Solo Show: John Fleming
Saturday – October 12, 2019
Opening Reception:
Saturday, October 12, 2:00 – 4:00 PM
An exhibition of sculpture and drawings by Rockport artist John Fleming will open in the Marguerite Pearson Room of the Rockport Art Association & Museum (RAA&M) on Saturday, October 12th with an artist’s reception from 2 – 4 PM. The exhibition will be on view Saturday, October 12 – Thursday, October 24.
As a member of the Rockport Art Association & Museum, Fleming has won numerous awards for excellence in sculpture and graphics, including the Marguerite Pearson Gold Medal for best in show. A graduate of the Pratt Institute in New York City, Mr. Fleming’s art has taken many forms: commercial art, advertising, graphic design, illustration, art direction, and jewelry design and manufacturing. The works he will be featuring in this solo show are drawn from Fleming’s decision to use nature’s seemingly random way of creation and “see what happens.” As Fleming himself states:
“Each piece has its story. Some hopeful of what they will become. Some comical. One, in particular, tragic and flawed knowing that it’s probably the last of its evolving kind. All of them having no sense of why they exist.”
Capture the beauty of Halibut Point on paper!
Take a FREE 45 minute beginner drawing lesson with Slow River Studio owner Jess Yurwitz (www.slowriverstudio.com) on Sunday afternoon Oct. 13th. Sketching tours will leave the Ranger Station at Halibut Point Park in Rockport at 1pm, 2pm and 3pm. Limit of 15 people per tour.
No artistic skill? No problem! This is an experience for everyone! At Slow River Studio we believe everyone can become more artistic with instruction, individual coaching and practice. We offer small, supportive classes to help you develop the drawing skills and creative confidence that can lead to a lifetime of relaxation and joy. You can overcome your fears and develop a new identity as an artist!
Visit our website for more information: www.slowriverstudio.com
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Jane Deering Gallery presents First Violin: An Octave of Prints by artist Patty Rosenblatt.
An Opening Reception will be held with the artist on Saturday, October 12th from 4:00-6:00pm. The series of eight images grew out of a commission from the Longwood Symphony Orchestra to make a sculptural piece using an unfinished violin. Inspired by a relished theory — which posits that clay is the substance from which all life on earth first sprang — Rosenblatt decided to submerge the violin in a well of wet clay and allow the complexity of time to alter the submerged instrument. The resulting series of prints capture the various stages of transformation. The gallery is located at 19 Pleasant Street, Gloucester MA, next to the Cape Ann Museum. Gallery hours: Friday/Saturday/Sunday from 1:00-5:00pm and by appointment at pattyrosenblatt@gmail.com.
Patty Rosenblatt studied at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and the University of the Arts, Philadelphia. She earned a BA from Goucher College and and MA from Boston College. In 2007 she was awarded a Joan Mitchell Foundation Scholarship by the Santa Fe Art Institute. Currently, she is an Advisor to Manship Artists Residency and Studios (MARS), Gloucester MA; and served from 1999-2013 on the Advisory Board of the Aidekman Art Gallery, Tufts University. Rosenblatt has exhibited widely throughout the northeast region. Her work is in numerous public and private collections. The artist maintains a studio on Cape Ann.
First Violin III 2006 . Iris print on Hahnemule Rag paper . 22×30 inches
First Violin continues thru November 9 . 2019
Gallery hours: Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays 1:00-5:00 pm
and by appointment at pattyrosenblatt@gmail.com
End of Season Party at Gallery 53 on Rocky Neck
Date: Saturday, October 12, 6:00 to 8:00 PM
Location: Gallery 53 on Rocky Neck, 53 Rocky Neck Ave., Gloucester, MA
Contact: Loren Doucette, RNAC Operations Manager Rnac.operationsmanager@gmail.com, 978-515-7004
The public is invited to attend Gallery 53’s festive “End of Season Party” on Saturday, October 12, from 6:00 to 8:00 pm.
This popular event features an array of tasty food and drinks, and free original artwork by member artists that will be given away as door prizes. Come to Gallery 53, at 53 Rocky Neck Avenue, between 6:00 and 8:00 pm on October 12 and put your name in our fishbowl. A winner will be drawn every 15 minutes. Some of the prizes include handmade jewelry, pottery, paintings, photographs, cards, ornaments, glass, and sculpture. For more information call 978-290-2639 or email gallery53@rockyneckartcolony.org.
Some of the Door Prizes that will be given away to party attendees:
Good Morning Gloucester 