Ocean County Artists' Guild

Sunday Portrait Workshop
2027-01-17 14:00 - 16:00, 2027-01-24 14:00 - 16:00, 2027-01-31 14:00 - 16:00, 2027-02-14 14:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | Ocean County Artists Guild, 22 Chestnut Avenue, Island Heights, NJ, 08732, United States
2-4 PM, 22 Chestnut Ave. Island Heights NJ.
Enter at side door on Ocean Ave.
$10 for members, $15 for non members, free for teens. – Pay monitor at the beginning of the class

We do not meet the first Sunday of the month due to regularly scheduled gallery receptions or holidays.

Song Circle
2027-01-17 18:00 - 20:00
Third Sunday of each month 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
(Tony Apostolaros 732-237-2041)
The Guild requests a $3 donation to the Guild at each session from each person who attends the session.
We take turns around the circle singing songs and maybe singing or playing along. We sing folk songs, pop songs, and hymns, and sometimes we have an improvised music jam. The only rule is that it’s all acoustic, with no amplifiers or microphones. Everyone is welcome to take a turn in the circle, or just to listen. If you come just to listen, feel free to bring a quiet activity such as sketching or reading. Free
Here is a song sampling
Every time I come to the song circle it changes my mood. When you don’t feel like going is when you really should do it.
– Mary Lutton

Drawing with Joseph Rogine
2027-01-18 13:00 - 15:00, 2027-01-25 13:00 - 15:00, 2027-02-01 13:00 - 15:00, 2027-02-08 13:00 - 15:00
1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
This class is being offered to ages 12 and up!
$20.00 for members per class
$25.00 for non members per class
Instructor: Joseph Rogine
These classes are designed for both beginning to advanced students who want to sharpen their skills in drawing. I have taught students for over 25 years who have never picked up a pencil to draw to those who have been quite advanced.
It is an academic course, (academic being defined as that which can be taught). Drawings are created by copying master drawings, simple to complex still-life objects and classical plaster casts. The student usually begins by copying a master drawing that is supplied to them.
All students start out using graphite pencils with grades of 2H HB 2B. The capabilities and limitations of drawing materials and drawing instruments are discussed at length along with their proper handling. Classes are essentially about learning how to see nature and the world as an artist sees it, through the language and medium of drawing.
The student’s eye will gradually become trained and sensitive on how to compose a layout on the page, assessing proportion, elementary perspective, gauge angles, identify shapes, access the degree of curvature of forms, locate hidden movements and linear rhythms, the structure and modeling of form and the study of light and shade. This opens a whole new world towards a visual literacy that was very common in school curricula 100 to 150 years ago.
Depending on a students’ progress and particular interest repeat students are free to experiment with various drawing mediums like charcoal, pastel pencil, pen and ink etc., along with the drawing surfaces applicable to their chosen medium. Joseph Rogine supply list 2024.
If you have any questions, please contact Joseph Rogine at 732-349-6859, or by email at info@ocartistsguild.org. (ages 12+, teen, adult, drawing)

D.Y.O.T. with Instruction with Carol Colvin
2027-01-18 15:30 - 17:30, 2027-01-25 15:30 - 17:30, 2027-02-01 15:30 - 17:30, 2027-02-08 15:30 - 17:30
D.Y.O.T. with Instruction with Carol Colvin
January 4, 11, 18, 25 February 1, 8, 15, 22
3:30 PM – 5:30 PM.
Members: $160
Non-members: $200
Hello members,
My new class is starting, and I will continue to set up a still-life, and instruct students with their own projects, but . . .Ever get frustrated with a watercolor you just can’t get right? Been there, done that. Some time ago I did a portrait of a niece in watercolor. Loved the tilt of her head and the flowers in her hair (she was a bridesmaid I think); but at that time I could not achieve the softness of her face in paint. So, I went over the entire work with pastels, which are soft and blend beautifully. Join me in class, beginning April 1, 3:30 – 5:30, for 8 weeks. $160 members, $200 for non-members. I will supply the pastels. Doesn’t have to be a portrait that you want to enhance, could be landscape, still-life or abstract. So much fun to get messy with your materials.

Yoga
2027-01-19 08:30 - 09:30, 2027-01-26 08:30 - 09:30, 2027-02-02 08:30 - 09:30, 2027-02-09 08:30 - 09:30
Yoga at the Guild!
$40 for members for the month or $10/session.
$60 for non members for the month or $15/session.

Print Group 12:30 - 4:00
2027-01-19 12:30 - 16:00, 2027-01-26 12:30 - 16:00, 2027-02-02 12:30 - 16:00, 2027-02-09 12:30 - 16:00
Members Only: Print (weekly)
Date: Tuesdays, (dates subject to change. Contact Monitor)
Time: 12:30 PM – 4PM; Duration: On Going
Monitor: Leslie Ovechka
Tuesdays, Materials provided at cost. Reduction printing in all forms using water-based ink and hand painting.
$7.00 fee payable to monitor at the time of each class.

Tuesday Night Life Drawing Long Pose
2027-01-19 19:00 - 21:00, 2027-02-02 19:00 - 21:00
OCAG Tuesday Night Long Pose
Undraped Figure Drawing Session
7:00 – 9:00 PM
$20 for members
$25 for non members
Pay Monitor at beginning of session
Adults 18 and up are welcome

D.Y.O.T. Group
2027-01-21 10:30 - 16:00, 2027-01-28 10:30 - 16:00, 2027-02-04 10:30 - 16:00, 2027-02-11 10:30 - 16:00
Do Your Own Thing
Thursdays 10:30-4:00
Bring your own supplies and lunch
Members Only
$10.00

Art Chat (Free Event) 4th Friday
2027-01-22 17:00 - 18:30
Members/non-members: Art Chat 2027 (Free Event)
Date: Fourth Friday of the month, (dates subject to change. Contact Moderator)
Time: 5:00 PM- 6:30 PM; Duration: On Going, I’m Interested
Open to Artists of all mediums. Let’s get together to share and talk about our art! Get connected to your local art community! Get feedback from your fellow artists and make new art friends! Let’s talk about what inspires us, the trials and tribulations of being creative, and other topics related to art making, art business and art marketing too! Bring your work – a completed piece or a work in progress. Live in person with option to join the group remotely).
Contact the moderator, Kim Cesaretti if you are interested in attending or have questions.
Mark your Calendars for these 2027 Monthly dates: 1/22, 2/26, 3/26, 4/23, 5/21, 6/25, 7/23, 8/27, 9/24, 10/22, 11/19 (dates subject to change)

Saturday Morning Life Drawing Quick Pose
2027-02-06 10:00 - 12:00
OCAG Saturday Morning Short Pose
Undraped Figure Drawing Session
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
$20 for members
$25 for non members
Pay the monitor at the beginning of the class
Adults 18 and up are welcome

Art Book Club
2027-02-12 13:00 - 14:30
Members/non-members: Art Book Club 2027 (Free Event)
Date: Second Friday of the month, (dates subject to change. Contact Moderator)
Time: 5:00 PM- 6:30 PM; Duration: On Going, I’m Interested
Let’s get together and share our favorite art books, media, and other resources related to art making, art history, artists, art marketing, etc. This first meeting we will draft a list of books that we would like to discuss for the rest of the year. (Live in person with option to join the group).
Contact the moderator, Kim Cesaretti if you are interested in attending or have questions. adult & teen. Be sure to list the date you are interested in attending in your email. Mark your Calendars for these 2026 Monthly dates:
1/8, 2/12, 3/12, 4/9, 5/14, 6/11, 7/9, 8/13, 9/10, 10/8, 11/12 (dates subject to change)
