Cape Ann Ceramics Festival
Excitement is building around the Cape Ann Ceramics Festival, the first annual, multi-week pottery event designed to promote understanding and appreciation for the art of ceramics on Cape Ann.
The festival will feature collaboration with Pucker Gallery in Boston by showing the work of world renowned ceramic artists Randy Johnston, Ken Matsuzaki and Phil Rogers, as well as a number of local and regional potters. The mission of the festival is to spotlight Cape Ann ceramic artists and increase awareness of the skills and talent present in this historic, scenic area.
The festival will be held through out the month of August in various locations around Cape Ann, named one of the top 25 Small City art destinations by American Style Magazine for the second year in a row.
Events will include a three-week show at the Cultural Center at Rocky Neck, entitled Beauty in Use: Ceramics from Cape Ann, Pucker Gallery & Beyond. The show runs from Aug. 9 through Aug. 25 with a gala opening reception with food and music on Sunday, Aug. 11, from 4-6 pm. Don’t miss this!
On Saturday, Aug. 10, the day before the show’s grand opening, Randy Johnston will give a demonstration workshop from 10 am-5pm at Cynthia Curtis Pottery, 80 Pigeon Hill Street, Rockport. Sign up for this workshop and get other Festival info at www.capeannceramicsfestival.com
A Raku workshop – already full – will be held on Aug. 4 at the studio of Seyrel and Chris Williams in Manchester. If you are interested in learning about Raku, please leave your name on the Ceramics Festival website. If demand is great, there may be a second workshop added!
The weekend of Aug. 17, 18, you will have a chance to travel around Cape Ann to visit local potters’ studios. The Pottery Trail is from 10 am to 5 pm each day and will give you an opportunity to see where, and in some cases how, the clay treasures are made.
On the last weekend of the Festival, a two-day show of all local potters will be on the Mezzanine level of the Cultural Center at Rocky Neck, 6 Wonson St., Gloucester. The gala opening of this show is Friday, Aug. 23, from 4-9 pm. Food and music will make this a festive event you must attend. Small bowls, created by the exhibiting artists, will be given away to the lucky people who arrive first.
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