Recent reviews include:

"This delightful concert had obviously been carefully planned to draw attention to the way in which its four featured pieces also carry on a dialog among themselves." Read Lois Potter's review of Delaware Chamber Music Festival at the Wilmington Music School.

"It is clear that the Biggs Museum has 'struck gold' with their exhibition on silver." Read Bruno Pouliot's review of Delaware Silver at the Biggs Museum of American Art.

"He [Baritone Grant Youngblood] was clearly the star of the set, and his sly delivery of 'I Bought Me a Cat' made it a special audience-pleaser." Read Thomas Leitch's review of Grant Youngblood, Baritone at The Delaware Symphony Orchestra.

For complete reviews by selected arts critics, visit Heartbeat of the Arts

For a chance to read the reviews by Delaware Theatre Company Young Critics, click here.

Frequently Requested Forms

Select a form to download --------- Division Logos Final Evaluation Form (PDF) Final Evaluation Form (Word) Financial Report (Project Support) Grant Applications Onsite Evaluation Form (PDF) Onsite Evaluation Form (Word) Mailing List Questionnaire (PDF) Mailing List Questionnaire (Word) W-9 IRS Form

Funding Opportunities

NEA Grants now available:

• Access to Artistic Excellence
  (Deadline August 11)
• American Masterpieces - Presenting
  (Deadline September 26)

Fiscal Year 2009 Grant Recipients Announced

Eighty-eight organizations throughout the state received 118 grants, totaling $1.65 million. Click here for a list of the grant awards.

Mezzanine Gallery in August

Governor's School Visual Art Student Exhibition, August 1 through August 19 with a closing reception on August 19 from 5-7 p.m.

Applause

Delawareans Anne Agnes Colwell and Jean Hull Herman took top prizes in poetry in the National Federation of Press Women (NFPW) Communications Contest.

Liz Dolan of Rehoboth Beach placed first in three poetry contests in April and was nominated for The Robert McGovern Prize for first books.

State of the Arts Podcasts

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July 26, 2008
Carrie Gray from Wilmington Renaissance Corporation talks about the exciting downtown initiatives.

July 19 , 2008
Molly Cahill shares with listeners about the Delaware Shakespeare Theatre's production of "Romeo and Juliet."

July 12 , 2008
JoAnn Balingit, Delaware's new Poet Laureate, speaks about poetry and her role in its promotion.

July 5 , 2008
Marcia DeWitt speaks about the programs at the Rehoboth Art League in Henlopen Acres.

June 28 , 2008
Grace Gary talks about arts the recent renovation and re-opening of the Nemours Mansion and Gardens.

June 21 , 2008
Dorothy Payton talks about arts programming at Bellevue State Park.

Archived podcasts

These podcasts are provided as a service through a partnership between the Division of the Arts and 1450 WILM News Radio

Funding for the Delaware Division of the Arts and its programs is provided by the Delaware General Assembly and the National Endowment for the Arts, which believes that a great nation deserves great art.