Sound Temple Music Presents Christine Tulis, Kem Stone and special guest Stan Strickland in a Healing Harp Concert

Saturday, July 11, 2015, 7:30 – 9 pm • Tickets $20, $15 for RNAC members
The Cultural Center at Rocky Neck • 6 Wonson Street, Gloucester, MA 01930 • Phone: 978-515-7004

Gloucester MA  — Rocky Neck Art Colony’s Only Excellent Music Series is pleased to welcome harpist, singer and healing artist Christine Tulis, multi percussionist Kem Stone and special guest Stan Strickland for a unique concert highlighting the healing qualities of music on Saturday, July 11 from 7:30 – 9 pm.

Christine Tulis and Kem Stone are award-winning composers who have forged a musical partnership based on a mutual love of the healing properties of music. Their evocative sound features Christine’s celestial voice and Celtic harp seamlessly blended with Kem’s keyboard and world percussion mastery. They are joined by internationally acclaimed sax and flute player Stan Strickland for a magical evening of music to open your heart.

Inspired by the poetry of Rumi, one of the world’s greatest mystical poets, the writings of Saint Theresa of Avila and her own personal experiences, Christine creates songs celebrating the universal spirit of love and beauty. The harp has an ancient history of being used to facilitate healing and help people connect to the sacred, inner dimensions of their being. This program educates people about the healing qualities of music and highlights the spiritual ideas embedded in the poetry to offer ways for them to apply these concepts to their daily lives to create greater health, happiness and well-being.

ABOUT THE ARTISTS

Christine Tulis and Kem Stone have forged a musical partnership based on a mutual love of the healing powers of music. Their evocative sound blends Christine’s celestial voice and Celtic harp with Kem’s keyboard and world percussion mastery. Christine’s songs feature inspired lyrics based on the mystical poetry of Rumi and her personal experiences.

They have produced two recordings that are enjoyed internationally for their healing and contemplative effects. Their first CD, PORTAL, won the Gaia Award for Spiritual Music from the Moondance International Film Festival in 2008. They are currently at work on their third release at their recording studio in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Christine and Kem have performed widely across the U.S. including a concert for peace at the United Nations. They count themselves among a growing number of artists, healers and musicians contributing to the creation of a holistic, heart-centered, global culture. For more information about their music and Christine’s healing sessions available until August on Cape Ann and in the Boston area please visit www.christinetulis.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. 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

James Eves, owner of Cape Ann Giclée, Fine Art Printing and Gallery, is GMG’s Arts Enthusiast and the Calendar Guy. To submit arts related press releases, photos of arts events or any arts related posts email: james@capeanngiclee.com.
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NORTH SHORE ARTS ASSOCIATION CELEBRATES SPECIAL “A FORTY YEAR COLLABORATION” EXHIBIT SHOWCASING THE WORK OF HUSBAND AND WIFE TEAM, ARTISTS, NELLA AND STEVE LUSH.  IN  EXHIBITION Sunday, June 28 – Saturday, July 25.   RECEPTION Sunday, July 12, 2 – 4 pm.   ALL ARE INVITED.  OPEN AND FREE TO THE PUBLIC.

“I don’t look for inspiration.  Inspiration comes from hard work,” says Nella Lush, whose Italian heritage of family artists, musicians and poets living and working near the Adriatic Sea, has informed her artistic career.

Working on several canvases at once, developing the imagery through a process of surface changes, she constantly explores human history which becomes for her a spiritual and intimate journey.   Drawing on her intuition and experience she never follows a formula.  She brings together the alchemy of materials, classical forms and the appearance of centuries of aging in all of her work, whether it is an abstract, a fresco, a floral, figurative or marine.

Working in series mainly with oils, cold wax, often with marble dust, Nella plumbs the depths of exhilaration, angst and pure joy in the human experience.   Her vibrant visual energy radiates from the canvas stirring our souls to come alive.

Nella is a Signature Member of the American Society of Marine Artists and President of the National Association of Women Artists, MA chapter .  A juried member of both the North Shore Arts Association and the Rockport Art Association, her work is held in many private collections around the country.

Steve Lush’s artistic talent energizes his stunning marine art for which he has won many awards including the Winslow Homer Special Merit Award, and two Museum Purchase Awards from Mystic Seaport for their Annual International Maritime Art exhibition.  His watercolors have been included in every annual international and regional exhibition of the New England Watercolor Society since 2008, and Steve is a contributing artist with the Coast Guard Art Program.  His watercolors are on continuous exhibit at various Coast Guard venues.

Steve shares, “My art has been influenced by my experiences at sea, and the ports I’ve visited.  Model shipbuilding has influenced my eye for form while literature of the sea has influenced my taste for individuality.  I try to convey emotion, understated activity and contrasting light in my work.”  Steve will be including work using oil and cold wax on canvas in this exhibition.

NORTH SHORE ARTS ASSOCIATION ANNOUNCES AWARD WINNING CAPE ANN ARTIST, CAROLE LOIACONO, SOLO SHOW, “Reflections of Cape Ann”,  Thursday July 2 – Saturday, July 25, Reception Sunday, July 12, 2 – 4pm.

Carole Loiacono declares, “I’m always in love with Cape Ann!”  She is an award winning plein air painter who has fulfilled her dream of living, teaching and painting on Cape Ann for the last 30 years, also following the sun to paint in Tarpon Springs, Florida in the winter months.

Carole works in watercolor, acrylic, pastel, pencil, pen & ink and oils, and can often be seen painting on site throughout Cape Ann and Tarpon Springs.  She likes to absorb the feeling of the moment.  “Sometimes,” she says, “it takes me in a weird direction which leads me to start with a color I don’t normally use, and let the painting evolve from there.”  Often described as a Romantic Impressionist, she likes to exaggerate the moment, the feelings, the experience of the day, pushing the envelope through color and texture.  “I’m trying to be a conduit through the painting to convey to the viewer the essence of the moment by experiencing the energy of the scene.  If I am able to express some of the feelings of excitement and joy that I experience while painting the beauty of Cape Ann, then I feel I have created a memorable piece of artwork.”

Loiacono earned a B.S. in Art Education from Pratt Institute and has taught art classes in the New York and Long Island school districts.  In addition to numerous art show awards she was commissioned to create a 20 panel acrylic series and a 15 panel acrylic series for the Rockland Psychiatric Center in Orangeburg, New York.

NORTH SHORE ARTS ASSOCIATION, LOCATED IN EAST GLOUCESTER, MA, A FAVORITE PAINTING VENUE OF ARTIST LEGENDS    WINSLOW HOMER, EDWARD HOPPER and FITZ HENRY LANE, CELEBRATES ITS “Year of The Artist!” WITH  EXCITING JURIED THIRD MEMBERS’ SHOW OF THE 2015 SEASON.   Thursday, July 2 through Saturday, July 25.  Opening Reception Sunday, July 12, 2 – 4 pm.  ALL INVITED.  OPEN FREE TO THE PUBLIC.

Honoring its founding artists Theresa Bernstein, Frederick Mulhaupt, and Hugh Breckenridge among many others, and 9 decades of groundbreaking exhibitions, the artists of the North Shore Arts Association continue to offer a stunning display of their oil, graphics, watercolor, and sculpture works in their third major exhibition of the 2015 season.  These NSAA artists, national award winners in every medium, invite you to join them in celebrating “The Year of The Artist!”.

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

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.

James Eves, owner of Cape Ann Giclée, Fine Art Printing and Gallery, is GMG’s Arts Enthusiast and the Calendar Guy. To submit arts related press releases, photos of arts events or any arts related posts email: james@capeanngiclee.com.
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The Annisquam Village Church
6th Annual Online Auction

July 8 – July 22 on Bidding for Good

This annual online Auction allows the Annisquam Village Church to continue to grow its outreach by helping several Northshore organizations  dedicated to those in need. Join the fun and enjoy adventures and treasures from artists, boat captains, restaurants, musicians, jewelers, and more. Go to www.annisquamvillagechurch.org and a link will take you directly to the Auction! Thank you for your support!

James Eves, owner of Cape Ann Giclée, Fine Art Printing and Gallery, is GMG’s Arts Enthusiast and the Calendar Guy. To submit arts related press releases, photos of arts events or any arts related posts email: james@capeanngiclee.com.
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Come and meet other local artists at the
Cape Ann Artists and Photographers Group

Thursday, July 9, 6 -7:30 PM.

Moderated by James Eves at Cape Ann Giclee, 20 Maplewood Ave., Gloucester. An informal group that you’ll enjoy.  Each artist brings a piece that they would like reviewed by the group. We are honest, fair and considerate in our critiques. Bring something you’ve been working on to share!

James Eves, owner of Cape Ann Giclée, Fine Art Printing and Gallery, is GMG’s Arts Enthusiast and the Calendar Guy. To submit arts related press releases, photos of arts events or any arts related posts email: james@capeanngiclee.com.
To add an event to the GMG Cape Ann Calendar go here to see how to submit events.

Cape Ann Museum’s JOHN SLOAN Gloucester Days
highlights prestigious painter’s most productive years

New exhibition features 39 paintings from July 11 to Nov. 29

GLOUCESTER, MASS. – One of the country’s most important painters of the early 20^th century, John Sloan (1871-1951) made his name painting urban daily life in New York City before coming to Cape Ann for five summers (1914-1918) to paint scenes of the sea, marshes, homes, rocky outcroppings, downtown views, and landscapes that proved to be a hallmark of his career.

In a special loan exhibition, the Cape Ann Museum will feature 39 paintings that Sloan created while in Gloucester, thought to be among his finest work and most prolific period. The Museum holds five major paintings in its permanent collection and will be borrowing 30 more pieces for the exhibit from a wide-reaching network of institutions across the country. JOHN SLOAN Gloucester Days opens July 11 and runs through Nov. 29.

Sloan was born in Lock Haven, Pennsylvania in 1871, grew up in Philadelphia, and studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. In 1904, he moved to New York City where he affiliated with a group of artists known as “The Eight;” in addition to Sloan, the group included Robert Henri, Maurice Prendergast, William Glackens, Everett Shinn, Arthur Davies, Ernest Lawson, and George Luks. The Eight evolved into the better-known Ashcan School, a loose-knit group of artists who sought to capture the reality of daily life in New York City.

The forward-thinking Armory Show of 1913 in New York was a turning point for Sloan. Inspired by the progressive work he saw there, Sloan sought new venues for painting.  He was invited by fellow artist and friend Charles Allan Winter to Gloucester in the summer of 1914, and together they rented a little red cottage near Rocky Neck where Sloan would often paint two landscapes a day. The house was a popular gathering spot for many of their friends, including Stuart Davis.  The red cottage still stands on Gloucester’s East Main Street.

Intrigued by the lush green seaside grass juxtaposed against the blue sea, Sloan captured recognizable scenes downtown and along the shoreline. He returned to Cape Ann for four more summers. “After coming back with our easels, canvases, and paint boxes, we would each sit in a corner of the dining room to study our work,” Sloan recalled. “One summer Stuart Davis and family shared the cottage. We went out painting together. All of us were interested in developing different orchestrations of color on the palette.” By 1919, Sloan sought new landscapes for his work and moved to New Mexico.

Cape Ann Museum’s Sloan collection includes: Sunflowers, Rocky Neck, 1914; Old Cone (Uncle Sam) 1914; Glare on the Bay, c. 1914; Red Warehouses at Gloucester, 1914; and Dogtown, Ruined Blue Fences, 1916.

The exhibition will also feature  additional  paintings  on loan from the Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College; Lehigh University Art Galleries; Arkell Museum in Canajoharie, NY; Bowdoin College Museum of Art; Syracuse University Art Collection; Delaware Art Museum; Duke University Museum of Art; University of Washington Museum of Art; Norton Museum of Art in Palm Beach, FL; New Britain Museum of American Art; Tacoma Art Museum; Kraushaar Galleries; Parrish Art Museum in NY; as well as private collections.

“Gloucester afforded the first opportunity for continuous work in landscape, and I really made the most of it,” Sloan recalled. “Working from nature gives, I believe, the best means of advance in color and spontaneous design.”

Hopper’s Houses – A Guided Walking Tour

A tour in downtown Gloucester to view houses immortalized by renowned American realist painter Edward Hopper

The Cape Ann Museum is pleased to present a guided walking tour of select Gloucester houses made famous by American realist painter Edward Hopper on Saturday, July 11 at 10:00 a.m. Tours last about 1 1/2 hours and are held rain or shine. Participants should be comfortable being on their feet for that amount of time. Cost is $10 for Cape Ann Museum members; $20 for nonmembers (includes Museum admission). Space is limited and reservations are required. Email info@capeannmuseum.org or call (978) 283-0455 x10 for more information or to reserve a space. The Hopper’s Houses tour will also be offered on July 25, August 1, 7, 15 & 22.

American realist painter Edward 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. His earliest visit in 1912 was made in the company of fellow artist Leon Kroll. During his second visit to Cape Ann in 1923, Hopper courted the young artist Josephine Nivison. He also began working in watercolor, capturing the local landscape and architecture in loosely rendered, light filled paintings. In 1924, Hopper and Nivison who were newly married returned to Gloucester on an extended honeymoon and continued to explore the area by foot and streetcar. During his final two visits to the area, in 1926 and 1928, Hopper produced some of his finest paintings. This special walking tour will explore the neighborhood surrounding the Museum, which includes many of the Gloucester houses immortalized by Hopper’s paintings.

Second Saturday/Family Free Day – Summers on Cape Ann

A drop-in program for families with young children. 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Includes free admission for family members, gallery guides and related art projects in the CAM Activity Center.

The recently renovated 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, a 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 (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.

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James Eves, owner of Cape Ann Giclée, Fine Art Printing and Gallery, is GMG’s Arts Enthusiast and the Calendar Guy. To submit arts related press releases, photos of arts events or any arts related posts email: james@capeanngiclee.com.
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FLOCK • SCHOOL • RABBLE

A Flock of Birds, A School of Fish, A Rabble of Butterflies – all new work, and a few oldies, by Tin Can Sally. July 5-24. Reception on Friday, July 10th from 6:00-8:00 pm at Local Colors Artists’ Cooperative, 121 Main St., Gloucester. The public is welcome. Light refreshments will be served.

James Eves, owner of Cape Ann Giclée, Fine Art Printing and Gallery, is GMG’s Arts Enthusiast and the Calendar Guy. To submit arts related press releases, photos of arts events or any arts related posts email: james@capeanngiclee.com.
To add an event to the GMG Cape Ann Calendar go here to see how to submit events.

James Eves, owner of Cape Ann Giclée, Fine Art Printing and Gallery, is GMG’s Arts Enthusiast and the Calendar Guy. To submit arts related press releases, photos of arts events or any arts related posts email: james@capeanngiclee.com.
To add an event to the GMG Cape Ann Calendar go here to see how to submit events.

AT THE INVITATION OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE NORTH SHORE ARTS ASSOCIATION, artists from communities south of Boston mixed and mingled with NSAA members in a full day of plein air painting on Tuesday, June 23rd.

Seventy artists, many of whom are nationally and internationally known,  painted en plein air at six private property locations on Rocky Neck opened only to them for this special event, and at the harbor side grounds of the historic North Shore Arts Association overlooking East Gloucester’s sparkling Smith Cove.  The artists stimulated and inspired each other’s work forming new and lasting collegial relationships that will enhance the already formidable reputation of the eastern Massachusetts art community, and add to our region’s creative economy.   Coordinators of the enormously successful event were  North Shore:  artist, Judythe Evans Meagher, jemeagher@comcast.net;  South Shore: artist, Nancy Colella, saltydogstudio@comcast.net

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

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.

James Eves, owner of Cape Ann Giclée, Fine Art Printing and Gallery, is GMG’s Arts Enthusiast and the Calendar Guy. To submit arts related press releases, photos of arts events or any arts related posts email: james@capeanngiclee.com.
To add an event to the GMG Cape Ann Calendar go here to see how to submit events.

The Hive Center, Art Haven’s Community Art Center located on Pleasant Street in downtown Gloucester, is hiring art instructors for adult art classes. The Hive is equipped with a graphic design studio, fashion department, pottery wheels, spray paint booth, screen printing room, gallery, and extensive classroom space.

Here’s a link for more info: http://thehivecenter.org/hiring/

James Eves, owner of Cape Ann Giclée, Fine Art Printing and Gallery, is GMG’s Arts Enthusiast and the Calendar Guy. To submit arts related press releases, photos of arts events or any arts related posts email: james@capeanngiclee.com.
To add an event to the GMG Cape Ann Calendar go here to see how to submit events.

Gloucester’s 57th Sidewalk Bazaar August 6, 7 & 8

All local Artist & Crafters who would like to join Main St Merchants & Restaurants in this fun & profitable Gloucester Main St tradition, can download applications at gloucesterdowntownassociation.org It’s a great way to have your craft seen by thousands of visitors to Main St. All applications should be submitted by June 30th. We will accept after this date if there is any availability.

James Eves, owner of Cape Ann Giclée, Fine Art Printing and Gallery, is GMG’s Arts Enthusiast and the Calendar Guy. To submit arts related press releases, photos of arts events or any arts related posts email: james@capeanngiclee.com.
To add an event to the GMG Cape Ann Calendar go here to see how to submit events.

Rockport artist, Leslie Heffron, will be exhibiting her paintings, colored pencil drawings, and giclée prints in the Matz Gallery, Sawyer Free Library for the month of July. The show, “Endless Summer,”  features the bery best of the season- imagery of farm stands, fresh picked summer fruits and flowers, clotheslines, the beach, lobster buoys, and ocean sunrises.

James Eves, owner of Cape Ann Giclée, Fine Art Printing and Gallery, is GMG’s Arts Enthusiast and the Calendar Guy. To submit arts related press releases, photos of arts events or any arts related posts email: james@capeanngiclee.com.
To add an event to the GMG Cape Ann Calendar go here to see how to submit events.

Saturday, June 27, 2015, 1 – 3 PM

Gallery 53 on Rocky Neck
53 Rocky Neck Avenue, Gloucester, MA 01930
Gallery hours, Daily, 10:00-6:00 PM

Starting June 27th, 2015, Gallery 53 will be hosting a Summer Demo Series. This is a great opportunity to be able to see some of the “behind the scenes” workings of different artists in their chosen mediums. The demos are free and open to all interested in learning about new techniques and art forms.

The first of our Summer Demo Series are two jewelers working primarily in sterling silver, Deborah Way and Katherine Bagely.

ABOUT THE ARTISTS

Deborah Way lives in Gloucester and has been working in sterling and gold since she first learned her craft on the “other” Cape in the ’70’s. She particularly enjoys the “play” that metal gives when she forms her designs, and will do some demonstrations of her hammering technique that she employs currently.

Katherine Bagley also lives in Gloucester. She has been fascinated with metal work after being introduced to it through a pilot program in her high school many years ago. She finds much joy in the ways in which metals can take on form and beauty by the many methods of manipulation. She will be weaving and crocheting wire as part of her demonstration.

There will be plenty of opportunity to dialog with the artists so come on by and bring your curiosity.

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Color Pattern & Play:
Neriage Inspired Porcelain Treasures

Opening this Saturday, June 27, 6-8pm
Show Continues Through July 19

15 Lexington Ave, Magnolia, Gloucester
Gallery Hours: Fri-Sun, 12-5pm or by appointment
Contact: SeyrelWilliams@gmail.com

Karen works with colored clay using a process influenced by the Japanese technique, Neriage (nair ee ah ghee). She wedges color into porcelain clay. Then she takes these colors and puts them together in a block. She slices this and re-shapes again and again until she has a thin slab of patterned clay she can form into exquisite treasures including Hors d’oeuvre Platters, Saki Sets, Salt Cellars, and Whimsical Mini Teapots.

The end result is beautiful, playful and infinitely usable for visual pleasure, everyday meals and/or entertaining in style.

www.lexicongallery.com • www.karenorsilloporcelain.com

North Shore Arts Association offers famed artist and teacher Frank Federico’s Pastel Workshop, June 26, 27 and 28.  The painterly pastel returns.  Capture the poetic beauty of nature through plein air, sketches and photos for studio work in this workshop which is designed to add new dimension to creative painting;  not in the sense of imitation, but as an essential path of expression of one’s thoughts and feelings when interpreting nature and subject matter in general.  Federico says, “We will push boundaries by looking for the essence, by personalizing color, and by enhancing composition elements.  The purpose is to convey a free, open and colorful mood in your work by examining content, execution and technique.”

Come join a veteran artist and teacher in an exploration of learning.  Sign up online at www.nsarts.org or call 978 283-1857.

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