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Fantasy, Fables, and Fear
October 23 to November 18?

Digital Submissions Due: October 14 @ 11:59pm
Opening Reception:? Saturday, October 28, 3-5pm

The realistic world we live in is finite with rules and limitations. The composition of our environment, people and nature has a variety of restrictions. However, there is another place outside of this one ----- that of the creative mind of the artist. The Fantasy, Fable and Fear show illustrates each artists freedom to highlight another world without these limits and populate it with inventive characters and scenes.

Step into and join us in exploring the “paths” of the artists imagination.

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Birds of a Feather

Last exhibit of 2023
Exhibition Dates: November 21- January 6

As a way to provide some inspiration to artists who like to incorporate birds in their artwork, and may submit artwork to the Birds of a Feather exhibit at the BAC in Nov., Art For Sea is offering a guided bird walk with The American Littoral Society for no charge. Whether you are a potential submitting artist to this exhibit or not, you are welcome to join us for an early Saturday morning walk on Sandy Hook on Oct 7th.

Guided Bird Walk

Sandy Hook, Saturday, Oct. 7 at 8:00 AM

Please join Lindsay McNamara from the American Littoral

Society for a guided bird walk along the shores and woods of Sandy Hook. This opportunity is offered by ART FOR SEA as part of the upcoming Belmar Arts Exhibit “BIRDS OF A FEATHER”, on display Nov. 21, 2023 – Jan. 6, 2024.

Bring the family! No charge! Just RSVP to [email protected]  by Friday, Oct. 6th.

Meeting location will be communicated when you RSVP.

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Explore Watercolor Painting

Thursdays November  2-9-16-30

?Time: 11:30 – 1:30 pm

A guaranteed painting with each class!

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.

You will be proud of the results.

Beginner’s welcome!

PRECIOUS METAL CLAY WORKSHOP With Jennifer Kirsch

Dates: Tuesday, October 24

?Time: 11:00am -2:00 pm

No experience necessary.

We will cover:

 - Basics of handling wet precious metal clay including molding, rolling, texturing, cutting, and shaping

 - Basics of refining clay in the dry or green stage, including polishing and drilling a hole.

Each student will design and create 2-3 molded fine silver pieces with a textured bail (pendant) as well as the choice of earrings or charm(s). You will be provided with all supplies, including 25 grams of Art Clay fine silver, SS jump rings or ear wires, and use of all materials.  

Weston A Price

Wise Traditions Monthly Meet-Up

This Month:

Navigating Our Toxic Landscape

Wednesday October 4th
Belmar Arts Center
608 River Road, Belmar NJ
6-10pm / Free to the Public

Donations Appreciated!

This Month Navigating Our Toxic Landscape"

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Live @ the BAC

Dark Side of the Rainbow Encore

Live Performance
Kevin Spyker & Friends
7pm • Thursday October 19th
Tickets: $15 Advance / $20 At Door

BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND FOR AN ENCORE SHOW!!

Celebrate the 50th anniversary of Pink Floyd’s classic album “Dark Side of the Moon”with a live performance by Kevin Spyker & Friendsat Belmar Arts Center! In keeping with a quirky urban legend, we’ll be syncing up the music with the timeless film “Wizard of Oz” to create a mind-bending alternate soundtrack…

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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.

George Wirth’s Words and Music Series with Tommy Strazza and Melissa Anthony
Saturday, October 7th
Doors at 6:30pm  Music at 7:00pm

Join us for a new season of George Wirth’s Words and Music Series beginning on Saturday, October 7th. This concert is an in-the-round, unplugged, acoustic concert presented in a wonderful listening room at BAC. Featured guest artists this month are Tommy Strazza and Melissa Anthony. Free admission. Free parking. Donations to the Belmar Arts Center are always welcome.

Youth Open Mic
November 10

The Mark LaRochelle Youth Open Mic program is sponsored by the Jersey Shore Jazz & Blues Foundation. This program supports and encourages young musicians to perform in a live setting. The program also raises funds for our annual music scholarships.

Shared Interest Groups

In November 2022, Dorsey Lucas was awarded a Grant through the Monmouth Conservation Foundation to design and erect a metal sculpture at Jackson Woods, a public park in Long Branch. The environmental “Resilience” project is screened and sponsored by NOAA, and the NJ DEP and NJ State Council on the Arts. This year’s theme is “Coastal Flooding”. Dorsey and Rich Lucas completed and installed “Rising Waters”, a 21’x11’ aluminum sculpture in August. There will be an “Opening” event at Jackson Woods, Ocean Ave. N. Long Branch, on Saturday, October 21 at 3-4 pm. The public is invited to attend. (Parking is available on Avenel Avenue and the Early Education parking lot.) There will be light refreshments, speakers, original poetry read from Monmouth County authors, and also a display of “recycled to art” from Lisa Bagwell and Carla Valentino.