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Friday, Feb. 7, 2025

Starting @ 5:00PM

Art Loop Wilmington is an every first Friday event
highlighting the City’s arts and cultural scene.

A Note from the Mayor

For over 35 years, the Art Loop has contributed to the energy and vibrancy of the City of Wilmington and continues to grow the arts and cultural activity happening in our neighborhoods. We look forward to seeing you every first Friday where you’ll experience Wilmington’s creative community.

February Exhibitions

DOWNTOWN​

2nd & LOMA

211 N. Market Street, Wilmington, DE​
Tel: (302) 655-0124 • 2ndandloma.com
Artist: Denise Palestini Pino
DOWNTOWN​

919 Gallery Market

919 N. Market Street, Wilmington, DE​
Artist: Diane Lorio
DOWNTOWN

The Chancery Market
Food Hall

1313 N. Market Street, Wilmington, DE
Tel: 302-421-2005
The Art of Beer
DOWNTOWN​

Chris White Gallery

701 N. Shipley Street, Wilmington, DE​
Tel: 302-475-0998 • chriswhitegallery.com
About:

Upstairs Gallery: Print Making show featuring black Air Force 1 and ink. yesterdaynite is a Wilmington based artist.

Downstairs Gallery: You are cordially invited to an immersive art experience with new, original and collaborative works from A Smashed Label and friends. A Smashed Label aims to change points of view and perceptions through art and design. Smash Labels...Create your own! Join us for the Art Loop reception from 5-8pm. @smshd_label
DOWNTOWN​

Christina Cultural Arts Center Edward Loper, Sr. Gallery

705 N. Market Street, Wilmington, DE​
Artist: Dane Tilghman
About: The art is a calibration of lives past for their contribution to the human experience. "Using paint and pencil I create full color narratives calibrating common moments of humanity chronicled thru nostalgic black and white photography." Dane's images are inspired of African-Americans in and out of daily life, popular entertainment, and sports.

Light hors d'oeuvres will be served at the Art Loop reception from 5-7pm.
DOWNTOWN​

City of Wilmington’s Redding Gallery

800 N. French Street, Wilmington, DE
302-576-2100 • cityfest.com/redding-gallery
Artists: Cony Madariaga and Arts Work Fall Internship Cohort
About: Cony Madariaga is a Delaware-based Artist who was born in Santiago, Chile. Artist Statement: "Inspiration for my art comes from people and the world around me. I capture my happiest and most challenging life moments on paper, sharing my vulnerability through my work. This has connected me with incredible individuals and empowered me to embrace my artistic identity."

Join us for the Art Loop reception from 5-8pm. Showing until February 28th. Join us for the Art Loop reception from 5-7pm.

Young artists from the Arts Work Fall Program will show their work from the recent cohort. Come celebrate and support these young artists. Arts Work is supported, in part, by a grant from the Delaware Division of the Arts, a state agency, in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts. The Division promotes Delaware arts events on DelawareScene.com. This show Is one night only on Friday, February 7th. @cityfestwilmde
DOWNTOWN

DE.CO Food Hall

111 W. 10th Street, Wilmington, DE
Tel: 302-510-2762
by Dierra Cooper
DOWNTOWN

Delaware Historical Society

505 N. Market Street
Tel: 302-295-2395 • dehistory.org
Artist: Jimmy Thompson
About: Oil paintings on canvas depicting the history and architecture of the buildings in Wilmington by local artist Jimmy Thompson on display for December. The Delaware History Museum and Mitchell Center for African American Heritage will offer free admission and extended hours during Art Loop reception from 5-7pm.

Jimmy Thompson was born in Wilmington and raised in the village of Marshallton with my tribe of seven brothers and sisters. A member of the Union Teamsters at UPS for the last 20 years, Thompson is also the proud father of two amazing young men and recently married to his love, Regina Tyler-Thompson.

Thompson's artwork comes from a deep interest in the history and architecture of the buildings in Wilmington. A self-taught artist, he began painting with acrylics on canvas around 2015 and has focused on oils for the past several years.

Thompson says: "It ain't fine art so you don't have to study it, these are paintings of memories, just enjoy!"
DOWNTOWN

Gallery at Grace United Methodist Church

900 N. Washington Street
Tel: 302-655-8847
Artist: Sakanna Walls
About: Sakana Walls is a 53-year-old artist raised in Philadelphia. While he was developing himself and his creative process, he was introduced to Philadelphia Mural Arts Project. This opened doors that allowed him to evolve as a creative artist. Most of his artwork is acrylic, but he also likes to experiment by using and mixing other mediums.

Join us for the Art Loop reception from 5-7pm with light refreshments.
DOWNTOWN

Girard Craft & Cork

224 W. 9th Street, Wilmington, DE
Tel: 774-292-1854
Artist: Morgan M. Daughton
About: Morgan M. Daughton, Multi-Mediums. Local self-taught artist with a love for the esoteric. Valentine themed Wine tasting & Art from 4-8pm. Art for sale. 5% off the bottle tasted on February 7th.
DOWNTOWN

The Grand Opera House

818 N. Market Street, Wilmington, DE
Tel: 302-658-7897 • thegrandwilmington.org
Grand Gallery: Brian Mills

About: In my pieces, I use bold colors, graphic shapes, and familiar motifs that resonate with popular culture, capturing the zeitgeist of our digital era. Each artwork serves as a commentary on how fashion and music influence our daily lives, shaping our perceptions and experiences. I strive to blend traditional artistic techniques with modern media, celebrating the fluidity of creativity in a world where boundaries between genres are increasingly blurred.

“In The Grand Scheme of Things,” I invite viewers to engage with the familiar and the unexpected, challenging them to reconsider the value of everyday objects and cultural phenomena. My exploration of iconography reflects a desire to elevate the mundane, transforming it into something thought-provoking and visually stimulating.

Ultimately, my aim is to create a space where art, fashion, and music coexist harmoniously, inviting a dynamic interaction that inspires a sense of community and shared experience. In the spirit of Warhol's celebration of consumer culture and Abloh's avant-garde approach to design, I seek to forge a path that honors tradition while embracing innovation, encouraging others to see the beauty and potential within the familiar.

Brian Mills is a young artist navigating the vibrant intersection of pop art, fashion, and music. I draw inspiration from cultural icons like Andy Warhol and Virgil Abloh, who have reshaped our understanding of art and its role within contemporary culture. My work reflects a fascination with the ways visual language can create dialogues around identity, consumerism, and the ephemeral nature of trends.
baby grand Gallery: Anna Kocher

These paintings are an exploration of memory and longing. Lines dissolve between past and future, real and imagined, remembered and hoped for. Colors glow with yearning in a visual déjà vu. Inhabiting images from dreams, memories, old photos and ephemera and the visions these things evoke, these works reside in the liminal overlap between partially recalled memories and a longing that defies definition. The media and application themselves reinforce the theme with broken marks on a fragile surface; fragments of words and marks, sometimes harmonizing, sometimes discordant, always searching for revelation and connection between dissonant states. The partial, incomplete nature of the images echoes the fragmented quality of memory itself.
DOWNTOWN

Huxley & Hiro Booksellers

419 N. Market Street, Wilmington, DE
Tel: 302-439-0805 • huxleyandhiro.com
Artist: Crystal Baynard Norman
About: BLAKK: Black Local Artist Kicking Knowledge - Crystal Baynard Norman is a graduate of the Art Institute of Philadelphia. A surrealist painter, she is inspired by the work of Salvador Dali, and her paintings reflect her personal history as well as her poetry. A published author, Crystal will also be signing her novels and children's books. In addition, children's book author Rebecca Louick will be celebrating the launch of her new book "A Glitter Jar of Feelings" at 5.30pm, and she'll be signing her book.
DOWNTOWN

John William Gallery

1313 N Market Street Wilmington, DE
Tel: 585-317-5409
Artists: Oscar Eduardo de Paz
About: John William Gallery is pleased to announce the fifth Emerging Curatorial Platform exhibition, Between Boundaries: Oscar Eduardo de Paz, curated by Sasha-Kay Thompson.

Between Boundaries is a solo exhibition featuring the deeply introspective paintings of Oscar Eduardo de Paz. A talented artist from Chicago with Guatemalan heritage, de Paz explores the sociopolitical and ecological issues prevalent in today's capitalist society.

The artist's distinctive style and sociopolitical commentary make for a rich and profound show that explores the many facets of self-identity and the ways societal institutions influence our lives. Between Boundaries tells the story of self-exploration and the individual's navigation of life as we face the realities of capitalism, discrimination, and ecological disasters. Composition and color are key elements of the show that create an impressive balance between aesthetics and storytelling, which sparks a deep resonance within the viewer and allows for poignant discussions about society today.

Now based in Wilmington, Delaware, de Paz has a master’s in Public Administration from West Chester University and is completing Post Master’s Research in Environmental Justice at the University of Delaware. de Paz has shown in several group and solo shows, notably at the Delaware Art Museum, Wilmington, DE, the Newark Art Alliance, DE, and Barclays, Wilmington, DE. He is also in the collection of the Nemours Children’s Hospital, Wilmington, DE, as well as multiple private collections in Pennsylvania and Delaware.

The exhibition opens Friday, February 7, 2025, from 5:30 – 8:00pm during February Art Loop, with curator talk by Sasha Thompson at 6:00pm. Come and join us for light refreshments, wine, free parking, and a whole lot of fantastic art!

Wine and refreshments are available.
DOWNTOWN

LaFate Gallery

227 N. Market, Wilmington, DE
Tel: 302-753-5789
Artist: Eunice LaFate
About: Eunice LaFate is a Jamaican-born, Award-winning Folk Artist, who came to live in Wilmington, Delaware 41 years ago. LaFate is a storyteller and her art reflects the diverse culture of her homeland and her adopted homeland. Diversity is the Core of LaFate's Art.

This Exhibition captures images from the Gold Coast of Africa, to life in Wilmington and the importance of Reggae Superstar Bob Marley, with whom LaFate shares heritage and who lived in Wilmington. The Exhibition in essence, represents the American "Salad Bowl of Cultures."

Special Features at the Art Loop reception from 5- 8pm include Jamaican Cuisine, Music, Limited Edition Prints for purchase, Silent Auction, and a Souvenir Gift.
DOWNTOWN

Mezzanine Gallery

820 N. French Street, Wilmington, DE
Tel: 302-577-8278 • arts.delaware.gov
Artist: Jennifer Small
About: My art, initially abstract in appearance, records a journey of a day in the life—a practice that starts with documentation through the lens of a camera. I see my experiences through special goggles with the ability to transform banal spaces and objects into engaging formal elements that are pulled out of their environment and placed into my painting compositions strictly for their aesthetic significance. The process of cataloging my everyday leads to the solidification of my memories in a specific time and place and constant access to a breadth of inspiration for my paintings.

Art Loop reception from 5-7pm.
DOWNTOWN

The Queen

500 N. Market Street, Wilmington, DE
Tel: 302-658-7897 • thegrandwilmington.org
Artist: Emma Winward
About: Emma Winward is a surrealist painter from Wilmington, Delaware, whose work explores the boundaries between dreamlike states and reality. This will be her first solo show, featuring colorful acrylic paintings she has been working on for the past two years.

Art Loop reception from 5-8pm.
DOWNTOWN

The SOLD Firm

800-B N. Tatnall Street, Wilmington, DE
Artists: Kristin Bainger, Joseph Barbaccia, Carmina Cianculli and Lee Pohlsander
About: Step into the world of "Coming of Ages", art exhibition curated by the youngest up and coming Art Curator in Wilmington, 17-year-old Cab Calloway Student, Nia Rae! This group exhibit exclusively features four senior visual artists from the Baby Boomer era. We are proud to present Kristin Bainger, Joseph Barbaccia, Carmina Cianculli and Lee Pohlsander. Each artist brings a diverse style, ranging from traditional to new explorations methods, giving you a fresh perspective of how art is presented.

Beyond showcasing their individual talents, the exhibit aims to bridge the gap between generations of visual artists, encouraging younger generations to not only continue with their craft, but also gain knowledge and wisdom from senior artists, through their stories and journeys as not only an artist, but as a person. It’s time to give these senior visual artists their flowers, honoring their long dedication and contributions to the artistic community, inspiring the future generations to come. Join us for the Art Loop reception from 5-8pm and enjoy music and refreshments.
DOWNTOWN

Spaceboy Clothing

202 N. Market Street, Wilmington, DE
Tel: 302-300-5516
About: Fascinated by the history of the area and it's manufacturing past. Co-owner Noah Merenda has curated and collected Wilmington relics over the years. This has led him to recreate designs and advertising from business that used to make Wilmington their home. Antiques, Clothing and prints will be for sale for the first time to the public. Join us in celebrating Wilmington's past and future!

Noah Merenda AKA HIMMIE is a Wilmington based artist and Photographer. He is Co-Owner of Spaceboy Clothing. A Wilmington Delaware business since 2009. Spaceboy sells locally designed and printed clothing, Vintage items and gifts. Join us for the Art Loop reception from 5-9pm.
DOWNTOWN

Urban Artist Exchange Open Studios

16th & N. Walnut Streets, Wilmington, DE
Tel: 302-493-7614
Artist: Hikmatullah Kharoti
RIVERFRONT

The Delaware Contemporary

200 S. Madison Street, Wilmington, DE
Tel: 302-656-6466 • decontemporary.org
Artists: Nicole Nikolich, Soso Capaldi, Adam Ledford, Caitlin McCormack, Mia Fabrizio and Roberta Tucci
Featured Events:
Live entertainment by The Shucked Oysters Band.

Studios@ Open Studio tours.

Artmaking activity in the lobby from 5-9pm.
RIVERFRONT

The Glad Suite

1339 Linden Street, Wilmington, DE
Tel: 410-458-1119
Artists: Group Show
About: The theme for our inaugural Art Loop is "Capturing a Feeling- Lingering With Moments in Music, Fashion, Nostalgia, Whimsy, and Luck," A Group Show featuring local artists. Featured Artists Include: Carly Maiorano of The Glad Suite, Katie Brown, Jen Hintz Eggers, Katie Kinsman, Sabrina Penguin, and Molly Rue Leitner.

Carly is an Artist and Collaborative Leader at The Glad Suite. She is most inspired by color, botanicals, friendship, memory, and the cultivation of joy. Her painting style embraces color and pattern, and explores boiling down subjects to pure forms in high contrast. Carly seeks inspiration by wandering local botanical gardens and by engaging with the local creative community.

For more Information, visit thegladsuite.com/events/capturing-a-feeling. Join us for the Art Loop reception from 5:30-8:30pm with light refreshments and Live Music by Leaf Print!
WEST SIDE

Avenue Cuts

1700 N. Scott Street, Wilmington, DE
Tel: 302-655-1718
Artist: Karoline Wileczek
WEST SIDE

Blue Ball Barn

1914 W Park Drive, Wilmington, DE
Tel: 302-353-5679
WEST SIDE

Blue Streak Gallery

1721 Delaware Avenue, Wilmington, DE
Tel: 302-429-0506
Artists: Bruce Bailey
About: Beautiful photographs taken in a swamp! Join us for the Art Loop reception from 5-7pm.
WEST SIDE

Blue Streak Gallery at Piccolina Toscana

1412 N. Dupont Street, Wilmington, DE
Tel: 302-429-0506
Artist: Elissa S. Davis
WEST SIDE

Fit Studio
presented by Blue Streak Gallery

62 Rockford Rd, Wilmington, DE
Tel: 302-429-0506
Artist: Wendy Hatch
WEST SIDE

Howard Pyle Studio

1305 N. Franklin Street, Wilmington, DE
Tel: 302-656-7304
Artists: Tamara Hutchinson and the members of the Studio Group
About: My mother was instrumental in motivating me to pursue a career as an artist. As a young adult, I participated in art classes with her in New York City, where I encountered a diverse range of painting techniques. I furthered my education at the Ridgewood Art Institute and the Philadelphia Academy of Fine Arts, benefiting from the guidance of many talented artists throughout my journey.

The majority of my artwork begins in the great outdoors, where the splendor of nature serves as my muse. My studio, nestled in the hills of the Brandywine River Valley, is where I create landscapes, still lives, portraits, and various commissioned pieces. Utilizing a broad color palette, I capture the light effects that define the subjects of my paintings.

I am a member and served as the Director of Site Coordination for the Delaware Valley Art League from 2021 to 2022. Currently, I hold the position of Treasurer for the Howard Pyle Studio Group and have a life membership with the Ridgewood Art Institute. I am also an Associate Member of the American Impressionist Society. theworksoftamarah.com, #theworksoftamarah

Join us for The Art Loop reception from 5- 7:30pm- always a fun place to be with free refreshments, free parking, and fun people.
WEST SIDE

The Music School of Delaware

4101 Washington St, Wilmington, DE
Tel: 302-762-1132 • musicschoolofdelaware.org
Artist: Flavia Loreto
BEYOND THE CITY

Lumen Studio & Gallery

1601 Concord Pike, Suite 89
Tel: 302-545-3204
Artist: Carson Zullinger
BEYOND THE CITY

Arden Buzz-Ware Gallery

2119 The Highway, Arden
Tel: 302-981-4811
About: 2nd Annual Arden Young Artisans show features artists ages 5 to 19, and includes mediums such as ceramics, photography, pen & ink, and textiles. Join us in fostering the growth of Arden's next generation of artists! Refreshments served at the Art Loop reception from 5:30- 7:30pm.
BEYOND THE CITY

Centreville Place: Market & Cafe

5800 Kennett Pike, Greenville, DE
Tel: 302-521-8789
Artist: Ernesto Raul Beckford and Alison Begala
BEYOND THE CITY

Delaware Museum of
Nature and Science

4840 Kennett Pike, Wilmington, DE
Tel: 302-658-9111 • <a href="https://delmns.orgdelmns.org
Artist: ART Sisters
BEYOND THE CITY

Bellefonte Arts

803-C Brandywine Blvd, Bellefonte, DE
Tel: 302-547-2573 • bellefontearts.com
Artists: Group Show
About: Join us for the Third Annual Joy Littleton Art Student Exhibition at Bellefonte Arts. Featured artworks by Mount Pleasant High School art students. Food Trucks, snacks and beverages available from 5-8pm.
BEYOND THE CITY

David's Studio and Gallery Salon

2324 Cherry Lane, Arden
Tel: 545-7489
Artist: David Ashworth Burslem
About: On display this year's new works produced as this year's recipient of the Delaware Division of the Arts Established Sculpture Artist Award as well as his lifetime collection of paintings, prints and sculptures.

David Ashworth Burslem studied graphic design at the University of Delaware and has continued to produce art over the past 59 years while earning a living as a graphic designer, teacher, Gallery owner and home remodeling contractor.

His art will be on display in David's Studio and Gallery Salon and Bamboo Gallery and also his "Rise Up" Sculpture Garden on Friday, November 1 from 5-8pm and on Saturday, November 2 from 10am-2pm.
BEYOND THE CITY

Finist & The Owl

811 Brandywine Blvd, Bellefonte, DE
Tel: 786-228-6638 • finistandtheowl.com
Artist: Shantae Davis
About: Join us for a colorful expression of Shantae Davis art at the Art Loop reception from 5-8pm with light refreshments and snacks being provided.

Shantae started painting in 2015 to escape from the dark places that she has been. She enjoys painting in the evening with a candle lit and smooth jazz playing. She has been under the mentorship by a renowned artist Eunice LaFate.
BEYOND THE CITY

Suite M Gallery

5714 Kennett Pike, Greenville, DE
Tel: 302-598-3490
Artists: Sara Klingmeyer and Joseph Fiducioso
BEYOND THE CITY

M.Coty Designs

5808 Kennett Pike, Greenville, DE
Tel: 302-545-5437
Artist: Mary Coty
BEYOND THE CITY

The Station Gallery

3922 Kennett Pike, Greenville, DE
Tel: 302-654-8638 • stationgallery.net
Artists: Group Show
About: Holiday Group Show with a large variety of art appropriate for gift giving including - paintings, drawings, sculpture, ceramics, jewelry & more! Artists: Terry Anderson, Molly Carpenter, Frank DePietro, Michele Green, Kim Hoechst, Richard Chandler Hoff, Lynne Lockhart, Kirk McBride, Laura McMillan, Anne Oldach. Join us for the Art Loop reception from 5-8pm.
DOWNTOWN

Spaceboy Clothing

202 N. Market Street, Wilmington, DE
Tel: 302-300-5516
About: Fascinated by the history of the area and it's manufacturing past. Co-owner Noah Merenda has curated and collected Wilmington relics over the years. This has led him to recreate designs and advertising from business that used to make Wilmington their home. Antiques, Clothing and prints will be for sale for the first time to the public. Join us in celebrating Wilmington's past and future!

Noah Merenda AKA HIMMIE is a Wilmington based artist and Photographer. He is Co-Owner of Spaceboy Clothing. A Wilmington Delaware business since 2009. Spaceboy sells locally designed and printed clothing, Vintage items and gifts. Join us for the Art Loop reception from 5-9pm.

NEW VENUE?

Are you a brick and mortar business interested in joining the Loop?
Click the link below and fill out the form to join Wilmington’s participating
galleries, museums and alternative art spaces!

NEW VENUE?

Are you a brick and mortar business interested in joining the Loop? Click the link below and fill out the form to join Wilmington’s participating galleries, museums and alternative art spaces!

ARTISTS?

If you’re an artist looking to display your work during the Art Loop, check out artist opportunities and information in the link below.

ART LOOP SHUTTLE

The Art Loop Shuttle begins at 5:30pm and stops at 8:30pm. It will start at The Delaware Contemporary (TDC) and return to the TDC after stopping at participating venues.

Artist: Sakanna Walls