Category: Art

Saint Anthony’s-by-the-Sea

Posted on by Sharon
Saint Anthony’s Chapel, 1930 Alice M. Curtis/Ā©Fredrik D. Bodin
Saint Anthony’s Chapel was consecrated in 1925Ā and designed by renowned architect Edward T. P. Graham (1872ā€“1964). Graham was considered the “dean of Boston architects,” and recognized for his mediaeval style Roman Catholic churches. This church, constructed of fieldstone in theĀ English parish gothicĀ style, sitsĀ at the foot of Eastern Point atĀ Farrington and Saint Louis Avenues. Mrs. Margaret Brady Farrell had Saint Anthony’s built and donated to the Archdiocese of Boston in memory of her father, Anthony Nicholas Brady (1841-1913). Notice the Saint Anthony statue in the niche below the cross, the observation tower on the right, and vintage autos in front. The interior is equally beautiful. I’ve been in there to photograph a few weddings, notably that of George and Ellen Sibley. Because so many local couples have married in the chapel, and continue to do so, this photo is a popular present for weddings and anniversaries. I always try to have it available in the gallery, especially in the spring. Saint Anthony’s Chapel is now part of Gloucester’s Holy Family Parish, and open in the summer.
Printed archivally from the original 5×7 inch film negative in my darkroom.Ā Image #A8557-011
Fred


Fredrik D. Bodin
Bodin Historic Photo
82 Main Street
Gloucester, MA 01930

Recycled Show at the Tusinski Gallery!

Posted on by S.D. Kelly

I’m excited to be showing at the Tusinski Gallery in Rockport, opening on April 22nd and running through May 13th. The show features vintage pieces that speak to the idea that we never really escape the influence of the past in our homes, no matter how advanced our technology.

Community Stuff

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

 

CameraBasicsEducationSpring2012

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In early June the planet Venus will be visible in the daytime as it crosses in front of the sun.  Unless medical science invents some way to extend human life well beyond 100 years, the June 5-6, 2012 transit of Venus will likely be the last one anyone alive today will ever see; the next Venus transit wonā€™t take place until December 2117 ā€” 105 years from now.
This month’s GAAC guest speaker, Robert Naeye, Editor in Chief of Sky & Telescope magazine, will highlight the rare geometric alignments that must take place for transits of Venus to occur, and why they occur so infrequently. Also included will be an historical overview of Venus transits, which scientists used to discover Venusā€™s atmosphere and measure the distance between Earth and the Sun. Mr Naeye, who watched the entire 2004 Venus transit from the tomb of Cyrus the Great (founder of the Persian Empire) in Iran, will describe how to view the transit safely, and what you can expect to see when Venus crosses the disk of the Sun.

GAAC will meet at 8:00 on Friday, April 13 at St Paul Lutheran Church in Lanesville. The public is welcome; there is no cost.

Schooner Adventure Spirng Lecture

April 19th ā€“ Don Cheney, Marine Science Center, Northeastern University “The Growing Problem with Seaweed Blooms and Their Newly Discovered Potential Harmful Effects”

May 17th ā€“ Thomas French, Ph.D., Asst. Director, Natural Heritage and Endangered Species Program, Westborough, MA, ā€œProtecting Biodiversity on Northeast Massachusettsā€

Jurek Schreiner’s photo exhibit ā€˜The Splendor of Asiaā€™ is up at Cape Ann Coffees for the months of April and May. This is the opening for the show. Jurek will be present, offering additional explanations to the photographs. Spread the word!

Opening Show Flyer web

Not So New Gallery Wall At The House Over/Under Update

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

For those of you who participated in the Poll Back on the 2nd of April as to whether the wall of frames someone I may or may not be related to through marriage tastefully attached to our hallway wall would be filled with pictures within two months time, I have an update-

Photo dated April 9th 6:55PM

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Photo dated April 2, 2012 below

Easy Money.

These were the results back on April 2nd

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Stained glass window from St. Ann’s

Posted on by Matthew Green
One of the windows over the altar in St. Ann's Church. They don't make them like this anymore!

On The Wall art show at The Annie tonight!

Posted on by dawntheresa

If you haven’t heard, there’s going to be a great art opening at The Annie tonight with a group of fantastic young artists from around town! Watch the video below for more details, check out the Facebook page, or just show up sometime this evening to take it all in. Doors open at 4:00!

Beeman School Prepares for the Wizard of Oz

Posted on by Manuel F. Simoes

The Beeman Elementary School Chorus presents The Wizard of OzĀ on Wednesday, April 11 and Thursday, April 12, 2012 at 7:00PM at Beeman School, 138 Cherry Street, Gloucester. All tickets for the production are $5.00 each and will be sold at the door the night of the performance.

Did You Know? (Joshua Tree)

Posted on by God's Morning

Joshua Tree National Park is located in southeastern California. Declared a U.S. National Park in 1994 when the U.S. Congress passed the California Desert Protection Act (Public Law 103-433), it had previously been a U.S. National Monument since 1936. It is named for the Joshua tree (Yucca brevifolia) forests native to the park. It covers a land area of 790,636 acres (1,235.37Ā sqĀ mi; 3,199.59Ā km2) ā€“ an area slightly larger than the state of Rhode Island. A large part of the park, some 429,690 acres (173,890 ha), is a designated wilderness area. Straddling the San Bernardino County/Riverside County border, the park includes parts of two deserts, each an ecosystem whose characteristics are determined primarily by elevation: the higher Mojave Desert and lower Colorado Desert. The Little San Bernardino Mountains run through the southwest edge of the park.

Wendie Demuth, my gallery neighbor on Rocky Neck, is on a six week adventure exploring and photographing 15 of our National Parks.Ā  Here are a few preview shots from Joshua Tree National Park.Ā  Look for some amazing new photos at Wendie Demuth Photography Gallery at 77 Rocky Neck on Madfish Wharf this season.Ā  Ā 

E.J. Lefavour

Young Artist of the Week: Leon!

Posted on by dawntheresa

This weekā€™s young artist is Leon, shown above as a part of Art Haven’s summer programs. Leon has done everything from clay to mermaid robot building, but most notably created an incredible squirrel painting and poem! In Picturing Poetry with Aja Heussi, he created a poem about the intricacies of squirrel life:

Squirrels eating nuts
in a hole in a tree.
Squirrels bushy butts
and a squirrel sees a bee.

Squirrels are crazy
Squirrels are fat
Squirrels are rambunctious
They’ve caused trouble in the past

Squirrels are mammals
Squirrels have sharp claws
They can’t see when they’re babies
When they have little paws

I love squirrels
I love them a lot
They are so funny!
But when they bite, they’re not.

-Leon Calvo

 

If you know of a young artist that should be featured here, email dawn.gadow@gmail.com Ā with a short description and a photo of some of their work!

Pleasant Street is going to be awesome!!

Posted on by dawntheresa

I was just walking down Pleasant Street this morning and realizing how AWESOME it’s going to be once all the work that’s currently happening there is finished. Just think about it! Between theĀ Johnstone & Schlichte building being re-done, the great new entrance and windows on Pleasant Street Tea Co. and, my [extremely biased] personal favorite, the old office supply store becoming an incredibly creative community space, Pleasant Street is really gonna be rockin! Some photos of the works in progress for your enjoyment:

Plum Cove, Gloucester

Posted on by Sharon
Plum Cove Sunset, circa 1930 Alice M. Curtis/Ā©Fredrik D. Bodin
I’ve been saving this photograph for a year. It reminds me of Easter sunrise services I have attended, even though this is a sunset. It must have been chilly that day, because the people in the foreground are wearing coats and hats, typical of Easter mornings in the Northeast. The freshwater stream flowing down the beach is gone, and a low tide exposes rocks not visible when the tide is in. Black & white sunsets can be striking. They are abstractions, because we naturally see in color. This photo challenges our minds to fill in the colors: a visual extrapolation.
Printed archivally from the original 4×5 inch film negative in my darkroom.Ā Image # A8945-424
Note: This post marks one year of my weekly posts to Good Morning Gloucester. It’s been enlightening to work in a new medium (for me), and I’m very grateful to have made new friends in the GMG community of readers and contributors. A special hat’s off to Joey C. and Sharon Lowe, who publish my work, help me navigate unfamiliar waters, and are always encouraging. I look forward to more creative collaboration in the future. Thanks so much!
Fred
Fredrik D. Bodin
Bodin Historic Photo
82 Main Street
Gloucester, MA 01930

Community Stuff Wednesday

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

Colin McGuire and Loren Doucette Exhibiting Artwork at Passports Restaurant in April

Artists Colin McGuire and Loren Doucette, both students from Montserrat College of Art in Beverly, are showing their work for the month of April at Passports Restaurant on 110 Main Street in Gloucester. Colin is displaying his oil paintings of Cape Ann and Cape Cod while Loren is showing her recent portrait series. Special thanks to Eric Lorden of Passports for inviting them to display their work. Please come see the art and have an amazing meal at one of Gloucesterā€™s most loved restaurants.

Colinā€™s work:
http://www.colinmcguirefineart.com
colin.mcguire@montserrat.edu
Lorenā€™s work:
http://www.lorendoucette.blogspot.com
lorenadoucette@gmail.com

"Grown Ups 2" looking for extras on 5/12-5/13

Jen Cullen forwards-

This says they’ll be filming in Marblehead, but maybe they’ll decide to shoot a few scenes in Essex
or Gloucester again!
http://www.boston.com/Boston/names/2012/04/sandler-grown-ups-looking-for-extras-sandler-grown-ups-looking-for-extras/eOF7hMsbzh9epa0tJBzTKL/index.html

Forwarded by BEX

North Shore Tour de Cure – Sunday, May 20, 2012

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When you ride the Tour de Cure you are making a difference.

Come take the Ride of your life at the North Shore Tour de Cure on May 20, 2012 at Pingree School in South Hamilton, MA. The TourdeCure offers four route options, including 15, 31, 62 miles and the 100 mile Gran Fondo; plus all routes are fully supported with rest stops, SAG vehicles and mechanical support to make your ride even more enjoyable! Registration for the 15, 31 and 62 mile routes is just $25 and the minimum fundraising is only $200 per rider. And for the 100 mile Gran Fondo registration is $200 but there is no additional fundraising required!

Money raised through the Tour de Cure supports the American Diabetes Associationā€™s mission to prevent and find a cure for diabetes and improve the lives of all people affected by diabetes. Locally, the money YOU raise will fund diabetes research and support local programs for those affected by diabetes.

If you love to ride, start a Chain Reaction and register today!

General Website: www.diabetes.org/northshoretour

Slideshow of Debbie Clark’s demonstration at the Cape Ann Museum

Posted on by Matthew Green

Click on the photo to view a slideshow

The demonstration was fascinating. Ā Debbie’s creative process is very free and spontaneous – which works, I think, because she has developed great skill and has lots of talent! Ā She described how the some of materials she uses often change over time through interaction with each other and with the environment, so on-going change is a part of the artwork. Ā You can see some of the results hanging on the wall behind her. Really beautiful work!

Incidentally, these photos were all taken with my iPhone, many of them using some cool lenses I bought. Ā As you can see, the lenses aren’t “transparent”, in the sense that they cause some distorsion, but it’s an interesting effect. I’ll post about that later for anyone interested in exploring iPhonography…

Follow the Yellow Brick Road to Beeman School

Posted on by Manuel F. Simoes

Wizard of Oz at Beeman School April 11 and April 12

The Beeman Elementary School Chorus presents The Wizard of OzĀ on Wednesday, April 11 and Thursday, April 12, 2012 at 7:00PM at Beeman School, 138 Cherry Street, Gloucester. All tickets for the production are $5.00 each and will be sold at the door the night of the performance.
The Wizard of Oz tells the story of Dorothy Gale from Kansas and her little dog Toto who is swept away to a magical land in a tornado and embarks on a quest to see the Wizard so he can help her return home. On her journey she meets three friends: the Scarecrow, the Tin Man and the Cowardly Lion who travel to Oz with her. Each friend has their own special request of the Wizard. On her exciting journey Dorothy and her companions meet the Good Witch and the happy residents of Munchkin Land led by their Mayor as well as facing challenges from the Wicked Witch of the West, her army of soldiers and the flying monkeys. This endearing classic story celebrates friendship, inner strength, and the true meaning of home. The production features the classic songs: Follow The Yellow Brick Road, Ding Dong the Witch is Dead, If I Only Had a Brain, If I Were the King of the Forest and Somewhere Over the Rainbow.
The production features 25 fourth and fifth grade BeemanĀ students and is directed by BeemanĀ Music teacher Beth Goldberg and Gloucester Stage Youth Acting Workshop director and actress Heidi Dallin. Dallin was brought on board by the Gloucester Education Foundation initiative to support and enhance elementary school theatre by partnering teachers with theatre professionals.

April Vacation Workshops at Art Haven and Maritime Gloucester

Posted on by dawntheresa

Art Haven and Maritime Gloucester are collaborating on April Vacation programs! There are also opportunities to make a bowl for the Empty Bowl dinner, make Mother’s Day cards, paper flower bouquets or come to HARRY POTTER DAY!! Call 978.283.3888 or email arthaveninfo@gmail.com to sign up now.

April Vacation programs at Art Haven