Mary O'Malley-Joyce is having a One Woman Show.
          Where: the Ocean Township Library, 701 Deal Road, Ocean, NJ.
          When: Opens October 29 through December 8th. Reception time to be announced.

Susan VanVolkenburgh is having a One Woman Show.
           Where: The Atlantic Highlands Library, 100 First Avenue, Atlantic Highlands.
           When: Currently on display through October 27.

                                        Accolades

Mary O'Malley-Joyce has artwork accepted into the following art events:
          2 pieces accepted in the Memories Exhibit at The Gallery at Thompson Park. Opens October 13th through November 18th.
          1 piece accepted into a juried show at the Ocean County Artist Guild show "Exposures" Photography Show.
          4 pieces in the Belmar Arts Councils "Plein Air: Making a Scene" on display September 25th through October 21st.
          3 pieces in the Long Beach Island "Plein Air+" show running September 16 through October 29. Artists were first selected to  participate in the plein air paint out followed by submission of up to 3 pieces.

Congratulations to our members who placed at the State level:

Vince Matulewich has been awarded 1st Place Photography - Pro Div, at the 57th Annual New Jersey Senior Citizen Art Show for “Bromeliad”.  This achievement follows having been awarded 1st Place Photography - Pro Div. this past June at the Monmouth County Senior Citizen Art Show.  The work is currently on view at Meadow Lakes, East Windsor, NJ until October 26th  or a similar work can be seen at the Guild of Creative Art until November 1st,

Ernest Antholis has been awarded 2nd Place non-professional Pastel at the same event listed above.

Congratulations to our members who placed and participated in the Monmouth County Senior Art Show 2023. Helen Antholis, Ernest Antholis, Vince Matulewich, and Beverly Hertler placed FIRST in their categories and their artworks are going to the State Competition in October.

Here is a list of our members who participated:

Ernest Antholis - 1st Place Non-Professional Pastel Helen Antholis - 1st Place Professional Pastel Marilyn Baldi - 3rd Place Professional Photography Barbara Calvo - 2nd Place Professional Pastel Bobbie Carey - 3rd Place Non-Professional Mixed Media Vicky Culver Johanna Ericson Linda Hart - 2nd Place Professional Acrylic Beverly Hertler - 1st Place Professional Craft Vince Matulewich - 1st Place Professional Photography Dana McKay Michael Menendez Joan Myers Judy O'Connor Michele Rath - 2nd Place Professional Watercolor Ellen Rubinstein Theresa Trocchia - 3rd Place Non-Professional Acrylic Susan VanVolkenburgh - 3rd Place Non-Professional Pastel Barbara Withers

Congratulations to Ellen Rubinstein on her new book!

Congratulations to Ellen Rubinstein : The Journal, a local monthly magazine, selected one of her photographs for the May 2023 cover of the Little Silver/Shrewsbury edition! 

Congratulations to our members for their achievements in the Monmouth County Senior Art Show. Click here for the list.

Thompson Park Summer Nights Exhibit – June 3 to August 20

Congratulations to our members:

Bobbie Carey

Cathy Delano

Johanna Ericson

Caren Flynn

Gwynneth Green

Laura Mandile

Patricia Meko

Joan Myers

Mary O’Malley-Joyce

Leona Tenebruso-Shultes

2022 Colors of Humanity “Botanicals” Show

Michael Scherfen was selected as Best of Show Winner for Waiting for Monet.

Terner Gallery Show 

Lois Kiely has an artwork in this show. Opening is July 31, from 2PM to 4PM.

July 2022

Congratulations to Ellen Rubinstein for her Navesink River photo which was selected by the Journal Magazine for the July cover of its Rumson/Fair Haven/Sea Bright issue.

Congratulations to ASMC member photographers who won awards at the Wainright house Museum and craft center in June:

First Place: Steven Meko for Changing Direction

Third Place: Marilyn Baldi for Passage Carnac

Merit awards went to Jim Powers for Yellow House, Blue House and for Still Life.

Also in the show were Vicky Culver, Johanna Ericson, Vince Matulewich and Dana McKay

November 12, 2021

Helen 'Eleni' Antholis was accepted as an Exhibiting Member of the Guild of Creative Art, Shrewsbury NJ for her pastels.

November 2021

"Ghost Town #3" by Marilyn Baldi was awarded first place professional photography in the NJ SCAN Exhibit.

SEPTEMBER 2021

Congratulations to member Pat Meko for her mosaic in the 'New Normal- Working through the Quarantine' Show at the Payne Gallery, Moravian University, Bethlehem, Pa. Sept 9 thru Oct. 17th.

SEPTEMBER 2021

Congratulations to Randy Mayer. Her Drawing of “Marcia” is hanging at the Salmagundi Club in NYC and has won the "David Wu and Elsie Jack-Key Memorial Award".  Also, her Drawing, “Whiskered and Wooly” has won the "Award of Excellence” at the Canterbury Art Festival at St. Georges in Rumson, NJ

JULY and AUGUST 2021

Marilyn Baldi has 3 photographs accepted into the "Geometric" exhibit at the Gallery at Thompson Park, Lincroft, NJ July 9, 2021 through August 28,2021.

APRIL 2021

August 7, 2020

Congratulations to our members who participated in and were awarded recognition for their artwork.

Monmouth County Senior Art Show Participants and Awardees 2020

Hillary Binder-Klein

Barbara John Calvo

Linné Grant

Guido Guazzoni

Sol Hara

Erika Hogan

Sylvia Keusch

Mary Kliauga

Elaine Lukacs

Dana McKay

Patricia Meko

Joan Myers

Joyce Sims

Helen Antholis 1st place Pastel professional 

 Ernie Antholis Honorable mention Pastels, non-professional

 Marilyn Baldi 1st place photography, professional

 Johanna Ericson Honorable mention photography, professional

  Linda Hart - Best in Show! 1st place watercolor, professional

  Beverly Hertler 1st place mixed, professional

  Vince Matulewich 2nd place photography, professional

  Ellen Rubinstein 3rd place photography, professional

  Theresa Trocchia 3rd place watercolor, non-professional

   Lois Wilkes 3rd place mixed, non-professional

At the 8/15/19 Awards Ceremony and Reception at the Monmouth County Library Headquarters, eleven of our members (out of 97 entrants) were awarded prizes for the artwork they submitted to the 2019 Monmouth County Senior Art Contest and Exhibition sponsored by the Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders, Monmouth County Office on Aging, and Monmouth Arts.

Congratulations to our members! First place winners go on to the statewide competition. Good luck to Johanna, Michael, Barbara, Sol, Ellen, and Marie!

Acrylic Professional 1st Place: Johanna Ericson

Acrylic Non-Professional 3rd Place: Patty Chasey

Watercolor Professional 2nd Place: Linda J. Hart

Drawing Professional 1st Place: Michael Ferrara

Drawing Non-Professional 3rd Place: Theresa Trocchia

Pastel Professional 1st Place: Barbara John Calvo

Pastel Non-Professional 1st Place: Sol Hara

Photography Professional 1st Place: Ellen Rubinstein

Photography Professional 3rd Place: Marilyn Baldi

Photography Professional Honorable Mention: Lois Wilkes

Print Professional 1st Place: Marie Maber

Congratulations to all!

Two members of the Art Society of Monmouth County took top honors at the Guild of Creative Art’s 17th Annual Open Juried EyeSights 2020 Photography Show. Vince Matulewich was awarded Best in Color for his “Decorative Mum - Indian Summer” and Marilyn Baldi was awarded Best in Monochrome for her “Solo Shot II”.  They can be viewed at the Guild until March 25, 2020.