Author: James Eves

The Sawyer Free Library will hold the Annual Art Auction on Wednesday, October 5, 2016. The Silent Auction will take place in the Matz Gallery from September 6 through October 3, to give visitors an opportunity to see the exhibit of paintings and bid early. The Vocal Auction will be held, at 7:00 PM. A preview party will precede the auction. Refreshments will be served and music by Jeannine Lynch and Peter Phillips. The auctioneer is Jack Good, who has volunteered  for over a decade. His humor and encouragement to bid adds to the delightful entertainment of the evening.

But the best part is the works of art, displayed in the Adolph Matz Gallery located in the main lobby of the library. Great interest is generated throughout the month as the bid book fills up. The final vocal auction is always an exciting event. This year there is seventy paintings in a variety of mediums, from oil, to watercolor, to collage; all original. The artists are all local and the subject is generally Cape Ann. It’s a great way to buy a small painting for yourself or as a gift to others. Noted artists such as Ray Crane, Jeff Weaver, Peter Tysver, Theresa Wonson, Carole Loiacono, Bob Blue and Don Gorvett are represented along with many artists who regularly contribute paintings. This year the quality of the artwork is awesome. Proceeds to the Art Advisory Fund provide scholarships, art supplies, art books and much needed supplies.This has been an important fundraiser for the library for many years, and its success is due greatly to the ongoing support by the contributing artists and loyal supporters.

So check out this year’s paintings and place a bid in the Silent Auction and then come to the live vocal auction to support your bid. If no one bids higher that your “Book” bid in the Silent Auction, your bid will be successful. But come to the live auction and enjoy the competition, food, music and find yourself a charming painting for a great bargain that will give you or a friend a lifetime of pleasure.

Beasts and Blooms, Elizabeth St. Hilaire-Collaged Paper Paintings, Martha Grover-Porcelain

Sept 23-Nov 27, 2016, Reception Sat Sept 23, 5-7pm
Lexicon Gallery, 15 Lexington Ave., #1, Magnolia, MA
www.LexiconGallery.com

Martha Grover, Pouring Vessels, Porcelain

Elizabeth St. Hilaire, “Percy Peacock,” Collaged Paper Painting

Whimsy is the theme at LEXICON GALLERY’S next show. “Beasts and Blooms,” combines Elizabeth St. Hilaire’s collaged paper paintings of friends from the animal world with Martha Grover’s functional porcelain flowery forms. Show dates are September 23, 2016-November 27, 2016 with an opening reception Saturday, September 23, 5:00-7:00pm.

Gallery 53 Features Tricia O’Neill with “ Sign Language”

A Narrative of Americana via Old Signs Along Route 1

The Rocky Neck Art Colony is delighted to welcome photographer, Tricia O’Neill as the seventh Summer Artistin the Rocky Neck Art Colony’s Summer Artist Series at Gallery 53 on Rocky Neck. Her photography exhibition, Sign Language, documents handmade and lettered signs, destined for extinction, along Route . O’Neill’s show opens on Wednesday, September 21 and continues to October 15 with the opening reception on Saturday September 24, from 6-8 pm.

ABC Vacuum, photograph by Tricia O’Neill

In Sign Language, O’Neill uses photography to preserve the traditions and histories of the art of sign painting. Paying homage to sign art and artists that came before her, she records those remaining manifestations of the dying craft of handmade, hand lettered signage that still line the historic national highway, US Route 1.

A fine art photographer working in the documentary tradition, O’Neill has been painting signs since her early 20s–executing murals, working with gold leaf, lettering trucks. In that time she saw a continuous change in the art of sign making. As Route 1 has diminished in importance, so too has the art of hand lettering. Because of today’s municipal ordinances, controlling size and structure, these old signs cannot be replaced as they exist today. What was once hand-lettered with brushes is now digitally printed or made of electronic parts. The remaining hand-painted signs continue to carry a deep resonance, displaying a narrative of Americana.

In this body of work O’Neill investigates what remains of this visual medium and the changing landscape of this historic road. Inspired by Berenice Abbott’s work in the 1950s documenting US Route 1 during its heyday–before being supplanted by Route 95, O’Neill is documenting today’s Route 1, now past its prime.

Tricia O’Neill has a fine arts degree at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts and Tufts and studied both film and digital photography at the SMFA. She also studied the art of hand lettering at Butera School of Art and founded the company Signs Unique in 1986. O’Neill’s years behind the brush, painting signs and murals, informs her photography. Her work has been exhibited throughout the Northeast, in solo shows, juried shows, group shows and is in private collections.

For more information about the show call Gallery 53 at 978-282-0917.

The Rocky Neck Art Colony, a 501(c) 3 non-profit organization nurtures excellence in the arts through exhibitions, workshops, residencies and vibrant cultural events for its members and the public. Long renowned for its luminous light, this harbor and coastal location has been a magnet for some of the most revered realist paintings in American art and a catalyst for the progressive ideas of artists from Stuart Davis, Marsden Hartley, 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

Flatrocks Gallery is honored to present Robert J. Anderson, Cape Ann Modernist

September 22 to October 16
Opening Reception on September 24 at 6 pm.

Quietly but persistently, Bob Anderson (1934–2016) created an astounding body of work, mainly oil paintings on canvas and paper, in his Pigeon Cove home studio over a period of forty-six years. An exuberant, restless inventor, he was a deeply observant and technically gifted artist. Anderson’s roots were in the 1950s, a time of fertile experimentation in the arts. After attending the Art Institute of Chicago and winning the coveted Logan Art Institute Prize in 1957, he continued to paint and exhibit in the lively Chicago art scene until 1964, when he and his wife moved to New York City. In 1969 they came to Cape Ann to live. Anderson was influenced by the German Expressionists as well as by contemporaries such as the Chicago Imagists, but he sought tirelessly to develop his own ideas. “I guess I could be considered eclectic in that I’ve gone through so many phases in my work,” he said. Motivated always by the next discovery and the challenge of finding new ways of seeing, he used the formal elements of his discipline as a structure for experiments in expression. With meticulous attention to detail, he often produced works in series, pushing through the variations to the revelation. Anderson’s work, never static, made playful use of many materials. He created sculptures in wood and reliefs in concrete and paint, produced silkscreens on fabric, and incorporated stencils in his oil paintings. His keen sense of humor shines in his figurative paintings and ink drawings, where people with exaggerated features consort

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with pigs on a busy street corner, dogs dance with women, and figures morph seamlessly into machines and vice versa. Anderson’s independent spirit was obvious from the start. Early in his career he had a one-man show at Crown Hall, Mies van der Rohe’s landmark glass building at the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago, which ended abruptly because the administration found his paintings too shocking. Many of Bob’s oils are suggestive of the landscape he loved here on Cape Ann. Though not

representational, they make use of the forms and colors of the cracked and broken granite, the earthy tones of the woods, the light of the sea. “You can’t get it out of you,”

he remarked.  Bob Anderson’s art was his life, and this exhibition takes us through the many facets of that well-lived life. A beloved figure on Cape Ann, he will be missed by all who knew him. Anderson exhibited his paintings and sculptures at the Illinois Institute of Technology and the Hyde Park Art Center in Chicago, the Creative Arts Workshop in New Haven, the Orphanos Gallery in Boston, Montserrat College of Art in Beverly, the School Street Gallery in Rockport, and the West End and Acacia galleries in Gloucester. His work is in the collection of the Cape Ann Museum, as well as in private collections throughout the United States.

Flatrocks Gallery is open noon to 5 Thursday – Sunday 77 Langsford St./Rt127 Gloucester [or by appointment 978-879-4683]

www.flatrocksgallery.com

Lanesville Music Festival & Dance Party

Saturday, September 24, 2016 – Gloucester, MA

The Lanesville Community Center (LCC), located at 8 Vulcan Street, Gloucester, MA, proudly presents its 7^th annual Lanesville Music Festival and Dance Party. This will be a fun-filled day and night for friends, neighbors, the Cape Ann community, featuring local talent, food, artisans and community partners, with activities for kids and beverages for adults, all supported by enthusiastic Lanesville volunteers.

Festival: non-stop music from noon to 7:00PM. Admission is by donation. Evening dance party from 8:30PM to 11:00PM featuring King Brown Mattacks and Gates (KBMG). Admission is $10 at the door. Rain or Shine. For full performance schedule visit: www.lanesvillecommunitycenter.org and www.facebook.com/LanesvilleCommunityCenter.

WHEN?  3-4pm (10 weeks) Each Tuesday, Sept 13th – November 15th

WHERE?  St. JOHN’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH 48 Middle St., Gloucester

WHO? Facilitated by Dr. “D” (DiPrima) for young adults – Ages 10 – 15

WHAT? Using proverbs from around the world, participants will explore meaning through a variety of dramatic forms – Theatre games, movement, music, dramatic play, Storydrama, Improvisation and Reader’s Theatre

COST? $100, need based scholarships available

Contact: Jay DiPrima 978-283-1708 or jay@stjohnsgloucester.org 

Fall Walking Tours at the Cape Ann Museum

GLOUCESTER, Mass. (August 31, 2016) – The Cape Ann Museum is pleased to announce its fall lineup of walking tours. Guided walking tours begin at the Cape Ann Museum at 10:00a.m. and are held rain or shine, lasting about 1½ hours; participants should be comfortable being on their feet for that amount of time. $10 members; $20 nonmembers (includes Museum admission). Space is limited; reservations required. Call (978)283-0455 x10 or email info@capeannmuseum.org for details.

Not a member of the Museum? Join now and get discounted tickets to all our events!

Manchester-by-the-Sea Architecture Walking Tour ~ Saturday, September 10

 The Cape Ann Museum is pleased to present an architectural walking tour through historic Manchester-by-the-Sea in conjunction with its exhibition Design/Build: The Drawings of Phillips & Holloran, Architects on view at the Cape Ann Museum through October 9.

Join Manchester Historical Museum curator, John Huss and preservation consultant, Bill Finch as they highlight the diverse architecture forming Manchester’s historic downtown. This tour will begin at the Manchester Historical Museum at 10 Union Street, Manchester-by-the-Sea, MA at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 10. Guided walking tours are held rain or shine and last about 1 hour; participants should be comfortable being on their feet for that amount of time.

Hopper’s Houses Walking Tour ~ Saturday, September 10

Take a leisurely walk past select Gloucester houses made famous by painter Edward Hopper. Hopper is known to have painted in Gloucester on five separate occasions during the summer months in the years 1912, 1923, 1924, 1926 and 1928. He began working in watercolor, capturing the local landscape and architecture in loosely rendered, light filled paintings. This special walking tour will explore the neighborhood surrounding the Museum, which includes many of the Gloucester houses immortalized by Hopper’s paintings.

Public Sculpture Walking Tour ~ Saturday, September 17

Get up-close and personal with the artwork you drive by everyday on this walk through downtown Gloucester. New to Gloucester? Then, this tour will give you a three-dimensional introduction to this historic city by the sea. From sculptures commemorating those who went to sea, to those who fought in war to those who changed the artistic landscape of Cape Ann forever—this walking tour will uncover the stories behind the public sculptures of Gloucester, including the unique processes of the artists who created them.

Fitz Henry Lane on Foot and Online ~ Saturday, October 1

Experience 19th century Gloucester history as this tour leads you through the neighborhoods and waterfront that inspired the artwork of native son Fitz Henry Lane. Learn how Lane rose from modest beginnings in the pre-Civil War era to worldwide recognition as a marine painter and why, even today, numerous artists journey to Cape Ann to capture its unusual light, so brilliantly captured by Lane.

Participants are encouraged to bring smart phones or tablets in order to use the rich sources of information on the newly released Fitz Henry Lane Online website. During this walk, you will connect specific locations to the paintings they inspired by accessing this online catalog of Lane’s work. Alternative visuals will also be available.

Hopper’s Houses Walking Tour ~ Saturday, October 8

Take a leisurely walk past select Gloucester houses made famous by painter Edward Hopper. Hopper is known to have painted in Gloucester on five separate occasions during the summer months in the years 1912, 1923, 1924, 1926 and 1928. He began working in watercolor, capturing the local landscape and architecture in loosely rendered, light filled paintings. This special walking tour will explore the neighborhood surrounding the Museum, which includes many of the Gloucester houses immortalized by Hopper’s paintings.

 The Cape Ann Museum celebrates the art, history and culture of Cape Ann – a region with a rich and varied culture of nationally significant historical, industrial and artistic achievement. The Museum’s collections include fine art from the 19th century to the present, artifacts from the fishing, maritime and granite quarrying industries, textiles, furniture, library/archives, and two historic houses. For a detailed media fact sheet please visit www.capeannmuseum.org/press.

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 $10.00 adults, $8.00 Cape Ann residents, seniors and students. Youth (18 and under) and Museum members are free. For more information please call: (978)283-0455 x10. Additional information can be found online at www.capeannmuseum.org.

Artist Demonstrations on Rocky Neck

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 2016 season.

On Saturday September 3^rd, Ceramic artist Susan Hershey works with clay to create mostly functional pots. She will discuss making ceramic vessels and using a wood fire kiln, her preferred method of firing a pot, to complete the process.

For more information call 978-282-0917

Gallery 53 Showcases plein air artist Marilyn Swift 
with “This Side of the Bridge” Summer Artist Exhibition

The Rocky Neck Art Colony is delighted to welcome plein air painter, Marilyn Swift as the sixth Summer Artist in the Rocky Neck Art Colony’s Summer Artist Series at Gallery 53 on Rocky Neck. Her show titled This Side of the Bridge showcases a variety of Marilyn’s Cape Ann watercolors painted on Cape Ann. Marilyn’s show opens on Wednesday, August 31 and continues to September 20 with the opening reception on Saturday September 3, from 6-8 pm.

Quarry Ledge, Halibut Point, watercolor 14×14

Beacon Marine Boatyard, watercolor 14×14

Dry Dock, watercolor 14×21

Painters of the Light, watercolor 6×9

Much of Marilyn’s inspiration comes from painting en plein air. On location, Marilyn walks around with sketchbook in hand, making quick compositional value studies before beginning painting. Watercolor, more than other medium, requires thoughtful planning. Her goal is to capture the essence of the scene she is attracted to as well as the feeling of the day.

Best known for her watercolor paintings, Marilyn Swift’s work has been published in The Best of Watercolor; Watercolor Expressions; and Monhegan, The Artists’ Island. Marilyn’s pen and ink drawings illustrate two local cookbooks: The Taste of Gloucester, a Fisherman’s Wife Cooks and Culinary Motifs of Rockport.

Marilyn’s professional artist memberships include The Copley Society of Boston, The Rockport Art Association, North Shore Arts Association, New England Watercolor Society, Academic Artists Association, American Artists Professional League of NYC, Hudson Valley Art Association, Connecticut Plein Air Painters Society and the Rocky Neck Art Colony. Exhibiting widely over her forty year career, Marilyn has won numerous awards in all the above organizations. Marilyn’s paintings are included in prestigious private and public collections both in the USA and abroad.

For more information about the show call Gallery 53 at 978-282-0917.

Maritime Heritage Day

Saturday, Sept. 3, 2016 ~ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
23 Harbor Loop Gloucester, MA 01930

Celebrate Gloucester Schooner Festival at Maritime Heritage Day on Saturday, September 3, 2016 from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. This year we are creating a busy, festive hub of traditional crafters, engaging community organizations in the First Ipswich Bank Pavilion, expert seafood demonstrations, foot stomping music with Old Cold Tater, impossible magic, schooner sails, and fun-filled family activities on Harbor Loop. Enjoy local fare at our food tents. Schooners will be docked nearby at Gloucester House restaurant and the Jodrey State Fish Pier. Admission is free to the event. The event schedule and list of event participants can be found at www.maritimegloucester.org/maritime-heritage-day.

Goetemann Artist Residency
Jana Matusz, Aug 28 – Sept 28

Opening talk:

Thursday, September 1 at 7:00 PM
The Cultural Center at Rocky Neck, 6 Wonson Street, Gloucester

Informal closing conversation:

Monday, September 25 at 7:00 PM
Goetemann Residency Studio, 51A Rocky Neck Ave. Gloucester

All artists talks are free and open to the public. We encourage you to join in the discussions.

The Rocky Neck Art Colony Goetemann Artist Residency is pleased to announce the next Resident, Jana Matusz. Jana will be staying on Rocky Neck from August 28 – September 28.

Invitation to a Hike by Jana Matusz

Ingraham Elements by Jana Matusz

Winter Houses by Jana Matusz

Jana Matusz received her B.A. summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, Visual and Environmental Studies (Studio Art) from Harvard University and Master of Fine Arts in Painting from Massachusetts College of Art. Jana Matusz is a highly accomplished plein air painter. Her vast array of subject matter includes landscape, still life, city and townscapes, trucks, figurative work and portraits. Her pallet is vibrant and bold revealing her talent for design and color while highlighting her superb drawing skill. Jana has studied abroad and has shown her work internationally.

Jana Matusz draws and paints directly from observation, never from photographs. Almost all of her drawings and paintings are done en plein air, outdoors. She also paint alla prima, all in one sitting. This is an extremely challenging way to work, particularly given the rigors of New England weather. Jana states that she believes it gives her paintings authenticity, freshness, and immediacy.

Jana Matusz plans to work on paintings of the rocky coast, the quarries, and the town. She is particularly interested in the rocks and quarries, including Halibut Quarry and the State Park, but everything, from town to fishermen, is fair game for Matusz. For more information on Jana’s work, please see her website: http://janamatusz.com/

More information and schedule of artists talks:

http://rockyneckartcolony.org/residency/

Wednesday August 31, 7:30 p.m.
Gloucester Writers Center

A selection of works from the exhibition can be viewed at www.janedeeringgallery.com.

Cape Ann Plein Air Announces Plans for October 15 Grand Awards Gala

Celebration and Awards Ceremony Will Highlight Weeklong Outdoor Painting Competition Featuring National and Local Artists

August 29, 2016 – The organizers of this fall’s weeklong Cape Ann Plein Air (CAPA) national art competition have announced plans for a gala celebration and awards ceremony on Saturday, October 15, at the Rockport Art Association and Museum.

The Grand Awards Gala will offer the public an opportunity to view the work of artists who will be painting across Cape Ann that week as part of the region’s first national outdoor painting competition.

Guests who attend the gala that evening – which will run from 6pm – 10pm – can also mix and mingle with the artists who were chosen by the CAPA juror to compete in the program.

The gala ticket price — $60 in advance and $75 at the door – can be applied to the purchase of CAPA paintings.  For tickets, visit www.capeannpleinair.com/buy-gala-tickets.

The artists will compete for $16,000 in prizes and awards. There will be awards of $6,000 for first place, $4,000 for second place and $2,000 for third place, in addition to two $250 honorable mention awards.  Additional $500 themed-awards will be granted for Best Americana, Best Marine, Best Use of Light, Best Nocturnal and Best Perspective. There is also a $500 People’s Choice award. Up to 40 artists will be juried to participate in the competition.

Guests who attend the Grand Awards Gala will be treated to a celebratory cocktail, two drink coupons, and complimentary hors d’oeuvres prepared by Best of Boston award winner Vinwood Caterers.

 About CAPA

CAPA 2016 – which will run from Columbus Day, October 10, through Sunday, October 16 – will provide local artists the opportunity to compete with national artists who participate in other plein air events around the U.S. In addition to the Grand Awards Gala, the CAPA 2016 festival will include an opening artist reception at North Shore Arts Association on October 10; a Paint by the Sea event in Manchester-by-the-Sea on October 12; and a Paint Essex 2016 plein air event on October 15, with a reception, auction and sale on October 16.  Other events planned for the week include demonstrations, concerts, workshops and gallery events.

CAPA is being organized by the Cape Ann Community Foundation, seARTS, and Cape Ann’s leading arts and culture organizations.  It is the first national plein air competition in the region, with activities planned in each of the four Cape Ann communities — Gloucester, Rockport, Essex and Manchester-by-the-Sea.

The founding sponsors are: The Applied Materials Foundation, Rockport resident Stephen Bell, By the Sea Sotheby’s International Realty, Gloucester resident Linzee Coolidge, and the Beverly-based law firm Glovsky & Glovsky.  The organizers continue to seek additional partners to support CAPA 2016, offering opportunities to sponsor events, awards and prizes.

The organizers are also working with the region’s many hotels, motels and B&Bs, restaurants, service providers and others across Cape Ann to offer special packages to participating artists and others visiting for the plein air competition and festival.

CAPA 2016 celebrates Cape Ann’s legacy of plein air painting and the continued presence of locally based and visiting artists who come to the region to paint “en plein air.”  A phrase borrowed from the French meaning “open (in full) air,” plein air is used to describe the act of painting where the artist reproduces the actual visual conditions seen at the time of the painting.

Award-winning plein air artist Colin Page will serve as CAPA entry juror, selecting the 40 artists who will participate in the competition.  Another nationally recognized plein air artist, Ray Hassard, will serve as the CAPA awards judge.

For more information, visit the CAPA website at www.capeannpleinair.com.

About the Organizers

Cape Ann Community Foundation is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, formed in association with the Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce. The Foundation has as its mission to support Cape Ann through regional promotion, economic development and education including jobs training and work force preparedness.

Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce, a 501(c)(6) non-profit organization, the largest business organization on Cape Ann, is made up of members from Gloucester, Rockport, Essex and Manchester-by-the-Sea, as well as surrounding communities.  The Chamber works to promote a strong local economy by supporting community programs, assisting area businesses and promoting the region and local education initiatives.  For more information on the Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce, visit www.capeannchamber.com.

seARTS , a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, is a coalition focused on cultivating Cape Ann’s position as a world-class center for working artists.  Established in 2000, seARTS is working to help transform the region’s economy by bridging its maritime heritage and a future powered by the arts. For more information on seARTS, visit www.searts.org.

Essex Merchants Group, a 501(c)(6) non profit organization, represents the Essex business community and is instrumental in sponsoring and supporting many town events. Paint Essex originated in 2012 and has sold nearly $100,000.00 worth of art at its Sunday auctions since its inception Over one hundred artists participate each year. Check out our website www.VisitEssexMA.com for more information.

In person registration taking place Friday Aug 26th at Omaley School Field 5:30 -7:30

The Gloucester Nor Easters are entering our second Fall  season, after extremely  successful  opening two  seasons we are once again  presenting this safe and fun option to the kids of Cape Ann.

• Registration is all boys and girls ages 4 -14
• Registration  is now open: Northshoreflagfootball.com , register , choose Fall  in the drop  down  select  Gloucester
• Games are every Sunday  starting September 11 at 11 am  thru the third week of November , no travel all games are at Omaley Field
• No practice time commitments – practice generally held an hour before game time
• In person registration  taking place Friday Aug 26th at Omaley School Field 5:30 -7:30
• Further questions email Gloucester@northshoreflagfootball.com or call 978 407 3215

We are seeking volunteers for coaching,  concessions, and committee

Cape Ann Lighthouse Tour
A harbor cruise around Cape Ann

GLOUCESTER, Mass. (August 4, 2016) – The Cape Ann Museum is pleased to present a lighthouse cruise around the Cape in collaboration with Harbor Tours of Cape Ann on Saturday, August 27 beginning at 10:30a.m. The tour lasts approximately 2.5 hours. $30 Museum members/$35 nonmembers. Advance tickets required. Participants meet at Harbor Tours on Harbor Loop. Please call (978)283-0455 x10 for more information or to purchase tickets.

Enjoy the history and beauty of Cape Ann’s coast, up close! Presented by Cape Ann’s longest-running sightseeing company – since 1969! See parts of the Cape you can’t reach by car – or on any other boat trip! Bring your camera – you’ll see historic lighthouses, Gloucester’s fishing fleet, lobstermen, drawbridges, islands, and Cape Ann’s spectacular natural beauty. Learn about some of the names of famous artists and poets that spent time here painting and writing. Hear about the great granite industry that flourished here for many years. If learning about the local lighthouses, inspired artists and fishing fleets has you looking for more information, head to the Cape Ann Museum after the tour to view fishing dories and instruments, galleries filled with paintings of the waterfront and a Fresnel lighthouse lens from Thacher Island.

Restrooms, snacks and drinks are available on board.

Trip Advisor reviews of Harbor Tours:

“This trip should be taken by anyone visiting the Gloucester area! The breathtaking sights seen from the boat are ones that can’t be seen by car.” – JB

“What a great way to introduce the younger kids to boat travel, some history, and where their food really comes from! The crew was very good with the children abroad, aged 3-8. The rest of us enjoyed the ride, and learned a few things about Gloucester and its history in art, the fishing industry, and interesting earlier inhabitants. ” – MP

Image: Collection of the Cape Ann Museum Library & Archives.

Bradford Chapel and Oak Grove Cemetery Walking Tour
A guided tour through a historic landmark

Offered in conjunction with the special exhibition, Design/Build: the Drawings of Phillips & Holloran, Architects, the Cape Ann Museum is pleased to present an hour-long, narrated walking tour through Oak Grove Cemetery on Saturday, August 27. The walk begins at 10:00a.m. at the Washington Street entrance to the cemetery. In 1854 six businessmen purchased an oak grove near downtown Gloucester to serve as a new cemetery. They wanted to create a space different from the gloomy burial grounds of the past; their vision was part of a national movement to make burial grounds more appealing to the living. Designed by landscape architects Robert Copeland and Horace Cleveland, Oak Grove Cemetery was the predecessor of the city park. Listed on the National Register of Historic Sites, it was the first modern cemetery in Gloucester and is now the final resting place of many historic figures. It is home to the Bradford Chapel, designed by Ezra Phillips.

This program is $10 for CAM members/ $20 for non-members (includes Museum admission). Space is limited; reservations required. The tour will begin at Oak Grove Cemetary, 175 Washington Street, Gloucester MA. Tickets cannot be purchased the day of the event.

For more information email us at info@capeannmuseum.org. Tickets can be purchased by calling the Museum at (978) 283-0455 x10 or online at Eventbrite.

With Olson’s pull, creating their own Gloucester-of-the-mind, Neta Goren and Shahar Bram first arrived in Gloucester in 2005, to discover the geography of a place that had inspired so many artists. “We came because of the poetry, we keep coming back because of the people,” says Bram, a poet, and scholar, who has given several readings at the Gloucester Writers Center over the years, and, since 2010, also serves on the advisory board.

Neta Goren, a painter who works with oils and mixed media, says: “the light I had experienced in Gloucester, so different from the erasing brightness of the light in Israel, had radically changed the way I paint.” Apollo Rising, her new body of work which will be exhibited at the Cornelius Sullivan New Gallery on Rocky Neck, testifies to that change—the bodies depicted are illuminated with local colors.

“She is a painter who creates mystery with monoliths rising. She is an artist who illumines the male torso in rich form and colors that will endure,” says Cornelius Sullivan, the highly accomplished artist, critic, curator, and host of the show.

A guest artist, and yet one of us, at the Cornelius Sullivan New Gallery.

“SMALL WORKS” SHOW
NORTH SHORE ARTS ASSOC.

NORTH SHORE ARTS ASSOCIATION ANNOUNCES its highly anticipated Annual Artist Members’ “Small Works Exhibition.”  Acquire works by some of Cape Ann’s most notable artists!  Show runs from Friday, August 5 through Saturday, September 17.  Pot Luck Reception Sunday, August 28 from 1 –  3 PM.   Open Free to the Public.

North Shore Arts Association members’ “Small Works Exhibition” is one of the most anticipated shows of the season.  Small works provide the artist with the challenge of creating, in a variety of mediums, within a limited canvas space –  20″x24″ including the frame.  And, small works provide art lovers and collectors alike an opportunity to own quite reasonably priced work that can easily grace smaller corners of a home or office.  Perhaps most importantly, it is an opportunity to acquire works by some of Cape Ann’s most notable artists!

The North Shore Arts Association’s galleries are open, free to the public, Monday through Saturday, 10 AM to 5 PM and Sunday, Noon to 5 PM.

More information on all North Shore Arts Association events is available by visiting  their website at www.nsarts.org, and by email at arts@nsarts.org, or by telephone 978 283-1857.

Flatrocks Gallery’s Presents
“Distinctive Mark”

Reception for the artists: Sunday, August 28th at 5pm.

Flatrocks Gallery’s new show, “Distinctive Mark,” presents unique perspectives by artists James Paradis, Peggy Badenhausen and Shay Cajolet. “Distinctive Mark” opened August 18th.

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Painter James Paradis strives to take risks and “become more than oneself. Giving form to something that existed earlier in my mind, in my being…an extension of me.” His signature works are shaped canvases, boldly painted in sensuous mixtures of rich oils. James defied convention and returned to school at age 71 to graduate with his BFA from Massachusetts College of Art.  He has exhibited extensively across New England, at the annual National Invitation Exhibit at St. Johns University in New York, and in Auvillar, France, where he was invited as a guest artist of the Centre d’Exchange Cultural d’Auvillar.

Shay Cajolet is a British-born painter and print maker who trained at Massachusetts College of Art, the Tamarind Institute of Lithography, Jacob Kramer College of Art in England, and Edinburgh College of Art in Scotland. Currently, Shay teaches visual arts at Shore Country Day School. Her mixed media paintings and printed impressions are expressive, colorful, and gestural, employing water-based media to create playful, evocative images. Layered marks, colors, and textures form compositions filled with light and movement. For the smaller works in this exhibition, Shay delicately mixes drawn and painted imagery with monoprints, lithographs, and carved impressions.

For Peggy Badenhausen color relationships are a primary interest and a key connection to her environment. Her monotypes are referential rather than representational, using colors that are specific to a landscape, an architecture, or a situation. Her prints are made with oil-based etching ink on either plexiglass or wood plates, and are run through the press many times, so that each layer adds information. The unpredictable accidents of the process provide welcome changes and surprises, an experience of both discipline and spontaneity. Badenhausen received a BA from Newton College in Boston and her MA from Temple University in Philadelphia. Her work has been shown extensively in Boston and Cambridge and is included in numerous corporate and museum collections, including the Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, MA, Putnam Investments and Fidelity Investments Boston, MA, as well as private collections in the United States, Canada, Italy, France, and Great Britain.

ESSEX COMES ALIVE EVERY FALL WITH

MUMS
EVERYWHERE

LET’S DECORATE THE TOWN
LET’S MAKE MAIN STREET COME ALIVE
LET’S ADD SOME DRAMATIC LOCAL COLOR
LET’S ATTRACT SOME ATTENTION
LET’S SHOW SOME LIFE…SOME TOWN SPIRIT
LET’S MAKE THIS A GREAT EVENT

THIS IS OUR OPPORTUNITY
TO LOOK OUR VERY BEST

The Essex Merchants Group, the Essex Division of the Chamber of Commerce, the Essex Enhancement Committee and the Essex River Cultural District will be sponsoring this event again this year. Thousands of colorful potted mum plants will be delivered to the parking lot of Main Street Antiques on September 19th. These locally grown plants will be sold for $5.00 each to those taking part in the MUMS THE WORD campaign. (Checks payable to Essex Merchants Group)

Decorate your store front, porch and yard. Everyone is invited.  Please let us know that you, your business or organization will be participating and how many plants you want us to order for you. In addition, if you are an individual, a business or an organization and would like to adopt a site or make a donation to the Mums Fund you can send it to

Bob Coviello
Main Street Antiques • 44 Main Street • Essex, MA 01929\ 

For more information call Bob Coviello  (978-768-7039)
or email robertcoviello@hotmail.com
www.VisitEssexMa.com

The Gloucester Rotary Club will publish a 12-month Cape Ann photo calendar for 2017 as a fundraiser.  All profits will go to the Gloucester Rotary Club’s efforts to raise money that supports the many community and international activities in which the club is involved.

In Order to publish a beautiful calendar, the Club is requesting high quality digital photos that show the unique beauty of Cape Ann throughout the year. Gloucester photos are preferred, but images from other Cape Ann towns will be considered. Water—either ocean or tidal river—must be visible somewhere in all entries. Images from each season: winter, spring, summer and fall are encouraged. A selection committee from the Rotary Club will make the choices.

Full contest rules and requirements are available online at www.gloucesterotary.us.  All entries must be received by 12:00 p.m. on September 16, 2016.

Scores of Artists to Visit Historic Massachusetts Shipbuilding Village, Dining Destination and Antiques Mecca to Capture Sweeping Landscapes, Epic River Views and the Quaint Charm That Defines the Community.

 First ever collaboration between the Annual Paint Essex event and the new national Cape Ann Plein Air during the week of October 10-16.

Essex, MA-October  15th and 16th, 2016—The Essex Merchants Group and Eventide Gallery at Periwinkles, in conjunction with the Essex River Cultural District, is proud to sponsor the fifth annual Paint Essex Day and Wet Paint Auction on Saturday, October 15 and Sunday, October  16, 2016.

Artists from near and far will converge on Saturday October 15th to capture Essex’s limitless variety of historic local scenes as well as its magnificent landscapes. The Wet Paint Silent and Live Auction and Reception will take place on Sunday, October 16th.

Paint Essex 2016 Event details:

• Registered painters will participate in Paint Essex from 8AM to 7PM on Saturday, October 15th.
• The Wet Paint Silent and Live Auction and Reception will take place from 4PM to 8PM on Sunday, October 16th at the Essex Room at Woodman’s Function Hall, Main Street in Essex.
• A cash bar, hors d’oeuvres and live music will accompany the silent and live auction of the previous day’s creations. Catering by Woodman’s of Essex. The event will be held rain or shine.
• Michael March, of Blackwood March Estate Auctioneers and Appraisers in Essex, will be the featured auctioneer. March brings decades of expertise in selling Cape Ann art. Teri Canelle Eramo of Eventide Gallery, founder of the event, and the Essex Merchants Group are this year’s event planners. Teri is a talented painter whose work is hung in galleries in Maine, Massachusetts and Ireland.
• There will be a late afternoon free preview of the paintings on the grounds at Woodman’s on October 16th.

Cape Ann Plein Air Event details:  Paint Essex 2016 will collaborate with Cape Ann Plein Air 2016, a national outdoor painting competition and festival that will debut this fall. Cape Ann Plein Air 2016 – which will run from Columbus Day, October 10, through Sunday, October 16 – will provide local artists the opportunity to compete with national artists who participate in other plein air events around the U.S. The weeklong CAPA 2016 festival will include an opening artist reception at North Shore Arts Association on October 10; a Grand Awards Gala at the Rockport Art Association & Museum (RAA&M) on Saturday, October 15; and a Paint by the Sea event in Manchester by the Sea on October 12.  Up to 40 artists will be juried to participate in the competition, with awards of up to $6000. Artists may submit entries through August 15 by visiting the Online Juried Shows website at http://bit.ly/1Um2ZQL. For more information on Cape Ann Plein Air, visit www.capeannpleinair.com.

Paintings by the Sea, Manchester by the Sea Quick Draw Event details: This 4th year event will feature up to 80 artists who will paint local scenes on Wednesday, October 12th, 2016. Later that same evening there will be a reception at the Manchester Community Center where the day’s paintings will be judged, sold and awarded prizes. For further information contact Chuck Hayback at cfhayback@gmail.com or visit www.capeannpleinair.com .

The Essex Merchants Group is a 501c-6 nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting Essex as a destination for shopping, recreation, dining and appreciation of its natural beauty and bountiful open space. It is proud to announce that it is awarding its second Annual $1000 Visual Arts Scholarship to a Cape Ann student at this year’s Auction event.

Bob Coviello, Chair of the Essex Merchants Group, says “Essex and all of Cape Ann is a perfect venue for these events. There are innumerable natural views, historical settings, quirky locations and artifacts to fill a thousand canvases. The Merchants Group is thrilled to add this unique event to its repertoire of town activities.”

ARTIST REGISTRATION:

Artists can register in advance for Paint Essex 2016 (Strongly recommended as space fills up quickly!) by emailing Robertcoviello@hotmail.com, or in person (if space is still available) on Saturday morning at the Essex Shipbuilding Museum Waterline Center at 66 Main Street in Essex.

EVENT TICKET PURCHASE:  (Advance purchase is strongly recommended!)

Tickets for Sunday’s Paint Essex 2016 Silent and Live Auction and Reception are $25 each and are available at Periwinkles, First Ipswich Bank, Main Street Antiques and at the door.

2015 Event sponsors included Bank Gloucester, First Ipswich Bank, Claire and David Lane, Woodman’s of Essex, Chebacco Market, Shea’s Riverside Restaurant, Sea Meadow Gift and Garden Shop, White Elephant Shop, Michael Bider Antiques, Blackwood March Antique Auctioneers and Appraisers, Essex County Greenbelt, Eventide Gallery at Perwinkles Restaurant and Wheelworks Pottery. We hope to see them all back for Wet Paint 2016.