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On October 8, Lt. Governor Kyle Evans Gay, alongside the Delaware Arts Alliance, hosted the Creative Economy Convening with implementation updates on creative economy policies.

 

View a recording of the meeting at the link above. Access the meeting agenda here.

 

The meeting started with an overview of creative economy policies from the 2026 legislative session from DAA’s Executive Director, Neil Kirschling.

Representatives from the state then participated in a roundtable discussion of their implementation progress.

  • Dr. Lauren Conrad, Education Associate, Visual and Performing Arts at the Delaware Department of Education shared an update on Senate Bill 260.
    • To get involved with the Certificate Arts Excellence Criteria Building Team, complete this form. Point of contact: lauren.conrad@doe.k12.de.us
  • Joe Zilcosky, Regional Business Manager at Delaware Division of Small Business shared an update on House Bill 364 and Senate Substitute 1 for Senate Bill 342.
    • To learn more about the Delaware Film Commission and Film Incentives, visit de.gov/film. Point of contact: joe.zilcosky@delaware.gov
  • Izzy Cocuzza, Program Associate at Delaware Division of the Arts, shared an update on Senate Concurrent Resolution 167, including that they are working with the Cultural Planning Group to develop this report.

 

Calls to Action:

  • Saving the link to join the next Lt. Governor’s All Affinity Group Call, where the Lt. Governor will convene creative economy stakeholders alongside all their other affinity groups. This event is taking place virtually via Zoom on December 9 from 12:00 to 1:00PM. Access the meeting here.
  • Registering for the next Arts & Culture Caucus, which will be hosted virtually on Monday, Feb. 8 from 3:00-4:00PM via Zoom: https://bit.ly/ACC27rsvp

 

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