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VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: We are currently in need of new board candidates and committee members. Specific skills needed include fundraising, construction trades, arts programming and instruction.  Sign up here or email us.

We are a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization working to save the historic Jester Farmhouse, for local artists of all disciplines and skill levels to use as meeting, working, and gallery space. Jester Artspace, Inc. has partnered with the property owner, New Castle County, Del., to renovate the property. In turn, we will operate the house in a manner of direct benefit to the surrounding community. The Jester Farmhouse has been deemed to be of significant historic value to the people of New Castle County. It is one of the few remaining modest pre-Civil War farmsteads that were once common in Northern Delaware. The house sits amid 25.8 acres of original farmland at 2818 Grubb Road, which is among the oldest colonial-era trade routes in the mid-Atlantic U.S.
Please donate if you can. Your contributions are fully tax-deductible. Our donors receive original, limited-edition, artist-signed prints. Do something good for the arts in Brandywine Hundred and enjoy a piece of original art! If you would like us to stay in touch, you can also join our email list.

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Getting a lot of interest in this event! Hope to see you Thursday night!

UPDATE: We will also have the latest news from the 9/18 County Historic Review Board hearing on the farmhouse renovation. ... See MoreSee Less

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Walter GrahamI love Mental Floss and this looks like a fun idea.

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Walter GrahamLena Adams Kim Thought of you.We stenciled drains/storm inlets in Chinatown. Maybe you can work something like this in with the kidlings. I bet the Thai streets had stuff like this.Next year.,

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Look at this group of art teachers that came to meet us today at the farmhouse! We love our new friends at Brandywine School District! We gave them a tour of the property today, talked our project, and tossed around ideas about how we can serve them, their students and the community. Very smart group with great comments and questions. Looking forward to working with them. ... See MoreSee Less

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Look at this group of art teachers that came to meet us today at the farmhouse! We love our new friends at Brandywine School District! We gave them a tour of the property today, talked our project, and tossed around ideas about how we can serve them, their students and the community. Very smart group with great comments and questions. Looking forward to working with them.
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Another neat Wilmington sketch night. No need to travel far, Delaware Art Museum has you covered! ... See MoreSee Less

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Jester Artspace shared Urban Sketchers Delaware's event.

We want to get to know these folks better! According to their FB page, Sketchers Delaware is "...dedicated to fostering a community of artists in the First State who practice on-location drawing. Our plan is to form an official Delaware Chapter of Urban Sketchers..." More about this global movement at: www.urbansketchers.org/ ... See MoreSee Less

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We're looking for experienced instructors to lead our core arts programming, such as drawing, painting, sculpture and photography. We are also looking for folks with unique and unexpected skills to lead individual creative workshops. Let us know what you do at jesterartspace@gmail.com. See our ad on Craigslist: delaware.craigslist.org/med/6200321151.html ... See MoreSee Less

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Got talent? Were looking for experienced instructors to lead our core arts programming, such as drawing, painting, sculpture and photography. We are also looking for folks with unique and unexpected skills to lead individual creative workshops. Let us know what you do at jesterartspace@gmail.com. See our ad on Craigslist: https://delaware.craigslist.org/med/6200321151.html
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Rosemary ConnellyHi! I teach watercolor journaling and urban sketching!

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We had a great time giving our sketchbooks a workout at Oddity Bar last night! And we made some new friends with Sketchers Delaware too! ... See MoreSee Less

We had a great time last night sketching at Oddity's Oddball Art Hall! We also got to meet with one of the board members from Jester Artspace. Check them out! Type @jesterartspace @odditybar into y...

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We had a great time giving our sketchbooks a workout at Oddity Bar last night! And we made some new friends with Sketchers Delaware too!
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Urban Sketchers DelawareHow cool is that!

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