Fort “Art, Rock!” Found!!

The “Art, Rock!” I was inspired to sketch by my Father was found Saturday at the Fort Playground.  Janey Brancaleone and her Dog Lola Were walking at the Fort Saturday when Lola sniffed Out the Rock under one of the Park Benches at the Playground. It’s a Beautiful and underated place to watch the Harbor action go by.

Art Critics can be Tough. But I think I passed Lola’s Art Test. She Sniffed the Rock out and didn’t Pee on it! what Artist could ask for more?  That will be the one Art review that I will cherish for a long Time! 🙂

Thanks Again Janey and Lola.

Janey and Lola and the "Rock"

 

Lola Sniffs out the Rock

Http://www.art-rocks.org

Ernie Morin and Liz Alexander Represent Gloucester At The Renegades Show MFA

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photo- Ernie Morin

The Story at The

Update: Secret, crazy, historic, renegade art exhibition at MFA

(I’m pretty sure that’s a bathroom)

Greg Cook-

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also picked up by the Huffington Post-

Boston Museum Of Fine Arts’ Bathroom Turned Into Art

Youth Expressive Art Summer Program With Kathy Gentile Roberts

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Instructor & Artist, Kathy Gentile Roberts

The Art Studio @ 12 Lendall St., Gloucester

Website: capeannartgallery.com

Have fun with other children while drawing, painting, creating fish prints, collages, stamp art & jewelry

An opportunity for children to express themselves creatively while learning different artistic techniques with other children in a small group atmosphere.

Includes all supplies: canvas, paper, pencils, paints, ink & stamps, brushes, beads etc.

Tuesdays and Thursday: 10:00 -12:00

June 28, 30 & July 5, 7, 12. 14, 19, 21

August 2 & 4

Attend all 10 classes @ $190. or

A block of 5 classes @ $100

To register or for more information: call Kathy Roberts @ 978-281-3665 or kathygroberts@yahoo.com

ART on the PIER Located on the Scenic Gloucester Harbor

New Schedule for SUMMER ART PROGRAM 2011

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Drawing and Illustration Techniques: Pencil work through techniques that focus on, portraiture skills, dimension, lay out, shading. Please bring in minimum size 5×7 photo of person or pet to work from

Storyboards and Cartooning: Pencil work through illustration and drawing techniques that focus on elements of size, dimension, lay-out, shading, light and darks, character development.

Co-ed Ages 10 – 16 (space limited) Must have five students to run class

INSTRUCTOR: BOB VIAU: BFA from Mass Art

Owner/Artist of STUDIOVO: Commercial and Fine Art Studio

121R East Main Street, Gloucester, MA. (At East Gloucester Marina)

www.studiovo.com

SUMMER Program Sessions: Tues., Wed. & Thurs. afternoons

Session 1: July 5, 6, 7th: 3:00-5:00: Drawing and Illustration (Wednesdays 1:30-3:30)

Session 2: August 2, 3, 4th: 3:00-5:00: Storyboards and Cartooning (Wednesdays 1:30-3:30)

Each session $95: 10% Family discount off second child

Snacks and Materials Provided.

  • Private lessons: $35 dollars per hour. Call for appt. 282-0269

Registration and payment for Session One: July 1st. Session Two: July 29th

Any questions please contact us at dviau3@verizon.net or 282-0269

Please read and sign below with registration and mail or deliver to:

StudioVO: 41 East Main Street Gloucester, MA 01930

CHILD’S NAME and Age: _______________________________ Phone ________________

Allergies: ___________________________ Parent sign: __________________________-_____

I hereby allow my child/children to participate in the ART on the PIER. I acknowledge that my child/children are in proper health to do so. I will not hold the Viaus, StudioVO or their property liable/responsible in any legal way should anything occur with or to my child.

Cape Ann Artisans Spring Open Studio Tour June 18-19

Cape Ann Artisans Spring Open Studio Tour

THIS WEEKEND! June 18-19

Cape Ann in Gloucester and Rockport, Massachusetts. 

Cape Ann Artisans are ready for their Spring Open Studio Tour, June 18-19. All studios are open for the weekend.

Bring friends and family to visit the studios and meet the 14 Cape Ann Artisans. Make a day of it! Enjoy the extraordinary beauty of our coastline and sample our local seafood.

Sculpture, painting, textiles, jewelry, pottery, photography, mosaics…we have a selection of art that will be sure to please. Come join us!  

June 18th and 19th 10am to 5pm daily

Visit the studios of our tour members and see where they work, what they’ve been producing, and how they think about art and the creative process! Treats are served at many studios and everyone is marty signwelcome!

More information, maps, brochures and a list of participating artists is available at www.capeannartisans.com.

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Check Out Jon Sarkin along With Goetemannn and Ruth Mordecai Tonight At Rockport Art Association


EXHIBITIONS ׀ EDUCATION ׀ MUSEUM

RAA celebrates it’s 90th anniversary in 2011!


The Rockport Art Association founded in 1921, one of the oldest and most
active art organizations in the country, offers something for everyone.
Visit us and discover the artistic and cultural splendor of Cape Ann.


Opening Reception Friday June 17th  ~ 6-8pm
Exhibition June 17th – July 19th
Open Free To The Public
Click here for more info . . .

“This Is Fiesta” Director Sam Hartson Talks About His Second Film

This Is Fiesta will be playing at the Cape Ann Community Cinema

For showtimes and to purchase tickets visit the site

Judy Robinson Cox Blue Docks On Translucent Film At The Rocky Neck Gallery

 

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Judy Robinson Cox is hands down the most creative photographer in Gloucester based on the materials and the way she presents her photographs.   Between the books, the Lilliputian series, the distressed paint photos, the translucent photos that you hang in windows, there is no-one getting as creative as she is with the materials and how her unique art is presented.  Any gallery that hosts her work should be genuinely honored to have her because she continually pushes the boundaries of traditional photographic fine art.

Not only that, she tirelessly collaborates the N E W S   F R O M   R O C K Y   N E C K newsletter which an aggregation of Rocky Neck Art Colony Members news, for nothing, because she is one of those people who give and like to help others. 

Check out her website here-

http://judy.robinson-cox.com/

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Cape Ann Artisan Tour this Saturday and Sunday 10AM to 5PM

Joey already posted two weeks ago here about the 2011 Cape Ann Artisan Tour but it’s only two days away. This is one of Rubber Duck’s favorite events so get out and find her.

Rubber Duck Quick Tip: click and print this brochure. A simple map and description of the 14 stops. You get tours of pottery studios, find out how they fire those pots, see the world’s biggest color printer, all sorts of cool stuff. If you do not know the artists that are hiding in the woods on this island this is a great way to find a bunch of them.

2011 Cape Ann Artisans
David Archibald Plum Cove Pottery

Leslie Bartlett Photography & Folding Screens

Cynthia Curtis Stoneware Pottery

Anni Melancon Dogtown Studio Pottery

David Montgomery Marine Painting/Portrait Artist

Marty Morgan Pottery & Sculptural Tile

Marge Rack Sculpture & Wire Drawings

Mi Robertson Sculpture & Water Colors

Twin Lights Studio Pottery & Sculpture

Pam Stratton Mosaics

Bart Stuyf Sculpture

Beth Williams Jewelry

Judy Wright Mosaics, Pastels, Oils & Jewelry

Sara Wright Fiber Wrights

The Rocky Neck Art Colony Is Looking for Old Rocky Neck Photos

Judy Robinson-Cox writes

Looking for Old Rocky Neck Photos
The Rocky Neck Art Colony is looking for old photographs of Rocky Neck to include in a History of Rocky Neck exhibit in the Rocky Neck Gallery.  If you have any photos taken before 1990 that we could borrow, scan and return to you, please contact Judy Robinson-Cox (judy@robinson-cox.com). Specifically, we are looking for photos that show the character of Rocky Neck including the artists that worked here and their studios and galleries. The older the better. If we use the photo, we will display it with a short description and credit line for the photographer.

Judy may I suggest you head down to the Cape Ann Historical Museum and see our boy FOB Fred Buck in the archive room?  If anyone hasn’t figured it out by now, they have an incredible amount of old photos and a staff of caring people who would like nothing more than help you access it.

Go see our man-

The Infamous One!

Check out the kind of stuff they do-

Terry Weber Covers The seARTS Bass Rocks Art Show

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Photographer Skip Montello enjoys a talk by Joy Dai Buell

Terry Weber writes-

Hi Joey,

I attended the seARTs Art Show at the Bass Rocks Golf Club as your “Rookie Reporter” or “Guest Reporter” — not sure what to call myself. Anyway, the show was wonderful and included the works of over 25 local artists with their pieces displayed throughout the Bass Rock’s event room. There was also a great food spread, cash bar, panel discussion led by educator Joy Dai Buell, raffle and Viewer’s Choice Award. (more to come on who won award).

One of the great things about the show was the pride and passion of the artists, and it showed in their faces and words. Speaking of faces, a few of the photos had sun-glare which sometimes worked out in a strange way. Look at the photo of Martha Wakefield; I think its the third one in the set. If you look into her painting you can see a reflection of her face.

Greasy Pole – The Musical SPECIAL GMG PREVIEW!

Good Morning Gloucester was granted exclusive access to the final dress rehearsal of Greasy Pole -The Musical before its opening on June 16. All we can say is that if you are lucky enough to have tickets or intend to get them, you are in for a real treat. This production could have just as easily been titled, Gloucester-A Celebration of Community. It will warm your hearts and remind you of what this place is all about.

 

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Rockport Art Association FeatureEvent With Three Local Greats- Goetemannn, Mordecai and Our Boy Johnny Sarkin!!!


EXHIBITIONS ׀ EDUCATION ׀ MUSEUM

RAA celebrates it’s 90th anniversary in 2011!


The Rockport Art Association founded in 1921, one of the oldest and most
active art organizations in the country, offers something for everyone.
Visit us and discover the artistic and cultural splendor of Cape Ann.


Opening Reception Friday June 17th  ~ 6-8pm
Exhibition June 17th – July 19th
Open Free To The Public
Click here for more info . . .


Late Spring – Early Summer Hours
Monday thru Saturday 10:00 ~ 5:00
Sunday Noon ~ 5:00

Cleaning the Catch, circa 1930

Cleaning the Catch, circa 1930 Anonymous/@Fredrik D. Bodin

Sailing home in rolling seas after a fishing trip, these men clean and sort the catch. Covered with fish guts and scales, there’s no showering or shaving on a working schooner. This was on-the-job reality in the 1930’s. One way I estimate the date of an old photo is by clothing style. In this shot, the man in the middle is wearing a 1930’s Trilby hat, and the men on either side are wearing 1920’s flat Newsboy hats. If anyone can identify any of these fishermen, please let us know.

Printed from the original 4×5 inch glass negative in my darkroom. Negative # A9145-246

Fred Bodin
Bodin Historic Photo
82 Main Street
Gloucester, MA 01930

Pete Chamberlain Paints What I Shoot

At the Khan Studio/GMG Gallery guest artist Pete Chamberlain hung this, one of his paintings which is eerily similar to a photo I took shown below September 30, 2010

Interesting how Pete interpreted the scene without ever having seen my photo.

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Check out Pete’s work at The Khan Studio/GMG Gallery now through June 23 at 77 Rocky neck Ave G3 on Madfish Wharf

Photography Workshop From Judith Monteferrante

Judith writes-

Three sample pictures taken in the Rain during today’s Creative Photography workshop to illustrate slow motion of the waves and landscape photography principles. Still room to sign up for the next two workshops in July and August.  Details on the Arts Map links below

 http://www.theartsmap.com/detail.php?id=8562

http://www.theartsmap.com/detail.php?id=8563

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Check Out Judith’s ALL OVER THE WEB-

Art website: http://www.judithmphotography.com

Portrait website: www.swansongart.com

Twitter: @drjmonte

Facebook: facebook.com/JudithMPhotography

Flickr: flickr.com/photos/judithmonteferrante/