Author: Joey Ciaramitaro

Hello,
Today seven GHS students travelled to the MIT campus as a culminating activity for their participation in the Gloucester U class – MIT Educational Game Design.  The students had participated in a pilot Massive Online standards-based educational game called Radix. During this time they solved STEM quests and provided valuable participant data to MIT.  In addition to this, all students produced an educational based game of their choice in which they prepared to present to the MIT game interns and staff.
After a wonderful tour, our GHS were the very first Alpha Testers of a new programming language and associated game called Gameblox.  Their data and two hour interaction is being used to help pilot a MOOC (massive on-line course) on Game Design to be offered by MIT on the EdX platform.  At the conclusion of our time, the students presented their electronic games they had produced.
I am proud of our students, their accomplishments, and all those who helped to make this trip possible.  A special shout out to Susannah Gordon-Messer, the Radix director who provided a stellar morning tour, Paul of Gameblox, GEF and the Gloucester U team of Samantha Whitney and Mark Kelsey.  Thanks to all that I have missed who have had a part in this special program.
In parting, one quote I overheard while there having the middle photo taken –
“Hey guys, this will be us in four years on this lawn in front of the MIT rotunda with our caps and gowns!”
Priceless,
Eric
Eric Leigh
Biology/Forensic Instructor
Gloucester High School

JUNE

29

Save the Date

Cape Ann Day

Live on Cape Ann and always wanted to tour the Sargent House Museum? Now’s the perfect chance! “Cape Ann Day” is a FREE open house for residents of Cape Ann with a valid ID. Visit on Sunday, June 29th between 12-4P and see what everyone’s talking about!

Lama Marut Back in Gloucester this Monday!!!

Hi Joey,

You haven’t posted about Lama Marut in a while! Hope you’re able to make it this Monday, June 23rd, 7:30pm. He’ll be giving a talk at Temple Ahavat Achim, “Beyond Individuality: The Great Equality of All Beings” and will be signing his new book, Be Nobody.
Here’s the talk description: We cling to our uniqueness, individuality, and separateness at the expense of the great commonalities that unite us. Join Lama Marut for a discussion about his new book, Be Nobody, and learn how to be happier through living a life of selflessness rather than unbridled egoism.

I’ve attached a photo in case you’re able to post to GMG!

Hope to see you Monday,

Judith

Dear Joey,

We have another innovative project started by one of our local artists that may become a model for artists to give back and share their talents with their neighbors and community.

Please share the announcement below and the 2 attachments about a GREAT OPPORTUNITY we all have to ACQUIRE ORIGINAL ARTWORK at affordable prices, WHILE ALSO SUPPORTING 3 LOCAL CHARITIES 100%. 

Many thanks for posting this to your GMG fans asap so they have a chance to check out the artwork on Facebook. 

SAVE THE DATE!

June 28 from 1-4 pm Art Lovers will have a chance to acquire their own unique work of art by Cape Ann master Betty Lou Schlemm at the North Shore Arts Association.

When Betty turned 80 in January, she asked herself what she should do with the artwork that she has retained from a very successful career as an artist. 

The Gift, an exhibition and sale of many years of artwork is the result. Betty will be offering all the proceeds of her artwork as a donation to 3 Cape Ann charities – Cape Ann Animal Aid, The Open Door, and Wellspring House. 

Come out and support these local charities while purchasing original art work at very affordable prices. Her usual prices will be discounted significantly at the June 28 benefit sale.

Betty just wants her art work to do some good – she’s had a lot of fun making these paintings, has been honored with scores of awards, and now wants to share this artwork with the community so these paintings can continue to bring joy.

Please visit Betty’s Facebook albums to see the work that will be offered for sale:

https://www.facebook.com/betty.schlemm/photos_albums

Come join the HUSKIES FOR HEROES Run to Home Base team in raising money to support services for local Veterans with Post Traumatic Stress and traumatic brain injury-All while having fun and bowling with friends and family!!

www.facebook.com/events/697041593676632/
*CAPE ANN LANES has fun for everyone from a bar to an arcade and of course candle pin bowling!
$20 gets an adult 3 strings with shoes and an entry into the HUGE raffle ($15 for kids)
RAFFLE TICKETS are 5 for $5 or 25 tickets for $20
For any questions or for prize donations,
contact Caitlin 339-788-1994 or kreitman.c@gmail.com
To donate directly click this link and choose a runner to donate to:
http://www.runtohomebase.org/2014RunToHomeBase/h4h

Ohana re-starts lunch service on Thursday, June 19th

Lunch Hours are 11-3

Come in for creative and delicious lunch offerings such as Tuna Burgers, Haddock Burritos and Duck Pastrami.  Also, don’t forget our fabulous mixed platter.  

International Dory Races Saturday

Over 60 years of dory racing every June in Gloucester, MA will resume this Saturday, June 21^st in Gloucester’s Inner Harbor (best viewed from the Jodrey State Fish Pier) where the best teams from the US will face off against the best teams from Canada in a battle of endurance, skill, and seaworthiness.  The races will begin at 10AM with teams from 5 categories:  Junior Men, Mixed Doubles, Women, Masters (men over 50) & Senior Men.  Will the US teams redeem themselves from last August’s Canadian sweep?  Find out this Saturday!!

Any members who would like to volunteer some time this week to help us host the committee events Thursday night or Saturday, please reply.

Erik Dombrowski

A FINE LINE: Drawings and Other Interpretations

A juried exhibition of New England Artists

selected by Al Miner of the MFA, Boston

July 3-August 3

The Cultural Center at Rocky Neck

6 Wonson Street, Gloucester, MA 01930

Gallery hours, Thurs-Sun, 12:00-6:00 PM

Opening Reception: Saturday, July 12, 4:00-6:00 PM

The Rocky Neck Art Colony (RNAC) invited New England artists to submit art that expresses concepts, thoughts, attitudes, emotions, or fantasies and give visual form to line for A FINE LINE: Drawings and Other Interpretations, a juried exhibition on view from July 3 to August 3 at the Cultural Center Gallery, 6 Wonson St., Gloucester.  The juror, Al Miner, assistant curator of contemporary art at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston selected 18 artists including eight members of the Rocky Neck Art Colony—Matt Cegelis, Elynn Kroger, Sinikka Nogelo, Regina Piantedosi, Rosella Sagall, Ruth Schneider, Martha Swanson, and Heidi Zander. Also included are guest artists Gabrielle Barzaghi, Susan Blatt, C.J. Lori, Chloe Feldman Ernison, Margaret Furlong, Alexandra Hart, Peter Hart, Kate Higley, Paul Hitchen, and Margaret Rack. As expected, Cape Ann is well represented and joins artists from Boston to New Hampshire with a total of 30 works of art exploring a fine line.

According to juror Miner, “Entrants presented a wide range of mediums, subjects, and aesthetic approaches; the works on view mirror this variety, but were selected for their overall artistic strength rather than to represent the full range of work being made.” 

He continues, “Of the mediums represented on these walls, digital techniques are used to interesting and dramatic effect, but digital art is far from predominant here.  The same can be said for sculpture.  In fact, even paint, used here with skill, proved less popular than pen, pencil and pastel. The simultaneous simplicity and versatility of line is beautifully explored with those mediums. “

RNAC invites the public to the opening reception on Saturday, July 12, 4:00-6:00 PM at the Cultural Center Gallery. Refreshments will be served. Gallery hours are 12:00-6:00 PM, Thursday(s)-Sunday or by appointment.

ABOUT THE JUROR
Al Miner is assistant curator of contemporary art at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston where he organized “Ori Gersht: History Repeating” in 2012.  Prior to his work in Boston, Miner was a curatorial assistant at the Hirshorn Museum and Sculpture Garden and the Smithsonian Institution’s museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Washington, DC where he curated projects with Dan Graham and Yoko Ono. He was recognized by the Association of Art Museum Curators with the 2013 travel fellowship and participated in the Artis curatorial research trip to Israel. His recent exhibition at the MFA: “Dawit L. Petros: Sense of Place”, was the first solo museum presentation exploring the work of the Eritrean artist.

Images:

A FINE LINE: Drawings and Other Interpretations VIEW SLIDE SHOW DOWNLOAD ALL

Hot Spots by Susan Blatt
Origins, pen and ink drawing by Peter Hart
Spinning World, drypoint print by Kate Higley
Run Off  acrylic & graphite on board by Elynn Kroger
Pigeon Cove by Heidi Zander