Gloucester Police Advise Community of Road Closures and Detours Due to Paving

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

Police Chief Edward Conley reports that paving projects will lead to road closures and detours and affect parking next week.

From Monday, April 29, to Friday, May 3, work crews will be grinding and paving East Main Street between Highland Street and Hammond Street.

As a result, inbound traffic will be detoured through Mount Pleasant Avenue, to Hammond Street, and then back to East Main Street.

Additionally, from Wednesday, May 1, to Friday, May 3, Western Avenue between Centennial Avenue and Middle Street will be ground and paved on the side toward the water. On Western Avenue, no parking signs will be in place on the westbound side of the avenue, and the double lane will be used for two-way traffic. 

Police will be at both sites to help direct traffic, but motorists in the area are advised to expect delays and to seek alternate routes if possible. 

Whale Watching Wait Is Almost Over

Posted on by Pat D

We are excited that the whale watching options here in Gloucester will be opening soon and I cannot wait to get back out there. Thank you to the Women’s Community Club of Magnolia for offering Cape Ann Whale Watch tickets as a raffle prize, which I won!! Woot Woot. Here we come!

Beautiful light at Wingaersheek Beach

Posted on by Donna Ardizzoni

On Wednesday took a walk on Wingaersheek Beach before it rained on Wednesday.  The light was incredible.

One Hour at a Time Gang

Posted on by Donna Ardizzoni

Hi peeps:

Hope all is well with you and yours.  I will be at the Elks Arts and Craft Spring Show on Saturday.

On Sunday we can do some pick up if you are available.  No worries if this is not convenient for you.  Hopefully next Saturday, May 4, we can get back on schedule.

Where:                      Magnolia Avenue near Klonedin Road.

Time:                         12:00 til 1:00

When:                        April 28, 2024

I have plenty of yellow bags.

Thank you and take care

Donna

RAA&M ANNUAL ART AUCTION – Saturday, May 4, 2024, 2:00 PM (EST) – Live Online Only Auction

Posted on by James Eves

Featuring Masterworks by Historic Cape Ann Artists Offered in Rockport Art Association & Museum’s 39th Annual Art Auction on Saturday, May 4, 2024, 2:00 PM (EST). 

Live Online Only Auction via LiveAuctioneers:
https://www.liveauctioneers.com/catalog/326151_rockport-art-association-and-museum-art-auction/


Auction Preview Exhibition in the Hibbard and Maddocks Galleries of the RAA&M: 
Saturday, April 20 – Saturday, May 4, 2024. 
Auction Preview Hours: Tuesday–Saturday, 10am – 5pm; Sunday, 12–5pm (Saturday, May 4th, 10am – 12pm).

Bidding is available live online via LiveAuctioneers.com (with advanced registration) or by submitting an in-house absentee bid directly with the RAA&M in advance. Auction Sneak Peek video episodes with noted Cape Ann historian and author Judith A. Curtis are featured on the RAA&M website and YouTube channel.

More information and an online photo catalog of all auction lots is posted on the RAA&M website: www.rockportartassn.org/auction

Lot 31 – Aldro T. Hibbard (1886-1972), “Pigeon Cove,” oil on canvas mounted on board, 16 x 20 in. 
Lot 67 – Aldro T. Hibbard (1886-1972), “Rockport in Autumn,” oil on canvas, 28 x 36 in.
Lot 147 – Aldro T. Hibbard (1886-1972), “Rushing Brook,” oil on canvas, 28 x 36 in.
Lot 175 – Anthony Thieme (1888-1954), “Autumn Leaves, Pigeon Cove,” oil on canvas, 30 x 36 in.
Lot 193 – Antonio Cirino (1888-1983), “Water-Front,” oil on canvas, 25 x 30 in.
Lot 27 – Emile Gruppé (1896-1978), “Frozen Harbor, Gloucester,” oil on canvas, 30 x 36 in.
Lot 166 – Emile Gruppé (1896-1978), “Mending the Nets,” oil on canvas, 30 x 25 in.


Over the years, the Annual Art Auction, a major fundraiser for the Rockport Art Association & Museum (RAA&M), has become a highly anticipated event. As a prestigious art auction, it attracts serious collectors throughout the country, as well as those just starting an art collection.

Live online from the RAA&M’s Hibbard Gallery, this year’s auction features works by master Cape Ann artists of the past including Aldro T. Hibbard, Emile Gruppé, Anthony Thieme, Antonio Cirino, Jane Peterson, W. Lester Stevens, Paul Strisik, Charles Paul Gruppé, Gordon Grant, Carl W. Peters, William Meyerowitz, Emma Fordyce MacRae, and Frederick J. Waugh, among many others. The auction specializes in Cape Ann art, but is not limited to this region and also includes works by numerous other prominent historic American artists. Also represented in this year’s auction are John Marin, Paul Dougherty, Harrison Bird Brown, and Daniel Ridgway Knight. 

The auction, now in its 39th year, began with a bequest by founding RAA&M member Antonio Cirino (1888-1983). Cirino left his artwork to the Association with the stipulation that the art be auctioned to help support the organization. The auction quickly evolved to include other historic Cape Ann artists, and has been the Association’s major annual fundraising event ever since.