Creative Arts Club: Building a Creative Future celebrates the voices, visions, and growth of young artists participating in The Delaware Contemporary’s after-school program in partnership with Freire Charter School of Wilmington. This exhibition is the culmination of sustained creative exploration, mentorship, and hands-on learning rooted in contemporary art practices.

Over the course of a full academic year, students engaged directly with working artists and creative professionals, developing not only technical skills, but also confidence, collaboration, and a deeper understanding of what it means to be an artist today. Through this process, they explored personal narratives, experimented with materials, and translated ideas into works that reflect both technical practice, individual identity and collective experience.

More than an exhibition, this presentation represents a stepping stone—highlighting the development of artistic voices while fostering essential skills such as critical thinking, portfolio building, and creative problem-solving.

The works on view invite us into a space of possibility: where creative partnerships become a tool for self-expression, industry connection, and future-building. Together, these young artists remind us that the future of art is not something distant—it is actively being shaped, imagined, and created right here.

2026 CREATIVE-IN-RESIDENCE
Holly Whitney (Wilmington, DE)
Sa-Kreea Jackson (Wilmington, DE)
Victor Hart (Wilmington, DE)
Eduardo Martinez (Wilmington, DE)

CAC: Building a Creative Future is made possible in part by Freire Charter of Wilmington and the Institute of Museum and Library Services.