Today, we recognize and honor Indigenous Peoples' Day. We honor the past, present, and future of the Indigenous communities of Delaware; celebrating their cultural heritage, strength, and historic impact.

DDOA staff are in Washington, D.C. for the @NASAA_Arts national conference, connecting with state arts colleagues from across the country. We’ll return Monday, Oct. 12. Email will not be monitored during the conference. Thanks for your patience! #artsde #netde

Friday night, one of Dayesla Ixtli's living canvases walked right through our Mezzanine Gallery. Painted gold and black from face to fingertips and wrapped in lit branches of monarch butterflies, she brought the art off the wall and into the room. 🦋

October is National Arts and Humanities Month! Thank you, Governor Matt Meyer (@MattMeyerDE), for proclaiming it here in Delaware. 🎨 Make October a vibrant month and find a show, exhibit, or class near you at DelawareScene.com! #ArtsAndHumanitiesMonth

Goddesses and warriors, painted and crowned by hand. Dayesla Ixtli's Diosas & Guerreras: The Living Canvas opens tomorrow at our Mezzanine Gallery for #ArtLoopWilm. Fri, Oct 2, 5-7 p.m. | 820 N. French St., Wilmington | Free

A big moment for Delaware’s creative economy! We were glad to join Gov. Matt Meyer, legislators, filmmakers, and industry leaders at Pine Box Studios for the ceremonial signing of legislation supporting Delaware’s growing film and entertainment industry. de.gov/film

JUST ANNOUCNED: DDOA earned 6 awards in the 2026 National Federation of Press Women Communications Contest: 🥇 2 First Place 🥈 2 Second Place 🥉 1 Third Place ⭐ 1 Honorable Mention Proud to see Delaware’s arts community represented nationally. 🎨 arts.delaware.gov/nfpw-2026/

The Delaware Division of the Arts office is closed today, Wednesday, September 23, as our team participates in a Delaware State Arts Council meeting. We will reopen tomorrow, Thursday, September 24, and look forward to assisting you then.

Join us for An Afternoon with the 2026 Delaware Literary Fellows on Saturday, Sept. 26 at 4 p.m. at Duck Creek Regional Library in Smyrna! Enjoy live readings and performances, followed by an audience Q&A. 🎟️ FREE admission!

What a great day to be in a room with hundreds of Delaware’s creative arts educators! Our team was proud to take part in Arts State PD Day - connecting with the teachers who bring creativity, expression, and the arts to students across the First State every day. #ArtsEducation

This Thursday! Celebrate the incredible creativity of Delaware’s artists at the FREE opening reception for Award Winners XXVI at the Historic Odessa Foundation. Meet the work of Delaware’s 2026 Individual Artist Fellows and enjoy an evening of art in historic Odessa.

Thank you to @MattMeyerDE for proclaiming Sept. 13–19 as National Arts in Education Week in Delaware! We’re proud to celebrate the educators, teaching artists & organizations helping Delaware students build creativity, confidence and critical-thinking skills through the arts.

Learn more about one of the Division's grantees: Southern Delaware Orchestra. delawareonline.com/story/ent…

We were honored to play a role in the opening of the new NoMa Library! The Division helped coordinate local artists whose work is now displayed throughout the library - bringing Delaware creativity into this exciting new community space. whyy.org/articles/noma-libra… #netde

From Bethany to Brandywine, it’s a joyful weekend for the arts in Delaware! We’re proud to sponsor both the Bethany Beach Arts Festival and Brandywine Festival of the Arts - helping individual artists share their work and connect with communities across the state. #artsde

What a great night at Art Loop Wilmington! Thank you to everyone who stopped by Friday evening to experience the exhibition featuring the work of artist Alan B. Tuttle. We loved welcoming visitors into the gallery and seeing so many people connect through art and conversation.

🎨 Art Loop Wilmington is TONIGHT! Starting at 5 p.m., explore 20+ venues with artists and exhibitions across Wilmington. Full lineup + map: ArtLoopWilmington.org 🚌 Shuttle: 5:30–8:30 p.m., starting/ending at The Delaware Contemporary. 📸 Taking Flight by Alan B. Tuttle

Today, we remember the lives lost on September 11, honor those who responded with extraordinary courage, and stand with all whose lives were forever changed. Art can hold what time cannot: the people, places, and moments that shape our collective memory. Never forget.

Creativity, connection, and lifelong learning are expanding across Delaware. 🎨 A new $77,500 national grant will help bring FREE arts classes to hundreds more Delawareans age 55+ through libraries and senior centers statewide. Learn more: arts.delaware.gov/delaware-c…

The People's Gallery is unlike most exhibitions. The Delaware Art Museum invited any Delaware artist to submit a piece, and 500+ now hang together in the Fusco Gallery. Lifelong artists, first-timers, people who never pictured their work on a museum wall, all in one room.