The County of Monmouth celebrated Youth Art Month on Saturday March 30th at the ChaShaMa gallery in Matawan, NJ. Thanks to our partnership with the ChaShaMA gallery and the generosity of the gallery, we were able to host over 250 people from 12-2 pm to celebrate and recognize 80 incredible artists from across Monmouth County. ChaShaMa proudly advertised our event on both their local and national website.
Both residents from the local community as well as our artists and families came to celebrate Youth Art Month with us. Additionally, several ChaShaMa artists in residence came to support Youth Art Month as well. Artwork from kindergarten through high school students was proudly displayed in ChaShama’s gallery.
Artists and their families were invited to partake in artmaking stations in rooms down the hall from the main gallery. Artists could choose to make small crafts, add some color to a group coloring mural, or have fun coloring in artwork. Our artmaking stations were sponsored by Sax and Dick Blick. Students were invited to add to our ArtsEdNow Wall, explaining that although today they were arts students, tomorrow they could be whatever they wanted! Lastly, we had two door prizes that contained amazing art supplies as well as a $25 gift card, all courtesy of Dick Blick.
Refreshments and cake were provided. The event concluded with an awards ceremony where students received certificates of recognition for their hard work and accomplishments.
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