The Gretchen Hupel Symposium 2026: Shifting Perspectives Art in America

• Thursday, November 12 @ 11:00 am
• The Delaware Contemporary, Wilmington, DE

The Gretchen Hupfel Symposium this year promises to be a day of dialogue on the future of American art, presented by The Delaware Contemporary.

Some of the most important questions in contemporary art are about who gets seen, whose stories are told, and what it means to be an artist today. Artists, arts advocates and arts leaders are answering them in real time.

The State of the Arts: Our Mid-Atlantic Region's Cultural Landscape

Speakers:

Jordan Resh | Delaware Arts Alliance

Shyshekia Edwards | Executive Director | Christina Cultural Arts Center

A.T.Moffett Executive Director | Delaware Institute for the Arts in Education

Moderator: Michelle Kramer Fitzgerald | Board Chair | City Theater Company

Who Gets to Be Seen? Questions Identity | Inclusion | Representation in Contemporary Art

Speakers:

Rebecca “Little Turtle Who Sees” Jackson Square | Founder Creative Native Arts

Ryan Grover | Rockwood Park & Museum

Raye Jones Avery | Arts Advocate

Moderator: Mariah Ghant | Artistic Director | Delaware Shakespeare

No Longer in the Box: Redefining the Contemporary Artist

Speakers:

Ashley SK Davis | Creative Director, Pieces of a Dream

Oscar De Paz | Visual Artist | TDC Studio Artist

Traci Currie, Ph.D. | Spoken Word Artist

Moderator: Erica Loustau, The Gretchen Hupfel Curator, The Delaware Contemporary

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