JAS 19

 Join Us for the

Opening Reception? June 3rd, 3:00 - 5:00pm

Live Music with Matt Trice

Winners will be announced at the opening

Click here to learn more about all BAC classes & to register

Explore Watercolor Painting

Thursday June 8, 15, 22, 29 

A guaranteed painting with each class!

Instructor Susanna Anastasia comes to Belmar Arts having spent 30 plus years teaching the basics of watercolor painting.

Students will begin to explore the mechanics of this medium along with the properties of paint, paper and water.

Beginner’s welcome!

Kids Summer Camp

Instructor: Jamie Sheehan

Date:? July 10-14th or July 24th - 28th

?Time: 9:00am - 12:00pm

Young artists will create a variety of artwork through a 5 day art camp under the instruction of 2 certified art educators. Artists will complete a finished project each day. Projects will range from drawings, paintings, collages, and weavings! If you are unable to attend all 5 days, you may sign up for individual sessions. 

Visit our website for description of daily art projects

We invite you to join us for the next in our monthly series of Weston A. Price Foundation gatherings, focused on reconnecting with our local community, sourcing farm-fresh goods from the area, and sharing the healthy lifestyle principles of the foundation! 

This Month: 

Making Waves: Hidden Powers of Water & Sound

- Exploring the 4th Phase of Water

- Collecting from Natural Springs

- Healing with Sound 

- EMF Risks & Reduction

Wednesday June 7th

6-10pm / Free to the Public

Saturday, June 3rd

George Wirth’s Words and Music Series with Carolann Solebello and Michael Brett

Doors at 6:30pm Music at 7:00pm

Live @ the BAC

Meets Weekly at the BAC on Tuesday nights 7:00pm - 10:00pm

This open mic is designed for collaborators and experimentalist's alike, to try new things, and be open to different possibilities.

Sunday, June 4th

2:00pm-4:00pm

Free - Suggested Donation $10

Belmar Arts is excited to start the summer bringing back singer, arranger, and composer Sandy Sasso. Sasso has been one of the top requested performers and educators around for over three decades. Sandy has toured the world, playing with Dorsey, Goodman, Pops Big Band and so many others and has also kept lively locally with a fifteen year residency at the 55 bar in the West Village. Sasso continues to tour the world with combos and big bands, as well as perform locally. Luckily for us she's becoming a regular here at the Arts Center

Enjoy a relaxing afternoon of intimate interpretations of standards as well as some pop tunes, and some improvisations.

The Night Owls and Johnny Rock

Friday June 9, 7:00pm

 The Night OWLz are a mix of rock & breezy classic pop. The band is composed of veteran musicians, most notably, Mike Walsh; fresh off his Face The Music record release on Rock Company Records. The band is run and fronted by guitarist and composer Brian Thomas Rutzler. The Night OWLz will be playing covers of bands like The Beatles, The Eagles, America, Chicago, Tom Petty, Grateful Dead and more...Special opening performance by Local Legend ...Guitarist JOHNNY ROCK!!! It's ALL about The Music.

 Free w Suggested Donation

Pride Bash

Saturday, June 10, 6:30pm

Free

Join us for a fabulous night of music & merriment in celebration of LGBTQIA+ PRIDE month and Caitlin McGarry’s birthday. Caitlin is a local writer and singer/songwriter for the musical duo Register 2 with Matthew Trice. Enjoy a whole lineup full of LGBTQIA+ performers, including music by: Register 2, Padraic’s Joy, Matthew Trice, Shinything, Brook Pridemore, Outer Shapes, and poetry by Dogmatic. Light refreshments will be provided. Come support and celebrate the LGBTQIA+ community with us, catch some great live local bands, and wish Caitlin a happy birthday!

Reggae Party at the BAC with Predator Dub Assassins and Barry from the Penatrators 

Friday, June 16, 7:00 pm

7:00pm

Free with $10 Suggested Donation

 Belmar Arts is gearing up for the return of internationally acclaimed reggae group Predator Dub Assassins to the gallery. They're back following their show here in the winter.  Joining them on the bill will be Barry from the local Reggae-Rock band Barry and the Penetrators. For years they made Belmar their home, creating what seemed to be the new soundtrack of Ocean Ave,

Comedy at Belmar Arts Center

Saturday, June 17, 8:00pm

Free with Suggested Donation

Laughter and music are the universal languages and here you can find both. Belmar Arts is a host to many types of performing arts and comedy is no different. We are happy to have these artists come through and share their craft and help us smile. Catch Comic Jim Maywalt, along with veterans Mike Hernadez, Gay Lirot, as well as Sean McDonough. Join us for a night of cracking up.

Shared Interest Groups

Photo Interest Group

June 5

6:30

We will meet at the front of the Ocean Grove Great Auditorium (the part that faces the ocean).We will walk around tents. Then walk towards Main Ave for possible street type photos and interesting shops we finish the walk on the new pier. 

(Weather Permitting)

Plein Air Interest Group

The Plein Air Artist Group is all about leaving the 4 walls of the studio and coming together to experience the freedom of drawing and painting outdoors.

All artist mediums, genres and skill levels are welcome

Saturday June 3 / 9am to 4pm / Allaire Village Arts Festival / $6.00 entry fee at the door Plein Air Paint during the Festival / 4265 Atlantic Avenue, Wall Township

Friday June 9 / 10am to Noon / Kula Urban Farm, Asbury Park / 115 Atkins Avenue

Tuesday June 13 / 10am to Noon / Silver Lake Gazebo, Belmar / 500 Ocean Avenue

Tuesday June 20 / 10am to Noon / Volunteer Park, Neptune / South Riverside Drive, park anywhere

Tuesday June 27 / 10am to Noon / Spring Lake Gazebo / on the boardwalk, across from The Breakers, 1507 Ocean Ave

RSVP Sandy Binger - [email protected]

Fiber Friday

June 2

We will be making hand decorated needle holders, so please bring along your hand sewing supplies. Also please bring something for Show and Tell and anything you want to share on the Swap Table.

RSVP to Sheila Kramer

[email protected]

Join the Borough of Belmar today for the First Annual Pride Flag Raising Celebration.

June 1st, 2023

4:00pm

Belmar Borough Hall

601 Main Street, Belmar

(6th Ave Entrance)

We are almost there! Please consider donating to Piano in the Pyanoe Plaza

We would like to further our founding mission of making life in Belmar better through the arts and acquire and install a weatherproof outdoor piano in Pyanoe Plaza and honor former residents David Sancious and his mother Stelma.

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