June 4, 2019 (Dover, DE)
On Friday, June 7, 2019, the Biggs Museum will host the Delaware Division of the Arts (DDOA) Award Winners XIX Exhibition – Delawareʼs best visual, literary and performing artists of 2019.

 

EXHIBITION OVERVIEW

 

Each year, the Biggs Museum of American Art hosts the winning artists of Delaware’s most prestigious fellowship competition in one group exhibition. The Delaware State Arts Council, in cooperation with the Delaware Division of the Arts, selects these fellowship winners from a pool of hundreds of literary, visual and performing artists at all professional levels. They are awarded cash grants, exhibition and performance opportunities and yearlong recognition. The Biggs Museum has partnered with CAMP Rehoboth and Cab Calloway School of the Arts to feature this exhibition in Sussex and New Castle Counties.

 

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This exhibition will hold its soft opening on Friday, June 7 during regular museum hours, 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. In addition, the show will be accompanied by an awards ceremony and concert.

 

 

PROGRAM CALENDAR

 

Event: DDOA Award Winners XIX Ceremony

Date: Wednesday, June 12, 2019

Time: 5 p.m. – 7 p.m.

Cost: Free; open to the public

 

Brief Description: Join us for the DDOA XIX Award Winners Ceremony, as we recognize this year’s talented group of artists. Attendees can experience the work of the 2019 Fellows in the Award Winners display throughout the second floor of the museum. The event is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served.

 

 

Event: DDOA XIX Award Winners Concert

Date: Saturday, July 13, 2019

Time: 2:00 – 3:30 p.m.

Cost: $10 adults, $8 seniors; members, students with ID, and active military free

 

Brief Description: Help celebrate the Delaware Division of the Arts’ Award winners in music during an afternoon concert at the Biggs. The event will feature performances by guitarist Kevin J. Cope and folk musician Shelley Kelley, with original music by composer D.H. Regnier. Registration is required. To register, call 302.674.2111 or online at BiggsMuseum.org.

 

Direct Registration Link: http://bit.ly/BiggsDDOA