reception on August 7, 5-8 p.m. The Gallery, open weekdays from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., is located in the Carvel State Office Building, 820 N. French Street, Wilmington.

The Waters Around Us presents a selection of carefully detailed, realist images of maritime subjects and views of Delaware coastal areas. The artist is a member of the American Society of Marine Artists. Steve Rogers lives and works in Lewes, Delaware.

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The Delaware Division of the Arts Mezzanine Gallery is pleased to present an exhibition of original work by 2014 Individual Artist Fellow Thomas Del Porte titled Local Color from September 5 – 26, 2014. The Gallery, open weekdays from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., is located in the Carvel State Office Building, 820 N. French Street, Wilmington. A reception will be held for the exhibition where the public can meet the artist on Friday, September 5, 2014 from 5:00-8:00 p.m.

Del Porte presents eleven new works depicting local scenes in canvases of vibrant and jewel-like color. The works on view feature street scenes from Wilmington area neighborhoods. A brilliant colorist, Del Porte creates his outdoor images en plein air and translates the scenes before him into sumptuous color and texture.

Thomas Del Porte has exhibited his work locally and is a member at the Delaware Center for Contemporary Art. He has taught at the Delaware College of Art and Design and at the DCCA. Del Porte lives and works in the Wilmington area.

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DOVER – The Delaware Department of Agriculture and landscape artist Mark S. Reeve are partnering on a year-long project to preserve the images of historic First State farms.

The Delaware Century Farm Portraits Project will feature approximately 10 paintings of the First State’s oldest Century Farms, agricultural properties that have been owned by the same family and farmed continuously for more than 100 years. The painting series will highlight some of Delaware’s oldest family farms, with Reeve interviewing owners and researching historic materials to tell their stories. The original oil paintings will be exhibited May 1-June 30, 2015, at the Delaware Agricultural Museum & Village, with a special event scheduled for May 14 at the museum.

“The state’s richly historic farms, and the heroic families who have sustained them through centuries and generations, are very compelling subjects to help communicate agriculture’s impacts,” said Reeve, of Milford. “I’m keenly interested in supporting Delaware’s economic health, and the pivotal role that agriculture plays in Delaware’s economy cannot be overlooked.”

“These paintings will showcase and highlight Delaware agriculture’s rich economic and cultural heritage,” said Secretary of Agriculture Ed Kee. “We look forward to seeing how Mark’s research and vision explores and portrays farming’s long history in the First State.”

Reeve has been represented in galleries throughout Maryland and Delaware since 1998. In 2001, he had 27 paintings depicting northern Delaware’s wetland and agricultural beauty accepted into the University of Delaware’s permanent art collections. A member of the Mispillion Art League, he has won two Best of Show awards in its members’ shows.

There are 121 Century Farms in Delaware, with awards presented annually by the Department of Agriculture since 1987. Century Farms must have been farmed by the same family for at least 100 years and must include at least 10 acres of the original parcel or gross more than $10,000 annually in agricultural sales.

Corporate sponsorships will be available as part of the Delaware Century Farm Portraits project, proceeds from which will help defray exhibition costs as well as support the Department of Agriculture’s Young Farmers Program. For more information regarding project details, contact Mark Reeve at 302-841-8379.

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Contact:
Mark S. Reeve
302-841-8379

Dan Shortridge
Chief of Community Relations
Delaware Department of Agriculture
302-698-4520