Art Rock 02/05/2012
look for the 4:30 pm post for the location.
Tag: Art
Artwork by the Compass Youth Program
Click on the picture to see a slideshow of artwork by the kids in the Compass Youth Program, run by Action Inc. If you don’t know about the Compass program, it’s a great alternative day school, night school and GED program to help all students get a high school degree – They’re doing great work and the kids are some of the most creative people I know!
These pieces were done by the day school program and were part of an art show at Cruiseport Gloucester last week – really cool and interesting stuff they came up with.
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Ben MacAdam’s new studio space at One Center Street, Downtown Gloucester
Here is his most recent work:
"Fort Point Channel District, Boston, MA "
72 x 48 in
Visitors welcome by appointment only
You can contact Ben at ben@benmacadam.com or call him at 978.394.1506."
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Triumphant clay student and her Greek Amphora
Madison made this Greek Amphora as a part of the Ancient Archaeology class at Art Haven 🙂 Throughout the session they learned about ancient cultures through the ceramic vessels those cultures built and left behind!
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New Jason Burroughs painting at Pleasant Street Tea Co.
New Jason Burroughs painting at Pleasant Street Tea Company!
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Edward Hopper Paintings/Pictures Presentation
This link was sent to me by Catherine Ryan. Click the picture for the full presentation
Catherine writes-
Hey Joey
There are more than 80 known titles of Gloucester imagery by Hopper. There is a dynamite range throughout our downtown: several by Flanagans/Our Lady, by the RR, by CAM , by Joan of Arc, throughout the Fort, and by Stacy BLVD
Sincerely,
Catherine
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Artists After Hours at the Community Cinema
I went to a great new event last night at the Cape Ann Community Cinema for Artists After Hours… I know, it sounds a bit mysterious. And if that makes you want to go, by all means keep thinking it’s extremely mysterious.
In reality, though, a great group of local visual artists, musicians, and writers organized by Nonie Brady and Rokhaya Waring gathered to watch a great film about Charles and Ray Eames – the architect and the painter.
Now, I didn’t really know anything about these two before going to the movie, but afterward I felt ignorant for that. Turns out they not only designed one of the most prolific chair designs in our current society, they also made a film to show America to the Soviet Russians during the Cold War, solved the PR problems of the computer when it first came out, and made all kinds of other fun and fantastic contributions to society.
It was a lot of fun to gather together with other artists and then discuss the film with them a little bit afterward. Looking forward to the next event, February 27th. Word on the street is it’ll be a showing of Waste Land, about Vik Muniz, a creator of giant portraits of garbage pickers in Brazil made out of the garbage itself. He then sold these portraits with the proceeds going to the pickers themselves. Should make for some good discussion!
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Pop-up fish buoy and a sneak preview at some others… BUOY AUCTION TONIGHT!
Today’s featured buoy (by request) is the pop-up fish buoy by Kelsey Marr! Bidding starts at $20 in the comments section, send us an email (arthaveninfo@gmail.com) to confirm.
However, for your entertainment, I also bring you a great assortment of artist buoys to check out 🙂 If you’d like to put a bid in on any of these, you’re more than welcome to in the comments section, just make sure to send us an email also (arthaveninfo@gmail.com). And the online bidding ends at 4:00 today. THEN, you come to the auction from 5:00-8:00 at Cruiseport!
Also, keep in mind that there will be live music, lots of local food, tons of beautiful kids buoys, childrens activities and, in case you haven’t heard… A BIG ANNOUNCEMENT FROM ART HAVEN ABOUT AWESOME PLANS FOR THE YEARS TO COME!!
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TOMORROW is it… Check out the awesome fishing lure by Karen Conant!
For those of you familiar with The Hive or Crossfit Cape Ann, this style may look familiar 🙂 Created for Art Haven by Karen Conant, one of the wonderful super-involved folks of the Cape Ann community! Again, the rules:
-If you like a buoy you see, bidding starts at $20, and you can just bid in the comments section below the post, HOWEVER
-Your bid doesn’t become official until you send Art Haven an email (arthaveninfo@gmail.com) saying you’re serious and letting us know how to get in contact with you.
-Finally, if you’re the highest bidder on the blog, that makes your bid the starting bid at the auction. We’ll be in touch about your max bid if you can’t make it to the auction.
If you’ve got any questions, leave ’em in the comments section. Also, check out the artist buoys on Art Haven’s Facebook page and tell us if there are particular buoys you’d like to see go up here. And remember, your money is helping more kids on Cape Ann have access to crazy fun art activities 🙂
Finally, for your enjoyment, the organizing process…
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Bid now on Deb Clarke’s Madonna and Child buoy – Only two days until the auction event!
After much painstaking work and a couple set backs, you may have already seen Deb Clarke’s buoy on the blog yesterday! It came out AWESOME and today you have the chance to bid on it in case you can’t make it to Art Haven’s big buoy auction event on Friday night…
All the buoys from this year’s lobster trap tree will be auctioned off THIS Friday, the 27th at Cruiseport Gloucester, including the ones featured here. But you can put your bids in now to get your name in the hat. Again, the details:
-If you like a buoy you see, bidding starts at $20, and you can just bid in the comments section below the post, HOWEVER
-Your bid doesn’t become official until you send Art Haven an email (arthaveninfo@gmail.com) saying you’re serious and letting us know how to get in contact with you.
-Finally, if you’re the highest bidder on the blog, that makes your bid the starting bid at the auction. We’ll be in touch about your max bid if you can’t make it to the auction.
If you’ve got any questions, leave ’em in the comments section. Also, check out the artist buoys on Art Haven’s Facebook page and tell us if there are particular buoys you’d like to see go up here. And remember, your money is helping more kids on Cape Ann have access to crazy fun art activities 🙂 Happy bidding!
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Bruce Herman buoy honoring Joe Garland
Today’s buoy is a very special one painted by Gloucester painter Bruce Herman in honor of Joe Garland. Not much else to say about it other than thank you to Bruce for this beautiful piece of artwork!
This is the fifth in a series of buoys that are being auctioned off to benefit Art Haven. All the buoys from this year’s lobster trap tree will be auctioned off next Friday, the 27th at Cruiseport Gloucester, including the ones featured here. But you can put your bids in now to get your name in the hat. Again, the details:
-If you like a buoy you see, bidding starts at $20, and you can just bid in the comments section below the post, HOWEVER
-Your bid doesn’t become official until you send Art Haven an email (arthaveninfo@gmail.com) saying you’re serious and letting us know how to get in contact with you.
-Finally, if you’re the highest bidder on the blog, that makes your bid the starting bid at the auction. We’ll be in touch about your max bid if you can’t make it to the auction.
If you’ve got any questions, leave ’em in the comments section. Also, check out the artist buoys on Art Haven’s Facebook page and tell us if there are particular buoys you’d like to see go up here. And remember, your money is helping more kids on Cape Ann have access to crazy fun art activities 🙂 Happy bidding!
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As a Boob Guy and A Man In The Seafood Business I’ve Never Been So Turned Off By Women’s Undergarments In My Entire Life
Rachelauren Somers forwards this photo spread from Juxtapoz Art and Culture Magazine–
UNDER THE C-CUP
Monday January 23, 2012
In response to the over-arching presence of porn-industry aesthetics and plastic surgery perfection in today’s culture of beauty, Laura Jacobs has created a collection of awesomely outlandish nautical-themed bras, exotic aquatic shrines to the power of breasts. Equal parts silly and sexy, these bras directly reflect the duality and often circus-like nature of society’s perceptions and treatment of female sexuality.
Blah blah blah blah blah, to see the other pictures of sea life undergarments at Juxtapoz click here
They call it “Erotica Under the Cup”.
I’ll tell you one thing, some broad whips off her top to expose a lobster/crab claw bra covering up her naughty bits and I’m heading for the hills.
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Buoy #4 – The Jason Burroughs fish
If you haven’t seen any of Jason Burroughs’ work (mostly creative underwater scenes and Gloucester landmarks), you gotta get down to the Teen Artist Guild gallery at 180B Main Street – definitely worth a look. As you bid, here’s a nice flashback interview with Jason from the summer of 2010 about some of his work:
If you don’t know what’s going on, we’re in the middle of a series of buoys that are being auctioned off to benefit Art Haven. All the buoys from this year’s lobster trap tree will be auctioned off next Friday, the 27th at Cruiseport Gloucester, including the ones featured here. But you can put your bids in now to get your name in the hat. Again, the details:
-If you like a buoy you see, bidding starts at $20, and you can just bid in the comments section below the post, HOWEVER
-Your bid doesn’t become official until you send Art Haven an email (arthaveninfo@gmail.com) saying you’re serious and letting us know how to get in contact with you.
-Finally, if you’re the highest bidder on the blog, that makes your bid the starting bid at the auction. We’ll be in touch about your max bid if you can’t make it to the auction.
If you’ve got any questions, leave ’em in the comments section. Also, check out the artist buoys on Art Haven’s Facebook page and tell us if there are particular buoys you’d like to see go up here. And remember, your money is helping more kids on Cape Ann have access to crazy fun art activities 🙂 Happy bidding!
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Buoy #3 – EJ’s Eastern Point Lighthouse
This buoy was generously created for Art Haven by GMG’s own Ejay Lefavour, renowned owner of the Ejay Kahn gallery on Rocky Neck! Start your bidding!
If you don’t know what’s going on, we’re in the middle of a series of buoys that are being auctioned off to benefit Art Haven. All the buoys from this year’s lobster trap tree will be auctioned off next Friday, the 27th at Cruiseport Gloucester, including the ones featured here. But you can put your bids in now to get your name in the hat. Again, the details:
-If you like a buoy you see, bidding starts at $20, and you can just bid in the comments section below the post, HOWEVER
-Your bid doesn’t become official until you send Art Haven an email (arthaveninfo@gmail.com) saying you’re serious and letting us know how to get in contact with you.
-Finally, if you’re the highest bidder on the blog, that makes your bid the starting bid at the auction. We’ll be in touch about your max bid if you can’t make it to the auction.
If you’ve got any questions, leave ’em in the comments section. Also, check out the artist buoys on Art Haven’s Facebook page and tell us if there are particular buoys you’d like to see go up here. And remember, your money is helping more kids on Cape Ann have access to crazy fun art activities 🙂 Happy bidding!
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The American Style Magazine Top Arts Destination In the Country Get Out The Vote
Last year we helped make Gloucester the number 3 Arts Destination In the Country in American Style Magazine. This is something we already know obviously but really don’t we deserve to be number one?
With your help and vote it helps the entire community by supporting our local artisans and allowing them another feather in their marketing cap to come visit, check out our vibrant art community and leave some cheddar behind 
Like the picture they used in the postcard announcing the contest? You may recognize it as one of mine. Claire Higgins at seARTS did a bang up job with the design.
Anyway lets support our local artists by voting!
Click on the button below to go vote, and thank you for supporting Gloucester and the arts!
I just checked out the contest and it’s easy peasy lemon squeezy. Not to mention you could win five hundred dolla yo!
Let’s Do This!
Here’s the presser from seARTS who with Kristine Fisher and Jackie Ganim DeFalco have been responsible for putting this initiative into play from the beginning.
2012 American Style “Top Arts Destination” Campaign Kicks Off
In 2011 seARTS, working with the arts community, secured the nomination for Cape Ann/Gloucester as a Top 25 Arts Destination by American Style Magazine. Thanks to your votes, we won the #3 spot on the list for small U.S. cities. Voting time is here again, and this year, we want to aim for the #1 spot and increase our visibility as an arts destination.
Securing Gloucester/Cape Ann on this list again this year as one of America’s Top 25 Arts Destinations will elevate Cape Ann on the national stage. We have over 2,000 working artists on Cape Ann and a thriving community that celebrates the arts of all disciplines. After all, our Rocky Neck is the country’s oldest continuous working art colony in the U.S. while Rockport draws visitors all year long!
To achieve this distinction, seARTS is requesting the entire community’s help in spreading the word. This is a city-based ranking, but all of Cape Ann was included in the destination information submitted and the article in the magazine.
There are many ways to help before March 3. Here are some suggestions!
1. Go in right now and vote from your computer, your phone, and your laptop! http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/3YYDSTL
2. Put the link and/or icon at the bottom of all your emails in the signature line!
3. Use the promotional postcard jpeg in your literature and emails: http://bit.ly/ypN3y0
4. Link to the voting icon http://bit.ly/A3MD3D
5. Blog & Tweet the Survey Link
6. Share with your employees
Having this designation gives all of the cultural organizations and artists and businesses a chance to embed the Award in all their literature and promotion around Cape Ann as a branded arts destination. Please contact seARTS to find out more about how you can do this. info@searts.org 978-281-1222.
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Buoy #2 up for bids!
In case you missed it yesterday, we’re starting the bidding on some of our artist buoys here over the next week so you get a preview of some of the great stuff you can see if you come to Cruiseport next week!
All the buoys from this year’s lobster trap tree will be auctioned off next Friday, the 27th at Cruiseport Gloucester as a fundraiser for Art Haven, including the ones featured here. But you can put your bids in now to get your name in the hat. Again, the details:
-If you like a buoy you see, bidding starts at $20, and you can just bid in the comments section below the post, HOWEVER
-Your bid doesn’t become official until you send Art Haven an email (arthaveninfo@gmail.com) saying you’re serious and letting us know how to get in contact with you.
-Finally, if you’re the highest bidder on the blog, that makes your bid the starting bid at the auction. We’ll be in touch about your max bid if you can’t make it to the auction.
If you’ve got any questions, leave ’em in the comments section. Also, check out the artist buoys on Art Haven’s Facebook page and tell us if there are particular buoys you’d like to see go up here. And remember, your money is helping more kids on Cape Ann have access to crazy fun art activities 🙂 Happy bidding!
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Who makes someone pose like this?
I’m just checking something out online and then I run across this. Now I ask you, when was the last time someone was about to take your picture, gave you time to think about it and then you went ahead and struck this pose?
Am I alone on an island in my thinking that this is a little ridiculous? You think this guy has a severely messed up grill and he’s trying to hide his teeth? Or is this the, “I’m an artist so I’m supposed to look pensive for my portrait look.”
Dude a centimeter and a half to the right and you’re flat out picking boogers.
I’m just saying.
So if you’re gonna sit down for a photo shoot and some photographer tells you to put your hands up on your face like this just get up and kick him in the nuts. When he asks why you did it, tell him to wise up and stop trying to make you look like a dope.
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Let the bidding begin!
Not sure if you’re going to be able to make it to Art Haven’s buoy auction on the 27th? Or just so excited that you want to start bidding now? Here’s your chance!
Hopefully you saw this beautiful buoy hanging on the Lobster Trap Tree this holiday season and we’re giving you a chance now to bid on this and 7 other buoys painted by local artists, which you’ll see posted over the next 7 days.
If you didn’t know, all the buoys that adorned this year’s beautiful tree (featured in the NYTimes, in case you missed it…) will be auctioned off next Friday, the 27th at Cruiseport Gloucester as a fundraiser for Art Haven, including the ones featured here. But you can put your bids in now to get your name in the hat. So here’s the deets:
-If you like a buoy you see, bidding starts at $20, and you can just bid in the comments section below the post, HOWEVER
-Your bid doesn’t become official until you send Art Haven an email (arthaveninfo@gmail.com) saying you’re serious and letting us know how to get in contact with you.
-Finally, if you’re the highest bidder on the blog, that makes your bid the starting bid at the auction. We’ll be in touch about your max bid if you can’t make it to the auction.
If you’ve got any questions, leave ’em in the comments section. And in the meantime, check out all the artist buoys on Art Haven’s Facebook page and tell us if there are particular buoys you’d like to see go up here. And remember, your money is helping more kids on Cape Ann have access to crazy fun art activities 🙂 Happy bidding!
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Open Air Art Exhibit Panorama- Fifth Ave Playa Del Carmen
When we were planning the first Downtown Gloucester Block Parties one of the original ideas was to allow local artist to set up and display/sell their art. We had a few artists come down but not nearly what I thought we would have. The reason given was that it was a real PITA to set up and break down the artwork.
I could see that point, but as we walked the street yesterday we saw some big pieces selling.
Have I said before that I’m a huge fan of this place? Because if I haven’t, let me tell you, it’s great. Super friendly people in all of the services, great beaches, FANTASTIC restaurants, very very safe, cool architecture, I’d come back in a heartbeat.
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Leslie Heffron Dancing Sea Star Buoy Colored Pencil Drawing
Leslie Writes-
Thank you! I’m an artist so after I read the blog for the first time I did a colored pencil drawing and have been working on a series called "Love Letters to Gloucester" ever since. This drawing is called, "Dancing Sea Star Buoy" and it’s based on a buoy I found washed up on Niles Beach. Leslie
Good Morning Gloucester 