Home is family and self. Home is safety and peace. Home is comfort and freedom. Home is warm and fuzzy. Attendees of the NEST project unveiling on September 7th shared what “home” means to them through an interactive activity. Using the provided cards, those who joined us for the unveiling wrote down and described the concept of a “home.” They were on display alongside the rest of the works. A home contains family, friends, and self. Everyone understands what a home is, thou

Creative District Wilmington and local artist Susan Benarcik teamed up this month to create a unique piece of art. A work that brings real meaning to idea that “art imitates life.” Although, in this case, art is imitating nature. The Creative District community came together to construct a large natural sculpture in The Rock Lot using natural woven fibers and other materials. The piece captured the complexity and beauty of one of nature’s most artistic projects – nest buildin

Thank you to everyone who joined us on May 12 to celebrate the beginning of The Rock Lot programming season! There was great food, fun activities and games. Community members and special guests joined us to not only open the summer at our favorite green space, but also to take in the Creative District’s newest public art project: A Family Portrait. This project was a collaboration with FourYouth Productions and depicts the families of West Center City, both conventional and u

May arrived and we were outside at The Rock Lot! The first meeting of SsAM’s Drumming Circle, led by Jonathan Whitney, was incredibly fun and well attended event. We were lucky to have the Dancing Monks of Assam as guests. They sat down to drum with us and gave us a special presentation! The drumming fun will continue every Tuesday from 6-7 PM (weather permitting) throughout the summer and into the fall! #VacanttoVibrant #DrummingCircle #EpiscopalofSaintsAndrewandMatthew #BeC

The family that creates together, has fun together. That is certainly the mantra of the Bullock household. Enter Bryce Bullock, 9-year-old comic book creator, author, and illustrator. This young man is a creative powerhouse. Just in the few hours we spent with him, he shared his entire catalogue of creative characters which are already published or are in development. His newest project: Daddy Long Legs and the Inchworm. The debut issue from Pankake Images (that’s Bryce’s com

When she began her NextMakerz journey, Morgan was very excited about the program even though she realized she had no experience in electronics at all. No problem. “I’m certainly glad I took the classes I took because I learned to do something in an area I really knew nothing about coming in,” said Morgan. The NextMakerz program was made for beginners. Whether it be for someone who wants to take their new skills to the next level, or someone who just wants to make a hobby out

Although scheduled programs have come to an end for the season at the Rock Lot, make sure to follow @CreativeDistrictWilm on FB and IG to keep up with future programs planned for the spring! #DrummingCircle #EpiscopalofSaintsAndrewandMatthew #CreativeDistrictWIlmington #WilmingtonDE #WestCenterCity #RockLot #RockLotPrograms #TheRockLot

Sitting down in the second floor class room at NextFab, Emmanuel Knotts was learning a bit more than just a new programming language. He was also getting some advice on his future. “It’s really all about finding your own path and learning what it is you want to do.” James, his instructor, was sharing with Emmanuel some personal advice on what to do after high school before getting started on the night’s class on microcontrollers. Emmanuel is a member of Creative District’s fi

Our first #RockLot Halloween Fest took place on Saturday, October 28—and it was a blast! We are already looking forward to next year. Scroll below to see all the festivities! #RockLot #HalloweenFest #RockLotPrograms #CreativeDistrictWIlmington #WilmingtonDE #WestCenterCity #TheRockLot

The first group of NextMakerz went through the new member orientation and are ready to get making! Morgan, Jeremy, Brandon, Vanity and Emmanuel (plus his mentor John) — at NextFab. " I think it is a great program," said Morgan. "I don't know anything about robotics or any of these topics si it's going to be really exciting to learn something completely new." "I'm really looking forward to all the possibilities after I go through this program," said Jeremy. "Personally I feel