Tag: Rocky Neck

Don’t Miss the Final Nights on the Neck of the Season

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Thursday, September 5th – Final Nights on the Neck of the Season and Closing Party for Ships, Shapes & Schtuff at Khan Studio.  Last chance to check out the very unique works of Judy Wilburn, Lyn Cardinal and Joanne Kaliontzis.

2013 NOTN September

5:30 Elynn Kröger Gallery, 15 Rocky Neck                Rick Drost
6:00 The Center, 6 Wonson Street                              T Max
6:30 Goetemann Gallery, 37 Rocky Neck                   JoeAnn Hart
7:00 Imagine Gallery, 43 Rocky Neck                         Everly Sisters
7:30 Rocky Neck Gallery, 53 Rocky Neck                   Nathan Cohen
8:00 Madfish Wharf, 77 Rocky Neck                           Toby Tobas Steel Drums

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Who Likes Fresh Baked Peach and Apple Pie?

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Make sure you come by on Saturday, September 7th from 6:00-8:00 for Leslie Heffron’s Opening Reception for her exhibit Farm Fresh.  She’ll be painting and baking up a storm.

E.J. Lefavour

Vine Video of Paul Frontiero Senior’s Beautiful Paintings

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Paul Frontiero’s Exhibit at the State of the Art Gallery on Rocky Nck runs from now through September 15th.

Attention Ladies! Massive Great Yard Sale

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at 40 Rocky Neck Ave. today and tomorrow – lots of great clothing (most new with tags) all $5 or $10, shoes, bags, scarves, jackets, cotton knits, etc.  Check it out!

E.J. Lefavour

Paul Frontiero Art Show. A free public reception takes place on Saturday, Aug. 31 from 2 to 5 p.m.

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130822_GT_OUT_FRONTIERO_4 A free public reception takes place on Saturday, Aug. 31 from 2 to 5 p.m. At The State Of The Art Gallery On Rocky Neck Next to The Cultural Center.

‘From Ships to Shores’: Doryman left fishing to pursue painting

By Gail McCarthyStaff Writer

The son of a Gloucester fisherman, the late Paul Francis Frontiero Sr., began fishing with his father at the age of 12.

He did not know then that this would become his way of life for many years. He never finished Gloucester High School because his father was injured while fishing and he had to leave his studies. As a result, he spent many years laboring in jobs at sea.

Frontiero, born in 1925, even worked as a doryman, an avocation that became extinct; with the innovation of the motorized trawler, the dory fishing industry began to wither in the late 1930s. However, he remained in demand on the port’s fishing vessels because of his skills as an engineer and cook.

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Paul Frontiero Sr. Exhibit at State of the Art Gallery on Rocky Neck

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You all know and love ArtRocks! Paul Frontiero, Jr. and his artwork, but did you know that his father, Paul Frontiero, Sr. was an exceptional oil painter.  There is an exhibit of his work at the State of the Art Gallery at 4 Wonson Street on Rocky Neck (next to the Cultural Center), with an Opening Reception on Saturday, August 31 from 2:00-6:00pm.  The exhibit runs August 18-September 23.  Gallery is open Thursdays-Sundays from noon to 5:00pm.  It is a lovely space and the exhibit is beautiful.  If you can’t make the opening, do stop by and see the exhibit on one of their open days.

Paul Frontiero (1925- 2012)

Paul Frontiero was born and brought up in Gloucester, a native of the Cape Ann area.  Paul not only comes from a long line of fishermen ancestry but was a fisherman himself, for over half of his life-time.

He fished from as far south as the Diamond Shoals of the Carolina’s to as far north as the Grand Banks off St. John’s, Newfoundland and Canada.

The many hours Paul spent in the small dories made him realize the expansiveness of the sea, at times so calm and then again a raging fury.  Although he painted other subject matter, most of his paintings are of his life on the sea.  As a boy on the boats, he would often rough pencil sketch on anything that was at hand – paper bags, old wooden planks, and even on the side of the same dories that he spent so many hours on.  Each and every painting has a spiritual quality that reveals Mr. Frontiero’s deep love for the sea.

Mr. Frontiero maintained a year-round gallery off of Highway 128 in Gloucester for many years.

Ships, Shapes & Schtuff

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Don’t miss it.  Opening Reception, Saturday 8/24 from 6-8:00pm.  This is an exhibit of works by my sister, Judy Wilburn, and two of her artist friends from Boston, which promises to be very unique, interesting and fun.  My sister has been an artist her whole life, and it makes me very happy and proud to be able to showcase her work, and that of her friends Joanne Kaliontzis and Lyn Cardinal, here on Rocky Neck.  Hope to see you.

E.J. Lefavour

Ships, Shapes and Schtuff at Rocky Neck

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Don’t miss the Opening Reception for Ships, Shapes & Schtuff at Khan Studio August 24th from 6-8:00 pm.  This exhibit of works by Judy Wilburn (my sister) and friends Joanne Kaliontzis and Lyn Cardinal promises to be something special.  Exhibit August 24-September 6.  Gallery hours: Wednesday through Sunday, noon to 8:00pm.

E.J. Lefavour

And the Winner is . . .

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There was intense competition this morning at the GMG Chocolate Chip Cookie Competition Mug Up.  Five excellent entries were received, which were blind tasted and judged by the attendees.  The runaway winning chocolate chip cookie was submitted by Alexandra’s Bread of Gloucester.  The 2nd place chocolate chip cookie was lovingly baked by Sue McDermott of Magnolia.  Paul Morrison was awarded Best in Show for the most artistic and creative cookies baked in the shape of a duck, set onto a boat of vanilla ice cream and surrounded by waves of whipped cream.  I didn’t get a shot of a completed presentation of Paul’s creation, so if anyone did, please send it in or upload it.  Other entries were submitted by Alicia Cox from Mamie’s Kitchen and a 2nd entry was submitted by Alexandra’s Bread

In my book, although all the cookies were excellent and I had a hard time picking the best one, my absolute favorite contribution to the morning was Al Bezanson’s schooner fare of crispy fried Spam and pineapple chunks.  It was just incredible.  I haven’t had Spam in probably 50 years, and have never it served like that.  True genious.  If I’m ever stranded on a deserted island, all I want is cans of Spam and pineapple chunks (and of course a can opener – it would be a total drag if I didn’t have a can opener). 

Thanks to Donna & Rick Ardizonni for the fruit salad and whipped cream, Kathy Chapman for the fruit salad with yogurt, Gigi Mederos for making the coffee and bringing cookies, Alma McLaughlin for hosting in her beautiful back patio area and providing the doughnuts from Jim’s Bagel & Bake Shop, and all the others who brought contributions but I didn’t see who brought what, although I think Giclee James brought the blueberry muffins.

Another great Mug Up.

E.J. Lefavour

Right Now on Madfish Wharf

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Kathy Roberts exhibit is up and looks beautiful at Khan Studio.  Her opening reception is tomorrow from 6-8:00pm.

Tonight Sue Handman is having a reception at her gallery, 77 Rocky Neck Ave. G2 from 5-8:00pm.

Aquatro is having an opening reception for Catherine McMurray’s ceramic exhibit from 5-8:00pm.

Lots of goodies for the eyes and the bellies.  Come on by.

E.J. Lefavour

Meet The Artist Reception At Aquatro Gallery For Artist Catherine McMurray

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Aquatro Gallery Kicks Off Cape Ann Ceramics Festival Weekend with Tennessee Artist Catherine McMurray’s Delightfully Sublime Pottery.
Artist Catherine McMurray’s Meet The Artist reception provides a chance to open the Cape Ann Ceramics Festival in style. Her greenware pottery has already been a big hit at Aquatro Gallery this season, as have been her gorgeous raku pots with natural fiber handles. McMurray will also be bringing new work for this event, raku platters, lamps and vases and other items in a beautiful radiant, dazzling glaze called Dolphin Blue.
Held in conjunction with the inaugural Cape Ann Ceramics Festival which serves to draw attention to the artists working in clay and porcelain across the Cape Ann region, this Meet The Artist event whets the appetite for month-long event anchored at the Cultural Center at Rocky Neck in East Gloucester, MA. McMurray’s work encompasses both those turned on the wheel and hand-built using a variety of glazes (most notably the MacKersie copper glaze). A native Vermonter trained at SUNY Potsdam, her Turning Grace Studio located outside of the Nashville area in Brentwood, TN has operated since 2000. This is Catherine McMurray’s appearance on Rocky Neck.
Meet The Artist Reception
for Catherine McMurray
at Aquatro Gallery
Saturday, August 10, 2013, 5-8PM
Aquatro Gallery
77 Rocky Neck Avenue
Gallery #4
Gloucester MA 01930

My View of Beaches, Back Shores and Seaports of Cape Ann by Kathy G. Roberts

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My View of Beaches, Back Shores and Seaports of Cape Ann – Paintings by Kathy G. Roberts – August 10-23 at Khan Studio 77 Rocky Neck Ave., Gallery

Opening Reception: Sunday, August 11 6:00-8:00 pm.

E.J. Lefavour

Celebrating Attitude and Humor on the Neck

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Sue Handman, who calls her photo and quote combinations “fabric novellas” is the maker of those fabulously sassy collage textile pieces that mix vintage -inspired fabrics, photographs transferred onto cloth and favorite quotes of hers that would have so delighted Oscar Wilde and Mark Twain. Each statement garment is flattering, easy to wear and certain to be a conversation piece – refreshingly direct and funny.

Until this season, the vintage bohemian clothing and accessory pieces in Sue’s collection could only be found in the festival circuit. Sue Handman is quite a favorite in Massachusetts shows like the Oyster Fest in Wellfleet, Marshfield Art Festival and Marblehead Festival of Arts, as well as many other fairs and festivals along the Eastern US and as far down as Key West. Sue also exhibits in Trade-shows; but she has found a perfect fit in Vintage shows like the Country Living Fair that took place this past June in Rhinebeck, NY and will take place in Atlanta, GA in October. In Florida Sue Handman Fabric Collage pops-up at the Big Bang Bazaar in Maitland and the Fancy Flea in Lakeland and at the famous Antique Market right here in Brimfield, MA.

Come meet the talented fabric collage artist Sue Handman in her gorgeous little gallery in the historic Rocky Neck Art Colony. At Sue Handman Fabric Collage you will also find Beach Rock Jewelry by Kem Designs and selected paintings by Tracey Martin Logan. Sue Handman will be in her Rocky Neck Gallery until Columbus Day weekend.

You are invited to the Reception
Saturday, August 10
From 5-8 pm
Sue Handman Fabric Collage
77 Rocky Neck Avenue
Gallery #2
Madfish Wharf
Gloucester, MA 01930
(941)321-4182

Beaux Arts Ball 2013

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Some photos from last night’s Beaux Arts Ball by Carol McKenna.

And some photos taken by me of Audi Souza’s extremely successful opening reception at Khan Studio.  That girl’s paintings just flew off the walls.  Congratulations Audi.

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E.J. Lefavour

It All Happens Tonight on Rocky Neck!

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REMINDER!!

5-8:00 Chowder House at Sailor Stan’s with music by Sunny Fishcakes Review.  Chowder and Chili $5 cup/$7 bowl.  Fortify yourself for a night of art and dancing.

6-8:00 Opening Reception for Audi Souza’s Cape Ann Views and North Shore Gardens exhibit at Khan Studio, 77 Rocky Neck Ave.

6-10:00 Our annual, traditional, seasonal, communal, danceable, funfilled Beaux Arts Ball at the Cultural Center at Rocky Neck, 6 Wonson Street…come and support your leading community arts organization as we expand our scope and programming for the year-round benefit of all!  Meet at the Park at 5:30, party at the Center 6-10 pm, dance & groove to Le Prestige, and bid on many awesome silent auction items including a boat, yes a boat!  Costume theme – if you choose to partake – is a VERY WIDELY interpreted ReCycle, RePurpose, ReVive…see you there!!