The Cultural Arts Commission has a new home!
 
The Monroe Township Cultural Arts Commission administrative support will now be provided by the Monroe Township Public Library. Library staff is eager to support the arts throughout Monroe and looks forward to sharing events and workshops with all ages!
 



Upcoming Virtual Presentations
 
For this season of virtual art presentations, Joe Caliva, a docent at the Barnes Foundation in Philadelphia and host of the Multiple Sclerosis Association of America's Improving Lives through Art series, will return to take us on a virtual trip to Europe, focusing on the art and artists from two countries with very different histories in the world of art.
Since 2020, Joe's studies, research, and specialization has focused on how historic artists used their art to cope with personal challenges, illness, and trauma. In many cases, their art also served as a therapeutic means to healing. In this European Tour Series, Joe will also share some of his research concerning the connection between art as a coping mechanism with all four of the featured artists.
Go to https://www.joecaliva.com/live at the time of the events to watch!
 
European Tour: Italy
Tuesday, April 29 at 7:00 p.m.

Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, simply known as "Caravaggio," and Artemisia Gentileschi are two artists whose names are synonymous with the Italian Baroque period and style. In this virtual tour, we'll walk in the footsteps of both artists through the streets of Rome, Florence, and Naples, Italy, to explore more deeply how their work changed the course of art history forever.
European Tour Series: Poland
Wednesday, May 21 at 7:00 p.m.

For the next stop on our European tour, we'll head to a country that has been underrepresented in the world of art - Poland. Joe will walk us through the capital city of Warsaw and feature two of the country's most iconic artists - painter and photographer Zdzisław Beksiński, and our very first musical artist to be featured in this series, composer and pianist Frédéric Chopin. Joe will perform several of Chopin's most beloved piano pieces as part of the presentation.
Summer Concert Series
 
The CAC is working to bring you a great line up of performers this summer!
Concerts will be on Thursdays in Thompson Park from July 10 through August 14, 2025.
  • 7/10 Kindred Spirit
  • 7/17 The Cowboy and the Hippie
  • 7/24 Stone Mountain Road
  • 7/31 Enjoy
  • 8/7  B.D. Lenz
  • 8/14 Hidden Gems
Stay tuned for more details!
 
 
Other Arts Events around Monroe

We are still developing our new website, www.monroetownshiparts.com for art events sponsored by the Monroe Township Cultural Arts Commission. In the future, we hope to also feature events and programs held at the Monroe Township Community Center, the Monroe Township Library, and Monroe Township Senior Center.