Welcome to the Community Arts Association
Over 50 Years of Service to the Art Community
CAA’S ARTIST OF THE MONTH:
Beautiful Portugal, pastel by Sharon Belinsky
Welcome to the Community Arts Association
Monthly meetings at Trinity Episcopal Church
55 George St., Allendale, NJ 07401
For details on upcoming meetings, go to Calendar.
For newsletters, visit Member News.
Our mission is to provide opportunities for artists and those interested in the arts to expand their knowledge, to provide a support system, and to offer a forum for sharing work.
CAA is also proud to offer merit scholarships to any high school senior in Bergen County, NJ or Rockland County, NY who pursues higher education in the visual arts. View 2023 Art Scholarship Winners here.
CAA’s Artist of the Month: Sharon Belinsky
Sharon became more focused on her art after her children grew up and went off to college. She studied in the late 1990s and early 2000s under Joe Hing Lowe, noted pastelist and oil painter, and Tim Gaydos, also a master pastelist and watercolorist. She also took classes at the Art Students League and pursued various painting workshops, including with Daniel Greene, America’s famous pastel portrait artist.
Sharon’s pursuit of painting took another pause when grandchildren started appearing in her life. Sharon has taken courses in pastel portrait painting, watercolor, and landscape and still-life oil painting at the Ridgewood Art Institute.
Sharon’s passion is painting people, although she enjoys painting landscapes and still-lifes too. She works from photos as well as from life. Sharon works in oil, pastel, and watercolor.
Sharon is an award winning member of the New Jersey Pastel Society, the Community Art Association, and Tuesday Painters.
French Horn Fever
pastel by Sharon Belinsky
Bar Harbor
pastel by Sharon Belinsky
Grandma
pastel by Sharon Belinsky
Please visit the Gallery pages to view more work by CAA artists.
2025 MEMBER EXHIBIT
The annual Member Show is a fine example of our talented CAA artists working in all media. There are awards for Best in Show, Second and Third Place, two Honorable Mentions, and sponsored prizes. Also presented are two merit scholarships: the Haas Scholarship for Excellence in the Visual Arts and the Lorraine Strangfeld Memorial Award. These scholarships are awarded to graduating high school students who plan to continue their art studies in college.
CAA’S 2025 BEST IN SHOW:
Mythical Kelpies
photo montage by Sharon Klass