Delaware
Facts and Figures
In the past five years, the National Endowment for the Arts distributed $9,274,986 in federal funding, either directly or through state and regional partners, in Delaware.
In the most recent information (2022) from the Arts and Cultural Production Satellite Account (ACPSA), which is produced jointly by the National Endowment for the Arts’ Office of Research & Analysis and the Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. Commerce Department, Delaware...
- Added 1.3 percent or $1.1 billion to the state economy from arts and cultural production
- Employed 8,971 workers in the arts and cultural industries, with workers earning wages and benefits totaling more than $600 million
45 percent of Delaware’s adults attended live music, theater, or dance performances, while nearly 22 percent attended art exhibits, according to the 2017 Survey of Public Participation in the Arts, conducted in partnership with the U.S. Census Bureau.
In addition to offering direct grants, the NEA supports national initiatives benefiting people across the country. Over the last five years:
An average of 1,099 students from 41 high schools in Delaware participated in Poetry Out Loud annually.
For the Blue Star Museums program, 26 museums participated in Delaware.
Delaware Fact Sheet
On this page, find information on the arts and culture for Delaware, and how the National Endowment for the Arts has supported the arts in communities throughout the state. Below are highlights of just some of Arts Endowment grantees and artists working in Delaware.
To find a list of grants awarded by the agency to Delaware, go to our Recent Grant Search.
State Highlights
State & Regional Contacts
Delaware Division of the Arts
State Office Building
820 North French Street
Wilmington, DE 19801
302/577-8278 (from New Castle County)
302/739-5304 (from Kent or Sussex Counties)
TT/Relay: 1-800-232-5460
delarts@state.de.us
Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation (Regional Arts Organization)
201 North Charles Street, #401
Baltimore, MD 21202
410/539-6656
TT: 410/539-4241
maaf@midatlanticarts.org