National Arts & Humanities Month
National Arts & Humanities Month
October celebrates the crucial role of the arts and humanities to connect communities and cultures, promote inclusion, enhance wellbeing, and make a difference in people’s lives throughout the university and across the state of Delaware.
National Arts & Humanities Month has been observed in the United States since 1993.
UD offers performances, exhibitions, lectures/presentations and special events throughout October for the largest celebration of arts and culture in the United States.
Upcoming Events
Performances
Exhibitions
Lectures & Presentations
Community Partnerships
UD’s institutional partnership with the Delaware Art Museum supports cultural programming in our region throughout the year. Academic partnerships with Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library advance shared strengths in art conservation, historic preservation and material culture studies.
Jazz Age Illustration
When: Oct 5, 2024-Jan. 26, 2025
Where: Delaware Art Museum, 2301 Kentmere Parkway, Wilmington, Delaware 19806
Jazz Age Illustration is the first major exhibition to survey the art of popular illustration in the United States between 1919 and 1942. This ambitious project draws from DelArt’s expansive illustration collection, with selective loans, to explore the mass visual culture that emerged at the end of the First World War—a period characterized by cultural vibrancy and dramatic social change. Curator and UD alumna Heather Campbell Coyle will teach an online course for Roundtable by the 92d Street Y in connection with this exhibition. Please visit the Delaware Art Museum website for hours, admission information and more fall events.
Transformations: Contemporary Artists at Winterthur
When: through Jan. 5, 2025
Where: Wintherthur Museum, Garden & Library
Curated by UD graduate alum Catharine Dann Roeber and featuring work by members of the UD community, Transformations features more than 30 nationally recognized artists whose work draws inspiration from the historic collections of the museum, garden, and library. Discover how the old influences the new—forging connections across communities, transforming our perspectives about history, and commenting on our lives today.
Please visit the Winterthur Museums, Garden & Library website for hours, admission information and more fall events.
