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Opening Reception of the ALC Spring Show was held Sunday, March 10, 2024
The Opening Reception of the ALC Spring Show was held Sunday, March 10, 2024 in the Chatham Township Municipal Building at 58 Meyersville Road. This show featured “Sally Abbott: Favorite Paintings” a solo show of Sally Abbott’s best work, in the Lundt-Glover Gallery. Live music was provided by popular tenor Matt Zabiegala. The exhibit by the league’s general membership was displayed in the strolling gallery. The exhibits are always free to the public and handicapped accessible.
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2023 Winter Show
The last Winter Friends & Family Show was held in December 2023, in the Chatham Township Municipal Building at 58 Meyersville Road. The reception included a holiday boutique, music by the Kings Road Band, a solo show featuring the digital artwork of Yolanda Fundora, and an exhibit by the league’s general membership and their invited guests. The solo show, “Station Stops on the Time Machine,” was in the Lundt-Glover Gallery and the general membership show was in the strolling gallery.
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2023 Fall Show
The ALC Fall Show was held in September 2023 in the Chatham Township Municipal Building at 58 Meyersville Road. This show featured “Plein Air Perspectives,” a small group exhibit in the Lundt-Glover Gallery with works by six ALC artists who paint together outdoors (plein air means “outdoors” in French) : P.J. Aduskevicz Donatella Casirola Bocchieri Rita Riekstins Feeney Nancy Kingman Betsy Mirabelli Debora Thedinga The exhibit by the league’s general membership was displayed in the strolling gallery.
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P.J. Aduskevicz
P.J. Aduskevicz is a landscape painter. What excites her most about landscapes is the versatility of the subject matter, which allows her to paint a range of images, from realistic to abstract. “I am intrigued by taking a landscape scene and simplifying it to the point that it is abstract but, at the same time, still reads as realism because of its basic shapes,” she said. Playing with color is her favorite part of the painting process. She experiments with hue, value, and saturation to make colors harmonize. The results can be colors that sing next to each other, support the tone, and even sparkle. P.J. also loves to create moods…
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Remembering Rosemary Howlett
Rosemary Howlett, past President and longtime Exhibits Cochair of the Art League of the Chathams, died on Dec. 9, 2022. For her family and friends and for the Art League of the Chathams, this a great loss and one that has occurred too soon. Rosemary loved the Art League and devoted her time and energy to its membership and its activities. She served more than six years (2007-2009; 2013-2016) as its President and was very proud of the League’s accomplishments during that period. Of those accomplishments, Rosemary was especially proud that the League instituted the Arts Scholarship, an annual award given to a Chatham High School senior who is continuing…
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2022-2023 Winter Group Show
The opening reception of the ALC Winter Friends & Family Show was held Dec. 11 at the Chatham Township Municipal Building, 58 Meyersville Road, Chatham Township. In addition to an exhibition of artwork by the general membership, the reception included a solo show featuring watercolors by Deborah Fennelly in the Lundt-Glover Gallery and a holiday boutique. The artwork in the solo show, “Seascapes, Landscapes and More,” and the general membership show will remain on display at the municipal building during regular business hours through mid-March. Below are photos from the opening reception. Chatham Township Committeewomen Stacey Ewald, left, and Celeste Fondaco in front of Celeste’s painting. Deborah Fennelly, right, and…
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2021 Fall Show
The Art League of the Chathams will hold its Fall Show Reception on Sunday, Oct. 17, from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Chatham Township Municipal Building, 58 Meyersville Road, Chatham Township. The exhibit will feature artwork by the general membership in the strolling gallery and showcase the work of husband-and-wife duo Susan Scarince Jones and Alan Jones in the Lundt-Glover Gallery. Their show, “Nature’s Impressions,” will include Susan’s impressionist paintings, her collages of metal, copper and tin; and Alan’s clocks constructed from wood, tile, and copper. The reception is free and open to the public. All reception attendees aged 12 and up must be vaccinated against Covid-19. Everyone must wear…
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Art by ALC Members in Downtown Summit Windows
Three members of the ALC are participating in Windows into Art in Downtown Summit throughout the month of September. Summit Downtown, Inc. (SDI) and Summit Public Art (SPA) compiled a list of artists and paired them with participating downtown businesses. SDI, the Visual Arts Center of NJ and Summit P.A.L. jointly run an annual festival downtown called Arts + Cars. The event is Sunday, Sept. 19, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and streets will be closed to traffic so that all may safely enjoy having the streets and sidewalks to check out the art, restaurants, and cars. SDI organized the Windows into Art to tie into the downtown festival.…
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ALC Group Show at Library of the Chathams Set for June
The Art League of the Chathams will hold a group exhibit at the Library of the Chathams during the month of June. The opening reception will be held Sunday, June 9, from 2:15 to 4 p.m. in the Lundt Meeting Room at the library. The artwork will remain on view at the library through Friday, June 28. Members who wish to participate should send in the entry form included in the prospectus. The prospectus was recently emailed to the membership and can also be downloaded here: June Library Show Prospectus.
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Clay Time
ALC members and friends made small bowls on a pottery wheel, as well as creating hand-built pottery, at the Madison Mud Clay Studio on April 25.
