National Arts Program® in Delaware

• Painting (oil, acrylics)
• Works on Paper (watercolor, pencil, ink, charcoal, pastel, marker, crayon, digital, or reproductions of your original work)
• Photography (black & white, color)
• Sculpture
• Craft (ceramics, glasswork, jewelry, woodcarving, fiber, etc.)
• Mixed Media (a work of visual art that combines more than one medium)

Artwork will be judged in the classification of the artist’s selection. However, in some cases, the exhibition judges will make the final determination.

Adult

• Amateur: a person with little or no experience
• Intermediate: a person with some experience/training, beginning art students, etc.
• Professional: a person with advanced art training, or employed in an art-related job

Youth/Teen

• Youth: 12 years and under
• Teen: 13–18 years old

Best of Show: $400

People’s Choice Award ribbon: Chosen by popular vote

Adult: Amateur, Intermediate & Professional

1. Three First Place Awards – $350
2. Three Second Place Awards – $250
3. Three Third Place Awards – $150

Youth/Teen: Youth 12 & under; Teen 13–18

1. Two First Place Awards – $150
2. Two Second Place Awards – $100
3. Two Third Place Awards – $50

Art Education: $200

Other:

• Honorable Mention ribbons will be awarded at the discretion of the judges
• Awards are limited to one cash award per artist, per classification
• Each artist receives a Certificate of Participation in the National Arts Program

Preparing Entries

• Submit only entries that fit into the listed medium categories
• Prepare an image of your artwork to submit as part of the registration process. For tips, view the Tips for Photographing Artwork video (below)
• All work (excluding textiles) must measure no more than 40 inches in any direction

Artwork Submission Guidelines for Exhibition

Having difficulty viewing this video? View the PDF here.

Submitting Entries

There are two steps to submitting entries in the exhibition:

1. Register online at National Arts Program
2. Email an image (JPG, PNG, TIFF) of your work to delarts@delaware.gov
   1. Put ‘NAP Entry’ in subject line
   2. Include artist name, artist category, and title of work
   3. Entries should receive an email confirmation receipt within 3-5 business days. If none is received, contact Dana Wise at dana.wise@delaware.gov.
   4. When registering multiple artists, all images and information can be submitted in one email

Delivering Entries

All entries must be hand delivered to:
Arts Center/Gallery – Delaware State University
1200 N. DuPont Highway, Dover, DE 19901 (302-857-6697)

Drop-off: February 6-11, 2023

• Monday and Tuesday: 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
• Wednesday and Thursday: 9 a.m.-6 p.m.
• Friday: 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
• Saturday: 12-4 p.m.

Picking up Entries

All entries must be picked up at the Arts Center/Gallery (DSU)

Pick-up: March 13-18, 2023 

• Monday and Tuesday: 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
• Wednesday and Thursday: 9 a.m.-6 p.m.
• Friday: 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
• Saturday: 12-4 p.m.

Artwork not picked up during this time will be donated.

Registration Opens: December 12, 2022

Registration Closes: January 20, 2023

Artwork Delivery: February 6-11, 2023

Exhibit Dates: February 21-March 12, 2023

People’s Choice Voting: February 21-March 10, 2023

Exhibition Celebration: March 11-12, 2023

Exhibition Pick Up: March 13-18, 2023

12th Annual National Arts Program Delaware State Employee Art Exhibition

Sponsored by the National Arts Program and the Delaware Division of the Arts, this program is designed to give Delaware state employees and their families, at any skill level, a unique opportunity to exhibit their artwork and compete for ribbons and cash prizes. Each year, the exhibit is judged by different professionals in the visual arts. Thank you to our 2023 jurors:

• Guy Miller, Artist, Professor of Art, DSU
• Diane Laird, Artist, Director, Downtown Dover Partnership
• Roxanne Stanulis, Artist Services Program Officer, DDOA

Thank you to all of the participating artists for sharing your talent and congratulations to all of the award winners!

https://issuu.com/artsdelaware/docs/nap2023winners

2023 National Arts Program Award Winners

Best of Show: Megan Brooke Thomas, Professional, Ninety’s Color, Works on Paper, Bear

People’s Choice Award (Facebook): Kayleigh Vodvarka, Teen, Hope there’s softballs in Heaven, Painting, Bridgeville

People’s Choice Award (Ballot): Rigoberto Flores-Suaza, Intermediate, Bioluminescence, Mixed Media, Dover

Art Education Award: Farrah Charles, Teen, Girl with Red Boa, Painting, Smyrna

Special Awards:

Landscape: Sarah Pohlman, Professional, Peripheral Vision, Mixed Media, Hockessin

Still Life: Anita Zaret Zetlin, Professional, Floral Heart in Bloom, Painting, Wilmington

Birds: Gregory Thompson, Professional, 600 BPG (Birds per hour), Works on Paper, Wilmington

Fantasy: Kelly Ewing, Intermediate, Under the Sea for Tea, Works on Paper, Wilmington

Water: Elizabeth Stephens, Intermediate, Salt Water Soul, Painting, Hartly

Professional:

1st Place: Brianna Shetzler, Woodland Treasures, Craft, Clayton

2nd Place: Shari Dierkes, Class Pet, Sculpture, Clayton

3rd Place: Thomas Del Porte, The Journal, Painting, Wilmington

Honorable Mentions:

Cindy Morris, Hardiness, Painting, Hockessin

Austin Gardoski, Rattle Snake, Sculpture, Millsboro

          Rob Sample, Vigil, Painting, Clayton

Brian Davis, Birds in a Wire, Sculpture, Hartly

Intermediate:

1^st Place: Gilberto Rodriguez, Mexican Art Figures, Painting, Ellendale

2^nd Place: Luis Rios Fontanez, Rebirth KHEPRI, Craft, Dover

3^rd Place: John Guentner, Snail on Leaf, Craft, Dover

Honorable Mentions:

Hyo Lee, Are You Ready to Become God’s Bride, Painting, Dover

Naomi Smith, This Love of Mines, Painting, Dover

Elizabeth Geller, Parksley Grocery Co., Photography, Milton

Amateur:                   

1^st Place: John Gurthie, My Father’s Cigar Box Guitar, Craft, Dover

2^nd Place: Jung Hwa Kim, Homesick, Works on Paper, Middletown

3^rd Place: Karen Warner, Musical Dream, Works on Paper, Lewes

Honorable Mentions:

Rebecca Griffith, Knot on the Bay, Photography, Wilmington

Cyndi Holbrook, City Scene: In the Style of Paul Clark, Works on Paper, North East, MD

Dana Niemeyer, All Squared Up, Painting, Magnolia

Teen (13-18 years old):

1^st Place: Elizabeth Chen, age 18, Self Reflection, Painting, Middletown

2^nd Place: Grant Harmon, age 18, A Ghoul’s Crushing Stare, Painting, Wilmington

3^rd Place: Andersyn Biggs, age 16, Overstimulation, Painting, Clayton

Honorable Mentions:

Eric Robles, age 13, Octopus Warrior, Craft, Dover

Vivian Pinckney, age 17, Clown – Innocence, Works on Paper, Middletown

Ally Wiesendanger, age 18, Drapery Study, Works on Paper, Glen Mills, PA

Chloe Hannah, age 18, Veda, Painting, Camden

Youth (12 years and under):

1^st Place: Yediael Hernandez Rivera, age 12, Diversity, Works on Paper, Camden

2^nd Place: Camryn Murani, age 7, Magical Masterpiece, Works on Paper, Smyrna

3^rd Place: Kassiana Sipple, age 6, Little Frida, Painting, Newark

Honorable Mentions:

Kaylee Belvin, age 8, Ina, Works on Paper, Frederica

Jaxxon Sellers, age 6, Whimsical Night, Works on Paper, Newark

Madison Frock, age 9, Folding Droplets, Mixed Media, Wilmington

Nolan Murani, age 3, Red Panda, Works on Paper, Smyrna

2023 All Artwork – Flickr // 2023 All Artwork – Facebook // 2023 Award Winner Presentation – Issuu