Media and the arts thrive best when they have the backing of both government agencies and industry groups that speak for the sector and encourage its growth. Here is a closer look at two entities that offer support for arts organizations and practitioners of the arts in Delaware.

Delaware Division of the Arts

In Delaware, the foremost state agency supporting creatives is the Delaware Division of the Arts (DDOA). “Our main function is to grant out federal and state funds to support art and creativity in the First State,” said DDOA Director Jessica Ball. “We do that through about a dozen grant programs.”

What makes Delaware’s grant programs unique is that in addition to supporting arts organizations, community organizations and schools, the DDOA also funds individual artists.

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