Good Morning Gloucester

Rocky Neck is gearing up for the
summer season and we need you! 

Many helping hands are needed to
keep this vital part of the community
evolving and moving forward.

We invite folks who are interested in participating and helping with the following areas to contact Brenda Malloy at 978-282-1346 or BrendaMalloy@hotmail.com for further information on: Music programming, gallery sitting at The Cultural Center at Rocky Neck, marketing, exhibitions committee, special events and social media.

If you have 2 to 8 hours a month to give, are interested in one time events or being involved on an ongoing basis, we have many different ways to be involved.  We are a lively, friendly, open group and welcome new comers.

The Cultural Center at Rocky Neck
6 Wonson Street, Gloucester, MA 01930

Summer Gallery hours, Thurs-Sun, 12:00-6:00 PM

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.

CHINESE ARTISTS IN RESIDENCE
Thursday, June 18, 2015, 6 – 7:30pm

The Cultural Center at Rocky Neck
6 Wonson Street, Gloucester, MA 01930

The Rocky Neck Art Colony will engage in a cultural exchange with China by hosting two Resident Artists; traditional cut paper artist Du Jun and classical brush painter and muralist Juntao Fang at the Goetemann Residency Studio from June 16 – 27, 2015.

Their engagement will begin with a lecture/demonstration at the Cultural Center at Rocky Neck on Thursday, June 18 at 6pm. The couple will be available at the Goetemann Artist in Residency Studio, 51A Rocky Neck Ave, regular studio hours will be scheduled and posted so visitors may visit them working and view artwork on display.

Mandarin speakers are encouraged to attend the event and visit the couple while in residence.

THE ARTISTS

Du Jun is currently the Director of the Paper Cutting Museum in the village of Shanjai Gou, a privilege she shares with her grandmother, Pingying Zhou, they have been nationally recognized for the preservation of this traditional art form.

Du Jun’s husband, Juntao Fang, is a Professor of Art at Janing University. He is trained in the Classical methods of Chinese brush painting, but his teaching focus and national reputation have been established for his contemporary expressionistic adaptations of the Classical style. He specializes in large mural sized paintings that often have social content.

They are all in good working condition.  They cost $25 each.  here is a link to where you can get a recreational license and fish them yourself-

http://www.mass.gov/eea/agencies/dfg/dmf/laws-and-regulations/recreational-regulations/#lobster

95 East Main Street Captain Joe and Sons.  Call ahead 978-283-1454

STOK GRILL ON SALE AT TARGET FOR $103

E.J. Lefavour

http://www.hobbithousestudio.com

Sunset Tours of Gloucester Harbor

Sail away on the Schooner Ardelle to the world of Fitz Henry Lane

GLOUCESTER, Mass. (June 4, 2015) – The Cape Ann Museum, in partnership with Maritime Gloucester, is pleased to announce three dates for their popular Fitz Henry Lane Sunset Harbor Cruise this summer. The narrated tour of Gloucester Harbor aboard the Schooner Ardelle will be offered on the following Wednesday evenings: June 17, July 15 and August 12. Cost is $30 for Museum members; $45 for nonmembers. Space is limited; reservations required. For more information please call (978) 281-0470 or visit maritimegloucester.org.

The newly 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.