Barbara Donnelly One-Artist Show

October 27 – November 8, 2018

Opening Reception: Saturday, October 27th, 2 – 4 PM

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Medley – An exhibition of paintings by Barbara Donnelly will open in the Marguerite Pearson Room of the Rockport Art Association & Museum (RAA&M) on Saturday, October 27th with an artist’s reception from 2 – 4 PM. The exhibition will be on view Saturday, October 27 – Thursday, November 8.

“A New England native, I have a natural love of the seacoast. Wherever I am in the world, the water, boats, nearby villages and the local people have a spirit that engages me. To saturate my paintings with the color, light and life that embrace their true “essence” is my desire. To ‘capture the moment’ en plein air is pure pleasure.”  – Barbara Donnelly

Donnelly, painting her whole life and an art graduate of Boston University, had an art studio/gallery on the working waterfront on Harbor Loop, Gloucester for twenty-two years until 2015. Previously she had a working studio in the Gloucester Academy for fifteen years. Currently she paints in a studio in downtown Beverly and in her lake house studio in NH.

As well as painting New England, she has enjoyed painting abroad, studying the varying light, landscape and architecture in France, Ireland, Scotland, Canada, Puerto Rico, Portugal and China. Her work has found collectors in each of these countries.

“A life-defining moment was winning an international award of an Artist-in-Residency to paint in France. Living alone for two months in a small cottage by a canal, I made friends, became fluent in the language and have returned to different regions of France frequently to paint. Being invited to have a six week long One Artist Exhibition of the French paintings at l’Ambassade de France (French Embassy) in Washington, D.C. was an exciting experience and a singular honor for an American artist.”
– Barbara Donnelly

An award winning artist and popular teacher, Barbara has conducted painting workshops and painting demonstrations from her studios and for art associations and other organizations.

Memberships:
Academic Artists, American Artists Professional League, Copley Society of Art, New England Watercolor Society, North Shore Arts Association and Rockport Art Association and Museum.

National Shows:
Salmagundi Club, NY; Hudson Valley Art Association, NY; Catherine Lorillard Wolfe, NY; Pittsburgh Watercolor Society, PA; Hilton Head Art League National Open, NC; North American Watercolor Opens, MA; Whistler Museum National Show, MA, among others.

RAA&M Fall Hours:

Open Tuesday – Saturday 10 AM – 5 PM; Sunday 12 – 5 PM. For more information on this and other shows, please visit the RAA&M’s website at www.rockportartassn.org

Iranian artist Azita Moradkhani, Goetemann Artist in Residence at the Rocky Neck Art Colony 

Closing Talk October 26, 7pm

At the Goetemann Residency Studio, 77 Rocky Neck Ave, Unit 10, Gloucester

Paint! Paint! Paint! Stephen LaPierre Walks His Talk

Reception: Saturday, October 20, 4:00–6:00 PM
Show Runs: October 18–November 18, 2018

Cultural Center Studio Gallery,  6 Wonson Street, Gloucester, MA 01931

Gallery Hours: Thursday – Sunday, 12:00 – 4:00 PM

 
The Paint! Paint! Paint! exhibition at the Cultural Center Studio Gallery features a collection of more than 20 recent paintings in oil of recognizable Rocky Neck locations by resident artist, Stephen LaPierre. Following in the traditions of the many well-known artists who preceded him, from Milton Avery to Edward Hopper and many others, LaPierre recently was seen in the streets and byways of “the Neck” at all times of day, and even night, at his easel to capture the light and mood of the scene before him in paint.

Paint! Paint! Paint! is being held in the Cultural Center Studio Gallery in the same time period, October 18 through November 18, 2018, as LANDFALL, the Montserrat College of Art exhibit on view on the upper level Cultural Center Gallery.

The public is invited to meet the artists at the opening receptions for both exhibits on Saturday, October 20, 4:00–6:00 PM at the Cultural Center galleries at 6 Wonson St, Gloucester, MA. The building is handicap accessible with gallery hours Thursday through Sunday from 12:00 – 4:00 PM each week.

Salon 2018| The Transformative Power of Wearable Art

An evening presented by seARTS Wearable Art Group at the Cape Ann Museum

seARTS and the Cape Ann Museum are pleased to present the 2018 Wearable Art Salon on Thursday, October 4 at 6:30 p.m. at the Cape Ann Museum. Guests will enjoy a panel discussion, book signing and a selection of 2017 CWA runway looks. Panelists include former professor of fashion and design Barbara Broudo, editor and curator Suzanne Ramljak, author Anne Lee and artist Christine Gauthier-Kelley. The panel will be moderated by Petra Slinkard, The Nancy B. Putnam Curator of Fashion and Textiles at the Peabody Essex Museum.  This program is $12 for seARTS and CAM members, or $15 nonmembers. Space is limited, reservations are required. Tickets available online at Eventbrite or call (978)283-0455 x10. Please email info@capeannmuseum.org for more information.

Time: 6:30 PM Doors Open, Wearable Art books for sale, & looks on display, program follows at 7:15PM

Place: Cape Ann Museum 27 Pleasant Street, Gloucester, MA

Tickets: $12 Museum and seARTS Member; $15 Guests via Eventbrite

Email: info@capeannmuseum.org info@searts.org Tel:  978-283-0455

Additional Information: www.wearableart.org  or www.capeannmuseum.org

“When you go into the Woods”

An Art Exhibition by Vanessa Michalak

Opens Oct. 2nd at Jane Deering Gallery
Opening Reception: Saturday, Oct. 6th from 6pm-8pm.

“When You go into the Woods,” features oil paintings by Vanessa Michalak highlighting some of Cape Ann’s well known gems. Works depict imagery of a variety of places including Annisquam Village, Lanesville’s Vernon Quarries and Babson’s Dogtown boulders. The exhibition will be on display throughout October at Jane Deering Gallery, Gloucester, MA with and opening reception scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 6th from 6pm-8pm.

The Exhibition, “When You Go Into The Woods” is a reflection of Michalak’s exploration of Cape Ann and her ongoing investigation of the painting process. The works reflect a fascination with a specific place and its hidden treasures. Many of the works are plein air paintings that brought her to the edges of quarries and sent her trekking through Dogtown’s rocky paths. As much as these works pay tribute to a specific place, they also reflect Michalak’s gestural painting style that at times borders on abstraction. Much like her wanderings in the woods, there is a sense that she doesn’t mind getting a little lost in brushwork, layering and mark before finding her destination.

Michalak grew up in Maine before moving to Boston where she lived and worked for over a decade. While living in Boston she visited Cape Ann often and eventually moved to Gloucester last year. She earned her MFA from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in 2013 and has attended many notably residencies including Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Snowmass Village, CO and Playa, Summer Lake, OR. Her work was featured in New American Paintings#110 and she was selected as a Massachusetts Cultural Council Fellow in Painting in 2014.

Vanessa Michalak

Studio Address: Charles Fine Arts, 196 Main Street Gloucester, MA

Website: vanessamichalak.com

Phone: 207-233-0467

Email: vanessa_michalak@yahoo.com

Season’s End Party at
Gallery 53 on Rocky Neck

The Rocky Neck Art Colony invites Cape Ann residents and visitors to attend Gallery 53’s Season’s End Party on Saturday, October 6 from 6 to 8pm at 53 Rocky Neck Ave (between the Studio and the Rudder restaurants). The festive party features delectable appetizers, seasonal libations and an array of creative artist-made door prizes all offered at no charge to the public. This yearly event is in celebration of a successful season for Gallery 53, which closes for the year on Sunday, October 14. Parking is available in the Rocky Neck parking lot at the beginning of Rocky Neck Ave and the Marine Railways at the end of Rocky Neck. Street parking is also available on Rocky Neck Ave., Clarendon and Wonson Streets.

LOCAL COLORS ARTIST’S COOPERATIVE,
121 Main St., Gloucester, MA

and enjoy some light refreshments.

Azita Moradkhani, Rocky Neck Art Colony Goetemann Artist in Residence

Artist Conversation October 2, 7pm
At the Cultural Center at Rocky Neck, 6 Wonson St. Gloucester

Unexpected No. 9 Exhibit
Reception Sunday Sept. 30, 2-4 pm   

Rockport Art Association& Museum  

Rockport Art Association & Museum’s Experimental Group Opens Ninth Show 

The Rockport Art Association & Museum’s Experimental Group opens its ninth group exhibition, “Unexpected No. Nine” at Rockport Art Association & Museum, 12 Main Street, Rockport, MA, 978.546.6604. This juried show features artworks of both the RAA&M’s artists and contributing members. Works on view in the exhibition range in medium to include paintings, mixed-media, graphics, sculpture, digital art and photography.  The exhibition runs from September 29 through October 13, with an Artist Reception on Sunday, September 30 from 2-4 pm.  

Gallery hours are Tuesday through Sunday, 1-5 pm or by appointment. 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 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 96 years.

Marilyn Swift One-Artist Show

September 29 – October 11, 2018

Opening Reception:
Saturday, September 29th, 2 – 4 PM

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An exhibition of diverse watercolor and water media paintings by Gloucester artist Marilyn Swift will open in the Marguerite Pearson Room of the Rockport Art Association & Museum (RAA&M) on Saturday, September 29th with an artist’s reception from 2 – 4 PM. The exhibition will be on view Saturday, September 29 – Thursday, October 11.

Marilyn Swift has been an Artist Member of the Rockport Art Association & Museum since 1978 (40 Years!). She has been awarded numerous prizes for her watercolors, not only at the RAA&M but also at juried shows throughout the Northeast. Upon earning her BA at The College of New Rochelle in NY, she taught art in the Norwood Public Schools.
“My paintings are direct responses to visual stimuli. While others use words or music or gestures, I paint. Watercolor is, for me, the vehicle that generally works best. When a subject dictates, I will paint in oil or acrylic; but I always return to watercolor. I am a dedicated plein air painter, inspired not only by Cape Ann, but also by travels both near and abroad. Over the years, I have studied with noted artists whose works I admire, yet I continually strive to express my own voice. My work can be described as emotional realism incorporating careful drawing, planning along with thoughtful editing, and good design.”  – Marilyn Swift

Please check out Marilyn’s website: marilynswift.com for further information about her affiliations and visiting her East Gloucester Studio/Gallery.

RAA&M Fall Hours:

Open Tuesday – Saturday 10 AM – 5 PM; Sunday 12 – 5 PM.  (Open Mondays through October 15.)  For more information on this and other shows, please visit the RAA&M’s website at www.rockportartassn.org

The gallery is pleased to present :
Neither Mustard Nor Teeth | Peter Morse and David West
September 1 -30 . Reception September 29th . 5:00-7:00pm

Neither Mustard Nor Teeth, by artists Peter Morse and David West, is an exploration of the everyday discipline of the artist searching to find the extraordinary and the beautiful among the  quotidian rhythms of ordinary life.

Morse’s photos call attention to the overlooked. They catch moments of light, pattern, form and structure that might otherwise be sensed only out of the corner of the eye. What is captured in the frame draws us nearer, asks us to pause. While grounded in the ordinary, they leave the viewer with questions about time and place and the seemingly familiar.

West’s drawings feature the townscape of Gloucester as seen by a non-native. They are visual handshakes from a Southern alien coming to terms with a new place for the first time. The quiet empty spaces offer little peace; the architectures crowd each other and jostle for attention as they attempt to stay upright.

Both bodies of work are rooted in the act of stopping and looking, the life blood of the artist. Slowing down. Being present in the moment long enough to pay attention and to record. Whether the action is contained in the fraction of a shutter click, or the longer process of drawing, each is a response to the quiet call of objects and moments at hand.

The phrase — neither mustard nor teeth — is from the essay, Of Power and Time, by the Massachusetts poet Mary Oliver. Oliver tells of the tensions between the necessity of living in the world with its demands of time and task and energy, all the while striving to see the inherent beauty of it all, to make sense of it through the creative process:
It is six a.m., and I am working. I am absent-minded, reckless, heedless of social obligations, etc. It is as it must be. The tire goes flat, the tooth falls out, there will be a hundred meals without mustard. The poem gets written. I have wrestled with the angel and I am stained with light and I have no shame. Neither do I have guilt. My responsibility is not to the ordinary, or the timely. It does not include mustard, or teeth. 

Peter Morse lives in Amesbury, and David West is resident here in Gloucester. Both artists are in need of going to the grocery as well as the dentist.

Peter Morse holds a BA Summa Cum Laude from Gordon College and an MFA in Photography from the University of Hartford, CT.  Residencies include Berlin, Germany, New York, NY and Portland OR.  He teaches at Gordon College where he is also Manager of the Barrington Center for the Arts and the Gallery.  He has exhibited in the US, Germany and Cuba. Morse maintains a studio in Amesbury MA.

David West is originally from Mississippi.  He holds an MFA from Louisiana State University with a concentration in printmaking. He is Associate Professor of art at Gordon College, Wenham MA where he is Chair of the Art Department.  West is also Co-Founder/Curator of ArtSpace 86 Gallery in Jackson MS.  He has exhibited widely in the US.  West is now living in Gloucester MA.

The exhibition continues through September 30, 2018.
Gallery hours: Fri & Sat 11am-4pm . Sunday 1-4pm
 

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Manchester Historical Museum Celebrates the Restoration of the Singing Beach Bath House

Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
Saturday, September 8^th, 2-4pm

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It really did take a village to “Save Our Bath House”, and we’re excited to announce that this project is completed!!

Singing Beach, from the late 1800s to 1938, was once lined with over 100 bath houses/cabanas owned or rented by numerous families to store their beach equipment and to provide privacy when changing into bathing suits. In the 1930s, a series of severe winter storms destroyed many of the bath houses and necessitated the permanent removal of all the remaining structures.

MHM’s bath house is one of only a few known survivors! It was donated to the museum in 2015 by the Parisi/Wielgorecki family, who had removed it from the beach in 1938 and used it as a children’s play house and garden shed.

Through the generous support of many people in the community, funds were raised for a complete restoration and repurposing of the Bath House into an exhibit. After months of restoration and landscaping work, MHM’s bath house now stands proudly as a new permanent exhibit that shares the history of Singing Beach.

The Manchester Historical Museum will be acknowledging and thanking all those who helped make this happen at a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony on Saturday, September 8^th, 2-4pm. (rain date Sunday, September 9^th, 2-4pm). The public is welcome to join us for fun and refreshments as we celebrate the completion of this project.

Goetemann Artist to Construct a Large Whale’s Fluke

Artist Talk: Tuesday, September 4, 7:00 PM
The Cultural Center at Rocky Neck, 6 Wonson Street, Gloucester, MA

Public Construction Dates: September 10 ­ 28
On the Grounds of Ocean Alliance, 32 Horton Street, Gloucester, MA

Closing Talk: Friday, September 28, 6:00 PM
On the Grounds of Ocean Alliance, 32 Horton Street Gloucester, MA

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The Goetemann Artist Residency—a program of the Rocky Neck Art Colony, Inc. that provides artists from around the world a live/work space for a month at a time—is pleased to introduce its 2018 Environmental/Installation Artist, Australian Deborah Redwood.

To be considered for the 2018 month-long residency, artists submitted a proposal responding to the mission of Ocean Alliance, RNAC’s non-profit partner, which states in part: “Ocean Alliance strives to increase public awareness of the importance of whale and ocean health through research and public education.”

Redwood is the second Goetemann resident to work at the site following last year’s installation of a seven-foot tall Great Auk by Nathan Thomas Wilson. Redwood’s practice encompasses sculpture and installation that evokes a sense of play and comments on society’s waste. She graduated from the College of Fine Arts (Sydney) in 2006 and was awarded a one-year exchange program at Alfred University, in New York.

Beginning September 10 and continuing through September 28, visitors are invited to stroll down Horton Street to observe the artist while she constructs a large whale’s fluke (part of a whale’s tail) on the grounds of Ocean Alliance, site of the former Tarr and Wonson Paint Factory at 32 Horton Street, Gloucester. Using equipment donated by J&L Welding in Gloucester, Redwood will collect scrap metal and weld it into a sculpture rising about ten feet above the water’s edge. This is a wonderful opportunity to share an artistic experience with children while making them aware of the fragility of life in our oceans. Printed information about the artist and her process will be available on site.

Deborah Redwood is the latest artist at the Goetemann Residency and the public is invited to learn more about her work when she presents an Artist Talk on Tuesday, September 4, at 7:00 PM at the Cultural Center at Rocky Neck.

For the past decade Redwood has participated in group and solo exhibitions in Australia and overseas, including; Japan, China, India and the USA.  She has also attended several artist-in-residence programs, in New York, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Vermont, Jaipur (India), Wellington (NZ), Sydney and now, Gloucester, MA. This challenging month-long project wraps up with a Closing Talk by the artist for the public at the Ocean Alliance site (weather permitting) on Friday, September 28 at 6:00 PM.

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The Cultural Center at Rocky Neck, 6 Wonson Street, Gloucester, MA 01930, the official Welcome Center for Rocky Neck and home of the Rocky Neck Art Colony, hosts exhibitions, workshops, meetings, lectures and cultural events of all kinds. The Center accommodates up to 100 people. For information about renting the facility for a meeting, theatrical or musical performance, a small wedding or anniversary, both private or for the community, please contact: director@rockyneckartcolony.org

Images:

Deborah Redwood – Spiraling Shell

Deborah Redwood – Starfish at Killalea

Deborah Redwood – At Work

Layerings and Landings

An exhibition of luminescent paintings and three-dimensional photography featuring the beauty and mystery of our natural environment.  Aug 15 to Sept 11

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Reception: Saturday, August 18, 2018

Gallery 53 on Rocky Neck welcomes four artists:
Kathleen George, Jon MacAdam, Rosemary Scott-Fishburn and Eric Smith as Summer Artists

“Layerings and Landings”, an exhibition of luminescent paintings and three-dimensional photography featuring the beauty and mystery of our natural environment.

Gallery 53 on Rocky Neck, 53 Rocky Neck Avenue, Gloucester, MA 01930

The Rocky Neck Art Colony is pleased to present a show called Layerings and Landings, curated by Gallery 53 member and abstract landscape painter, Kathleen George. The exhibition features works created by four friends who each delight in making art about Land. The public is invited to the Opening Reception on Saturday, August 18 from 6 to 8pm. The show is open Sundays to Thursdays from 10am to 6pm and from 10am to 8pm Fridays and Saturdays. All works for sale.

For more information call 978-290-2639 or email gallery53@rockyneckartcolony.org

‘SMILING FROM EAR TO EAR’

– a collection of wild and whimsical earrings by Tin Can Sally – on display at:

Local Colors Artists’ Cooperative, 121 Main St., Gloucester, Aug. 25 – Sept. 14.

North Shore Arts Association Annual Fine Art Benefit Auction

Saturday – August 11 – Doors Open 5pm

Mark your calendars! Enjoy a fun, lively evening! A perfect opportunity to add to or start your collection.

Save $! This is tax free weekend ($2,500 and under) in Massachusetts. Advance ticket purchase is strongly recommended. Tickets are available online, by phone or at the gallery for $25 each.

Enjoy a cash bar and sumptuous appetizers. Auctioneer Extraordinaire Rick Doucette will be Master of Ceremonies. Visit http://www.nsarts.org to purchase tickets online AND to view all available lots.

North Shore Arts Association
11 Pirates Lane Gloucester, MA
978.283.1857 – http://www.nsarts.org

Artist Talk at

Some of the artists in the current Flatrocks Exhibit, Interpretations of Form, will discuss their work and answer questions on Sunday Aug. 12 at 2:00 p.m.  Exhibiting artists are Joreen White, Barbara Moody, Joyce Audy Zarins, Joy Halsted, and Pat Lowery Collins.  The show will continue through Aug. 19. Flatrocks Gallery is located at 77 Langsford St., Gloucester, MA.