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 1 – March 30
  • LOCATION: Noyes Art Garage in Atlantic City
  • RECEPTION: Sat. March 30 – 11:30-1

• BERGEN
  • CO-CHAIRS
    • Jen O’Brien – jobrien@rochellepark.org
    • Teneley Escoffery –
  • EXHIBIT: Set – Up Monday March 18 2019 Take Down Monday March 25 2019
  • LOCATION: Bergen County Plaza Offices, 1st Floor Lobby/Conference Room, One Bergen County Plaza, Hackensack, NJ
  • RECEPTION: ‘Thursday March 21 5PM

• BURLINGTON
  • CO-CHAIRS
    • Ellen Hargrove – ehargrove@aenj.org
    • Lisa Leonelli – lisaleonelli@gmail.com
  • EXHIBIT: March 1 through March 9, 2019
  • LOCATION: Wm. G. Rohrer Library, 15 MacArthur Blvd, Westmont, NJ 08108
  • RECEPTION: Saturday March 9, 2:30-4:30pm

• CAMDEN
  • Niki Williams – williams@mastercharter.org
  • EXHIBIT: March 1 through March 9, 2019
  • LOCATION: Wm. G. Rohrer Library, 15 MacArthur Blvd, Westmont, NJ 08108
  • RECEPTION: Saturday March 9, 2:30-4:30pm

• CUMBERLAND, GLOUCESTER & SALEM  Yamtricounty@gmail.com
  • CO-CHAIRS
    • Katina Lampropoulos – klampropoulos@franklintwpschools.org
    • Patty Nehrbauer – pnehrbauer@mrtes.com
    • Aaron Weber – aweber@gatewayhs.com
  • EXHIBIT: March 18 – 22
  • LOCATION: Rowan University Art Gallery 301 High St W, Glassboro, NJ 08028
  • RECEPTION: March 22, 2019 Snow Date- March 23, 2019  Time TBD

• ESSEX
  • Cathy Kondreck – ckondreck@mpsdnj.us
  • EXHIBIT: March 1 – March 21, 2019
  • LOCATION: Essex County Hall of Records, 465 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd, Newark, NJ
  • RECEPTION: March 21, 2019 @ 12 noon

• HUDSON
  • CO-CHAIRS
    • Martha Garcia- mgarcia1@jcboe.org
    • Kelly Wenz – kellywenz@yahoo.com
  • EXHIBIT: March 6-20
  • LOCATION: The Bethune Center
    140 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
    Jersey City 07305
  • RECEPTION: Wednesday March 20, 6:30-8:00 PM

• HUNTERDON & WARREN
  • CO-CHAIRS
    • Leigh Kermizian – lkermizi@frsd.k12.nj.us
    • Barbara Weinstein – bweinstein@franklinschool.org
  • EXHIBIT: March 9 – March 23
  • LOCATION: Hunterdon Health and Wellness Center, Clinton, NJ
  • RECEPTION: March 23rd, 1:00 – 2:30

• MERCER Facebook and Twitter @mercer_nj_yam
  • CO-CHAIRS
    • Danielle Davis – DADavis@ewingboe.org
    • Barbara Russo – brusso@ewrsd.k12.nj.us
  • EXHIBIT: March 12 – April 13
  • LOCATION: Artworks Trenton, 19 Everett Alley, Trenton,  NJ   (http://artworkstrenton.org/)
  • RECEPTION: March 30th, 12pm to 3pm

• MIDDLESEX  middlesexyam@hotmail.com
  • Susan Catrone and Kristen Barth, Chairs – scatrone @aenj.org
  • EXHIBIT: February 23-March 5, 2019
  • LOCATION: George Street Play House, 103 College Farm Road, New Brunswick, NJ
  • RECEPTION: March 5, 2019 7:00 – 8:00 pm

• MONMOUTH
  • CO-CHAIRS
    • Colleen Ford – CollFord14@gmail.com
    • Alison Wallace – atwallace@gmail.com
  • EXHIBIT: March 30
  • LOCATION: ChaShaMa Gallery Matawan,  58-60 Main Street, Matawan, NJ 07747
  • RECEPTION: March 30 11-2:00

• OCEAN
  • Stephanie Kitzmiller – Skitzmiller@stjoeschooltr.org
  • CO-CHAIRS
    • Dawn Wagner: dwagner@pointpleasant.k12.nj.us
    • Jenna Beverly: jbeverly@trschools.com
  • EXHIBIT: March 1 – March 29
  • LOCATION: Ocean County Library, Brick Branch, Chambersbridge Road
  • RECEPTION: March 23 at 2pm

• 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 Avenue, Hawthorne, NJ 07506
  • RECEPTION: March 28 Time TBD

• SOMERSET https://sites.google.com/site/somersetyouthartmonth/ 
  • CO-CHAIRS
    • Susan Bivona – spbivona@me.com
    • Lisa Conklin – artzechick@comcast.net
  • EXHIBIT: Two Dates: Exhibit I (K – 5) March 18 – 24, 2019  Exhibit II (6 – 12) March 26 – 31, 2019
  • LOCATION: The Center for Contemporary Art – 2020 Burnt Mills Rd, Bedminster Township, NJ 07921
  • RECEPTION: The Closing Exhibit for the K-5 Exhibit will be, Sunday, March 24, 2019, The Closing Exhibit for the 6 – 12 Exhibit will be, Sunday, March 31, 2019

• SUSSEX & MORRIS COUNTY
  • CO-CHAIRS
    • Pamela Dean – pdean@hamburgschool.com
    • Elizabeth Wassel – Ewassel@hamburgschool.com
  • EXHIBIT: March 11 – 22, 2019
  • LOCATION: Sussex County Judicial Center, 43-47 High Street, Newton, NJ 07860
  • RECEPTION: ‘Thursday, March 21, 2019 6:00 pm

• 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: February 15th to March 1st
  • LOCATION: 1085 Morris Avenue, Union, NJ
  • RECEPTION: March 1st, 5pm