The City of Asbury Park’s Public Arts Commission has unveiled a new mural in the City’s Transportation Center, located off Main Street at Cookman Avenue, by artist Kevin Hebb. “The Asbury Park Public Arts Commission recognizes that art is integral to the vibrancy of the community, which is why we promote the development of public art,” Deputy […]

On Aug 23, Monmouth Arts popular ArtWalk series turns its attention on the collaborative Wooden Walls public art installation, located along the Asbury Park boardwalk. Curator Jenn Hampton of Parlor Gallery and local historian Kathy Kelly of Paranormal will lead a behind the scenes look that not only offers a few inside scoops but some […]

Asbury Park resident Howard Schoor lives by one edict – it is what it is. An engineer turned entrepreneur, inventor, home builder, and bank owner, Schoor went on to become one of the area’s staunchest philanthropists and humanitarians. And so it came as no surprise to those who know him well that the soon to […]

A Monday night fundraising event hosted by Sen Vin Gopal [D-11] at Parlor Gallery on Cookman Avenue raised over $4,000 for the Asbury Park Democrats, Chair Joe Grillo said. “After decades of political division, Asbury Park is now the political pulse point of coastal Monmouth [County], Grillo said. “This didn’t happen by accident. It happened […]

Loch Arbor artist Vilja Virks-Lee is on a mission – a mission that is $806 away from coming to fruition [at the time of this posting]. “I want to put my magenta pussyhats up in the sky to encourage everyone to keep fighting everyday for our democracy,” she wrote in the You Caring source-funding post. […]

Among one of the first initiatives adopted by the recent update to the City’s Master Plan is a new Public Arts Commission. The long-term planning document calls for the growth of arts and culture as parts of its Economic Development initiatives. Heading the procurement and administration is Jenn Hampton, the 10 year co-owner and Director […]

Artist and collaborators behind the popular Wooden Walls Mural Project along the Asbury Park Boardwalk have come together to offer the beach inspired art experience in a new way. Entitled The Wooden Walls Towel Project, this new offering is a celebration of the murals, artists and the beach itself,” organizers said in a written statement. […]

GIFT has landed on the Asbury Park boardwalk. A collaboration between boardwalk redeveloper Madison Marquette, Parlor Gallery and the Wooden Walls project, GIFT is a new hub for art and culture within the city. The gallery/workspace/ gift shop is located in the Fourth Avenue Pavilion at 1100 Ocean Avenue. The concept is a build out […]

Canadian travel channel Evasion sent its Go To The Beach crew to town this week. Their assignment was to spotlight the city as a summer road trip destination.  “As any Quebec resident will tell you, no summer is complete without a road-trip down the coast of the Eastern United States,” officials said in a written statement. “Nothing […]

Their names are recognizable members of Asbury Park’s music, art and culture and now a series of vignettes pays homage to a dozen creatives whose artistry helped form a local resurgence. Local Legends, directed by William DeVizia and Michael Lucio Sternbach, is a series of shorts that captures the spirit and stories of those who […]