Stay up-to-date with CAA Members’ News

  • April 2024

    The Next Meeting will take place on Tuesday, April 9, 2024 at 7:30pm at
    Trinity Episcopal church in Allendale, NJ.

    Dianne Ballesty, Peri Karkheck and Sharon Klass are providing the refreshments for the meeting.

  • March 2024

    The Next Meeting will take place on Tuesday, March 12, 2024 at 7:30pm at
    Trinity Episcopal church in Allendale, NJ.

    Light refreshments will be provided by Susan Lettieri and Fran McManus.

  • February 2024

    The next meeting will be via ZOOM on Tuesday, February 13, 2024. A link will be sent via email to your email on record. If you have any questions please contact Dianne Ballesty: dballesty@gmail.com
    You may share the link with any friends/family you wish. 

  • January 2024

    On behalf of the Board of Directors, we wish you all a very Happy and Healthy 
New Year. 

    PLEASE NOTE:  The next meeting will be via ZOOM. On Tuesday, Jan. 9th, 2024. 
    A link will be sent via email to your email on record. If you have any questions please contact Dianne Ballesty: dballesty@gmail.com
    You may share the link with any friends/family you wish. 

    We look forward to the great programs that Glenda and Linda have lined up.

  • December 2023

    The Next Meeting will take place on TUESDAY, December 12, 2023 at 7:30pm at
    Trinity Episcopal church in Allendale NJ. It will be the COMMUNITY ARTS ASSOCIATION HOLIDAY PARTY. Join your fellow members in celebrating the Holiday Season. This is a “POT-LUCK” reception. Please bring in your special side dishes ~ savory and sweet ~ to enhance our party table. Apple Cider, Coffee and Tea will be provided.

    This meeting will feature our annual Member Artwork Critique conducted by renowned artist, Philip Smallwood. Bring any art that you would like to have evaluated, but we especially encourage a work-in-progress that is giving you difficulty. Discussing how to solve problems can be an educational opportunity for all of the artists present.


    Be sure to bring a painting for the contest. Since our January and February meetings are ZOOM meetings, the top three winning paintings will be the chosen at this meeting. The winning paintings will be featured on our website in December, January and February.

  • November 2023

    The Next Meeting will take place on TUESDAY, November 14, 2023 at 7:30pm at
    Trinity Episcopal church in Allendale NJ.

    Light refreshments will be provided by Linda Barboni and Mary Walker Baptiste.

  • October 2023

    The Next Meeting will take place on TUESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2023 at 7:30pm at
    Trinity Episcopal church in Allendale NJ.

    Light refreshments will be provided by Peggy Dressel and Geri Asquith.

  • September 2023

    Welcome to the beginning of a new Community Arts Association year. Our 1st meeting is September 12th at 7:30 pm in the community room of the Trinity Episcopal Church, Allendale, NJ.

    Light refreshments will be provided by the Board. A sign-up sheet for the “Refreshments” for each meeting will be handed around at this first meeting. Two people are requested to sign up.

    Hope to see you all at our meetings, we have a wonderful lineup of artists to demonstrate their skills and areas of expertise to the membership. See the details below.

    Full Program Information will be posted online on Facebook at CAA Community Arts Association and on our website: caafinearts.org.

    Hope to see you at the meetings,

  • May 2023

    Our last meeting of the 2022-2023 year takes place Tuesday, May 9th at Trinity Church in Allendale. We hope you can join us.

  • April 2023

    The next meeting will take place on April 11, 2023 at Trinity Church, 55 George St. Allendale, NJ at 7:30 PM.
    Spring brings many wonderful opportunities for all CAA members! There's the 2023 Members' Art Exhibit, our annual NYC trip to the American Watercolor Society's show at the Salmagundi, and our special Nature Journaling Workshop. Please send in your forms asap to participate in these activities!

  • March 2023

    The next meeting will take place in person on Tues., March 14, 2023 at Trinity Church, 55 George St. Allendale, NJ at 7:30 PM. Hope you can join us.

  • February 2023

    NEXT MEETING

    Our next CAA meeting will take be a Zoom meeting on Tuesday, February 14, 2023, at 7:30 PM. You

    will receive an email from Dianne Ballesty with a link to the meeting. Hope you can join us.

    Board of CAA

  • December 2022

    NEXT MEETING

    Our next CAA meeting will take place on Tuesday, December 13 at Trinity Church, 55 George St.

    Allendale, NJ at 7:30 PM. This meeting will be our Holiday party. Please check out the flyer attached to the email which brought you this newsletter for information about the party.

    During our December meeting we will have three Artist of the Month winners. Since we have no inperson meetings in January and February, the board decided to choose three winners from the works brought to the December meeting/holiday party. Three chances to be selected Artist of the Month!!!

    We encourage you all to bring something to the meeting.

  • November 2022

    NEXT MEETING

    The next meeting will take place on Tuesday, November 8 at Trinity Church, 55 George St. Allendale,

    NJ at 7:30 PM. Refreshments will be provided.

    PROGRAM NEWS

    The guest artist at our November 8 meeting will be Claude Larson.

  • October 2022

    The next meeting will take place on Tuesday, October 11 at Trinity Church, 55 George St. Allendale, NJ

    at 7:30 PM. Refreshments will be provided.

    Board of CAA

    WELCOME NEW MEMBERS

    Mary Walker- Baptiste ~ Lou Baptiste

    Adele Grodstein ~ Lois Lichtenberger,

    Nora McManus ~ Charlotte Walsh

  • September 2022

    Welcome to a new year of CAA. Hopefully you all have enjoyed a wonderful summer of relaxing and painting! We have an exciting line-up of programs and workshops for 2022-23. The next meeting will take place on Tuesday, September 13 at Trinity Church, 55 George St. Allendale, NJ at 7:30 PM. Refreshments will be provided.