YAM Chairs 2013
STATE YAM CHAIR:
Jenn Tiongson:
New Jersey leads the nation in its Youth Art Month celebrations! Get involved in your county exhibits and advocate for the arts in our schools! View the county lists below to learn how to get involved. Check back if your county information is not listed yet, or contact your county's YAM chair with questions.
CHAIRS BY COUNTY:
ATLANTIC/ CAPE MAY
Kathy Nichols, Chair and Lisa Confora, Chair
Exhibit: March 2nd - March 27th
Location:
The Noyes Museum of Art
733 Lily Lake Road, Oceanville, NJ, 08231
(609) 652-8848
Reception: Saturday, March 9th from 11:30-1:30
BERGEN
Genecie Camacho, Chair and Jennifer O’Brien, Co-Chair
Exhibit:
Location: Philip Ciarco Learning Center in the lobby.
355 Main Street, Hackensack, NJ 07601, 201-489-1551
Reception: Friday, March 15th from 6 - 8pm
BURLINGTON
Felicia Colllins, Chair
Exhibit:
Location: Moorestown Public Library
111 West Second Street Moorestown, NJ 08057
Reception: Thursday, March 28th from 6-9pm in the meeting room of the library. The program will begin at 7:00pm.
CAMDEN
Lisa Winkler, Chair:
Exhibit: March 1st - 24th
Location: Voorhees Town Center (formerly the Echelon Mall)
2120 Voorhees Town Center
Voorhees, NJ 08043
Reception: March 24th from 12 - 2pm - Awards reception at 1pm
CUMBERLAND, GLOUCESTER & SALEM
Sandra Koberlein, Co-Chair: Joe Marano, Co-Chair
Exhibit: March 22nd through April.
Location: Gloucester County College in the Dr. Ross Beitzel Gallery
Reception: Friday March 22nd, 6:30 - 8pm
ESSEX
Marion Resciniti, Co-Chair Cathy Kondreck, Co-Chiar
Exhibit: March 1st - 19th
Location: The Hall of Records on Martin Luther King Blvd in Newark.
Reception: March 19th at 11 am
HUDSON
Carolyn Berry and Stephanie Romano, Chairs
Exhibit: March 23rd - 28th, 2013
Location: Liberty Science Center
222 Jersey City Blvd Jersey City, NJ 07305
Reception: March 28th from 2-4pm
HUNTERDON
Kelly DiGioia, Chair & Deb Paragone, Chair
Exhibit: March 3rd through March 23rd
Location: Hunterdon Health and Wellness Center, Clinton Campus
1738 Route 31N in Clinton, NJ 08809
Reception: March 23rd from 12-1pm
MERCER
Tamika Diaz, Chair Lora Durr, Co-Chair
Exhibit: March 1st through April 1st
Location: 19 Everett Alley Trenton, NJ 08611
Reception: March 2nd 2-4pm
MIDDLESEX
Susan Catrone, Chair & Patricia Branche, Chair
Exhibit: March 17th - March 23rd
Location: Middlesex County College
College Center 3rd Floor Art Gallery
Reception: March 23rd 12-3
MONMOUTH
Teri Trumpbour, Chair 908-309-7729 or and Mychelle Kendrick, Co-Chair
Exhibit: March 22nd - April 14th
Location: Middletown Arts Center: 36 Church Street, Middletown, NJ, 07748
Reception: April 14th from 1:00 - 3:00 PM - Pick up artwork at the end of awards
MORRIS
Maura Boucher, Chair
Exhibit: March 2nd - 28th, 2013
Location: St. Claire’s Hospital, 400 West Blackwell St. Dover, NJ 07801
Reception: Friday, March 8th, 2013 from 10:00am- 3:30 pm
OCEAN
Michelle Dillon, Chair
Exhibit: March 3rd - March 26th, 2013
Location: Magnolia Gardens, 1935 Lakewood Rd. Toms River, NJ 08755.
Reception: Tuesday, March 26, 2013 at 7 pm
PASSAIC
Jen Saltzman, Co-Chair: and Kelly Wenz: Co-Chair:
Exhibit: Monday, March 4th - March 27th
Location: Louis Bay II Library
345 Lafayette Avenue, Hawthorne, NJ 07506
(973) 427-5745
Reception: Wednesday, March 27th 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
SOMERSET
Lisa Conklin, Chair & Susan Bivona, Chair
Exhibit I - grades 6-12 exhibit dates March 1-10, 2013
Artist Reception - Sunday, March 10 from 2:00-3:30pm
Exhibit II - grades K-5 exhibit dates March 15-24, 2013
Artist Reception - Sunday, March 24 from 2:00-3:30pm
Location: The Center for
Contemporary Art in Bedminster, NJ
The Somerset YAM teacher website is:
http://sites.google.com/sites/somersetyouthartmonth
SUSSEX
Melissa Hayes, Chair: Kate Delvecchio, Co Chair:
Exhibit: March 7 – 21
Location: Sussex County Arts & Heritage Council Gallery in Newton
Receptions: Grades K- 6: March 8th, 6-7pm and Grades 7-12: March 15th, 6-7pm.
UNION
Carrie Russoniello, Chair & Charlotte Banks & Karen Pilkington, Co-Chairs
Exhibit: Februrary 26th to March 15th
Location:
The Plaza @ Elizabethtown Gas Company/Liberty Hall Center
1085 Morris Avenue, Union, NJ
Closing Reception: March 15th from 5:00pm to 7:00pm, Awards Ceremony at 6:00pm
The Union County YAM teacher website is:
https://sites.google.com/site/njunioncountyyam/home
WARREN
Terry Johnson, Chair Kathy Giuliano, Co-Chair
Exhibit: April 26th - May 23rd
Location: Independence Municipal Building: Indpendence Twp., NJ
Reception: April 26th from 6 - 8pm