Elaine Buckholtz
SPECTACLEPrints, Light, and the Optical Art of Seeing
September 19 – October 12, 2025

Opening Reception: September 19, 4-7pm

Spectacle is a visual experiential exhibition. Elaine Buckholtz, a Light Installation Artist with a 25-year career in Lighting Design, has worked with artists such as Meredith Monk and Merce Cunningham. She brings a long history and depth of understanding to her light-based practice. Buckholtz has shown work in national and international venues and is currently a professor at The Massachusetts College of Art and Design in The Studio for Interrelated Media. ABOUT – Elaine Buckholtz

The COSMOS Gallery exhibition will introduce Buckholtz’s new optical devices designed for viewers to manually manipulate the light in their environment. Through handheld lenses, faceted glass orbs, and shifting light, the viewer is invited to create their own optical adventure – an exploration of mediated sight, wonder, and the luminous space shared between observer and world.

Test Prints
In addition, Spectacle will feature Buckholtz’s Test Prints, created by optical manipulation which converts a visual image into an abstraction of the essential colors. The prints will run from wall size to small, available for collectors. Even more optical innovation will be on display with Elaine’s accordion prints. 

Buckholtz also promises to add some luminescence magic to the interior of the COSMOS Gallery, and perhaps to the exterior as well. 

Elaine Buckholtz
Elaine Buckholtz is a Light Installation Artist operating in the space between installation, architecture, and landscape with interests in public revelation, physical and metaphorical transformation, biotechnology, and the technologically sublime. Her work transforms environments and sites into quiet spectacles, inducing a sense of wonder by activating architectural forms and spaces with moving light, sculptural elements and sound. 
Buckholtz  has shown work nationally and internationally at venues including Electric Works Gallery (San Francisco, CA); Proof Gallery (Boston, MA); Souzy Tros (Athens, Greece);  In the Backyard Stories Festival (Batumi, Georgia); The Lumiere Festival (Durham England); Sonoma Valley Museum (Sonoma, CA); The Swiss Technorama Museum (Winterthur, Switzerland); Yerba Buena Center For The Arts (San Francisco, CA); The Claremont Museum (Claremont, CA); Pierogi Leipzig (Leipzig, Germany); The Wexner Center For The Arts (Columbus, OH); Sun Valley Center For The Arts (Sun Valley, ID); and Fusion Art Space (San Francisco, CA), among others. 

Sam WebbThe collaborative optical devices, conceived and designed by Elaine Buckholtz, are fabricated and engineered by Sam Webb. He is a multidisciplinary artist whose practice spans from intimate, handheld optical devices to expansive, immersive installations. He holds a BFA in Interrelated Media from the Massachusetts College of Art and Design. Raised in the Berkshires, Webb draws deeply from the landscape of rural New England, grounding his work in a lifelong dialogue with the natural world. 

COSMOS Gallery, GloucesterCOSMOS Gallery opened February 2025, with frequent exhibitions for mostly regional artists and no constraints on aesthetic genres. The gallery builds on the Cape Ann COSMOS media platform and our mission to enrich the good cultural life! 
COSMOS Gallery
20 Pleasant Street
Gloucester, Massachusetts 01930
www.cosmos-gallery.com

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We got to take a little walk around the grounds at the Paint Factory recently. I don’t often get to see this side of things and I find a lot of character down there.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2025 ~ THE CUT LIVE ~ 

Friday it’s one show, with THREE musicians! Aidan Gittings Blues Band, Christian Smith, and Walshy will each perform a set up on The Cut stage! Doors are at 7pm. Show is at 7:45pm. This is an ALL AGES show! So feel free to bring the young music-lover in your life! Tickets are still available. 
We’ll also have live music in the restaurant starting at 8pm. No Cover.

Saturday Paul D’Angelo returns to The Cut stage, this time with Paul Gilligan. The Pauls will be treating us to a night of comedy that is not to be missed. We’ve added more seats, and Paul’s added new material. There are still some tickets available, so grab yours before they’re gone. Doors are at 6:30pm. Show is at 7pm. 
We’ll also have DJ Reel Drama in the restaurant from 9pm – Close. No Cover. 

Sunday is your chance to experience thrift store fashion at it’s very best with Thrift The Runway – all in support of The Open Door! There are still a few standing room tickets available, so don’t wait! This show is 14+. Doors are at 6pm. Show is at 6:30pm. 

As always, Little Sister will be serving their Best of The North Shore award-winning burgers (and so much more) starting at 5pm each night. Come early and grab food before the show or stay late and refuel after dancing! They offer a late-night menu on Friday and Saturday nights. 

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LITTLE SISTER IS ALSO NOW OPEN AT NOON ON SATURDAY & SUNDAY! COME WATCH FOOTBALL WITH US!! We have NFL Sunday Ticket and we’re the only bar in town that has enough TVs to show ALL the games. You can also scan in each game day for a chance to win a VIP Super Bowl Party Experience! We’ll be hosting the best Super Bowl Party on the North Shore back in the venue!! 

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Meet Alpaca! He’s a lovable goofball who lives for zoomies, scratches, morning tippy-tappy greetings, and snuggling. A perfect gentleman, he regularly sits regally with crossed paws and back legs stretched out in a splooting position. Life circumstances have led him to CAAA through no fault of his own, but he is ready for a new family and a second chance at life. Housebroken since day one, Paca’s a pro at indoor manners. He also makes a great car ride buddy, as he doesn’t get car sick and has taken many road trips in his life. He can be a little nervous around small children, but does great with older kids and would easily fit right in with a big family and some outdoor adventures. Smart as a whip, he’s got a whole trick list: sit, stay, down, paw, 360, “be sneaky” (crawl), “do yoga” (downward dog), and “security,” where he sits between your legs like a bodyguard!

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