Mingle with area writers and celebrate the end of the year with an open mic at the Museum.
Using the camera as a tool for creative expression, Stay Focused puts the student in control of the narrative, challenging them to view the spaces around them in new ways in order to share perspectives that are important to them. Founded and facilitated by photographer Shannon Woodloe, Stay Focused covers the history and core elements of photography, culminating in a theme-based photography project.
The project, “Beauty is…,” will be the students’ photographic responses to the marketing billboard for the Museum’s exhibition Posing Beauty in African American Culture, which poses the questions, “What is beauty?”
A reception and exhibit of student works will be held December 12, 2019 from 6 pm to 7:30 pm.
This Connected Series program is being offered in partnership with Serviam Girl’s Academy and Children and Families First’s Community Schools program at Bancroft Elementary School.
ABOUT THE CONNECTED SERIES
Join the Museum Store for the Well-Read Black Girl Book Club! FREE to attend!
We’re so excited to be partnering with the American Booksellers Association and One Village Alliance to bring a chapter of this hugely popular book club to the Delaware Art Museum. Chandra Pitts of One Village Alliance will be facilitating these amazing bookish adventures as part of the Alliance’s Girls Can Do Anything initiative. We’re thrilled to offer each month’s selection at a 20% discount! Read on for more info about our meeting dates, monthly book picks and more!
Meetings will take place in either the Museum Store or Kids’ Corner. Light refreshments will be served. We’ll be reading the book club’s Young Adult selection each month, so this program is suited for anyone ages 13 and up! We’d love for you to purchase the monthly selection in-store, but it’s not required! We just want to share our love of books with our awesome community.
Well-Read Black Girl Mission Statement: “Our mission is to support diverse voices and emerging writers of color, one book club meeting at a time. Our literary community is inclusive, we strive to inspire change and foster connections between bookstores, readers and authors.”
Questions? Want to pre-order a book? Call the Museum Store: 302-351-8521. See you soon!
Meeting dates and books being discussed:
Thursday, October 10Dear Haiti, Love Alaine
by Maika Moulite and Maritza Moulite
Book available for purchase in the Museum Store.
Thursday, November 14The Revolution of Birdie Randolph
by Brandy Colbert
Book available for purchase in the Museum Store.
Thursday, December 12
Some Places More Than Others
by Renée Watson
Book available for purchase in the Museum Store.
Glory of Stories introduces young visitors to art and the Museum through a story reading followed by an interactive tour of relevant works of art and a studio art project. This program encourages learning through discovery, exploration, and hands-on experiences. Ages 2 and up.
Group tour reservations are required for groups of 10 or more children. Chaperone guidelines and admission rates apply to reserved group tours. Learn more.
| Dec 13 | Art and Max | David Wiesner |
| Dec 20 | Journey | Aaron Becker |
| Dec 27 | Regina’s Big Mistake | Marissa Moss |
2020
| Jan 3 | The Snowy Day | Ezra Jack Keats |
| Jan 10 | Last Stop on Market Street | Matt De La Peña and Christian Robinson |
| Jan 17 | Angelina Ice Skates | Katherine Holabird |
| Jan 24 | Dragon Dancing | Pierr Morgan |
| Jan 31 | Before Morning | Joyce Sidman |
| Feb 7 | Ada Twist, Scientist | Andrea Beaty |
| Feb 14 | Shape of My Heart | Mark Sperring |
| Feb 21 | I want my hat back | Jon Klassen |
| Feb 28 | Black? White! Day? Night! | Laura Vaccaro Seeger |
*Special Halloween Edition: Costumes encouraged! Enjoy a spooky story, a ghostly peek at art, and witchy art making with your grownup. Please, no weapons or large props in the Museum.
Celebrate the season at the Museum during this family-friendly two-day event, Friday, December 13 from Noon to 8 pm and Saturday, December 14 from 10 am to 4 pm. Shop for holiday gifts from 20 regional artisans, listen to festive music performed by local choirs, and enjoy the Museum’s seasonal decorations. Winter-themed art projects will be available for children and their families and snacks and beverages will be for sale from Toscana in the Museum’s Thronson Café. The Museum Store will offer Member specials throughout the weekend. Cash bar.
Performances
Friday, December 13
1:00 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. Talley Middle School
2:15 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Kuumba Academy
3:30 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. Concord High School
4:45 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Salesianum/Ursuline
5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Yuletide Singers
Saturday, December 14
10:00 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. Cab Calloway
11:15 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. St. Edmond’s Academy
12:30 p.m.- 1:15 p.m. Newark Charter School
2:15 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Padua Academy
Artisans
Irina’s Original
Fiber Arts
Irina specializes in Nuno Felting shawls and scarves. Nuno is similar to painting or sculpting but with merino wool on hand dyed silk. Her freeform crocheted vests and sweaters are original designs, not from patterns, and her technique is considered the one of the most difficult in crocheting and knitting. irinasoriginals.com
Anna Biggs Designs
Hand Carved Jewelry
Anna hand carves each silver and gold piece in her jewelry line using the lost wax process. A graduate of both The Rhode Island School of Design and The Fashion Institute of Technology, she incorporates her love of nature and architecture into her unique sculptures. Annabiggsdesigns.com
John A. Styer, The Lathe-meister
Turned Wood Heirlooms
John creates his lathe-turned heirlooms using local wood species as well as exotics from throughout the world. From Brazilian Rosewood to English Walnut, and from Cherry Burls to Poison Ivy vines, he brings the most visually appealing aspects of the wood to the surface by applying a sharp tool while it is rapidly spinning, creating myriad designs. His works range from aesthetically utilitarian to purely artistic. lathe-meister.com
Nancy Butler of Alley Cat Jewelry Studios
Handcrafted Beaded Jewelry
A lifelong Delaware artist, Nancy designs and handcrafts one-of-a-kind beaded jewelry. She searches the country for unusual high quality beads for her necklaces, bracelets, and earrings. When designing jewelry, Nancy allows each piece to develop naturally, taking inspiration from the beads themselves. Her work features semi-precious stones, pearls, crystal, lamp-work, and Czech glass with accents and findings made of sterling silver, vermeil, copper, base metal, and lead-free pewter. alleycatjewelrystudios.com
Mary Jardin Wimberly
Watercolor
Enjoy the stories Mary tells through watercolor! Mary creates in three styles of watercolor paintings: realistic (beloved animals), colorful washes (spirit animals), and whimsical illustrations. Her work includes framed originals, prints, note and holiday cards and oracle decks. marytaleartworks.com
Deborah Flanagan Jewelry
Jewelry
Deborah’s designs are classic, modern and minimalistic. Each piece is personally handcrafted and therefore unique. She is inspired by geometric shapes and their relationships to one another. Many of her pieces are hammered which creates facets to reflect light causing a sparkling affect. Working directly with metal, she fabricates her pieces from sterling silver wire or sheet metal. Using hammers, saws, heat and drills, she coaxes the metal into delicate pieces for adornment. She is very conscious of how her designs will be worn and enjoyed by her customers. dfjewelry.etsy.com
Annette Maazaoui of East Coast Sweets
Hand-crafted Chocolates
East Coast Sweets specializes in hand crafted gift-able boxes of fine chocolates and confections.
Lara Ginzburg
Art Jewelry
Lara’s work, including articles she has written on jewelry making, appears in numerous publications and is exhibited nationally in galleries and art shows. The ancient art of enameling dates back to the Hellenistic Era. Lara uses this historic medium to create unique pieces. Her jewelry is a reflection of her inner vision inspired by her love of life, nature, the ancient world, and her travels to places near and far. Handcrafted in sterling silver and high carat gold, her heirloom quality jewelry is unique, affordable and comfortable to wear. Her jewelry continuously interacts with its wearer, expressing its owner’s sense of beauty. Laraginzburg.com
Linda Majewski
Hand-painted paper plant arrangements
Linda is a self-taught artist working primarily in paper. Her current focus is creating hand-painted paper plants for use in arrangements, wreaths, vertical gardens, and hanging art. Her plants are her personal designs and constructed completely by hand. Paperhomeandgarden.com
Kara Hinson
Watercolor
Kara is a fine artist based in New Castle, Delaware. She has always been inspired by art, and inspired to create. She graduated from West Chester University with a minor in Studio Arts. For most of her life, art was mainly a hobby until she began commissioning drawings for friends. She typically incorporate themes of nature and surrealism when creating portraits in vivid watercolors – celebrating beauty, and playing with fantasy. Currently, she works mainly in watercolor, but she is always learning and growing… karahinson.com
Arcus by Joy Smoker-Liedel
Handmade Jewelry
Covetable. Modern. Treasures. Arcus specializes in modern, one-of-a-kind fine jewelry pieces that are carefully hand-crafted from precious & semi-precious gemstones and recycled metals. Arcus’ goal is for every piece to be a reflection of the wearer’s aesthetic, last forever and be-passed-down through generations. They especially love seeing their pieces mixed with family heirloom jewelry for an updated modern twist that is meaningful to the wearer. etsy.com/shop/arcusatelier
Robert Jenkins
Watercolor and Pencil
Robert is an award winning artist from Chester County, PA. His watercolor paintings capture the beauty of the sublime, and have been featured throughout the country. His three dimensional insect paintings amplify the details that are neglected in a two dimensional image. rjenkinsart.com
Angela Colasanti of VIELA Jewelry
Sterling Silver Jewelry
Drawing on her love of delicate objects from land and sea, Angela designs and handcrafts jewelry. Her work accentuates the intrinsic beauty, grace, and elegance of its inspirational components and utilizes the interplay of form, texture, contrast, shape and asymmetry to attain visual harmony. Often, you can see traces of walking trails or beachcombings in Angela’s jewelry. vielajewelry.com
Handmade Modern Accessories
Metal & Clay Jewelry, Alpaca Blend Knits, Cotton Sewn Goods
Handmade Modern Accessories is a collection of personal and home accessories using traditional crafting techniques with a contemporary point of view.
Taste Artisanal Market
Artisanal Spreads, Honeys, and Chutneys
Taste started out as a small, specialty store and cheese shop in Newark. Customers loved their spreads and cheese. Their spreads, honeys, and chutneys are now in specialty stores, restaurants, and homes throughout the area and the east coast. They continue to be inspired by cultures from around the world and create new, delicious, and imaginative products for you to enjoy. tasteartisanalmarket.com
Debbie Hegedus
Clay Pottery and Sculpture
Debbie is a painter and sculptor. Her work will include smaller figurative sculptures of clay that sing to the beauty and fragility of the forests, waters and creatures with whom we share our precious world. Debbie will also have her hand formed and painted one-of-a-kind “art for the table” dishes, bowls and more…
Heather Ossandon, HEOS Ceramics
Ceramics
Ceramics – Focusing on functional pottery, HEOS spotlights traditional practices through creating everyday objects for the home and kitchen. Each piece in the collection is handmade, decorated, and made to-be-used and enjoyed. heosceramics.com
Refresh, reboot and refine your stone setting technique! Learn about the different bezel wires on the market vs sheet metal, how to measure a cabochon for the perfect bezel fit and how to contour & finish the top of the bezel before setting it into place. We will focus on on high domed cabs, unusual or uneven cabs, and sharp edged (triangular/square) cabs. Additionally, we will discuss when prong setting can be your friend and how to successfully solder prongs into place. This workshop will not focus on finishing one piece of jewelry; rather it will focus on bezel technique, using the torch successfully, and gaining knowledge to go forward and set stones successfully in the future.
Instructor: Kristin Landon
(30 minute lunch break)
Beyond Beginner/Intermediate level
Celebrate the season at the Museum during this family-friendly two-day event, Friday, December 13 from Noon to 8 pm and Saturday, December 14 from 10 am to 4 pm. Shop for holiday gifts from 20 regional artisans, listen to festive music performed by local choirs, and enjoy the Museum’s seasonal decorations. Winter-themed art projects will be available for children and their families and snacks and beverages will be for sale from Toscana in the Museum’s Thronson Café. The Museum Store will offer Member specials throughout the weekend. Cash bar.
Performances
Friday, December 13
1:00 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. Talley Middle School
2:15 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Kuumba Academy
3:30 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. Concord High School
4:45 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Salesianum/Ursuline
5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Yuletide Singers
Saturday, December 14
10:00 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. Cab Calloway
11:15 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. St. Edmond’s Academy
12:30 p.m.- 1:15 p.m. Newark Charter School
2:15 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Padua Academy
Artisans
Irina’s Original
Fiber Arts
Irina specializes in Nuno Felting shawls and scarves. Nuno is similar to painting or sculpting but with merino wool on hand dyed silk. Her freeform crocheted vests and sweaters are original designs, not from patterns, and her technique is considered the one of the most difficult in crocheting and knitting. irinasoriginals.com
Anna Biggs Designs
Hand Carved Jewelry
Anna hand carves each silver and gold piece in her jewelry line using the lost wax process. A graduate of both The Rhode Island School of Design and The Fashion Institute of Technology, she incorporates her love of nature and architecture into her unique sculptures. Annabiggsdesigns.com
John A. Styer, The Lathe-meister
Turned Wood Heirlooms
John creates his lathe-turned heirlooms using local wood species as well as exotics from throughout the world. From Brazilian Rosewood to English Walnut, and from Cherry Burls to Poison Ivy vines, he brings the most visually appealing aspects of the wood to the surface by applying a sharp tool while it is rapidly spinning, creating myriad designs. His works range from aesthetically utilitarian to purely artistic. lathe-meister.com
Nancy Butler of Alley Cat Jewelry Studios
Handcrafted Beaded Jewelry
A lifelong Delaware artist, Nancy designs and handcrafts one-of-a-kind beaded jewelry. She searches the country for unusual high quality beads for her necklaces, bracelets, and earrings. When designing jewelry, Nancy allows each piece to develop naturally, taking inspiration from the beads themselves. Her work features semi-precious stones, pearls, crystal, lamp-work, and Czech glass with accents and findings made of sterling silver, vermeil, copper, base metal, and lead-free pewter. alleycatjewelrystudios.com
Mary Jardin Wimberly
Watercolor
Enjoy the stories Mary tells through watercolor! Mary creates in three styles of watercolor paintings: realistic (beloved animals), colorful washes (spirit animals), and whimsical illustrations. Her work includes framed originals, prints, note and holiday cards and oracle decks. marytaleartworks.com
Deborah Flanagan Jewelry
Jewelry
Deborah’s designs are classic, modern and minimalistic. Each piece is personally handcrafted and therefore unique. She is inspired by geometric shapes and their relationships to one another. Many of her pieces are hammered which creates facets to reflect light causing a sparkling affect. Working directly with metal, she fabricates her pieces from sterling silver wire or sheet metal. Using hammers, saws, heat and drills, she coaxes the metal into delicate pieces for adornment. She is very conscious of how her designs will be worn and enjoyed by her customers. dfjewelry.etsy.com
Annette Maazaoui of East Coast Sweets
Hand-crafted Chocolates
East Coast Sweets specializes in hand crafted gift-able boxes of fine chocolates and confections.
Lara Ginzburg
Art Jewelry
Lara’s work, including articles she has written on jewelry making, appears in numerous publications and is exhibited nationally in galleries and art shows. The ancient art of enameling dates back to the Hellenistic Era. Lara uses this historic medium to create unique pieces. Her jewelry is a reflection of her inner vision inspired by her love of life, nature, the ancient world, and her travels to places near and far. Handcrafted in sterling silver and high carat gold, her heirloom quality jewelry is unique, affordable and comfortable to wear. Her jewelry continuously interacts with its wearer, expressing its owner’s sense of beauty. Laraginzburg.com
Linda Majewski
Hand-painted paper plant arrangements
Linda is a self-taught artist working primarily in paper. Her current focus is creating hand-painted paper plants for use in arrangements, wreaths, vertical gardens, and hanging art. Her plants are her personal designs and constructed completely by hand. Paperhomeandgarden.com
Kara Hinson
Watercolor
Kara is a fine artist based in New Castle, Delaware. She has always been inspired by art, and inspired to create. She graduated from West Chester University with a minor in Studio Arts. For most of her life, art was mainly a hobby until she began commissioning drawings for friends. She typically incorporate themes of nature and surrealism when creating portraits in vivid watercolors – celebrating beauty, and playing with fantasy. Currently, she works mainly in watercolor, but she is always learning and growing… karahinson.com
Arcus by Joy Smoker-Liedel
Handmade Jewelry
Covetable. Modern. Treasures. Arcus specializes in modern, one-of-a-kind fine jewelry pieces that are carefully hand-crafted from precious & semi-precious gemstones and recycled metals. Arcus’ goal is for every piece to be a reflection of the wearer’s aesthetic, last forever and be-passed-down through generations. They especially love seeing their pieces mixed with family heirloom jewelry for an updated modern twist that is meaningful to the wearer. etsy.com/shop/arcusatelier
Robert Jenkins
Watercolor and Pencil
Robert is an award winning artist from Chester County, PA. His watercolor paintings capture the beauty of the sublime, and have been featured throughout the country. His three dimensional insect paintings amplify the details that are neglected in a two dimensional image. rjenkinsart.com
Angela Colasanti of VIELA Jewelry
Sterling Silver Jewelry
Drawing on her love of delicate objects from land and sea, Angela designs and handcrafts jewelry. Her work accentuates the intrinsic beauty, grace, and elegance of its inspirational components and utilizes the interplay of form, texture, contrast, shape and asymmetry to attain visual harmony. Often, you can see traces of walking trails or beachcombings in Angela’s jewelry. vielajewelry.com
Handmade Modern Accessories
Metal & Clay Jewelry, Alpaca Blend Knits, Cotton Sewn Goods
Handmade Modern Accessories is a collection of personal and home accessories using traditional crafting techniques with a contemporary point of view.
Taste Artisanal Market
Artisanal Spreads, Honeys, and Chutneys
Taste started out as a small, specialty store and cheese shop in Newark. Customers loved their spreads and cheese. Their spreads, honeys, and chutneys are now in specialty stores, restaurants, and homes throughout the area and the east coast. They continue to be inspired by cultures from around the world and create new, delicious, and imaginative products for you to enjoy. tasteartisanalmarket.com
Debbie Hegedus
Clay Pottery and Sculpture
Debbie is a painter and sculptor. Her work will include smaller figurative sculptures of clay that sing to the beauty and fragility of the forests, waters and creatures with whom we share our precious world. Debbie will also have her hand formed and painted one-of-a-kind “art for the table” dishes, bowls and more…
Heather Ossandon, HEOS Ceramics
Ceramics
Ceramics – Focusing on functional pottery, HEOS spotlights traditional practices through creating everyday objects for the home and kitchen. Each piece in the collection is handmade, decorated, and made to-be-used and enjoyed. heosceramics.com
Museum Guides lead public tours every weekend. On Saturdays and Sundays, there is a Highlights tour focusing on the Museum’s collection at 1:00 p.m. At 2:00 p.m., the public tour focuses on the special exhibition or spotlights an area of the permanent collection.
Saturdays and Sundays
Highlights Tour at 1:00 p.m.
Exhibition/Spotlight Tour at 2:00 p.m.
Tours are free with admission.
Enjoy a Guide-led tour of the special exhibition Posing Beauty in African American Culture every Saturday and Sunday, October 20, 2019 – January 26, 2020.
Refresh, reboot and refine your stone setting technique! Learn about the different bezel wires on the market vs sheet metal, how to measure a cabochon for the perfect bezel fit and how to contour & finish the top of the bezel before setting it into place. We will focus on on high domed cabs, unusual or uneven cabs, and sharp edged (triangular/square) cabs. Additionally, we will discuss when prong setting can be your friend and how to successfully solder prongs into place. This workshop will not focus on finishing one piece of jewelry; rather it will focus on bezel technique, using the torch successfully, and gaining knowledge to go forward and set stones successfully in the future.
Instructor: Kristin Landon
(30 minute lunch break)
Beyond Beginner/Intermediate level
Museum Guides lead public tours every weekend. On Saturdays and Sundays, there is a Highlights tour focusing on the Museum’s collection at 1:00 p.m. At 2:00 p.m., the public tour focuses on the special exhibition or spotlights an area of the permanent collection.
Saturdays and Sundays
Highlights Tour at 1:00 p.m.
Exhibition/Spotlight Tour at 2:00 p.m.
Tours are free with admission.
Enjoy a Guide-led tour of the special exhibition Posing Beauty in African American Culture every Saturday and Sunday, October 20, 2019 – January 26, 2020.
Celebrate the holidays with the return of the Cartoon Christmas Trio to Delaware Art Museum! Assembled in 1995 by bassist Rob Swanson, the trio’s sole focus is compositions from classic Christmas cartoons—particularly the music of Vince Guaraldi, composer of the “Peanuts” soundtracks. The Cartoon Christmas Trio has made live appearances on NBC, ABC, and NPR, and comes back to the Museum to wow audiences with yuletide nostalgia.
ABOUT THE 2018 PERFORMANCE SERIES
The Delaware Art Museum’s performance series features bold, adventurous works from a variety of art forms. With a focus on social justice and cutting edge creative performance, this series brings artists to Delaware who are pushing creative boundaries and responding to present day events in innovative ways. Performances will take place on the Museum’s campus and out in the community.
All ticket purchases are final. No refunds or exchanges will be issued.
Glory of Stories introduces young visitors to art and the Museum through a story reading followed by an interactive tour of relevant works of art and a studio art project. This program encourages learning through discovery, exploration, and hands-on experiences. Ages 2 and up.
Group tour reservations are required for groups of 10 or more children. Chaperone guidelines and admission rates apply to reserved group tours. Learn more.
| Dec 13 | Art and Max | David Wiesner |
| Dec 20 | Journey | Aaron Becker |
| Dec 27 | Regina’s Big Mistake | Marissa Moss |
2020
| Jan 3 | The Snowy Day | Ezra Jack Keats |
| Jan 10 | Last Stop on Market Street | Matt De La Peña and Christian Robinson |
| Jan 17 | Angelina Ice Skates | Katherine Holabird |
| Jan 24 | Dragon Dancing | Pierr Morgan |
| Jan 31 | Before Morning | Joyce Sidman |
| Feb 7 | Ada Twist, Scientist | Andrea Beaty |
| Feb 14 | Shape of My Heart | Mark Sperring |
| Feb 21 | I want my hat back | Jon Klassen |
| Feb 28 | Black? White! Day? Night! | Laura Vaccaro Seeger |
*Special Halloween Edition: Costumes encouraged! Enjoy a spooky story, a ghostly peek at art, and witchy art making with your grownup. Please, no weapons or large props in the Museum.
Museum Guides lead public tours every weekend. On Saturdays and Sundays, there is a Highlights tour focusing on the Museum’s collection at 1:00 p.m. At 2:00 p.m., the public tour focuses on the special exhibition or spotlights an area of the permanent collection.
Saturdays and Sundays
Highlights Tour at 1:00 p.m.
Exhibition/Spotlight Tour at 2:00 p.m.
Tours are free with admission.
On the first day of winter, take a break from your holiday shopping with a peaceful afternoon labyrinth walk. Free, donations accepted.
Enjoy a Guide-led tour of the special exhibition Posing Beauty in African American Culture every Saturday and Sunday, October 20, 2019 – January 26, 2020.
Celebrate the holidays with the return of the Cartoon Christmas Trio to Delaware Art Museum! Assembled in 1995 by bassist Rob Swanson, the trio’s sole focus is compositions from classic Christmas cartoons—particularly the music of Vince Guaraldi, composer of the “Peanuts” soundtracks. The Cartoon Christmas Trio has made live appearances on NBC, ABC, and NPR, and comes back to the Museum to wow audiences with yuletide nostalgia.
ABOUT THE 2018 PERFORMANCE SERIES
The Delaware Art Museum’s performance series features bold, adventurous works from a variety of art forms. With a focus on social justice and cutting edge creative performance, this series brings artists to Delaware who are pushing creative boundaries and responding to present day events in innovative ways. Performances will take place on the Museum’s campus and out in the community.
All ticket purchases are final. No refunds or exchanges will be issued.
Museum Guides lead public tours every weekend. On Saturdays and Sundays, there is a Highlights tour focusing on the Museum’s collection at 1:00 p.m. At 2:00 p.m., the public tour focuses on the special exhibition or spotlights an area of the permanent collection.
Saturdays and Sundays
Highlights Tour at 1:00 p.m.
Exhibition/Spotlight Tour at 2:00 p.m.
Tours are free with admission.
Enjoy a Guide-led tour of the special exhibition Posing Beauty in African American Culture every Saturday and Sunday, October 20, 2019 – January 26, 2020.
Glory of Stories introduces young visitors to art and the Museum through a story reading followed by an interactive tour of relevant works of art and a studio art project. This program encourages learning through discovery, exploration, and hands-on experiences. Ages 2 and up.
Group tour reservations are required for groups of 10 or more children. Chaperone guidelines and admission rates apply to reserved group tours. Learn more.
| Dec 13 | Art and Max | David Wiesner |
| Dec 20 | Journey | Aaron Becker |
| Dec 27 | Regina’s Big Mistake | Marissa Moss |
2020
| Jan 3 | The Snowy Day | Ezra Jack Keats |
| Jan 10 | Last Stop on Market Street | Matt De La Peña and Christian Robinson |
| Jan 17 | Angelina Ice Skates | Katherine Holabird |
| Jan 24 | Dragon Dancing | Pierr Morgan |
| Jan 31 | Before Morning | Joyce Sidman |
| Feb 7 | Ada Twist, Scientist | Andrea Beaty |
| Feb 14 | Shape of My Heart | Mark Sperring |
| Feb 21 | I want my hat back | Jon Klassen |
| Feb 28 | Black? White! Day? Night! | Laura Vaccaro Seeger |
*Special Halloween Edition: Costumes encouraged! Enjoy a spooky story, a ghostly peek at art, and witchy art making with your grownup. Please, no weapons or large props in the Museum.
Museum Guides lead public tours every weekend. On Saturdays and Sundays, there is a Highlights tour focusing on the Museum’s collection at 1:00 p.m. At 2:00 p.m., the public tour focuses on the special exhibition or spotlights an area of the permanent collection.
Saturdays and Sundays
Highlights Tour at 1:00 p.m.
Exhibition/Spotlight Tour at 2:00 p.m.
Tours are free with admission.
Enjoy a Guide-led tour of the special exhibition Posing Beauty in African American Culture every Saturday and Sunday, October 20, 2019 – January 26, 2020.
Museum Guides lead public tours every weekend. On Saturdays and Sundays, there is a Highlights tour focusing on the Museum’s collection at 1:00 p.m. At 2:00 p.m., the public tour focuses on the special exhibition or spotlights an area of the permanent collection.
Saturdays and Sundays
Highlights Tour at 1:00 p.m.
Exhibition/Spotlight Tour at 2:00 p.m.
Tours are free with admission.
Enjoy a Guide-led tour of the special exhibition Posing Beauty in African American Culture every Saturday and Sunday, October 20, 2019 – January 26, 2020.
Glory of Stories introduces young visitors to art and the Museum through a story reading followed by an interactive tour of relevant works of art and a studio art project. This program encourages learning through discovery, exploration, and hands-on experiences. Ages 2 and up.
Group tour reservations are required for groups of 10 or more children. Chaperone guidelines and admission rates apply to reserved group tours. Learn more.
| Dec 13 | Art and Max | David Wiesner |
| Dec 20 | Journey | Aaron Becker |
| Dec 27 | Regina’s Big Mistake | Marissa Moss |
2020
| Jan 3 | The Snowy Day | Ezra Jack Keats |
| Jan 10 | Last Stop on Market Street | Matt De La Peña and Christian Robinson |
| Jan 17 | Angelina Ice Skates | Katherine Holabird |
| Jan 24 | Dragon Dancing | Pierr Morgan |
| Jan 31 | Before Morning | Joyce Sidman |
| Feb 7 | Ada Twist, Scientist | Andrea Beaty |
| Feb 14 | Shape of My Heart | Mark Sperring |
| Feb 21 | I want my hat back | Jon Klassen |
| Feb 28 | Black? White! Day? Night! | Laura Vaccaro Seeger |
*Special Halloween Edition: Costumes encouraged! Enjoy a spooky story, a ghostly peek at art, and witchy art making with your grownup. Please, no weapons or large props in the Museum.
First Fridays of the month. This noon-time lunch series on the first Friday of every month pairs an engaging 30-minute discussion about a work of art with a delicious lunch in the Thronson Café. (Café lunch voucher included in price).
Upcoming Topics
November 1, 2019: Charles Burchfield painting – Register
December 6, 2019: Mandala, Gregory Gillespie – Register
January 3, 2020: Artwork from the exhibition Mitch Lyons: The Hand Translated – Register
February 7, 2020: Flying Dutchman, Howard Pyle – Register
Museum Guides lead public tours every weekend. On Saturdays and Sundays, there is a Highlights tour focusing on the Museum’s collection at 1:00 p.m. At 2:00 p.m., the public tour focuses on the special exhibition or spotlights an area of the permanent collection.
Saturdays and Sundays
Highlights Tour at 1:00 p.m.
Exhibition/Spotlight Tour at 2:00 p.m.
Tours are free with admission.
Enjoy a Guide-led tour of the special exhibition Posing Beauty in African American Culture every Saturday and Sunday, October 20, 2019 – January 26, 2020.
Museum Guides lead public tours every weekend. On Saturdays and Sundays, there is a Highlights tour focusing on the Museum’s collection at 1:00 p.m. At 2:00 p.m., the public tour focuses on the special exhibition or spotlights an area of the permanent collection.
Saturdays and Sundays
Highlights Tour at 1:00 p.m.
Exhibition/Spotlight Tour at 2:00 p.m.
Tours are free with admission.
Enjoy a Guide-led tour of the special exhibition Posing Beauty in African American Culture every Saturday and Sunday, October 20, 2019 – January 26, 2020.
Glory of Stories introduces young visitors to art and the Museum through a story reading followed by an interactive tour of relevant works of art and a studio art project. This program encourages learning through discovery, exploration, and hands-on experiences. Ages 2 and up.
Group tour reservations are required for groups of 10 or more children. Chaperone guidelines and admission rates apply to reserved group tours. Learn more.
| Dec 13 | Art and Max | David Wiesner |
| Dec 20 | Journey | Aaron Becker |
| Dec 27 | Regina’s Big Mistake | Marissa Moss |
2020
| Jan 3 | The Snowy Day | Ezra Jack Keats |
| Jan 10 | Last Stop on Market Street | Matt De La Peña and Christian Robinson |
| Jan 17 | Angelina Ice Skates | Katherine Holabird |
| Jan 24 | Dragon Dancing | Pierr Morgan |
| Jan 31 | Before Morning | Joyce Sidman |
| Feb 7 | Ada Twist, Scientist | Andrea Beaty |
| Feb 14 | Shape of My Heart | Mark Sperring |
| Feb 21 | I want my hat back | Jon Klassen |
| Feb 28 | Black? White! Day? Night! | Laura Vaccaro Seeger |
*Special Halloween Edition: Costumes encouraged! Enjoy a spooky story, a ghostly peek at art, and witchy art making with your grownup. Please, no weapons or large props in the Museum.
Unwind on a Friday night sipping an adult beverage and getting in touch with your creative side. In this laid-back workshop students will complete a work of art inspired by Museum exhibitions.
Instructor: Amanda Kamen.
Must be 21 or older to participate.
Register: January 10 | February 14 | March 13
Mix, mingle, and get a little messy in the Museum’s ceramics studio! Participants will experiment with clay and complete a functional piece of pottery that the Museum will glaze. No experience necessary.
Instructor: Peter Morgan
Must be 21 or older to participate.
Register: January 10 | February 14 | March 13
Students will produce images inspired by photographs in Posing Beauty in African American Culture. Lessons on studio lighting, background, props, and posing the model will be taught. Model fee included.
Museum Guides lead public tours every weekend. On Saturdays and Sundays, there is a Highlights tour focusing on the Museum’s collection at 1:00 p.m. At 2:00 p.m., the public tour focuses on the special exhibition or spotlights an area of the permanent collection.
Saturdays and Sundays
Highlights Tour at 1:00 p.m.
Exhibition/Spotlight Tour at 2:00 p.m.
Tours are free with admission.
Enjoy a Guide-led tour of the special exhibition Posing Beauty in African American Culture every Saturday and Sunday, October 20, 2019 – January 26, 2020.
Learn more about local preschools at the Museum’s Preschool Fair. Families are also invited to participate in Family 2nd Sunday and enjoy complimentary coffee. Children of all ages welcome.
Drop-in on second Sundays for a full day of programs designed for families. Additional programming and performances on select 2nd Sundays.
10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Ages 0–2 and their grownups.
Art Museum Babies – Join us for circle time with songs, sensory play, and a baby-friendly visit with a special work of art.
10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Young Artist Storytime – Begin with a story reading in Kids’ Corner followed by an interactive tour through two galleries and creating a work of art. Ages 2–6 and their grownups.
11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. All families.
Lunch Bunch – Drop into the café for lunch to meet other Museum families. Enjoy kid-friendly food options, and a shared table reserved just for families. Food available for purchase.
Noon – 3:00 p.m. Ages 6+ and their grownups.
Sunday Studio – Create art together and learn about new materials and techniques from a professional teaching artist.
Family 2nd Sunday presents Chinese New Year Celebration: Year of the Rat
Sunday, February 9
10:00 a.m. Art Museum Babies. Ages 0–2.
11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Chinese New Year–inspired Art Activities.
11:30 a.m. Lion Dance and Folk Dance Troupes Perform.
12:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. Chinese Calligraphy and Dough Figuring.
1:30 p.m. Demonstration by CACC Yo-Yo Club followed by Feature Performance.
Museum Guides lead public tours every weekend. On Saturdays and Sundays, there is a Highlights tour focusing on the Museum’s collection at 1:00 p.m. At 2:00 p.m., the public tour focuses on the special exhibition or spotlights an area of the permanent collection.
Saturdays and Sundays
Highlights Tour at 1:00 p.m.
Exhibition/Spotlight Tour at 2:00 p.m.
Tours are free with admission.
Enjoy a Guide-led tour of the special exhibition Posing Beauty in African American Culture every Saturday and Sunday, October 20, 2019 – January 26, 2020.
Glory of Stories introduces young visitors to art and the Museum through a story reading followed by an interactive tour of relevant works of art and a studio art project. This program encourages learning through discovery, exploration, and hands-on experiences. Ages 2 and up.
Group tour reservations are required for groups of 10 or more children. Chaperone guidelines and admission rates apply to reserved group tours. Learn more.
| Dec 13 | Art and Max | David Wiesner |
| Dec 20 | Journey | Aaron Becker |
| Dec 27 | Regina’s Big Mistake | Marissa Moss |
2020
| Jan 3 | The Snowy Day | Ezra Jack Keats |
| Jan 10 | Last Stop on Market Street | Matt De La Peña and Christian Robinson |
| Jan 17 | Angelina Ice Skates | Katherine Holabird |
| Jan 24 | Dragon Dancing | Pierr Morgan |
| Jan 31 | Before Morning | Joyce Sidman |
| Feb 7 | Ada Twist, Scientist | Andrea Beaty |
| Feb 14 | Shape of My Heart | Mark Sperring |
| Feb 21 | I want my hat back | Jon Klassen |
| Feb 28 | Black? White! Day? Night! | Laura Vaccaro Seeger |
*Special Halloween Edition: Costumes encouraged! Enjoy a spooky story, a ghostly peek at art, and witchy art making with your grownup. Please, no weapons or large props in the Museum.
Artists are invited to bring their own painting or drawing projects to work on in a supportive group setting. Gentle guidance will be provided and a group critique will conclude the session. All levels.
Instructor: Roe Murray
Museum Guides lead public tours every weekend. On Saturdays and Sundays, there is a Highlights tour focusing on the Museum’s collection at 1:00 p.m. At 2:00 p.m., the public tour focuses on the special exhibition or spotlights an area of the permanent collection.
Saturdays and Sundays
Highlights Tour at 1:00 p.m.
Exhibition/Spotlight Tour at 2:00 p.m.
Tours are free with admission.
Enjoy a Guide-led tour of the special exhibition Posing Beauty in African American Culture every Saturday and Sunday, October 20, 2019 – January 26, 2020.
Museum Guides lead public tours every weekend. On Saturdays and Sundays, there is a Highlights tour focusing on the Museum’s collection at 1:00 p.m. At 2:00 p.m., the public tour focuses on the special exhibition or spotlights an area of the permanent collection.
Saturdays and Sundays
Highlights Tour at 1:00 p.m.
Exhibition/Spotlight Tour at 2:00 p.m.
Tours are free with admission.
Enjoy a Guide-led tour of the special exhibition Posing Beauty in African American Culture every Saturday and Sunday, October 20, 2019 – January 26, 2020.
Celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., through art and service in partnership with One Village Alliance and Raising Kings.
Portrait Photography
Monday, January 20 | 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
During the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service, add your portrait to a wall of photographs of our community. To complement the exhibition Posing Beauty in African American Culture, we are filling a wall of our entryway with portraits of our community members. 100 frames will slowly fill with photographs of locals, to add dimension to the portraits in the special exhibition itself. We’d love to include your portrait. Register to have your photograph taken by Joe McFetridge on January 20. Participants will receive a digital and print copy once the photographs come off the walls in spring 2020. Free.
To complement the exhibition Posing Beauty in African American Culture, we are filling a wall of our entryway with portraits of our community members. 100 frames will slowly fill with photographs of locals, to add dimension to the portraits in the special exhibition itself. We’d love to include your portrait. Register to have your photograph taken by Joe McFetridge on January 20. Participants will receive a digital and print copy once the photographs come off the walls in spring 2020.
Founded in 2016 by choreographer Jeremy McQueen, The Black Iris Project is a ballet collaborative and education vehicle that creates new, relevant classical and contemporary ballet works that celebrate diversity and Black history. “A Mother’s Rite” is a new ballet about how a mother copes with the loss of her child to a racially-motivated murder.
A powerful 38 minute solo ballet set to Igor Stravinsky’s iconic composition Rite of Spring that explores one mother’s journey through the stage of grief after being thrust into the spotlight by way of her son’s murder by police.
This engagement of Black Iris Project is made possible through the Special Presenter Initiatives program of the Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation with support from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Delaware Division of the Arts.
Glory of Stories introduces young visitors to art and the Museum through a story reading followed by an interactive tour of relevant works of art and a studio art project. This program encourages learning through discovery, exploration, and hands-on experiences. Ages 2 and up.
Group tour reservations are required for groups of 10 or more children. Chaperone guidelines and admission rates apply to reserved group tours. Learn more.
| Dec 13 | Art and Max | David Wiesner |
| Dec 20 | Journey | Aaron Becker |
| Dec 27 | Regina’s Big Mistake | Marissa Moss |
2020
| Jan 3 | The Snowy Day | Ezra Jack Keats |
| Jan 10 | Last Stop on Market Street | Matt De La Peña and Christian Robinson |
| Jan 17 | Angelina Ice Skates | Katherine Holabird |
| Jan 24 | Dragon Dancing | Pierr Morgan |
| Jan 31 | Before Morning | Joyce Sidman |
| Feb 7 | Ada Twist, Scientist | Andrea Beaty |
| Feb 14 | Shape of My Heart | Mark Sperring |
| Feb 21 | I want my hat back | Jon Klassen |
| Feb 28 | Black? White! Day? Night! | Laura Vaccaro Seeger |
*Special Halloween Edition: Costumes encouraged! Enjoy a spooky story, a ghostly peek at art, and witchy art making with your grownup. Please, no weapons or large props in the Museum.
Refresh, reboot and refine your stone setting technique! Learn about the different bezel wires on the market vs sheet metal, how to measure a cabochon for the perfect bezel fit and how to contour & finish the top of the bezel before setting it into place. We will focus on on high domed cabs, unusual or uneven cabs, and sharp edged (triangular/square) cabs. Additionally, we will discuss when prong setting can be your friend and how to successfully solder prongs into place. This workshop will not focus on finishing one piece of jewelry; rather it will focus on bezel technique, using the torch successfully, and gaining knowledge to go forward and set stones successfully in the future.
Instructor: Kristin Landon
(30 minute lunch break)
Beyond Beginner/Intermediate level
Museum Guides lead public tours every weekend. On Saturdays and Sundays, there is a Highlights tour focusing on the Museum’s collection at 1:00 p.m. At 2:00 p.m., the public tour focuses on the special exhibition or spotlights an area of the permanent collection.
Saturdays and Sundays
Highlights Tour at 1:00 p.m.
Exhibition/Spotlight Tour at 2:00 p.m.
Tours are free with admission.
Enjoy a Guide-led tour of the special exhibition Posing Beauty in African American Culture every Saturday and Sunday, October 20, 2019 – January 26, 2020.
Refresh, reboot and refine your stone setting technique! Learn about the different bezel wires on the market vs sheet metal, how to measure a cabochon for the perfect bezel fit and how to contour & finish the top of the bezel before setting it into place. We will focus on on high domed cabs, unusual or uneven cabs, and sharp edged (triangular/square) cabs. Additionally, we will discuss when prong setting can be your friend and how to successfully solder prongs into place. This workshop will not focus on finishing one piece of jewelry; rather it will focus on bezel technique, using the torch successfully, and gaining knowledge to go forward and set stones successfully in the future.
Instructor: Kristin Landon
(30 minute lunch break)
Beyond Beginner/Intermediate level
Museum Guides lead public tours every weekend. On Saturdays and Sundays, there is a Highlights tour focusing on the Museum’s collection at 1:00 p.m. At 2:00 p.m., the public tour focuses on the special exhibition or spotlights an area of the permanent collection.
Saturdays and Sundays
Highlights Tour at 1:00 p.m.
Exhibition/Spotlight Tour at 2:00 p.m.
Tours are free with admission.
Enjoy a Guide-led tour of the special exhibition Posing Beauty in African American Culture every Saturday and Sunday, October 20, 2019 – January 26, 2020.
Join the DelArt Readers, a community-led book club passionate about art-inspired literature. Visit the links below for monthly selections. RSVP encouraged, but not required. Email ejarvis@delart.org.
November 21, 2019
The Art of Rivalry: four friendships, betrayals, and breakthroughs in Modern Art
by Sebastian Smee (Non-Fiction)
December, 2019
No meeting
January 30, 2020
The Greater Journey: Americans in Paris
by David McCullough (Non-Fiction)
March 26, 2020
The Cave Painters: Probing the Mysteries of the World’s First Artists
by Gregory Curtis (Non-Fiction)
May 28, 2020
What Are You Looking At?: The Surprising, Shocking, and Sometimes Strange Story of 150 Years of Modern Art
by Will Gompertz (Non-Fiction)
June 25, 2020
In Sunlight or In Shadow: Stories Inspired by the Paintings of Edward Hopper
edited by Lawrence Block (Fiction)
September 24, 2020
The Lady in Gold: The Extraordinary Tale of Gustav Klimt’s Masterpiece, Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer
by Anne-Marie O’Connor (Non-Fiction)
December, 2020
No meeting
Glory of Stories introduces young visitors to art and the Museum through a story reading followed by an interactive tour of relevant works of art and a studio art project. This program encourages learning through discovery, exploration, and hands-on experiences. Ages 2 and up.
Group tour reservations are required for groups of 10 or more children. Chaperone guidelines and admission rates apply to reserved group tours. Learn more.
| Dec 13 | Art and Max | David Wiesner |
| Dec 20 | Journey | Aaron Becker |
| Dec 27 | Regina’s Big Mistake | Marissa Moss |
2020
| Jan 3 | The Snowy Day | Ezra Jack Keats |
| Jan 10 | Last Stop on Market Street | Matt De La Peña and Christian Robinson |
| Jan 17 | Angelina Ice Skates | Katherine Holabird |
| Jan 24 | Dragon Dancing | Pierr Morgan |
| Jan 31 | Before Morning | Joyce Sidman |
| Feb 7 | Ada Twist, Scientist | Andrea Beaty |
| Feb 14 | Shape of My Heart | Mark Sperring |
| Feb 21 | I want my hat back | Jon Klassen |
| Feb 28 | Black? White! Day? Night! | Laura Vaccaro Seeger |
*Special Halloween Edition: Costumes encouraged! Enjoy a spooky story, a ghostly peek at art, and witchy art making with your grownup. Please, no weapons or large props in the Museum.
Museum Guides lead public tours every weekend. On Saturdays and Sundays, there is a Highlights tour focusing on the Museum’s collection at 1:00 p.m. At 2:00 p.m., the public tour focuses on the special exhibition or spotlights an area of the permanent collection.
Saturdays and Sundays
Highlights Tour at 1:00 p.m.
Exhibition/Spotlight Tour at 2:00 p.m.
Tours are free with admission.
Museum Guides lead public tours every weekend. On Saturdays and Sundays, there is a Highlights tour focusing on the Museum’s collection at 1:00 p.m. At 2:00 p.m., the public tour focuses on the special exhibition or spotlights an area of the permanent collection.
Saturdays and Sundays
Highlights Tour at 1:00 p.m.
Exhibition/Spotlight Tour at 2:00 p.m.
Tours are free with admission.
Museum Guides lead public tours every weekend. On Saturdays and Sundays, there is a Highlights tour focusing on the Museum’s collection at 1:00 p.m. At 2:00 p.m., the public tour focuses on the special exhibition or spotlights an area of the permanent collection.
Saturdays and Sundays
Highlights Tour at 1:00 p.m.
Exhibition/Spotlight Tour at 2:00 p.m.
Tours are free with admission.
Museum Guides lead public tours every weekend. On Saturdays and Sundays, there is a Highlights tour focusing on the Museum’s collection at 1:00 p.m. At 2:00 p.m., the public tour focuses on the special exhibition or spotlights an area of the permanent collection.
Saturdays and Sundays
Highlights Tour at 1:00 p.m.
Exhibition/Spotlight Tour at 2:00 p.m.
Tours are free with admission.
Join us at the Delaware Art Museum on February 6 for the first in the 2020 series of “Conversations with Women Making a Difference in Delaware.”
Carol Arnott-Robbins, founder of NEWS4Women, will facilitate a panel discussion followed by a Q&A session. Topics will include career highlights, life stories, and hard-earned wisdom from these three influential women. The three February panelists include:
Claudia Peña Porretti – CEO, Girl Scouts of the Chesapeake Bay
Claudia is a seasoned nonprofit leader with more than 20 years of experience. She has always been a strong advocate for children and her work has included supporting Latina girls through a collaboration with Girls, Inc., promoting awareness of English Learners’ education, and advocating for Unaccompanied Children who migrated to Sussex County. While Executive Director at La Esperanza, Claudia launched a Victims Immigration Services program for Latina victims of domestic violence and sexual assault, and created PASA (Prevent Alcohol and Substance Abuse), an evidence-based substance abuse prevention program for Hispanic youth. In 2016, she secured recognition from the U.S. Department of Justice Board of Immigration Appeals for the Latin American Community Center to provide legal immigration services for low-income Hispanic immigrants.
Honored by Delaware Today as a 2013 Women in Business, and a 2015 recipient of Girls Inc.’s Strong, Smart and Bold Award, Claudia currently serves as a trustee for the University of Delaware and Woodlawn Trustees.
Kathy Jennings – Attorney General of Delaware
Kathy joined the Delaware Department of Justice (DOJ) right out of law school, starting her legal career as one of only two women in the Criminal Division. In the years that followed, she prosecuted dozens of domestic violence, sexual assault, and homicide cases – including working with the FBI, New Castle County Police Department, and Delaware State Police to investigate and prosecute a serial killer who tortured and murdered five women.
She went on to serve as both State Prosecutor and Chief Deputy Attorney General, before entering private practice where she represented individuals and companies in criminal, regulatory, and civil matters. In 2011 she returned to the DOJ as State Prosecutor under Attorneys General Beau Biden and Matt Denn. Kathy also served as Chief Administrative Officer of New Castle County under County Executive Matt Meyer, managing personnel and budgetary matters for Delaware’s second-largest public employer. On January 1st, 2019, she was sworn in as Delaware’s 46th Attorney General.
Lossie Freeman – Director of Corporate Partnerships, Zip Code Wilmington
Lossie is responsible for cultivating corporate relationships for the only nonprofit coding school in Delaware and for helping to place Zip Code graduates in paid technology jobs. Previously she served as Special Assistant to Mayor Mike Purzycki for Employment Initiatives for the City of Wilmington.
Her career began on Wall Street at JPMorgan as an Internal Global Consultant where she assisted in the launch of their FX business in Seoul and a joint venture in Tokyo with DKB Bank. She later became a licensed broker-dealer on the JPM Listed Equity Trading Desk, a clerk on the New York Stock Exchange, and as program manager for a technology group. She also worked in the Economic/Political section at the U.S. Consulate in Guangzhou, China and in Washington D.C., as the head of Business Development for a boutique communications consulting firm. Lossie serves on the boards of the Delaware Community Foundation and is a Trustee for Salem Academy & College.
Bring your friends — and bring the men in your life — to this fun and inspirational evening.
The event is jointly sponsored by Blue Blaze Associates, NEWS4Women, and the Fund for Women.
Glory of Stories introduces young visitors to art and the Museum through a story reading followed by an interactive tour of relevant works of art and a studio art project. This program encourages learning through discovery, exploration, and hands-on experiences. Ages 2 and up.
Group tour reservations are required for groups of 10 or more children. Chaperone guidelines and admission rates apply to reserved group tours. Learn more.
| Dec 13 | Art and Max | David Wiesner |
| Dec 20 | Journey | Aaron Becker |
| Dec 27 | Regina’s Big Mistake | Marissa Moss |
2020
| Jan 3 | The Snowy Day | Ezra Jack Keats |
| Jan 10 | Last Stop on Market Street | Matt De La Peña and Christian Robinson |
| Jan 17 | Angelina Ice Skates | Katherine Holabird |
| Jan 24 | Dragon Dancing | Pierr Morgan |
| Jan 31 | Before Morning | Joyce Sidman |
| Feb 7 | Ada Twist, Scientist | Andrea Beaty |
| Feb 14 | Shape of My Heart | Mark Sperring |
| Feb 21 | I want my hat back | Jon Klassen |
| Feb 28 | Black? White! Day? Night! | Laura Vaccaro Seeger |
*Special Halloween Edition: Costumes encouraged! Enjoy a spooky story, a ghostly peek at art, and witchy art making with your grownup. Please, no weapons or large props in the Museum.
First Fridays of the month. This noon-time lunch series on the first Friday of every month pairs an engaging 30-minute discussion about a work of art with a delicious lunch in the Thronson Café. (Café lunch voucher included in price).
Upcoming Topics
November 1, 2019: Charles Burchfield painting – Register
December 6, 2019: Mandala, Gregory Gillespie – Register
January 3, 2020: Artwork from the exhibition Mitch Lyons: The Hand Translated – Register
February 7, 2020: Flying Dutchman, Howard Pyle – Register
Museum Guides lead public tours every weekend. On Saturdays and Sundays, there is a Highlights tour focusing on the Museum’s collection at 1:00 p.m. At 2:00 p.m., the public tour focuses on the special exhibition or spotlights an area of the permanent collection.
Saturdays and Sundays
Highlights Tour at 1:00 p.m.
Exhibition/Spotlight Tour at 2:00 p.m.
Tours are free with admission.
Museum Guides lead public tours every weekend. On Saturdays and Sundays, there is a Highlights tour focusing on the Museum’s collection at 1:00 p.m. At 2:00 p.m., the public tour focuses on the special exhibition or spotlights an area of the permanent collection.
Saturdays and Sundays
Highlights Tour at 1:00 p.m.
Exhibition/Spotlight Tour at 2:00 p.m.
Tours are free with admission.
Drop in for a full day of family-friendly programs. Free, suggested $10 donation. Family 2nd Sundays are sponsored by the Museum Council.
10:00 a.m. Art Museum Babies. Ages 0–2.
11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Chinese New Year–inspired Art Activities.
11:30 a.m. Lion Dance and Folk Dance Troupes Perform.
12:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. Chinese Calligraphy and Dough Figuring.
1:30 p.m. Demonstration by CACC Yo-Yo Club followed by Feature Performance.
Drop-in on second Sundays for a full day of programs designed for families. Additional programming and performances on select 2nd Sundays.
10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Ages 0–2 and their grownups.
Art Museum Babies – Join us for circle time with songs, sensory play, and a baby-friendly visit with a special work of art.
10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Young Artist Storytime – Begin with a story reading in Kids’ Corner followed by an interactive tour through two galleries and creating a work of art. Ages 2–6 and their grownups.
11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. All families.
Lunch Bunch – Drop into the café for lunch to meet other Museum families. Enjoy kid-friendly food options, and a shared table reserved just for families. Food available for purchase.
Noon – 3:00 p.m. Ages 6+ and their grownups.
Sunday Studio – Create art together and learn about new materials and techniques from a professional teaching artist.
Family 2nd Sunday presents Chinese New Year Celebration: Year of the Rat
Sunday, February 9
10:00 a.m. Art Museum Babies. Ages 0–2.
11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Chinese New Year–inspired Art Activities.
11:30 a.m. Lion Dance and Folk Dance Troupes Perform.
12:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. Chinese Calligraphy and Dough Figuring.
1:30 p.m. Demonstration by CACC Yo-Yo Club followed by Feature Performance.
Museum Guides lead public tours every weekend. On Saturdays and Sundays, there is a Highlights tour focusing on the Museum’s collection at 1:00 p.m. At 2:00 p.m., the public tour focuses on the special exhibition or spotlights an area of the permanent collection.
Saturdays and Sundays
Highlights Tour at 1:00 p.m.
Exhibition/Spotlight Tour at 2:00 p.m.
Tours are free with admission.
Museum Guides lead public tours every weekend. On Saturdays and Sundays, there is a Highlights tour focusing on the Museum’s collection at 1:00 p.m. At 2:00 p.m., the public tour focuses on the special exhibition or spotlights an area of the permanent collection.
Saturdays and Sundays
Highlights Tour at 1:00 p.m.
Exhibition/Spotlight Tour at 2:00 p.m.
Tours are free with admission.
“…Ross’ precocious creativity, facility, and confidence were downright shocking. His style is so unique and developed that it changed my image of the vibraphone itself. Though his musicality [shone] through brightly, I was most impressed by the revolutionary way in which he approached the physicality of the instrument, reworking classic limitations as creative allowances.”
Chicago native Joel Ross has performed with historic and seasoned artists – Herbie Hancock, Louis Hayes, Christian McBride, and Stefon Harris – as well as with cutting-edge contemporaries like Ambrose Akinmusire, Gerald Clayton, and Marquis Hill. Twice selected as a Thelonious Monk Institute National All-Star and a 2013 YoungArts Jazz Finalist – he’s also had the opportunity to perform at the Brubeck, Monterey, Seattle, and Chicago Jazz Festivals -and- at internationally-celebrated venues like Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola in New York, SF Jazz in San Francisco, and Club Vibrato in Los Angeles.
Playing the drum kit as early as three years of age, Ross learned other percussion instruments & approaches beginning in grade five, in his tenth year. When starting his work on Vibes, he engaged both classical and jazz works, and did so throughout high school. In his last year there, Ross also began playing the piano in a more serious way.
Ross recently completed a two-year fellowship with the Brubeck Institute Jazz Quintet in California. Winning first place at the 2016 BIAMP PDX Jazz Festival ‘Jazz Forward’ Competition, he was also a winner of the Keep an Eye International Jazz Award, in Amsterdam. A fitting addition to the Marquis Hill Blacktet – before their 2016 European tour – Ross has just recorded his own debut album “Good Vibes,” to be released in August. He will be performing, also, with his newly minted Joel Ross’ Good Vibes ensemble.
Joel Ross Good Vibes at Smalls Jazz Club, New York 2017 from Beaver on the Beats on Vimeo.
Glory of Stories introduces young visitors to art and the Museum through a story reading followed by an interactive tour of relevant works of art and a studio art project. This program encourages learning through discovery, exploration, and hands-on experiences. Ages 2 and up.
Group tour reservations are required for groups of 10 or more children. Chaperone guidelines and admission rates apply to reserved group tours. Learn more.
| Dec 13 | Art and Max | David Wiesner |
| Dec 20 | Journey | Aaron Becker |
| Dec 27 | Regina’s Big Mistake | Marissa Moss |
2020
| Jan 3 | The Snowy Day | Ezra Jack Keats |
| Jan 10 | Last Stop on Market Street | Matt De La Peña and Christian Robinson |
| Jan 17 | Angelina Ice Skates | Katherine Holabird |
| Jan 24 | Dragon Dancing | Pierr Morgan |
| Jan 31 | Before Morning | Joyce Sidman |
| Feb 7 | Ada Twist, Scientist | Andrea Beaty |
| Feb 14 | Shape of My Heart | Mark Sperring |
| Feb 21 | I want my hat back | Jon Klassen |
| Feb 28 | Black? White! Day? Night! | Laura Vaccaro Seeger |
*Special Halloween Edition: Costumes encouraged! Enjoy a spooky story, a ghostly peek at art, and witchy art making with your grownup. Please, no weapons or large props in the Museum.
Unwind on a Friday night sipping an adult beverage and getting in touch with your creative side. In this laid-back workshop students will complete a work of art inspired by Museum exhibitions.
Instructor: Amanda Kamen.
Must be 21 or older to participate.
Register: January 10 | February 14 | March 13
Mix, mingle, and get a little messy in the Museum’s ceramics studio! Participants will experiment with clay and complete a functional piece of pottery that the Museum will glaze. No experience necessary.
Instructor: Peter Morgan
Must be 21 or older to participate.
Register: January 10 | February 14 | March 13
Museum Guides lead public tours every weekend. On Saturdays and Sundays, there is a Highlights tour focusing on the Museum’s collection at 1:00 p.m. At 2:00 p.m., the public tour focuses on the special exhibition or spotlights an area of the permanent collection.
Saturdays and Sundays
Highlights Tour at 1:00 p.m.
Exhibition/Spotlight Tour at 2:00 p.m.
Tours are free with admission.
Museum Guides lead public tours every weekend. On Saturdays and Sundays, there is a Highlights tour focusing on the Museum’s collection at 1:00 p.m. At 2:00 p.m., the public tour focuses on the special exhibition or spotlights an area of the permanent collection.
Saturdays and Sundays
Highlights Tour at 1:00 p.m.
Exhibition/Spotlight Tour at 2:00 p.m.
Tours are free with admission.
Museum Guides lead public tours every weekend. On Saturdays and Sundays, there is a Highlights tour focusing on the Museum’s collection at 1:00 p.m. At 2:00 p.m., the public tour focuses on the special exhibition or spotlights an area of the permanent collection.
Saturdays and Sundays
Highlights Tour at 1:00 p.m.
Exhibition/Spotlight Tour at 2:00 p.m.
Tours are free with admission.
Museum Guides lead public tours every weekend. On Saturdays and Sundays, there is a Highlights tour focusing on the Museum’s collection at 1:00 p.m. At 2:00 p.m., the public tour focuses on the special exhibition or spotlights an area of the permanent collection.
Saturdays and Sundays
Highlights Tour at 1:00 p.m.
Exhibition/Spotlight Tour at 2:00 p.m.
Tours are free with admission.
Glory of Stories introduces young visitors to art and the Museum through a story reading followed by an interactive tour of relevant works of art and a studio art project. This program encourages learning through discovery, exploration, and hands-on experiences. Ages 2 and up.
Group tour reservations are required for groups of 10 or more children. Chaperone guidelines and admission rates apply to reserved group tours. Learn more.
| Dec 13 | Art and Max | David Wiesner |
| Dec 20 | Journey | Aaron Becker |
| Dec 27 | Regina’s Big Mistake | Marissa Moss |
2020
| Jan 3 | The Snowy Day | Ezra Jack Keats |
| Jan 10 | Last Stop on Market Street | Matt De La Peña and Christian Robinson |
| Jan 17 | Angelina Ice Skates | Katherine Holabird |
| Jan 24 | Dragon Dancing | Pierr Morgan |
| Jan 31 | Before Morning | Joyce Sidman |
| Feb 7 | Ada Twist, Scientist | Andrea Beaty |
| Feb 14 | Shape of My Heart | Mark Sperring |
| Feb 21 | I want my hat back | Jon Klassen |
| Feb 28 | Black? White! Day? Night! | Laura Vaccaro Seeger |
*Special Halloween Edition: Costumes encouraged! Enjoy a spooky story, a ghostly peek at art, and witchy art making with your grownup. Please, no weapons or large props in the Museum.
Museum Guides lead public tours every weekend. On Saturdays and Sundays, there is a Highlights tour focusing on the Museum’s collection at 1:00 p.m. At 2:00 p.m., the public tour focuses on the special exhibition or spotlights an area of the permanent collection.
Saturdays and Sundays
Highlights Tour at 1:00 p.m.
Exhibition/Spotlight Tour at 2:00 p.m.
Tours are free with admission.
Museum Guides lead public tours every weekend. On Saturdays and Sundays, there is a Highlights tour focusing on the Museum’s collection at 1:00 p.m. At 2:00 p.m., the public tour focuses on the special exhibition or spotlights an area of the permanent collection.
Saturdays and Sundays
Highlights Tour at 1:00 p.m.
Exhibition/Spotlight Tour at 2:00 p.m.
Tours are free with admission.
Museum Guides lead public tours every weekend. On Saturdays and Sundays, there is a Highlights tour focusing on the Museum’s collection at 1:00 p.m. At 2:00 p.m., the public tour focuses on the special exhibition or spotlights an area of the permanent collection.
Saturdays and Sundays
Highlights Tour at 1:00 p.m.
Exhibition/Spotlight Tour at 2:00 p.m.
Tours are free with admission.
Join us for an inside look and in-depth dialogue around Angela Fraleigh’s paintings, led by University of Delaware Art History graduate student Olivia Armandroff.
Museum Guides lead public tours every weekend. On Saturdays and Sundays, there is a Highlights tour focusing on the Museum’s collection at 1:00 p.m. At 2:00 p.m., the public tour focuses on the special exhibition or spotlights an area of the permanent collection.
Saturdays and Sundays
Highlights Tour at 1:00 p.m.
Exhibition/Spotlight Tour at 2:00 p.m.
Tours are free with admission.
Join the DelArt Readers, a community-led book club passionate about art-inspired literature. Visit the links below for monthly selections. RSVP encouraged, but not required. Email ejarvis@delart.org.
November 21, 2019
The Art of Rivalry: four friendships, betrayals, and breakthroughs in Modern Art
by Sebastian Smee (Non-Fiction)
December, 2019
No meeting
January 30, 2020
The Greater Journey: Americans in Paris
by David McCullough (Non-Fiction)
March 26, 2020
The Cave Painters: Probing the Mysteries of the World’s First Artists
by Gregory Curtis (Non-Fiction)
May 28, 2020
What Are You Looking At?: The Surprising, Shocking, and Sometimes Strange Story of 150 Years of Modern Art
by Will Gompertz (Non-Fiction)
June 25, 2020
In Sunlight or In Shadow: Stories Inspired by the Paintings of Edward Hopper
edited by Lawrence Block (Fiction)
September 24, 2020
The Lady in Gold: The Extraordinary Tale of Gustav Klimt’s Masterpiece, Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer
by Anne-Marie O’Connor (Non-Fiction)
December, 2020
No meeting
Glory of Stories introduces young visitors to art and the Museum through a story reading followed by an interactive tour of relevant works of art and a studio art project. This program encourages learning through discovery, exploration, and hands-on experiences. Ages 2 and up.
Group tour reservations are required for groups of 10 or more children. Chaperone guidelines and admission rates apply to reserved group tours. Learn more.
| Dec 13 | Art and Max | David Wiesner |
| Dec 20 | Journey | Aaron Becker |
| Dec 27 | Regina’s Big Mistake | Marissa Moss |
2020
| Jan 3 | The Snowy Day | Ezra Jack Keats |
| Jan 10 | Last Stop on Market Street | Matt De La Peña and Christian Robinson |
| Jan 17 | Angelina Ice Skates | Katherine Holabird |
| Jan 24 | Dragon Dancing | Pierr Morgan |
| Jan 31 | Before Morning | Joyce Sidman |
| Feb 7 | Ada Twist, Scientist | Andrea Beaty |
| Feb 14 | Shape of My Heart | Mark Sperring |
| Feb 21 | I want my hat back | Jon Klassen |
| Feb 28 | Black? White! Day? Night! | Laura Vaccaro Seeger |
*Special Halloween Edition: Costumes encouraged! Enjoy a spooky story, a ghostly peek at art, and witchy art making with your grownup. Please, no weapons or large props in the Museum.
Join us for an inside look and in-depth dialogue around Angela Fraleigh’s paintings, led by University of Delaware Art History graduate student Olivia Armandroff.
Museum Guides lead public tours every weekend. On Saturdays and Sundays, there is a Highlights tour focusing on the Museum’s collection at 1:00 p.m. At 2:00 p.m., the public tour focuses on the special exhibition or spotlights an area of the permanent collection.
Saturdays and Sundays
Highlights Tour at 1:00 p.m.
Exhibition/Spotlight Tour at 2:00 p.m.
Tours are free with admission.
Museum Guides lead public tours every weekend. On Saturdays and Sundays, there is a Highlights tour focusing on the Museum’s collection at 1:00 p.m. At 2:00 p.m., the public tour focuses on the special exhibition or spotlights an area of the permanent collection.
Saturdays and Sundays
Highlights Tour at 1:00 p.m.
Exhibition/Spotlight Tour at 2:00 p.m.
Tours are free with admission.
Museum Guides lead public tours every weekend. On Saturdays and Sundays, there is a Highlights tour focusing on the Museum’s collection at 1:00 p.m. At 2:00 p.m., the public tour focuses on the special exhibition or spotlights an area of the permanent collection.
Saturdays and Sundays
Highlights Tour at 1:00 p.m.
Exhibition/Spotlight Tour at 2:00 p.m.
Tours are free with admission.
Museum Guides lead public tours every weekend. On Saturdays and Sundays, there is a Highlights tour focusing on the Museum’s collection at 1:00 p.m. At 2:00 p.m., the public tour focuses on the special exhibition or spotlights an area of the permanent collection.
Saturdays and Sundays
Highlights Tour at 1:00 p.m.
Exhibition/Spotlight Tour at 2:00 p.m.
Tours are free with admission.
Glory of Stories introduces young visitors to art and the Museum through a story reading followed by an interactive tour of relevant works of art and a studio art project. This program encourages learning through discovery, exploration, and hands-on experiences. Ages 2 and up.
Group tour reservations are required for groups of 10 or more children. Chaperone guidelines and admission rates apply to reserved group tours. Learn more.
| Dec 13 | Art and Max | David Wiesner |
| Dec 20 | Journey | Aaron Becker |
| Dec 27 | Regina’s Big Mistake | Marissa Moss |
2020
| Jan 3 | The Snowy Day | Ezra Jack Keats |
| Jan 10 | Last Stop on Market Street | Matt De La Peña and Christian Robinson |
| Jan 17 | Angelina Ice Skates | Katherine Holabird |
| Jan 24 | Dragon Dancing | Pierr Morgan |
| Jan 31 | Before Morning | Joyce Sidman |
| Feb 7 | Ada Twist, Scientist | Andrea Beaty |
| Feb 14 | Shape of My Heart | Mark Sperring |
| Feb 21 | I want my hat back | Jon Klassen |
| Feb 28 | Black? White! Day? Night! | Laura Vaccaro Seeger |
*Special Halloween Edition: Costumes encouraged! Enjoy a spooky story, a ghostly peek at art, and witchy art making with your grownup. Please, no weapons or large props in the Museum.
First Fridays of the month. This noon-time lunch series on the first Friday of every month pairs an engaging 30-minute discussion about a work of art with a delicious lunch in the Thronson Café. (Café lunch voucher included in price).
Upcoming Topics
November 1, 2019: Charles Burchfield painting – Register
December 6, 2019: Mandala, Gregory Gillespie – Register
January 3, 2020: Artwork from the exhibition Mitch Lyons: The Hand Translated – Register
February 7, 2020: Flying Dutchman, Howard Pyle – Register
Make beautifully detailed etchings without using harmful chemicals! Solarplates are light-sensitized steel plates that are a simple, safe and fast alternative to traditional etchings with acids and solvents. Using a light box and soy based inks students will explore making using painterly styles and photographic transparencies. Basic printmaking lessons in tearing paper, registering paper, mixing colors, and using the press will be covered. All materials in this class are non-toxic. Supplies included.
(30-minute lunch break)
Instructor: Caroline Coolidge Brown
Students will spend a relaxed afternoon using a mold and coils to create unique and functional bowls. The Museum will glaze each piece to pick up later. (Beginner/Beyond Beginner)
Instructor: Carole Fox
Museum Guides lead public tours every weekend. On Saturdays and Sundays, there is a Highlights tour focusing on the Museum’s collection at 1:00 p.m. At 2:00 p.m., the public tour focuses on the special exhibition or spotlights an area of the permanent collection.
Saturdays and Sundays
Highlights Tour at 1:00 p.m.
Exhibition/Spotlight Tour at 2:00 p.m.
Tours are free with admission.
Museum Guides lead public tours every weekend. On Saturdays and Sundays, there is a Highlights tour focusing on the Museum’s collection at 1:00 p.m. At 2:00 p.m., the public tour focuses on the special exhibition or spotlights an area of the permanent collection.
Saturdays and Sundays
Highlights Tour at 1:00 p.m.
Exhibition/Spotlight Tour at 2:00 p.m.
Tours are free with admission.