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article local schedule Jun 3, 2026

Art Notes, June 3

Ann Coen has opened a new gallery called North in Barnegat Light, New Jersey, featuring works by local artists Chris Pfeil, Julie Goldstein, Elizabeth Sabine, and Dianne Rinaldi. The article also highlights a variety of community art events on Long Beach Island, including a kid-friendly workshop at the Ocean County Library, painting sessions at Wildflowers in the Woods, a night market at Firefly Gallery, and several gallery openings and exhibitions. Notable exhibitions include the 28th annual "Works on Paper" at the Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences, juried by Metropolitan Museum of Art curator Joanna Sheers Seidenstein, and Alexander Taylor's "Washed Upon the Shore" at the Ocean County Library.

article local schedule May 28, 2026

Art Notes, May 27

This article from May 27, 2026, reports on multiple local art events and gallery openings on Long Beach Island, New Jersey. Highlights include the eighth annual Beach Haven Art Walk on May 30 with 65 vendors, the opening of a new gallery called Art Haven in Beach Haven, and the 28th annual 'Works on Paper' exhibition at the Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences (LBIF), juried by Metropolitan Museum of Art curator Joanna Sheers Seidenstein. Other featured galleries include Sunny Vintage and Gallery, SwellColors Glass Studio, Art & Décor at Surf City, Wildflowers Too!, and photographer Ann Coen's new gallery North. The 'Art in Bloom' show at LBIF drew over 200 visitors, and an upcoming exhibit 'Washed Upon the Shore' by artist Alexander Taylor will be at the Ocean County Library.

article local schedule May 20, 2026

Art Notes, May 20

This article, titled 'Art Notes, May 20,' is a roundup of local art events and exhibitions on Long Beach Island, New Jersey. It highlights Alexander Taylor's solo exhibit 'Washed Upon the Shore' at the Ocean County Library in Surf City, featuring his marine-life paintings created with purified ocean water. Other events include summer art classes by Jamie Jarka at multiple venues, the 'Art in Bloom' floral design event at the Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences, and ongoing shows at the Pine Shores Art Association's galleries. The article also announces a deadline for the LBIF 'Coast' exhibition.

article local schedule May 13, 2026

Art Notes, May 13

Artist and teacher Jamie Jarka, creator of the popular Milo the Seagull mascot for Long Beach Island, has expanded her merchandise to Ron Jon Surf Shop in Ship Bottom, selling prints, stickers, magnets, and nightlights. Jarka will also teach weekly summer art classes at three Island venues: Bayview Park in Brant Beach, Firefly Gallery in Surf City, and Sea Shell Resort and Beach Club in Beach Haven, with schedules and pricing detailed for each location. Additionally, the article covers the 51st annual Art in Bloom movement, with events at Pine Shores Art Association's Stafford gallery and the Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences (LBIF), where garden club members create floral arrangements inspired by artworks. Other news includes the PSAA Tuckerton Art Center's "Blooming Spring" show, a "Glimpses of America" exhibition at Beach Haven Borough Gallery, and a call for South Jersey photographers to submit work for an LBIF photography exhibition and fundraiser celebrating LBI lifeguards.

article local schedule Apr 29, 2026

Art Notes, April 29

This article from the 'Art Notes' column covers several local art events in Ocean County, New Jersey. John Meehan's oil painting 'Enjoying the Sunshine from the Shadows' is featured as cover art for the LBI Artist Studio Tour map. Suzanne Pasqualicchio's exhibit 'That’s Life: Little by Little' is on display at the Lacey branch of the Ocean County Library through May, with a reception on May 2. The Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences (LBIF) is hosting a pottery course for beginners aged 55 and older, funded by a Creative Aging Initiative grant, along with an upcycled patchwork sweatshirt workshop and the 28th annual Works on Paper national juried exhibition juried by Joanna Sheers Seidenstein of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. A photography exhibit by Don Edwards titled 'Nature in Ocean County' is also showing at the Waretown library branch.

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