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New Jersey-based artist Kate Dodd is set to install her public art piece called “Efflorescence” at George H.P. Smith Park in Lewes, Delaware.

View Comments One of Cliff Diver’s favorite things is to listen to what kids say when they experience art. The longtime Lewes resident will often invite the neighborhood kids to tour the art galleries that fill his home. He said adults often get stuck on whether they understand a piece of art, but kids tell you exactly what they feel – unfiltered. Those conversations are what art is about, he says. “Art doesn’t exist by itself, right? If it’s sitting on a wall and there’s nobody in ...

A new mural that features iconic landmarks of Lewes reflects the towns spirit, says the chair of its Public Arts Commission.

Lewes’ next public art project will be installed in Canalfront Park in April.  Lewes Mayor and City Council unanimously approved the public art committee’s request to place a piece called Unbounded by Pittsburgh-based artist Rachel Mica Weiss in the park near the Lightship Overfalls.  Unbounded is a large-scale, site-specific and site-responsive architectural intervention, utilizing hand-chiseled obsidian rock and hand-dyed rope to create bound yet flowing textile surfaces. Committee Ch...

Artist Rachel Mica Weiss to bring Unbounded series to Canalfront Park Artist Rachel Mica Weiss will bring a piece from her Unbounded series to Lewes Canalfront Park this spring. SOURCE: RACHELMICAWEISS.COM Nick Roth January 14, 2021 The COVID-19 pandemic thwarted efforts to bring a bold public art project to Lewes Canalfront Park last spring, but the city’s public art committee is moving forward undeterred with another display for this spring and summer.  The group has selected a p...