Local Craft Conversation
With our local arts partners
Several local Delaware organizations are presenting how handmade craft makes an impact locally in the Wilmington area. Our community arts partners include Delaware Art Museum, Delaware by Hand and the Biggs Museum.
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| 11:30 am |
Dr. Mary F. Holahan
Curator of Collections & Exhibitions
Join a discussion on the Delaware Art Museum’s Outlooks Exhibition Series and how community involvement aids in the creation of exhibitions hosted by the Museum. This fall, the Outlooks show, "Delaware by Hand: Masterworks," will feature works from members of Delaware by Hand.
{Delaware Art Museum}
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| Sunday |
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| 11:30 am |
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Linda Danko
Director |
Beccy Cooper
Programs Coordinator |
{Delaware by Hand}
Learn about major accomplishments in traditional craft in Delaware from the 1740s to today through the Biggs Museum's permanent collections. Items featured include furniture, silver, brass, bone, glass and perhaps fiber from the 18th century to the present.
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| 1:30 pm |
Deb Appleby
Board President
{Biggs Museum}
Discover the history behind the handmade movement in "Delaware by Hand: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow." Exciting history, current highlights, as well as progress and future plans reveal the core of the only private state-wide organization dedicated to the advancement of art and artisans.
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