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Photos retrieved from the Lt. Governor’s Communications Team, uploaded to Lt. Governor Kyle Evans Gay’s Flickr. On January 8, 2026, Lieutenant Governor Kyle Evans Gay, alongside the Delaware Arts Alliance, hosted the Creative Economy Convening Celebration! The group convened in the Tatnall Building in Dover, DE and celebrated individual & collective progress in 2025 and kicked off our goals for 2026! Lt.…
Lt. GOVERNOR’S CREATIVE ECONOMY CONVENINGS: ARTS EDUCATION & LOCAL INDUSTRY (NOV. 13) On November 13, Mark Brainard, Jr. led a creative economy convening on behalf of Lt. Governor Kyle Evans-Gay to discuss the passage of SCR109, apprenticeships, and Delaware’s career technical education (CTE) pathways. Guest speakers included Lauren Conrad, Joe Olivere, and Daneisha Allen. Discussion…
Delaware State Arts Conference Held in Dover On Friday, October 10, 2025, arts educators and students gathered at Dover Middle School for the annual Delaware State Arts Conference. University of Delaware School of Music, Delaware Arts Alliance, Delaware Institute for Arts in Education, and many more vendors filled the halls from 8 a.m.…
“The Division [of Small Business] does a really good job of helping startups and big business, but we need improvement and the missing middle, and the creative economy fits that bucket. When I say “missing middle”, we don’t have a lot of programs specifically geared towards that. That’s something we’re looking to change, and hopefully…
Photo Credit: Moonloop Photography “The arts are a powerful driver for economic growth. Here in Delaware, we continue to proudly invest in the creative economy because we recognize that such investment delivers immeasurable returns culturally, economically, and socially. – Secretary of Education Cynthia “Cindy” Marten, May 13, 2025 The Delaware Department of Education, in partnership…