Delaware Arts Alliance
The DAA informs, empowers, and mobilizes our members, arts advocates, and policymakers to advance Delaware's vibrant creative economy for our citizens.
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The Delaware Arts Alliance is the unifying voice for art and art education in Delaware. We work to advance arts and culture so that the creative people and organizations you love can do what they do best. By donating to DAA, you will support our work to strengthen arts & culture in Delaware!
According to DDOA research, total arts nonprofit organization expenses have increased 16.5% since 2015 and the average operating expenses among DAA member organizations have risen by 25% since 2019.
In 2025, we were able to achieve the following 2025 wins, linked here:
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Began implementing the CREATE Plan, a first-in-the-nation roadmap to grow Delaware’s creative economy, resulting in:
- A $2.5M increase in annual state arts funding over the last three years, which benefits arts organizations and artists through grants and programs of the Delaware Division of the Arts
- Passage of legislation to strengthen connections between arts education and industry,
- protecting the arts in times of crisis, including defending federal funding to Delaware from the National Endowment of the Arts.
- Mobilized arts advocates statewide, including 100+ people to Legislative Hall in 2025 and a federal policy briefing for 400+ stakeholders.
- Connected policy makers and artists through the Lieutenant Governor’s Creative Economy Convenings and the General Assembly’s Arts & Culture Caucus, which engaged 46% of state legislators.
Please help us continue our work in 2026 by contributing today. Your contributions can help cover the following costs, for example:
- $25 donation can support lunch for an arts educator during professional development sessions.
- $50 donation can support materials the Arts & Culture Caucus, where legislators and arts leaders gathering to discuss arts policy at the state level.
- $100 donation can support the Delaware Arts Alliance to deliver civic engagement trainings to help build capacity of arts advocates.
Your individual donation of any size will make us eligible to receive "stretch funding" from the Delaware Division of the Arts and will help maximize our impact.
Thank you in advance for your support of the DAA and Delaware's creative economy!
About Delaware Arts Alliance
Mission: The DAA informs, empowers, and mobilizes our members, arts advocates, and policymakers to advance Delaware's vibrant creative economy for our citizens.
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Who We Are
Delaware Arts Alliance is the statewide arts advocacy organization and serves as the unifying voice for the arts.
Mission
The DAA informs, empowers, and mobilizes our members, arts advocates, and policymakers to advance Delaware's vibrant creative economy for our citizens.
Vision
The DAA will be the trusted coalition-builder that champions a statewide culture of investment in the arts. The DAA will catalyze implementation of policies that advance a diverse creative economy, which will improve quality of life and address the civic, cultural, economic, educational, and social needs of Delaware's communities.
Member Organizations | Delaware Arts Alliance
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Who We Are
Delaware Arts Alliance is the statewide arts advocacy organization and serves as the unifying voice for the arts.
Mission
The DAA informs, empowers, and mobilizes our members, arts advocates, and policymakers to advance Delaware's vibrant creative economy for our citizens.
Vision
The DAA will be the trusted coalition-builder that champions a statewide culture of investment in the arts. The DAA will catalyze implementation of policies that advance a diverse creative economy, which will improve quality of life and address the civic, cultural, economic, educational, and social needs of Delaware's communities.
Member Organizations | Delaware Arts Alliance
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County Served: Kent; New Castle; Sussex
Office Location(s): Wilmington
Sector: Arts & Culture; Civic Engagement & Social Action; Community Advocacy; DDOA Grantee; Politics & Advocacy
