Citizen Artist at Delaware Art Museum celebrates artists as essential workers

The Delaware Art Museum (DelArt) has opened "Citizen Artist," an exhibition featuring 218 objects that positions artists as essential workers who document, interpret, and shape the American experience. Co-curated by Margaret Winslow, DelArt's Head Curator and Curator of Contemporary Art, and Dorothy Fisher, Lynn Herrick Sharp Curatorial Fellow, the show includes loans from the Museum of Modern Art and the Baltimore Museum of Art. The exhibition is part of the nation’s 250th anniversary, building a living artistic record that honors Delaware’s past and empowers future generations. Winslow and Fisher describe the project as "a love letter to artists," emphasizing the often unsung labor and advocacy for artists' rights as workers.