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Boatyard…

CAM Green’s bucolic campus to host expanded Museum programming & six exhibitions from Oct. 2024 to Spring 2026

Free admission, timed tickets & expanded hours aimed to draw more visitors to campus with three historic buildings and contemporary gallery, beginning Oct. 11

Umberto Romano (1905-1982). Still Life, undated.  Oil on canvas.  Gift of The Umberto Romano and
Clorinda Romano Foundation, 2016 [Accession # 2016.087.025]

LINK TO IMAGES (& captions):

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GLOUCESTER, MASS. (September 2024) – The Cape Ann Museum’s CAM Green campus, will soon host a robust offering of exhibitions and programs starting in mid- October and extending throughout 2025.  This shift to year-round access, programs and exhibitions at CAM Green will include expanded weekly hours, free admission, and timed ticketing to welcome more visitors to experience the space while the Museum’s Downtown campus on Pleasant Street closes for extensive renovations.

Beginning Oct. 11 through Spring 2026, CAM Green will become the Museum’s main base of operations.  Admission to CAM Green, which opened in September 2020 and is located off Poplar Street in Gloucester, is always free. To accommodate more visitors with parking and gallery access, timed entry tickets are required and will be available by registering on the Cape Ann Museum website. Museum Hours at CAM Green will be expanded to Wednesday through Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

“Throughout the pandemic and now as we renovate the Downtown Campus, CAM Green has been a sanctuary, a respite, and a vibrant location for our programming, exhibitions, and a venue for outdoor public art such as the contemporary art wetu celebrating Indigenous history on Cape Ann,” said Museum Director Oliver Barker. “There is a flexibility and vitality to the CAM Green campus which pulls together a large green open space, three historic buildings and a contemporary gallery as part of the Janet & William Ellery James Center”.  Barker further shared that, “…for nearly 150 years, the Cape Ann Museum has created opportunities for people to explore, build community, be challenged, and inspired through discovery and learning. The Museum is excited to continue this commitment and engage the community at CAM Green.”

Next year, in addition to spearheading the organization of now signature community offerings such as Gloucester’s So Salty (Jan. 25-26, 2025); Gloucester Juneteeth Festival (June 14, 2025); and Brazilian Independence Celebrations (Aug. 24, 2025) the Museum will utilize the CAM Green campus for other signature events such as Indigenous Heritage Day (July 19, 2025) and an Outdoor Cape Ann Student exhibition (April 12- June 29, 2025). 

Within the James Center at CAM Green, the Museum will launch a series of mission driven exhibitions celebrating the art, history and culture of Cape Ann as a singularly unique place.  Details of the exhibitions planned from October 2024 through Spring 2026 are outlined below.

2024 exhibit at the James Center:           

Umberto Romano

October 11 – December 29, 2024

While Cape Ann’s art colony of the mid-20th century was best known for the traditional seascapes and landscapes created by artists such as Emile Gruppé, Frederick Mulhaupt and W. Lester Stevens, there was a group of more progressive men and women working in the area at the time and foremost among them for nearly 20 years was Umberto Romano (1905-1982).

A painter, printmaker and sculptor, Romano came to Gloucester in 1932 to paint.  He was soon conducting classes on Rocky Neck and in 1938 he opened the Romano School of Art on Ledge Road in East Gloucester.  Romano’s style shifted continuously throughout his career but his passion for exploring the human condition is a thread that runs throughout his work.  The Cape Ann Museum is fortunate to have an extensive collection of his works on canvas and on paper, as well as archival materials, all of which will be the focus of this special exhibition.  Romano’s skill as a teacher was renowned and will be honored through a robust offering of studio classes for all ages in painting and drawing during the course of the exhibition.

2025 exhibits at the James Center:                                                    Portrait of a Sculptor:  Walker Hancock & Michael Lafferty. 
January 11 – March 30, 2025 

Walker Hancock was one of the premier American sculptors of the 20^th century and a highly engaged and respected member of the Cape Ann community.  Michael Lafferty is a skilled photographer who spent hours photographing Hancock in his Lanesville studio, creating a series of intimate portraits of the sculptor at work.  This exhibit will combine the work of Lafferty and Hancock.

Breath of Life:  The Circle of Fisk Organ.  
April 12 – June 29, 2025

Music has been—and continues to be—an important part of life on Cape Ann.  This display will explore the intersection of music and art by focusing on Gloucester based C. B. Fisk Organ makers and some of the artists who worked with them over the decades to create and manufacture organs for institutions around the world. 

Under Sail:  The World of Photographer Ernest L. Blatchford. 
July 12 – September 28, 2025

Gloucester’s great age of fishing under sail was captured in stunning photographs by Ernest L. Blatchford (1871-1947) during the late 1890s and early 1900s.  As the long-time manager of the New England Fish Company on Duncan’s Point, Blatchford had a front row seat to Gloucester’s busy working waterfront while his involvement in the Cape Ann Camera Club allowed him to hone his skills as a photographer. Blatchford’s images will be accompanied by select objects from the Museum’s maritime collection, including some of our finest models of Gloucester’s famed fishing schooners.  

Hammers on Stone – The Granite Industry & Cape Ann. 
October 11 – December 28, 2025

From 1830 to 1930, the granite quarrying industry had a profound impact on Cape Ann’s economy, providing jobs, generating revenue and helping to lay the foundations upon which this nation grew.  The industry also exerted strong influences on Cape Ann’s cultural scene resultant from immigrants flooding into the community to work stone.  Objects and archival materials from the Museum’s granite-related collection will spotlight this important industry and its enduring legacy.

A contemporary art exhibition, Cape Ann Now!, is also being planned for early 2026.

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The Cape Ann Museum, founded in 1875, exists to preserve and celebrate the history and culture of the area and to keep it relevant to today’s audiences. Spanning 44,000 square feet, the Museum’s Downtown campus is one of the major cultural institutions on Boston’s North Shore welcoming thousands of local, national, and international visitors annually to its exhibitions, programs and community led events. In addition to fine art, the Museum’s collections include decorative art, textiles, artifacts from the fisheries and granite industries, four historic structures, a Library & Archives and a sculpture park in the heart of downtown Gloucester. In Summer 2021, the Museum opened the 12,000 square foot Janet & William Ellery James Center at the Cape Ann Museum Green. This campus is located on the site at the intersection of Washington and Poplar Streets in Gloucester and will be open year-round beginning in October 2024.  

The Cape Ann Museum’s Downtown campus is located at 27 Pleasant Street in Gloucester and is open Tuesday through Saturday, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Sunday, 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. General admission is $15.00 adults, $12.00 Cape Ann residents, seniors, and students. Youth (under 18) and Museum members are free. Cape Ann residents can visit for free on the first Friday (from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.) and second Saturday (10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.) of each month. More information can be found on www.capeannmuseum.org or please call (978)283-0455 x110.

SCHOONER ADVENTURE – THE FLAGSHIP OF GLOUCESTER

Join us as we celebrate 98 years of Adventure!

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, FROM 4 – 7PM

Enjoy delicious lobster rolls, nibbles & libations during this special 3 hour sail

Tickets $98

Proceeds go towards the 2025 vessel preservation efforts. Join us as stewards of this National Historic Landmark. To purchase tickets for this and all sailing events . . .

VISIT OUR WEBSITE

978-281-8079 info@schooner-adventure.org

23 Harbor Loop Gloucester, MA

Machaca will be closed for just a few days. Saturday September 7th – Tuesday, September 10th. We apologize for any inconvenience. 

Open Wednesday, September 11th at 4:30pm.

Machaca

Tacos & Tequila

14 Rogers St, Gloucester, MA

Another beautiful day done. Love where you live.

The amazing David Calvo submits the following information. Reach out to him if you are interested: (Spoon making is tomorrow!)

I hoping you can submit this to GMG for my upcoming workshops this fall. I have a poster and two videos The spoon making is for this Saturday and the second video is for my fall workshops. 

Warm Regards,

David Calvo

www.davidcalvo.com

235 East Main St. Gloucester, MA 01930

Tel. 978-283-0231

September 5, 2024 by Angel Wings Wellness

Come on down and grab a FREE SAMPLE of Angel Butter and see if it can help your achy joints!

Wednesday thru Saturday 11-4 or call/text 978-985-4592 for a FREE wellness Consultation! 12 Rogers Street!

Garden Spot…

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. The exhibition includes two invitational artists; local sculptor, Cindy Journey and nationally recognized plein air painter, Eric Jacobson as well as gallery co- owners Vanessa Michalak and Rebecca Nagle. Vanessa Michalak will compete in this year’s CAPA festival while Jacobson has previously participated as a juried artist. Rebecca Nagle utilizes Together, these artists utilize both abstract and representational language to portray the physical and emotional atmosphere. The artists’ depiction of the inner landscape is as important as their physical surroundings. 

I got a tip from the lovely Kate C that there were many birds feasting at low tide on Little River yesterday morning in beautiful light and that I should check it out. So I did and she was absolutely correct. There were ducks, herons, egrets and gulls enjoying the meals that presented themselves in the low tide. The morning light shone on these birds along with all the parents and children waiting streetside for the first bus ride of the new school year. Great start to the morning. Thanks Kate!

August 30, 2024 ~ todtheopendoor ~ 

September is Hunger Action Month™, an annual, nationwide campaign by the Feeding America network to raise awareness and encourage action to reduce food insecurity.  

The Open Door served 957 MORE people and had 4,452 MORE household visits in the first six months of 2024 than the same period in 2023. That means more people are visiting the nonprofit, more often.  

Want to help raise hunger awareness and keep local people fed?  Learn more below about the opportunities on Cape Ann to participate: 

• Donate to support programs of The Open Door at FOODPANTRY.org. 
• Volunteer with The Open Door! Packing groceries, delivering meals, sorting food or sorting donations at Second Glance, and corporate engagement opportunities are just a few of the many roles available to volunteers. Learn more at FOODPANTRY.org/volunteer. 
• Wear orange. Orange is the color of hunger awareness. 
• Enjoy a sweet treat: 

Brothers Brew in Rockport will offer a vanilla donut frosted with orange sprinkles starting Sept. 8 for Hunger Action Month 

Cake Ann will offer special creamsicle and chocolate orange flavored cupcakes to help raise hunger awareness starting Sept. 1 

The Cut will offer a Hunger Action Month cocktail 

Holy Cow’s Gloucester location on Pleasant Street will serve an Orange Creamsicle flavored ice cream 

Turtle Alley will offer chocolate bars embossed with the word “LOVE” 

A portion of proceeds will support local hunger-relief programs of The Open Door! 

• Watch out for Hunger Action Month themed coasters at 1606 Restaurant & Oyster Bar, the Seaport Grille, and The Cut to donate! 
• See Gloucester City Hall and the Beauport Hotel lit up with orange lights. 
• Get tickets for The Open Door Thrift the Runway Fashion Show by Second Glance, the thrift store of The Open Door at The Cut on Sunday, Sept. 8. Visit FOODPANTRY.org to learn more.  
• Gloucester Mayor Greg Verga will issue a proclamation naming September Hunger Action Month™ at the Thrift the Runway Fashion Show on Sunday, Sept.8.  
• The Gloucester City Council will also wear orange Hunger Action Month ™ t-shirts to help raise awareness at their Tuesday, Sept. 10 meeting.  
• SHOP and DONATE at Second Glance year-round. Revenue at the store raises funds for hunger-relief programs of The Open Door. Free referrals are also given to the community for those in need. 

Learn more about Hunger Action Month™ at FOODPANTRY.org.  

Help The Open Door Raise Awareness for Hunger Action Month