Victoria Ford

Artist-entrepreneur brothers Terence and Jim Smith of West Creek, owners of Garden State Surf and Art (and Smith Brothers Woodworking and Handyman Services), have again expanded the retail space on their Beach Haven Crest property to include a “side room” – formerly a garage used for storage – full of handcrafted wall decor and other artful wonders. Wood is a […]

For Young Minds: Registration opens Monday, June 15 for a free, all-ages art reception, talk and book signing by children’s author-illustrator Katy Tanis at the Lacey branch of the Ocean County Library on Monday, June 29 from 6 to 8 p.m. Younger readers can also enjoy a coloring craft. The exhibit, “Love Under the Sea,” on display now, features artwork […]

The bar renovation by Café Techs NJ at the Union Market in Tuckerton is complete, and summer is picking up steam. The market has partnered with The WooHoo ice cream shop, based in Beach Haven and Surf City, on a new menu item called the affogato, combining homemade vanilla bean ice cream, two shots of espresso and a caramel stroopwafel, […]

Get in There: The Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences in Loveladies has a summer calendar bursting with opportunities to learn and grow as an artist and human being. Register at lbifoundation.org. This Thursday, June 18, join instructor Cheryl Syminink for a glass mosaic workshop from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The fee is $70 to create […]

The Works on Paper show is an annual national juried exhibition at the Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences in Loveladies that will have the viewer asking, “What is that?” and “How did they do that?” as the work itself asks in return, “What do you think it is?” and “Wouldn’t you like to know?” From a […]

If Linda Ramsay lined up all the paintings she has ever made, they would stretch the entire length of Long Beach Island. OK, we made that up. (Did we, though?) The High Bar Harbor resident and Rutgers alumna has been a full-time professional artist for nearly 40 years and has captured, with oil paint in her impressionistic style, every aspect […]

Happy 78th: The Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences in Loveladies marked its 78th anniversary with a party this weekend and has a summer calendar bursting with opportunities to learn and grow. Register at lbifoundation.org. Practice watercolor techniques with Carol Freas on Wednesdays from 9:30 a.m. to noon, through Sept. 2. “Beginners to advanced painters are welcome to […]

Hackensack Meridian Health has been named official healthcare sponsor of The Picklr in Manahawkin.

Make It on the Mainland: Wildflowers in the Woods has released its July schedule, offering a variety of hands-on art classes for adults and children at its studio, 1286 Ridge Ave. in Manahawkin. Most workshops are designed for participants ages 16 and older, with a weekly children’s program available for young artists ages 7 to 10. Decoupage seashells from 10 […]

A newcomer to the LBI Artist Studio Tour this year (the weekend of Aug. 8 and 9) is painter Jennifer Malone of Harvey Cedars and Maplewood. After raising her two now-adult children, painting became her primary occupation and now she works primarily in oils and dabbles in gauche and watercolor, she said, in a space carved out at home for […]