2026 Individual Artist Fellows
Delaware’s Individual Artist Fellowships recognize artists for their outstanding quality of work and provide monetary awards. Individual Artist Fellows are publicly acknowledged and benefit from the additional exposure to their work. Fellows are required to showcase their work in a public exhibition or performance.
For 2026, the Division received work samples from 246 Delaware choreographers; composers; musicians; writers; and folk, media, and visual artists. The work samples were reviewed by out-of-state arts professionals who considered the demonstrated creativity and skill in each artist’s respective art form. Twenty-seven artists were selected for fellowships across three categories—1 Master Fellow, 14 Established Fellows, and 12 Emerging Fellows—and the Division also named 5 runners-up, each of whom will receive an honorarium. The twenty-seven selected fellows reside throughout Delaware including Georgetown, Middletown, Bear, Townsend, Newark, Magnolia, Bethany Beach, New Castle, Rehoboth Beach, Farmington, Lewes, Milford, Smyrna, and Wilmington.
The work of the Fellows will be featured in a group exhibition, Award Winners XXVI, which kicks off at the Biggs Museum of American Art and will travel statewide.
Award Winners XXVI Group Exhibition Schedule
Biggs Museum of
American Art
WHEN
May 28 – August 16, 2026
RECEPTION
Thursday, June 4, 2026
5:30-8:00 pm
Historic Houses of Odessa
WHEN
September 1 – October 25, 2026
RECEPTION
Thursday, Sept. 17
6:00-8:00 pm
CAMP Rehoboth Community Center
WHEN
November 4, 2026 – January 8, 2027
RECEPTION
Saturday, Nov. 7
2:00-4:00 pm
Meet the Artist Fellows
Masters Professional
Established Professional
Emerging Professional
Runners-Up
No Runners-Up Found.