Author: James Eves

December 1, 2022 | 12:00pm at Cruiseport Gloucester

Join Discover Gloucester for the 2022 Holiday Awards Luncheon on December 1st at 12:00pm at Cruiseport Gloucester. This event is back for the first time since 2019. The gathering is a time for colleagues and community members to celebrate the holiday season, and for Discover Gloucester to recognize individuals and organizations who have made a lasting impact in the tourism business community this year. 

“We’re thrilled to bring this event back in 2022, to celebrate the holiday season together, and to embrace all of the hard work and dedication that goes into making Gloucester an engaging destination. A thriving tourism industry feeds Gloucester’s economic engine, making this beautiful city a better place to live and work. This year’s event is about saying ‘thank you’ to those who have gone above and beyond to support the industry as businesses work to overcome challenges associated with the COVID-19 pandemic,” says Discover Gloucester Executive Director Tess McColgan.

The 2022 awards are:

• WOW Award: Cape Ann Works, Received by Senator Bruce Tarr and Mechelle Brown
• Outstanding Appreciation: Elizabeth Carey
• Exceptional Service: Peter Webber
• Rising Star: Miranda Aisling

The luncheon will run from 12:00-1:30pm at Cruiseport Gloucester. Check in starts at 11:30am. Tickets are $35 per person. Registration is required. Payment can be made online or by check. Registration and payment deadline is Friday, November 25. 

Register at bit.ly/2022HolidayAwardsLuncheon

Rocky Neck Art Colony Festive Public Community Feast and Members Meeting

Wednesday, November 16,  Feast: 6:30 – 9 PM, Member Meeting: 6-6:30 PM

The Cultural Center at Rocky Neck, 6 Wonson Street, Gloucester, MA 01930

Rocky Neck Art Colony invites all to gather in creative community to celebrate the season and the artists of the current exhibitionFeast: The Art of Dining Together.Please bring along an artful plate of finger food or a food sculpture! Beverages will be offered by RNAC. Music provided by DJ Tracy Sousa.

Meeting for RNAC Members (6-6:30PM, followed by a Community Feast that is free and open to all (6:30-9 PM).

New Book Celebration of two major Cape Ann Poets:

The Gloucester Writer’s Center and Windhover host poets Jay Featherstone & Martha Fox at Windhover Center for the Performing Arts for a reading, book signing and gathering

Sunday, November 20, 4:00-6:00pm located inside the stained glass CHAPEL (which is heated), on Windhover’s campus

Critics have hailed Martha Fox’s poems as “evocative” and “strikingly beautiful,” and Jay Featherstone’s as “incisive and often shattering.” Join us to celebrate the release of new poetry collections by Fox and Featherstone with a reading, book signing, and wine/cheese reception in Windhover’s historic Chapel. Copies will be available for sale (cash/check). 

Jay Featherstone lives in Gloucester. His chapbook, Vermeer Paints My Mother, is now out through Fenway Press. Two previous full-length collections are Glass (Fenway Press) and Braces’s Cove (New Issues). A Harvard graduate, he served as speechwriter for anti-Vietnam War presidential candidate Eugene McCarthy; as editor of the New Republic; and as headmaster of the Commonwealth School. He has taught at Harvard, Brown, and Michigan State and is well-known for his pioneering work on teacher education. His writing and poems have appeared in the New York Times Book Review, The Atlantic, Harvard Education Review, Ploughshares, Harvard Review, The Nation, and elsewhere. 

Martha Fox lives in Rockport. Her new book of poetry, This Arc of Assurances, was released in October by Grayson Books. Previous volumes include the chapbookTides/The Land Sighted, with poet Thomas Lux, and the book If the river’s this high all summer (both Pym-Randall Press). Her poems appear widely in literary journals, including Poetry, The Atlantic, and Ploughshares. After completing an MFA at UC Irvine, she served as an NEA Poet in the Schools and continued to teach young writers for decades. 

The event is free but rsvp’s are welcome at windhover@verizon.net

For questions, please contact Lisa Hahn at windhover@verizon.net or by calling 978-546-3611

Wednesday, Nov 16, from noon- 2pm T Max will be back at the Whale’s Jaw spinning up a whale of a time with John Hicks and Mark Chenevert.

Whale’s Jaw – 17 Railroad Ave, Rockport MA

T Max  🎵

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The Rockport Art Association & Museum’s Experimental Group opens its nineteenth group exhibition at Rockport Art Association & Museum, 12 Main Street, Rockport, 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 November 12 through November 27, with an artist reception being held on opening day November 12 from 3 to 4 pm. Gallery hours are Tuesday – Saturday 10 to 5 pm and Sunday 12 to 5 pm.

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 Chair, 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.

Who: Rockport Art Association & Museum’s Experimental Group, 12 Main Street, Rockport, MA 01966  www.experimentalartgroup.com                                             

What: An Evening with Joel Janowitz

Where:  ZOOM

When: November 16, 2022, 7:00pm

Experimental Group of Rockport Art Association & Museum presents Joel Janowitz

Please join us as we listen to artist Joel Janowitz. This exciting talk is free and open to the public!  All are welcome!

Joel Janowitz is a distinguished painter and printmaker working in both the abstract and representational realms. In 2022 he had solo exhibitions at Gallery Kayafas in Boston and at three Provincetown venues: the Mary Heaton Vorse House, the Provincetown Art Museum (PAAM) – Joel Janowitz: Recent Gifts to the Permanent Collection, and at Schoolhouse Gallery. In 2021 he was included in the Minneapolis Institute of Art exhibition, The Contemporary Print. His work has been collected by the Whitney Museum, the Brooklyn Museum, Boston’s MFA, Harvard Art Museums, Yale University Art Gallery, and numerous other public institutions. 

Janowitz was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in Painting in 2013 and he has received four Massachusetts Cultural Council Fellowships in Painting, most recently in 2016.

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 a zoom invite to the event, please contact: Nella Lush, Experimental Group, Chair, 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.

One of the best meals, service and ambiance in town

Artist Reception: Friday, Oct. 14 from 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Seven Suns Gallery, 48 Bearskin Neck, Rockport, MA 01966

Matthew Billey has been a traditional wooden boat builder for the last 25 years. He has a special interest in Scandinavian designs and construction methods. Matt built and lives aboard his 27’ Danish Cutter, Jette. She appears frequently as the main subject matter in his artwork. His expertise in designing, building and sailing wooden sailboats lends a discerning eye when portraying them accurately in their element.

His 7 year old daughter, Naomi, was a major influence in getting him started as a painter. Since the Spring of 2022, he has made several works based on his interest in metaphysics, global ascension, astrology, perception beyond the ordinary five senses and spirituality. He merges that interest with his passion for landscapes and boats. Matt’s latest body of work, The “Red Sun” series, showcases 7 tall vertical paintings; all acrylic on wood and all fantastical in nature.

The “Red Sun” series and others of Matt’s paintings will be featured as a Fall Event at Loren Doucette Studio at Seven Suns Gallery from Oct. 7 – Nov. 25th. The guest artist reception will be Friday, Oct. 14 from 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm and is free and open to the public. Seven Suns Gallery is located at 48 Bearskin Neck in Rockport, Ma. and is open 7 days a week from 10:00 am – 6:00 pm.

Artist Reception: Friday, Oct. 14 from 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Seven Suns Gallery, 48 Bearskin Neck, Rockport, MA 01966

Matthew Billey has been a traditional wooden boat builder for the last 25 years. He has a special interest in Scandinavian designs and construction methods. Matt built and lives aboard his 27’ Danish Cutter, Jette. She appears frequently as the main subject matter in his artwork. His expertise in designing, building and sailing wooden sailboats lends a discerning eye when portraying them accurately in their element.

His 7 year old daughter, Naomi, was a major influence in getting him started as a painter. Since the Spring of 2022, he has made several works based on his interest in metaphysics, global ascension, astrology, perception beyond the ordinary five senses and spirituality. He merges that interest with his passion for landscapes and boats. Matt’s latest body of work, The “Red Sun” series, showcases 7 tall vertical paintings; all acrylic on wood and all fantastical in nature.

The “Red Sun” series and others of Matt’s paintings will be featured as a Fall Event at Loren Doucette Studio at Seven Suns Gallery from Oct. 7 – Nov. 25th. The guest artist reception will be Friday, Oct. 14 from 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm and is free and open to the public. Seven Suns Gallery is located at 48 Bearskin Neck in Rockport, Ma. and is open 7 days a week from 10:00 am – 6:00 pm.

What: Apply for Artist Membership at North Shore Arts Association
Where: North Shore Arts Association, 11 Pirate’s Lane, Gloucester, MA 01930
When: October 1 & 2, 2022
Images: 1 attached 

NORTH SHORE ARTS ASSOCIATION CALL TO ARTISTS; YOU STILL HAVE TIME TO APPLY! Submission deadline for New Artist Membership is October 1 & 2, 2022. For membership information and an application please visit: Becoming a Member at NSAA.   

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

Artist Reception: Friday, Oct. 14 from 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Seven Suns Gallery, 48 Bearskin Neck, Rockport, MA 01966

Matthew Billey has been a traditional wooden boat builder for the last 25 years. He has a special interest in Scandinavian designs and construction methods. Matt built and lives aboard his 27’ Danish Cutter, Jette. She appears frequently as the main subject matter in his artwork. His expertise in designing, building and sailing wooden sailboats lends a discerning eye when portraying them accurately in their element.

His 7 year old daughter, Naomi, was a major influence in getting him started as a painter. Since the Spring of 2022, he has made several works based on his interest in metaphysics, global ascension, astrology, perception beyond the ordinary five senses and spirituality. He merges that interest with his passion for landscapes and boats. Matt’s latest body of work, The “Red Sun” series, showcases 7 tall vertical paintings; all acrylic on wood and all fantastical in nature.

The “Red Sun” series and others of Matt’s paintings will be featured as a Fall Event at Loren Doucette Studio at Seven Suns Gallery from Oct. 7 – Nov. 25th. The guest artist reception will be Friday, Oct. 14 from 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm and is free and open to the public. Seven Suns Gallery is located at 48 Bearskin Neck in Rockport, Ma. and is open 7 days a week from 10:00 am – 6:00 pm.

For updates and for links to register for all programs, visit:  
https://rockyneckartcolony.org/member-news-and-events/ 

Featuring Masterworks by Historic Cape Ann Artists Offered in Rockport Art Association & Museum’s 37th Annual Art Auction on Saturday, October 1st, 2:00 PM (EST). 

Live Online Only Auction via LiveAuctioneers

Auction Preview Exhibition in the Hibbard and Maddocks Galleries of the RAA&M: 
Sunday, September 18th – Saturday, October 1st. 
Auction Preview Hours: Monday–Saturday, 10am – 5pm; Sunday, 12–5pm (Saturday, Oct. 1st, 10am – 12pm).

Bidding is available live online via LiveAuctioneers.com (with advanced registration) or by submitting an in-house absentee bid directly with the RAA&M in advance. Auction Sneak Peek video episodes with noted Cape Ann historian and author Judith A. Curtis are featured on the RAA&M website and YouTube channel.

More information and an online photo catalog of all auction lots is posted on the RAA&M website: 
www.rockportartassn.org/auction

Over the years, the Annual Art Auction, a major fundraiser for the Rockport Art Association & Museum (RAA&M), has become a highly anticipated event. As a prestigious art auction, it attracts serious collectors throughout the country, as well as those just starting an art collection.

Live online from the RAA&M’s Hibbard Gallery, this year’s auction features works by master Cape Ann artists of the past including Aldro T. Hibbard, Emile Gruppé, Anthony Thieme, Frederick Mulhaupt, Antonio Cirino, W. Lester Stevens, Paul Strisik, Charles Vickery, Charles Movalli, Hayley Lever, Charles Woodbury, Carl W. Peters, Leon Kroll, Theresa Bernstein, William Meyerowitz, Charles Paul Gruppé, Charles Kaelin, Al Czerepak, and Bernard Corey, among many others. The auction specializes in Cape Ann art, but is not limited to this region and also includes works by numerous other prominent historic American artists.

The auction, now in its 37th year, began with a bequest by founding RAA&M member Antonio Cirino (1888-1983). Cirino left his artwork to the Association with the stipulation that the art be auctioned to help support the organization. The auction quickly evolved to include other historic Cape Ann artists, and has been the Association’s major annual fundraising event ever since.

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The Rockport Art Association & Museum (RAA&M) is one of the oldest and most active art organizations in the country with a long and distinguished history spanning 100 years. Each year the RAA&M welcomes thousands of visitors from around the world. The RAA&M continues to be one of Cape Ann’s most prominent cultural beacons. Since its founding in 1921, Association membership has steadily increased and currently includes approximately 300 exhibiting members, and hundreds of contributing members. By promoting year-round programs including workshops, classes, lectures, demonstrations, exhibitions and community outreach, as well as an impressive museum collection, the RAA&M remains dedicated to making fine art appreciation accessible to all.

Mission Statement:
Rockport Art Association & Museum’s mission is to foster the creation and appreciation of the fine arts through a rich and diverse program of exhibitions and educational offerings. RAA&M provides opportunities for a wide range of people to engage with art, maintains an impressive permanent collection and carries forth the legacy of its founders by inspiring and cultivating artistic excellence and creative community on Cape Ann and beyond.

Open Studios Announced for October 8-9

For the 39^th year, the Cape Ann Artisans will open their doors to visitors and the community for the weekend of October 8-9 10AM-5PM.   The fall tour is the full tour that showcases fifteen (15) individual studios and sixteen (16) artisans.    A smaller group of artisans held a successful summer mini-tour in August.  

During the many months between the Spring and Fall tours, artisans are busy building their collections and moving their work outside the studio to different venues.   For many of the artisans, the Fall tour is a homecoming – a chance to reinvigorate the studio after taking work on the road for exhibits.  Artists look forward to visitors asking questions and finding out about new work and artistic directions.  Throughout the year, artisans contribute to the “From the Studio” blog found under the “News” tab on the website.   The blogs are a great way to keep up to date with the artisan happenings!   Here are some tidbits:

Sallie Strand spent the spring traveling from Denver back to Gloucester in a Sprinter van, she writes, “a chance to really reconnect with myself. The journey was very heart centered and I was surprised by all the hearts you can find in nature.”  Read more.

Marcie Rae prepares for each tour in a very methodical way!  She writes, “I check the nooks and crannies in my studio, looking for finished work, almost finished work, work that could be finished, mining the caches of what is possible.  And that’s when I get intrigued.” Read more.

Rebecca Nagle shares, “Materiality is ever prominent in my creative process and I often use it to define the why and how of a piece. What excites me is that through the material’s properties certain issues and challenges arise and as they are resolved they give a soulful birth to a body of work.”  Read More.

Sinikka Nogelo recently reflected on the intense heat of this past summer and how it impacted her: “As I look out from my screen porch where this spring’s glorious blooms have given way to drought, I hope the thirteen shrubs and trees I had planted to replace trees lost to winter moths all make it. I think about the film “Kiss the Ground,” who showed how we could cool our planet by turning the Earth’s millions of acres of dust bowl into vibrant green. And that’s the reason why my newest environmental paintings aren’t the blue of melting ice, or the red of fire, but are gloriously, optimistically, going green.”  Sinikka is also part of “Intersect,” the 2022 Outdoor Sculpture Show at Maudslay State Park from Sept.10th – to Oct. 2nd, 2022 in Newburyport.  Read More.

Jacqueline Ganim-DeFalco is looking forward to her upcoming featured Cape Ann ARTWaves episode, premiering September 18^th where she has reflected on nearly twenty years of art-making with sea glass.

The tour is “self-guided” with 15 individual stops to visit with 16 artisans.  The CAA encourages visitors to do some advance planning to maximize their visit by using the Brochure with the map which is available at all the tourism outlets and online.    You will find brochures at the Cape Ann Chamber, North of Boston CVB on 95 South, Stage Ft. Park Visitors Center, local banks, and CAA partner locations.  The full group of studios is listed below by last name:

1. John Abisamra, Fine Art Photography 
2. David Archibald – Ceramic Arts – Porcelain & Stoneware
3. Cynthia Curtis – Ceramic Arts – Stoneware
4. Rob Diebboll – Painting – Oil & Watercolors 
5. Jacqueline Ganim DeFalco – Sea Glass Wearable Art
6. Deborah Gonet – Painting – Mixed Media
7. Rebecca Anne Nagle – Painting and Mixed Media
8. Sinikka Nogelo – Painting & Sculpture– Experimental Arts
9. Melody Phaneuf – Painter
10. Scott Place and Erin O’Sullivan – Ceramic Arts
11. Marcie  Rae – Fine Jeweler
12. Deb Schradieck – Painting–Oil & Watercolor
13. Sallie Strand – Painting- Abstract
14. Pam Stratton – Mosaics and Mixed Media
15. Sara Wright – Fiber Arts- Handwoven & Knit Accessories

September 14, 2022 | 5:30-7:30pm | Cruiseport Gloucester

RSVP Required: https://bit.ly/DGSeptemberMugUP

Discover Gloucester’s September Mug Up Event is all about the international visitor! Join Discover Gloucester and Cape Ann tourism industry leaders in welcoming Discover New England Executive Director Michele Cota for a discussion on the International Tourism Market at Cruiseport Gloucester on Wednesday, September 14 at 5:30pm. 

Discover New England (DNE) is a regional destination marketing organization, nonprofit (501c6) association dedicated to promoting travel to and within the member states of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. DNE provides cooperative marketing opportunities to reach the global market and attract more international visitors. It works with travel trade professionals (travel agents, tour operators and receptive operators) to showcase New England, while providing regional tourism businesses with the tools they need to competitively market themselves internationally.

By connecting the industry with the latest research, educational tools and travel trends, it also helps ensure that New England’s tourism offerings remain appealing to international consumers, and travel planners have the resources they need to showcase the best New England has to offer. Be a part of this discussion on the changing nature of the international tourism market with DNE’s Michele Cota to learn how best to reach and welcome international visitors, and to understand the resources available to your business within these networks.

Discover Gloucester hosts “Mug Up” events regularly, with support from business partners and event sponsors, to engage local tourism industry businesses in collaboration and networking with each other, and to provide educational experiences to support our work together. This September Mug Up event is open to all local tourism industry professionals. Newcomers are encouraged to attend! The event starts at 5:30pm with a presentation starting at 6:00pm. Cash bar available. RSVP required. Space is limited. RSVP today: https://bit.ly/DGSeptemberMugUP

September 9 – 30, 2022

North Shore Arts Association
11 Pirate’s Lane, Gloucester, MA 01930

The North Shore Arts Association is delighted to exhibit artworks by Associate Members in the Fall Show on view from September 9 – 30, 2022. The show is abundant with talent and a variety of styles bringing the gallery to life.  Award winning artworks are displayed throughout honoring local artists on Cape Ann. The opening reception is Sunday, September 11 (1 – 3 PM). 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. 

Coordinated by Kitt Cox

Saturday, August 27, 2022 2 – 6 PM

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

Sailor Stan’s 1 Wonson Street Gloucester MA

Ice Cream Gallery 39 Rocky Neck Ave Gloucester MA

International Play Music on the Porch Day returns to Rocky Neck on Saturday, August 27 starting at 2 PM in various locations throughout the neighborhood. Visitors are encouraged to enjoy these free porch concerts while exploring the galleries, restaurants, and stunning views. To participate or for more information contact local musician and organizer Kitt Cox, kittcox@gmail.com.

Building off last year’s success on Rocky Neck, this year’s International Play Music on the Porch Day includes several musicians performing a variety of genres, including folk, sea shanties, jazz, West African drums, acoustic blues, and children’s music to attract both locals and tourists to listen, dance, visit galleries and dine at Rocky Neck’s restaurants. Kitt Cox brought this effort to the neighborhood last year and continues to expand the local reach of this worldwide event.  The three main locations and featured artists are listed below. Schedule is subject to change.

#1 The Cultural Center at Rocky Neck (6 Wonson St.):  2 PM West African Drumming with Mamadou Diop;   3:30 PM “The Pigeon Brothers”

#2 Rocky Neck Ice Cream (39 Rocky Neck Ave):  2:30 PM – PS&R Trio;  3 PM – Paul Knox

#3 Sailor Stan’s (1 Wonson St): 2 PM Open Stage with Jeanne Carey, Steve Yost, Barry O’Brien, Kitt Cox and guests

Play Music on The Porch Day is a worldwide event that’s been in full swing since 2018, when thousands of musicians in countries from Australia to Zimbabwe participated. It is an inclusive concept that unites people around the world. Musicians of all kinds perform on their porches on the last Saturday in August, and they post their live-recorded videos with the #playmusicontheporchday hashtag which allows them all to be streamed into a live and ongoing worldwide event on the web. The custom flier for this year’s event was created by young Rocky Neck resident Charlie E.

A sampling of this year’s performers includes fingerstyle guitarist Paul Knox, West African drummer Mamadou Diop, multi-instrumentalist Steve Yost, female vocal trio PRS and Cape Ann-inspired songwriter (and children’s performer) Kitt Cox. This information is subject to change.

For more about Play Music on the Porch Day check these out:

Origin Story: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnoQvbG6wLo

2021 Recap: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqXBlQ7RC1U

August 28, 2022, 7:00 to 8:30

End of Summer Fun!

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

Bob Rick, Conductor and Music Director

Thursday, August 18,2022 (Today)

Fundraising Event for Ocean Alliance! Each market event will feature 20+ Artisans, Crafters & Makers offering handmade Arts and Crafts, including jewelry, metal-smithing, painting, photography, woodworking, fiber arts, candles, artisanal sea salts, natural body care and more. We will have a Food Truck and Live Music as well.

Ocean Alliance

Conserving whales and our ocean through research and education since 1970
http://www.whale.org

Deftly Askew

Exhibition Dates: August 18 – September 18

Cove Gallery

37 Rocky Neck Ave., Gloucester, MA

Galleries open: Sunday-Monday, noon-5 PM; Thursday Through Saturday noon -7 PM

Opening Reception: Thursday, August 18, 5-7 PM

Closing Reception: Sunday, September 18,  3-5 PM

Gloucester, MA

Deftly Askew at Cove Gallery

Rocky Neck Art Colony is pleased to announce the opening of a new exhibition, Deftly Askew, at the Cove Gallery, 37 Rocky Neck Ave., Gloucester, MA.  The show will run from August 18 through September 18.

Artists Helen Tory, Patricia Wellenkamp, Laurel Rogers, and Tobi Klein employ a variety of mediums: paper, metal, paint, wax, and more but with a commonality that makes for a cohesive and vibrant connection. There is a search for expression and balance in using multiple pieces to create harmonious wholes.The rough edges, rich layering, and exploration of textures, inspire the boundaries of each work of art to be somewhat “askew” in its representation.  However, there is careful and “deft” thought in this organic creative process.

Laurel Rogers melds her extensive knowledge of papermaking, marbling and book binding skills with a lyrical design sense to create engaging and beautiful sculptures, books and journals.

Patricia Wellenkamp stamps, etches, chases, roll prints, gilds, braids and rivets to add texture to the mixed metals that she uses in creating elegant, one of a kind jewelry pieces. 

Tobi Klein’s work has taken her in two directions: graceful woven metal sculptures, and two-dimensional mono-prints/collages.  A variety of techniques and materials, in both arenas, elicit surprising, yet connected results.  The subtle play of energy and calm remain a constant in all of her pieces.

Helen Tory oil paints on clayboard and other rigid surfaces. Monotypes or etchings are collaged on top. Graphite powder, pen and ink or oil paint is added and then detracted using steel wool, eraser or cloth. The resulting images are evocative and powerful.

The Cove Gallery, run by the Rocky Neck Art Colony, is the former home and gallery space of beloved Rocky Neck artists Gordon and Judith Goetemann. Cove continues the tradition set by the Goetemanns of showing the best in local art and is made possible thanks to the generosity of Mark Goetemann, their son.

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The Rocky Neck Art Colony, 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. Long renowned for its luminous light, this harbor and coastal location has been a magnet for some of the most revered realist painters in US art. Edward Hopper and Emil Gruppe are examples. It has as well been a catalyst for the progressive ideas of Stuart Davis, Marsden Hartley, Theresa Bernstein, Milton Avery and Nell Blaine, among others. Today, Rocky Neck continues to attract artists and art lovers to a thriving, creative community. www.rockyneckartcolony.org. Telephone: 978-515-7004.

August 21, 2022, 7:00 to 8:30

A Celtic Celebration with 
The Creagan More Pipes and Drums.

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

Bob Rick, Conductor and Music Director