Founding year 2026 · Wilmington, Delaware
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Wilmington · Delaware · Founding 2026

Where Wilmington
creates together.

A donation-supported, multicultural arts academy on the river. Music, painting, and a rotating method every month — taught by local artists, open to every age, every story, every income.

500+
Participants Year One
36+
Workshops
25+
Local Artists Paid
Luna Art Academy logo — illustrated golden moon, ornate purple and magenta swirls, gold filigree
0+
Participants served
across all ages, year one
0+
Workshops & classes
music, painting, rotating method
0+
Local artists engaged
paid as teachers & performers
$0K
Year-one goal
layered, donation-supported
Everyone deserves space, tools, and community to create.
— Our mission, in one sentence
The three pillars

A first instrument.
A first brushstroke.
A new method, every month.

Programs launch in three core areas, supported by a year-round rhythm of artist visibility events. Lean by design, so we can deliver consistently — and grow what works.
Pillar 01 Music Access — first-instrument nights
PILLAR 01

Music Access

Low-barrier, community-centered music learning — designed to remove the intimidation that surrounds music education.

  • Beginner workshops
  • Open jam sessions
  • First-instrument nights
  • Singer-songwriter circles
  • Youth rhythm circles
See the schedule
Pillar 02 Painting & Visual Arts — community paint nights
PILLAR 02

Painting & Visual Arts

The easiest to launch first. Supplies are manageable, sessions are flexible, and the work goes straight onto the walls.

  • Community paint nights
  • Family art days
  • Beginner acrylic
  • Paint Your Story
  • Mural design
See the schedule
Pillar 03 Rotating Method — a new discipline each month
PILLAR 03

Rotating Art Method

A new method enters the rotation each month — keeping the space fresh, the audience broad, and many local creatives in front of a class.

  • Photography
  • Spoken word
  • Printmaking
  • Collage
  • Dance
  • + many more
See this year's rotation
Twelve months, twelve disciplines

A new method every month.

The Rotating Method keeps the space fresh and opens the door to many more local artists as teachers. The year ahead, in rotation:
JAN
Photography
FEB
Collage
MAR
Spoken Word
APR
Printmaking
MAY
Dance
JUN
Theater Games
JUL
Public Art
AUG
Fashion & Custom Clothing
SEP
Cultural Heritage
OCT
Digital Art
NOV
Culinary Storytelling
DEC
Craft Traditions
Founder portrait — placeholder Alejandra · founder & proposed executive director
Founder note

A Wilmington native,
building the room she wished she'd had.

Alejandra is a 32-year-old Wilmington native with deep family, service-industry, and cultural roots in the city. Her network spans hospitality, local arts, and small business — built-in audience reach, partnership pathways, and grassroots credibility from day one.

Luna isn't her place. A nonprofit has no private owner. It's governed by an independent board and exists for public benefit. Alejandra's role is founder and proposed executive director — a Wilmington daughter holding the door open behind her.

— Alejandra
Founder & Proposed Executive Director
Coming up at Luna

Luna Nights
& other gatherings.

Year one is a visibility year. Events earn the moments that fuel social media, attract donors, and turn neighbors into participants.
Luna Night
FRI · May 22 · 7pm

Luna Launch Night

Whale Building · Open to the public · Donation-based

RSVP & details
Fundraiser
SAT · Jun 13 · 6pm

Paint the Moon — Annual Fundraiser

Whale Building · Tickets sliding scale · 21+

RSVP & details
Corridor
FRI · Jun 26 · 7pm

Tacos, Tunes & Art — Donor Night

Whale Building × Over the Border Tacos

RSVP & details
See the full calendar
The Whale Building
a cultural corridor
food · family · creative practice
Our proposed home

The Whale Building,
next to Over the Border Tacos.

A natural cultural corridor between food, family, gathering, and creative practice — a place already understood by residents as somewhere to spend time.

Built-in foot traffic from day one. A hospitality anchor that already understands the rhythm of nights, weekends, and family hours. The mission doesn't depend on the building. The building accelerates it.

Flexible studio ADA accessible Wall hanging space Lockable storage Acoustic stage
The Founding Circle

Five ways to underwrite the founding year.

A launch donor circle for Alejandra's network and beyond. Recurring giving turns one-time generosity into a predictable monthly base. The annual tiers seed the founding.
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Moonbeam
$25
Monthly
Crescent
$50
Monthly
Full Moon
$100
Monthly
Luminary
$1,000
Annual
Founding Luminary
$5,000+
Annual
Choose your circle