Cape Ann Artisans Tour

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Cape Ann Artisan Tour for 2025 with 14 home studios open for tours

Cape Ann Artisans are part of a vibrant arts community, located along the scenic North Shore of Massachusetts. The Tour is self-guided of artists’ studios in Gloucester and Rockport. Both areas are also home to three important Massachusetts designated Cultural Districts – downtown Gloucester, downtown Rockport, and Rocky Neck.

2025 marks the 42^nd year for the Cape Ann Artisan Tour as the oldest “open studios” in the country.

After a productive summer and a mini-Tour that included about half of its members, the full group of fourteen Cape Ann Artisans look forward to welcoming visitors into their studios Saturday and Sunday, October 11-12 for the annual Fall Tour. As the seasons change, artists find new inspiration in nature’s colorful transformations. Many artisans have been exploring new territories – artistically as well as geographically – finding new techniques and interacting with new audiences including visitors, collectors, and art students of all ages. Here’s a quick peek at the latest news from some of the artists on the tour.

• Adding yet another dimension to her work, Pam Stratton is pleased to announce that her new driftwood mosaic sculpture has been accepted into the New England Mosaic Society’s “Ten Years on the Cutting Edge” exhibition at Duxbury’s Art Complex Museum open through November 2nd.
• In his latest blog, John Abisamra shares more about his love for landscapes and wildlife. His photo “The Pink Hour” was awarded first place in the Essex National Heritage Photo contest in the Great Outdoors category. But sometimes people are in the right place at the right time. On Stacey Boulevard, he captured two teenage girls spontaneously acting out the “I’m Flying” scene from the Titanic movie. The photo called “Play Time” was recently published in the summer issue of the Cape Ann Magazine.
• Contemporary painter and experimental artist Sinikka Nogelo is once again expanding her work, the latest of which she is doing in ink. She describes her “new explorations, and new audiences” in her latest blog. Sinikka has recently installed her sculpture “Tangled” at Salem State University’s north campus.

During the Fall Tour, some artists will hold demonstrations in their studios and this will be announced via email. To join the email list, please visit the CAA homepage. The Artisans will also hold a Grocery Gift Card drawing once again for six $20 gift cards to Whole Foods. Details will be available in each studio.

The full list of Artisans and the new tour route are shown below. 2025 new members are marked with an asterisk. Look out for PINK flags along the tour route to help with wayfinding.

1. Jacqueline Ganim-DeFalco: Sea Glass Wearable Art, Garden Stones & Sculpture
2. Nina Goodick: Functional Pottery*
3. John Abisamra: Fine Art Photography
4. Tina Frassica: Quilting*
5. Katrina Abbott: Pottery and Textiles*
6. Danette English: Ceramics
7. David Archibald: Plum Cove Pottery, porcelain and stoneware
8. Sara Wright: Handwoven and Knit Accessories
9. Pam Stratton: Mosaics, Mixed Media, Eco Printed silk scarves, Jewelry, Sculpture
10. Rob Diebboll: Oil and Watercolor Painting
11. Kathryn Roberts: Watercolor Painting*
12. Sinikka Nogelo: Contemporary Painting & Experimental Arts
13. Cindy Efinger: Mosaic and Sculpture*
14. Melody Phaneuf: Oil Painting

Interested in becoming a Cape Ann Artisan? Now is the time to apply. The Cape Ann Artisans membership application is the first step in the jurying process. If you are a creator with a studio that is accessible to the public and you are working in Manchester, Essex, Gloucester or Rockport, we would like to hear from you. Details here. The deadline for the 2026 Tour is September 30th, 2025. For General Information Contact: info@capeannartisans.com or leave a message with Pam Stratton, 508-284-0086.