Arts E-News
March 24, 2006
Laura A. Scanlan, Executive Director, DE Division of theArts
www.artsdel.org
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Latest Topics!
Matthew Shipp |
What People are Saying…
Check out the new feature, "What People are Saying," on the DDOA website at www.artsdel.org for links to newspaper articles about arts events taking place throughout Delaware. Read about jazz musician Matthew Shipp;"Art," at the Wilmington Drama League; and the Brandywiners' 75thanniversary celebration in today's News Journal.
Podcasts from the Delaware State of the Arts
The website also has podcasts from the Delaware State of the Arts weekly radio broadcast featuring interviews about the arts in Delaware. Recent interviews include, Ron Ozer, Guildmaster of the Arden Concert Guild, Director Jeffrey Spade and Musical Director Mark Graf, from Opera Delaware's production of "Pirates of Penzanze," and Holly Bennett, Director of Education, DE Center for the Contemporary Arts. To listen…www.artsdel.org
Poetry Out Loud Contest
The public is invited on April 11 to see high school students from acrossDelaware compete at the Schwartz Center in the state finals of Poetry Out Loud,a national poetry recitation contest. Augustine Mercante, countertenor, and accompanist Hiroko Yamazaki will be entertaining guests during the program. Details…
 Spring/Summer 2006 Art Guide features "Wine Label Study" by Andrew Criss |
Art Guide
The Spring-Summer issue of Art Guide is now available. Feature stories include the Andrew Wyeth exhibits in the region, art galleries at the beach, and summer theater productions. Copies are available throughout the state including at galleries, museums, antique shops and performing arts venues. To receive a copy in the mail go to www.artguidedelaware.com. The next deadline for events listed in the calendar section is July 7, 2006.
Free Energy Audit for Non-Profit Organizations
The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control'sEnergy Office is available to conduct walk-through energy audits for free tonon-profit organizations. These audits will focus on energy efficiency andconservation, lighting, temperature setbacks and HVAC systems. To schedule awalk-through audit, contact Kevin Yingling of the Delaware Energy Office at302-739-1530 or kevin.yingling@state.de.us
ePhilanthropy Training
"Specialized Training for Executives in Advanced ePhilanthropy" isbeing offered by the ePhilanthropy Foundation and the Arts & BusinessCouncil of Greater Philadelphia. Details…
 Lynda Schmid, "Parting Code," pigmented print, 2005 |
Mezzanine Gallery
Lynda Schmid, Delaware Individual Artist Fellow will be exhibiting her photographs in the Mezzanine Gallery in April. Schmid creates multi-layered and textural compositions using the human figure as a starting point.
Literary Arts Brief
Produced with help from the National State Arts Agencies and the National Endowment for the Arts, the new brief, State Efforts to Promote Reading and Literacy Activities in Communities, discusses literary programs from all over the country that get the public involved in reading. Details….
Artline Deadline
The deadline for calendar information for the May/June issue of Artline is Monday, April 3.