Bob McLeod will be sharing his remarkable 50+ year career and doing a demo at the Cultural Center At Rocky Neck on Monday, August 7 from 7-8 p.m. Register on Eventbrite, kids 16 and under are free!

https://RNAC-BobMcLeod-Comic-Artist.eventbrite.com?aff=oddtdtcreator

#rockyneckartcolony #comicbookart #discovergloucester

Artist reception August 17, 5:30-6:45

Annisquam Art Gallery, 32 Leonard Street, Gloucester, MA.

“Unscripted! Impressions & Interpretations of Daily Life will run from July 26 through September 3, Wednesday through Friday  
10-4, Saturday 10-1.  An artist reception will be held Thursday evening, August 17 from 5:30 to 6:45.

Works on view will include paintings of mixed media, collage, oil and more, all inspired by her life in Gloucester as well as her travels.

More information can be found on her website donnacaselden.com or by texting or calling 978.590.5548.

Summer Market @ Ocean Alliance on Rocky Neck in Gloucester
Thursday, August 3, 4-8pm

Up to 25 vendors

BBQ from Meat and Sweet Foods truck

Live music by:
“Cowboy Bob” (4-6) and
the Blue Honey Drops (6-8). 

The Ocean Alliance crew,

will be on hand with information for visitors to learn about about their whale research, marine conservation work, and the restoration project at the historic paint factory as well as well as featured products for sale. 

For an added water adventure, arrive at Ocean Alliance’s dock by Gloucester’s water taxi (free for event shuttles) or Harbormaster shuttle (fee)!

August 6, 2023, 7:00 to 8:30

WESTWARD HO!

The best popcorn in Massachusetts is here!  Children are especially welcome.  Folding chairs and blankets are good. 

Bob Rick, Conductor and Music Director

Bob McLeod will be sharing his remarkable 50+ year career and doing a demo at the Cultural Center At Rocky Neck on Monday, August 7 from 7-8 p.m. Register on Eventbrite, kids 16 and under are free! YOU’LL BE AMAZED BY HIS TALENT!

https://RNAC-BobMcLeod-Comic-Artist.eventbrite.com?aff=oddtdtcreator

#rockyneckartcolony #comicbookart #discovergloucester

Tuesday, August 1, 5-9pm – Moonrise Market at The Emerson Inn in Rockport featuring about 20 local crafters, artisans and makers and live music from Sasquatch (5-6pm) and The Jantelles (6-9pm) and cash bar and boxed picnic meals available by the Inn. Plus a full Sturgeon Moon!! 

Tuesday, August 1, 5-9pm – Moonrise Market at The Emerson Inn in Rockport featuring about 20 local crafters, artisans and makers and live music from Sasquatch (5-6pm) and The Jantelles (6-9pm) and cash bar and boxed picnic meals available by the Inn. Plus a full Sturgeon Moon!! 

Thursday, August 3, 4-8pm – Summer Market @ Ocean Alliance on Rocky Neck in Gloucester. Close to 25 vendors, BBQ from Meat and Sweet Foods truck, and live music by  “Cowboy Bob” (4-6) and the Blue Honey Drops (6-8).  Plus,the Ocean Alliance crew will be on hand with information for visitors to learn about about their whale research, marine conservation work, and the restoration project at the historic paint factory as well as well as featured products for sale.  For an added water adventure, arrive at Ocean Alliance’s dock by Gloucester’s water taxi (free for event shuttles) or Harbormaster shuttle (fee)!

July 30, 2023, 7:00 to 8:30

DOWN BY THE SEA

The best popcorn in Massachusetts is here!  Children are especially welcome.  Folding chairs and blankets are good. 

Bob Rick, Conductor and Music Director

David and Roger Curtis Special Retrospective at North Shore Arts!

Reception: 
Saturday, July 29, from 1:00PM to 3:00PM 

Gallery Talk: 
Given by Judith Curtis on Sunday, August 6 starting at 12noon. 

On View: July 23 – August 13, 2023 

North Shore Arts Association
11 Pirates Lane, Gloucester, MA 01930  

The North Shore Arts Association (NSAA) is thrilled to announce a special retrospective exhibition featuring “Roger and David Curtis: By Land and Sea” on display July 23 – August 13, 2023. Father and son, both Roger and David were legendary artists who were beloved members of the Cape Ann art scene. They each lived a dynamic life in the arts and served as instrumental instructors and leaders within the greater community. Masters of the brush, their work continues to inspire us today and will for generations to come. An opening reception will be hosted on Saturday, July 29^th from 1PM to 3PM. Free and open to the public, all are welcome! 

Roger Curtis (1910 – 2000), born in Gloucester, MA, became a pillar of the Gloucester arts community. He was a prolific painter of maritime scenes and seascapes and a longstanding resident of Gloucester, involved in the arts locally as both President and Treasurer of the North Shore Arts Association. Author and illustrator of the book “How to Paint Successful Seascapes”, Roger was always dedicated in his contributions to the arts at-large for both him and his close family. 

David Curtis (1950 – 2021), born in Brookline, MA, was introduced to painting at a young age by his father, Roger Curtis. Taught by his uncle Howard Curtis at Gloucester High School, this family-trained artist was propelled at a young age into the greater artist community. With his studies at the Boston Museum School as well as learning alongside esteemed painters such as Ken Gore and Robert Douglas Hunter, award-winning artist David Curtis earned a lasting reputation as a prominent figure within the greater North Shore arts community. 

Father and son bring a unique viewpoint to both subject and technique. David – a plein air painter and teacher – was inspired by vistas where wide open spaces, ephemeral clouds, and big skies gave him the opportunity to explore the rhythm of nature set out before him. Roger, on the other hand, born and raised in Gloucester, was more influenced by the powerful metaphor of a pounding ocean, roaring onto a rocky coastline under brooding skies. As a studio painter, Roger created these images from memory coupled with the classic fundamentals of good design. Seeing the work of these two Cape Ann artists beside one another enhances each individual style and is a joy for all interested in the arts.  

North Shore Arts Association is located at 11 Pirate’s Lane, Gloucester, MA 01930. For more information about events please call (978) 283-1857 or email arts@nsarts.org. Visiting hours are Monday – Saturday 10 AM – 5 PM; Sundays 12 – 4 PM. 

NSAA artist Patricia McCarthy Solo Show at Beauport Hotel: July 19 – August 1, 2023

Beauport Hotel,
55 Commercial Street, Gloucester, MA 01930

North Shore Arts Association is delighted to announce a solo show by Patricia McCarthy is currently on view at the Beauport Hotel in Gloucester, MA, and is on display through August 1, 2023. She is a Cape Ann artist who was introduced to painting at an early age by her grandmother, an Irish artist, and she continued to paint throughout her professional career in healthcare. Over the past few years, she has been fortunate to have studied with renowned Gloucester artist David P. Curtis and Rockport artist, Caleb Stone. She paints both “en plein air” and in the studio primarily in oil in a more realistic style with soft natural color.  

Patricia currently resides on Cape Ann where the harbors, boats, building and landscapes provide inspiration and ready subjects for her paintings. Her paintings also include landscapes of Ireland, Sicily, Sardinia and England where she enjoys traveling and painting. Pat holds undergraduate degrees from Duke University in North Carolina and Emmanuel College in Boston, and a masters degree from Clark University, Worcester, MA. She is a juried artist member of the Rockport Art Association and Museum (Rockport, MA), North Shore Art Association (Gloucester, MA), Marblehead Art Association, (Marblehead, MA), Newburyport Art Association (Newburyport, MA), the Bryan Gallery (Jeffersonville, VT), the Artists’ Group of Charlestown (Boston, MA), National Association of Women Artists (NY and MA Chapters.)  

Reception on Thursday evening,
July 20^th from 5pm – 7pm

Madfish Wharf artists have once again collaborated to highlight this incredible gem at the end of Rocky Neck.   One of the cornerstones of this effort is the Mad Fish Gallery, 77-79 Rocky Neck Avenue, which is being run by artist Sallie Strand for the 3^rd year.   For the months of June-September, Sallie has curated a group of artists each month to exhibit and sell their work.  July’s artists include Anne Gilson, Martin Songer, Jacqueline Ganim-DeFalco, and gallery director Sallie Strand.  The artists invite the public to join them at a reception on Thursday evening, July 20^th from 5-7 during Discover Gloucester’s Culture Splash.   Regular gallery hours are 12-5 Friday-Sunday and until 7PM on Thursdays.

This is a lively show that combines abstract work and jewelry inspired by many elements of our surroundings.   Gilson’s paintings and collage are, according to her artist statement, “an ongoing contemplation of place and home.”  In a former life, Gilson was associated with the well-loved publication Good Housekeeping, so it’s fitting that home is at the center of her work.  Strand is known for “activating the blank surface,” through the use of gestures, textures, patterns, scrapes, movements, and colors,” and one cannot help but find a bit of the former pastry chef in her work.

Sorger brings a design background to his works of “paint and dry pigment on paper to create gesture and brush stroke – even where they don’t exist.” Martin’s paintings challenge the viewer to find a delicate balance of “structure and imperfection.”

Ganim-DeFalco complements the painters with a diverse collection of functional jewelry – hair accessories, and elegant jewelry made from her indigenous collection of sea glass.  She is celebrating twenty years of making one-of-a-kind sea glass wearable art with the goal of sharing a piece of Cape Ann with everyone that owns her creations.   Ganim-DeFalco and Strand are also both part of the Cape Ann Artisans Open Studios Tour.

Visitors will find July 20^th to be an exciting night on Rocky Neck and Madfish Wharf with events being hosted all along the route.  For additional information, please visit DiscoverGloucester.com and RockyNeckArtColony.org.

77-79 Rocky Neck Avenue, Gloucester MA 01930

Closing Reception: Sunday, August 13, 3-5 PM

Rocky Neck Art Colony is pleased to present Women Talking at Cove Gallery (37 Rocky Neck Ave), curated by Mary Rhinelander and showcasing the work of seven dynamic women-identifying artists working in an array of media: Miranda Aisling (ceramics), Robin Colodzin (mixed media), Pam Courtleigh (assemblage sculpture), Cheryl Curran (jewelry), Leslie Lyman (photography), Mary Rhinelander (mixed media/painting) and Marika Whitaker (mixed media/installation). 

Although many of these artists have exhibited together and know their pieces speak to one another, the addition of a  few new artists have joined to expand the conversation. The artists hope visitors will listen and engage with the dialogue. Topics emanating from the work as expressed from a female perspective will include the celebration of REAL bodies, the gap between experience and language, consideration of traditional “women’s” work, exploration of power dynamics and concern about the environment. 

The public is invited to celebrate the artists and their work at an Opening Reception on July 7 from 5-7 PM.  A Closing Reception will be held August 13, 3-5 PM.

Exhibiting Artists: Miranda Aisling, Robin Colodzin, Pam Courtleigh, Cheryl Curran, Leslie Lyman, Mary Rhinelander and Marika Whitaker.

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RNAC acknowledges the generosity of Mark Goetemann, son of the late beloved Rocky Neck artists Gordon and Judith Goetemann, for the use of the Cove Gallery space. Mark has donated the use of his parents’ former home and gallery space to RNAC to honor their legacy as artists, as inveterate supporters of artistic excellence, and to carry on their commitment to keeping Rocky Neck a haven for artists and art lovers.

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The Rocky Neck Art Colony (RNAC), a 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization, nurtures excellence in the arts through exhibitions, workshops, residencies, historical tours, and vibrant cultural events for its members and the public. On picturesque Rocky Neck in Gloucester, Massachusetts, RNAC operates three exhibition spaces, open to the public for free: The Cultural Center at Rocky Neck (6 Wonson Street); The Salted Cod Arthouse (53 Rocky Neck Ave.), a partnership gallery and café; and Cove Gallery (37 Rocky Neck Ave.), open seasonally. Check the website, www.rockyneckartcolony.org, for hours, openings and special events. For more information, see the website or call 978-515-7004

July 23, 2023, 7:00 to 8:30

TEDDY BEAR’S PICNIC

The best popcorn in Massachusetts is here!  Children are especially welcome.  Folding chairs and blankets are good. 

Bob Rick, Conductor and Music Director

This week will be the Third Annual Teddy Bear’s Picnic concert, featuring music the younger members of the audience may recognize.  Similar to last year we will open with the National Anthem, followed by several selections from the Gloucester Student Band under the direction of Jamie Klopotoski. Both bands will jointly perform Baby Shark.

Our program is below.

My friend Bob McLeod will be sharing the artwork he’s created during his remarkable 50+ year career and doing a demo at the Cultural Center At Rocky Neck on Monday, August 7, from 7-8 p.m. Register on Eventbrite, kids 16 and under are free! His talent will amaze you!

https://RNAC-BobMcLeod-Comic-Artist.eventbrite.com?aff=oddtdtcreator

Thanks! Leslie

July 16, 2023, 7:00 to 8:30
TEDDY BEAR’S PICNIC

The best popcorn in Massachusetts is here!  Children are especially welcome.  Folding chairs and blankets are good. 

Bob Rick, Conductor and Music Director

This week will be the Third Annual Teddy Bear’s Picnic concert, featuring music the younger members of the audience may recognize.  Similar to last year we will open with the National Anthem, followed by several selections from the Gloucester Student Band under the direction of Jamie Klopotoski. Both bands will jointly perform Baby Shark.

Our program is below.

Join Maritime Gloucester as we commemorate Howard Blackburn Day!  On Saturday, July 15, resident celebrities will recite select chapters from Joe Garland’s Lone Voyager book followed by the premiere viewing of “Howard Blackburn: Gloucester’s Most Legendary Fisherman”, a new documentary by Kory Curcuru of 1623 Studios.  

(Coinciding with the Blackburn Challenge.) ??   Maritime Gloucester is honored to showcase the poignant account of Howard Blackburn.  Like countless Gloucester fishermen before and since, Howard Blackburn and Tom Welch were trawling for halibut on the Newfoundland banks in an open dory in 1883 when a sudden blizzard separated them from their mother ship. Alone on the empty North Atlantic, they battled towering waves and frozen spray to stay afloat. Welch soon succumbed to exposure, and Blackburn did the only thing he could:  He rowed for shore. He rowed five days without food or water, with his hands frozen to the oars, to reach the coast of Newfoundland. 

So begins Joe Garland’s extraordinary account of the hero fisherman of Gloucester. Incredibly, though Blackburn lost his fingers to his icy misadventure, he went on to set an astounding record for the swiftest solo sailing voyage across the Atlantic.

Affectionately presented by local celebrity readers and authenticated by Kory Curcuru in his new film, Joe Garland’s Lone Voyager is a haunting saga of survival at sea and a thrilled portrait of the world’s most fabled fishing port in the age of sail. 

Howard Blackburn Day Readings at Maritime Gloucester are made possible thanks to local celebrities who are giving of their time and talent to share this remarkable account.  Readers (in sequential order here):  Michael DeKoster, Julie LaFontaine, Sefatia Romeo-Theken, Ed Connolly, Mary Kay Taylor, Mayor Greg Verga, State Representative Ann-Margaret Ferrante, Bob Gillis, Ruth Pino, Senator Bruce Tarr and Lenny Linquata.   

Following the chapter readings, we will feature the dramatic and touching tale beautifully produced and portrayed in the premiere viewing of “Howard Blackburn: Gloucester’s Most Legendary Fisherman”, a new documentary by Kory Curcuru of 1623 Studios.  

We invite you to join us at Maritime Gloucester’s Gallery on Saturday, July 15 for some, or all of our scheduled programs.  

·       2-5:30pm  10-15 minute readings   

·       5:30-6pm  Light refreshments served 

·       6-7:30pm  Kory Curcuru’s premier documentary viewing

One short year ago, Matt Billey, a wooden boat builder of 25 years, took up painting. In this past year he has made over 100 drawings and paintings. He is deeply inspired by the work of Vincent VanGogh and many of his contemporaries. This show contains 47 of his latest paintings in acrylic and oil. He explores his curiosity in a wide range of subject matters consisting of landscapes, seascapes, boatscapes, still-lives, metaphysical ideas and even a portrait. Most of his work is wildly colorful and richly-layered, while some lends to the local colors of the sea, sky and trees of the North Shore. Matt lives with his daughter, Naomi, in Lobster Cove, Annisquam aboard his 27 foot Danish cutter, Jette. Built over the course of many years, Matt launched Jette in 2014. It is a distinct thrill and pleasure for him to showcase his work in such a beautiful and historic gallery in his own neighborhood. Of special interest, Matt has made all of the wooden floater-frames for this show and is now available to take custom orders. 

 Instagram:  “Matthew_Billey_Artwork”

 Framing:   “Float The Boat Floaters”

The Rocky Neck Art Colony is pleased to announce an exciting summer workshop for students entering grades 6-8 in the fall.  Come explore the art making process with five fantastic practicing Rocky Neck artists! Space is limited and the registration deadline is Friday, July 14!

SALUTE TO LIBERTY
July 9, 2023, 7:00 to 8:30

The best popcorn in Massachusetts is here!  Children are especially welcome.  Folding chairs and blankets are good. 

Bob Rick, Conductor and Music Director

“This program is supported in part by a grant from the Rockport Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.”

Our program is below.

The National Anthem            arranger Henry Fillmore

The Olympic Spirit                 John Williams, arranged Jay Bocook

Land of Liberty                        arranger John Wasson

American Flourish                  Robert W. Smith

Liberty Bell March                  John Philip Sousa

Armed Forces Salute              arranger Bob Lowden

To Protect and Serve              Robert W. Smith

Chimes of Liberty                    Henry Fillmore

American Patrol                       F. W. Meacham

America Exultant                     Henry Fillmore, arranged Glover

South Shore Soliloquy            Robert Sheldon

Chicago (selections)                arranger Ted Ricketts

New York 1927                         Warren Barker

I’m Shipping Up to Boston    arranger Sean O’Loughlin

Victory At Sea                           Richard Rodgers, arranged John Moss

America the Beautiful            Irving Berlin, arranged John Edmondson

Stars and Stripes Forever      John Philip Sousa

ROCKY NECK ART COLONY (RNAC) announces a new exhibition opening July 13 at The Cultural Center called In Motion. 

In recognition of our constantly changing visual world, In Motion celebrates the myriad ways artists explore time and movement – actual, implied, imaginary or otherwise. 

This subject of time and motion has interested artists throughout history, from the earliest examples of overlapping animals running on the cave walls of Lascaux and Nike of Samothrace leaning into the wind. But it is in the 20th Century, fueled by technology and rapid societal change, that time and motion become essential subjects for exploration within contemporary art. 

The 37 artists in the exhibition employ a variety of media, including photography and video, found objects, mobiles and puppets, paint and mixed media. Some artists evoke movement solely through formal means – carefully chosen shapes, color juxtapositions and mark-making or digital manipulation – while others comment on nature as time keeper and climate change. The human body is in motion, propelled by mechanical means as well as the natural movements of water, wind, sound and light. Movement can be lightning fast, rhythmic and repetitive, or gentle and mesmerizing. Whether it is the thrill of the arcade ride or the optical play of light on water, the works activate our senses and invite us to slow down and engage with a world in motion. 

The Artists 

Hilary Bachelder, Katherine Bagley, David Lee Black, Jeanne Carey, Gary Carlson, Michelle Carter, Matt Cegelis, Michele Champion, Katherine Coakley, Alyssa Coffin, Dianna Daly, Francois DeCosterd, Maria Denjongpa, Ron Dirito, Carin Doben, Cheryl Dyment, Sarah Eiermann, Maria Galante, Ellen Garvey, Anne Gilson, Kata Hull, Ann Lafferty, Juliet Lockwood, Carmela Martin, Perry McIntosh, Brian Murphy, Margaret Rack, Judy Robinson-Cox, Tom Robinson-Cox, Isabel Santos, Lynne Sausele, Ruth Schneider, Sally Seamans, James Seavey, Laurie Simko, Fleur Thesmar, Helen Tory 

 Event: For details, visit the Rocky Neck exhibitions website: www.rnacexhibitions.com

About the Juror

The juror Kim Bernard creates sculpture that is recycled, kinetic, interactive, public and involves the community. She shows her work nationally and has exhibited at the Portland Museum of Art, Currier Museum of Art, Fuller Craft Museum, Harvard University, Art Complex Museum and UNH Museum of Art. Bernard is the recipient of the Artist Advancement Grant, Kindling Fund Grant, NEFA grant, 6 Maine Arts Commission Grants as well as funding from the Ellis-Beauregard Foundation. She was an artist-in-residence in the Physics Department at Harvard University and at the University of New England. She received her BFA from Parsons in 1987 and her MFA from Mass Art in 2010. Bernard teaches at the Maine College of Art, Colby College, Haystack and as a visiting artist. 

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The Rocky Neck Art Colony (RNAC), a 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization, nurtures excellence in the arts through exhibitions, workshops, residencies and vibrant cultural events for its members and the public. On picturesque Rocky Neck in Gloucester, Massachusetts, RNAC operates three exhibition spaces, open to the public for free: The Cultural Center at Rocky Neck (6 Wonson Street); The Salted Cod Arthouse (53 Rocky Neck Ave.), a partnership gallery and café; and Cove Gallery (37 Rocky Neck Ave.), open seasonally in the former gallery of local artists Gordon and Judith Goetemann. Check the website, www.rockyneckartcolony.org, for hours, openings and special events. For more information, see the website or call 978-515-7004

Exhibition Title:  In Motion

Location: The Cultural Center at Rocky Neck, 6 Wonson Street, Gloucester, MA

Dates: July 13-August 20 

Opening Reception: July 16, 5-7 PM 

Gallery Hours: Thursday Noon – 7 PM, Friday – Sunday Noon – 5 PM

Opening Reception . Thursday July 6th from 5-7:30pm

Jane Deering Gallery . 19 Pleasant Street . GLoucester MA
917-902-4359 . janedeeringgallery.com