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- 2301 Kentmere Pkwy. Wilmington DE 19806 USA
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Causes: Art Museums, Arts & Culture
Mission: The Delaware Art Museum connects people to art, offering an inclusive and essential community resource that through its collections, exhibitions, and programs generates creative energy that sustains, enriches, empowers, and inspires.
Results: Since its founding in 1912, the Museum has accumulated a substantial collection and currently houses over 12,000 works of art, including major collections of American and Brandywine Valley illustrators (including Howard Pyle), the largest collection of Pre-Raphaelite art outside England, contemporary regional and Brandywine Valley artists, work by American artist John Sloan, as well as a survey of American art in various media (19th century - present). The Museum's Helen Farr Sloan Library & Archives contains over 38,000 art and reference volumes as well as over 2,000 linear feet of manuscript and archival material related to the collections. Since 2006, the Museum has partnered with over 110 groups throughout the community on over 130 programs.
Target demographics: The Museum's permanent collection and special exhibitions serve the general public. Additional programs serve specific audiences, including children, teens, adults, seniors, families, low-income youth, community groups, students, scholars, and artists.
Direct beneficiaries per year: In 2011, the Museum's visitors included 11,147 youth and 53,536 adults.
Geographic areas served: Located in Wilmington, Delaware, the Delaware Art Museum serves the local community, including New Castle, Kent, and Sussex Counties in Delaware; and residents throughout the region, including Pennsylvania, Maryland, and New Jersey.
Programs: Serving families, community groups, senior citizens, students, scholars, artists and the public at large, the Museum’s educational and public programs are designed to enhance and interpret exhibitions, broaden the visitor’s experience, and attract new and repeat audiences. To expand access, the Museum is open free of charge every Sunday. Ongoing and special programming includes exhibitions on loan and from the permanent collection, public and family programs including Multi-Cultural Family Days and Outlooks Exhibition Series, school programs for pre-K through grade 12 students, teacher workshops, lecture series, art history courses, studio art programs, summer and holiday camps, and guided tours.