I stopped at the Boat House Grille in Essex at the end of a VERY long ride home from Maine on Monday. Note to self: avoid long road trips on a holiday weekend…..anyhow, the Boat House was a welcome sight so I stopped in. Oddly enough, it made the second night on a row I had dinner at a restaurant which labels the bathrooms Inboard and Outboard. Lucky for me and other clueless patrons, at least the Boat House was nice enough to add an M on the Outboard sign as well as a W on the Inboard sign. Not true of the Geddes Restaurant in Bar Harbor……enough said about that…..

Another genius move by the Boat House are the table lights to assist those of us over the age of 40 or so. Wonderful service was provided by Lisa and I was very satisfied with my sandwich and drink.

PAPERWORKS: Art as Evidence
A juried exhibition featuring 41 artists

October 17 – November 24, 2019

Cultural Center at Rocky Neck
6 Wonson Street, Gloucester, MA

Opening Reception: Saturday, October 19, 2:00-4:00 PM

Gallery Hours: Thursday-Sunday, 12:00- 4:00 pm

Artist Talk: Exhibiting artists discuss process
Saturday, November 9, 3:00-4:00 PM

Free and open to the public

Barbe Ennis, Coming Undone, paper clay

Maria Lauenstein, Three Friends on a Bench, painted papier maché

Dina Gomery, Her Dark Eyes, collage

Suzette Durso, Leaves, eco print on paper

Lynne Sausele, Blue Landscape, mixed media

Timothy Wilson, Dying Tome, photograph of altered book

The Rocky Neck Art Colony is pleased to celebrate 41 artists selected for inclusion in the highly anticipated exhibition, PAPERWORKS: Art As Evidence. This juried exhibition at the Cultural Center, 6 Wonson Street, Gloucester MA, runs for six weeks beginning Thursday, October 17 and continuing through Sunday, November  24, 2019.  The pubic is invited to enjoy the art and conversation at the opening reception on Saturday, October 19 from 2:00 to 4:00 PM with light refreshements and beverages served. Street parking is free and the facility is handicapped accessible.

Jurors Anne Marie Crotty and Cynthia Switzer Roth chose 59 pieces for the exhibition from more than 230 works submitted for consideration by 71 New England artists. Despite being open to New England artists, those chosen for the PAPERWORKS exhibition are all from Massachusetts with many from the Boston area and greater Cape Ann—with 12 from Gloucester and Rockport including Joy Buell, Janice Charles, Pat Lowery Collins, Barbe Ennis, Dina Gomery, Ann Lafferty, Rebecca Nagle, Christy Park, Mary Rhinelander, Lynne Sausele, Ruth Schneider, and Jan Weinshanker.

The pieces for PAPERWORKS: Art As Evidence were chosen to not only their quality and content but as the ‘evidence’ of the many creative uses of paper they display. Viewers will enjoy myriad paintings, pastels, encaustics, mixed-media, photographs, constructions, collages, prints, papier maché and more in 2D and 3D works of art, all employing paper in their creation. The exhibition occupies two galleries at the Cultural Center.

Artist Talk
You won’t want to miss the opportunity to hear from a number of artists about their process of art making in a casual afternoon talk at the Cultural Center on Saturday, November 9, 3:00-4:00 PM. This is a wonderful opportunity to meet the artists and ask questions about their work. Light refreshments will be available.

About the Jurors
Jurors Anne Marie Crotty and Cynthia Switzer Roth met in 1990 as founding members of Gloucester’s cooperative gallery, Local Colors, and later, in 2008, opened the Flatrocks Gallery in Lanesville. The Crotty-Roth curatorial partnership created over 100 exhibits in ten years there, introducing young artists to the public and providing recognition for established talents.

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In the back yard, East Gloucester:

Top of Brightside submitted by Scott Memhard