WHAT A DIFFERENCE A YEAR MAKES:
Art Haven Celebrates One Year Anniversary and Official Tax-Exempt Status
GLOUCESTER, MA—Anniversaries come once a year, to celebrate the beginning of a good thing. The beginning of art classes for kids. Or the beginning of a new darkroom for a community. In the minds of Cape Ann Art Haven, the one-year anniversary this July 31st is an important one.
“It’s amazing to look back and see what a difference a year makes,” says founder David Brooks. “I love looking around and seeing the darkroom, the pottery wheels, and everything else that’s going to help us be an even bigger part of the community in the next year.”
To celebrate the benchmark, Art Haven is hosting an Anniversary Party and Fundraiser on Friday, July 31st from 5:30 to 8pm to celebrate being open for a full year and recently receiving their official 501(c)3 tax-exempt status. At the Studio on Main Street in Gloucester, a live auction and art raffle will kick off the evening of free food and darkroom tours. Student and staff artwork will also be on display.
Following this the Art Haven staff will share a presentation of what Art Haven has done and where they hope to go in the next year with the help of the community that has gotten them this far. Also, a tour will be leaving from the studio at 5:15 to unveil two murals painted by summer program participants on Supreme Roast Beef and Cape Ann Business Incubators.
“We’re excited to be able to take this opportunity to thank everyone who has helped to get us this far,” says Art Haven Director Dawn Gadow. “We’d love it if you’d all come out and celebrate with us.”
After starting with just children’s classes a year ago, Cape Ann Art Haven has now expanded to be a community place for adults and youth alike. What started as one room has turned into a multi-dimensional space for all kinds of art to be created and displayed. Painting and drawing, which dominated the studio in its early months, are now just a small portion of the creative activities going on in the studio.
If interested in Cape Ann Art Haven’s classes, darkroom, or simply for more information, contact arthaveninfo@gmail.com, visit www.arthaven.org or call (978) 283-3888.
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