Arts News
The Boxmasters Rock New Jersey
You may know Billy Bob Thornton as an Oscar-winning writer, Oscar-nominated actor, and award-winning director, or maybe you simply know him as “Bad Santa,” but did you know he is also an accomplished singer and songwriter? Along with his friend J.D Andrew, Billy founded the rock and roll group, The Boxmasters. The Boxmasters have recorded […]
The Center for the Arts Presents “Les Paul Experience” – Featuring Exclusive One-Night-Only Concert With Premier Jersey Guitarists/ Performers and Rare Photography Exhibition.
Monmouth University Center for the Arts is pleased to present The Les Paul Experience, a musical tribute concert and photography exhibition celebrating the life & career of the legendary jazz musician, inventor and musical pioneer known as the “father of the electric guitar,” Les Paul.
Call for Entries: Diversity Lives Here: Representation Through Art
Artists are invited to submit original artwork for Monmouth University’s new art exhibit, Diversity Lives Here: Representation Through Art. The United States is more racially and ethnically diverse than ever before. Subsequently, higher education institutions are now comprised of a more diverse community. Despite an increasingly more diverse population, many colleges and universities (especially predominantly white […]
Gallery Exhibit & Film Screening to Focus on the Experiences of Transgender/Gender Nonconforming Older Adults
Monmouth University’s Center for the Arts and the LGB+ Older Adult Project, present Aging and the Lived Experiences of Transgender and Gender Nonconforming (T/GNC) Older Adults: Narratives through Art on view in the Pollak Gallery from January 23 - March 11. As told in their own voices through art and film, the artists featured in this juried exhibit share some of the diverse lived experiences of transgender and gender nonconforming older adults (T/GNC).
Mona Lisa Redefined – Call for Entries
Mona Lisa has been described as the most admired, written or sung about work of art in existence, possessing unique qualities that include the subjects mystifying expression, strong composition and delicate modelling of forms. This call for entries challenges artists to re-reimagine Mona Lisa – the how is up to you – whether it be […]
Long Branch Native and Former Us Poet Laureate Robert Pinsky Looks Back at His Jersey Roots in New Book
Monmouth University Center for the Arts is pleased to welcome former three-term US Poet Laureate and Long Branch, NJ native Robert Pinsky for an evening of conversation in celebration of the release of his memoir Jersey Breaks on November 10th at 7:30 pm in the Great Hall Auditorium.
Women’s History: Passion and Power on Exhibit – Encaustic Works Honor Historic Women
Monmouth University, Center for the Arts is pleased to announce the opening of the gallery exhibition Women’s History; Passion and Power featuring the work of Julie Dzikiewicz a Virginia-based artist. Dzikiewicz works in ancient encaustic technique using melted wax as paint. The wax is layered and re-fired to create luminous, stained-glass effects and three-dimensional texture. […]
Miriam Beerman: 1923–2022 Nothing Has Changed Opens This Fall in the DiMattio Gallery
Monmouth University Center for the Arts has announced the opening of a new gallery exhibition Miriam Beerman: 1923–2022 NOTHING HAS CHANGED. The show runs from September 6 to December 11 in the Rechnitz Hall DiMattio Gallery. The exhibition showcases Beerman (1923–2022) as one of the 20th-century’s most provocative artists, whose humanist expressionist works highlight her […]
The Center for the Arts Awarded Grant by New Jersey State Council on the Arts at Their 56th Annual Meeting
The Center for the Arts was one of over 700 arts organizations, projects, and artists throughout the state that was awarded a grant by The New Jersey State Council on the Arts at their 56th Annual Meeting. NJSCA Council Chair Elizabeth Mattson noted, “Of the $28.3 million announced today, roughly 70% is to support the […]
Aging and the Lived Experiences of Transgender and Gender Nonconforming (t/gnc) – Older Adults: Narratives Through Art- Call for Entries
As told in their own voices through art and film this exhibit seeks to share some of the diverse lived experiences of transgender and gender non-conforming older adults (T/GNC) in the United States and throughout the world. The exhibit centers T/GNC individuals’ unique narratives and make their lives visible. We hope that this program provides […]