The Delaware Public Art Map took a little field trip before launch!
On May 13, Program Associate Ryan Morris gave GIS professionals at the Delmarva GIS Conference a sneak peek at our new statewide public art platform. The room had great questions, smart suggestions, and a few ideas we liked so much that we’re adding them before launch.
We're thankful to our friends at Delaware Department of Technology and Information (DTI), and the First Map team, for allowing us the opportunity to present and their assistance in the creation of this new tool
A map? For public art? Across Delaware? Yes, please!
Keep an eye out in the coming weeks. Our map is almost ready to explore!
#DelawareGIS #DelmarvaGIS #Geospatial #DelawareDTI #Partnership #GISinArts #artsde #netde
We thank Congresswoman Sarah McBride for meeting with Delaware's Poetry Out Loud state champion, Natalia Gatti from Sussex Academy (@sussexacademyseahawks )
Natalia performed alongside 56 other high school students and we are beyond proud of her.
Photo (L-R): Alexis Gatti (Mom), Representative McBride, Natalia Gatti, Briana Henry (DDOA Program Officer).
Competition photos by James Kegley Photography.
Your work deserves to be seen.
The Delaware Artist Roster is a public directory designed to connect Delaware artists with people looking for performances, workshops, commissions, collaborations, and other creative services.
Create or update your roster profile today at delawarescene.com/artists!
Four days.
A coastal setting.
Eighteen Delaware writers.
One reason to apply.
Applications are now open for the 2026 Delaware Writers Retreat, taking place November 5–8 at the Biden Environmental Center in Cape Henlopen State Park. Writers working in fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry are invited to apply.
This year's facilitators are Hannah Grieco for prose and DaMaris B. Hill for poetry. Participants will workshop new pages, attend craft talks and author readings, and connect with peers who take their work as seriously as you take yours.
Applications close Wednesday, July 1.
#writers #literary #literature #poetry #prose #poet #poem #retreat #writingretreat
A wonderful evening at the Mezzanine Gallery for the opening reception of Kira Krell’s Stone Formations.
This striking exhibition takes viewers from volcanic deserts to coastal shorelines through layered, relief-like paintings that explore geological time and place. Using sand, plaster, earth pigments, acrylics, and pencils, Krell creates textured works that feel weathered, grounded, and deeply reflective.
Stone Formations invites us to slow down, breathe, and reconnect with the steadying presence of the physical world.
Photos by @moonloopphoto
#art #artexhibition #delaware #delawarearts #delawareartist #individualartist
The Delaware Division of the Arts website will undergo technical updates today, which may cause brief outages or interruptions.
We encourage visitors to wait until 12 noon to access the site.
Need assistance in the meantime? Please call us at 302-577-8278.
For more than three decades, Kristin Pleasanton has helped Delaware artists, communities, and residents experience the arts in meaningful ways.
On June 1, Kristin will retire from the Delaware Division of the Arts after 33 years of service to the State of Delaware, including her role as Deputy Director and her work under eight Governors.
Her impact can be seen across many of the programs Delawareans know and love, including the Delaware Poet Laureate program, Delaware Writers Retreat, Delaware Artist Roster, Delaware Arts Summit, Governor’s Awards for the Arts, State Employee Art Exhibition, and Access Creative Aging.
Please join us in thanking Kristin for her extraordinary service and congratulating her on a remarkable career.
Our final poem of National Poetry Month, is from a 2026 Poetry Out Loud finalist, Phy Sullivan from MOT High School.
Read Phy's original poem and continue to seek out poetry throughout the rest of the year!
⏰ The #POL26 National Semifinals are LIVE NOW! ⏰
Tune in for Semifinal One at arts.gov/Poetry-Out-Loud starting at 9 a.m. ET. 🎙✨
(Recitation order: VA, NJ, WV, PA, USVI, NH, RI, VT, OH, NC, SC, DE, DC, ME, MD, CT, MA)
#IAmPoetryOutLoud
Come see us today at the New Castle County Art Fest in Whitehall, DE! We’ll be here from 10-2pm with giveaways and information about upcoming programs and grants.
Week three of National Poetry Month features “All American” by Katalina Montejo ✨
Grade 8, Wilmington Friends School
Katalina’s poem is a powerful reflection on identity, culture, and belonging — told through vivid images and an honest young voice. We’re proud to celebrate her work and the many student poets sharing their stories this month.
#NationalPoetryMonth #YoungPoets #DelawareArts #StudentPoetry #PoetryMonth
A glorious evening featuring Donna Walker Kuhne in conversation with Tynetta Brown discussing Donna’s book “Champions for the Arts”.
BIG THANKS to our amazing event collaborators @artsdelaware
