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The News From Rocky Neck Via Judy Robinson Cox

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

Ben MacAdam Gallery Five Madfish Wharf by Joey C (click image below to play video)

Click to see Ben McAdam Video

Madfish

Music at the Madfish

Thursday, July 28– 9:00pm to close ~ Soul Rebel Project

Friday, July 29– 9:00pm to close ~ Greg Luttrell

Saturday, July 30– 9:00pm to close ~ Mighty Mystic

Mighty Mystic

Sunday, July 31 – 9:00 to close ~ Jack Lee and Diversity $5 cover charge

Wednesdays, August 3 – 8:00 to close ~ Mama D’s Karaeokie

MUSIC AT THE STUDIO

All shows start at 9 pm

The Studio

Friday, July 29, Steve Amazeen Blues Band

Saturday, July 30, Erin and Soul Drivers

Summer Artist Series

Paintings by Zygmund Jankowski through August 2

Rocky Neck Gallery, 53 Rocky Neck Ave.

Zyg Jankowski
Still Life, Watercolor by Zygmund Jankowski

The Rocky Neck Gallery’s Summer Artist Series continues with "Zyg’s Expression,"watercolors and oils by the late Zygmond Jankowski.

Jankowski opened a summer gallery on Rocky Neck in 1964 (at 5 Madfish Wharf, now Gallery Five and most recently Eugene Quinn gallery) and moved to Gloucester permanently in the 1970s. He taught at various universities, art associations and at home in his studio. Ranging from abstract to more realist impressionistic and expressive oil paintings, water colors, and mixed media on paper, his works burst with color. Today his paintings are included in major corporate, museum, and private collections throughout the country and in Europe, including the Cape Ann Museum and the Charles Demuth Museum in Pennsylvania. He has won numerous prizes in juried shows and in 2007 had a one-man show at the Cape Ann Museum. The Rockport Art Association honored his memory with a solo show in 2010.

Born in South Bend, Indiana in 1925, he studied at the California College of Arts and Crafts where he was taught by Victor DeWilde, George Post and Otis Oldfield. Throughout his career Jankowski painted various interpretations of certain themes, each time emphasizing a different element, such as rhythm, space, shape, and color. "You stand as referee between the scene, your emotion and analysis. Your goal is to experience a feeling of excitement for the first stroke to the last." He also said of his work, "These are paintings, NOT pictures. Cameras take pictures.

Goetemann Artist in Residence

WED, August 3 : Kathy Minhsin Liao Studio Talk

Open Studio Hours this weekend
Saturday 7/30, 4-8pm and Sunday 7/31, 4-8pm

Kathy Minhsin Liao
Quiet is the night, 72"x96", oil on canvas, 2011

Kathy is an incredible, extremely creative, inspirational artist. All Rocky Neck artists are encouraged to come to this talk, and/or stop by and meet Kathy during her open studio hours on the weekend.

Summer Artist Series

August 3-16: Slipping the Knot, watermedia paintings by Martha Wakefield

RECEPTION: SAT, August 6, 5-8pm, Gallery Talk, 7pm

Martha Wakefield, Slip 2
Slip# 2, watermedia by Martha Wakefield

This body of work is an exploration of loss—of love that once was vibrant has slipped away. To denote this spirited soul I am utilizing a slip—an article of clothing that conveys intimacy with the wearer. A slip can be utilitarian or sensual, revealing the beauty of the female form without portraying nakedness. It has an intimate relationship with the wearer acting as a second skin but also acts as a protective or proper barrier to the other influences. I am using color, shape, line and layering to convey a sense of someone wearing, moving, and living in such a sheer skin of fabric—yet one who remains hidden from our view. The garment holds the memory of a loved one; we sense a presence though in truth she has slipped away from the knot of life and family. All that remains is the clothes.

Martha Wakefield, a former fashion executive, is a visual artist working in watercolors, acrylics and oils. She is a juried member of the Cambridge Art Association and the Rhode Island Watercolor Society. Martha has studied with Wolf Kahn, Stuart Shils and William Lawrence. Her work has been accepted into numerous juried shows and is in many private collections in United States and Canada. Her paintings have been featured in the Fall/Winter 2010 issue of Wild Apples: a Journal of Nature, Art, and Inquiry, and The Palette Magazine where she is a staff writer. A juried member of the Rocky Neck Gallery of Gloucester, she is also is represented by the Hope Gallery of Bristol, Rhode Island.

The public is invited to a Reception and Artist Talk on Saturday, August 6 from 5 to 8pm. Martha will give a gallery talk at 7pm.

Guest Artist at Khan Studio

Phototraphy by Ruth Curtis through August 4

Khan Studio / Good Morning Gloucester Gallery, Madfish Alley

Ruth Curtis

Ruth Curtis will be the featured guest artist at Khan Studio and the Good Morning Gloucester Gallery, 77 Rocky Neck, G3 from July 22, through August 4, 2011 with an Opening Reception on Saturday, July 23rd from 3:00-6:00pm.

Ruth’s passion is to share her love of the outdoors and nautical landscapes with others, and truly capture the beauty that surrounds us everyday. Lighthouses, small town scenery, sailing the ocean, and vivid moments are all captured in her work. Ruth brings to life the moments and images you want to treasure for life and pass on through the generations. Her work has been showcased throughout New England and has won over 150 photography awards. For more information seewww.ruthcurtisphotography.com.

Ellen Lefavour, Khan Studio | www.khanstudiointernational.com | 857-891-9054

The News From Rocky Neck via Judy Robinson Cox

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LOOKING FOR ROCKY NECK PHOTOS OF THE WEEK

Kathy Soles

Did you take a photo on Rocky Neck this week that you’d like to share?
Starting next week, we’ll publish our favorite Rocky Neck photos
in this newsletter. Don’t worry, you’ll get credit. Any type of photo is OK (iPhone, Nikon, Blackberry, Canon, etc.) as long as it’s digital or scanned. Send your photo toinfo@rockyneckartcolony.com with PHOTO in the subject line.

Goetemann Artist in Residence

July 6 – August 6 : Kathy Minhsin Liao

Open Studio Hours this week
saturday 4-8 and sunday 4-8 this weekend

Kathy Minhsin Liao
Quiet is the night, 72″x96″, oil on canvas, 2011

Duality is a theme that repeatedly makes its way into my work. Having spent my childhood in Taiwan, I am strongly influenced by my dual Chinese and Japanese heritage. Coming to America, I found my deeply held beliefs being constantly re-evaluated, challenged, and sometimes compromised. My work is a medium for me to revisit and gain new understanding from my immigration experience. My creativity is fueled by direct observation. My work is driven by the fascination with perceptual and visual experience of light and space. I am constantly seeking new ways to create an illusionistic space through an exploration of of lines, shapes, color and through the visceral act of painting, scraping and collaging materials. I draw upon images of the people, objects, and places that I observe and identify with on a personal level. These images and ideas are given substance and transformed through my painting and printmaking practices. I’ve received a BFA in Painting from University of Washington and MFA Painting degree from Boston University.

Summer Artist Series

SATURDAY, July 23, 5-8pm: Reception for Zyg’s Expression

oil and watercolor paintings by Zygmund Jankowski

Zyg Jankowski
Still Life, Watercolor by Zygmund Jankowski

The Rocky Neck Gallery’s Summer Artist Series continues with “Zyg’s Expression,”watercolors and oils by the late Zygmond Jankowski. The show opens Wednesday, July 20, with a reception from 5-8 p.m. on Saturday, July 23. The public is invited.

Jankowski opened a summer gallery on Rocky Neck in 1964 and moved to Gloucester permanently in the 1970s. He taught at various universities, art associations and at home in his studio. Ranging from abstract to more realist impressionistic and expressive oil paintings, water colors, and mixed media on paper, his works burst with color. Today his paintings are included in major corporate, museum, and private collections throughout the country and in Europe, including the Cape Ann Museum and the Charles Demuth Museum in Pennsylvania. He has won numerous prizes in juried shows and in 2007 had a one-man show at the Cape Ann Museum. The Rockport Art Association honored his memory with a solo show in 2010.

Born in South Bend, Indiana in 1925, he studied at the California College of Arts and Crafts where he was taught by Victor DeWilde, George Post and Otis Oldfield. Throughout his career Jankowski painted various interpretations of certain themes, each time emphasizing a different element, such as rhythm, space, shape, and color. “You stand as referee between the scene, your emotion and analysis. Your goal is to experience a feeling of excitement for the first stroke to the last.” He also said of his work, “These are paintings, NOT pictures. Cameras take pictures.”

The show continues through August 2

Guest Artist at Khan Studio

SATURDAY, July 23, 3-6pm: Reception for Ruth Curtis at
Khan Studio / Good Morning Gloucester Gallery

Ruth Curtis

Ruth Curtis will be the featured guest artist at Khan Studio and the Good Morning Gloucester Gallery, 77 Rocky Neck, G3 from July 22, through August 4, 2011 with an Opening Reception on Saturday, July 23rd from 3:00-6:00pm.

Ruth’s passion is to share her love of the outdoors and nautical landscapes with others, and truly capture the beauty that surrounds us everyday. Lighthouses, small town scenery, sailing the ocean, and vivid moments are all captured in her work. Ruth brings to life the moments and images you want to treasure for life and pass on through the generations. Her work has been showcased throughout New England and has won over 150 photography awards. For more information see www.ruthcurtisphotography.com.

Ellen Lefavour, Khan Studio | www.khanstudiointernational.com | 857-891-9054

Weiler Photo Gallery

THE NEWS FROM ROCKY NECK

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T H E   N E W S   F R O M   R O C K Y   N E C K

Via Judy Robinson Cox

SEE OUR ONLINE CALENDAR FOR MORE INFO

Spring Show

Reception this Saturday, May 28, 5 to 8pm

Gloucester
A newcomer to the Top 25 list, Gloucester is home to museums, galleries and the oldest working art colony in the U.S.

Gloucester voted as #3 of Top 25 Small Cities for Art by American Style

Excerpt from magazine:
"Art is vital to the lifeblood of Gloucester. There are many beautiful places with seashores and harbors but the combination of arts, culture, and industry are rarely so integrated and integral to the life of a city. It makes Gloucester a very unique place that celebrates art in a way that most cities can’t," says resident and AmericanStyle reader Barbara Silberman. Gloucester is home to a large population of artists, many of whom display their work in Rocky Neck Art Colony galleries and studios. You can visit the Rocky Neck Gallery or enjoy open studios and entertainment during Nights on the Neck, on the first Thursday of the month from June to October.

See full story
www.americanstyle.com/2011/05/top-25-small-cities-2/

Thanks to seARTS, Kristine Fisher and everyone that voted for making this happen.

Party at White Bird Gallery

Sat, May 28, 6-8pm: Party at White Bird Gallery

Join Kathy Archer on Saturday May 28th from 6-8 pm for drinks, warm weather (hopefully) and friends. There will be plenty of new work on view in the gallery. Enjoy dinner afterwards at one of Rocky Neck’s many restaurants. Let’s get summer started!

Dark & Stormies at ISLA House

Al Czerepak
Al Czerepak (1928-1986), Essex, carved and painted wood.
Private collection.

Last Call for the Art of Al Czerepak Exhibition
at the Cape Ann Museum

Closing Sunday, May 29, 4:00 PM
This is it! Your last chance to see The Art of Al Czerepak at the Cape Ann Museum before it closes. This special exhibition includes a wide range of works by this multi-talented artist and teacher including examples of his paintings, prints, and wood carvings drawn from private collections throughout the area. The show closes permanently on Sunday, May 29 at 4:00 p.m. For more information please check the Cape Ann Museum website at www.capeannmuseum.org.

Love and Murder on Rocky Neck

Thursday, June 2 : Nights on the Neck

  • Sailor Stans: musician Kit Cox
  • Elynn Kroger Gallery: Musicians,Lisa Landy and Janet
         Young will be performing on the porch and Skye Fresh will
         be demonstrating jewelry-making techniques and selling
         her wares.
  • Alma McLaughlan Gallery: music
  • Goetemann Gallery: Maria Grace Furtado, reading from
         "Love and Murder on Rocky Neck"
  • Roving musician: Paco and his concertina
  • Location TBA: Harlow and Hoale, musicians
  • Location TBA: Rick Droste, guitar

Kathy Soles
Water Marks: Shifting Elements, 2010, 48"x68"
oil on canvas mounted on board

MON, June 6, 7pm: Kathy Soles, Goetemann Artist in Residency Introductory presentation

Ocean currents, navigation routes, intersection of land, sea, and sky, and the imagining of what exists in the unspecified depths of water are all sources for the paintings and works on paper by Kathy Soles. They suggest the mystery of what exists below the surface, sometimes turbulent and at other times quietly serene. Learn more about Soles’ work at an introductory lecture on Monday, June 6, 7pm at the Rocky Neck Gallery, 53 Rocky Neck Ave.

Soles holds a B.A. from Emmanuel College in Boston and an M.F.A. from American University in Washington, D.C. She studied printmaking and painting at Maryland Institute College of Art and Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture. She has exhibited widely in both solo and group exhibitions. A professor of painting and drawing at Emmanuel College, she lives and maintains a studio in Milton, Massachusetts.

Gloucester Stage Company

GSC Launches Capital Campaign To Renovate Theater…

OPEN DESIGN WORKSHOP Thursday, June 2, 2011
10:30 am to 4 pm @ Gloucester Stage Company

You are invited to stop by at GSC to learn more about the Renovation Design Process! Share Your Observations with Epstein Joselin & GSC Personnel

June 9th – 26th GSC Art Exhibit
Ruth Mordecai and Devera Ehrenberg

(during the production of Living Together)

  • Ruth Mordecai – Lobby/Concessions Area 
  • Devera Ehrenberg – Lounge Area

NSAA

NORTH SHORE ARTS NEWS
SAT, May 28, 2pm: Mary Rhinelander McCarl Lecture on the Early Art Colonies of Cape Ann

Also on May 28 at 2:00 pm, NSAA will feature local artist and historian,Mary Rhinelander McCarl, lecturing on the Early Art Colonies of Cape Ann: Magnolia, Annisquam, Pigeon Cove and Gloucester from the 1870’s-1890’s.

Victorian House by Jeff Weaver

Victorian House by Jeff Weaver

May 29 to June 12 : Solo Exhibitions by Featured Artists, Jeff Weaver, and Jack Jones, North Shore Arts Gordon Grant Room

North Shore Arts Association presents Solo Exhibitions by Featured Artists, Jeff Weaver, May 29 through June 12 and Jack Jones, May 29 through June 12 in the Gordon Grant Room.

In his early years in Gloucester, Jeff Weaver supported himself at various waterfront jobs, as well as by painting boat portrait commissions for fishing vessel captains and murals in commercial establishments and private homes. This eventually led to many years of commercial work including more than 30 murals painted in Gloucester. Returning to fine art pursuits in the 1990s, Jeff again focused on depicting Gloucester and its environs in various media. He currently operates a studio/gallery at 16 Rogers Street on the Gloucester waterfront. His exhibit at NSAA will feature his drawings, many of which are studies for later paintings.

Jack Jones, an accomplished watercolor and oil painter and teacher, is known for his lively use of color. He attended the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, and studied with Paul Goodridge for eight years. Together with his photographer wife, Phyllis, he has traveled extensively throughout the United States, Europe and the Caribbean to capture the beauty of the various countrysides. His work has appeared in five major books on watercolor as well as being featured on both the cover of The Artist’s Magazine and in the 2003 issue of the Watercolor Magazine.

Semi Circle by Michael Seif

June 8 – June 21 : Figures in Motion
Summer Artist Series Exhibit by Michael Seif

Reception, SAT, June 11, 5-8pm
Artist’s Talk, 7pm

The first of nine Summer Artist Series exhibitions kicks off the season at the Rocky Neck Gallery beginning Wednesday, June 8. Photogapher Michael Seif will show new photographs of his figures in water.

I photograph the figure in water to convey the beauty and grace of the human being in motion. In water, surface swirls and glinting sunlight are telltale signs of motion, revealing an active, living creature of nature. By photographing from above, I change the normal perspective, so figures appear to soar, fall, dance, weave in and out of each other’s paths. They become schools of fish, or falling angels, a corp de ballet, or a whole other organism comprised of multiple bodies.

John Cameron

SAT, June 11, 5-8pm, Rocky Neck Gallery Opening Party

Please come to the opening party of the Rocky Neck Gallery Artist’s co-operative on Saturday, June 11, 5-8pm, 53 Rocky Neck Ave. See work by new members, John Cameron, fine furniture and wood engravings; Deborah Geurtze, printmaking; David Piemonte, silver gelatin B&W photography; and Ruth Worall, pottery. Returning members will also be showing new work and contributing creative hors d’œuvres and beverages.

Weiler Photo Gallery

Workshops

Explore your creative side in Photography and go beyond taking snap shots. Explore the creative use of shutter speed and aperture, dramatic black and white or toned images from start to finish, or lighting – from using available light (any light that is available) enhanced with reflectors to flash or simple studio lights.
Small groups – limited to 6 maximum.

Critique included. $150.00

www.judithmphotography.com
judith@judithmphotography.com
978 283-6856 studio
or 914 469-6983 mo

Creative Photography Workshops

by Judith Monteferrante

HDR

WEEDEND WORKSHOPS: JUNE, JULY AND AUGUST

Friday evening introduction, then all day Saturday and Sunday:
1. Creative Photography with Color and Motion: including creative use of shutter speed and aperture, panning, HDR, zoom-spin, etc. June 10-12
2. Creative Photography with B&W or Toned Imagery including post processing in LightRoom and Photoshop: July 8-10
3. Creative Photography with Simple Flash or Studio Lights to include Light Painting at Night: August 12-14

Light Inside by Sigrid Olsen

Painting from the Heart

Cultivating Intuitive Vision
with Color, Imagery, Print & Collage: by Sigrid Olsen
June 13-17, 2011
Montserrat College of Art
23 Essex St. Beverly MA 01915

This workshop will incorporate a number of techniques Sigrid has developed to allow free and spontaneous use of color and print in order to express one’s personal life vision. The goal is to open up to possibility and leave each participant inspired to leave all preconceptions behind and get on with the business of highly creative living. The mood will be equally upbeat and introspective, technically instructional while reaching deeper to unleash inner imagination and self-expression. We will use a three part media: painting, print and collage. There will be a focus on color mixing, color theory and self expression through color utilizing permanent brilliant watercolor inks on paper. In combination with the watercolor under-painting, there will be a print component, employing hand-carved rubber print blocks. The workshop culminates in a collage using all the elements practiced over the past few days. The notion of inspiration will be explored through guided meditation, audio-visual presentation and open discussion.

THE NEWS FROM ROCKY NECK

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T H E   N E W S   F R O M   R O C K Y   N E C K


photo credits: Kathy Chapman and Anna Vojtech

Thanks to Judy Robinson Cox For The News From Rocky Neck

Spring Show

Opening Day: Friday, May 20 – 11am – 8pm

Kathy Soles
Water Marks: Shifting Elements, 2010, 48"x68"
oil on canvas mounted on board

MON, June 6, 7pm: Kathy Soles, Goetemann Artist in Residency Introductory presentation

Ocean currents, navigation routes, intersection of land, sea, and sky, and the imagining of what exists in the unspecified depths of water are all sources for the paintings and works on paper by Kathy Soles. They suggest the mystery of what exists below the surface, sometimes turbulent and at other times quietly serene. Learn more about Soles’ work at an introductory lecture on Monday, June 6, 7pm at the Rocky Neck Gallery, 53 Rocky Neck Ave.

Soles holds a B.A. from Emmanuel College in Boston and an M.F.A. from American University in Washington, D.C. She studied printmaking and painting at Maryland Institute College of Art and Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture. She has exhibited widely in both solo and group exhibitions. A professor of painting and drawing at Emmanuel College, she lives and maintains a studio in Milton, Massachusetts.

Gloucester Stage Company

Friday, May 20, GSC 2011 SPRING BENEFIT GALA, 6 PM – 11 PM

@ Cruiseport Gloucester, 6 Rowe Square, Gloucester

Click link below for more details
www.gloucesterstage.com/images11/2011_gala_poster.jpg

GSC Launches Capital Campaign To Renovate Theater…

Hires Shalin Liu Architects, Epstein Joselin to Oversee Design Process.Read The Gloucester Daily Times Article:
www.gloucestertimes.com/topstories/x364971033/New-visions-at-Gloucester-Stage

OPEN DESIGN WORKSHOP Thursday, June 2, 2011
10:30 am to 4 pm @ Gloucester Stage Company

You are invited to stop by at GSC to learn more about the Renovation Design Process! Share Your Observations with Epstein Joselin & GSC Personnel

June 9th – 26th Art Exhibit

(during the production of Living Together)

  • Ruth Mordecai – Lobby/Concessions Area 
  • Devera Ehrenberg – Lounge Area

NSAA

NORTH SHORE ARTS NEWS
May 28, 2pm: Mary Rhinelander McCarl Lecture on the Early Art Colonies of Cape Ann

Also on May 28 at 2:00 pm, NSAA will feature local artist and historian, Mary Rhinelander McCarl, lecturing on the Early Art Colonies of Cape Ann: Magnolia, Annisquam, Pigeon Cove and Gloucester from the 1870’s-1890’s.

Victorian House by Jeff Weaver

Victorian House by Jeff Weaver

May 29 to June 12 : Solo Exhibitions by Featured Artists, Jeff Weaver, and Jack Jones, North Shore Arts Gordon Grant Room

North Shore Arts Association presents Solo Exhibitions by Featured Artists, Jeff Weaver, May 29 through June 12 and Jack Jones, May 29 through June 12 in the Gordon Grant Room.

In his early years in Gloucester, Jeff Weaver supported himself at various waterfront jobs, as well as by painting boat portrait commissions for fishing vessel captains and murals in commercial establishments and private homes. This eventually led to many years of commercial work including more than 30 murals painted in Gloucester. Returning to fine art pursuits in the 1990s, Jeff again focused on depicting Gloucester and its environs in various media. He currently operates a studio/gallery at 16 Rogers Street on the Gloucester waterfront. His exhibit at NSAA will feature his drawings, many of which are studies for later paintings.

Jack Jones, an accomplished watercolor and oil painter and teacher, is known for his lively use of color. He attended the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, and studied with Paul Goodridge for eight years. Together with his photographer wife, Phyllis, he has traveled extensively throughout the United States, Europe and the Caribbean to capture the beauty of the various countrysides. His work has appeared in five major books on watercolor as well as being featured on both the cover of The Artist’s Magazine and in the 2003 issue of the Watercolor Magazine.

2011 Partner with the Artist

Weiler Photo Gallery

Dark & Stormies at ISLA House

Workshops

Explore your creative side in Photography and go beyond taking snap shots. Explore the creative use of shutter speed and aperture, dramatic black and white or toned images from start to finish, or lighting – from using available light (any light that is available) enhanced with reflectors to flash or simple studio lights.
Small groups – limited to 6 maximum.

Critique included. $150.00

www.judithmphotography.com
judith@judithmphotography.com
978 283-6856 studio
or 914 469-6983 mo

Creative Photography Workshops

by Judith Monteferrante

HDR

WEEDEND WORKSHOPS: JUNE, JULY AND AUGUST

Friday evening introduction, then all day Saturday and Sunday:
1. Creative Photography with Color and Motion: including creative use of shutter speed and aperture, panning, HDR, zoom-spin, etc. June 10-12
2. Creative Photography with B&W or Toned Imagery including post processing in LightRoom and Photoshop: July 8-10
3. Creative Photography with Simple Flash or Studio Lights to include Light Painting at Night: August 12-14

Light Inside by Sigrid Olsen

Painting from the Heart

Cultivating Intuitive Vision
with Color, Imagery, Print & Collage: by Sigrid Olsen
June 13-17, 2011
Montserrat College of Art
23 Essex St. Beverly MA 01915

This workshop will incorporate a number of techniques Sigrid has developed to allow free and spontaneous use of color and print in order to express one’s personal life vision. The goal is to open up to possibility and leave each participant inspired to leave all preconceptions behind and get on with the business of highly creative living. The mood will be equally upbeat and introspective, technically instructional while reaching deeper to unleash inner imagination and self-expression. We will use a three part media: painting, print and collage. There will be a focus on color mixing, color theory and self expression through color utilizing permanent brilliant watercolor inks on paper. In combination with the watercolor under-painting, there will be a print component, employing hand-carved rubber print blocks. The workshop culminates in a collage using all the elements practiced over the past few days. The notion of inspiration will be explored through guided meditation, audio-visual presentation and open discussion.

ANNOUNCEMENTS/OPPORTUNITIES

VOTE FOR GLOUCESTER (Deadline : May 23)

Rand McNally and USA Today are looking for the best small towns in America. The top towns will be featured in their Best of the Road® cross-country rally this summer and in the 2013 Rand McNally Atlas next year! Gloucester has been nominated as "Most Beautiful," but to win we need your votes. Please go to the Gloucester page atwww.bestoftheroad.com BY MAY 23 to tell America why Gloucester deserves to be recognized for its unmatched beauty, and help bring some positive national attention to our fair city.

June 6, MCC Cultural District Info Session, 1-3PM

The Massachusetts Cultural Council (MCC) will hold an information session on June 6th at the Gloucester City Hall Auditorium for anyone interested in learning more about our new Cultural Districts Initiative. The session will be from 1:00-3:00 PM. The statute that created cultural districts has specific goals: to attract artists and cultural enterprises; encourage business and job development; establish the district.

Exhibit Opportunity at Khan Studio / Good Morning Gloucester Gallery

The Khan Studio and the Good Morning Gloucester Gallery at 77 Rocky Neck Ave, G3 features photography and artwork by Joey Ciaramitaro, Sharon Lowe, Paul Frontiero, Chris Murray and EJ. There are a few guest artist exhibit spaces, for 2-week exhibits still available. If you are an artist or know an artist who might be interested in having an exhibit on Rocky Neck, please visitwww.khanstudiointernational.com/goodmorninggloucester%20gallery.htm for more info, or email EJ atkhanstudio@comcast.net.

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On the Neck

August 19 – Sept 1 : Garden Views, paintings by Sue Daly & Lynn Loscutoff
Win's Orchids by Sue Daly; Bobbie's Garden by Lynn Loscutoff

Win’s Orchids by Sue Daly

Bobbie’s Garden by Lynn Loscutoff

Ann Fisk Room, Rocky Neck Gallery, 53 Rocky Neck Ave.

Thurs, Sept. 2 : Nights on the Neck
JoeAnn Hart

  • JoeAnn Hart, the author of the social satire Addled and a regular contributor to the Boston Globe Magazine, will read from her pretty-much-finished novel, Float.  Set in a seaside town in Maine, Float follows the travails of the owner of a dehydration plant as he copes with financial desperation, conceptual art, insanity, infertility, YouTube, a seagull, a duck, plastic, marital crisis, jellyfish and organized crime.

  • Gordon Baird will be performing a melange of Frank Sinatra and other crooner toons, some original comic adaptations of show toons with Gloucester-centric lyrics, as well as a few selected short theater monologues. Guaranteed to waste your time and make you smile . . .

  • Thomas Hauck will be reading from his recently published book of short stories and poems, Public Image: Stories and Poems.

  • Margi Green and Her Delightful Assistants, kids from the Rocky Neck ‘hood, will present Lights in Motion, an electric light performance.

  • Rick Drost began singing with a Kingston Trio-style group in high school, continued in a small folk group in college, then a glee club, and an opera chorus. He started writing and singing around coffeehouses in DC and New England in the ‘70s, finally settling in Cambridge, MA, where he was a member of the folk-rock group Parts and Labor. He performs at least once a week, wherever he goes.

  • Three Sheets to the Wind

Specific showtimes and locations will be posted in the parking lot on the Rocky Neck Ave causeway, and at the various venues around the Neck.  Come on down and check out the galleries or have a snack or dinner at one of the restaurants.

SEPT 3-6: Four Friends Art Exhibit at Kismet WharfFour Artists

Clockwise from top left: Marie Sweeney, Barbara McLaughlin, Joan Frank, Barbara Dugan

Barbara Dugan, Joan Frank, Barbara McLaughlin and Marie Sweeney will exhibit their paintings from September 3 to 6 at Kismet Wharf, 51A Rocky Neck Ave.

Reception: Friday, Sept 3, 5:30-8pm

WED, Sept 15th: Anne Krinsky, Artist in Residence Gallery Talk

Anne Krinsky

Delineation Lime, by Anne Krinsky, acrylic on panel, 24” x 24”

Printmaker Anne Krinsky will be the third Goetemann Artist in Residence for 2010. She will give a talk about her work on Wednesday, September 15 at 7pm in the Rocky Neck Gallery.

Anne Krinsky makes grid-based works on paper and panel that occupy a middle ground between painting and drawing. In them, a delicate linear geometry is alternately overlaid with, or superimposed upon, translucent layers of acrylic color. Her panels are built up over time with thick swaths, splotches and drips of candy-colored paint. She subsequently sands these down to create a seamless seductive surface — a visual representation of a present moment shaped by prior experience.

Her upcoming show, Anne Krinsky: Time / Line, 2000 – 2010, opens in October 2010 at the Trustman Gallery at Simmons College in Boston. Krinsky’s layered acrylic paintings are in the collections of the British Museum, the Boston Public Library, Graham Gund and the UK charity, Paintings in Hospitals. She holds a BFA in Printmaking from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia and is represented in Boston by Soprafina Gallery.

Isla House Sale

Sidestreet Gallery : Graceann Warn & The Art Of Encaustic
Grace Ann Warn

NOW THROUGH THIS FALL At Side Street Gallery, 17 Rocky Neck Ave.

Side Street is the home of Hughes Bosca’s unusual fine 18K BOLD Gold jewelry. As a gallery we focus on finding and representing exceptional contemporary artists and ethnic objects. In addition to paintings we have selected fine artifacts from around the world. Through our eclectic displays we offer a vision of how to bring unusual art/objects into your every day life. Side Street is an experience. Join us in the adventure of collecting.
For more information: 978-283-3791 http://www.hughesbosca.com/side-street-gallery.htm

Weiler Photo Gallery Presents Gloucester’s Schooners

Weiler Photo Gallery

www.weilerphotogallery.com   978-281-6443   WeilerPhotoGallery@comcast.net

MEMBER NEWS

FRI, August 20, 5-8pm Reception for
Judythe Meagher, Solo Show at NSAA, AUG 16-31
Judythe Meagher

The North Shore Arts Association will present two new Featured Artist Exhibitions; Judythe Evans Meagher’s Show “Gloucester Up Close and Personal” will be on display from August 15 to Sept 1 in the Gordon Grant Room. A Champagne Reception will be held Friday, August 20 from 5:00pm to 8:00pm.

Dale Blank in Gallery Della-Piana Show in Wenham, MA

Dale Blank, Symphony
Symphony, photograph by Dale Blank

Dale Blank has three photographs in "As Lovely as A Tree" juried show
at Gallery Della-Piana, Wenham, Aug 14-Oct 9.

Jan Walker, Rich Seeley, and Tom & Judy Robinson-Cox
in Newburyport Art Association Photo Interest Group Show, August 26 – Sept. 6
Newburyport Art Association

Joyce Frederick Exhibit at Gloucester Stage

Painter, Joyce Frederick, currently has three paintings on exhibit in the foyer of the Gloucester Stage Company on East Main Street.

Kate Somers at Addison Gilbert Hospital

Kate Somers is exhibiting her paintings at the Addison Gilbert Hospital for the month of August.

Opportunities / Classes

Pottery Classes

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Rocky Neck Art Colony General Meeting

The next general meeting of the Rocky Neck Art Colony will be held on Monday, September 13 at 6:30pm in the Rocky Neck Gallery.More information will be announced next week.

The Best of Rocky Neck

Rocky Neck Art Colony Member’s Exbition, October 2 to 16

Attention Artists: We need images for the Member’s Exhibition postcard. If you have a .jpg image available of artwork that you plan to submit to the Member’s Exhibition, please email it to judy@robinson-cox by August 23.

The Rocky Neck Art Colony invites all art colony artist members to submit your best work to this exhibition, dedicated to celebrating and championing creative talent on Rocky Neck and in the Rocky Neck Art Colony.

Submission Info:
  • All Rocky Neck Art Colony artist members are invited to submit one piece up to 40” wide or two smaller pieces not to exceed 40” in width of their Best Work.
  • Media accepted: painting, mixed media/assemblage, sculpture (including ceramic sculpture and metalwork), printmaking, drawing, photography. The artist should provide a sculpture stand for large sculpture. The gallery cannot accommodate installations or video (unless all self-running equipment is provided by the artist).
  • Work must have been completed within the last three years.
  • Accepted work must remain with the exhibit until the exhibit closes.
  • All two-dimensional work must be wired for hanging. No sawtooth hangers or clipframes.
  • Everyone submitting work will be asked to gallery sit for two hours during the show
  • Download application form (http://mail.rockyneckartcolony.org/Call_for_Art.pdf) and mail or drop it off at the Rocky Neck Gallery, 53 Rocky Neck Ave., Gloucester MA 01930 by September 15.
  • There is no entry fee. Work may be for sale but it is not required.
  • The Art Colony will take 30% commission on any work that is sold.
  • The hanging committee will make every attempt to hang all work submitted but may have to return some pieces due to lack of space or improper framing.
  • Drop off work on Thursday, Sept. 30, 6 to 8pm or Friday, October 1, 10am to noon.
  • Pick-Up of Unsold Work: Sunday, October 17, 10am to noon.
  • Reception: Saturday, October 2, 5 to 8pm. Donations of food or beverages will be appreciated but are not required.

For more information contact Marie Sweeney, (sonomarie@comcast.net) or Judy Robinson-Cox (judy@robinson-cox.com).

KUDOS

Larry Dahlmer

Larry Dahlmer was awarded the "People’s Choice" award at the Beaux Arts Ball for his
reproduction of a painting of Gloucester Schooners.

Kate Somers

Kate Somers was honored recently with two prestigious awards. She received an award for Most Creative for her Horribles Parade floats and she received the People’s Choice award in watercolor at the Magnolia Art Festival.

SAVE THE DATE

September 2
Nights on the Neck (Last one of the season)

September 15
Anne Krinsky: Goetemann Resident Gallery Talk, Rocky Neck Gallery

September 29
Anne Krinsky: Goetemann Resident Studio Talk, Residency Studio

October 2
Reception, RNAC Members Juried Show

the News From Rocky Neck is forwarded from Judy Robinson Cox