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Upcoming Events

Friday, January 7: First Friday: VSA Arts of Delaware First Look pARTy!

Saturday, January 8: Biggs Kids: Collectors Wanted

Wednesday, January 12: Art at Lunch: Rehoboth Art League Expansion Debate

Sunday, January 16: Deadline for Biggs Picture entries

Current Exhibitions

Behind the Blue Doors: Famous Works from the Rehoboth Art League Collection

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Biggs Kids: Collectors Wanted

Saturday, January 8: 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Free, Children Ages 5-10

Does your little one have a collection of stamps, trading cards, buttons, etc.? We have a simple and unique way to store and display the collection. Each participant should bring a minimum of 6 items from their collection. They must be 4" or smaller. Click here to pre-register.

Art at Lunch: Rehoboth Art League Expansion Debate: Where do we go from here?

Wednesday, January 12: Noon - 1:30 p.m.

$20/Not-yet Members or $18/Members

Controversy surrounds the Rehoboth Art League in its pursuit to modernize its facilities and enlarge its base of community support. Residents of Henlopen Acres have opposed any form of expansion and have created a cultural debate reminiscent of Philadelphia's Barnes Foundation. Sheila Bravo, Director of the Rehoboth Art League, will discuss the major issues of this debate. Ticket price includes lunch. This program is partially funded by a grant from the Delaware Humanities Forum, a state program of the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Museum News

The Deadline is Near!

Entries for Biggs Picture: Landscapes by Regional Artists, the second juried landscape art competition, are due by Sunday, January 16, 2011. The selected works from the competition will be showcased in a spring 2011 exhibition at the Museum, offering visitors a wide range of local artists' work and their perspectives of the Mid-Atlantic region. Chosen works will successfully interpret the theme of "Landscape" with the finest examples of their media and fit within one of three, landscape sub-themes. The competition will be juried by Catherine Drabkin, artist and founding faculty member of the Delaware College of Art and Design, and Robert J. Koenke, Editor-in-Chief at Wildlife Art magazine. Visit our web-site for more information and to apply online.

Thank you for a successful event!

The inagural Biggs New Year's Eve Bash was a grand success! Nearly 180 guests brought in 2011 on the second floor of the Museum, dancing, dining and celebrating the night away. Special thanks to our event sponsors: WSFS Bank, AirTan Airways, United Distributors and Standard Distributors. We especially thank all of our event guests: it wouldn't have been a bash without you! Check ourFacebook page this week for event photos.

These programs are made possible, in part, by a grant from the Delaware Division of the Arts, a state agency dedicated to nurturing and supporting the arts in Delaware, in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts.

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