Not exactly a great day to be outdoors at the shore today. Not much rain, but not much sun either, cool and damp. Inside the Boatworks we had a surplus of light, color, and interesting textures. Our second annual youth art show was built around a theme of texture. Exhibition curators Kelly Fogas and Aaron Weber found a wide and interesting variety of textured theme art for this show.
We estimate about 100 were in attendance today, viewing an exhibition spread throughout the whole building. Refreshments included cake provided by Sweet! in Belmar.
Awards were provided by the Order of the Friendly Sons of the Shillelagh of the Jersey Shore. Three local art teachers received memberships from BelmarArts- Alex DiJiovanni of Neptune, Melissa Numerowski of Toms River Intermediate South, and Karen Waller from Bergen County Technical School. Of course there were also awards for many of the exhibiting artists.
Most Textured
2nd Place
Fun House
Ricky Ritzet, The Rugby School
1st Place
Jeff's Crazy Hair Day
Christopher Yuro, Austin Beard, Troy Vander,
James Kuhl, Campbell Challonder,
Toms River Intermediate South
Roughest
2nd Place
Hands
Emily Zimmer and Erica Hernandez, Howell Middle School
1st Place
Plastic Wave
Art Club Neptune School
Furriest
2nd Place
Boardwalk Dog
Ryan Costello, The Rugby School
1st Place
Beckoning Cat
Bridget Keeler
Most Interactive
2nd Place
Showery Night
Josh Basilt and Maggie Jaspan
1st Place
The Big Top
Point Pleasant Borough Life Skills Students
Best Of Show
Sea Turtle
Oscar Vizcaino
Bergen County Technical High School
Unfortunately, this show ends on May 27th, so if you haven't seen it yet, make plans to come to Belmar soon. Admission is free.
