Author: Joey Ciaramitaro

T H E   N E W S   F R O M   R O C K Y   N E C K

photo credits: Kathy Chapman and Anna Vojtech

Thanks to Judy Robinson Cox For The News From Rocky Neck

Opening Day: Friday, May 20 – 11am – 8pm

Water Marks: Shifting Elements, 2010, 48"x68"
oil on canvas mounted on board

MON, June 6, 7pm: Kathy Soles, Goetemann Artist in Residency Introductory presentation

Ocean currents, navigation routes, intersection of land, sea, and sky, and the imagining of what exists in the unspecified depths of water are all sources for the paintings and works on paper by Kathy Soles. They suggest the mystery of what exists below the surface, sometimes turbulent and at other times quietly serene. Learn more about Soles’ work at an introductory lecture on Monday, June 6, 7pm at the Rocky Neck Gallery, 53 Rocky Neck Ave.

Soles holds a B.A. from Emmanuel College in Boston and an M.F.A. from American University in Washington, D.C. She studied printmaking and painting at Maryland Institute College of Art and Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture. She has exhibited widely in both solo and group exhibitions. A professor of painting and drawing at Emmanuel College, she lives and maintains a studio in Milton, Massachusetts.

Friday, May 20, GSC 2011 SPRING BENEFIT GALA, 6 PM – 11 PM

@ Cruiseport Gloucester, 6 Rowe Square, Gloucester

Click link below for more details
www.gloucesterstage.com/images11/2011_gala_poster.jpg

GSC Launches Capital Campaign To Renovate Theater…

Hires Shalin Liu Architects, Epstein Joselin to Oversee Design Process.Read The Gloucester Daily Times Article:
www.gloucestertimes.com/topstories/x364971033/New-visions-at-Gloucester-Stage

OPEN DESIGN WORKSHOP Thursday, June 2, 2011
10:30 am to 4 pm @ Gloucester Stage Company

You are invited to stop by at GSC to learn more about the Renovation Design Process! Share Your Observations with Epstein Joselin & GSC Personnel

June 9th – 26th Art Exhibit

(during the production of Living Together)

• Ruth Mordecai – Lobby/Concessions Area 
• Devera Ehrenberg – Lounge Area

NORTH SHORE ARTS NEWS
May 28, 2pm: Mary Rhinelander McCarl Lecture on the Early Art Colonies of Cape Ann

Also on May 28 at 2:00 pm, NSAA will feature local artist and historian, Mary Rhinelander McCarl, lecturing on the Early Art Colonies of Cape Ann: Magnolia, Annisquam, Pigeon Cove and Gloucester from the 1870’s-1890’s.

Victorian House by Jeff Weaver

May 29 to June 12 : Solo Exhibitions by Featured Artists, Jeff Weaver, and Jack Jones, North Shore Arts Gordon Grant Room

North Shore Arts Association presents Solo Exhibitions by Featured Artists, Jeff Weaver, May 29 through June 12 and Jack Jones, May 29 through June 12 in the Gordon Grant Room.

In his early years in Gloucester, Jeff Weaver supported himself at various waterfront jobs, as well as by painting boat portrait commissions for fishing vessel captains and murals in commercial establishments and private homes. This eventually led to many years of commercial work including more than 30 murals painted in Gloucester. Returning to fine art pursuits in the 1990s, Jeff again focused on depicting Gloucester and its environs in various media. He currently operates a studio/gallery at 16 Rogers Street on the Gloucester waterfront. His exhibit at NSAA will feature his drawings, many of which are studies for later paintings.

Jack Jones, an accomplished watercolor and oil painter and teacher, is known for his lively use of color. He attended the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, and studied with Paul Goodridge for eight years. Together with his photographer wife, Phyllis, he has traveled extensively throughout the United States, Europe and the Caribbean to capture the beauty of the various countrysides. His work has appeared in five major books on watercolor as well as being featured on both the cover of The Artist’s Magazine and in the 2003 issue of the Watercolor Magazine.

Workshops

Explore your creative side in Photography and go beyond taking snap shots. Explore the creative use of shutter speed and aperture, dramatic black and white or toned images from start to finish, or lighting – from using available light (any light that is available) enhanced with reflectors to flash or simple studio lights.
Small groups – limited to 6 maximum.

Critique included. $150.00

www.judithmphotography.com
judith@judithmphotography.com
978 283-6856 studio
or 914 469-6983 mo

Creative Photography Workshops

by Judith Monteferrante

WEEDEND WORKSHOPS: JUNE, JULY AND AUGUST

Friday evening introduction, then all day Saturday and Sunday:
1. Creative Photography with Color and Motion: including creative use of shutter speed and aperture, panning, HDR, zoom-spin, etc. June 10-12
2. Creative Photography with B&W or Toned Imagery including post processing in LightRoom and Photoshop: July 8-10
3. Creative Photography with Simple Flash or Studio Lights to include Light Painting at Night: August 12-14

Painting from the Heart

Cultivating Intuitive Vision
with Color, Imagery, Print & Collage: by Sigrid Olsen

June 13-17, 2011
Montserrat College of Art
23 Essex St. Beverly MA 01915

This workshop will incorporate a number of techniques Sigrid has developed to allow free and spontaneous use of color and print in order to express one’s personal life vision. The goal is to open up to possibility and leave each participant inspired to leave all preconceptions behind and get on with the business of highly creative living. The mood will be equally upbeat and introspective, technically instructional while reaching deeper to unleash inner imagination and self-expression. We will use a three part media: painting, print and collage. There will be a focus on color mixing, color theory and self expression through color utilizing permanent brilliant watercolor inks on paper. In combination with the watercolor under-painting, there will be a print component, employing hand-carved rubber print blocks. The workshop culminates in a collage using all the elements practiced over the past few days. The notion of inspiration will be explored through guided meditation, audio-visual presentation and open discussion.

ANNOUNCEMENTS/OPPORTUNITIES

VOTE FOR GLOUCESTER (Deadline : May 23)

Rand McNally and USA Today are looking for the best small towns in America. The top towns will be featured in their Best of the Road® cross-country rally this summer and in the 2013 Rand McNally Atlas next year! Gloucester has been nominated as "Most Beautiful," but to win we need your votes. Please go to the Gloucester page atwww.bestoftheroad.com BY MAY 23 to tell America why Gloucester deserves to be recognized for its unmatched beauty, and help bring some positive national attention to our fair city.

June 6, MCC Cultural District Info Session, 1-3PM

The Massachusetts Cultural Council (MCC) will hold an information session on June 6th at the Gloucester City Hall Auditorium for anyone interested in learning more about our new Cultural Districts Initiative. The session will be from 1:00-3:00 PM. The statute that created cultural districts has specific goals: to attract artists and cultural enterprises; encourage business and job development; establish the district.

Exhibit Opportunity at Khan Studio / Good Morning Gloucester Gallery

The Khan Studio and the Good Morning Gloucester Gallery at 77 Rocky Neck Ave, G3 features photography and artwork by Joey Ciaramitaro, Sharon Lowe, Paul Frontiero, Chris Murray and EJ. There are a few guest artist exhibit spaces, for 2-week exhibits still available. If you are an artist or know an artist who might be interested in having an exhibit on Rocky Neck, please visitwww.khanstudiointernational.com/goodmorninggloucester%20gallery.htm for more info, or email EJ atkhanstudio@comcast.net.