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

Dates:  March 10 – April 10, 2022

Opening Reception:  Sunday, March 13, 4 – 6 PM

Hours: Thursday-Sunday, Noon – 5 PM

What’s New, Rocky Neck? – Panel discussion and show-and-tell: Saturday, March 26, 3 – 5 PM

Gloucester MA— Part 2 of ROCKY NECK NOW 2022, the highly anticipated annual members show, continues the 2022 exhibition season at the Rocky Neck Art Colony (RNAC). This two-part show shares a common theme: New Directions. The work demonstrates members’ creative processes that inspire risk taking, change and growth. In this second installment, 36 artists present a wide range of artistic interpretations with representational, abstract and expressive styles in all media.

Works in this exhibition represent the members’ enthusiastic response to a call for pieces that excite them right now, for works signaling a new direction in their work. For example, the pandemic forced Christine Gauthier-Kelley to become creative with her use of media. In Stormy Seas she manipulated acrylics on canvas to translate the movement and fluidity once achieved through painting on large silk panels. 

Jennifer Okumura explores new concepts in a series called Harmony and Clash that examines “cultural layers being nowhere and everywhere” and the taboos broken as people cross cultural boundaries through language and travel. And Laureen Maher, after many years of practice, has gone big with Niles Pond Peace, working on a canvas sizable enough “to create a large open space for the viewer to walk in and stay a while.” 

All of the submissions reflect a membership pushing forward as artists through experimentations in medium, process, materials, theme, size and content.

Part 2 runs for five weekends at the Cultural Center at Rocky Neck, Thursdays through Sundays, from noon to 5 PM each day.

The Artists

Exhibiting in Part 2: John Abisamra. Elizabeth Bish. Nadine Boughton. Mike Cangemi. Betsy Carter. Keunjung Cho. Yhanna Coffin. Amy Holland Crafton. Elizabeth Enfield. Barbe Ennis. Christine Gauthier-Kelley. Marion Hall. Olga Hayes. Nils Johnson. Jane Keddy. Ira Levine. Barbara Littlefield. Laureen Maher.  Vanessa Michalak. Skip Montello. Paula Morgan. Ed Mowrey. John Nedosko. Jennifer Okumura. Katherine Richmond. Kathy Roberts. Judy Robinson-Cox. Lynne Sausele. Barbara Savicky. Ruth Schneider. Sallie Strand. Erin Survilas. Anna Vojtech. Suellen Wedmore. Jan Weinshanker.  Judith Wright. 

Special Events

The public is invited to celebrate the creativity of RNAC artists at an Opening Reception, on Sunday, March 13 from 4 to 6 PM. View the art, meet the artists and enjoy light refreshments, drink and always lively conversation. 

On Saturday, March 26, 3-5 PM, join the organization for What’s New, Rocky Neck? – A panel discussion and afternoon of show-and-tell. Artists from Part 1 of RNN 2022: New Directions will join RNAC Exhibitions Committee member Ginger Myhaver for a panel discussion, and artists showing in Part 2 will be on hand to discuss what’s new about the work on view. 

Visitors to the galleries are encouraged to participate in the popular Viewers’ Choice Award by voting for their favorite work of art. Three artists receiving the most votes will be recognized at the closing celebration on Sunday, April 10. These awards provide the artists and the organization with important community feedback. 

The Rocky Neck Art Colony (RNAC) was founded in the mid-19th century and incorporated as a 501(c)(3) in 1973. With the creation of the Cultural Center at Rocky Neck in 2012, RNAC programs are reaching a wider demographic as the visual arts focus is expanding to include more diverse cultural and educational offerings. The Cultural Center is located at 6 Wonson Street, Gloucester, MA 01930. For more information visit www.rockyneckartcolony.org.

February 12; 2:00 – 3:00 p.m.

February 12; 7:00 – 8:00 p.m.

February 13; 2:00 – 3:00 p.m.

Gloucester Stage

267 East Main Street

Gloucester, MA 01930When young James is sent by his conniving aunts to chop down their old fruit tree, he discovers magic crocodile tongues that launches a journey of enormous proportions. Suddenly, James finds himself in the center of the gigantic peach, among human-sized insects with equally oversized personalities, but after it falls from the tree and rolls into the ocean, the group faces danger, sharks, and plenty of disagreements. Thanks to James’ quick wit and creative thinking, the residents learn to live and work together as a family. The dangerous voyage is a success, but the adventure takes a whole new twist once the big peach lands in the Big Apple.Perfect for families with children ages 6+
Show approx run time: 55 min, no intermission

Home: GLOUCESTERSTAGE.COM Details about the show: GLOUCESTERSTAGE.COM/james-giant-peach/

Dear Windhover Friends:

Now that the light is returning and we are moving into 2022, I want to share some exciting news about Windhover Performing Arts Center with you. Windhover has received a matching grant for half of the money towards the purchase of a permanent frame tent covering for the outdoor stage and garden. The amount received is $20,000. This means that we are reaching out now for help with contributions to meet our goal of raising the remaining $20,000. With a permanent tent covering in place, it means that all performances can take place at Windhover rain or shine! This is a game changer for Windhover! With this in place, everyone can be assured that all high quality dance, theater and music events which we are known for will take place.

Following the success of last summer when over 10,000 people attended numerous events, this coming summer of 2022 promises a wide variety of innovative performances in all of the performing arts fields. We welcome:

—The Gloucester Stage Company back for the month of July;

—Michael Trusnovec and his dance colleagues back to perform and teach in September;

—Lanes Coven Theater Company performing Macbeth in August;

–Saving Grace Dance Ensemble Repertoire

— North Atlantic Dance Theatre Company

–Cornfield Dance Company

plus many other companies whose work will be enhanced because of this tent covering. Music performances will be able to take place rain or shine, as the delicate instruments will protected. All dance performances will take place since the stage will be protected.  

More news: The Quarry Dance X will be released online on Vimeo during a specific weekend in January, to be announced soon. We will have a premiere on Zoom as we did last year with Quarry Dance lX, with the complete cast and producer answering questions. The composer is putting the finishing touches on the music which he is creating for this dance video. We will send out an email blast when we have the dates, and it will be free for all to watch.

Please help make Windhover’s dreams come true by donating any amount that is comfortable for you. Every contribution helps to meet the goal. Windhover is a 501© 3 non-profit organization, so every contribution is tax-deductible. We encourage you to contribute in order to help sustain high quality arts on Cape Ann which are essential to uplifting our spirits and keeping the creativity of artists alive.

Windhover’s donate button on the website links to PAYPAL and can be found here: www.windhover.org

Alternatively, you can mail a check made payable to Windhover and send to:

Windhover, P.O Box 2249, Rockport, Ma. 01966

Thank you for your participation in fostering the arts and maintaining an entire summer of performances, classes, residencies and workshops in 2022 at Windhover.

Warm wishes,

Lisa

Saturday, December 11, 2:00 PM

Rockport First Congregational Church, 12 School St.,

Rockport 01966The entrance to the sanctuary is on Main St.Admission is free.The Rockport Legion Band is directed by Bob Rick.Masks are required.  And distancing is encouraged.Our program is below.

Currently on view at Jane Deering Gallery — JON SARKIN | PORTRAITS — with a special reception with the artist on Saturday December 4th from 2-5pm.  Many on Cape Ann are familiar with Jon Sarkin — contemporary Outsider Artist — and his abstracted drawings of cactuses, sailboats, and comic book characters; yet his vast body of work consists equally of a large number of portraits. The new works on view in this exhibition capture the purity of feeling and mood. With strong homages to Caravaggio, Francis Bacon, and Van Gogh, Jon’s unique vision and voice brings a fresh perspective on the time-honored tradition of portraiture.

December 11, 2021 – December 31, 2021

12 Main Street Rockport, MA 01966

http://www.experimentalartgroup.com

The Rockport Art Association & Museum’s Experimental Group opens its sixteenth group exhibition, “Unexpected No. Sixteen” at Rockport Art Association & Museum, 12 Main Street, Rockport, MA 01966, 978.546.6604, www.rockportartassn.org.  This exhibition can also be viewed online at www.rockportartassn.org. Works on view in the exhibition, all under the size of 20” x 20”, range in medium to include paintings, mixed-media, graphics, sculpture, digital art and photography. The exhibition runs from December 11 through December 31. Gallery hours are Tuesday through Saturday 10 to 5 pm and Sunday 12 to 5 pm. Closed Monday.

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.

Opening Reception Saturday November 6th from 3-6pm
Selected works from the exhibition can be viewed here: https://www.janedeeringgallery.com/
 Jewelry by Chloe Leigh Designs can be viewed here: https://chloeleighdesigns.com/

Knights, Maidens & Moor: Broadway at the CastleFriday, November 5th
Saturday, November 6th
Sunday, November 7th (Show beings at 6pm)https://www.hammondcastle.org/product/broadway/

Join us as Hello Friends Productions brings Knights, Maidens and Moor to our Great Hall with a cabaret of Broadway songs all relating to life in a castle or to the many famous guests Hammond entertained. With two Masters of Ceremony for the evening, we’ll have humming along to classics like Gershwin, Disney and more. 

The cast includes: Tom Edmonds, April Baldwin Foley, Andrew Hankinson, Rebecca Kenneally, Bobby Kerrigan, Kelly Murphy, Sean Murphy, Thomas Smoker and Crystal Van Artsdalen. Accompanying the cast on the Hammond’s original, 1920s Chickering piano is Chris Lawnsby. Cast bios are listed on the event page. Shows begin at 7pm on Friday and Saturday night and at 6pm on Sunday night. Parking is always free.

MOVIE NIGHTS: 

Hammond Castle Museum is once again teaming up with Cape Ann Cinema as we present Robin Hood accompanied by internationally acclaimed, silent movie live accompanist, Peter Krasinski and the 1980s classic hit, Highlander, a 35th Anniversary screening. 

Showings are:

• November 12th: Robin Hood with Peter Krasinski. Doors open at 6:45, show begins at 7pm.
• November 21st: Highlander: 35th Anniversary Showing. Doors open at 5:45, movie begins at 6pm

November 12th – ROBIN HOOD (1922)

The swashbuckling Douglas Fairbanks stars with Wallace Beery in one of the most expensive movies of the 1920s (and the first to have a glitzy Hollywood premiere). The swashbuckling Fairbanks plays the dashing Earl of Huntingdon, who, after returning from the Crusades, adopts the moniker Robin Hood in order to defeat the treacherous Prince John, who has usurped the throne of the kind King Richard the Lion-Hearted.

CLICK HERE TO SEE THE TRAILER!

 November 21st- HIGHLANDER: 35TH ANNIVERSARY SCREENING (1986)

While this 1980s video store staple spawned many sequels and TV series, “There can be only one,” to quote the movie’s most quoted line. This modern sword-and-sorcery stars one-time Tarzan Christopher Lambert as Connor MacLeod (of the Clan MacLeod!), an immortal 16th-century Scottish Highlander living in 20th-century New York, who becomes embroiled in a fight to the death with other immortals, with the ultimate prize being the mysterious “Prize” (the power of all the immortals who have ever lived. Great performances by bad boy Clancy Brown as the evil Kurgan, and Sean Connery as MacLeod’s friend and mentor, Ramírez (a Spaniard… with a Scottish accent… but born in ancient Egypt). Featuring a great soundtrack by Queen.

CLICK HERE TO SEE THE TRAILER!

Last event: 

Meet & Greet Trick Or Treat

October 27, 5pm -7:30pm

What better place to trick or treat and meet all your child’s favorite fantasy characters than at an old, seaside castle? We have everything you need to ignite your child’s imagination: superheroes and princesses, a drawbridge, spiral staircase,  a Great Hall and even a pool in the middle of the Castle! We’ll have over a dozen characters and some spooky music but, you bring the scary costumes.

Timed Trick or Treat sessions will last approximately 15 minutes with five different treat stations set up within the Castle.  You will have opportunities to take your own photos of your child with their favorite ICe Queen Cosplay Princess Parties characters including but not limited to: Spiderman, Harley Quinn, Batman, Snow White & The Evil Queen, Cinderella & the Evil Step Sisters, Wonder Woman, Wreck It Ralph, and Rey & BB8.

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

Dates: October 21, 2021 – November 21, 2021

Artists’ Reception: Saturday, October 30, 4-6 PM

Hours: Thursday through Sunday, noon to 5 PM

The Rocky Neck Art Colony is pleased to present VARIATIONS ON SURFACE: Four Artists Explore Landscape, on view Thursday, October 21 through Sunday, November 21, 2021 at the Cultural Center at Rocky Neck, 6 Wonson St, Gloucester, MA. The Cultural Center is free and open to the public Thursday through Sunday, 12 – 5 PM. Don’t miss the Artists’ Reception on Saturday, October 30 from 4-6 PM. 

VARIATIONS ON SURFACE: Four Artists Explore Landscape,  proposes that our relationship to the world may be felt and expressed in a blurred vista, horizontal line and more. The works of Courtney Wilson, Bruce Buescher, Kimberly Knowles and Katherine Richmond, explore four variations of perceived experience of landscape. The artists distill and distort landscapes to heighten awareness of them. Wilson’s paintings set up a tension between foreground and background by often focusing on the means of viewing — a window or transparent surface — rather than what’s beyond it. Similarly, Buescher’s paintings abstract landscapes to their single key element: the horizon. Knowles uses geometric shapes and lines to reflect emotion and experience. Richmond explores and experiments her nature, and by pushing the boundaries during these fleeting moments, she was able to capture the various possibilities in this world of light and shapes. Her photographs give viewers an opportunity through their own sense of wonder and imagination to enjoy it however they choose. In all, these artists’ works seek to refocus our perception of the space and places we inhabit.  

Artists in the Exhibition

Courtney Wilson is a contemporary artist inspired by impressionistic style and reflection of light. While receiving her BFA at Endicott College and interning at Rocky Neck Art Colony, Courtney has been inspired by the vibrant history and beauty of Cape Ann. Her collection of work is a mixture of the observational and imagined. Her work plays with layers of space whilst remaining focused on a horizon line to capture both the ethereal qualities of her surroundings and memory of place. Often distilled or blurred, Courtney aims to portray a landscape representative of memory and identity. Her intention is to evoke thought through prominent horizon lines, while challenging perception of the environment through blurred or rainy lens.  

Bruce Buescher is an architect and artist. A quiet upbringing in rural Texas instilled in him a keen sensibility to open spaces, nature, and the horizon. Architecture school developed his ability to focus on meticulous tasks and take pleasure in details and craftsmanship. His paintings reflect this in the quiet and often months-long process involved in making them. Rather than pursuing a single subject matter or starting point, he lets the physicality of oil paint and a somewhat synesthetic feeling of hue guide the origins of his paintings. The work therefore grows out of a love of paint itself and is then informed by the artist’s past experiences in wide open and quiet landscapes.

Kimberly Knowles a Boston-based visual artist, is inspired by the intersection of high contrast and intricate detail. While receiving her MA in Mental Health Counseling and Art Therapy at Lesley University, her collection has grown through different forms of abstraction, striving to grasp the movement and ephemerality of the humanity she encounters. Brief moments in vast natural spaces inform her meditative painting process, as well as each individual composition. Her artwork reflects emotion and experience through a pattern of line, shape, and desaturated hues. Through pausing to take-in each abstraction, Kimberly seeks to provide a moment of introspection for viewers, challenging how each individual’s personal narrative impacts our perception of the world around us. 

Since 2012 Katherine Richmond has taken part in juried photography competitions and exhibitions. She has won twenty-six awards, nineteen from large international competitions. Her photos have appeared in numerous publications and are in many private collections. Exploring and experimenting is her nature, and by pushing the boundaries during these fleeting moments, she was able to capture the various possibilities in this world of light and shapes. Given technology available today, Richmond would hope viewers would be surprised that these photographs were captured through a lens, and that minimal processing took place afterwards.   Looking otherworldly, her work references the color, shapes, and textures. The images’ formal aesthetics are similar to contemporary paintings. The intoxicating landscapes of bold colors and dynamic shapes, create excitement that moves beyond the original form and photography.

Katherine Richmond was born in Boston, and took up photography in 1976. She is attracted to nature, animals, people, abstract, and documentary photography. She lives and works in Gloucester, Massachusetts.  

Special Events

In addition to an opening reception on Saturday, October 30, from 4 to 6 PM, the following public programs will accompany this exhibition: 

November 20, 7-8 PM – Artist Q&A

Consult the RNACExhibitions.com and rockyneckartcolony.org web page for details and updates.

The Rocky Neck Art Colony (RNAC) was founded in the mid-19th century and incorporated as a 501(c)(3) in 1973. With the creation of the Cultural Center at Rocky Neck in 2012, RNAC programs are reaching a wider demographic as the visual arts focus is expanding to include more diverse cultural and educational offerings. The Cultural Center is located at 6 Wonson Street, Gloucester, MA 01930. For more information visit www.rockyneckartcolony.org.

What: Unveiling of ‘The Girl Who Ran’ sculpture

When: Tuesday, October 5, 2021, from 6-8 pm

Where:   Hopkinton Center for the Arts, 98 Hayden Rowe, Hopkinton, MA 01749

Sponsors: The Hopkinton Center for the Arts, Marty’s Fine Wines, Start Line Brewing, and the 26.2 Foundation.

Please join us in celebrating women, art, and distance running with the unveiling of the sculpture of Bobbi Gibb on Tuesday, October 5, 2021, from 6-8pm at the Hopkinton Center for the Arts (HCA).

Bobbi Gibb, the first woman to run the Boston Marathon, is sharing her lifetime wish – to sculpt a life-sized statue of a female runner and have it placed on the Boston Marathon course.

“My hope when I began working on the sculpture was to create something that captures the power of the human spirit as well as providing inspiration for all who look to take on the challenge of running 26.2 miles from Hopkinton to Boston,” said Gibb.

“We believe it is long past time to recognize the Boston Marathon’s great women runners,” said 26.2 Foundation President Tim Kilduff. “The fact that Boston’s first woman runner is also an artist makes this unveiling absolutely unique and appropriate.”

Attendees will have the opportunity to meet Bobbi Gibb in person and Boston Marathon champions Bill Rodgers, Sara Mae Berman, Amby Burfoot, and Jack Fultz. Reception starts at 6pm and is followed by the program and unveiling at 7pm.

ABOUT BOBBI GIBB

Roberta Louise “Bobbi” Gibb (born November 2, 1942 in Cambridge, Massachusetts) is the first woman to have run the Boston Marathon in 1966. She is recognized by the Boston Athletic Association as the pre-sanctioned era women’s winner in 1966, 1967, and 1968. At the Boston Marathon, the pre-sanctioned era comprised the years from 1966 through 1971, when women, who under AAU rules could not compete in the marathon. In 1996 the B.A.A. retroactively recognized as champions the women who finished first in the Pioneer Women’s Division Marathon for the years 1966–1971.
Gibb’s run in 1966 challenged prevalent prejudices and misconceptions about women’s athletic capabilities. In 1968 Gibb finished first among five women that ran the marathon. It was not until late 1971, pursuant to a petition to the Amateur Athletic Union by Nina Kuscsik, that the AAU changed its rules and began to sanction women’s division marathons. Kuscsik won the initial AAU-sanctioned women’s division race at Boston in 1972.
While many people know Bobbi as the first women to run the Boston Marathon, few people know her as an artist. She finds creative expression through her bronze sculptures and acrylic paint murals.
For more information about Bobbi’s art go to: www.bobbigibbart.net

ABOUT THE 26.2 FOUNDATION

The 26.2 Foundation is a philanthropic non-profit 501(c) (3) organization with community roots in Hopkinton, MA. Its mission is to promote and support the sport of marathoning, as well as health, wellness and economic development initiatives through strategic investments in innovative, multi-generational programs on local, regional, national and global levels.

Rockport, MA – Windhover Performing Arts Center is proud to present Safe Haven Ballet Company’s performance of Don Quixote on Saturday, September 25th at 7:00pm. Tickets are $20 general admission and available at windhover.org/performances

Based on the classic novel “The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha” by Miguel de Cervantes Saavreda, the three-act ballet transports the audience to Barcelona to tell the tale of the adventureous knight-errant, Don Quixote, in his quest to find the love of his dreams, Dulcinea, and ultimately his aspiration to help the feisty Kitri marry Basilio, the man of her heart.

Artistic Director Lissa Curtis will lead the cast of dancers performing the principal role of Kitri, and will share the stage with returning guest artist Joseph LaChance performing the role of Basilio. With narration provided by the character Dulcinea, this comedic, high-energy performance featuring dazzling costumes, music and choreography, is an event not to be missed!

Safe Haven Ballet is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization based in Portsmouth, NH whose purpose is to serve the community with trauma-sensitive ballet, art, and movement classes for survivors of sexual assault and trauma.  Proceeds from performances and events go towards funding these classes free of charge to those in need.

For information on upcoming events and how to get involved with Safe Haven Ballet, please visit www.safehavenballet.org

For more information about Windhover Center for the Performing Arts, please visit https://windhover.org/

Download Application Here

Saturday and Sunday October 9-10^th  10AM-5PM Daily
Gloucester and Rockport, MA.

Contact: info@capeannartisans.com or leave a message with Cynthia Curtis 978-546-6186

Doors Wide Open for the Fall Cape Ann Artisans Tour October 9-10

Art Making & Appreciation is Stronger than Ever

It is always wonderful to visit with the Cape Ann artists in their studios where it is possible to talk with them about their work and revel in their creativity!

June 2021 visitor

The Cape Ann Artisans will host the 38^th Annual Fall Tour for two days, Saturday and Sunday, October 9 & 10th.   This will be the third time that the Artisans have hosted the community and visitors in 2021 and each time the artisans have experienced a strong return to experiencing the arts in person.   The tour is self-guided and includes 14 unique studios and 15 Artisans covering a wide range of media including ceramic arts, painting, jewelry, mixed media, quilting, mosaics, weaving, and more!   For those new to the tour, the two-day period allows plenty of time to visit all or a selection of the studios, but an early start is always recommended to fully enjoy the day and take a break mid-day for lunch.

The Artisans are always cooking up something new to show as over half of the visitors are “regulars” returning to the tour from previous years.   In fact, there’s always a spirit of comradery in the studio that makes everyone feel like they are at home.  Several artists have reported what’s in store!    

Pam Stratton shares, “One of the fun things I did over the summer was to take a 3 day class in Truro at Castle Hill Center for Arts with Dietlind Vander Schaaf on creating layers and translucency with encaustic wax. At home I have a family of crows that I feed so one of them found their way into my encaustic work. My intention is to weave mosaic and encaustic Art together.”  Rob Diebboll has a collection of new oil paintings from the spring and summer with themes of meditation and joy at the beach. The out-of-the-way beaches of Cape Ann continue to inspire Rob’s portrayals of figures, and dogs, in nature.  Cynthia Curtis is overjoyed at the turnout for the Spring and Summer tours and her classes, “It was clear to me that playing with clay has never been more therapeutic for all of us.  I am so grateful for the community of wonderful students and teachers who make beautiful pots here.”   She is also inspired by the interest in her Sea Fossil pieces.  Up close, one can see the very fine detail. Step back and the pieces look like an ancient map.  Cynthia quips that it started as a happy accident, “I certainly did not wake up one morning and think ‘I’ll start a new line of Sea Fossil pieces.  That’s how it goes with pottery. Expect the unexpected.”  Finally, Jacqueline Ganim-DeFalco reports that thanks to the advent of “Covid Hair” hair accessories have taken center stage in her collection.   “I began designing exclusively to re-introduce hair jewelry 17 years ago, and this year, most unexpectedly women have re-discovered the joy of long hair!”

To get a taste of the tour, art lovers are encouraged to watch the newly produced video that features one-minute cameos with each of the artisans.   It can be found on the website, Facebookpage, and YouTube.  Visitors are encouraged to pick up a Cape Ann Chamber Map and align it with the Cape Ann Artisans brochure to follow the tour route.  The Artisans are listed below and in the brochure in an order that follows the geography of Gloucester and Rockport but visitors can start anywhere they choose.

1. Jacqueline Ganim DeFalco – Sea Glass Jeweler
2. Deb Gonet – Painting – Mixed Media
3. David Archibald – Ceramic Arts – Porcelain & Stoneware
4. Linda Hogan – Quilter
5. Sara Wright – Fiber Arts- Handwoven & Knit Accessories
6. Cynthia Curtis – Ceramic Arts – Stoneware
7. Pam Stratton – Mosaics
8. Twin Lights Studio| Scott Place and Erin O’Sullivan – Ceramic Arts
9. Deb Schradieck – Painting–Oil & Watercolor
10. Rob Diebboll – Painting – Oil & Watercolors
11. Sallie Strand – Painting- Abstract
12. Sinikka Nogelo – Painting & Sculpture– Experimental Arts
13. Chloe Leigh – Fine Jeweler
14. Marcie Rae – Fine Jeweler

The 2021 Brochure is available at all the major tourism outlets including the Cape Ann Chamber, and North of Boston CVB locations.   The Artisans have been assigned a Magenta Flag on the Chamber’s Cape Ann Tourism Map. Please seek out the Chamber map when picking up the CAA brochure as they will be used in concert.   An electronic map of just the CAA Tour is also downloadable from Cape Ann Artisans.

The Cape Ann Artisans honor all Covid safety precautions and will comply with State of Massachusetts regulations:  wearing of masks indoors, use of hand sanitizer and social distancing are encouraged to ensure a safe visit.

Apply for Artist Membership at NSAA

North Shore Arts Association, 11 Pirate’s Lane, Gloucester, MA 01930
When: September 12 – 16, 2021

NORTH SHORE ARTS ASSOCIATION CALL TO ARTISTS YOU STILL HAVE TIME: Submission deadline for New Artist Membership is September 12 – 16, 2021. Apply online at: 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 Wednesday – Saturday, 10 AM – 5 PM and Sundays 12 – 4 PM.  

SYNERGY | A COLLECTIVE OF SOLO SHOWS

September 25 – October 30, 2021
Reception: Sunday, October 3, 2021, from 1:00 – 3:00 PM

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

North Shore Arts Association presents the 3rd Annual Synergy Show September 25 – October 30^th in the Main Gallery. Experience a unique collective of mini solo shows by 40 individual artists. Hundreds of works all available for viewing and purchase. Please join us for the reception on Sunday, October 3^rd from 1:00 – 3:00 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 Wednesday – Saturday, 10 AM – 5 PM and Sundays 12 – 4 PM. 

The Centennial Gallery at 4 Centennial Drive is hosting a new Photography Show for ‘Peace and Healing,’ “70 x 7” highlights seventy images by seven local photographers. This colorful show fills two floors and showcases the work of Donna Ardizzoni, Laurinda Butcher, Michael Chamness, Dawn McDonald, Skip Montello, Karen Pischke and Elaine Somers —all known for their beautiful nature and nautical scenes. Some of these artists recently received awards at the Newburyport Art Association’s Annual Photography Interest Group Show. 

This collaborative art show is open for public viewing weekdays 8am–6pm through September 24 at the Musculoskeletal Center, 4 Centennial Drive in Peabody. All artwork is for sale ‘as is’ and some can be custom-ordered. Masks are required in the building at all times. Contact us for sales and news of our artists. Come to an Open Reception on Sunday, September 12 from 2:00pm – 4:30pm with Jazz trio Beacon Blue performing. Free with Advance Registration via Eventbrite. Any questions, call or email: Karen Pischke 978-283-4258 or dreamtimewellness@gmail.com Artist bios and contact information can be found at the Centennial Gallery artist table, along with a guest book for your comments. Stop by the show and experience a sense of awe, ‘peace and healing.’ 

Trudy Allen Solo Show and Alcohol Ink Demonstration

SHOW DATES: SEPT. 11 – 29, 2021 IN THE GORDON GRANT ROOM

ARTIST DEMONSTRATION: SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2021, STARTING AT 2:00 PM

RECEPTION: SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2021, FROM 2:00 – 4:00 PM

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

A new exhibition titled Floral Portraits by Trudy Allen opens September 11^th in the Gordon Grant Room at the North Shore Arts Association (NSAA). The exhibition is devoted to the Stacy Boulevard in Gloucester, MA for its stunning flower gardens, and will be on display through September 29, 2021.  

Floral Portraits honors and thanks the Generous Gardeners, City of Gloucester, and the Department of Public Works for their dedication, contributions, and hard work maintaining our beautiful city. During the pandemic the flowers gardens on the Boulevard were planted and well cultured, giving the community an opportunity to enjoy the scenery while being safe. Trudy painted a series of individual flowers from the gardens documenting their life cycles.  

Please join us on Sunday, September 12, 2021, from 2:00 – 4:00 PM for the opening reception. 

Trudy will be giving an alcohol ink demonstration on September 25^th at 2:00 PM where she will share her process, materials, and answer questions. 

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

August 2021:  Since July, The Manship Artists Residency has been honoring some of its earliest “residents” — i.e., the fireflies — with a Year of Light. This celebration will continue through the Fall and into next year with special programming designed to draw attention to the magic and wonder of fireflies, as well as ways we can help their local populations flourish. As part of this effort, members of the Boston Sculptors Gallery have been invited to install site-specific work that uses light in some way on the Manship Artists Residency grounds. 

It was Paul Manship, the sculptor of the Prometheus Fountain, who first recognized the importance of the luminescent beetles with which he shared his summer residence and estate. In fact, he named his property Starfield in honor of the fireflies that were there when he arrived, and he made sure they had a habitat in which they could thrive. Manship waited until the end of July to mow his meadow so that the fireflies would have a chance to go through their life cycles and so that he would have the pleasure of walking through a field of fireflies twinkling all around him just like the stars above — he preserved for himself and his guests a veritable “Starfield.”

Although the nightly dance of the fireflies will have passed when the exhibition opens on September 25th, sixteen members of the Boston Sculptors Gallery will directly and/or indirectly remind us of their presence (and their absence) with their light-inspired work. In addition to work that closely relates to the fireflies and the radiance of their courtship dance, some of the site-specific sculptures reference the history of this environmentally significant site and/or our need to conserve resources and employ alternative energy solutions. For example, Jessica Strauss’s floating “Big Dipper” constellation in Canneys Quarry employs solar technology for its light source while reminding us how Paul Manship chose this spot because it was a “dark place” where he could revel in the nightly display in the sky above. This month-long exhibition was juried and curated by Belinda Rathbone and Cynthia Roth.

The exhibition organizers have created an outdoor sculpture path which the public can follow as they explore the grounds and discover the new work created specifically for this show. The resourceful and clever use of historic and natural features on the site by members of the Boston Sculptors Gallery will offer even those who are well-familiar with the property a unique and exciting experience. 

There will be an artist reception the second weekend of the exhibition, on Saturday, October 2, with a rain date the following Sunday. Complementary programming will expand on themes addressed by the sculpture itself –  there will be opportunities for night-sky viewings with the Gloucester Area Astronomy Club and the MIT Sidewalk Astronomers Club; a talk by entomologist Avalon Owens on the impact of artificial light on fireflies; a night of virtual and live dance — co-produced with New Media + Cyber artist Will Pappenheimer, Sarah Slifer Swift, and MAGMA; as well as a participatory, community-based public performance piece called Light in Flight developed by public artist Mags Harries. The latter event will be videotaped for broad distribution and will feature teams of bike riders from the neighborhoods of Gloucester and Rockport decked out in helmets decorated with light fixtures that mimic the flashing of the fireflies. 

The Manship Artists Residency’s firefly-related programming and events are supported by The Manship Artists’ Prometheus Circle of donors and with grants from Applied Materials and New England Biolabs Foundations, as well as by the Local Cultural Councils of Gloucester, Rockport, Hamilton-Wenham and Beverly; programs of and funded by the Massachusetts Cultural Council. 

About the Exhibition:

ALight on MARS – The Boston Sculptors Gallery at Starfield

OPEN WEEKENDS only with self-guided tours 

Saturday, September 25 – Sunday, October 24

Gloucester, MA 01930

Free admission with timed-entry ticket required

For more information and to reserve your spot, visit ManshipArtists.org.

ALight on MARS events:

• Saturday, September 26 — The premier of two dance performance pieces – one virtual and one live — including Prism,  a performance piece for movement, sound, and light with dancers Sarah Slifer Swift and Molly Tupper; music by Steve Lacey and lighting design by Josh Lentini. New Media and Cyber Artist Will Pappenheimer presents his newest augmented reality piece which references Paul Manship’s sculpture and which he created with digital captures of dancer Sarah Slifer Swift. Rain Date: Sunday, September 27.
• Saturday, October 2 — Opening reception with the Artists and the MIT Sidewalk Astronomers Club. Rain Date: Sunday, October 3.
• Wednesday, October 13 — Dark-Night Sky Viewing with the Gloucester Area Astronomy Club
• Saturday, October 16 — Light in Flight — A participatory, community-based public performance on light-decorated bicycles developed by public artist and Manship Artists Founding Board Member Mags Harries. Rain Date: Sunday, October 17.
• Thursday, October 21 — Virtual Online Talk. Entomologist Avalon Owens shares her findings about the impact of artificial light on fireflies
• Saturday, October 23 — Closing celebration. Rain Date: Sunday, October 24.

Reservations required through the ManshipArtists.org website. Space is limited due to CoViD and parking. 

Manship maintains strict CoViD protocols. All visitors who are not vaccinated must wear a mask at all times. Those who are vaccinated must maintain social distance from others and are asked to wear masks to protect yourself and others. These standards are subject to change without notice. Manship follows the strictest COVID-19 guidelines set forth by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, the CDC, and WHO and thanks you in advance for your following these safety measures.

About the Manship Artists Residency

ManshipArtists.org

The site of the Manship Artists Residency was once the summer retreat of Paul Manship, the sculptor of the Prometheus Fountain at Rockefeller Center. Many of the same opportunities and qualities that attracted Manship to Cape Ann are available to those who come here today seeking an escape into a restorative natural setting to spark their inner muse. The core mission of the Manship Artists Residency, an international, interdisciplinary artist residency, is to support our innovators and thinkers by offering them an inspiring environment in which to imagine and create the future.