I am a graphic artist specializing in Photo Enhancement, Photo Retouching, Photo-Illustration and Design. I reconnected to my fine art roots when my wife Anna and I opened Cape Ann Giclée, Fine Art Printing and Gallery.
The Annisquam Village Hall 36 Leonard Street, Annisquam.
Nearly 40 artisans and artists will be displaying their work this weekend at the Annisquam Village Hall. The annual Arts & Crafts Show is a major community event to benefit the Annisquam Village Church.
Gloucester Schooner Festival 2012 – American Eagle, Spirt of Massachusetts, Summerwind Virginia — 2008 Mayor’s Race Thomas E. Lannon, July 1, 2023 – Out of the fog into the light
Among this year’s displays will be framed photographs of schooners, mostly from various Gloucester Schooner Festivals. Included will be a photograph of three schooners with the Boston skyline as a backdrop used for invitations in 2015 and 2019 to the Mayor’s Reception and the poster marking the 2014 festival. A more recent photograph is of Gloucester’s Thomas E. Lannon catching the evening sun July 1, 2023 as it emerges from the fog. Another shows the Virginia in 2008. The photographs below are by local photographer Carl Gustin and printed by Cape Ann Giclee.
The Rockport Art Association & Museum’s Experimental Group opens its 22nd group exhibition at the Beverly Farms Library, 24 Vine Street, Beverly, MA. Works on view in the exhibition range in medium to include paintings, mixed-media, graphics, sculpture, digital art and photography. The exhibition runs from October 3 to October 28, with an artist reception on Saturday October 7 from 2-4 pm. The gallery is open Monday through Friday, 10-5.
The Experimental Group is a creative forum, its’ main mission is to increase public awareness and to foster self-expression by bringing artists together to explore and share ideas that cultivate creative freedom. The EG is encouraged and supported by the Rockport Art Association & Museum.
If you would like more information about the exhibition, would like to schedule an interview and a walk through, or need additional promotional images please contact: Nella Lush, Experimental Group Leader, 978.886.4582 or via email at experimentalgroupraa@gmail.com
The Rockport Art Association & Museum (RAA&M) is one of the oldest and most active art organizations in the country. The Association has a long and distinguished history that has spanned 100 years.
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Annisquam Village Church . 820 Washington Street . Gloucester MA
Lobster Cove String Quartet
The Lobster Cove String Quartet makes its debut Saturday evening, September 16 at 7:30pm. The white walls of the historic Annisquam Village Church will become the canvas for a soundscape of swirling tone-colors, as the Gloucester-based group presents To Paint the Night: a diverse bill of fare showcasing the richness and versatility of the string quartet format.
The program opens with Astor Piazzolla’s fiery Four for Tango, before probing the dark night of the soul which is Dmitri Shostakovich’s String Quartet No. 8—dedicated by the composer “to the victims of fascism and war.” Thelonious Monk’s ‘Round Midnight, newly arranged for quartet by violinist and composer Scott Moore, is all blues and purples and grays: lush, playful, and mysterious. The concert closes with the sensual Impressionism of Claude Debussy’s radiant String Quartet in G minor.
The Lobster Cove String Quartet is the latest creation of Moore, Artist-in-Residence at the Annisquam Village Church. Moore is joined by members Erica Pisaturo (violin), Brandon White (viola), and Alex Fowler (cello). Admission is by donation ($35 suggested), and a reception with the artists will follow the performance.
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Belle Series No. 1, Acrylic Painted Rice Paper Collage on Watercolor Paper, 36”H x 27”W Framed, 2023
Jane Deering Gallery, Gloucester’s premier art gallery, announces Fresh Cut, an exhibition showcasing contemporary abstract florals by Kristine Fisher.Fresh Cut combines Fisher’s mission for creating beauty with philanthropic purpose. The artist will be donating 20% of art sales to the 100% volunteer nonprofit Generous Gardeners, a 501(C)3, who are dedicated to the design and cultivation of over 45 public garden beds in Gloucester. Vibrant in color and texture, the stylized florals reflect joy and exuberance. Working with acrylic paint, charcoal, and rice paper, Fisher creates rhythmic designs utilizing everyday objects applied to watercolor paper.
Jane Deering Gallery is located at 19 Pleasant Street, Gloucester MA. Gallery hours: Friday, Saturday & Sunday from 1-5pm, and by appointment. Please contact Kristine Fisher kristinefisher01@gmail.com
La Mia Bellezza, Acrylic Painted Rice Paper Collage on Watercolor Paper, 36”H x 27”W Framed, 2023
Kristine Fishercreates mixed media work deeply influenced by the environs of Cape Ann.Additionally, her affiliation and extensive career in commercial architectural design with global leader, Herman Miller, has been an underlying inspiration. She is drawn to bold and rhythmic forms, sculptural elements, and graphic composition. She has exhibited with numerous North Shore arts organizations, including The Experimental Group, Rockport Art Association Museum (RAAM), Rockport, MA; Rocky Neck Art Colony, Gloucester, MA; Newburyport Art Association, Newburyport, MA; The Society for the Encouragement of the Arts (seARTS), MA; and Jane Deering Gallery, Gloucester, MA. www.kristinefisher.com.
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August 19 – September 3, 2023 Reception: Sunday, September 3, 1-4 PM
North Shore Arts Association, 11 Pirate’s Lane, Gloucester, MA 01930
North Shore Arts Association’s much-anticipated, long-awaited annual Silent Auction is finally here! Starting August 19, the public can bid on over 70 different artworks, starting at $150 with a minimum increment of $25. This is a wonderful opportunity to purchase world-class artwork at an affordable price.
We will have a Champagne & Strawberries closing reception on Sunday, September 3rd, from 1:00 – 4:00 PM. Bidding will close at 4:00 PM. Come enjoy light fare and beverages and get your final bid in!
All are welcome! 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.
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Photo Credit: Capture the essence of the festival through the lens of acclaimed photographer Len Burgess.
The 39th Annual Gloucester Schooner Festival is back for another spectacular Labor Day weekend, beginning on Thursday, August 31, 2023. A weekend of heritage and maritime events culminates with the highly anticipated Mayor’s Cup Schooner Race on Sunday, September 3, 2023 off from Gloucester’s back shore. This beloved regional event, a program of Maritime Gloucester, has evolved into an annual pilgrimage for schooners and a cherished community-wide celebration of Gloucester Harbor’s rich maritime legacy.
Press Days:
Members of the press are cordially invited to schedule appointments prior to the Festival during the following times:
Thursday, August 31: 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Friday, September 1: 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Email for Press Inquiries:
To schedule a time-slot for pre-Festival interviews, please contact Elizabeth Carey at ecarey@maritimegloucester.org.
The Gloucester Schooner Festival is rooted in fishing traditions dating back hundreds of years. Paying homage to Gloucester’s age of sail, the Gloucester Schooner Festival gathers schooners from up and down the Eastern seaboard to partake in thrilling races and showcase their elegance both on water and as dockside attractions. With more than 20 schooners gracing the event, attendees can witness these majestic vessels along Gloucester Harbor’s piers. A highlight of the weekend is Maritime Gloucester’s Maritime Heritage Day, a 3-location event that offers engaging hands-on, interactive activities for the whole family, while affording guests of the Festival opportunities to get on board, both dockside and under sail.
Featured Schooners:
Ernestina Morrisey, Massachusetts Flagship: Docked at the Maritime Gloucester Pier
Ardelle, Flagship of Maritime Gloucester: Docked at the Maritime Gloucester Pier
Thomas E. Lannon, Docked at Seven Seas Wharf
Adventure, National Historic Landmark, Docked at the I4C2 Schooner Docks
Denis Sullivan, World Ocean School, Docked at I4C2 Schooner Docks
This event, the pinnacle of the summer, is steeped in history and offers many activities and opportunities for enthusiasts to interact closely with these traditional wooden ships. Drawing thousands each year, the Gloucester Schooner Festival has solidified its place as a cherished Labor Day weekend tradition. We encourage you to share the word and join us in commemorating this wonderful maritime heritage celebration.
For detailed insights into the event’s history and schedule, kindly visit the official Gloucester Schooner Festival website at www.maritimegloucester.org
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The Cultural Center at Rocky Neck, 6 Wonson Street, Gloucester, MA Gallery Hours: Thursday-Sunday, Noon – 5 PM
Amanda Hawkins July 7, 2022 Oil on Yupo PaperJoe LoVasco Untitled Mixed Media on PaperNicholas Anthony Mancini Assise (Et La Basilique de s. Francesco) Oil on LinenWill Suglia Mural 2 Mixed MediaJon Bolles 46 Pond Street Oil on Canvas
ROCKY NECK ART COLONY (RNAC) presents Following Traditions, an exhibition 400+ years in the making. As its name suggests, Following Traditions connects the past to the present, the historic to the contemporary, the way things were to where they are. The exhibition features five local artists and considers their work within the context of Cape Ann’s significant artistic lineage. Participating artists are Nicholas Anthony Mancini, Jon Bolles, Amanda Hawkins, Will Suglia and Joe LoVasco, all of whom have deep personal or professional ties to the locale of the North Shore.
The diversity of process, material and outcome across the work serves as a reminder of the artistic voices and muses that once found inspiration here in the nation’s oldest art colony:
Nicholas Anthony Mancini uses paint to create a space that is simultaneously referent to and removed from reality. His constructed spaces are not unlike those of Stuart Davis, in their play between surface and depth, offering glimpses of namable objects amongst painterly abstractions. Both artists find ways to play with and push the inherent flatness of painting, thereby creating a portal into another world.
Jon Bolles situates his viewer in a very specific place and time. His visual notations of light are akin to Edward Hopper’s architectural paintings, where it may be argued that light is the true subject of the work. Bolles’ sensitivity to color and mark dramatize the highlights and shadows of his selected built environments, inviting the viewer to be immersed in a fleeting moment in time.
Amanda Hawkins’ plein air practice demands quick and bold brushwork, like that of Nell Bliane.
Each brushstroke is alive, both referring to and diverging from its subject, but always working in unison to create form and depth. Hawkins, like Blaine, embraces the inherent abstraction of paint and sees it as a self-referent media.
Will Suglia’s work entwines symbol and place. His visual narratives explore vignettes of people, places and objects transformed through material manipulation. This transformation from subject to consequent object is reminiscent of Marsden Hartley. Suglia, like Hartley, allows the artistic process to be seen, embedding a narrative into the final work.
The driving motivation for Joe LoVasco’s work is a thorough investigation of form. LoVasco, like Milton Avery, has the rare ability to coalesce and harmonize wide-ranging shapes and forms. Whether looking at his two- or three-dimensional work, the viewer may find similar questions as when looking at an Avery painting: How did these shapes come to be?
Rocky Neck Art Colony has served as a microcosm of palpable creative energy for over 120 years and counting and continues to inspire. By bridging past and future, Following Traditions celebrates the here and now of Rocky Neck Art Colony.
The Artists
Jon Bolles Amanda Hawkins (curator) Joe LoVasco Nicholas Anthony Mancini Will Suglia
Events
Making Connections: The Historic and Contemporary Artists of Rocky Neck Art Colony Sunday August 27th, 3:30p Event to be held at the Cultural Center directly before opening reception
Nicholas Anthony Mancini Virtual Artist Talk Tuesday August 29th 7-8pm
Amanda Hawkins Virtual Artist Talk Tuesday September 12th 7-8pm
Will Suglia Virtual Artist Talk Thursday September 21st, 7-8pm
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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
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OpeningReception: August 17, 5-7 PM Exhibition Dates: August 17 – September 10, 2023
Cove Gallery 37 Rocky Neck Ave., Gloucester, MA Gallery Hours: Monday 9 AM – 2 PM; Thursday through Saturday noon -7 PM; Sunday noon – 5 PM
Joan Benotti,Diver, oil on canvas with attachmentsSallie Strand, Lost in Thought, oil on canvasGabrielle Rossmer, Carcassonne, Wood, iron and plasterKathleen Gerdon Archer, Transformed into a Bird, Polypropylene print Barbe Ennis, Three Friends, unglazed porcelain
The Rocky Neck Art Colony (RNAC) is pleased to present Inside-Outside-In at Cove Gallery (37 Rocky Neck Ave). The show is curated by Sallie Strand and showcases the work of 5 well-known regional artists who respond to their Cape Ann surroundings in unique and specific ways. Artists include: Sallie Strand (painting), Kathleen Gerdon Archer (mixed media), Barbe Ennis (ceramic art), Joan Benotti (painting) and Gabrielle Rossmer (sculpture).
The show’s artists have a strong connection to the light, the ocean and the magic that are the North Shore. The curator states: “Treasures found by nourishing our senses with the beauty of our surroundings are embedded in our memories. These memories and ideas are then translated into art by shape, form, photograph, paint and assemblage.”
Visit during the gallery’s extended hours to see how each artist brings these deeply embedded memories into her art.
The public is invited to celebrate the artists and their work at an opening reception on August 17, from 5-7 PM.
RNAC acknowledges the generosity of Mark Goetemann, son of the late 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
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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!
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.
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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)!
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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!
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!!
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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)!
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