2nd Annual Big Gun Run
April 7
Big Oyster Brewery 4 Miler
(10 AM at Fort Miles Historical Area – Museum Closed)
Delaware Goes to War – Annual Fort Miles Open House
April 27
Multiple Events Starting at 10:30 AM
See Historical Interpreters with Vehicles/Equipment
(Open House Hours 10 AM – 4 PM – schedule details)
Summer Sunday Tours – Each Sunday
May 25 – August 25
FMHA Docent Led Tours of Battery 519
(Tours at 11 AM and 1 PM – Museum Open 10 AM – 2:30 PM)
Annual Victory in World War II Ceremony – Honoring Delaware’s War Dead
September 2
Fort Miles Museum Artillery Park
(Ceremony at 11 AM, Museum Open 10 AM-11 AM, Noon – 2 PM)
Veterans Day Open House at Battery 519 – Art Show & Sale
November 10th
(Museum Open 10 AM – 2 PM)
2nd Annual Sketching Contest – 2019
When: Saturday, April 27 2019 at the Annual “Delaware Goes to War” Open House
Where: Fort Miles Museum and Historical Area, Cape Henlopen State Park
Sketch uniformed historical interpreters from the 261st Coastal Field Artillery and other World II units, along with their vehicles and equipment. The Historical Interpreters will be formally available for sketching from 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM and informally thereafter. Many planned events will take place during this full day event (10 AM – 4 PM), including the firing of a 3-inch artillery gun.
Artists may enter the Sketching Contest (free of charge) to compete for a “Top 3″ award as judged by noted Lewes artist Paul Rendel. One to five entries per artist may be submitted up to 2 weeks following the Open House and will be hung in the Fort Miles Museum Visiting Artists Gallery. Following completion of the contest, winning artists may leave sketches on display at the Gallery throughout the summer.
Registration: Artists wishing to submit sketches for the contest must register prior to April 20th by completing the form below.
For questions, please email info@fortmilesha.org
Contest Rules: Become a “Combat Artist” for a day.
Artists registering for the Sketching Event may enter 1-5 sketches relating to the Open House event or Fort Miles Museum displays. On the day of the event, registered artists will receive a pass for a free tour of Battery 519 at Fort Miles for the artist and one guest. The event will take place rain or shine.
For an artist’s sketches to be eligible for judging, the artist should register online not later than April 20th.
All contest entries must be 12” x 18”or smaller in size. Entries should be framed for display or mounted on core board or another similar material.
Artists to furnish all necessary sketching materials.
Artists will have up to 2 weeks following the event to complete sketches to be entered.
Due to space limitations, our juror, Lewes artist Paul Rendel, will then determine which entries are to be displayed and judged.
Artists whose sketches are judged as one or more of the “Top 3” sketches will have their sketches hung in the Fort Miles Museum art gallery, with appropriate recognition and receive recognition on the FMHA website and Facebook page.
