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(Webinar) Go Global with Grant Funding: The 2026 Compass Grant Briefing

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Export Delaware is proud to introduce the 2026 Compass Grant Program, offering up to $10,000 to help Delaware small businesses grow internationally.   Join us for a free, one-hour webinar where you’ll discover: If your business qualifies for funding, and what activities are eligible How to submit a strong application What’s new at Export Delaware [
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Delaware Public Archives Reveals Delaware’s Unusual Treasures in New Digital Exhibit

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The Delaware Public Archives invites the public to take a closer look at the quirky, curious, and captivating side of Delaware’s history in its new digital exhibit Unusual Treasures. This engaging collection brings together more than two dozen items that reflect the richness of the First State’s archival holdings.   Far from traditional birth certificates [
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The Mezzanine Gallery Presents Jen Hintz Eggers’ “Seeds of Life”

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An intimate and meditative exploration of early motherhood, sacred geometry, and the cycles of life through vibrant oil paintings.   Wilmington, Del. (June 4, 2025) – The Delaware Division of the Arts’ Mezzanine Gallery is pleased to present “Seeds of Life”, a solo exhibition of collage works by Delaware artist Jennifer Hintz Eggers. The show [
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Discover Your Revolutionary Roots at the Delaware Public Archives’ June First Saturday Program

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Looking to uncover your family’s role in the American Revolution? Join us at the Delaware Public Archives on Saturday, June 7, at 10:30 a.m. for this month’s First Saturday Program: Flags of Our Forefathers: Finding Your Roots in the Revolution. This program will cover the most common records used by genealogists while also exploring lesser-known resources that can be [
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Students’ Mock Continental Congress Coming to Delaware

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DOVER, Del. – Delaware 250 has announced that middle and high school students across Delaware will have the opportunity this June to take part in a Mock Continental Congress, inspired by the Second Continental Congress that convened in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the summer of 1776. On Friday, June 6, fifty middle and high school students [
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Applications for Delaware Community Investment Venture Fund Now Open

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The Delaware Council on Banking has announced that it has started accepting applications for the Delaware Community Investment Venture Fund (DCIVF). The DCIVF provides funding opportunities for banking organizations, credit unions, and Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) doing business in Delaware to better serve the needs of low- to moderate-income census tracts within the state. [
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Award Winners XXV: Celebrating 25 Years of Honoring Delaware Individual Artists with The Biggs Museum of American Art

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Special event to honor 21 individual artists to be held May 15   Dover, Del. (May 2, 2025) – The Biggs Museum of American Art proudly presents Award Winners XXV, a milestone exhibition celebrating the 25th anniversary of showcasing the Delaware Division of the Arts’ Individual Artist Fellowship recipients. The exhibition opens May 15 and [
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The Mezzanine Gallery Presents Shefon Taylor’s “The Fragment Holds More Than the Whole”

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Through evocative collage and archival abstraction, Taylor explores memory, identity, and the poetics of fragmentation in her May 2025 exhibition   Wilmington, Del. (May 1, 2025) –The Delaware Division of the Arts’ Mezzanine Gallery is pleased to present The Fragment Holds More Than the Whole, a solo exhibition of collage works by Delaware artist Shefon [
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New Delaware Historical Marker Design Unveiling

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Delaware’s historical markers are getting a makeover. The unveiling ceremony of the new design for the State of Delaware Historic Markers will be held at the Delaware Public Archives on April 29, 2025 at 2:00 p.m. Created by the same forge, the new design will have an enhanced appearance, incorporating the Great State Seal of [
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Delaware 250: Grant Opportunities for Spring/Summer 2025

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Delaware 250 Grants for Semiquincentennial Planning Spring/Summer 2025 Cycle Notice of Funding Opportunity   About Delaware 250 The year 2026 will see United States Semiquincentennial, the commemoration of the 250th anniversary of America’s (and Delaware’s) independence. This anniversary provides an opportunity to reflect on Delaware’s unique history and its contributions over the course of the [
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