The Margie Gillis Dance Foundation presents an emotional night of solo and duet dance performances at Windhover Center for the Performing Arts, in Rockport MA, for two nights: August 9th and 10th  at 7:00pm. 

Event details: Montreal based MARGIE GILLIS and Company

Dates: August 9th and 10th at 7:00pm

Location: Windhover Center for the Performing Arts on the outdoor stage covered by a tent :257R Granite St. Rockport, MA 01966

Price: $20.00 -$30.00

The Margie Gillis Dance Foundation presents an emotional night of solo and duet dance performances at Windhover Center for the Performing Arts, in Rockport MA, for two nights: August 9th and 10th  at 7:00pm. Join the iconic Margie Gillis, along with dancers from her Legacy Project, in a suspended moment in time that showcases their somatic and inspiring artistry. Don’t miss this highlight of the summer dance performance calendar!

Internationally acclaimed modern dancer/choreographer Margie Gillis has been creating original works for over 50 years. She is a dual citizen: Canadian and American. Margie has guested and choreographed with the Paul Taylor company. Her repertoire now includes more than 150 pieces, which she performs as solos, duets and group pieces. Her creations are wholly devoted to the study of the human soul, whether through the solo dances that make up most of her repertoire or the group pieces she has designed. All works in these performances are remounts of Margie Gillis’ original repertoire or have been created in collaboration with the artists of the Foundation’s Legacy Project. “Slipstream”  will be performed at Windhover by Adam Barruch.. It is an electrifying dance piece that was recently featured in Dance Magazine in an article titled: Masters of Brevity and can be found here:     https://www.dancemagazine.com/short-form-choreography/#gsc.tab=0

The Margie Gillis Dance Foundation (MGDF) was established in 1981 and its mission is to implement Margie Gillis’ artistic vision, in addition to deploying her commitment to the arts community. The MGDF supports the creation, production, and dissemination of dance.

In 2018, the MGDF launched The Legacy Project, an initiative dedicated to ensuring the continuity of Margie Gillis’ creative history. Its mandate is to protect and promote Margie’s legacy through sharing and working along the next generation of dance artists. Six dancers will perform at Windhover including Margie Gillis, alongside Annmaria Mazzini who has performed previously at Windhover.

Purchase your tickets here: https://windhover.org/event/margie-gillis-and-dance-company-4/

Gloucester Smiles – 2134 with Local Artist Stapleton Kearns

Stapleton Kearns Fine Art link http://stapletonkearns.net/collections/71925

Spring is in the air

With spring and Easter are just around the corner.  Come on down to Arts Abound, 21 C Lexington Avenue, Magnolia, Gloucester, MA, shop local thank you

New artwork at Arts Abound

Judy Salah Plank’s artwork is displayed at Arts Abound, 21 C Lexington Avenue, Magnolia, Gloucester, MA.  Judy Salah Plank’s artwork is unique, fun, colorful and interesting.  Thank you for shopping local.

Gloucester Smiles – 1892

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Arts Abound Newsletter

Please click on the link below to see what has been going on at Arts Abound, 21 C Lexington Avenue, Magnolia, Gloucester, MA

 

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Cape Ann Plein Air

Reserve your tickets AND the night for the Cape Ann Plein Air Gala Awards Ceremony & Premiere Party, Saturday, October 9, 2021 from 5:00pm-10:00pm, at Glen T. MacLeod Cape Ann YMCA, 7 Gloucester Crossing Road. We look forward to viewing the work of our artists, painted throughout the week!
What a way to top off a great week, as we experience the largest outdoor painting competition in New England!
Cape Ann Plein Air (CAPA) celebrates the region’s unparalleled arts legacy as the birthplace of plein air, and supports its several hundred working artists and cultural organizations. Preeminent artists from around the country will be painting all week, with many demonstrations open to the public.
Follow along here for news and updates!

Artisan Market Saturday,, September 25, 2021

Hope to see all at the Artisan Market at 44 Commercial Street, Rear, Gloucester, MA

Please remember to shop local.  Thank you

Bid now Gloucester art at auction | Sotheby’s American Art sale closing March 5 and Doyle sale March 10

I track and bid at auctions because I help people buy art. From time to time I highlight here on GMG a few selections from upcoming auctions, fairs and shows solely because they have some Gloucester (Cape Ann) connection. In the early spring sales at two New York auction houses, artists include: Emma Fordyce MacRae, Gifford Beal, Jane Peterson, John Sloan, Lillian Westcott Hale, Paul Manship, W. Lester Stevens and Martha Walter.

BID NOW Sotheby’s American Art ON LINE– closes March 5th, 2019

john sloan fishing port, gloucester on line sothebys sale by march 5 collection patrick and carlyn duffy

Featuring works from the Patrick and Carlyn Duffy collection (yes that’s actor Patrick Duffy) some great ones failed to find a just right home at the live sale back in 2018.

Lillian Westcott Hale study for Harriet Blake Sothebys Amer Art on line by March 5 2020 est 5000-7000

Most of the sale is beyond Gloucester. The couple had a few classic Wyeths. — See all 119 lots here. 

WYETH Elsie's house 200,000-300,000 est on line by march 5

 

Doyle Fine Paintings LIVE auction March 10, 2020

a few of the paintings by artists with Gloucester ties

Andre Gisson lot 46 est 1200 to 1800 at Doyle auction March 10 2020

Andre Gisson lot 46 (pre-sale est $1200-$1800) at Doyle March 10, 2020 (no gloucester ties) See all 105 lots here. 

 

Also Doyle At Home auction (bid live on line) March 4, 2020 lots here

Kyra Markham American Edge of a Wood, 1934 est 800-1200 march 4 2020 Doyle At Home sale
Small Kyra Markham (not Gloucester scene) presale estimate $800-1200

 

Hirschl & Adler galleries just featured gorgeous Peterson paintings at the Winter Show

JANE PETERSON  (1876-1965), Niles Pond (Yellow and Turquoise), ca. 1916-20, Oil on canvas, 32 x 32 in.

Jane Peterson Niles Pond COURTESY PHOTO HIRSCHL & ADLER GALLERY

and drawing

JANE PETERSON  (1876-1965) Harbor with Dunes Watercolor and gouache on paper, 12 x 18 in.

JANE PETERSON at Hirschl & adler Harbor With Dunes work on paper watercolor and gouache 12 x 18 APG 8815

Good read! Front Page Rockport art show in Cape Ann Beacon

Cape Ann Beacon front page_20200217_Betty Allenbrook Wibert and Cape Ann Reads Rockport show February 2020
photo: Cape Ann Beacon Front page | Twin Lights, February 17, 2020

“…In 1954, I met my husband Lars-Erik Wiberg outside my father’s Rockport studio while he was working on a car. Yes, in those days one could park there. We married in 1957 and lived at the Fish House, 27 Bearskin Neck, while I transferred to UMass Art…” – excerpt Betty Allenbrook Wiberg

The front page Cape Ann Beacon story, Rockport is show’s final stop: Betty Allenbrook Wiberg is featured artist for Cape Ann Reads picture book exhibit, published on February 14, 2020, includes a great note by Wiberg. You can read the complete piece on the Beacon’s website here https://gloucester.wickedlocal.com/news/20200214/rockport-to-host-once-upon-contest . The exhibit is on display at Rockport Public Library through Feburary 29, 2020. There is a reception February 29 starting at 11am. Wiberg installed a concurrent temporary installation in the children’s room and display case in the hall, across from the wonderful Recchia Mother Goose sculpture.