Founding year 2026 · Wilmington, Delaware
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The Roster

Wilmington's artists,
paid to teach.

Every class is taught by a local maker. Every teacher is paid a real stipend. These are the artists shaping Luna's founding year — and there's room on the wall for more.

12 founding instructors · More joining
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Painting

Maya Reyes

Muralist, painter

Wilmington native. Acrylic, large-format mural, and the lead instructor for "Paint Your Story."

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Music

Marcus Okafor

Multi-instrumentalist

Leads First-Instrument Night and the Wednesday open jam. Plays bass, drums, and a little of everything.

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Spoken Word

Diana Park

Poet, educator

Hosts Luna's monthly open mic and teaches the March spoken-word residency. Two-time Delaware Slam finalist.

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Photo

Jamal Whitfield

Photographer

Documenting Wilmington's working waterfront for a decade. Leads phone-photography workshops in January's rotation.

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Music

Sofia Velez

Singer-songwriter

Runs the Sunday songwriter circle. Performs in Spanish and English; tours the mid-Atlantic café circuit.

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Dance

Carlos Mendes

Salsa & bachata instructor

Leads May's rotating dance residency. Twenty years on Wilmington's social-dance floors.

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Painting

Eli Bergstrom

Watercolorist

Teaches the Tuesday community paint nights. Watercolor sketchbook practice and en-plein-air weekends.

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Craft & Fashion

Naomi Patel

Textile artist, designer

Patchwork, screen-printing, and the August Fashion residency. Repair as craft, craft as practice.

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Printmaking

Devon Hayes

Printmaker

Linocut and gelli-plate work. Owns a small Wilmington press; teaches April's rotating residency.

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Digital

Ana Torres

Illustrator, animator

Procreate, Blender basics, and an October digital-art rotation. Self-taught, ferociously generous.

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Music

Tyrell James

Producer, beatmaker

Runs Thursday's Beat-Making 101. Released two EPs on Bandcamp; co-runs a North Wilmington studio.

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Painting

Beatriz Santos

Painter, teaching artist

Leads Saturday Family Art Day. Twenty years teaching in Wilmington public schools.

Pitch a class

If you teach,
we want to hear from you.

Wilmington artists, musicians, and culture-keepers — the door is open. Propose a workshop, a four-week series, or a rotating-method residency. Paid stipend, full instructional support, and a room that wants your work.

25+
Year-one instructors
12
Rotating residencies
$75 — $200
Stipend per session
36+
Teaching slots