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Featuring Masterworks by Historic Cape Ann Artists Offered in Rockport Art Association & Museum’s 37th Annual Art Auction on Saturday, October 1st, 2:00 PM (EST). 

Live Online Only Auction via LiveAuctioneers

Auction Preview Exhibition in the Hibbard and Maddocks Galleries of the RAA&M: 
Sunday, September 18th – Saturday, October 1st. 
Auction Preview Hours: Monday–Saturday, 10am – 5pm; Sunday, 12–5pm (Saturday, Oct. 1st, 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

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, Frederick Mulhaupt, Antonio Cirino, W. Lester Stevens, Paul Strisik, Charles Vickery, Charles Movalli, Hayley Lever, Charles Woodbury, Carl W. Peters, Leon Kroll, Theresa Bernstein, William Meyerowitz, Charles Paul Gruppé, Charles Kaelin, Al Czerepak, and Bernard Corey, 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.

The auction, now in its 37th 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.

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The Rockport Art Association & Museum (RAA&M) is one of the oldest and most active art organizations in the country with a long and distinguished history spanning 100 years. Each year the RAA&M welcomes thousands of visitors from around the world. The RAA&M continues to be one of Cape Ann’s most prominent cultural beacons. Since its founding in 1921, Association membership has steadily increased and currently includes approximately 300 exhibiting members, and hundreds of contributing members. By promoting year-round programs including workshops, classes, lectures, demonstrations, exhibitions and community outreach, as well as an impressive museum collection, the RAA&M remains dedicated to making fine art appreciation accessible to all.

Mission Statement:
Rockport Art Association & Museum’s mission is to foster the creation and appreciation of the fine arts through a rich and diverse program of exhibitions and educational offerings. RAA&M provides opportunities for a wide range of people to engage with art, maintains an impressive permanent collection and carries forth the legacy of its founders by inspiring and cultivating artistic excellence and creative community on Cape Ann and beyond.

Have you seen our 2021 Impact Report? It highlights the many successes and achievements of our GMGI team – none of which would have been possible without the support of our community.

Please click the image below to see the full report, along with a photo gallery of some of the year’s best images. 

A nearby pond has recently been serving as a kind of bird sanctuary for some pretty spectacular egrets, night herons and ducks. We watch the group feed and preen and resolve disputes. They share the space admirably (there’s a lesson for us in that) and it’s easy to find yourself sitting there for quite a while. They squawk more than you might expect and there’s constant shifting of position. I am no expert, so I am not quite certain which kinds of egrets these all are, but I am pretty certain we observed a pair of black crowned night herons with at least two juveniles. The juvenile night herons are very well camouflaged but maybe you can make them out in one of these photos.

For additional photos and details please go to Pat D’s Photos on Facebook.

I’ve heard the technology has come a long way.

We are so excited – Blackburn Brew Fest is tomorrow from 1 to 5 PM! It is going to be a beautiful, sunny day at Stage Fort Park to enjoy brews and ciders from your favorite local breweries. There will be LIVE music from Over the Bridge, providing a reggae-rock-hip-hop soundtrack (a great background for the lawn games)! We’re supporting a good cause…proceeds from the event will benefit local non-profits and help fund next year’s event. We will see you there! Tickets are available at the gate, or buy in advance for speedy check-in!  This is a 21+ year old event only. (Unfortunately dogs are not allowed at the event, so please leave Fido at home.)

Yesterday our “historian” neighbor, Maggie Rosa, gave a few of us a climbing tour up the tower of Gloucester’s City Hall. The building was dedicated in 1871, following a fire that destroyed the previous structure which was only two years old. Our present City Hall was designed by Gridley J F Bryant, who also designed Boston’s Old City Hall. Maggie wants the public to know there will be tours of the tower on Saturday, September 24 from 12:00 noon to 3:00 pm as part of Trails and Sails (Essex National Heritage Area). Here’s an appetizer:

On Sunday, September 18, 2022 between 11:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. at the Lanesville Community Center, 8 Vulcan Street in Gloucester, MA, friends,families, neighbors and curious strangers willgather –Rain or Shine – to hear favorite local performers sing and play their hearts out for thehometown crowd.  

 

From Rock to Jazz to Bluegrass to Reggae andFolk, performers include: 11:00- ELLEN FORD

11:45- PICK 3 with TOM EATON  

 

12:30-CLEMENTS BROTHERS  

1:15 – STEVE AMAZEEN & THE STANDARDELECTRIC BAND  

2:00 – LISA MARIE  

 

2:45-WHISKYTALK  

3:30-JOHNNY CARWASH  

4:30- HONKYTONK WOMEN  

 

5:15 – MAMADOU DIOP  

Admission to the Festival is by pay-what-you-can donations to the Lanesville CommunityCenter(a 501-C3 corporation). Every one who donates can win door prizes including a specialdrawing for early arrivals before Noon. Socome early and stay late.  

 

Music of course is the Star of this Festival, but eating and drinking are importanttoo. Be prepared to have lunch or snack all day on Donny’s infamous value-pricedLanesvillain dogs & burgers or MB’s  “Cool” chili. There’s a Lobster Roll Truck withchowder along with  other vendors serving savory & sweet delights from Crepes to Tarts to Richardson’s Ice Cream. And, while adults washit all down with beer or wine from the cash bar,kids can listen to stories at the Virginia Lee Burton Writing Cottage or enjoy other activities just for them.  

 

For those who can’t go a day without shopping,please come prepared to fall in love with a T-shirt from the show and to stock up on your Lanesvillain Gear. Everyone needs our new tote bag – don’t they?  

 

For up to date information go to www.lanesvillecommunitycenter.org

Closing Gathering for the Legacy of the Family-Owned Fishing Vessel

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 17

3:00 p.m. — 5:00 p.m.

Exhibit Openings & Events

Downtown Campus, 27 Pleasant Street, Gloucester, MA

Free and open to the public

Join the Cape Ann Museum for a closing gathering of the Legacy of the Family-Owned Fishing Vessel. This exhibition has been created with materials related to family-owned fishing vessels provided to the Museum by the community. During the gathering, Historian Justin Demetri of Maritime Gloucester will share a few remarks about the importance of the family-owned fishing vessel in the context of Gloucester’s maritime history.

In addition to the exhibition on the third floor, a display of archival material and paintings pertaining to the fishing industry of the mid-to-late-century as well as hundreds of photographs of the fleet by Peter Prybot and Leonard Parker will be out for viewing in the CAM Library & Archives. In the CAM Auditorium, over twenty oral histories collected during the exhibit will be on loop for visitors to enjoy. For those inspired to add to the oral histories, the Museum encourages visitors to participate in the story-collecting kiosk set up in the gallery and at home from their own computer or cellphone via this link. Stories collected will be preserved in the Museum’s archives for future generations. A few of these stories can already be viewed on our Vimeo page.

We hope you’ll join us on Saturday, September 17 from 3:00 – 5:00 pm for a chance to hear these stories, appreciate the artwork, and explore the important legacy of the family-owned commercial fishing vessel.

Thank you very much for participating in this exhibit and we hope to see you at the closing party!

From

The Entire Team at the Cape Ann Museum

Glimmerglass…