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Patterned Space: Paintings by Diane Lorio

Sep 26, 2016 - Sep 30, 2016

This event occurs daily, every weekday.

Patterned Space, paintings by Diane Lorio, will be on view in the Mezzanine Gallery from September 2-30, 2016, with an opening reception on Friday, September 9 from 5-7 p.m. Lorio received a 2016 Individual Artist Fellowship in Painting. Her recent work reinterprets patterns in organic, social, economic, and mathematical contexts. She sees patterning in a larger sense: in biological formats...

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New Paintings: Frank DePietro, Marlene Dubin, Barbara Straussberg

Sep 26, 2016 - Oct 1, 2016

This event occurs daily, every 1 day(s).

New work by contemporary realist painter Frank DePietro, abstracted landscapes and mixed media collage by Marlene Dubin, and mixed media abstracts by Barbara Straussberg. Wine & Cheese Opening Reception to Meet the Artists: Friday, Sept. 9, 5–8 p.m. Gallery Hours: Monday–Friday, 9 a.m.–5 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m.–3 p.m.

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Farmer's Market

Sep 26, 2016 - Sep 30, 2016

This event occurs weekly, on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.

Visit TheDCH's Urban Farmer, and shop our locally grown, seasonal produce to benefit our Urban Agriculture programs. Supplies are limited, so get there early for the biggest selection of fresh produce!

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Food and Wine Gardens Home and Garden

Lasting Impressions: The Artists of Currier & Ives

Sep 26, 2016 - Jan 8, 2017

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Lasting Impressions: The Artists of Currier & Ives On display in the Winterthur Galleries from September 17, 2016 – January 8, 2017 Discover the extraordinary art of Fanny Palmer and Arthur Tait, two of the most prolific artists of Currier & Ives. Explore how their collaboration with this iconic publisher of Christmas cards and Americana transformed how Americans made and viewed art. On...

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Art Galleries Museums and History

“Driving Desire: Automobile Advertising and the American Dream” Exhibition

Sep 26, 2016 - Jan 1, 2017

This event occurs daily, every 1 day(s).

Drawing from Hagley’s collection of automotive advertising art, this exhibition features rare marketing materials highlighting everything from Duesenbergs to Datsuns. This exhibition asks “Did you buy the car you needed or the car you wanted?” Included in regular admission and free for members. Use Hagley’s main entrance off Route 141 in Wilmington, Delaware. Extended until January 1,...

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For the Family Museums and History

Embroidery: The Language of Art

Sep 26, 2016 - Jan 8, 2017

The definition of the word art has changed over time. From the late Middle Ages it referred to a skill acquired through knowledge and practice as well as the objects produced as a result of that skill, whatever the materials or techniques. In the 18th century a distinction began to be made between fine art, which included only painting, sculpture, and architecture, and applied or decorative...

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Made in the Americas: The New World Discovers Asia

Sep 26, 2016 - Jan 8, 2017

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Made in the Americas: The New World Discovers Asia examines the profound influence of Asia on the arts of the colonial Americas. Featuring some of the most extraordinary objects produced in the Americas, this scholarly exhibition is the first, Pan-American study to explore how craftsmen across North, Central, and South America adapted Asian styles in a range of media—from furniture to...

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Galleries Museums and History

Historical Exhibit - Brotherhood and Determination: The Story of Beebe Healthcare

Sep 26, 2016 - Oct 1, 2016

HISTORICAL EXHIBIT : Brotherhood and Determination: The Story of Beebe Healthcare Brotherhood and Determination: The Story of Beebe Healthcare, is an historical exhibit that will be on display at The Lewes Historical Society from May - October of 2016 and is free and open to the community. For exhibit hours, contact The Lewes Historical Society at 302.645.7670 or visit...

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Museums and History

Library Exhibition: Documenting Our Lives

Sep 26, 2016 - Oct 24, 2016

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Library Exhibition: On display in the Winterthur Library from August 8 – October 24, 2016 The Joseph Downs Collection of Manuscripts and Printed Ephemera holds many kinds of documents that shed light on the lives of our ancestors, and in many instances add to the genealogical record. For Documenting Our Lives, names on the exhibited documents were searched in Ancestry.com, a genealogical...

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