Ebony H. Flag showed an interest in the arts from an early age by seeking to emulate the creative abilities of her parents. A graduate of the Moore College of Art & Design in Philadelphia, Ebony focuses on illustration, graphic design and poetry. Ebony’s passions do not end at the tip of a pen or paintbrush; she exhibits the same level of commitment in wanting to see others’ lives made better. Influenced by her interactions as an educator, youth counselor and community builder, her rhythmic writings are as vivid and captivating as the illustrations she creates.

Milton Downing describes his art as Juxt-58 Art assembled to harmonize. The art of arranging a collage of paint, fact, fabric and fun. I have been director of visual art programing at CCAC for 28 years.

2019 Delaware Division of the Arts Fellows Shannon Woodloe (Emerging Artist: Visual Arts—Photography) and Chet'la Sebree (Established Artist: Literature—Poetry) will present a collaborative exhibition that explores the legacy of slavery’s effect on black women and their sexuality. Through Woodloe's photography inspired by Sebree's poetry collection Mistress, the exhibition will meditate on an observation made by historian and lawyer Annette Gordon-Reed: "The portrayal of black female sexuality as inherently degraded is a product of slavery and white supremacy, and it lives on as one of slavery’s chief legacies and as one of white supremacy’s continuing projects."

The event will feature an exhibition of artwork and a short poetry reading, which will begin at 6:30pm.

Shannon Woodloe, 2019 Delaware Division of Arts Emerging Artist Fellow, is a Wilmington-based photographer. Using photography as a tool, she aims to document her subjects beyond literal interpretation. Through her lens, she aims to provide the stories behind of her subject matter. This passion is derived from the history she excavated about her family through the family's photo archive.

2019 Delaware Division of the Arts Fellow Chet’la Sebree (Established Artist: Literature—Poetry) is the author of Mistress, selected by Cathy Park Hong as the winner of the 2018 New Issues Poetry Prize. She is the Director of the Stadler Center for Poetry & Literary Arts and an assistant professor of English at Bucknell University.

FlowerChild is a self-taught artist and east-side Wilmington native who chose her name to represent her rejection of conventional society and her focus on love, peace, and simple, idealistic values. She describes her artistic style as African folk art and uses figures to create human like beings out of different flowers.

Krista Dedrick Lai makes vividly colorful, high contrast paintings and mixed media pieces about her experiences and observations. Krista has a studio in her home where she also cares for her young son. She always has a long list of projects in her head, a canvas on the wall, and a few side projects happening, and is excited about where her art is going and fighting every day to take herself seriously.

Krista’s work has been shown in several Philadelphia galleries such as Space 1026, the InLiquid Gallery and Practice Gallery, as well as galleries in New Orleans and New Jersey. Recently Krista’s painting “Disparate Voices” was included in the exhibition Into the Light, which was organized and curated by the Bridgette Mayer Gallery. Krista’s work is held in numerous private collections. Music and complimentary beer and wine while supplies last. Music and 50/50 raffle.

FOCAL POINTS: WOMEN ADVANCING THE APERTURE Group exhibition of contemporary female photographers showcases contemporary female photographers whose work centers on the themes of illusion, perception, and perspective against the backdrop of the 100th anniversary of the 19th amendment. Like their antecedents, this exhibition celebrates the strength, conviction, and advancements made by women to address gender parity and the powerful role art plays in producing multiple layers of dialogue.

ATMOSPHERE, John Breakey “These paintings are inspired by the great space above and to the horizon line and its continuous parade of atmospheric conditions. My hope is these observed depictions of natural events serve as a respite or pause for the viewer.”

MIDNIGHT MASS, Amie Potsic Working with the expansive industrial architecture of The Delaware Contemporary, Potsic strives to punctuate the height, scale, and proportion of the interior space. With over 250 linear feet of silk, Potsic has designed a monumental site-specific installation involving panels suspended on wires in the atrium plenum.

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Colleen has combined metal and clay in her most recent work. Ken will have oil paintings; Romeo and Juliet out of context.

"PArtist Michele Foster’s work focuses on florals, seascapes, landscapes or figures. She uses canvas, paper or board to create her paintings. To achieve richness and depth, she builds layers of color and then scrapes them to expose the substrata of colors. Foster makes ethereal images that attracts one to ponder the layers of texture or scraped areas in the painting. This technique creates surprising details within the image, working together to create an uplifting piece containing a sense of energy. Light refreshments served at Art Loop. Beer and wine available for $5 each.

I have had an interest in creating artistic things all my life. It has only been in the last 15 years that I have concentrated on painting plein aire and still life subjects in acrylics and oils.

The Pyle Studio Group exhibition this February of my work is about my love of color, mostly blue exhibited here, and my delight in light and reflection in all subjects indoors and out. I make no attempt to make my work like a photograph but rather to give it a painterly quality using palette knife and wide brush strokes. In the paintings I have chosen I hope you see a happy brightness and a calming sentiment. Exhibit on display until February 29, 2020.

To schedule a private tour of the Studios, where Howard Pyle painted, wrote, and taught from 1881-1911, call 302-656-7397.

My artwork is fused and captured in sand, acrylic paint, on wood to create texture dimensions. The organic materials of my art installations paired with energetic brightly colored pieces serve as a symbol of emotional experience and observation.

A.J. Stalloni's exhibit is called Trauma Confessions describes what he calls "rerouting of the pathways from a traumatized brain by way of the abstract." A.J. Stalloni was born and raised in Wilmington, DE, lived in Arden for three years, and currently resides in Philadelphia. He has been painting for about five years. A.J.'s preferred mode of expression is through abstract painting. He says, "By tapping into the subconscious, and finding new ways to heal -- in many ways, art has saved my life." Complimentary refreshments.

Offerings from many local and regional artists including Kathy Ruck, Marty Barnes, Shirley Rigby, Catherine Bosk, Betsy Greer, Max Savaiko, Mario Lenin, Leslie Hubbard, Caroline Chen, Sarah Baptist & More. Art available in different mediums and sizes. We offer something for everyone! Light refreshments offered.

A group show featuring a mix of Gallery artists' work, including works by Gay Freeborn, Maryanne Jacobsen and Kate Mundie.