Get your artwork in front of adoring eyes by hosting your own art exhibit and reception at The Grand.
We are actively seeking artists to exhibit their work for the coming year in both galleries. Along with the opportunity to show your work for a month, artists will take part in the City of Wilmington’s Art On the Town, also known as “Art Loop,” on first Fridays. All shows will be listed in Out & About Magazine, distributed to local businesses and galleries, and on the Art Loop and The Grand’s websites.
Not only will you be getting exposure and potential sales for your work, but you will be giving enrichment and enjoyment to patrons, performing artists, staff, and other visitors.
Click here for more information about the Art Loop.
For artists interested in exhibiting their work at The Grand please download our Artist Application and Exhibit Guidelines below:
Artist Application
Exhibit Guidelines
Monday–Thursday, 9 am–3 pm, by appointment only.
Please contact eberman@grandopera.org or call 302-658-7897 x3256 for an appointment.
Sunshine by Ann-Marie Glazier
Artist Statement
Until last year, I was a strictly indoor kind of person. Then, a little dog named Gidget came into my life. She forced me outside, every day, for very long walks, multiple times a day. I wasn’t happy about it at first. However, for many months now, I have been constantly caught off guard by the depth and diversity of emotions that my little corner of the earth has evoked in me: the serenity I feel when the only sound is that of the water over the rocks in the creek, the thrill of the crunch of the crisp, frozen leaves in the woods during the first frost, the hope elicited at the first sight of the daffodil stems peeking out of the ground, the joy of watching an 11 pound dog who thinks she is hunting big game when she is following the scent of a squirrel.
These paintings are the expressions of my own earthly emotions. I hope they inspire others to go beyond their own limiting thresholds.
Seated by the Sea by Ralph Della-Volpe
Artists with long careers in fine art have usually progressed through several different stylistic periods as their inherent self-drive pushes them forward into new explorations. Ralph Della-Volpe’s 75-year long career in fine art did just that.
This third exhibit of Ralph Della-Volpe’s work at the Grand, entitled “PUSH,” is an all new exhibit showing an eclectic sampling of how far his self-drive pushed him with the freedom that contemporary art allows, moving away from realism or representational art. So varied are the styles that it is almost as if different artists painted his subtle minimals, his vibrant colorist works or his figurative work.
Never resting on past laurels or outside validation, Della-Volpe’s artistic temperament and sensibilities pushed him incessantly to “solve the problems” until he was satisfied with the composition or the sensation he wished to convey. There would be no stagnation or arrested development in his exploration of paint. While he drew inspiration from all manner of scenes, subject matter took a back seat to artistic mastery.
As an art educator and historian, he was very much aware of the work of his contemporaries in the New York School movement, Fauvism, Abstract Expressionism, and influenced by the Matisse, Picasso and the father of modern art, Cézanne.
One small section of the exhibit will include his daughter Tisa’s creative pursuits as she too pushes herself. A few special pieces will be available only at the opening reception, April 5th along with Della-Volpe’s WWII drawings. Come on out to chat about the art!
CONTACT
Eric Berman
Community Events Manager
302-658-7897 x 3256
eberman@grandopera.org
DOWNLOADS
Artist Application
Exhibit Guidelines