Art on the Town

Friday, March 2, 2012

5 pm - 9 pm   

Art on the Town is a great way to view exhibitions in our galleries and visit the artist studios. Art on the Town is free and open to the public.

View upcoming 2012 Art on the Town dates.


 

 
ART SALAD - SPRING 2012
Thursdays 12 noon - 1 pm

Art Salad is a free lunchtime discussion forum for life-long learners. Artists, historians, educators, and curators share multi-point perspectives into the world of contemporary art. This season enjoy a new format with round table discussions.

Bring your own lunch or arrive/call by 11:30 to place an order for delivery from Cosi®. 302-656-6466.

View the complete Art Salad schedule here.

 


 

Winter/Spring  2012
FREE Family Programs at the DCCA

Ages 4 & Up

Noon - 3 pm
Third Sunday (February - May)

 

This season the DCCA offers four Free Family Programs on the third Sunday of the month from February through May. Enjoy guided tours, teacher - led activities in the classroom, and scavenger hunts through the galleries.  Each program offers programs related to the content in the galleries. Join us for a fantastic season of family related programs!

View the full Free Family Program schedule here.
 



2012 Gretchen Hupfel Symposium
SUPERstructure: city/building/interior/object
March 23 – 24, 2012

Keynote Speaker: Marshall Brown
Professor of Architecture
Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago

Learn more here.

 

 

 

Midnight in Wilmington
A 1920s Art Salon
Saturday, April 28
8 pm – Midnight

Come as your favorite 1920s artist, writer, or personality and enjoy ”la vie boheme”
Wilmington-style as you channel the ghosts of Gertrude Stein, Josephine Baker, Salvador Dalí, Picasso, Ernest Hemingway, and the very naughty Fitzgeralds.  This fabulous fundraiser will benefit the DCCA’s exhibitions and education programs.
 
 

 

ARTIST’S CRITIQUE
Sunday, May 6, 12 - 4 pm

Artists can enjoy a group setting critique led by Neysa
Grassi and Joshua Marsh of the PAFA MFA critique
program. If you desire constructive feedback on your
artwork as well as the support and interaction of an artistic
community.

Learn more here.



Cocktails & Conversation: DESIGN
Tuesdays • April 3 - 24
5:30 - 7 pm

Enjoy an exclusive evening of DCCA signature cocktails and conversation. From Fashion to Architecture, Interior to Product, DCCA curators and special guests will facilitate discussion surrounding how artists incorporate elements of design into their work.

Learn more here.


 

Make it Pop: Paper Construction Workshop
Saturday, March 31 & April 1, 12 – 5 pm

The most complex of pop-up structures stem from basic mechanisms that only depend on a little glue and paper. Philadelphia artist Colette Fu will work with participants to learn the basic mechanical concepts of pop-up paper engineering and will address how to incorporate them into your own works of art.

Learn more here.


 

SPECIAL EVENT: ART IN THE DARK
DCCA Sleepover!
Saturday, May 19, 7:30 pm - Sunday, May 20, 10 am
Ages 5 and up

Have you ever wanted to spend the night in a museum? Now is your chance! The DCCA is offering its first ever art-infused sleepover!

Learn more here.