YAM Chairs

STATE YAM CHAIRS 2018-2019

yam@aenj.org

Karen Maninno and Kristy Lopez

New Jersey leads the nation in its Youth Art Month celebrations! Get involved in your county exhibits and advocate for the arts in our schools! View the county lists below to learn how to get involved. Check back if your county information is not listed yet, or contact your county’s YAM chair with questions.

CHAIRS BY COUNTY

• ATLANTIC / CAPE MAY
  • CO-CHAIRS
    • Lisa Confora – starfelter@yahoo.com
    • Kathy Nichols – ptak1114@msn.com
  • EXHIBIT: March 2nd-March 27th
  • LOCATION: Noyes Art Garage of Stockton University, 2200 Fairmont Avenue, Atlantic City, NJ
  • RECEPTION: Saturday, March 10, 11:30am-1pm

• BERGEN
  • CO-CHAIRS
    • Jen O’Brien – jobrien@rochellepark.org
    • Teneley Escoffery –
  • EXHIBIT: TBD
  • LOCATION: Bergen County Plaza Offices, 1st Floor Lobby/Conference Room, One Bergen County Plaza, Hackensack, NJ
  • RECEPTION: TBD

• BURLINGTON
  • CO-CHAIRS
    • Ellen Hargrove – ehargrove@aenj.org
    • Lisa Leonelli – lisaleonelli@gmail.com
  • EXHIBIT: TBD
  • LOCATION: WIlliam G. Rohrer Library, 15 MacArthur Blvd. Haddon Township, NJ
  • RECEPTION: TBD

• CAMDEN
  • Niki Williams – williams@mastercharter.org
  • EXHIBIT: TBD
  • LOCATION: TBD
  • RECEPTION: TBD

• CUMBERLAND, GLOUCESTER & SALEM  Yamtricounty@gmail.com
  • CO-CHAIRS
    • Katina Lampropoulos – klampropoulos@franklintwpschools.org
    • Patty Nehrbauer – pnehrbauer@mrtes.com
    • Aaron Weber – aweber@gatewayhs.com
  • EXHIBIT: TBD
  • LOCATION: Greater Bridgeton Family Success Center, 155 Spruce Street, Bridgeton, NJ
  • RECEPTION: TBD   6:30pm-7:30pm

• ESSEX
  • Cathy Kondreck – ckondreck@mpsdnj.us
  • EXHIBIT: TBD
  • LOCATION: Essex County Hall of Records, 465 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd, Newark, NJ
  • RECEPTION: TBD 12:00pm

• HUDSON
  • CO-CHAIRS
    • Martha Garcia- mgarcia1@jcboe.org
    • Kelly Wenz – kellywenz@yahoo.com
  • EXHIBIT: TBD
  • LOCATION: Liberty Science Center, 222 Jersey City Blvd, Jersey City
  • RECEPTION: TBD

• HUNTERDON & WARREN
  • CO-CHAIRS
    • Leigh Kermizian – lkermizi@frsd.k12.nj.us
    • Barbara Weinstein – bweinstein@franklinschool.org
  • EXHIBIT: TBD
  • LOCATION: Hunterdon Health and Wellness Center, Clinton, NJ
  • RECEPTION: TBD

• MERCER Facebook and Twitter @mercer_nj_yam
  • CO-CHAIRS
    • Danielle Davis – DADavis@ewingboe.org
    • Barbara Russo – brusso@ewrsd.k12.nj.us
  • EXHIBIT: March 9 – TBD
  • LOCATION: Artworks Trenton, 19 Everett Alley, Trenton,  NJ   (http://artworkstrenton.org/)
  • RECEPTION: March 23, 2019

• MIDDLESEX  middlesexyam@hotmail.com
  • Susan Catrone and Kristen Barth, Chairs – scatrone @aenj.org
  • EXHIBIT: TBD
  • LOCATION: Middlesex County College, Student Gallery in the College Center, 2600 Woodbridge Ave, Edison
  • RECEPTION: TBD

• MONMOUTH
  • CO-CHAIRS
    • Colleen Ford – CollFord14@gmail.com
    • Alison Wallace – atwallace@gmail.com
  • EXHIBIT: TBD
  • LOCATION: CVA Gallery Brookdale Community College, 765 Newman Springs Road, Lincroft, NJ
  • RECEPTION: TBD

• OCEAN
  • Stephanie Kitzmiller – Skitzmiller@stjoeschooltr.org
  • CO-CHAIRS
    • Dawn Wagner: dwagner@pointpleasant.k12.nj.us
    • Jenna Beverly: jbeverly@trschools.com
  • EXHIBIT: TBD
  • LOCATION: Ocean County Library – Brick Branch, 301 Chambers Bridge
  • Road, Brick, NJ
  • RECEPTION: TBD 6:00pm-8:00pm

• PASSAIC
  • CO-CHAIRS
    • Nicole Jackson – nixjard@gmail.com
    • Lisa Miller – lmiller@passaiccharter.org
  • EXHIBIT: March 15th – March 28th
  • LOCATION: Louis Bay 2nd Library, 345 Lafayette Ave, Hawthorne, NJ
  • RECEPTION: Thursday, March 28, 2019 6:00-8:00pm

• SOMERSET https://sites.google.com/site/somersetyouthartmonth/ 
  • CO-CHAIRS
    • Susan Bivona – spbivona@me.com
    • Lisa Conklin – artzechick@comcast.net
  • EXHIBIT:  Exhibit 1 (K-5) March 6-11th; Exhibit 2 (6-12) March 14-25th
  • LOCATION: The Center for Contemporary Art (CCA), 2020 Burnt Mills Road, Bedminster, NJ
  • RECEPTION:  Exhibit 1 (K-5) Reception March 11th 2-3:30pm; Exhibit 2 (6-12) Reception March 25th 2-3:30pm

• SUSSEX & MORRIS COUNTY
  • CO-CHAIRS
    • Pamela Dean – pdean@hamburgschool.com
    • Elizabeth Wassel – Ewassel@hamburgschool.com
  • EXHIBIT: TBD
  • LOCATION: Sussex County Arts and Heritage Council Gallery
  • RECEPTION: TBD

• UNION  https://sites.google.com/site/njunioncountyyam/home   
  • CO-CHAIRS
    • Charlotte Banks – charlottebnks1@gmail.com
    • Joanna Netta – joannanetta80@gmail.com
    • Carrie Russoniello – barbie0414@comcast.net  
  • EXHIBIT: March 1st to March 23rd
  • LOCATION: The Plaza @ Elizabethtown Gas Company/Liberty Hall Center, 1085 Morris Ave., Union, NJ
  • RECEPTION: March 23rd, 5:00pm