Upcoming Events
Write Away!
Write Away!
Participants tap into their imagination and creativity through homework assignments, in-class "quick-writes" and partner exercises. We will focus on memoir, fiction, and poetry as they explore writing as an artistic expression and a source of enjoyment.
Regardless of your writing background, the only requirement is a willingness to listen to your classmates, should they be willing to read their work. No prior writing experience is necessary.
New Students welcome!
4 Week Session: Class will meet Tuesday May 12, Monday May 18, Tuesday May 26 and Tuesday June 2. 6:30 pm—8:30pm at the gallery.
Fee: $95 for members, $105 for nonmembers
Instructor: Mary Blehl Walsh. Mary started teaching creative writing classes in 2020 on Zoom, and then expanded to teach in local libraries and community college lifelong learning programs. She's taught college ESL and research/writing, and has written two middle school novels, one called A Spy Is Not a Spy, about the Revolutionary War.
Register for this class HERE
Watercolor Workshop; SHELL WE PAINT! - Shells, Sea Glass and More!
Watercolor Workshop with Tracey C. Witter
Just a couple spots left! Register here.
Fee:
$60 Single workshop, AHAC member
$65 Single workshop, nonmember
SHELL WE PAINT! - Shells, Sea Glass and More!
Saturday, May 16, 2026, 10:00am to 1:00pm
At the Atlantic Highlands Arts Council, 54 First Ave, Atlantic Highlands, NJ
Explore the beauty of the shore in this watercolor workshop focused on painting shells, sea glass and more. Through demonstration and hands-on practice, students will learn how to build form with light and shadow, layer washes to create depth, and use lifting and glazing techniques to achieve a result!
Irish “Slow” Session
Irish Slow Session - a traditional Irish music session where tunes are played at a slower, manageable pace to help beginners and intermediate musicians learn repertoire, improve group playing skills, and build confidence.
Arts Trek to The Cloisters
Time travel with the Atlantic Highlands Arts Council to savor artworks and gardens from Europe’s medieval era during a casual, self-guided Arts Trek to the MetropolitanMuseum’s Cloisters site at Fort Tryon Park, Upper Manhattan, at noon, Saturday, May 23
Join us to learn the fascinating history of an obsessive collector’s dream that came to life with support of wealthy patrons like John D. Rockefeller Jr. and J. P. Morgan. See the treasures they collected, including some 5,000 paintings, tapestries, sculptures and manuscripts in a setting that evokes French monasteries and abbeys. Enjoy sweeping views of the Palisades and Hudson River on the steeply hilled, 65-acre grounds.
Admission, transportation and lunch are on your own. (The Cloisters is accessible by car, New York City buses and subways. Trie museum’s Trie Café serves sandwiches and salads.)
Cost: $30 adults, $22 seniors. Visit metmuseum.org for tickets and more info.
Mixed Media Collage Workshop with Carla Valentino
Mixed Media Collage Workshop
Instructor: Carla Valentino
collage by Carla Valentino
This workshop will explore several collage techniques using a variety of media.
Each one will result in a distinct and personally significant outcome.
Tools & materials will be provided
Fee:
$65 ($60+$5 materials fee)AH Arts Members
$70 ($65+$5 materials fee) nonmembers
Register here.
Creativity Unleashed: A workshop in pastels, taught by Carole Rogers
Creativity Unleashed: A Workshop in Pastels
Instructor: Carole Rogers
Learn the basics about the beautiful medium of pastel. Skills covered include composition, an understanding of value, color theory basics, and design. There will be a demonstration showing underpainting techniques and the fundamental layering process of painting with pastels. This vibrant medium offers a spectacular range of creative options for artists of all levels. Unleash your creativity and make your mark.
Saturday, May 9, 2026, 10am-1pm
at AH Arts, 54 First Avenue, Atlantic Highlands, NJ
$60 members / $65 non-members
Register here. Students are encouraged to bring their own supplies. The supply list is on the registration form. HOWEVER, if you are just exploring pastels, you may borrow at the workshop.
JANICE MILLER READING
Literary Week at AH Arts
Janice Miller Reads from Her New Novel
Alive in Memory begins in France when Rachel, a 7-year-old child witnesses the murder of her parents by an anti-Semitic mob in the late 1920s. To survive, she must give up her name and her history at a time when Europe is steeped in economic distress. After WWI, people were struggling to survive and looking to lay blame for their hardships. Adolf Hitler seizes the moment, gaining power and acceptance by spewing hate and violence against anyone who is “different.” Driven by hate and ignorance, and led by this deranged man, Nazis gain control of this broken society.
At eighteen, Rachel (now Lautrice) travels to Paris to study at university. WWII has begun and France has been invaded and occupied by the Nazis. While trying to stay under the radar, she is unwittingly brought into the French Resistance. This is Rachel’s story.
Free!
Writing Class Reading
Join us for a special public reading celebrating the original stories created by our writing group this spring.
Free!
Irish “Slow” Session
Irish Slow Session - a traditional Irish music session where tunes are played at a slower, manageable pace to help beginners and intermediate musicians learn repertoire, improve group playing skills, and build confidence.
Into The Garden - SOLD OUT!
SOLD OUT!
Into The Garden
Music Sundays at AHARTs
Featuring pianist & AHARTs’ Music Chair Julia Muench!
Julia Muench performs the music of Claude Debussy in a recital of his featured piano works alongside related artworks, projected onto screen.
Seating is limited, please order in advance.
Suggested Donation: $10.00
