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CAM Talk, Why I Create, moderated by Jacqueline Ganim-DeFalco and M. Kristine Fisher, featuring four artists on the panel.
The Cape Ann ARTWaves team and the Cape Ann Museum have been working together for the past year to create a permanent home for the video archive featuring over 75 in depth interviews with local and regional artists and gallerists.
Thanks to the efforts of the CAM head librarian and archivist, Trenton Carls and his team, all the videos and the highlights reels are now available on the CAM website under the Library and Collections Resources tab.
To recognize this important moment, the CAM and ARTWaves team have designed a panel discussion to address the core theme that resonates across all the interviews – the essence of creativity. The panel of four artists will be led by with Cape Ann ARTWaves co-producers Jacqueline Ganim DeFalco and Kristine Fisher. The conversation entitled “Why I Create” offers an opportunity for the invited artists to share their views on pathways to creativity and understanding nuances of artist and viewer engagement. Kristine and Jacqueline will also share their insights after three years of hosting and producing Cape Ann ARTWaves. The artists cover a wide range of styles, approaches, and media – each bringing an important perspective to the discussion.
The panelists include: Shelly Bradbury, Sculptor; Nella Lush, painter, Adin Murray, painter, and Dana Woulfe, visual artist and muralist. Kristine and Jacqueline will lead the discussion and also hare their insights after three years of hosting and producing Cape Ann ARTWaves. Registration for the event is required. Click here to register.
For detailed biographies on each artist, please see Addendum to this Advisory.
Media Advisory| Addendum
Panelist Bios
Shelly Bradbury holds a Master of Fine Arts in Sculpture from Boston University. She has served as an adjunct professor at Boston University and Gordon College, and she has exhibited works throughout Massachusetts and in New York City, Pennsylvania, Washington, D.C., and California. Her prestigious awards include the Helen Foster Barnett Award in Sculpture from the National Academy of Design in New York City, the Audubon Artists Gold Medal of Honor from the Salmagundi Club, and the Anna Hyatt Huntington Award from the Catherine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club. She is an elected member of the National Sculpture Society. Shelly works from her studio in Ipswich, Massachusetts.
Nella Lush, originating from Italy’s Puglia with a rich artistic heritage, evolved from creating marine landscapes in Spain to “representational abstract” art, showcasing her drive for creative freedom. Her formal education in art history and languages, combined with her cultural background, has significantly shaped her artistic journey. Lush innovative use of oils, cold wax, marble dust, and pumice has secured her membership in elite art associations and representation in galleries across Bridgehampton, Nantucket, the UK, and Provincetown. Her works, found in both private and corporate collections globally, defy conventional art norms and champion self-expression, weaving a connection between humanity and history. As the founder of the Massachusetts Chapter of the National Association of Women Artists and the Experimental Art Group, Lush has been instrumental in advancing women’s art and experimental practices, highlighting her dedication to broadening the scope of artistic exploration.
Adin Murray was born and raised in Manchester, Massachusetts. He received his BA in Art/Biology from Tulane University, and his MFA from the Savannah College of Art and Design. His work has been shown at the Woodruff Art Center in Atlanta, the Rymer Gallery in Nashville, the Pei-Ling Chan Gallery in Savannah, among others. His work has been featured in Faultline, the University of California, Irvine’s literary and art publication, and has also appeared in Southern Living and North Shore Magazines, as well as the Boston Globe. Adin and his wife, author Elizabeth H. Winthrop were also included in the online project Urban Exodus. His work is held in both private and corporate collections nationally and internationally, and is in the permanent collection of the Cape Ann Museum, Gloucester MA. He is represented by the Jane Deering Gallery. Adin currently lives and works on Cape Ann, Massachusetts.
Dana Woulfe is a visual artist living and working near Boston, MA. He is known for his colorful abstract paintings and large-scale mural work. A New England native, he grew up in Rhode Island and learned to appreciate the arts at a young age through the influence of his grandmother, an illustrator and painter. After moving to Boston in the mid-90’s to attend Massachusetts College of Art, he became involved in the local graffiti scene and developed an affiliation with the members of Project SF, a local art/graffiti collective. As co-director of Project SF he directed and exhibited at events worldwide, and worked with clients including Nike, Converse, Vitamin Water and Bodega. His solo and collaborative work has appeared in publications such as Juxtapoz, Booooooom, Inked, Acclaim and Sole Collector. Woulfe currently runs Studio Fresh, a hand paint mural and graphics company and works out of his Beverly based studio, where he continues to develop his visual language and build towards whatever comes next.
photos: MBTA Communities Convening at City Hall. Gloucester, MA. March 25, 2024. Pinch and zoom or select to enlarge.
Gregg Cademartori, long time Planning Director for the Gloucester Community Development department, welcomed a crowd composed of residents, officials, city board & commission members, and staff to a public meeting related to the newest MBTA TOD zoning requirements. There were 12 tables or so set up with 8-10 seats in Kyrouz Auditorium at City Hall. Additional seating was available along the perimeter and plenty of room for people who prefer standing. The photos show about 125 people convened.
The city hired a planning consultant, Erik Halvorsen, cofounder of RKG, to lead a public process this year–including this workshop meeting–in order to facilitate compliance assistance related to the ‘new’ MBTA TOD zoning also known as the MBTA Communities housing plan. Back in 2014, Halvorsen was the Assistant Director of Transportation for the Metropolitan Planning Area Council (MAPC) and worked with the city on several projects including in 2013-14 the “Downtown Working Group” and “Reimagining Railroad” which covered this material.
Ten years ago almost to the day: here are throwback photos from 2013 & 2014 of zoning & planning meetings below and posted on GMG here.
The MAPC June 2014 presentation can be found here
MAPC site page about Reimagining Railroad here
Just a few months ago, in November 2023, MAPC published interactive public maps (akin to Mass Power outages or MEMA) for housing, Homes for Profit: Speculation and Investment, which you can read more about here. They hosted a panel about the research findings concluding at least 1 in every 5 homes were sold to an investor.
Mapping features for the public were promoted during the Reimagining Railroad Avenue project as forthcoming and in concert with other planning projects. They weren’t. The release followed a Boston Globe Spotlight series on housing in Massachusetts published in 2023 and continuing this year. The Spotlight installment that preceded the MAPC published data maps was this one, “Reckoning with Boston’s Towers of Wealth”.
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