Nifty Demo: Join glass artist Mary Tantillo at her SwellColors Studio and Gallery, 1715 Long Beach Blvd. in Surf City, on Saturday, June 6, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. as she creates a glass mosaic, decorative surfboard. This free demo is outside, and participation in selecting pieces is welcome. Learn how to create with mosaics.
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Learners Permit: Pine Shores Art Association continues its online exhibits with the new “Novice Artist” Sshow for members who are nonprofessional artists. Awards will be posted online on June 15.
Plans for another series of plein air painting excursions with PSAA artists are coalescing and will be posted online. Visit pineshoresartassociation.org for more information and to view online shows.
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Virtual Ramsay: Although artist Linda Ramsay had to cancel her annual Spring Studio Tour at the Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences, she has been working all through the winter on new works and offers a virtual tour of her studio and new works on her Facebook page, Instagram@painterramsay, and on FaceTime. She can show paintings outdoors at LBIF by appointment or deliver paintings curbside.
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Postponed: The annual arts and craft fair at Viking Village in Barnegat Light planned for Memorial Day weekend has been postponed until Sunday, June 21. The event always marks the start of the summer season with a wide variety of high-quality arts and crafts, many from local artists. Event coordinator Pam Larson said the outdoor venue will be thoughtfully arranged so booths will be appropriately distanced from each other.
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Teen Arts: The 2020 New Jersey Teen Arts Festival will be online and is accepting submissions in literary, performing and visual arts. Go to festival@njteenarts.com or #njteenarts for more information.
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Colorful LBIF: The Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences is planning a busy summer with everything the LBIF is known for. The Summer Catalog is available in June and includes exhibits, classes, tennis, special events and children’s camps.
Coloring activity pages are still available on its website, lbifoundation.org. The Foundation wants to thank artist and graphic designer Tracey Cameron for illustrating these pages.
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Time Well Spent: The Tuckerton Seaport would like all creative types, any age, to send photos, videos or stories they have created during the emergency curfew to Brookes@tuckertonseaport.org to add to the Seaport’s Facebook page and later be considered for an exhibition, “Making the Most,” in the Jersey Shore Folklife Center.
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Helping Hands: Pine Shores Art Association volunteers and the Seaport Stitchers Quilt Guild in Tuckerton joined to…
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