Wilmington, Del. -- 30 March 2009 – The Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts will host a free family program, Funky Materials: Art-Making With The Everyday, on Sunday, April 26 from noon - 3 pm. Families can explore DCCA exhibitions on view and check out Caroline Lathan-Stiefel’s installation Layer City made from textiles, craft materials, and discarded household objects. Families will have the opportunity to experiment with unexpected materials and create funky sculptures based on Lathan-Stiefel’s work. Gallery and theater games and other drop-in activities will also be offered. This program is designed for children ages 4 and up.
 
About the DCCA
DCCA gallery hours are 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays; noon-5 p.m. Wednesdays and Sundays. Admission is free.

The DCCA is wheelchair-accessible; visitors with special needs are encouraged to call in advance.

DCCA exhibitions and programs are made possible, in part, through individual contributions, members’ support, and major grants from AstraZeneca, Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, and 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.