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General resources for the latest information on COVID-19 and relief funds for artists who have been impacted. FUNDING & EMERGENCY RESOURCES Table of Contents COVID-19 General Information & Resources MA COVID-19 Member Impact Survey COVID-19 Relief For Kids & Families For Workplaces & Businesses For Artists & Nonprofits Experience the Arts & Culture Virtually How you can help Emergency Preparedness & Grants General Information & Resources For Small Businesses & Self-Employed For Artists & Arts Organizations For Institutions & Historic Preservation Funding & Support COVID-19 Click here to read a statement from Monmouth Arts regarding COVID-19. General Information & Resources World Health Organization - What is the Coronavirus? Center for Disease Control & Prevention - Situation Summary Center for Disease Control & Prevention - Resources for people at higher risk World Health Organization - Mental Health During COVID-19 Outbreak Center for Disease Control & Prevention - Managing Anxiety & Stress The New Jersey Department of Health - COVID-19 Information Page The State of New Jersey - COVID-19 Information Hub The State of New Jersey - Sign up for alerts from the Office of the Governor Travel.State.Gov - Travel Updates and Information New Jersey s s & Industry Association - Assembly acts on Coronavirus Bill Package United Way of Monmouth and Ocean Counties - Local food, health, hotline resources Monmouth County Department of Human Services - Pandemic Resource Guide Mental Health Association of Monmouth County - COVID-19 Community Resource Guide Flatten the Curve - Act & Prepare (in five languages) Monmouth Arts COVID-19 Member Impact Surveys Survey for Individual Members Survey for Nonprofit Members Survey for Business Members COVID-19 Relief Above Four Fund - Monthly fund to support black women artists Actor’s Fund Emergency Financial Assistance Artist Relief Artist Relief Tree - For artists affected by cancellations Arts and Culture Leaders of Color Emergency Fund Book Industry Charitable Foundation - For booksellers ConvertKit The Creator Fund Dramatists Guild Foundation - For writers Economic Injury Disaster Loan In response to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, small business owners in all U.S. states, Washington D.C., and territories are eligible to apply for an Economic Injury Disaster Loan advance of up to $10,000. The SBA’s Economic Injury Disaster Loan program provides small businesses with working capital loans of up to $2 million that can provide vital economic support to small businesses to help overcome the temporary loss of revenue they are experiencing. Foundation for Contemporary Arts COVID-19 Relief Fund - For experimental artists affected by cancellations Jazz Foundation of America COVID-19 Musician’s Relief Fund Manasquan Bank Charitable Foundation COVID-19 Grant Relief Program - For nonprofits MusiCares COVID-19 Relief Fund Opportunity Fund - For small businesses NJ COVID-19 Business Information Small Business Administration (SBA) The SBA provides low-interest disaster loans to help businesses and homeowners recover from declared disasters. Find information on all COVID-19 related programs that SBA is providing, including the Paycheck Protection Program, Economic Injury Disaster Loans and Emergency Grants, and Small Business Debt Relief. The Soze Agency Artist + Activist Relief Fund Sweet Relief Musicians Fund COVID-19 Fund Resources For Kids & Families Project Write Now - Online tutoring and writing classes for all ages Monmouth County Library - Electronic Resources for Kids Middletown Arts Center - Virtual Arts Center remote arts classes and events Illustrator Mike Ciccotello - Free coloring sheets One River School Middletown - Virtual Studio Classes Arts Ed NJ - Virtual Teaching Resources An Artist Residency in Motherhood - A remote residency to inspire artists who are also mothers CDC - E-book for kids: Coping After a Disaster CDC - Caring for Children in a Disaster The Artful Parent - Top 10 Art Activities for Kids SchoolClosures.org - Family resources for meals, education, scheduling, and health EnrichmentActivities.org - Activities for kids while parents work & other resources Classics for Kids - Online activities for young kids to learn classical music Everywhere Book Fest - Recordings of author talks Metropolitan Museum of Art - 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Resources for Artists & Arts Organizations Center for Nonprofits - Resources, webinars, and funding for nonprofits Americans for the Arts - Resources, preparation, webinars and funding page Americans for the Arts - Impact of Coronavirus on Organizations Survey Americans for the Arts - Impact of Coronavirus on Artists and Creative Workers Survey Nonprofit Finance Fund - COVID-19 Tools and Resources for Nonprofits hub The Bridgespan Group - Eight Steps for Managing through Tough Times Annuity - A guide to COVID-19 and your finances Performing Arts Readiness - Webinars Event Safety Alliance - Event Safety Guide Academy of American Poets - Ensure your digital event is accessible CMX Hub - Tips, Tools, and Examples for Event Organizers Donor Perfect - Fundraising Event Alternatives in Light of Coronavirus Grunin Foundation - Offering free Zoom account for Central Jersey Shore nonprofits Arts Administrators of Color - Our Response to COVID-19 National Guild for Community Arts Education - Workshops and webinars Freelance Artist Resources - COVID-19 Resources for Artists Artwork Archive - Digital Tools for Artists to Run a Remote Career During Coronavirus Backline - Mental Health for Music Industry Professionals I CARE IF YOU LISTEN - COVID-19 Emergency Funding and Artist Resources Billboard - Resource Guide for Music Professionals Who Need Help During Coronavirus Crisis ArtPride NJ - Weekly Call on COVID-19 Impact Theatre Resources for Isolation - Resources to read, watch, listen, write, take workshops NJ Theatre Alliance - Resources for theatres, artists, and workers GrantSpace by Candid - List of emergency financial resources Forecast Public Art - Pro Bono Consulting for public artists and arts administrators Artwork Archive - How Artists are Dealing with Coronavirus Cancellations AIC & FAIC - Collections Care Amid COVID-19 Experience the Arts & Culture Virtually Siren Arts - 6 weeks of live performances and artist conversations Jazz Arts Project - “Quarantunes,” a playlist by Jazz Arts Project Monmouth County Library - Books, movies, magazines and more Monmouth University Center for the Arts - Virtual exhibits, record club and more Guild of Creative Art - Online galleries Middletown Arts Center - Virtual Arts Center Axelrod Ballet Theatre - Local theatre company hosting free live virtual dance classes Parlor Gallery - Online shows and auctions Belmar Arts Center - Virtual exhibits and events Indie Street Film Festival - Quarantine Film Picks NPR - List of live virtual concerts Facebook - “Post your streaming show here” Facebook - Viral Music- Because Kindness is Contagious United Nations - COVID-19 Response Creative Content Hub An Artist Residency in Motherhood - A remote residency to inspire artists who are also mothers Asian American Feminist Collective - Digital zines and stories Bear Hebert - Social Disdancing on Saturdays Academy of American Poets - Read poetry online Met Opera - Nightly live streams for free BroadwayHD - Streaming Broadway Shows (7 day free trial) Instagram - Italian museums showing art using hashtag Instagram - Follow @socialdistancegallery for canceled BFA & MFA thesis shows Google Arts & Culture - heritage sites , museums , games , and topics to explore National Trust for Historic Preservation - Tours, movies, playlists, podcasts and more for all ages NJ Monthly - 7 NJ Museums you can visit virtually The British Museum - Museum of the World Metropolitan Museum of Art - Art at Home Art21 - Videos on contemporary artists, educator guides Artists Network - Free live stream drawing series Youtube - How to draw with Alphonso Dunn How You Can Help Donate - LunchBreak Donate - Fulfill NJ - Crisis Relief Boxes Donate - Meals on Wheels - COVID-19 Response Fund Donate - Missed Tour Donate - NJ Pandemic Relief Fund Donate - Boys & Girls Club of Monmouth County Donate - Hatteras - PPE for Covid19 Frontline Staff in NJ and NYC Donate - Easterseals NJ Donate/Volunteer - Team Rubicon #NeighborsHelpingNeighbors Initiative Donate/Volunteer - Saint Marks Soup Kitchen Donate/Volunteer - Interfaith Neighbors - Senior Nutrition/Meals on Wheels Donate to funds listed under “COVID-19 Relief” above Volunteer - Taproot Foundation - Share your expertise with nonprofits Volunteer - NJ Department of Volunteerism - Guidelines and ways to volunteer Support - Asbury Park Dinner Table Advocate - Urge support for the arts during the COVID-19 outbreak Stay updated - ArtPride NJ Advocacy meetings Fridays at 10 a.m. How to start an Emergency Relief Fund How Foundations Can Help EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS & GRANTS General Information & Resources New Jersey Office of Emergency Management Federal Emergency Management Assistance (FEMA) For Small Businesses & Self-Employed Freelancers Union Freelancers Union is the largest and fast-growing organization representing independent workers across the country. Freelancers Union offers members a powerful voice through policy advocacy, benefits, and community. UCEDC UCEDC is an economic development corporation dedicated to providing a variety of services for small businesses including helping them get back to business as quickly as possible after a disaster. Their services include loans to small businesses when conventional lending sources are out of reach. U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) The SBA is the only cabinet-level federal agency fully dedicated to small business and provides counseling, capital, and contracting expertise as the nation’s only go-to resource and voice for small businesses. For Artists & Arts Organizations Adolph and Esther Gottlieb Foundation, Inc. The Emergency Assistance Program is intended to provide interim financial assistance to qualified artists whose needs are the result of an unforeseen, catastrophic incident, and who lack the resources to meet that situation. Each grant is given as one-time assistance for a specific emergency, examples of which are fire, flood, or emergency medical need. The Alliance of Artists Communities Emergency Relief Program The Alliance of Artists Communities established an emergency fund in support of artists facing an unforeseen emergency or triggering event to participate in artists’ residencies. American Guild of Musical Artists Relief Fund The American Guild of Musical Artists (AGMA) Relief Fund provides support and temporary financial assistance to members who are in need. AGMA contracts with The Actors Fund to administer this program nationally as well as to provide comprehensive social services. American Society of Journalists and Authors The Writers Emergency Assistance Fund helps established freelance writers who, because of illness, disability, a natural disaster, or an extraordinary professional crisis are unable to work. Artists' Charitable Fund Colorado-based Artists' Charitable Fund assists American visual fine artists (painters and sculptors) living anywhere in the United States by paying a portion of their medical/dental/eye-care bills. The Artist Fellowship The Artists’ Fellowship, Inc. is a charitable foundation that assists professional fine artists (painters, graphic artists, printmakers, sculptors) and their families in times of emergency, disability, or bereavement. ArtsReady ArtsReady, an online emergency preparedness service by and for arts/cultural nonprofits, provides arts organizations with customized business continuity plans for post-crisis sustainability. Author’s League Fund Since 1917, the Authors League Fund has helped professional authors, journalists, poets, and dramatists who find themselves in financial need because of medical or health-related problems, temporary loss of income, or other misfortune. Book Industry Charitable Foundation Binc helps booksellers and comic retailers with unforeseen emergency financial needs. Broadcasters’ Foundation The mission of the Broadcasters Foundation of America is to improve the quality of life and maintain the personal dignity of men and women in the radio and television broadcast profession who find themselves in acute financial need due to a critical illness, accident, advanced age or other serious misfortune. Carnegie Fund for Authors Carnegie Fund for Authors offers aid to authors who have suffered a financial emergency as a result of illness or injury to self, spouse or dependent child, or for some other misfortune that has placed the applicant in pressing need. Applicants must have had at least one book published commercially that has received reader acceptance. CERF+ CERF+ serves artists who work in craft disciplines by providing a safety net to support strong and sustainable careers. CERF+’s core services are education programs, advocacy, network building, and emergency relief. Dramatists Guild Foundation DGF provides emergency financial assistance to individual playwrights, composers, lyricists, and bookwriters in dire need of funds due to severe hardship or unexpected illness. Episcopal Actors’ Guild The Episcopal Actors' Guild provides emergency aid and support to professional performers of all faiths who are undergoing a financial crisis. They are also dedicated to helping emerging artists advance their careers through scholarships, awards, and performance opportunities. Foundation for Contemporary Arts Created in 1993 to further FCA's mission to encourage, sponsor, and promote work of a contemporary, experimental nature, Emergency Grants provide urgent funding for visual and performing artists who have sudden, unanticipated opportunities to present their work to the public or who incur unexpected or unbudgeted expenses for projects close to completion. Gospel Music Trust Fund The Gospel Music Trust Fund provides financial assistance in the event of an emergency or major catastrophe, terminal or severe illness, to individuals who have derived a substantial portion of their income from the field of Gospel music. Grand Ole Opry Trust Fund The Opry Trust Fund provides financial assistance in times of extraordinary need, emergency or catastrophe to individuals who are or have been employed full time in a facet of the country music industry. The Haven Foundation The mission of The Haven Foundation is to offer interim financial assistance to freelance professionals in the arts who face crises. The Foundation’s reach is the United States, and its awards are granted with a view to helping individuals overcome temporary adversity and return to full-time work. Jazz Foundation of America The Jazz Foundation of America's Musician’s Emergency Fund provides housing assistance, pro bono medical care, hurricane disaster relief, and financial support to musicians and their families in times of crisis. Joan Mitchell Foundation Emergency Grant Program The Joan Mitchell Foundation provides an Emergency Grant Program for painters and sculptors who have suffered physical losses due to a natural disaster that relates to their artistic practice. Musician’s Foundation Musicians Foundation helps professional musicians by providing emergency financial assistance in meeting current living, medical and allied expenses. All professional musicians are eligible to apply. National Coalition for Arts' Preparedness & Emergency Response (NCAPER) NCAPER is a voluntary task force of national, regional, state, and local arts organizations, public agencies, and foundations, NCAPER helps ensure that artists, arts/cultural organizations, cultural funders, and arts businesses have the capacity and ability to respond effectively to disasters and emergencies affecting the arts and culture sector. OceanFirst Foundation Through the Foundation, hundreds of local charities and schools have received more than $39 million in grants to enrich lives in areas such as Housing, Youth Development and Education, Improving the Quality of Life, Health and Wellness, and the Arts. The Provident Bank Foundation The Provident Bank Foundation (PBF) is committed to enhancing the quality of life in the New Jersey and Pennsylvania communities served by Provident Bank. PBF makes grants in three priority areas: Community Enrichment, Education, and Health, Youth & Families. Recording Academy MusiCares MusiCares may grant short-term financial assistance for personal or addiction needs that have arisen due to unforeseen circumstances. Sustainable Arts Foundation The Sustainable Arts Foundation supports artists and writers with children. Urgent Action Fund for Women’s Human Rights Rapid Response Grants offer quick, flexible funding to respond to security threats or unexpected advocacy opportunities experienced by women, transgender, or gender non-conforming, activists and human rights defenders. For Institutions & Historic Preservation The Foundation for Advancement in Conservation (FAIC) FAIC manages several initiates that aim to address all phases of disasters: from preparedness to response, to recovery, to mitigation. National Trust for Historic Preservation | Preservation Leadership Forum Preservation Leadership Forum is a network of preservation professionals brought together by the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Forum provides and curates cutting-edge content, offers online and in-person networking opportunities, and brings diverse new perspectives to the business of saving places. FUNDING & SUPPORT The Actors Fund The Actors Fund offers a broad spectrum of programs, a calendar of workshops and online resources to support the unique, essential needs of all who work in entertainment and the performing arts. Cooperative Business Assistance Corporation (CBAC) CBAC is a nonprofit organization providing market or below market interest rate business loans and technical assistance to small businesses located in or moving into the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Southern New Jersey region. Council for New Jersey Grantmakers The Council of New Jersey Grantmakers is the center for philanthropy in New Jersey, serving the leading independent, corporate, family and community foundations as well as public grantmakers of our state. The Foundation of the Motion Picture Pioneers The Pioneers Assistance Fund (PAF) serves members of the motion picture entertainment industry (exhibition, distribution and trade services) who are encountering an illness, injury or life-changing event. All assistance is intended to provide support during a recovery or adjustment period and lay the foundation for a lifetime of ongoing success. Frank and Lydia Bergen Foundation To perpetuate Miss Bergen’s love of classical music and support of musical education, the Frank and Lydia Bergan Foundation provides grants for musical performing arts and musical education. New York Foundation for the Arts Source NYFA Source lists over 12,000 awards, services and publications for individual artists and art professionals. Accion Opportunity Fund Opportunity Fund provides loans to low- and moderate-income immigrants, women, and other deserving, but underserved small business owners. The Pollock-Krasner Foundation Past recipients of Pollock-Krasner grants acknowledge their critical impact in allowing concentrated time for studio work, and in preparing for exhibitions and other professional opportunities such as accepting a residency. The Presser Foundation The Presser Foundation’s purposes are set forth to promote primarily the cause of musical education and musical philanthropy as follows: to provide scholarships for promising students; to increase the value of music education by erecting suitable buildings, and to administer aid to worthy teachers of music in distress. Save the Music Foundation Save the Music Foundation partners with local communities and school districts to build sustainable music programs. 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ARTIST REGISTRY DANCE / PERFORMANCE Mestrando Estagiario Baiano (Kasey Sanders) Afro Brazilian Martial Arts and Fitness www.wellrisingsun.org info@wellrisingsun.org 732-547-4400 Justin Christopher Odon Director / Choreographer / Theatre Educator / Lighting Designer justinchris95@gmail.com Instagram: @justinchris95 732-759-1173 Neelima Raju Performing Arts (Dance/Theatre - Kuchipudi) https://www.neelimaraju.org/ Instagram: @neelimaraju24 Performance Video rangamandala@gmail.com 716-465-4558 Ava Costa Violinist www.arturohealinghearts.org arturohealinghearts@gmail.com Instagram: @arturohealinghearts James Netterwald Music Artist / Songwriter / Painter james.netterwald@yahoo.com Facebook: James Netterwald 201-779-2075 Alexx Shilling Dance / Performing Arts www.AlexxMakesDances.com Instagram: @alexx_makes_dances alexxia22@gmail.com 917-696-0648 Hellenic Dancers of NJ Nonprofit dedicated to preserving and presenting the regional folk dances of Greece. www.hellenicdancersofnj.org info@hellenicdancersofnj.org Facebook : Hellenic Dancers of NJ Instagram : @hdnj1972 Nisha Pradeep Classical Indian Dance www.NishaPradeepbn.com Facebook : Nisha Pradeep YouTube : Pratima-2025 Instagram: @rasikalife Dr. Carly York Musician www.TheCatholicCantor.com Instagram: @ catholiccantor Facebook: @The Catholic Cantor Youtube: @TheCatholicCantor

Monmouth Arts’ Cultural Programming initiative brings together residents from across Monmouth County to experience and celebrate diverse traditions through art, creativity, and shared community experiences. CULTURAL PROGRAMMING Monmouth Arts’ Cultural Programming initiative brings together residents from across Monmouth County to experience and celebrate diverse traditions through art, creativity, and shared community experiences. By creating welcoming spaces for learning, creativity, and dialogue, our mission is to encourage connections, amplify underrepresented voices, and foster a stronger sense of belonging for the Monmouth County community. Our Cultural Programming events are free and open to the public and supported by organizations, businesses, and individuals who are committed to expanding access to the arts and that invest in meaningful community connections. Upcoming Events Thank You to Our Sponsors Interested in supporting our mission? To learn more about sponsorship opportunities, please contact Teresa Staub at teresa@monmoutharts.org or 732.212.1890 ext. 100.

ARTSPACE 105 ArtSpace 105 is the official micro-gallery of Monmouth Arts. It is located at 105 Monmouth Street in Red Bank (next to the Count Basie Center for the Arts). Apply to exhibit work here . Acoustical Colors & Freedom Abstract Michelle Locklear In response to the COVID-19 outbreak, that resulted in the postponement of our ArtSpace 105 micro-gallery exhibits, we invite the arts community to view work at our all-new Digital Gallery! Exhibit: November 5, 2020 - February 5, 2021 Michelle Locklear "Acoustical Colors I" Acrylic Michelle Locklear "Acoustical Colors II" Acrylic Michelle Locklear "Acoustical Colors III" Acrylic Michelle Locklear "Acoustical Colors IV" Acrylic Michelle Locklear "Neon Love" Acrylic Michelle Locklear "Midnite" Acrylic Michelle Locklear "The World Needs Color" Acrylic Michelle Locklear "Mystery" Acrylic Michelle Locklear is a native of Baltimore, Maryland, but currently resides in Monmouth County New Jersey. While attending Baltimore City Community College, where she earned her Associates of Art degree in Graphic Design, she took some art classes. Her late father was a local artist in Baltimore. As a little girl she was always drawing and sketching, she didn’t really get into painting until 1999, which is when it became her passion. She is both a graphic/surface pattern designer and abstract contemporary artist. In 2014, she officially created her freelance art & design studio named Chelle’s Creations, LLC.

View the digital gallery of our member exhibit Terra Icognita. MEMBER EXHIBITS: DIGITAL GALLERY TERRA INCOGNITA Bonnie Ambrosia Freedom Acrylic 30"H x 40"W $890 Marilyn Baldi Mindful Bodhisvattva Photography 25"H X 19"W $400 Yana Beylinson Distant Shore Oil on Canvas 48"H X 36"W $6000 Joseph Borzotta The Cold Walk Mixed Media 20"H X 20"W $450 Richard Buntzen Curbside Acrylic 30"H X 30"W $1250 Patricia Butynski Fire and Rain Acrylic and Mixed Media 36"H X 48"W $4500 Jill Carlock Dark & Dusty, Painted on the Sky Acrylic on Canvas 36"H X 36"W $3500 Sheilagh Casey Blue Head Oil and Pastel on Panel 35"H X 24"W $2400 John Michael de Poortere Where did all the good guys go? Mixed Media and Oil 41"H X 31"W $2500 Dawn DiCicco Krazy Kat Acrylic and Pencil 36"H X 36"W $2925 Jennifer DiZefalo Independence / Interdependence Acrylic on Wood 12” in Diameter $350 Val Dyshlov Flight Above Desert Oil 36"H X 48"W $2500 Kate Eggleston Feral Housewife Silkscreen 12"H X 9"W $300 Sherri Lynn Ehrlich On Fire Acrylic on Canvas 36"H X 48"W $3000 Sarah Fishbein It's Okay... Glass Mosaic 30"H X 36"W $7500 Yolanda Navarra Fleming Synchronicity Mixed Media 24"H X 20"W $1000 Meagg E. Moon Erupt Alcohol Ink on Wood Panel 48"H x 24"W $320 Gary Steven Groves Borders Oil 24"H X 24"W $2400 Ilene Hillary Hinden Erba Digital Watercolor Gouache 24"H X 24"W $750 Brittany James Lucid Dreaming Oil on Canvas 48"H X 36"W X 1.5”D $4500 Jill Kerwick Somewhere Over New Jersey Oil 36"H X 44"W $2250 Belle Koblentz Third Shift Digital Art 13"H X 13"W $500 Gail Kolflat Night Sky Acrylic on Canvas 63"H x 67"W $6500 Louise Krasniewicz The Lost Time of Betty and Barney Hill Mixed Media Quilt 80"H X 27"W NFS Joan Manley Midnight in the Garden Mixed Media Collage 20"H X 16"W $1000

ARTSPACE 105 ArtSpace 105 is the official micro-gallery of Monmouth Arts. It is located at 105 Monmouth Street in Red Bank (next to the Count Basie Center for the Arts). Apply to exhibit work here . Grey Matter Elisabeth McKeon Opening Reception: April 12, 2019 | 6:00 - 7:30pm Exhibit: April 8 - May 29, 2019 Select Works: Grey Area explores the two years that have passed since a shift in our political landscape. The photos here were taken in February of 2017, less than a month after the presidential inauguration. The images should encourage viewers to consider both how quickly the past two years have gone by and how much or how little progress has been made. Additionally, how would these photographs have been viewed at the time they were taken? How should they be viewed now?

ARTSPACE 105 ArtSpace 105 is the official micro-gallery of Monmouth Arts. It is located at 105 Monmouth Street in Red Bank (next to the Count Basie Center for the Arts). Apply to exhibit work here . Puddles & Rainbows Author-Illustrator Mike Ciccotello Meet and Greet: November 16, 2019 | 1:00 - 3:00pm Schedule for the event: 1:15 - 1:30 Learn to draw a castle (age suggestion 4-6) 1:40 TWINS reading and Mike will do a drawing for attendees 2:00 - 2:15 Learn to draw a rocket (age suggestion 7-12) Remaining time - Q&A and signing Exhibit: November 1 - November 26, 2019 Select Works: Mike is an author-illustrator. He makes books for children of all ages, even the really old children that never have time to play. This is a selection of work from his current children’s literature portfolio. Mike creates all of his art digitally, in the application, ProCreate, on an iPad pro, with an Apple Pencil. Mike received a BFA with a concentration in painting from Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University. His debut picture book, Twins, was recently published by FSG/Macmillan. He is also the author-illustrator of Beach Toys vs. School Supplies (FSG/Macmillan) and the illustrator of Treemendous by Bridget Heos (Crown/Penguin Random House) and Cheese and Quackers by Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen (Aladdin/Simon&Schuster)—all forthcoming. Mike’s clients also include Scholastic, Highlights magazine, and CNN. He has also exhibited at Johnson & Johnson headquarters and the NY Design Center. Mike is an active member of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBW) and the Children’s Book Illustrators Group (CBIG), and was a contributing member of AllTheWonders.com. Visit his website: www.ciccotello.com Follow him on Instagram: @ciccotello

ARTSPACE 105 ArtSpace 105 is the official micro-gallery of Monmouth Arts. It is located at 105 Monmouth Street in Red Bank (next to the Count Basie Center for the Arts). Apply to exhibit work here . Summer Sense-Ability The Arc of Monmouth Opening Reception: June 19, 2019 | 6:00 - 7:30pm Exhibit: June 14, - June 27, 2020 Select Works: The Arc of Monmouth’s mission is to improve the lives of persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families through advocacy, services and supports, collaboration with community partners, and community education. They provide life-changing family supports, residential and independent living options, employment services, recreational opportunities, adult day programs, transition services for those moving from high school to adult life, a college program affiliated with Brookdale Community College, community vocational services, and behavioral health care.

Monmouth Arts invites you to take part in Exquisitely Connected, a national visual art community-building experience created and curated by artist Molly Gaston Johnson and in partnership with Maryhill Museum in southern Washington State. EXQUISITELY CONNECTED Monmouth Arts invites you to take part in Exquisitely Connected , a national visual art community-building experience created and curated by artist Molly Gaston Johnson and in partnership with Maryhill Museum in southern Washington State. This initiative is inspired by the Surrealist parlor game, Exquisite Corpse, where participants contribute to a collective artwork without being able to see what others have created. We are asking YOU to create 8” x 8” artworks at home that will be connected digitally. Our goal is to connect creatives of all ages and abilities – virtually and literally – as each finished artwork becomes a part of a larger whole. The digital mural will be turned into a physical exhibit at Maryhill Museum in 2021! Click here for the parameters for creating your piece and how to upload it so you can be part of the experience. All you need are a few basic art supplies and your creativity. Tell us about what you are feeling now, the hopes you want to express for the future, or create a metaphor for today’s world experience. Let your imagination run wild as we create a web of connectivity! The images will be curated and displayed on Instagram (@exquisitelyconnected ) and both the Monmouth Arts and Maryhill Museum websites. Please note: The Curator has the right to reject artwork using hate speech or images inappropriate for this project. Overview of Instructions: DIGITAL COMMUNITY MURAL