The Art Society of Monmouth County

proudly presents its

All Members College Scholarship 

Art Show and Sale

Featuring the best in original paintings and photography 

by local artists

Proceeds benefit the Art Society’s College Scholarship Fund

for a Monmouth County student majoring in Art

From July 11 to August 29, 2018

Monmouth Beach Cultural Center

128 Ocean Avenue, corner of Seacrest Road

Monmouth Beach, NJ

Center Hours: 10am-2pm, Wednesday through Saturday

Meet the Artists Reception

Saturday, July 21 from 4-6pm

Open to the public – Light refreshments will be served

RECEIVING: WED., JUNE 20 FROM 12N-1:30PM AT MBCC

ALTERNATE RECEIVING: TUESDAY, JULY 10 FROM 10AM-NOON

www.artsocietyofmonmouthcounty.org

ASMC, PO Box 722, New Monmouth NJ 07748-0722

DETAILS CAN BE FOUND HERE:

 UPCOMING EXHIBITS 

The 2017-2018 year has been an exciting one. We held seven meetings with local artists who demonstrated their skills. We also had four major art exhibitions with prizes going to 48 works of art. We have added one more surprise Summer Exhibit at Monmouth Beach Cultural Center for July and August.

We are grateful to the Middletown Township Public Library for hosting our recent meetings and exhibitions. A special thank you to all of our supporters and sponsors for helping to support our mission of education and promotion of the arts.

For 2018-2019, we have developed exciting programs and additional major art exhibits.

We have been invited by Brookdale Community College to have an exhibit in their Visual Arts Gallery in October. Details will be posted.

We will also have a new November 2018 ASMC All Paintings Anniversary Exhibit at the Monmouth County Library Eastern Branch in Shrewsbury

EXECUTIVE BOARD: September 2018-August 2020

• Co-President: ERNEST ANTHOLIS, JR             Co-President: HELEN ANTHOLIS
• Co-First Vice Presidents: Programs: STEPHANIE FRANK AND LUCILLE DELLERT

• Second Vice President: Membership: BILL PRIHEL 
• Third Vice President: Exhibits: VINCE MATULEWICH
• Assistant Vice President – New Member Outreach: SOL HARA
• Treasurer: NANCY CAGLIOSTRO
• Corresponding Secretary: LINDA ROEMER
• Recording Secretary: PENELOPE MARZEC
• Publicity Secretary: TOM WILCZEWSKI

ASMC Managers and Chairs

·     Website Director – Helen Antholis

·     Emails Manager – Theresa Joseph Trocchia

·     Hospitality Manager– Patty Chasey

Exhibit Chairs – schedule dates, book rooms, mount exhibits, obtain judges, prepare programs, host receptions – Chairs for 2018-2019:

• Fall ASMC Anniversary Show - Paintings only: November 2018: Chairs: Linda Roemer
• Vince & Irene Matulewich: January 2019 Toni Wilczewski Memorial Photography Exhibit
• Ken & Joyce Klohn & Ernie & Helen Antholis: March 2019 Oldies But Goodies Show
• Linda Hart/Florrie Hill/Paul Clark/Diane Steinmetz: April 2019 Ruth Crown Memorial Exhibit

·     Past Presidents – Stephanie & Doug Frank

o  Ken Klohn, Pat Farley, the late Toni Wilczewski, Lucille Dellert, Tom Wilczewski, Norma Wokas

·     ASMC Advisor – Tom Wilczewski 

·     Nominating Chair and Parliamentarian – Vince Matulewich

·     Show Receiving Assistants: Cathy Delano, Caren Flynn, and Dana McKay

To be a sponsor of our organization or of a particular show, please contact Ernest Antholis at info@artsocietyofmonmouthcounty.org

Congratulations to our members who won awards at our April RUTH CROWN MEMORIAL ART SHOW. Pictures from the Reception will be up soon.

In the meantime, the March OLDIES BUT GOODIES SHOW was a huge success. This was our largest show this year with 35 artists and 62 submissions. To see photos of the Reception, click here.

REMAINING EXHIBITS 2018: (click on link to Upcoming Exhibits tab for more details)

Enjoy photos on last tab: Photos from Demonstrations and Receptions.

Also, take a look at some of our artists' paintings and photographs on the tab: Upcoming Exhibits & Art Galleries

Please join us at our lively and informative meetings with lectures and demonstrations by professional artists. We meet on the third Wednesday (with two exceptions due to holidays) of the month during the Fall and Spring. For information on upcoming meetings, click on the above tab: 

As a member, you may participate in any of our four - six major Art Exhibitions (October, November, January, March, April, and Summer). Click on the tab:

Upcoming Exhibits & Art Galleries.

For a nominal donation, artists may link their websites from our

Artists and Supporter Links page.

Join us! Membership Information is available herel

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ART SCHOLARSHIP FOR BROOKDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE ART MAJOR

The Art Society of Monmouth County is pleased to announce a $500 Grant to the Brookdale Community College Foundation for an Art Scholarship to a Monmouth County art student with 24 credit hours and a 3.0 GPA.

The Scholarship will be administered in the name of the Art Society of Monmouth County during the upcoming academic year. This replaces the ASMC's Annual High School Merit Award.

Our 2017 award recipient was Christina Berndt. Congratulations, Christina!

MARCH 2016 UPDATE:

Congratulations to the winners who received their awards at the May 16 member meeting:

Oil/Acrylic: 1st: Mary Kliauga; 2nd: Nancy France-Vaz; 3rd: Rose Marie Kelly

Watercolor: 1st: Janet Furlong; 2nd: Frank Colaguori; 3rd: Janice Voorhees

Pastel: 1st: Sol Hara; 2nd: Leonia Mroczkowski; 3rd: Ernest Antholis

Photography: 1st: Vince Matulewich; 2nd: Marilyn Baldi; 3rd: Fran Geroni

Mixed Media/Other: 1st: Vicky Culver; 2nd: Paul Clark; 3rd: Ken Klohn

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February 27 AWARDS RECEPTION: Winter Break Photography Exhibit at Monmouth Beach Cultural Center

At Saturday's lovely reception, awards were presented to our talented photographers. Here is the awards list for the 2016 Winter Break Photography Exhibit:

First Place: Lois Wilkes, "Getting a Ticket to Ride" 
Second Place: Joan B. Myers, "Apple Sorbet"
Third Place: Anthony Porto, "Pebble Beach"
Honorable Mention: Vince Matulewich, "Barn & Stable, Allaire Village"
Honorable Mention: Linda Hart, "Prickly Flight"

Thirty-one entries were submitted by 18 photographers. Congratulations to all! It was a great show! Special thanks to Vince Matulewich for chairing the show, Jill Kaiser for judging the works, and to the members who helped with registration and mounting the exhibit - Stephanie Frank, Irene Matulewich, Sol Hara, Ernie Antholis.

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Blakes's Bowls by Blake Patterson demonstrated this bowl-making process on September 17 at our General Membership Meeting and Demonstration at the Monmouth Beach Cultural Center.

Artist Demonstrations from 2013-2015:

Roberta Carter Clark painting a live watercolor portrait of Norma Wokas

Liz Schippert shows members how to gild with gold

Jim Kent shows how to paint in an abstract expressionism style.

Photos by Doug Frank and Helen Antholis