Join us for next year's Annual Art & Decoy Festival

January 2011

26th Annual Art & Decoy Festival

A fun-filled weekend for the entire family and an Ocean County YMCA tradition!!!

January 23 & 24, 2010      10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Central Regional High School

509 Forest Hills Parkway

Bayville, New Jersey         

Directions to Central Regional High School

From the North:  Garden State Parkway to Exit 77, turn left at the end of the ramp onto Route 619 South.  At the first traffic light, turn left onto Pinewald-Keswick Road (Forest Hills Parkway).  At the second traffic light, turn right into the high school parking lot.   

From the South:  Garden State Parkway to Exit 77, turn right at the end of the ramp onto Forest Hills Parkway.  At the first traffic light, turn right into the high school parking lot.

From I-195/Trenton:  I-195 East to Route 34.  Stay to your right and take the Garden State Parkway to Exit 77, turn left at the end of the ramp onto Route 619 South.  At the first traffic light, turn left onto Pinewald-Keswick Road (Forest Hills Parkway).  At the second traffic light, turn right into the high school parking lot.

Admission Donation - $5.00 per day, children under 10 are free.

Visting Artist:  Geoff Vine, Waunakee, Wisconsin

Featured Artist:  William Veasey, Newark Delaware

Exhibits:

·        Wild Fowl Carvings - Decoys - Songbirds

·        Antique Decoys - Carving Suppliers

·        Fish Carvings & Sculptures - Books

·        Wildlife Artwork - Prints & Photography

·        Life Size & Miniature Artwork

·        Maritime Artwork - Original Watercolors

·        Museum & Environmental Exhibits

Family Paint A Decoy:

A great opportunity for all to feel like an artist for the day!  Assisted by our creative volunteers, each participant (ages 5 and up, please) will hand paint their very own real life decoy to take home and proudly display.  All for only $5!  Fun for the entire family!

Seminars:  Free seminars open to the public

Seminar Schedule:

11:00 am     Geoff Vine, Waunakee Wisconsin

"Selecting Body and Paint Patterns to Compliment a Decoy"

12:00 pm     Tommy Stewart, Massapequa, New York

"Bill Strengthening and Repair"

1:00 pm        Ed McComsey, Toms River, New Jersey

"Overview of Techniques for Watercolor Painting"

2:00 pm         Peter Palumbo, Commack, New York

"What Are the Judges looking For?"

Competition Judging:

All judging takes place on the competition floor and is open to the public.  Come and witness the fun and excitement of the choosing of winners right before your eyes!  All competition entries remain until 4pm closing on Sunday.

Competition Divisions:

New Jersey State Championship:

Each year a species of waterfowl is selected by the competition committee to be featured in our New Jersey State Championship Division.  The bird for the 2010 show will be the Grebe.

The bird for 2011 will be the Hooded Merganser.

Have questions, need additional information, need an application mailed to you?  Call Janet Sellitto (732)341-9622, ext. 2214 jsellitto@ocymca.org

Print this page for $1 off entry at the Decoy Festival!!

Supported by the New Jersey Wildfowl Carvers Association