The Rocky Neck Art Colony (RNAC) is pleased and excited to announce the appointment of Catherine S. Amidon as the new Executive Director.

Amidon comes to RNAC with a deep background in art history and non-profit arts management, most recently serving as the Founding Director of the Museum of the White Mountains (MWM) at Plymouth State University in NH which, much like the RNAC, was established to introduce people to and “showcase the story, culture, and legacy of the region.” While at the MWM she was responsible for the majority of the fundraising, donor relations, grant writing, organizing exhibitions, publications, and programing, skills and experience that will well serve the RNAC in the next phase of growth.

While working on her ‘Doctorat’ from University of Paris I, Panthéon-Sorbonne, Amidon worked at the Museum of Modern Art of the City of Paris. She was awarded a Fulbright-Hayes Grant for Comparative Cultural Diversity in Transition in the Baltic States and Russia. In 2008, she was awarded a Fulbright Fellowship to Kingston, Jamaica where she worked at the National Gallery of Art.

Prior to the MWM she was the director of exhibitions in spaces across the PSU campus, a position that evolved from her 1999 appointment as Gallery Director. She has worked in a variety of galleries, museums, and universities in the US and abroad and now brings these experiences back to her North Shore roots.

With strong family ties to the area, she is delighted to be working in Gloucester. Amidon plans to “hit the ground running” (with her two Siamese cats in tow) as she joins the Art Colony in mid-September. She will be a welcome addition to the RNAC team and looks forward to transitioning with Interim Director, Patricia Conant, whose deep knowledge of the organization and community has assured a smooth transition.

Rockport Music brings jazz this fall with Tamir Hendelman, Regina Carter, Michael Feinstein, and much more 

This Fall, Rockport Music features the best in jazz, soul and the American Songbook featuring the Tamir Hendelman Trio, soul queen Bettye LaVette, jazz violinist Regina Carter in a program entitled Simply Ella, as well as the incomparable Michael Feinstein.

Michael Feinstein at the Palladium in Carmel, Ind., Thursday, Nov. 11, 2010. (Photo by AJ Mast)

Regina Carter

Tamir Hendelman

Friday, September 8, 8 PM
Tamir Hendelman Trio

With his hard-swinging approach and feather light touch, pianist Tamir Hendelman has emerged as one of the most intriguing jazz talents to arrive on the scene in quite some time. On top of his own trio outings as a leader, the Israeli-born artist is best known for his outstanding work with the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra.  With the CHJO, Tamir has recorded for John Pizzarelli, Gladys Knight and Diana Krall. He is the pianist/arranger on Jackie Ryan’s “You and the Night and the Music” and Janis Mann’s “A Perfect Time.” He is also featured on Natalie Cole’s “Still Unforgettable” and Barbara Streisand’s Love is the Answer.  Tickets:  $29, $24 

Sunday, September 17, 5 PM
Lizz Wright

A vocalist of uncommon talent and spirit who slides effortlessly between jazz, R&B, gospel, blues and folk, Lizz Wright has a smoky, supple voice that has beguiled fans and critics alike for over a decade.  Her most recent effort, 2015’s Freedom & Surrender, featured a set almost entirely made up of originals.  Tickets: $59, $55, $45

An Intimate Evening with Bettye LaVette
Featuring Alan Hill on Keyboards

A soul queen with a commanding voice and a hugely charismatic stage presence, Bettye LaVette comes to Rockport in the midst of a long-deserved career renaissance.  The Grammy-nominated singer was recently given the Blues Music Award for Soul Blues Female Singer of the Year. Tickets: $46, $40, $29

Sunday, October 8, 5 PM
Regina Carter: Simply Ella

The foremost jazz violinist of her generation and recipient of the prestigious “genius grant” from the MacARthur Foundation, Regina Carter is touring off her recent release, Ella: Accentuate the Positive, marking the 100th birthday of a musical legend. The program celebrates the incomparable Ella Fitzgerald – the source of Regina’s musical inspiration. Tickets: $55, $49, $39

Friday, October 20, 8 PM
Michael Feinstein

Over the last three decades, Michael Feinstein has brought the music of the Great American songbook to the world.  A five-time Grammy nominee, Feinstein has also received tremendous TV success with his Emmy nominated special Michael Feinstein-The Sinatra Legacy, the PBS series Michael Feinstein’s American Songbook, as well as hosting an acclaimed NPR series. Hailed as “the Ambassador of the Great American Songbook,” Feinstein is one of the most important musical forces of our time. Tickets: $125, $105, $85

Saturday, December 2, 3 & 8 PM
Cape Ann Big Band Holiday

Enjoy the holidays with Cape Ann’s own 17-piece big band performing holiday favorites, old and new, infused with a bit of jazz, swing, and rock n’ roll.   Tickets:  $36, $29, $19

Sunday, December 3, 5 PM
An Evening with George Winston

One of the most successful and recognized solo pianists in the world, George Winston brings his remarkably enduring and highly imitated piano style to Rockport for the first time in a concert just in time for the holiday season.  This concert will feature George’s Winter Show, which will include melodic fall  and winter type songs, some of Vince Guaraldi’s Peanuts pieces, pieces inspired  by the New Orleans piano & the stride piano traditions, and songs from his  upcoming albums.  Tickets: $52, $45, $38

Wednesday, February 7, 7 PM
Beantown Swing Orchestra

The 18-piece big band performs music of the swing era with its characteristic and infectious swing beat, as well as Sinatra classics. The Orchestra’s mission is to bring big band music back into the mainstream for future generations to enjoy. The orchestra features many young and notable vocalists, including American Idol finalists and other rising stars. The concert will include a local student quintet and vocalist in the program.  Tickets: $20, $15

NEW CONCERTS ADDED TO THIS SEASON

Friday, November 3, 7 PM
Rockport Folk Summit: Pickers & Fiddlers
Session Americana & Lonely Heartstring Band

Two of New England’s most celebrated roots music bands—Session Americana and the Lonely Heartstring Band–team up for a truly special night celebrating the great Americana tradition. These acclaimed bands will each perform a set before joining forces in an exciting hootenanny collaboration. Tickets: $26, $20

Saturday, November 18, 8 PM
Justin Townes Earle
Opening Act: Joshua Hedley

Justin Townes Earle has emerged as a genre-busting acclaimed singer-songwriter, infusing country, blues, folk and indie rock into his vintage Americana sound. The son of beloved country folk musician Steve Earle, Justin is touring off his newly released album Kids in the Street.  Tickets: $39, $35, $29

Sunday, March 4, 5 PM
Sweet Honey In The Rock

Globally renowned a cappella ensemble Sweet Honey In The Rock continues to cultivate, evolve and add memorable moments to their indelible legacy as activists and artists. They have stayed true to their mission to educate, entertain, and empower their audience and community through the dynamic vehicles of a cappella singing and American Sign Language interpretation. Tickets: $72, $66, $50

All concerts and events are held at Rockport Music’s stunning, seaside Shalin Liu Performance Center at 37 Main Street, Rockport, Massachusetts. Visit rockportmusic.org or call the Box Office at 978-546-7391 for more details on upcoming concerts.  Rockport Music is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization and is supported in part by the Massachusetts Cultural Council.

Instigators

Howard Sherman Exhibition

August 27 – Sept 2, 2017

Opening Reception at 6:30 PM,
Artist Talk at 7 PM Thurs. Aug 31, 2017,

Open to the public

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

Oxygen Sucker 14, work on paper

Oxygen Sucker 16, work on paper

ROCKY NECK ART COLONY welcomes 2016 Goetemann Artist-in-Residence Howard Sherman back to Rocky Neck with Instigators, showing at the Cultural Center Studio Gallery beginning August 27, 2017.

Sherman is known for large, bombastic images and human-scale canvases, but Instigators sheds light on his smaller works on paper. By delving into this medium, the artist reveals his intuitive use of material in a distilled yet assertive manner. Sherman received his Masters of Fine Arts in Painting and Drawing from the University of North Texas in 2006. Soon after, he was featured in a solo traveling exhibition originating at the Art Museum of Southeast Texas. His work is part of several museum collections and is on permanent display at Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston, Texas. The artist has been profiled numerous times in New American Paintings, appears in the 2010 book Texas Artists Today, and was chosen for the cover of the recently-released art history book Texas Abstract: Modern/Contemporary by Michael Paglia and Jim Edwards. Rice University is now collecting his personal artifacts for its research center.

Sherman continues to further his craft and studies. Along with the Goetemann residency, the artist has also been awarded residencies at the Virginia Center for Creative Arts, School of Visual Arts, the McColl Center for Visual Art, Vermont Studio Center, Jentel Artist Residency Program and the Helene Wurlitzer Foundation. Sherman has been in a number of solo exhibitions across the United States, and his work has been featured in group exhibitions in Texas, California, New York, Florida, Spain, India and Peru.

Instigators will be on display at The Cultural Center at Rocky Neck – Studio Gallery from August 27 to September 2. A reception honoring the artist will be held on Thursday, August 31 at 6:30 p.m. with an artist talk starting at 7:00 p.m.

 Howard Sherman, artist
www.howardsherman.com

The Rocky Neck Art Colony, a 501(c) 3 non-profit organization, nurtures excellence in the arts through exhibitions, workshops, residencies and vibrant cultural events for its members and the public. The Cultural Center is becoming known as a new listening room for eclectic musical programming. Concerts are scheduled throughout the year.

Tickets available at:
https://shop.whale.org/product s/edge-gala-benefit-party- performance

Artist, Susan W Daly Open House

 Hi folks at good morning Gloucester.  I am Susan W Daly and am having an open house to show my art works this weekend.  Marilyn Swift(met her at the farmer’s market) said that you were great about getting information out to the public.  My show will be this Sat and Sun (Aug26 and 27) at my home at 20 Rear Bungalow Road in Gloucester. I paint landscapes, abstracts and monotypes in watermedia only.  I use watercolor, water based oils and acrylics.  I am a member of North Shore Art Association, Rockport Art Association and the New England Watercolor Association.  Thank you very much if you can get this info out as I have had no luck with the Gloucester Times.

Lon Blais’ National tour
documentary one-man show returns to
Gloucester’s Folklore Theatre:

The Boy on the Bureau

5 performances August 18-20 LIMITED ENGAGEMENT

The Folklore Theatre Company presents re-launch of national tour of Lon Blais’ The Boy on the Bureau

Lon Blais’ one-man autobiographical “stage documentary” about his uneasy and unorthodox escape from his family’s dysfunction. It was not easy being the favorite child and “white sheep of the family”. In a world where everyone hid from the truth, Lon made up his own. Blais was born in Salem and grew up in Danvers

In 2004 retired very early from his other beloved career, teaching after his wife’s extended illness and having been too busy, too poor, and too tired – with the encouragement of his wife, he set out on a quest – a bucket list with no end point.

He bicycled across the country… twice, he got a tattoo, he hiked the Grand Canyon, he conducted a drum & bugle corps, he got a dog… And then he wrote a play… in 12 days…. and then he workshopped it…. and it took off….

Lon’s friends who live across the country asked to have copies of the script sent to them because very likely they’d never see it performed.… then they demanded the play tour the country….

His very first tour stop is the stage of the Folklore Theatre Company in Gloucester

In January of 2017, Lon is heading off to drive around the country performing “The Boy on the Bureau”.

5 performances only
Friday, August, 18, 7pm
Saturday, August 19, two shows: 2pm & 7pm
Sunday, August 20, two shows 2pm & 7pm
Audience talkback with Blais after each performance
$20 special event ticket
LIMITED SEATING

Tickets at www.FolkloreTheatre.Company/boxoffice
978-704-1269
169 Main Street, below Floating Lotus

The Rocky Neck Art Colony Selects Brian Murphy as the Season’s fourth Summer Artist at Gallery 53.

Brian Murphy’s show of delightful wire sculptures, “Drawing a Line in the Sand,” opens on Wednesday, Aug. 16 and runs till Tuesday, Sept. 5.  The GALA OPENING RECEPTION is Saturday, Aug. 19 from 6-8 pm at Gallery 53 on Rocky Neck, 53 Rocky Neck Ave., Gloucester, MA. Everyone is invited.

A self-taught artist, Brian started Totally Wired Sculpture in 2002 and has gradually spent more time working creatively, which he says is a nice balance to his serious work as a child therapist and dealing primarily with issues of trauma.

Brian’s work can be seen as lighthearted line drawings in the medium of steel wire.  Often political and humorous themes are incorporated which can challenge or amuse the viewer, leaving them feeling uplifted. The goal of each piece is to create kinetic movement from the tension in the wire so that the figures seem to dance or sway on their own and appear enlivened. Mythological themes and tales of transformation dominate the work, illustrating the power of art to help us change and grow.

Gallery 53 on Rocky Neck is a juried co-op gallery that features a distinctive collection of fine arts by Rocky Neck Art Colony members. Located in an historic 19^th century building between the Studio and Rudder Restaurants at 53 Rocky Neck Ave., Gloucester.  Gallery 53 is open May 25 to October 15 from 10 am to 6 pm, Sunday through Thursday and from 10 am to 8 pm Friday and Saturday.  For more information call 978-282-0917 or go to rockyneckartcolony.org.

See Gallery 53 on Rocky Neck on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Flatrocks Gallery presents

‘Sticks and Stones’ through September 10th

an exhibition in which the elements of line and form so familiar to us on Cape Ann are interpreted by four local artists.

Caroline Bagenal-Themes and Variations

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Mary Jane Sawyer-Hoop Pole Cove

Pamela Courtleigh-Form

Martha Swanson has enjoyed a lifelong career in the arts, making her reputation here as the artistic director for the Rocky Neck Cultural Center. She is an award-winning painter as well, fueled by the natural beauty and cultural richness of the area. Her works in watercolor, with their precise focus on detail, are meditative studies inspired by the patterns and chaos in nature.

After a twenty-five year career as a food stylist, Mary Jane Sawyer has turned her abundant creative energy toward her painting. Her oils draw from her interest in “inadvertent art, born from weather and industry in this particular place, Cape Ann. Marks on stone, stains left by iron and drill, grout piles and erratic boulders balanced and askew.”

 Pam Courtleigh has an eclectic past including stints as a puppeteer, a farmer, a taxi driver, a pastry chef, and an antiques dealer – and this varied career reflects in her assemblage sculpture. Collecting and combining odd, beautiful bits of life and nature, once meant for other purposes, her creations tell stories of the constant of change. Pam relishes in the journey!

Caroline Bagenal, who has exhibited in Europe and America, is an Associate Professor at Montserrat College of Art, and a member of Boston Sculptors Gallery. She returns to Flatrocks Gallery with her continuing series of sculpture constructed of bamboo or marsh reeds. She describes the work as “drawings in space.” The sculptures are delicate geometric forms, or patterns animating the space they inhabit, and leading the viewer through the exhibition.

Flatrocks Gallery, 77 Langsford St.,Gloucester is open Thursday – Sunday noon to 5pm.  Visit our website at www.flatrocksgallery.com and like us on facebook.

LANESVILLE COMMUNITY CENTER EVENTS: 

August 20, 2017 from 1:00 to 8:00 PM

Finn Festival—Celebrate Finland 100 

Finnish Heritage runs deep in Lanesville.

After a long struggle Finland became and independent state of December 6, 1917. Finns express themselves and their national character with Sisu (willpower, tenacity, persistency).

Experience Finnish History and Culture.

Join us for a family-friendly event as we Celebrate Finland 100!

• Kalevala—The Finnish Epic at 4:00 PM | Lecture by Tom DuBois, University of Wisconsin-Madison
• Sisu—The Traveling Sauan from 1:00-8:00 PM
  Fee required for the traveling sauna, to reserve your time, please visit: www.signupgenius.com/go/5080f4aaeab2dabf49-traveling9
• Molkky and Kubb games
• Finnish music
• Finnish souvenirs & more!
• Bring your favorite Nordic food to share.
• 

Manchester Summer Chamber Music Concert
August 17, 2017, Doors at 6:30 PM Concert Starts 7 PM

Tickets $25, sold online and at the door ~ Buy Now:
http://rockyneckartcolony.org/event/manchester-summer-chamber-music-concert/

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

ROCKY NECK ART COLONY presents the Manchester Summer Chamber Music Concert at The Cultural Center at Rocky Neck, Thursday August 17. Doors at 6:30 PM, music begins at 7 PM.

Manchester Summer Chamber Music (MSCM) celebrates its ninth season this August. Combining the magic of warm summer nights with dynamic interpretations of both chamber music gems and vibrant new music, MSCM offers an exciting performance that welcome audiences of all backgrounds and ages. MSCM is dedicated to sharing classical music of the highest caliber with the communities of the North Shore. Twenty-one musicians from around the world will come together to create a joyful, engaging concert, as audiences have come to expect from MSCM.

MSCM was founded in 2009 by Manchester native Sage Cole and Andover native Lorna Tsai.The childhood friends spent their summers exploring the North Shore’s beaches and playing music festivals across the country. The pair decided to combine these beloved activities to create MSCM: a music festival on the North Shore where musicians and appreciators can share in the beauty of the music, region, and community.

This season will be the first time MSCM performs in Gloucester. MSCM at Rocky Neck is a joint presentation between MSCM and the Rocky Neck Art Colony and will be held at the Cultural Center at Rocky Neck (6 Wonson Street, Gloucester MA). MSCM musicians, including renowned contralto Emily Marvosh, will perform a selection of pieces by American composers, such as Pulitzer-award-winner Caroline Shaw’s “Cant voi l’aube” and Antonin Dvorak’s String Quartet No. 12 in F Major, “American.”

“A Manchester Music Festival concert is what chamber music is all about — intimate and joyful performances of great music.”
– Jim Lowe, Southern Vermont Arts Center

“Manchester Summer Chamber Music has established its own identity after eight seasons.” – Keith Powers, Metrowest Daily News

Manchester Summer Chamber Music

Sage Cole, co-director
(978) 704-1041 manchestersummerchambermusic.org mscm@manchestersummerchambermusic.org

The Rocky Neck Art Colony, a 501(c) 3 non-profit organization, nurtures excellence in the arts through exhibitions, workshops, residencies and vibrant cultural events for its members and the public. The Cultural Center is becoming known as a new listening room for eclectic musical programming. Concerts are scheduled throughout the year.

Cynthia Curtis Demonstration
at Gallery 53 on Rocky Neck

Friday, August 11, 6-8pm

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

Gallery hours:
Sun – Thurs 10:00 AM-6:00 PM
Fri and Sat 10:00AM – 8:00 PM

Gallery 53 on Rocky Neck is sponsoring a series of artist demonstrations for the 2017 season. On Friday, August 11, potter Cynthia Curtis will demonstrate the art of making pots on the pottery wheel. She will cover basic forms such as cylinders, plates and bowls while discussing the many ways to alter and decorate wheel thrown pots. Cynthia began working with clay in 1977.  A North Shore native, she has always been drawn to the ocean as is evident in her selection of glazes.  Inspired by nature, Cynthia integrates beach glass, shells, and coral as well as environmental motifs into her work.  Her stoneware pottery consists of a variety of functional and ornamental pieces. She has taught over 1,200 students of all ages and abilities for the last 20 years.

For more information call 978-282-091.

Gallery 53 on Rocky Neck is a juried co-op gallery that features a distinctive collection of fine arts by Rocky Neck Art Colony members. Located in a historic 19^th century building between the Studio and Rudder Restaurants at 53 Rocky Neck Ave, Gloucester, Gallery 53 is open May 25 to October 15 from10 am to 6 pm, Sunday through Thursday, and from10 am to 8 pm Friday and Saturday. For more information call 978-282-0917 or go to rockyneckartcolony.org.  See Gallery 53 on Rocky Neck on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram.

GREY MATTER:

Exploring the grey scale through
print, paint, sculpture and photography.

August 10 – September 10

Artists’ Reception
Saturday, August 12, 4-6 PM

Photo Forum Artists’ Talk
Sunday, August 20, 4-6 PM

Paint and Print Artists’ Talk
Sunday, August 27, 4-6 PM

Bad Boys, linoleum print, by Coco Berkman

Between Storms, oil/canvas, by Linda Packard

Hush, infrared photography, by Pip Shepley

The Rocky Neck Art Colony hosts a curated exhibition, GREY MATTER: Exploring the grey scale through print, paint, sculpture and photography. The Cultural Center at Rocky Neck is open to the public Thursdays through Sundays from 12 noon to 6 PM. This month-long exhibition takes place from August 10 through September 10 at the Cultural Center at Rocky Neck, 6 Wonson Street, Gloucester. Gallery hours are 12-6 PM, Thursdays through Sundays each week.

This exhibit offers a place to dwell, quieting the drama of color barriers to essential messages, explored through the diversity of singular voices. Words of color are part of our everyday language. Political states are described as colors. Today’s consumers associate national brands by their branding color: red stands for Coca Cola and Target; orange for Home Depot; green equals Starbucks; brown for UPS; and blue for Facebook and Twitter. We can be oversaturated by visual color messages and creative messages often get buried in our Technicolor world.

The show is curated by Martha Wakefield and features invited artists: Coco Berkman, Christiane Corcelle, Linda Packard, Judy Robinson-Cox, Michael Seif, Pip Shepley, Martha Wakefield, Ruth Worrall and Wendy Young.

Artists in this show believe that a lack of color does not mean the absence of visual excitement. Grey Matter highlights meaning through light, texture, form and imagery. The work of the nine local and regional artists covers a wide range of disciplines including painting, printmaking, sculpture, ceramics and photography. This exhibit celebrates the differences and boldness and the expressive intentions of each artist working within a limited palette. The public is invited to meet the artists at a reception on Saturday, August 12 at 4-6 PM. Light refreshments and beverages will be served.

Works by these artists are divided up and paired with novel partners—encouraging a freeform yet cerebral exploration of the show’s theme. Though each artist’s work is very different, this group shares an essential connection in how they approach process and design. The exhibit illuminates not just the work, but also the reasons these artists make what they make. Each medium possesses unique qualities and by juxtaposing this diversity, Grey Matter, offers visual abundance and engages community conversations. The public is invited to join the conversation at two lively, illuminating and free events—a Photo Forum Artists’ Talk, on Sunday, August 20, 4-6 PM and the Paint and Print Artists’ Talk, on Sunday, August 27, 4-6 PM.

For More Information: Email: info@rockyneckartcolony.org

Rockport Illumination Weekend

August 12 @ 2:00 pm – 10:00 pm

Come to Rockport on August 12th and enjoy a day and night of fun. Lanterns go up Thursday night and remain up throughout the weekend. Come and see shop windows decorated with lanterns. Start your day at the Farmers Market at Harvey Park. Head over to Firehouse Trust for free children’s activities. Join the Institution for Savings and the Fireworks committee to paint your own lantern, and have your face painted. There will be free popcorn and giveaways, supported by a Rockport Cultural grant. After you’ve made your lantern, head to dock square and enjoy live music from 2-9 PM. Spend the day shopping, eating and enjoying the wonderful town of Rockport. Like “Rockport Fireworks” on Facebook or follow them on Instagram for important updates. The Fireworks show will shoot off at 9:00 PM off Granite Pier. Rain date is August 13.

Clara Lieu: Artist Talk at the
Cape Ann Museum

The Rocky Neck Art Colony (RNAC) welcomes artist Clara Lieu as the Goetemann Artist Residency (GAR)  2017 Distinguished Artist/Teacher, a program initiated in 2007 by former GAR Director, Ruth Mordecai. This program brings an artist of national reputation to Cape Ann each year.

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Clara Lieu begins her week-long stay with an opening talk at the Cape Ann Museum on Sunday, August 13, at 2 pm, 27 Pleasant Street, Gloucester.  This lecture is free to the public and is followed by a three to four-day workshop for area artists interested in exploring personal stories as an inroad to art. Please note that space in the workshop is limited. For complete details please contact the GAR at residency@rockyneckartcolony.org.

Clara Lieu is a professor, writer, and visual artist. Lieu’s practice uses drawing, printmaking, and sculpture as a means to explore the extremes of human emotion. Professor Lieu currently teaches at the Rhode Island School of Design.

Professor Lieu has received grants from the Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation and the Puffin Foundation and is a partner in Art Prof: a free, online educational platform for visual arts, embracing people of all ages and means. The mission behind Art Prof is to give the global community equal access to a free visual arts education. For more information on Art Prof, please go to the website https://artprof.org. For additional information about Professor Lieu in general, please visit http://claralieu.com/

For more information about RNAC programs email info@rockyneckartcolony.org.

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

The Rockport Art Association & Museum’s Experimental Group opens its sixth group exhibition, “Unexpected No. Six” at the Marblehead Arts Association, The Hooper Mansion, 8 Hooper Street, Marblehead, MA. This 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 and photography. The exhibition runs from August 12 through September 24, with an Artist Reception on Sunday, August 13 from 2-4 pm. Gallery hours are Tuesday through Friday & Sunday, noon-5 pm and Saturday, 10-5 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 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

ARTISTS HEATHER BUECHLER’S
POP UP GALLERY!

Boston Artist Heather Buechler will be exhibiting in Gloucester during the Sidewalk Bazaar.  The pop up gallery will be open August 3-5th from 11am to 5pm at 137 Main St. Gloucester, MA.

Heather Buechler is a Boston based artist focusing specifically on the intersection between spirituality and the state of one’s mind and presence.  Trained in Figurative Drawing and Fibers, Heather began to experiment with varied materials including resin, acrylics, cattle markers, and recycled house paints. At first glance her art appears to be merely abstract, but upon careful visual interaction with it one cannot help but feel the soothing peacefulness that emanates from the canvas. This feeling isn’t coincidental – it is intentionally crafted and it is the force behind her work. This visual interpretation of universal connectivity allows the viewer to lose themselves within the borders of the canvas.

Heather has been in solo and group shows and her work is held in private collections. Her art can be described as vibrant and expressive and her diverse body of work demonstrates a broad range of talent across mediums. Don’t miss your chance to see her work while it’s in Gloucester.  Make sure to stop by 137 Main St.during the Sidewalk Bazaar to see the exhibit of this talented artist with unique artistic vision and love for color.

Ruth Worrall Demonstration
at Gallery 53 on Rocky Neck

Friday, August 4, 6-8pm

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

Gallery hours, Sun – Thurs 10:00 AM-6:00 PM, Fri and Sat 10:00AM – 8:00 PM

Gallery 53 on Rocky Neck is sponsoring a series of artist demonstrations for the 2017 season. On Friday, August 4, potter Ruth Worrall will demonstrate the art of making saggarware pots. Ruth was born in Ecuador, where she first played with “mud” in her mother’s back yard. When she was sixteen, she moved to the USA.  Ruth attended Salem State College, where she became mesmerized by clay. She continued to use the studio in exchange for helping as a part-time assistant after graduation.  Although she is mostly self-taught, Ruth had one professor who emphasized the use of LESS clay to make lighter, taller pots.  This lesson has stuck.  When you pick up one of Ruth’s pieces, it is usually distinguished by a balance of solidity and delicacy.

Ruth has taught pottery to both children and adults, most recently at The Hive in Gloucester.  In her own work, the focus is on utilitarian objects, mugs, bowls and vases. She makes stoneware, fired in an electric kiln, as well as saggarware, a firing technique that allows her to use found objects like crab claws, seaweed, oxides, and grasses, to make marks on her pots.

Gallery 53 on Rocky Neck is a juried co-op gallery that features a distinctive collection of fine arts by Rocky Neck Art Colony members. Located in a historic 19^th century building between the Studio and Rudder Restaurants at 53 Rocky Neck Ave, Gloucester, Gallery 53 is open May 25 to October 15 from10 am to 6 pm, Sunday through Thursday, and from10 am to 8 pm Friday and Saturday. For more information call 978-282-0917 or go to rockyneckartcolony.org.  See Gallery 53 on Rocky Neck on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram.

Sphere
A performance/installation

Directed and choreographed by Sarah Slifer Swift

The Cape Ann Museum is pleased to present Sphere, a 4-hour performance/installation, at the Cape Ann Museum’s White-Ellery House on Saturday, August 5, from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The creative team for this piece is Sarah Slifer Swift, Director/Choreographer; Kristen Miller, Composer; Andrea Minicozzi, Filmmaker; and several dancers/performers. In this performance, Swift explores women’s social and political power through the lens of the historic White-Ellery House. Using movement, film and sound, the performers will examine the complexities of labor, value and respect, as they have been gained, lost or changed over time. The performance will be ongoing and visitors are invited to come and go as they please. Museum staff and volunteers will be available throughout the day to answer questions about the House.

The historic White-Ellery House (1710) has served as the backdrop for Insights on Site – a series of one-day contemporary art installations for seven years running. The House is located at 245 Washington Street in Gloucester just off the Grant Circle Rotary and is free and open to the public on select Saturdays from May through October. Parking is available in the field behind the house.

Sarah Slifer Swift is a dance artist and educator based in Gloucester, Massachusetts. Her work spans choreography, site-specific work, improvisation, performance installations and conceptual work. She has been a director, curator and advisor to many arts events and initiatives.

Insights On Site – 2017 Season – Upcoming

October 7           Taking Care — Alyssa Pittman

In this installation Pittman explores the universal ritual of sweeping and investigates the act and practice of “taking care” of the spaces and places around us. Her work is inspired by the craft of broom making, by the broom as a powerful icon and by sweeping as a symbolic act.

Support for these programs was provided by The Umberto Romano and Clorinda Romano Foundation which celebrates Umberto Romano’s (1906–1982) legacy on Cape Ann through arts education and appreciation and by fostering the work of emerging and/or working artists.

The Hunters and the Hunted

Early Mariners of Cape Ann illustrated talk

The Cape Ann Museum is pleased to offer an illustrated talk on the early mariners of Cape Ann by CAM Librarian/Archivist Stephanie Buck and past president of the Manchester Historical Museum, John Huss on August 5 at 3:00 p.m.

This program is free with Museum admission. Space is limited; registration is required. Please call (978)283-0455 x10 or register online at Eventbrite. For more information email info@capeannmuseum.org.

The early mariners of Cape Ann were not only hardy fishermen, boat builders and prosperous merchant sea captains, but also cunning and courageous defenders of a new nation during both the War of Independence and the War of 1812. Join Stephanie Buck and John Huss as they share a wealth of fascinating stories about the gallant seamen of Gloucester and Manchester as they battled the supposedly invincible British Navy!

John Huss is the Manchester Historical Museum’s Curator and Program Coordinator. John is also a docent at the Cape Ann Museum and serves on the Museum’s Education Committee.

Stephanie Buck is the Librarian/Archivist at the Cape Ann Museum.  She was educated in England and was awarded a degree from Bedford College, London University, before coming to this country.

The Cape Ann Museum has been in existence since the 1870s, working to preserve and celebrate the history and culture of the area and to keep it relevant to today’s audiences. Spanning 44,000 square feet, the Museum is one of the major cultural institutions on Boston’s North Shore welcoming more than 25,000 local, national and international visitors each year to its exhibitions and programs. In addition to fine art, the Museum’s collections include decorative art, textiles, artifacts from the maritime and granite industries, two historic homes and a sculpture park in the heart of downtown Gloucester. Visit capeannmuseum.org for details.

The Museum is located at 27 Pleasant Street in Gloucester. Hours are Tuesday through Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and Sundays from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Admission is $12.00 adults, $10.00 Cape Ann residents, seniors and students. Youth (under 18) and Museum members are free. For more information please call: (978)283-0455 x10. Additional information can be found online at www.capeannmuseum.org.

For a detailed media fact sheet please visit www.capeannmuseum.org/press.

2017
WINDHOVER ANNOUNCES “QUARRY DANCE 6”
At Flat Ledge Quarry in Rockport

Access via Granite Pier at 16 Wharf Road, Rockport, MA. 01966

Performances are:
FRIDAY, July 28^th at 5:30PM
SATURDAY, July 29^th at 11:00AM & 5:30PM
SUNDAY, July 30^st at 1:00PM

Windhover Performing Arts Center has presented electrifying Quarry Dances for the past five years on Cape Ann. The New York City–based

dance company, Dušan Týnek Dance Theatre, returns again this summer for a residency at Windhover Performing Arts Center to create and choreograph a site-specific quarry dance for the public. The audience for the quarry dance performances continues to expand with people of all ages coming to enjoy them from Boston, its surrounding areas and the local community of Cape Ann.

For Quarry Dance 6, the Dušan Týnek dancers will use the architecture, cliffs, ledges, and paths surrounding the quarry as the backdrop for the quarry dance. No contact with the water is permitted, due to the nature of this particular quarry being a reservoir for the town of Rockport water supply. The uniqueness and beauty of the quarry will be embraced and honored as in previous dances. The dramatic and echo-inspiring spaces underneath the Keystone Bridge will be enhanced by the dance.

Russ Gershon, a Boston based saxophonist, arranger, composer and the leader of the globe-trotting ten-piece Either/Orchestra will improvise an accompaniment for the Quarry Dance. This will be his fourth time participating, and he will utilize saxophones, flutes, and percussion instruments. He draws his ideas from jazz and other American popular music traditions, along with Ethiopian and Latin music.

Performances of Quarry Dance 6 are free and open to the public, however, donations are strongly suggested. No reservations are required, but please note that the performances are all weather dependent. In case of rain, the performance is cancelled. The performance will last just over one hour.

Parking is permitted at Granite Pier, however only Rockport residents with resident stickers will be admitted to park for free. Others will need to pay the $6.00 fee for non-resident parking, a requirement of the Granite Pier Association. The other option is to park for free at Windhover, located about 1.5 miles away at 257 Rear Granite Street. There will be a shuttle continuously transporting guests from Windhover to Granite Pier starting 30 minutes before the show and then 30 minutes afterwards. Windhover’s address: 257 rear Granite Street.  Be sure to watch for the Windhover sign which designates parking.  Shuttles will be provided by “Ride on Transportation,” “Beauport Ambulance Service,” and the new “Fishermen’s Taxi,” all of which are kindly donating their services.

Note: Seating will be on a first-come-first-served basis and a number of chairs will be provided.  In addition, people are welcome to bring blankets to sit on, as well as bring their own water, snacks and soft drinks. Please do be advised that space is limited. For further information, please check the Windhover website: www.windhover.org You may also call Windhover at 978-546-3611, or email Executive Director Lisa Hahn at windhover@verizon.net. (Windhover is a non-profit 501©3 organization.)

Major funding has been made possible by the Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation. This program is also supported in part by grants from both the Rockport and Gloucester Cultural Councils, a local agency which is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency. Donations from individuals also help support the Quarry Dances for the future.

Please come and enjoy this performance in the unspoiled natural beauty of a Cape Ann Quarry, and please spread the word.

The Rocky Neck Art Colony Selects Susan Guest-McPhail as the Season’s fourth Summer Artist.

Untitled 1, Mixed Media – Susan Guest McPhail

Untitled 1, Mixed Media – Susan Guest McPhail

Currents, Susan Guest-McPhail’s show of mixed media paintings, opens on Wednesday, July 26 and runs through Tuesday, August 15. The opening reception is Saturday, July 29 from 6-8 pm at Gallery 53 on Rocky Neck, 53 Rocky Neck Ave., Gloucester, MA. The public is invited to the reception to meet the artist and partake of delicious food and refreshing drinks.

Like so many other artists living on Cape Ann, Guest-McPhail’s work is influenced by living near water, beach and marsh. This special seaside atmosphere lives in her work and, according to Guest-McPhail, needs to be embraced, especially in these turbulent times.

“Making art is like breathing, you need to just do it,” says Guest-McPhail.

She paints with acrylics, oils, encaustics and mixed media. The papers that are used in her collages are mostly hand-printed with some found items added. “Experimenting with new ideas, such as using curly, dried grasses tied to sticks for brushes, or a night of printing in a special color makes me smile and feel energized,” says Guest-McPhail.

Most of the time she paints in a contemporary realist or totally non- objective style, but there is always a string of movement flowing through that keeps her brush, her brayer, and herself moving like the tides.

According to Guest-McPhail, “starting a non-objective painting is an interesting mystery. You don’t know where it will take you. It’s like making a puzzle without the picture on the box and the finish is the surprise. My collage papers are hand-printed in acrylics or oil and the making is as much fun as cutting them up,”

Guest-McPhail agrees with mindfulness expert and painter Ellen Langer, who is a social psychologist and the first female professor to gain tenure in the Psychology Department at Harvard University. Langer says, “Make art for fun. Make art for a richer life.”

Susan Guest-McPhail’s art has been shown in New York at the National Arts Club, the Salmagundi Club, the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston and several museums and galleries. She was the featured artist in Making Monotypes Using a Gelatin Plate: Printmaking Without a Press by Nancy Marculewicz (2002)  Her awards include the cover of Arts Around Boston magazine and the American Artists magazine award at the Catherine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club in New York City.

Guest-McPhail is an alumna of Montserrat College of Art and the Vermont Studio School. Her artist memberships include: National Society of Women Artists; Rockport Art Association and Museum; North Shore Arts Association; Monotype Guild of New England; The Pastel Society of America; and The Copley Society of Boston.

Guest-McPhail teaches workshops for the Rockport Art Association and Museum and the North Shore Arts Association.

Gallery 53 on Rocky Neck is a juried co-op gallery that features a distinctive collection of fine arts by Rocky Neck Art Colony members. Located in a historic 19th century building between the Studio and Rudder Restaurants at 53 Rocky Neck Ave, Gloucester, Gallery 53 is open May  to October from10 am to 6 pm, Sunday through Thursday, and from 10 am to 8 pmFriday and Saturday. For more information call 978-282-0917 or go to rockyneckartcolony.org.

See Gallery 53 on Rocky Neck on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

There’s a great pop up show here by Boston artist, Heather Buechler.

Peter Souza and 3 Sheets to the Wind
to benefit Schooner Adventure

July 14, 6:00 – 8.30 PM

Lawn in front of the Gloucester Meetinghouse,
corner of Church and Middle Street.

The Gloucester Meetinghouse Foundation is pleased to announce the second of our free outdoor concerts, part of the series of ‘Music on Meetinghouse Green’. Tonight’s concert on July 14, 2017, features Three Sheets to the Wind, a Gloucester sea chantey and sea music group. Goodwill offerings will be made to benefit the Schooner Adventure. Bring lawn chairs or blankets, a check or cash, and a picnic dinner. The Causeway Restaurant is also offering food to purchase. In case of inclement weather the event will be held inside the historic 1806 Meetinghouse.

For more information:   http://gloucestermeetinghouse.org/

Flatrocks Gallery presents The Manships through August 6th.

Featuring work by Paul, John and Margaret Manship.

A portion of the proceeds of sales will benefit the Manship Artists Residency and Studios (MARS), an initiative to preserve the artists’ home.

Quarry by John Paul Manship

View from Manship Estate, sculpture by Paul Manship; photo from P.Manship family papers

Paul Manship (1885 – 1966) is a major American artist responsible for many of our iconic public sculptures and whose work is considered to be a precursor to the Art Deco movement. There is a gallery dedicated to Manship’s work at the Smithsonian American Art Museum and in 2004 they held a retrospective of his career. Having gained fame and fortune by mid century, Paul Manship looked for a home for his wife Isabel and their four children. They found a 15 acre lot owned by the defunct Rockport Granite Company in Lanesville.  With two large quarries and surrounding woods , it was an ideal spot. Being wartime, building supplies were scarce. A house from Pigeon Cove was moved to a perch over Butman’s Pit and the family moved in, in the spring of 1945. Soon after a large oxen barn was purchased and reassembled on site to use as a studio. The family home blossomed into an idyllic retreat, a showcase for Paul’s sculpture, with fabulous gardens,  a welcoming place for villagers, a gathering place for the artists of Lanesville and beyond,  offering swimming and skating on the quarries and lots of parties ! The legacy of fine art and community was carried on by son John and his wife Margaret, both devoted artists, until Margaret’s death in 2012.

Flatrocks is honored to host an exhibit of Paul, John and Margaret Manship’s work and to contribute to the initiative to save this historically significant site and the legacy it represents.

The Manships touched many peoples’ lives, Fireside Stories will be told Saturday July 15th from 7-9pm. All are welcome and storytellers encouraged!

Saturday, August 5th there will be a Gallery Talk from 4-6pm. Please join us !

Flatrocks Gallery is open Thursday-Sunday noon to 5pm, and by appointment, located at 77 Langsford Street.

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Rockport Music Announces
2017-18 Season

Rockport Music is proud to announce its 2017-18 Season of concerts and HD broadcasts.  The season includes the best in classical, jazz, folk, world and pop artists performing today.  The classical season features such renowned artists as the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, the Ying Quartet with Zuill Bailey and new Artistic Director Barry Shiffman, the 2015 Chopin Competition Winner Seong-Jin Cho, a holiday program by Cantus, the 5-time Grammy Award winning soprano Dawn Upshaw with pianist Gil Kalish, and much more (see full schedule below).  This year’s Fall-Winter Classical Season is the first presented by Rockport Music’s new classical Artistic Director Barry Shiffman. He says of his first classical season, “Our sensational hall and dedicated audience makes Rockport a destination of choice for today’s performing artists.  While welcoming back such Rockport favorites as vocal ensemble Cantus and pianist Kirill Gerstein, the season shines a light on a number of Rockport debuts, as all other artists appear for the first time at the Shalin Liu Performance Center. I cannot wait to hear our hall filled with the sounds of these transcendent artists.”

Rockport Music’s folk and pop concerts include such musical icons as Rosanne Cash and the Cowboy Junkies, as well as well-known singer-songwriters with New England connections like Patty Larkin with Liz Longley and Nick Fradiani and Alternate Routes, as well as the annual Christmas Celtic Sojourn with Brian O’Donovan. Live from Laurel Canyon, led by Sweet Remains Brian Chartrand, will present a tribute to the artists of the 60’s and 70’s from that time and place. Jazz artists this season feature George Winston, Tamir Hendelman and vocalist Lizz Wright.

The Metropolitan Opera Live in HD 2017-18 Season opens with Bellini’s Norma and continues with such greats as Die Zauberflöte, La Bohème, Cosi fan tutte, and Tosca, along with much more. London’s National Theatre in HD presents two new broadcasts, Young Marx and Julius Caesar, and the Bolshoi Ballet in HD presents Giselle and Romeo and Juliet, as well as new productions like The Flames of Paris.

A full listing of 2017-18 concerts and events are listed below. Additional Jazz, Folk and World Music concerts will be added throughout the season, so please visit the Rockport Music website for updates at rockportmusic.org.  All concerts and events are held at Rockport Music’s stunning, seaside Shalin Liu Performance Center at 37 Main Street, Rockport, Massachusetts.  Tickets go on sale July 27 (except for the Metropolitan Opera). Subscriptions are available with purchase of four or more concerts and subscribers receive a 10% discount.  All subscribers are eligible for exchange privileges and purchasing additional concerts without additional handling fees.  

Please visit our website rockportmusic.org or call the Box Office at 978-

546-7391 for tickets or more details on upcoming concerts. Rockport Music is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization and is supported in part by the Massachusetts Cultural Council.

Rockport Music 2017-18 Season

CLASSICAL SEASON

Sunday, September 24, 3 PM
Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center

Gilles Vonsattel, piano | Paul Huang, violin | Ani Kavafian, violin | Matthew Lipman, viola | Nicholas Canellakis, cello  | David Shifrin, clarinet

PROGRAM
BEETHOVEN: Trio in B-flat major for clarinet, cello, and piano, Op. 11
WEBER: Quintet in B-flat major for clarinet, 2 violins, viola, and cello, Op. 34
SCHUMANN: Quintet in E-flat major for piano, 2 violins, viola, and cello, Op. 44

Tickets: $55, $49, $39

Sunday, October 22, 3 PM
JinJoo Cho, violin and Hyun Soo Lim, piano

Gold Medalist of the 2014 Ninth Quadrennial International Violin Competition of the Indianapolis

PROGRAM
BEETHOVEN: Violin Sonata No. 6, Op. 30, No. 1
FAURÉ: Sonata No. 1 in A major, Op. 13
CHAUSSON: Poème
TCHAIKOVSKY: Souvenir d’un lieu cher
SAINT-SAENS: Introduction et Rondo Capriccioso, Op. 28

Tickets: $29, $24

Sunday, November 19, 3 PM
Ying Quartet with Zuill Bailey, cello & Barry Shiffman, viola

 PROGRAM
CHRISTOPHER THEOFANIDIS: Commission TBA
SCHUMANN: Cello Concerto in A minor, Op. 129 (transcribed for string quartet)
BRAHMS: String Sextet, No. 2 in G major, Op. 36

Tickets: $55, $49, $39

Sunday, December 10, 3 PM
Cantus

PROGRAM
Storytelling is a wondrous and meaningful part of the holiday season. In “Three Tales of Christmas,” Cantus reimagines beloved stories through familiar carols alongside new holiday classics. Featuring narrated passages from such classic holiday tales as A Christmas Carol, Gift of the Magi, and ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas, “Three Tales of Christmas” reminds us of the meaning and joy of the season with fresh perspective and just the right amount of nostalgia. Tickets: $46, $40, $29

Sunday, January 28, 3 PM
Juilliard415 with Rachel Podger, violin

PROGRAM
TELEMANN: Musique de Table, First Production (Tafelmusik)

Tickets: $46, $40, $29

Sunday, February 25, 3 PM
Seong-Jin Cho, piano

First Prize Winner at the 2015 Chopin International Piano Competition

Tickets: $29, $24

Friday, March 16, 8 PM
Clemens Hagen, cello and Kirill Gerstein, piano

ALL-BEETHOVEN PROGRAM

7 Variations on Bei Männern, welche Liebe fühlen from The Magic Flute
Sonata No. 3 in A major, Op. 69

Sonata No. 4 in C Major Op. 102, No. 1
Sonata No. 5 in D Major, Op. 102, No. 2

Tickets: $46, $40, $29

Sunday, April 22, 3 PM
Dawn Upshaw, soprano and Gil Kalish, piano

PROGRAM
SCHUBERT: Im Frühling | Geheimes | Gretchen am Spinnrade | Lied der Mignon (Nur wer die Sehnsucht kennt) | Rastlose Liebe
JANÁČEK: from In the Mists, I. Andante |IV. Presto (Mr. Kalish solo)
RAVEL: Histoires Naturelles
REBECCA CLARKE: June Twilight | Infant Joy | The Tiger | A Dream | The Cloths of Heaven
BARTÓK:  Fekete | Annyi bánat a szüvemen | Régi keserves | Eddig való dolgom | ‘Hatforintos’ nóta
WILLIAM BOLCOM: Black Max | Toothbrush time | Waitin’ | George

Tickets: $46, $40, $29 

JAZZ, FOLK, POP & WORLD

Friday, September 1, 8 PM
Chelsea Berry

Chelsea Berry returns to the Shalin Liu Performance Center featuring the release of her fourth full studio album. Recorded in New York City and produced by Adam Rhodes, the original album was recorded in Brooklyn and Manhattan with seasoned and talented players such as Alex Hayes (bass) and Matt Musty (drums); the instrumentation and arrangements are a mindful and energetic extension of Berry’s own music and performance. Tickets: $36, $29, $19 (on-sale now

Friday, September 8, 8 PM
Tamir Hendelman

With his hard-swinging approach and feather light touch, pianist Tamir Hendelman has emerged as one of the most intriguing jazz talents to arrive on the scene in quite some time. On top of his own trio outings as a leader, the Israeli-born artist is best known for his outstanding work with the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra.  With the CHJO, Tamir has recorded for John Pizzarelli, Gladys Knight and Diana Krall. He is the pianist/arranger on Jackie Ryan’s “You and the Night and the Music” and Janis Mann’s “A Perfect Time.” He is featured on Natalie Cole’s “Still Unforgettable” and Barbara Streisand’s upcoming recording.  Tickets: $29, $24 (on-sale now)

Thursday, September 14, 8 PM
Nick Fradiani and Alternate Routes

Tickets: $46, $40, $29 (Meet & Greet Tickets: $50 above ticket price)

(on-sale July 12)

Sunday, September 17, 5 PM
Lizz Wright

A vocalist of uncommon talent and spirit who slides effortlessly between jazz, R&B, gospel, blues and folk, Lizz Wright has a smoky, supple voice that has beguiled fans and critics alike for over a decade. Her most recent effort, 2015’s Freedom & Surrender, featured a set almost entirely made up of originals. Her sixth full-length studio album is scheduled for release in September 2017.  Tickets: $59, $55, $45 (on-sale now)

Friday, September 29, 8 PM
Live from Laurel Canyon
Songs and Stories of American Folk Rock
Led by Brian Chartrand of Sweet Remains

The Laurel Canyon show is a tribute to a place and time.  Led by Brian Chartrand (of Sweet Remains), Live from Laurel Canyon tells the story of the musicians who came out of southern California in the 60s and 70s including The Byrds, Buffalo Springfield, Carole King, James Taylor, the Mamas & the Papas, Joni Mitchell, Crosby Stills & Nash, The Eagles, Linda Ronstadt, Jackson Brown, Jim Morrison, and Neil Young.  Tickets: $46, $40, $29 (on-sale July 12)

Saturday, September 30, 8 PM
An Evening with Cowboy Junkies

The Cowboy Junkies have forged an impressive 30 year career, scoring several hit singles like “Sweet Jane” and “Misguided Angel,” a handful of critically-acclaimed albums, and a dedicated throng of loyal fans. Comprised of siblings Margo (vocals) Michael (guitar) and Peter (drums) Timmins, as well as bassist Alan Anton, the Cowboy Junkies created a unique and instantly recognizable sound in an alt-country/folk/blues hybrid style. Tickets: $59, $55, $45 (on-sale now)

Sunday, October 15, 5 PM
Patty Larkin & Liz Longley

Come on out for a folk-saturated double bill featuring beloved veteran singer-songwriter Patty Larkin and buzz-generating tunesmith Liz Longley. Though from different generations, both have a unique vision and style rooted in indelible melodies and a powerful poetic lyrical style. Tickets: $39, $35, $29

Saturday, October 28, 8 PM
Sunday, October 29, 5 PM
Mary Chapin Carpenter

EMBARGO ANNOUNCE: August 8, 2017 | GENERAL PUBLIC ON-SALE: August 11, 2017

Five-time Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter and Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee Mary Chapin Carpenter returns to Rockport in support of her most recent record, the acclaimed The Things That We Are Made Of.   Tickets: $94, $88, $62 (on-sale August 11, 2017)

Saturday, November 4, 8 PM
Capitol Steps

As the granddaddy of political satire, The Capitol Steps have been poking fun at the D.C. establishment for over 35 years. The veteran troupe have become masters at skewering both sides of the aisle, their repurposed covers of pop songs loaded with puns and outrageous one-liners. Tickets: $79, $72, $55

Thursday, November 16, 8 PM
Rosanne Cash

One of the country’s pre-eminent singer/songwriters, Grammy Award winner Rosanne Cash has long transcended her birthright as country music royalty, carving her own hit-laden career that has spanned close to 40 years. This fall she will be making her much-anticipated Rockport debut! Tickets: $98, $92, $65

Saturday, December 2, 3 & 8 PM
Cape Ann Big Band Holiday

Enjoy the holidays with Cape Ann’s own 17-piece big band performing holiday favorites, old and new, infused with a bit of jazz, swing, and rock n’ roll.  Tickets:  $36, $29, $19

Sunday, December 3, 5 PM
An Evening with George Winston

One of the most successful and recognized solo pianists in the world, George Winston brings his remarkably enduring and highly imitated “rural folk piano” style to Rockport for the first time in a concert just in time for the holiday season.

Tickets: $52, $45, $38

Friday, December 8, 8 PM
The Four Freshmen

The Four Freshmen are America’s most enduring vocal group. With pure energy and classic songs from the past and present, the Four Freshmen deliver a world of music that will take listeners back to the bygone era of their youth while introducing others to a brand of vocal harmony entertainment unique to the legendary Four Freshmen.   Tickets: $49, $42, $35

Saturday, December 9, 8 PM
Felix Cavaliere’s Rascals

Best known as the singer and keyboardist for The Rascals (“Good Lovin’” and “Groovin’” among other hits), the legendary Felix Cavaliere makes his debut in Rockport. Despite a career spanning five decades, Cavaliere remains at the height of his powers, that instantly recognizable soulful voice continuing to enthrall audiences all over the globe.  Tickets: $69, $62, $49

Tuesday, December 12, 4 & 8 PM
Brian O’Donovan’s

A Christmas Celtic Sojourn

Now in its second decade of concerts around New England, A Christmas Celtic Sojourn returns to Rockport.  Brian O’Donovan’s A Celtic Sojourn has thrilled radio audiences for twenty-nine years. For the last fifteen, the Christmas-time live version of the show has drawn on Celtic, Pagan, and Christian traditions to celebrate the music of this season. First launched in 2003, A Christmas Celtic Sojourn reflects the compelling and diverse offerings of the weekly national radio program. Tickets: $69, $62, $49

Sunday, December 17, 3 PM
Back Bay Ringers

Back Bay Ringers (BBR) is an advanced, auditioned community handbell ensemble based in Boston, Massachusetts. Founded in 2003, BBR has quickly developed a reputation for excellence, regularly performing at such Boston-area landmarks as Faneuil Hall, Symphony Hall, the Boston Children’s Museum, and the Prudential Center. Tickets: $20, $15

Thursday, March 15, 8 PM
Goitse

Forged in the white-hot creative crucible of Limerick University’s Irish World Academy of Music and Dance, the quintet known as Goitse has quickly become one of the most sought after bands amongst connoisseurs of Irish Traditional music across the globe. Having won feverish critical plaudits for their Dónal Lunny-produced second album Transformed, the band has skyrocketed to the forefront of the Irish music scene.  Tickets: $39, $35, $29

EDUCATION & OUTREACH

Wednesday, February 7, 7 PM
Beantown Swing Orchestra

Tickets: $20, $15

Sunday, February 11, 3 PM
Cosi fan tutte

Presented by the Boston Conservatory at Berklee Opera Department

Semi-staged live performance

Tickets: $26, $20

HD BROADCASTS

METROPOLITAN OPERA LIVE IN HD

 On Sale Dates: Met Members: Thursday, July 13 | General Public: Wednesday, July 19

Individual Tickets: $32, $29, $20 | Subscription (10% discount): $288, $261, $180

Saturday, October 7, 12:55 PM
Norma

By Vincenzo Bellini

(NEW PRODUCTION)

Pre-opera talk with Dr. Elizabeth Seitz, 12 PM

The season opens with a new production of Bellini’s bel canto tragedy Norma, starring Sondra Radvanovsky in the title role. Joyce DiDonato co-stars as Norma’s colleague and rival, Adalgisa, opposite Joseph Calleja as Pollione and Matthew Rose as Oroveso. Carlo Rizzi conducts and Sir David McVicar directs the new production.

Saturday, October 14, 12:55 PM
Die Zauberflöte

By Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Pre-opera talk with Dr. Elizabeth Seitz, 12 PM | Après Opera talk

Met Music Director Emeritus James Levine conducts Tony Award winner Julie Taymor’s production of Mozart’s masterpiece, Die Zauberflöte. Golda Schultz makes her Met debut as Pamina with Kathryn Lewek as the Queen of the Night, Charles Castronovo as the fairy tale prince Tamino, Markus Werba as the bird-catching Papageno, Christian Van Horn as Sprecher, and René Pape as Sarastro. This is the first time the full-length German opera will be seen in the series.  

Saturday, November 18, 12:55 PM
The Exterminating Angel

By Thomas Adès
(MET PREMIERE)

 The Exterminating Angel has its Met premiere this season, conducted by the composer, Thomas Adès. The 2016 opera, co-commissioned by the Met and sung in English, is based on the screenplay by Luis Buñuel and Luis Alcoriza for the acclaimed 1962 Buñuel film. Directed by the librettist Tom Cairns, the ensemble cast features Audrey Luna as Leticia Maynar; Amanda Echalaz as Lucia de Nobile; Sally Matthews as Silvia de Ávila and Sophie Bevan as Beatriz, both in Met debuts.

Saturday, January 27, 12:55 PM
Tosca

By Giacomo Puccini
(NEW PRODUCTION)

Conductor: Andris Nelsons | Production: Sir David McVicar

Andris Nelsons conducts a new staging of Puccini’s dramatic tragedy, directed by Sir David McVicar. Sonya Yoncheva (replacing Kristine Opolais) and Vittorio Grigolo star as the heroine Tosca and her lover Cavaradossi, with Bryn Terfel as the villainous Scarpia.

Saturday, February 10, 12 PM
L’Elisir d’Amore

by Gaetano Donizetti
Pre-opera talk with Dr. Elizabeth Seitz, 11 AM

Donizetti’s comic gem L’Elisir d’Amore, staged by Bartlett Sher and conducted by Domingo Hindoyan, stars Pretty Yende as the spirited Adina, with Matthew Polenzani as Nemorino, the simple peasant who falls in love with her. Davide Luciano makes his Met debut as the role of Adina’s arrogant fiancé, Belcore and Ildebrando D’Arcangelo sings the role of the magic potion-peddling Doctor Dulcamara. Domingo Hindoyan makes his company debut conducting

Saturday, February 24, 12:30 PM
La Bohème

By Giacomo Puccini

An exciting young cast stars in Franco Zeffirelli’s classic production of La Bohème, the most-performed opera in Met history. Sonya Yoncheva stars as Mimì opposite Michael Fabiano as the passionate writer Rodolfo. Susanna Phillips reprises the role of the flirtatious Musetta and Lucas Meachem sings the role of her lover, the painter Marcello.

Saturday, March 10, 12:55 PM
Semiramide

By Gioachino Rossini

(FIRST TIME IN HD)

Angela Meade makes her Met role debut as the title character in Semiramide. Rossini’s opera, which has not been seen at the Met in 25 years, will be conducted by Maurizio Benini and feature Elizabeth DeShong as the Commander of the Assyrian army Arsace, Javier Camarena as an Indian king Idreno, Ildar Abdrazakov as the prince Assur, and Ryan Speedo Green as the high priest Oroe.

Saturday, March 31, 12:55 PM
Così fan tutte

By Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

(NEW PRODUCTION)

Pre-opera talk with Dr. Elizabeth Seitz, 12 PM | Après Opera talk

Phelim McDermott returns to the Met staging Mozart’s comedy Così fan tutte, led by David Robertson. Set in the 1950s on Coney Island, the cast features Amanda Majeski as the conflicted Fiordiligi; Serena Malfi as her sister, Dorabella; Tony Award winner Kelli O’Hara as their feisty maid, Despina; Ben Bliss and Adam Plachetka as the sisters’ fiancés, Ferrando and Guglielmo; and Christopher Maltman as the cynical Don Alfonso.

Saturday, April 14, 12:30 PM
Luisa Miller

By Giuseppe Verdi

(FIRST TIME IN HD)

Met Music Director Emeritus James Levine conducts a revival of Luisa Miller, which has not been seen at the Met since 2006. Starring Sonya Yoncheva as a peasant girl Luisa opposite Piotr Beczala as Rodolfo in Verdi’s tragedy about a young woman who sacrifices her own happiness in an attempt to save her father’s life. The cast also stars Plácido Domingo as Luisa’s father Miller, with Olesya Petrova as Federica.

Saturday, April 28, 12:55 PM
Cendrillon

By Jules Massenet

(MET PREMIERE)

Pre-opera talk with Dr. Elizabeth Seitz, 12 PM

Massenet’s enchanting opera Cendrillon, based on Cinderella, premieres at the Met conducted by Bertrand de Billy and directed by Laurent Pelly. Joyce DiDonato adds another role to her Met repertory as the title character, a role she has sung to acclaim at the Grand Teatre del Liceu, Santa Fe Opera, and Royal Opera, Covent Garden.

NATIONAL THEATRE OF LONDON IN HD

Tickets: $22 Adults, $15 Seniors & Students, $5 Youth

Thursday, September 21, 7 PM
Yerma

The incredible Billie Piper (Penny Dreadful, Great Britain) returns in her award-winning role. A young woman is driven to the unthinkable by her desperate desire to have a child in Simon Stone’s radical production of Lorca’s achingly powerful masterpiece. (already on-sale)

Thursday, December 7, 7 PM
Young Marx

Rory Kinnear (The Threepenny Opera, Penny Dreadful, Othello) is Marx and Oliver Chris (Twelfth Night, Green Wing) is Engels, in this new comedy written by Richard Bean and Clive Coleman. Broadcast live from The Bridge Theatre, London, the production is directed by Nicholas Hytner and reunites the creative team behind Broadway and West End hit comedy One Man, Two Guvnors. 

Tuesday, March 27, 7 PM
Julius Caesar

Ben Whishaw (The Danish Girl, Skyfall, Hamlet) and Michelle Fairley (Fortitude, Game of Thrones) play Brutus and Cassius, David Calder (The Lost City of Z, The Hatton Garden Job) plays Caesar and David Morrissey (The Missing, Hangmen, The Walking Dead) is Mark Antony. Broadcast live from The Bridge Theatre, London.

BOLSHOI BALLET IN HD

Bolshoi Ballet Tickets: $22 Adults, $15 Seniors & Students, $5 Youth

Tuesday, October 24, 7 PM
Le Corsaire

 Sunday, November 26, 2 PM
Taming of the Shrew

 Saturday, December 16, 2 PM
The Nutcracker

Sunday, January 21, 2 PM
Romeo and Juliet

Sunday, February 4, 2 PM
The Lady of the Camellias

Tuesday, March 6, 7 PM
The Flames of Paris

Tuesday, April 10, 7 PM
Giselle

Sunday, June 10, 2 PM
Coppelia

FILM

Saturday, September 9, 8 PM
Silent Film with Live Music

Hesperus plays The Mark of Zorro

HESPERUS accompanies the silent film with music that has a connection to the action on the screen. For The Mark of Zorro, Hesperus plays music from Old and New Spain–Spanish and Native American music from the 16th-18th centuries. Tickets: $29, 24

Manhattan Short Film Festival

Thursday, September 28-Sunday, October 8

Exact dates TBA

Tickets: $9.75/ $7 Students & Seniors

TICKET ON-SALE DATES

Concerts, Films, HD (all events except Met Opera): July 27
Metropolitan Opera in HD: Met Members, July 13 | General Public, July 19

Website: rockportmusic.org | Box Office: 978.546.7391

Unless otherwise indicated, all concerts and events are held at the Shalin Liu Performance Center, 37 Main Street, Rockport, Massachusetts 01966.  Except for the Metropolitan Opera events, all events go on sale July 27, 2017.  Subscriptions are available with purchase of four or more concerts and subscribers receive a 10% discount.  Subscribers also receive exchange privileges and can purchase additional concerts throughout the season at the subscription discount.  For tickets or more information, visit our website at www.rockportmusic.org or call 978.546.7391.

ABOUT ROCKPORT MUSIC

Founded in 1981 as the Rockport Chamber Music Festival, Rockport Music presents exceptional concerts and cultural events in the “stunning acoustics and dramatic setting” (Boston Globe) of the Shalin Liu Performance Center. Best known for its summer chamber music festival featuring some of the world’s finest ensembles and soloists, Rockport Music has expanded its offerings to include year-round presentations of jazz, folk, pop, and world music, high-definition broadcasts from the Metropolitan Opera and National Theatre (London), and special film presentations. Education and community outreach activities serve nearly 10,000 students and adults

throughout Cape Ann and the North Shore annually.  Rockport Music is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization and is supported in part by the Massachusetts Cultural Council.

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Reception for JOY HALSTED | In and Out of the Box

Reception for JOY HALSTED | In and Out of the Box

Reception for JOY HALSTED | In and Out of the Box

Reception for JOY HALSTED | In and Out of the Box

Reception for JOY HALSTED | In and Out of the Box

Reception for JOY HALSTED | In and Out of the Box

Reception for JOY HALSTED | In and Out of the Box

Hello friends,

Summer arts and culture activities are in full swing!

This year for the first time, the annual Garden Tour on Friday and Saturday will include artists painting en plein air, including Rockport gallery owners Dan DeLouise, Kathleen Miller, Heidi Zander, John Caggiano, and others. You can see and purchase their work at a reception on Saturday from 4-8:30 p.m. at the Community House, 58 Broadway. Tickets for the Garden Tour may be purchased at Toad Hall.

The Library’s “Meet the Author” series also begins this week with Hallie Ephron. Children’s activities abound at the library as well. For more information about library events, click here.

Enjoy these glorious days!

ROCKPORT ART IN BLOOM 2017

The Rockport Garden Club invites you to attend its 2017 garden tour: Rockport in Bloom. This self-guided tour consists of 11 private gardens clustered in the three Rockport neighborhoods. Each garden celebrates the diverse geography of Rockport, from sweeping ocean vistas, to enchanting gardens with water features, to unique granite sculptures and arches evoking the legacy of the granite industry in Rockport.  Lunch, including a vegetarian option, is also available for your purchase and enjoyment in a seaside garden.  An additional feature for this year’s tour includes artists in the garden.  Several local artists will be painting ‘en plein air’ during the tour and are sponsoring a wine and cheese reception that will take place following the tour on Saturday, July 8th at the Rockport Community House, 58 Broadway from 4:00 to 8:30 pm. All are welcome.

Tour dates are: July 7 and 8 from 10am to 4pm each day. Tickets purchased prior to June 1 are $20 and $25 thereafter. Tickets may be purchased in advance through Eventbrite or by check mailed to:  Rockport Garden Club, PO Box 712, Rockport, MA 01966.

On tour days, tickets may be purchased at the Rockport Police Station (cash, check or credit card), 168 Main St. and Toad Hall Book Store (cash or check only), 47 Main St, Rockport, MA.  Tickets purchased in advance may be picked up at the police station. The tour is held rain or shine. Please see the RGC website: www.rockportgardenclub.org for additional information.

MANCHESTER IN BLOOM

The Estate Gardens, Designers, Gardeners
and the North Shore Horticultural Society

Manchester’s summer estates, home to beautifully designed gardens, were maintained by highly skilled gardeners and nursery workers who helped to keep Manchester in bloom all season. Many of the highly skilled gardeners came from Europe where they were trained in formal gardening and greenhouse techniques. Some of the gardeners began meeting to discuss gardening tips which resulted in the formation of the North Shore Horticultural Society – which still exists today encouraging local gardeners with horticultural tips and knowledge. This year’s exhibit highlights a few of the talented landscape architects, gardeners and nurseries sharing their stories and images of their work.

In addition, we will be featuring special monthly floral displays at the beginning of each month generously provided by North Shore Horticultural Society in July, Manchester Garden Club in August and Manchester Memorial School 4/5th Graders in September.

The exhibit, which will run July through September, opens on Friday, July 7 to the public and is free. MHM is open Tuesdays-Fridays (10-3pm) and select Saturdays this summer – July 8 & 15, August 5 & 19, September 23 (10-1pm). For more info call 978-526-7230, email info@manchesterhistoricalmuseum.org. or visit our website http://www.manchesterhistoricalmuseum.org/

Surf’s Up, Colors of the Coast

Mary Taddie, Mosaics/ Bonnie Maller, Oils
Eleanor Fisher, Glass Shard Paintings
Cynthia Curtis, Ceramics

Summer is the theme at LEXICON GALLERY’S next show. “Surf’s Up,” combines Mary Taddie’s, Mosaics (Surfboards, wall art and jewelry), Eleanor Fisher’s Glass Shard paintings, Bonnie Maller’s richly colored oils with Cynthia Curtis’ melted sea glass ceramics. Show dates are July 6, 2017-August 19, 2017 with an opening reception Friday July 7, 6-8pm. The artists will be speaking at 6:30pm, sharing their creative process. This is also Magnolia’s monthly Sip & Stroll with live music by Joe Militello and complimentary nibbles and libations. A fun night not to be missed.

Bonnie Maller – water

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Eleanor Fisher – Cynthia Curtis gallery display (1)

Eleanor Fisher- Beta Fish (1)

Mary Taddie- Mosaic Surf Board

Mary Taddie- Surf Board Fish

Mary Taddie’s interest in the arts began in Marblehead over twenty years ago where she focused primarily on watercolors. Mary became interested in classical art forms and studied ancient mosaics under Master Lucianna Notturni in Ravenna, Italy. Since her return to the US, Mary has transitioned her work from the ancient mosaic form to a very unique, contemporary form of wall art using a ring saw to shape ceramic tile, marble and stone. Her art may also include other materials such as vitreous glass and Italian smalti (enamel impregnated glass) that are cut by hand. Mary has exhibited in a variety of venues on the North Shore and also teaches mosaics classes. She is a member of the Marblehead Arts Association, and is currently VP of Salem Arts Association, Salem, MA. Mary has a studio / workshop at Little Harbor Studios in Marblehead.

Eleanor Fisher began her mixed media painting in 1991, following a brain tumor removal and near death experience where she was told to “ paint and you will be guided”. Eleanor developed a unique style of glass shard paintings where she paints an oil painting, then cuts and layers glass directly on the canvas. The light and movement combine to form radiant color and depth. Eleanor Fisher’s infectious enthusiasm and creativity continue to be an inspiration for many including her own daughter and Lexicon Gallery owner, Seyrel Williams.

Bonnie Maller makes her first debut as a painter in this show. Bonnie was an internationally acclaimed makeup artist for over 30 years. She worked with all the top fashion designers and magazines as well as countless superstars throughout her career. She was Ralph Lauren’s makeup artist of choice for over 25 years doing most of his ads. In addition, Bonnie designed and made jewelry which sold in upscale stores throughout the New York and Boston areas, working with precious and semi precious stones and doing her own gold and silversmithing. In late 2015, Bonnie moved locally and began devoting her time to oil painting, her lifelong dream. Her discerning sense of light, color and composition contribute greatly to her richly colored paintings.

Cynthia Curtis began working in clay in 1977. A North Shore Native, she is drawn to the colors and moods of the ever changing sea. Wandering the shore, she collects shells, glass and other beach offerings which she uses directly in her work. Cynthia Curtis Pottery Studio is a sunny haven in the Rockport woods. Since its origin, over 1,200 students of all ages have taken classes and created valuable connections that have been nourishing, healing and inspiring on many levels. Cynthia is a true believer in the therapeutic value of working with clay. Many have become part or full time potters. Cynthia’s ceramics often feature her signature turquoise glazes, melted sea glass and found beach objects into her functional pottery. You can also view her work during the Spring and Fall Cape Ann Artisans Open Studio Tour, the oldest studio tour in the country.

LEXICON GALLERY hopes you will join us in honoring Mary, Eleanor, Bonnie and Cynthia with wine, food and good company at the Opening Reception on July 7, 6-8pm, during normal gallery hours, Fri-Sat 10am-4pm or email gallery owner Seyrel Williams, Seyrel@LexiconGallery.com to schedule an appointment. The LEXICON GALLERY is located at 15 Lexington Avenue, #1, in Magnolia, MA. For more info, go to www.LexiconGallery.com

SCOTT TUBBY

Summer Artist Gallery 53 on Rocky Neck

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Scott_Tubby-Raku

The Rocky Neck Art Colony Selects Rockport artist Scott Tubby as the season’s Third Summer Artist at Gallery 53 on Rocky Neck. Painter and ceramic artist, Scott Tubby, will exhibit paintings and ceramics at Gallery 53 from July 5 until July 24, 2017. The public is invited to meet the artist at the Opening Reception on Saturday, July 8, from 6 to 8 pm at Gallery 53, 53 Rocky Neck Ave., Gloucester, MA.

Scott began his career 39 years ago as a ceramic artist. He returned to art school in the 1990s to study painting and now works in two mediums: oil paint and clay. Gallery 53 is excited to show both of these mediums together in one show.

“Through the discipline of art, I have learned to work in a more intuitive way,” says Tubby. “I use an idea or sketch a composition as a starting point, but then let the work unfold and influence me as I continue to work with the color, form, texture and light until I feel all the various elements come together in a harmonious way. Working in three dimensions for most of my life has had a strong influence on what I create on a two dimensional surface.”

Tubby’s artwork is in many private and public collections throughout the US, Europe and Japan including three porcelain vessels at The Smithsonian Museum of American Art.

Now in it’s ninth year, the Summer Artist Series is a program of the Rocky Neck Art Colony and Gallery 53 that honors local artists with solo shows at Gallery 53 on Rocky Neck.

A juried co-op gallery, Gallery 53 on Rocky Neck features a distinctive collection of fine arts by Rocky Neck Art Colony members. Located in a historic 19th century building between the Studio and Rudder Restaurants at 53 Rocky Neck Ave, Gloucester, Gallery 53 is open May 25 to October 15 from 10 am to 6 pm, Sunday through Thursday, and from10 am to 8 pm Friday and Saturday. For more information call 978-282-0917 or go to rockyneckartcolony.org.

See Gallery 53 on Rocky Neck on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Painting Workshop for Kids

CAM Kids Favorite Flowers

The Cape Ann Museum is pleased to present CAM Kids Favorite Flowers, a painting program for children and families on Saturday, July 8 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

Paint along with watercolor artist Marion Hall in the Museum Courtyard (weather permitting; in case of rain the program will be moved inside to the Museum’s Activity Center) to learn the basics of watercolor painting. Using good quality artist materials, participants will create a small painting of a fresh flower or plant of their choice. Hall will give painting demonstrations and will teach participants ways to experiment with color combinations and painting techniques.

This is a drop-in program and parents are invited to participate as well! This free family program is generously sponsored by David and Lisa Rich. To make a reservation please call (978)283-0455 x10 or email courtneyrichardson@capeannmuseum.org.

Marion Hall is an award-winning watercolorist whose paintings feature seascapes, landscapes, and wildlife from Cape Ann, Florida, England and France. She has exhibited in galleries and museums throughout the north shore of Massachusetts and beyond. Marion is a Cape Ann Museum docent and an Artist Member of the Rockport Art Association and the North Shore Arts Association.

Introducing the 2017 RNAC
Goetemann Fellowship Recipient,
Nathan Thomas Wilson

Introduction and Artist Talk:
Wednesday, July 5, 7 PM at the Cultural Center, 6 Wonson Street, Gloucester.

Public Art Installation, Reception and Talk:
Tuesday, July 25 at 7 PM at Ocean Alliance, 32 Horton Street, Gloucester.

The Rocky Neck Art Colony (RNAC) and the Goetemann Artist Residency (GAR) welcome artist Nathan Thomas Wilson as the inaugural Goetemann Fellowship recipient. The Goetemann Fellowship is a new award, established in 2017 as a vehicle to bring public art to Rocky Neck.

This year, in partnership with Ocean Alliance, the Goetemann Artist Residency hosts Nathan Wilson at the residency studio on Madfish Wharf as he installs artwork on the grounds of Ocean Alliance, site of the former Wonson Paint Factory. Measuring 30 x 40 feet and located on the windswept Gloucester waterfront, in the gravel parking lot of the Ocean Alliance facility, the site is highly visible to passing fishing ships, sailing, and recreational boats, and provides public access for tourists and visitors on foot or by car. The installation is designed to illuminate the mission of Ocean Alliance that “strives to increase public awareness of the importance of whale and ocean health through research and public education.” The artist has open access to the site.

Wilson received an MFA at The University of Pennsylvania and earned a Post Graduate diploma in Visual Arts at Goldsmith’s College, London. He currently teaches at Emmanuel College in Boston and Curry College in Milton, MA as well as a class in Collaborative Sculpture at MIT in Cambridge, MA. He received a Lawrence Shprintz Award at The University of Pennsylvania and was a nominee for a Joan Mitchell MFA Award among others.

Wilson has installed several works of art in and around Boston and the RNAC/GAR is proud to welcome him to Cape Ann. At an opening talk on Wednesday, July 5, 7 PM, at the Cultural Center on Rocky Neck, 6 Wonson Street in Gloucester, Wilson talks about his work and creating installations. On Tuesday, July 25, 7 PM, at the installation site at 32 Horton Street, Gloucester, the results of his work on Rocky Neck will be revealed. In the event of inclement weather, the talk will be held at the Goetemann Residency Studio at 6 Madfish Wharf, 77 Rocky Neck Ave, Gloucester. Both events are free of charge and the public is invited to attend.

The Residency committee and RNAC place exceptional value on the year-round work performed by the Alliance. Their continuing efforts to protect existing whale populations while educating the public about the fragility of our oceans resonates with the entire world.

The Ocean Alliance strives to increase public awareness of the importance of whale and ocean health through research and public education. We work with our scientific partners to collect a broad spectrum of data on whales and ocean life. Ocean Alliance uses this data to advise educators, policy makers, and the general public on wise stewardship of the oceans to mitigate pollution, prevent the collapse of marine mammal populations, and promote ocean and human health. Ocean Alliance, Inc., a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit Organization, was founded in 1971.

For More Information:
Email: info@rockyneckartcolony.org
Ocean Alliance www.whale.org.