The Delaware Contemporary

We know it’s Monday —but here are a few happenings at The Contemporary that might excite you. First up, this is the last week to view Studio@’s Artist very own, Diane Hulse’s exhibition, Ebb & Flow in the Elizabeth Denison Hatch Gallery. We’re closed for the holiday on Thursday but come to visit us this Friday, Saturday, and Sunday from noon - 5 pm to see Diane’s incredible work. On Thursday, July 18th, we’re excited to host our Art + Night with the Wilmington Ballet. Inspired by this season’s exhibitions, The Wilmington Ballet brings the art of us to our museum with I AM ART IN MOTION to perform in our galleries. And lastly, on Saturday, July 27th from 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM, we will host open ceramic studios. Feel free to drop in or register. It’s only $50 for the whole day! That's it for now. See you soon at The Contemporary —

Sooo excited for this one! This week’s exhibition feature are our very own from this year’s Artist-In-Residence program — Curated by Chase and Morgan, this exhibit features Noel Cross, Cony Madariaga, Nasir Young, and Zifeng Zang. The Artist In Residence Cohort identifies and supports local, emerging artists poised for careers as dedicated artists. Over ten months, these artists engaged in intensive professional development seminars, formal and informal critiques, and practical workshops to prepare for this culminating exhibition which showcases their experimenting, growth, and collective creative accomplishments. It was an incredible year with the four of you and we can’t wait to see what you do next. Thank you for growing here with us at The Contemporary.

contemporary galleries wide-angle appreciation post. we’re here until 5 pm today. see you soon! —

Happy Monday! It's time for our next artist and exhibition feature from our summer season, Radius. Jennifer Small (@jensmallart ) and her exhibition, Here and There, curated by Erica Loustau (@erica_loustau ) are featured in the Contemporary’s Lobby Gallery. Jennifer and her work seek to find connections and affinities among the varying images. In this exhibition, she also features a body of work that shares a name with our favorite place, Wilmington. Wilmington is a new home for Jennifer and this section of paintings is made up of observations collected around her home, neighborhood, and local green spaces. This work is vibrant and energetic —don’t miss it in our Lobby Gallery!

Part II of our feature for the exhibition, MIXED MESSAGING, currently on display in the Beckler Family Gallery for our summer showing, Radius. We’ll be sharing the deets about all of our guest curators, artists and their artwork throughout the summer. Co-Curated by John Reaves and Rodney Woodland, swipe to learn more about MIXED MESSAGING before you stop by! [Feature image : John Day, BoxedIn]

Our exhibition, Radius24 is on view this summer through August 25th. Over the next few weeks, we will be sharing more detailed information about the guest curators, artists, and artworks in each of our galleries. Mixed Messaging, curated by John Reaves and Rodney Woodland is displayed in the Beckler Family Gallery. Swipe to learn more about the curator and artist in part one of this exhibition feature. Have you already seen the work in this Beckler Family gallery? How has it resonated with you? If not, we hope this information brings you to the museum soon! [first image Jennifer Louise, @mouse.photography , Veiled Realities]

Thank you all for an incredible opening night for our summer exhibition, Radius. It was wonderful to see all of our friends, new and old, together again. Congratulations to all the artists, our guest curators, poets, and musicians. We simply can not do this work without you. Keep tagging us and sharing your stories, we love to see them! If you couldn't make it last night the museum is open this weekend from noon until 5 pm. We look forward to seeing you all again soon.

Opening day is heeeere! It's First Friday and the opening for our Summer 2024 showing, Radius. We’re excited to see everyone this evening. Congrats to all the artists, curators, and our artist-in-residence cohort for an INCREDIBLE display. Take a walking tour of our Studios@ Open Artists Studios tonight! Many of our in house artists will be available to chat, show and sell work! Don't forget about the Poetry Out Loud poetry reading that begins at 6:30 hosted by @gdashjones along with our open mic that will begin at 7 pm. Our favs, @lacasade_lulu food truck will be ready to serve you right before you before you head to our cash bar (that now accepts Apple Pay!) and music by the always wonderful, Ed Dwornik. See you tonight from 5 - 9 PM! 👩‍🎨

Yes, it has been way too long (only a week, but still!) Tomorrow from 5-9 pm we are back for First Friday and the official opening of Summer exhibition, Radius. This collection of six distinct exhibitions represent 45 unique artists working within a 250-mile radius of our Wilmington home. Of course there’s more! Other (extremely important) reasons to attend tomorrow — The Casa de Lulu food truck (seriously good) Cash bar (now accepting Apple Pay!) There’s music by Ed Dwornik and poetry readings and open mic from 6:30-7:30 (bring your poems!) See you tomorrow!

Run to (not in!) The Contemporary to catch the final weekend of our Winter/Spring exhibitions featuring Sebastienne Mundheim, Michael C. Thorpe, Hugh Atkins, Rachel Blythe Udell, Caroline Kunka, and the UD MFA Thesis and Lynn Herrick Sharp Award Exhibitions. The exhibitions will end this Sunday, May 26th and the museum will be closed for turnover Tuesday, May 29th through Thursday, June 7th to prepare for our Summer exhibition — R A D I U S. Thank you to the staff, artists, curators, and visitors for making our Winter/Spring exhibition season an absolute success.

A special thank you to all of our museum friends and family in attendance for last night's Palette to Palate Benefit Dinner! Thank you to Chef Sean Giffing and staff/crew —your four-course meal inspired by our on-display gallery works was a hit. We look forward to our next meal together! Oh, and Happy International Museum Day! 💐

We’re so excited to have our Spring exhibiting artist, Sebastienne Mundheim, join us for a performance of movement, puppetry, storytelling, and electric cello —Kea and the Ark, the story of a woman who built an 86-foot long ark as an act of protest, tenacity and imagination. Join us this Saturday, May 18th, for three special performances in the Wings Foundation Auditorium at The Delaware Contemporary. Kids are FREE, and a suggested donation of $20 is welcome for adults who can do so. Please visit our website for tickets and more information.