Day: June 3, 2010

via Judy Robinson-Cox

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ON THE NECK | MEMBER NEWS | OPPORTUNITIES/CLASSES | KUDOS | CALENDAR

On the Neck

Thursday, June 3: Nights on the Neck, 5-9pm

• Three Sheets to the Wind
  The Schooner Adventure organization spawned Three Sheets to the Wind, a group of local musicians and Adventure crew members who are preserving the history of maritime work songs (chanteys) and forebitter songs.
• Michael Kirsch/Ed Spilllert
  Mike Kirsch and Ed Spillert (guitar, five-string banjo and vocals) will do a range of country, blues, bluegrass, and rock.
• Chick & Ellen
  A Gloucester fisherman and his Brooklyn-bred bride play oldtime and newfangled blues, folk, country, and swing tunes.
• Steff Deschenes
  The Ice Cream Theory is ice-cream guru Steff Deschenes’s charming exploration of the parallels between human personalities and ice-cream flavors, a tongue-in-cheek celebration of the variety inherent in a well-lived life.
• Gloucester Area Astronomy Club
  The friendly folk of the GAAC will set up their telescopes on Rocky Neck, give out observing guides to any passersby who take an interest, and help them pick out things of note in the night sky.

See sign in parking lot for Times and Locations.

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Opening Thursday, June 3, Passions by Ed Touchette

Passions, three large canvases by Ed Touchette will be on exhibit at the Rocky Neck Gallery
from June 3 until June 17.

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June 1 – 30: Ekua Holmes, First Goetemann Artist in Residence

Golden, Collage on paper by Ekua Holmes

Collage artist Ekua Holmes will have an open studio during Nights on the Neck (unless it’s raining).

Additional open studio hours will be posted outside the Residency Studio, 51A Rocky Neck Ave.

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Weiler Photo Gallery : A Paris Portfolio

Paris Metro, photograph by Joseph Flack Weiler

The Weiler Photo Gallery Exhibiting “A Paris Portfolio” through August.

Please visit us on weekends or by appointment or check out “A Paris Portfolio” on our website.

77 Rocky Neck Ave, Gloucester, MA 01930

www.weilerphotogallery.com

Phone: 978-281-6443    e-mail: WeilerPhotoGallery@comcast.net

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Visit These Galleries & Businesses Now Open on Rocky Neck

• Elynn Kröger Gallery, 15 Rocky Neck Ave., 2nd Floor
• Side Street Gallery, 17 Rocky Neck Ave.
• Sailor Stan’s, Wonson and Rocky Neck Ave.
• Sigrid Olsen Art, 34 Rocky Neck Ave.
• Goetemann Gallery, 37 Rocky Neck Ave.
• John Nesta Gallery, 37 Rocky Neck Ave.
• Ruth Mordecai, 4 Terrace Lane (by appointment or chance)
• Imagine, 43 Rocky Neck Ave.
• Amy’s Coffee and Cones (Former Ice Cream Gallery), 43 Rocky Neck Ave.
• Studio Restaurant, 51 Rocky Neck Ave
• Rocky Neck Gallery, 53 Rocky Neck Ave
• The Rudder, 73 Rocky Neck Ave. (Thurs to Sun)
• White Bird Gallery, 75 Rocky Neck Ave
• Bernard Gerstner Gallery, 75 Rocky Neck Ave.
• Diana Pasquariello Gallery, 75 Rocky Neck Ave.
• Alma McLaughlin Gallery, 77 Rocky Neck Ave. (moved to former Avery Mann Gallery)
• Lucid Eye Gallery, 77 Rocky Neck Ave. All things to delight those of the clearest eyes.
• ISLA Beach House, 77 Rocky Neck Ave #G10
• Weiler Photo Gallery, 77 Rocky Neck Ave (Madfish Wharf)
• Madfish Grille, 77 Rocky Neck Ave

MEMBER NEWS

FRI, June 4: Artist Receptions, 34 Mt. Pleasant Ave, 5:30 – 9pm

The Artists at 34 Mount Pleasant Avenue, East Gloucester will host a reception showcasing their works at their studios on this Friday, June 4th from 5:30 – 9:00pm

Christine Armstrong, silkscreened textiles; John Cameron, fine woodworking+ wood engraving;
Ann Conneman, hand cut stone lettering; Maria Davis, Morning Star Massage;
Jeremy + Dana Hatch, hand-hammered copper fish; Paul Jeswald, wood carving + other media;
Karl + Joan Frank, oil paintings; William Schumacher, custom woodwork + furniture

The reception is free and open to the public. Questions: Call Karl Frank at 978 853 3592 or send an email to : karl.karolus@gmail.com

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North Shore Arts Association

The North Shore Arts Association will present its second Members’ Exhibition of the season June 5th through August 1st. The public is invited to an Awards Reception on Sunday, June 6th from 2 to 4 pm.

In addition to the Members’ Exhibition, there will also be a solo exhibition of paintings by Charles Shurcliff from June 5th through June 23rd.  The public is invited to a reception on June 6th from 1:00pm to 4:00 pm.

Also from June 5th through June 23rd there will be a solo exhibition of small paintings by Claudia Kaufman.

KUDOS

Kathleen Gerdon Archer’s photograph selected for Danforth Museum

Off the Wall show in Framingham, MA

I cannot leave the world, photograph by Kathleen Gerdon Archer

Kathleen Gerdon Archer’s photograph "I cannot leave the world" was recently accepted for the show Off The Wall at The Danforth Museum in Framingham Ma. The show was juried by Jen Mergel of The MFA and Helen Molesworth from The ICA.
Archer’s photograph "Cartography is a sublime craft" was chosen for the exhibit A Community of Artists also at The Danforth Museum.

Off the Wall: Patrons’ Preview Event, Saturday, June 12, 8pm – 10pm

Opportunities / Classes

Summer Pottery Classes

Cynthia Curtis Potter, 80 Pigeon Hill Street, Rockport (978) 546-6186 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting   (978) 546-6186 end_of_the_skype_highlighting

CURRENT OPENINGS FOR THE NEXT SESSION: July 5 – August 21, Sign up now!

• Monday kid’s class with Margie Malley and Sami Steer: 9:00 – 10:30
• Wednesday a.m. adult class with Cynthia Curtis: 9:00 – 12:00
• Thursday p.m. adult class with Cynthia Curtis: 6:00 – 9:00              
• Friday a.m. adult class with Anni Melancon: 9:00 – 12:00

Classes are available to all levels of experience.  Each session covers throwing pots on the wheel, handbuilding, and glazing.  Students work at their own pace supported by individualized instruction.

Private lessons * Independent Study Program * Retail Gallery.

Please call (978) 546-6186  for more information or visit website, www.cynthiacurtispottery.com

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Judythe Evans Meagher will conduct a WATERCOLOR

WORKSHOP

“MIXING COLOR WITH A LIMITED PALETTE”

Monday, August 2, 2010 at North Shore Arts Association

This SPECIAL ONE-DAY COURSE will be held at the NORTH SHORE ARTS ASSOCIATION, 11 Pirates Lane, East Gloucester, MA.  While demonstrations will be done in transparent watercolor, the information presented also applies to opaque media, such as oils, gouache and acrylics.  Students may bring the medium of their choice.

We will focus on the double primary palette to learn how to mix a myriad of hues with only six pigments, how to determine whether our mixtures will produce bright or subdued colors, and how to keep our paintings from getting dull or “muddy”.  To register for this course, contact North Shore Arts Association at 978-283-1857  or www.nsarts.org.

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ART on the PIER
Located on the Scenic Gloucester Harbor

SUMMER ART PROGRAM

SUMMER SESSION:  Focus on Drawing and Illustration technique: Portraiture features, Landscape, Still life: Bob will instruct the students in pencil work through illustration and drawing techniques that focus on elements of size, dimension, lay-out, shading, light and darks, facial features for portrait work and more. Self portrait work will be covered.  Please send in a 5 x 7 photograph of a person or pet. 

Co-ed Ages 8 – 13 (space limited)
INSTRUCTOR: BOB VIAU: BFA from Mass Art
Owner/Artist of STUDIOVO: Commercial and Fine Art Studio
121R  East Main Street, Gloucester, MA. (At East Gloucester Marina)
www.studiovo.com

• PRIVATE or SEMI PRIVATE LESSONS AVAILABLE: $35hr.

SUMMER Program Sessions: Tuesday and Wed. mornings
      Session One:  July 6, 7, 13, 14 :   9:30-11:00 
      Session Two:  July 20, 21, 27, 28 :   9:30-11:00       
      Session Three:  August 3, 4, 10, 11:  9:30-11:00 
One session: $90, Two Sessions: $170, Three Sessions: $250

Click to Download application or call 978-282-0269

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SAVE THE DATE

June 3
Nights on the Neck

June 29
Ekua Holmes: Goetemann Resident Studio Talk, Residency Studio

July 1
Nights on the Neck

July 12
Ted Walsh: Goetemann Resident Gallery Talk, Rocky Neck Gallery

Aug 1
Ilana Manolson: Goetemann Distinguished Artist/Teacher, Cape Ann Museum

Aug 4
Ted Walsh: Goetemann Resident Studio Talk, Residency Studio

August 5
Nights on the Neck

August 12
Beaux Arts Ball – Dudes and Divas, Studio Restaurant

September 2
Nights on the Neck

September 9
Hannah Bureau: Goetemann Resident Gallery Talk, Rocky Neck Gallery

October 2
Reception, RNAC Members Juried Show

October 6
Hannah Bureau: Goetemann Resident Studio Talk, Residency Studio

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