KINLOCH NELSON: GUITAR MAD SCIENTIST TO PERFORM AT ROCKY NECK ART COLONY DURING SPRING 2018 

ARTWEEK FESTIVAL

Kinloch Nelson: Guitar Mad Scientist
Saturday, April 28 at The Cultural Center at Rocky Neck
6 Wonson Street, Gloucester, MA 01930

 The Rocky Neck Art Colony is pleased to announce that it will present Kinloch Nelson: Guitar Mad Scientist as part of the upcoming ArtWeek festival happening April 27 – May 6. Hundreds of events will be presented across the Commonwealth during the 10-day creative festival. See a complete listing of events at artweekma.org.

ArtWeek is an award-winning innovative festival featuring hundreds of unique and creative experiences that are hands-on, interactive or offer behind-the-scenes access to arts, culture, and the creative process. Now an annual statewide festival, ArtWeek was born in Boston in 2013 and recently expanded its footprint across the Commonwealth.

Don’t miss this exciting event:

http://www.artweekma.org/event/kinloch-nelson-hear-the-guitar-mad-scientist/

Presented by: Rocky Neck Art Colony, Inc
Price: $20
Location: The Cultural Center at Rocky Neck Art Colony
Date: Saturday, April 28 at 7:30 – 9:30 PM

Kinloch Nelson is a uniquely amazing finger style guitar player and composer, and he loves his Mad Scientist Guitar Projects. You’ll experience the design, construction, and sublime playing of Kinloch’s crazy harp guitar along with his usual stock of unusually fabulous instruments. Learn how to build a harp guitar with junk plywood and a coat hanger, and hear a fabulous concert by the Mad Scientist himself! Kinloch plays with an enthralling dexterity, diversity, and sense of humor – a guitar master not to miss! Kinloch Nelson Event at Rocky Neck Art Colony

Presented by Highland Street Foundation and produced by the Boch Center, ArtWeek offers new ways to experience art, culture, and creativity. This year, Mass Cultural Council and the Massachusetts Office of Travel & Tourism have joined ArtWeek as Lead Champions in this unique opportunity to shine a spotlight on the state’s creative economy.

“We are thrilled to have organizations like Rocky Neck Art Colony participating in ArtWeek this season,” said Josiah A. Spaulding, Jr., President & CEO of the Boch Center. “ArtWeek is an innovative festival that works to spotlight how the creative economy is thriving in Massachusetts. We are very excited about this season’s offerings, which include many unique experiences spanning dance, fashion, media arts, spoken-word, poetry, writing, culinary, visual arts, music, opera, theater, design, film, and more. And the best part is that many of the events are free making it affordable and accessible to everyone!”

For more information on ArtWeek, visit www.artweekma.org.

Rocky Neck, a picturesque part of Gloucester, MA, is widely known as the location of a famous artist colony. In fact, in the 19th and early 20th centuries, artists such Winslow Homer, Edward Hopper, Mark Rothko and others lived and worked on Rocky Neck. They came to Cape Ann charmed by the landscape, vibrant light and working waterfront as well as the artist community. Rocky Neck Art Colony is oldest continuously operating art colony in America.

About ArtWeek

Presented by Highland Street Foundation and produced by the Boch Center, ArtWeek has become an annual award-winning innovative festival featuring hundreds of unique and creative experiences that are hands-on, interactive or offer behind-the-scenes access to artists or the creative process. ArtWeek was born in Boston in 2013 and has since expanded to serve communities across Massachusetts. Statewide partners include: Mass Cultural Council, Massachusetts Office of Travel & Tourism as well as Mass Center for the Book, MASSCreative, MassHumanities, MassPoetry, New England Foundation for the Arts, New England Museum Association, Young Audiences of Massachusetts and VSA Massachusetts. To learn more about our regional and local collaborators as well as about the festival and its growth, visit www.artweekma.org.  

About Highland Street Foundation

Since its establishment in 1989, Highland Street Foundation has donated more than $180 million to many worthy non-profit organizations. It is committed to addressing the needs and concerns of children and families primarily in Massachusetts and California specifically in the areas of education, housing, mentoring, health care, environment and the arts. To learn more about Highland Street Foundation, please visit www.highlandstreet.org.

About the Boch Center

The Boch Center is one of the nation’s leading nonprofit performing arts institutions and a guardian of the historic Wang and Shubert Theatres. As New England’s largest cultural venue, the Boch Center is home to theater, classical and popular music, dance, comedy, opera, Broadway musicals, family entertainment, and more.

Located in Boston’s historic Theater District, the Boch Center also offers a diverse mix of educational and community outreach initiatives, including the City Spotlights Leadership Program and ArtWeek; collaborates with artists and local nonprofit arts organizations; preserves historic venues; and acts as a champion for Greater Boston’s arts and cultural community. Learn more at bochcenter.org.

About the Mass Cultural Council

The Mass Cultural Council is a state agency that promotes excellence, inclusion, education, and diversity in the arts, humanities, and sciences to foster a rich cultural life for all Massachusetts residents and contributes to the vitality of our communities and economy.

The Council pursues this mission through a wide range of grants, initiatives, and advocacy for artists, communities, organizations, and schools. Mass Cultural Council also runs the Massachusetts Cultural Facilities Fund in partnership with MassDevelopment. For more information, please visit www.massculturalcouncil.org.

About the Massachusetts Office of Travel and Tourism

MOTT’s mission is to promote Massachusetts as both a leisure and business travel destination for domestic and international markets and to contribute to the growth of the Commonwealth’s economy. MOTT works closely with 16 regional tourism councils across the state, and with larger tourism alliances such as Discover New England and BrandUSA. For more information on visiting Massachusetts, go to massvacation.com.​

Jeannette Steele Esposito One-Artist Show

One if by Land – An exhibition of recent paintings by artist Jeannette Steele Esposito will be on view Saturday, March 31 – Thursday, April 12 in the Marguerite Pearson Room of the Rockport Art Association & Museum (RAA&M).  An artist’s reception will be held on Saturday, April 7th from 2 – 4 PM.  The exhibit highlights the joys and perils of living by the ocean.

“Painting, for me, is all about color and form…Harmony and Balance. The vibration of one color reacting to another, like music. One note in relation to the next, the spaces between the notes…The joy of the brush dancing across the canvas, The Jazz Of It All!”
– Jeannette Steele Esposito

More info about Jeannette Steele Esposito: http://www.paintingsbyjse.com/
For more information on this and other shows, please visit the RAA&M’s website at www.rockportartassn.org

RAA&M March Hours:  Open Wednesday – Saturday, 12 – 5 PM.

RAA&M April Hours:  Open Tuesday – Saturday, 10 AM – 5 PM; Sunday, 12 – 5 PM.

Jane Deering Gallery

Thursday, March 22 – Wednesday, March 28, 2018

Thursday, March 22, 2018

• Acoustic Dinner with Andrew James | Feather & Wedge Restaurant and Bar
  For more information, please visit their website
• Jose Franch-Ballester, clarinet | 7:00 PM | Shalin Liu Performance Center
  For more information, please visit their website

Saturday, March 24, 2018

• Ronnie Earl & the Broadcasters | Shalin Liu Performance Center | 8:00 PM
  For more information, please visit their website
• Rebecca Loebe and Jesse Terry | 7:30 PM | Old Sloop Coffeehouse
  For more information, please visit their website

Sunday, March 25, 2018

• Swedish Pancake Breakfast | 8:00 – 11:00 AM | Spiran Lodge | For more information, please phone 847-209-3157
• Jazz Brunch featuring Steve Lacey | Feather & Wedge Restaurant and Bar
  For more information, please visit their website

Tuesday, March 27, 2018

• National Theatre London—Julius Caesar | Shalin Liu Performance Center | 7:00 PM
  For more information, please visit their website

AROUND CAPE ANN

• Rocky Neck Now 2018: Annual Spring Members Show | Exhibition Dates: Thursday March 1 to Sunday April 8 | Opening Reception Saturday, March 3, 2:00 – 5:00 PM
  For more information, please visit their website

LOOKING AHEAD, SAVE THE DATE

• Sunday, April 1: Easter Brunch & Dinner | For reservations please phone 978-999-5917 or visit their website

• Saturday, March 31: MET Opera in HD: Cosi fan tutte
• Friday, April 6: Ann Hampton Callaway
• Tuesday, April 10: Bolshoi Ballet in HD: Giselle
• Wednesday, April 11: Landmark School benefit: Ingrid Michaelson
• Thursday, April 12: VanKujik Quartet
• Friday, April 13: Jesse Cook
• Saturday, April 14: MET Opera in HD: Luisa Miller

EVENTS

• Saturday, March 31, 2018: Rockport Community Easter Egg Hunt (for children in pre-school, kindergarten and first grade) | Rockport Elementary School
  For more information, please visit their website

• April 28 – June 9: The Shaman Show | portals open: April 28 at 5:00 PM | iartcolony
  Please visit their website for more information

• May 19, 2018 | 9:00 AM TO 5:00 PM | T-Wharf and throughout Downtown Rockport
  For more information, please visit the Rockport Exchange website

• October 7-15. 2018: Third Annual Cape Ann Plein Air Competition and Festival
  Please visit their website for more information

Join Writer, Director – Howard L. Weiner and Actress Pamela Dubin in a special showing of

“Abe & Phil’s Last Poker Game”

Sunday March 25th for a movie and talk 6:30 PM
at Cape Ann Community Cinema

Proceeds to benefit Alzheimer’s Research

Watch Trailer here

Created by first time screenwriter and director, Dr. Howard L. Weiner, a world-renowned Professor of Neurology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, specializing in research and breakthroughs in MS, Alzeheimer’s Disease, and ALS, Abe & Phil’s Last Poker Game follows Dr. Weiner’s previous creative efforts including the 2005 book Curing MS:  How Science is Solving the Mysteries of Multiple Sclerosis and the documentary What is Life? The Movie in 2011.  Actress Pamela Dubin who along with writer Dr. Howard Weiner will be in Gloucester to host a Q&A after the film!

Pamela Dubin, originally from Connecticut, is a bi-coastal professional actor (Actors Equity Association and SAG-AFTRA).

Pamela graduated from Bates College with a BA in theatre and from the New Actors Workshop. She has had extensive training with the Moscow Arts Theatre, the Berliner Ensemble, the Royal Shakespeare Company, the National Theatre of the Deaf, the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, and Interlochen to name but a few. Pamela has worked and trained under the direction of the likes of Mike Nichols, Gene Hackman, Paul Sills (of Second City/ Story Theatre fame) and Larry Moss.

Pamela credits her sense of humor for lifting her through the hardest and best moments of her life, a characteristic engrained in her from her mom and dad, the latter of which not only wrote the chorus of such songs as “Side by Side,” but was also a renowned dentist, and if you ask, she’ll play her teeth for you. You can find her on Facebook @thepameladubin and on Instagram @pameladubinphotography .

Gloucester’s own….Meghan Colby of Cape Ann Sharks Special Olympics (YMCA North Shore)  has been selected as one of four athletes for Swim Team Massachusetts at the Special Olympics USA National Games

The Special Olympics USA National Games (www.specialolympicsusagames.org) will take place July 1-6, 2018 in Seattle Washington. Venues will include the University of Washington, Celebration Park, Pacific University Seattle University, King County Aquatic Center and many more. We are proud to be sending a delegation of 50 athletes and unified partner in honor of the 50 th anniversary of Special Olympic movement as coaches and staff to represent
Massachusetts.

Gloucester’s own….Meghan Colby of Cape Ann Sharks Special Olympics (YMCA North Shore)  has been selected as one of four athletes for Swim Team Massachusetts at the Special Olympics USA National Games

The Special Olympics USA National Games (www.specialolympicsusagames.org) will take place July 1-6, 2018 in Seattle Washington. Venues will include the University of Washington, Celebration Park, Pacific University Seattle University, King County Aquatic Center and many more. We are proud to be sending a delegation of 50 athletes and unified partner in honor of the 50 th anniversary of Special Olympic movement as coaches and staff to represent
Massachusetts.

Finding Beauty in the Everyday

An exhibition of recent oil and watercolor paintings by artist KT Morse will open in the Marguerite Pearson Room of the Rockport Art Association & Museum (RAA&M) on Saturday, March 17th with an artist’s reception from 2 – 4 PM.  The exhibition will be on view Saturday, March 17 – Thursday, March 29.

KT Morse earned a BFA at the University of Massachusetts in Art Education in 1976.  While an undergraduate, she studied many fields of art, including bronze-casting Sculpture at Mount Holyoke College, Silversmithing at Oregon State University and Watercolor Painting and Silkscreen Printing at Amherst College.  Her love of watercolor painting was propelled by classes with Carl Schmalz, a protege of Eliot O’Hara, who traveled and painted plein air, writing many books on watercolor. She began painting plein air in 1973 and has continued to work outdoors since that time. 

During her time at the UMass, she was employed as a Silversmithing Instructor at the UMass Craftshop and at the Oregon State University Craftshop.  For many years, she considered herself a silversmith, making jewelry and selling her work through craft fairs and classes.  She continued her study of metals at Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, and eventually studied forging and raising with Master Silversmith Alan Place at Old Newbury Crafters in Amesbury, MA. 

But the love of painting persisted, and in 2001, she renewed her interest in watercolor painting at a summer workshop on Monhegan Island with renowned artist Paul George.  She began to study oil painting and found a new freedom of expression in the medium, creating large 4’x5′ canvases of local landscapes. KT has been accepted as an artist member of the Hudson Valley Art Association, North Shore Arts Association, Rockport Art Association & Museum and the National Association of Women Artists.  She has received numerous awards for her work.

KT and Paul are now married and travel extensively, participating in national plein air events. Together they own a gallery at Rocky Neck Art Colony in Gloucester, MA on beautiful Cape Ann.

More info about KT Morse: https://ktmorse.com/

RAA&M March Hours:

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

Artists’ Call for Entries

from combat veterans for the exhibition:

IN WAR AND AFTER: The Art of Combat Veterans

May 17 – June 24, 2018

The Rocky Neck Art Colony invites combat veterans to submit works of art to be considered for inclusion in the exhibition, “In War and After: The Art of Combat Veterans” a six-week exhibit at the Cultural Center at Rocky Neck, 6 Wonson Street, Gloucester, MA 01930.

Curator/Juror: Ken Hruby – Combat Veteran, West Point graduate, Sculptor, Author, Faculty at School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts University, Boston Massachusetts.
Submissions: Online, via Smarter Entry
Deadline for Submissions: Midnight, Friday, March 23, 2018
Exhibition Dates: May 17 – June 24, 2018
Gallery Hours: Thursday – Sunday, 12:00 – 6:00 PM
Opening Reception: Sunday, May 20, 4-6 p.m.

The Intent of this Exhibition

The exhibition seeks to show the work of artists who are combat veterans working in the visual arts. Artists are urged to submit their best work, showing or interpreting the realities of war or its aftermath —the lives, emotions, tragedies, and actions of those who have lived through theaters of war, civilian and armed forces, and it effects upon them, their loved ones, friends and comrades—perhaps exploring the relationships between military citizens and their civilian counterparts.

Eligibility

Open to all veterans who served in the Combat Artist Program as well as Combat Veterans engaged in the visual arts from all branches of the military.

Details for Submission

All media are welcome: painting, photography, signed and numbered prints, drawings, pastels, assemblage, small sculpture, videos, mixed media and more.

• Entry fee: In appreciation of the artists who are submitting, all entry fees will be paid by the exhibition sponsors.
• Include an Artist Statement and a Bio (PDF, Doc, or txt files). Include in the Bio the artist’s Branch, Dates and Theater of service.
• Artists may submit images for up to three works of art, one image per two-dimensional work and up to three images for each three-dimensional work.
• Entries must be submitted via the “Smarter Entry” online entry system, see
  https://client.smarterentry.com/rnac
• You will need good quality photos of your work in JPEG format, sized no greater than 2MB, maximum 1200 pixels for the longest dimension. Each image must be labeled with the following information: last name, first name initial, title, medium.jpg. Example: Smith_J_SunsetSymphony_acrylic.jpg
• Smarter Entry will not accept special characters, (e.g. !@#$%^&*+()][{}|/) on jpeg labels.
• Two-dimensional art should not exceed 48” maximum width.
• Three-dimensional art should fit on a 16×16” pedestal, be hangable or free-standing.
• For exceptions to be considered: Please contact the Exhibitions Committee at entry@rockyneckartcolony.org as soon as possible. Every effort will be made to accommodate your work.
• Submissions deadline: 11:59 PM, Friday, March 23, 2018.
• Notification: Works and artists selected for the exhibition will be announced on the RNAC website (http://rockyneckartcolony.org) on Friday, March 30, 2018 by 5:00 PM.

Commissions on Sales

• 40% commission on the sale of non-member work
• 25% commission on the sale of RNAC member work.

NOTE: Artists must be members at the time of the beginning of the exhibition to take advantage of the reduced commission rate. Membership is $100. For membership information please see: http://rockyneckartcolony.org.

About the Curator

Ken Hruby is a sculptor, an author, and a faculty member of the School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts University in Boston. As a combat veteran who served in Korea and Vietnam, his work has been shown in numerous group and solo shows across the nation and is included in several private and public collections, including the National Vietnam Veterans Art Museum in Chicago and the Cape Ann Museum in Gloucester, MA. See more about Ken here: http://www.kenhruby.org/

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The Mission of The Rocky Neck Art Colony, a 501(c) 3 non-profit organization, is to nurture excellence in the arts through exhibitions, workshops, residencies and vibrant cultural events for its members and the public. Long renowned for its luminous light, Gloucester’s harbor and coastal location has been a magnet for some of the most revered realist painters in American art and a catalyst for the progressive ideas of artists as Stuart Davis, Marsden Hartley, Theresa Bernstein, Milton Avery, and Nell Blaine, among many others. Today, Rocky Neck continues to attract artists and art lovers to a thriving creative community. For up-to-date information visit rockyneckartcolony.org.

We at the Rocky Neck Art Colony look forward to seeing your work!

ROCKY NECK NOW 2018: The Annual Spring Members’ Show

March 1 –April 8, 12-4 PM
Opening Reception:  Saturday, March 10, 2-5 PM
Panel Discussion with Artists: Sunday, March 11, 2018, at 2 PM.
Poetry Reading: “Rising Spring” Three poets present, Sunday, March 25 at 3 PM.

Cultural Center at Rocky Neck
6 Wonson Street, Gloucester, MA
Galleries open: Thursday through Sunday, Noon-4 PM

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The Rocky Neck Art Colony (RNAC) opens the season with the highly anticipated “Rocky Neck Now 2018: The Annual Spring Members’ Show” running for six weeks from Thursday, March 1 through Sunday, April 8, 2018.  The exhibition features recent work by more than 30 of the Rocky Neck Art Colony’s  artists.  This show, in both the upper and lower galleries of the Cultural Center includes a wide range of artistic interpretations with abstract, representational and expressive styles in all media, 2D and 3D. The galleries are open each Thursday through Sunday Noon-4 PM. The public is invited to meet the artists at the opening reception on Saturday, March 10, 2-5 PM. All are invited to receptions and events with refreshments, admission and nearby parking free of charge.

The Artists

Some of the more than 30 RNAC well-known, participating artists include Nubar Alexanian, Kathleen Gerdon Archer, John Bassett, Katherine Coakley, Mary Cole, Yhanna Coffin, Terry Del Percio, Robert Diebboll, Judith Goetemann, , Leslie Heffron, Richard Honan, Jane Keddy, Randolph Kelts, Otto Laske, Brenda Malloy, Ruth Mordecai, Ed Mowrey, Tom Nihan, Regina Piantedosi, David Piemonte, Mary Rhinelander, Martha Swanson, Marilyn Swift, Bonnie Twomey, Connie Vallis, Rokhaya Waring and Karen Watson among many others.

Special Events

The Art Colony presents two special events during the exhibition.  On Sunday, March 11, 2018, at 2 PM, the public is invited to a panel discussion featuring selected participating “Rocky Neck Now” artists.  Audience participation will be encouraged, and the discussion will cover a wide range of topics, many based on questions asked by audience members.

For a lovely afternoon of inspiring words and art, be sure to attend “Rising Spring,” a program of poetry readings by Nadine Boughton, Mary Cole, and Patrick Doud on Sunday, March 25 at 3 PM.

A Celebration

As this is the first exhibition since major renovations to the main gallery of the Cultural Center, “Rocky Neck Now 2018” serves as a grand re-opening celebration. Cultural Center renovations were funded in part by a generous grant from the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency that promotes excellence, inclusion, education, and diversity in the arts. The work that included the installation of updated lighting, the application of acoustic materials to improve sound quality in the hall, the addition of hangers to allow ceiling mounted installations are in place as are painting and repairs. More information on all Cultural Center events is available by visiting the website at www.rockyneckartcolony.org, by email at info@rockyneckartcolony.org or telephone 978 515-7004.

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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 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

World Family Puppet Theatre classes resume-Winter term!

Create, dramatize and perform a Puppet Show!
For children ages 6 through 12.

Saturday mornings, 10:00 to 11:30 am
Winter term: February 3, February 10, March 3, March 10, April 7
Location: Cape Ann Cinema, 21 Main Street, Gloucester

The WORLD FAMILY PUPPET THEATRE offers exciting school year puppetry arts programs. Participants bring alive the folktales of the worlds’ peoples thus learning valuable lessons of getting along. This program model has been refined over 39 years of multicultural arts programs for children. Time travel to a land or time far away, experience world kinship, compassion, lifelong positive problem-solving, while making new friends! COST: $100/child in advance or $20/class drop-in

REGISTER at: https://capeanncinema.wordpress.com/

or call Dora: 978-546-3222

RISING UP
Workshops, Classes and Coaching
with Nadine Boughton

Exploring the Feminine, The Rising

Sunday, March 4, 1-4pm   $70 Gloucester

Many traditions mark the rising of spring in mid-February when a thrumming begins deep in the earth. Feminine archetypes speak of “the Return.” What was buried through the winter now begins to wake and rise up. Shoots of green return, sparks of revelation appear. In this workshop we’ll listen to what is rising in us and how we might engage with this part of the creative cycle. There will be space for writing and voice; poetry and image; and sharing in a supportive circle of women.

Writing from the Body

Wednesdays: Feb. 28, March 7, 14, 21; 10am-12pm $200 Gloucester

Words live in the body, rise up from the marrow. Writing is full of physicality, the hand moves across paper with each breath and our voice carries an aliveness whether written or spoken. This is a writing series to foster the unbridled and embodied voice. Through prompts and poetry, silence and sound, we’ll discover what is cooking in the body’s imagination turning toward Spring.

Creativity Coaching for Art and Life

Individual coaching for those seeking support in defining a project or moving forward an existing project, such as art or writing. Support as well for those desiring to move beyond stuck places in their life. Life as collage, bringing resolution and harmony to the pieces we endlessly shuffle. Practical, playful, grounded, transformational.

Spring Rising

Poetry reading with Nadine Boughton, Mary Cole and Patrick Doud, Sunday, March 25, 3pm. Rocky Neck Cultural Center, 6 Wonson St., Gloucester

Nadine Boughton, M.A., is a collage artist, writer/poet, coach and teacher.   Her art is represented by the Trident Gallery in Gloucester and is exhibited, collected and published internationally. Her writing has been published in literary journals and trade books. As a creativity coach Nadine’s work draws from her twenty-five plus years as a psychotherapist, birth doula, and her long study of spiritual traditions and the iconography of the Feminine. Nadine holds an M.A. in Expressive Therapy from Lesley University, Cambridge, MA.

To register or for further information please contact Nadine –

nadineboughton@gmail.com

FEBRUARY EVENTS AT MHM

FREE FAMILY FUN:  Quilting
Saturday, Feb 17, 10:30am at MHM

LECTURE: Grafly and Weems: A Bronze Bond
Explore the Generation-Spanning Friendship Between a
Determined Manchester Sculptor and Her Once-Reluctant Mentor

Tuesday, Feb 20
6:30 reception/7:00 Program at Sacred Heart Parish Hall, School St.
Members Free, Guests $10

Guest speaker Leon Doucette, Curatorial Assistant at the Cape Ann Museum, will share his recent research into the fascinating relationship between esteemed sculptor and teacher Charles Grafly and Katharine Lane Weems, a Manchester summer resident who, over time, would become one of the finest sculptors of animals in the country.

Please RSVP for these programs by calling 978-526-7230 or emailing info@manchesterhistoricalmuseum.org

Cape Ann Artisans Announce Details for 35th Anniversary Open Studios

The Cape Ann Artisans have set the schedule for 2018.  The Spring Tour will be held Saturday and Sunday, June 2-3.   The Fall Tour will encompass the entire three day Columbus Day Weekend, Oct 6-8 which falls during American Craft Week (Oct 6-15), a national celebration.  The tour time is 10AM-5PM.  The Holiday Show will return during Rockport’s Main Street festivities in early December alongside Shop Rockport night.

Among the new developments for 2018, the Artisans are in discussion with a local tour operator to put a real “tour” option in place.   This would provide a convenient alternative to those that would like to hop on a mini-bus vs. drive their own vehicles.

Also exciting is the expansion of the “Cape Ann Artisans in the Community” event throughout the year.   If you have a regular meeting where your organization would appreciate exposure to this group, the Artisans will create an on-site display and mini-presentation to provide some insight as to role in the community, education, and quality of life that is enhanced by the presence of working artists.  Meet the artists, hear about the CAA history and help share the story with your community.   To request a visit by the artisans, please send a note to Jackie via info@CapeAnnArtisans.com.

The Artisans thank the community for its continued support of its partner program that includes sponsorships on the brochure and online.  Annually, the Artisans print and distribute over 12,000 brochures which are distributed throughout the region.  The annual printed brochure with the Cape Ann map outlining the tour, will be finalized in early February and a few places are still available for local businesses.  Those interested  should contact Sinikka Nogelo [snogelo@yahoo.com] before January 31 to secure one of the limited spaces.  Online-only sponsorships are accepted on a rolling basis.

The Tour will include 20 studios and 23 Artisans, with several working as husband and wife teams and Ruth Worrall teaming up with Bart Stuyf at his studio.  The Artisans newest member is Andy Matlow, who creates sculptural and functional ceramics and Judith Wright returns from sabbatical.  The 2018 Artisans are:

1. David Archibald
2. Cynthia Curtis
3. Rob Diebboll
4. Jacqueline Ganim-DeFalco
5. Deborah Gonet
6. Elizabeth Harty
7. Camilla MacFadyen
8. Andy Matlow
9. Anni Melançon
10. Sinikka Nogelo
11. Bond Street Studio: Terry DelPercio-Piemonte & David Piemonte
12. Marcie Rae
13. Margaret Rack
14. Mi Robertson
15. Pam Stratton
16. Bart Stuyf
17. Twin Lights Studio: Erin O’Sullivan & Scott Place
18. Beth Williams
19. Ruth Worrall
20. Judith Wright
21. Sara Wright

Here’s a re-cap:

What:  The Cape Ann Artisans open studio, self-guided tour of 20 studios

Where: Gloucester and Rockport, MA.

When:   June 2-3 and October 6-8.   All Days: 10-5

Holiday Show:  December 1 & 2nd Rockport