Art League of the Chathams

The opening reception of the ALC Winter Friends & Family Show was held Dec. 12 at the Chatham Township Municipal Building, 58 Meyersville Road, Chatham Township.

In addition to an exhibition of artwork by the general membership and a solo show featuring the abstract mixed media art of Maia Kumari in the Lundt-Glover Gallery, the reception included a holiday boutique and a mini show of 6×6-in. artworks.

The artwork in the solo show, “Moving Light,” the general membership show, and the mini show will remain on view at the municipal building during regular business hours through March 11.

Ann Frommer, Jennifer Duteil, Celeste Fondaco and Chatham Borough Councilman Len Resto

Rosemary Howlett, Gail Logan, Linda Kimler, and John Howlett at the winter show reception

Maia Kumari at the opening reception of her solo show “Moving Light”

Susan Adler at the holiday boutique with her mosaics, baskets, and small paintings

James Van Duzer at the holiday boutique with his animal portraits

Pam Gosner at the holiday boutique with her handmade jewelry

Leina’ala Schwartz at the holiday boutique with her book “Somewhere in the South Pacific,” featuring the love letters between her mother and father when he was in the Navy during World War II.

Mini show with 6×6-in. artworks by members

The Opening reception of the ALC Winter Friends & Family Show will be held on Sunday, Dec. 12, from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Chatham Township Municipal Building, 58 Meyersville Road, Chatham Township.

It will include a holiday boutique, a mini art show and sale featuring 6×6-in. artworks, a solo show featuring the abstract mixed media art of Maia Kumari, and an exhibition of artwork by the general membership and their invited guests. The solo show, entitled “Moving Light,” will be in the Lundt-Glover Gallery and the general membership show and 6×6-in. show will be in the strolling gallery.

The reception is free and open to the public. All reception attendees aged 12 and up must be vaccinated against Covid-19. Everyone must wear masks inside the building.

“Wellness,” a mixed media work by Maia Kumari, is in her solo show “Moving Light” in the Lundt-Glover Gallery.

Maia Kumari

The art in the solo show, the general membership show, and the 6×6-in. show will remain on view at the municipal building through mid-March. The building is open Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m.  

The receptions for the ALC Fall 2021 group show and the gallery show, featuring the artwork of Susan Scarince Jones and Alan Jones, were held on October 17.

Susan Scarince Jones and Alan Jones at their joint show “Nature’s Impressions” in the Lundt-Glover Gallery with “The Traveling Musicians,” which Alan assembled with found objects from the cellar of Susan’s parents’ home.

Celeste Fondaco, Lidia Bendelic, and Alison Hooper at the ALC Fall Show Reception.

In the Lundt/Glover Gallery at the ALC Fall Show Reception.

Ava Tesoriero has been named the recipient of the 2021 Art League of the Chathams
Scholarship. The $1000 award is given to a Chatham High School graduating senior who has excelled in the arts and is pursuing a post-secondary program in art.

ALC scholarship winner Ava Tesoriero

Ava at the pottery wheel

Ava plans to attend Skidmore College, where she will major in art with a concentration in ceramics and minor in art administration.

An honor student, equestrian, and active volunteer, Ava is the recipient of a Prudential Community Spirit Award. She earned a Girl Scout Gold Award for developing and teaching a sensory art program for special needs adults at Corpus Christi Church in Chatham Township.

A cactus dish by Ava Tesoriero

A tree sculpture in profile by Ava Tesoriero

The ALC sponsors an art scholarship each year. Funds for the scholarship come directly from the proceeds of the league’s gala events, most recently the celebration of its 25th anniversary in 2013.

The Art League of the Chathams has donated $1000 to provide meals to health care workers serving on Covid-19 units at the Morristown Medical Center.

The donation was made through FLAG (Front Line Appreciation Group) of Chatham and Madison, a grassroots community group aimed at helping hospital medical workers on the front line treating Covid-19 patients and at the same time providing business to local restaurants, which have been limited to take-out and delivery orders during the coronavirus shutdown. The group uses donations to pay for the food prepared and delivered by the restaurants.

The hospital’s medical workers are banned from going to the cafeteria while caring for Covid-19 patients, so they often go without food during their long shifts.

The $1000 donation is estimated to feed 125 to140 health care workers twice a day. The food orders were given to eateries in Chatham Township and Chatham Borough.

The donation also provided food certificates to Chatham Borough and Township police officers, who assist in responding to Covid-19 calls.

FLAG was started by Chatham resident Liz Bernich, who was quickly joined by Gina McGuire of Madison. The idea has spread to other towns in New Jersey and to other states around the country.

There are now 108 FLAG groups in 27 states.

To learn more about FLAG of Chatham and Madison, go to its Facebook page here.