The Salted Cod Gallery Welcomes Kathleen George as August Guest Artist
GLOUCESTER, MA — August 1, 2025 — The Salted Cod Gallery is delighted to announce Kathleen George as the featured guest artist for the month of August. Gloucester-based artist Kathleen George invites viewers into a deeply personal world where painting serves as both mirror and vessel—a way of giving voice to life’s inner tides. From her light-filled studio in her Gloucester apartment, George has spent a lifetime turning to art as an essential practice—one that grounds her emotionally and connects her to
Talya Baharal: Excavating the Shape of a Language On view at Cove Gallery
Talya Baharal: Excavating the Shape of a Language On view at Cove Gallery, 37 Rocky Neck Avenue, Gloucester, MA, August 7-17, 2025 Gloucester, MA Talya Baharal’s paintings explore the evolving journey of an artist finding and refining her abstract voice. Each work reflects her deep engagement with the visual world—unintended compositions seen, absorbed, and reimagined through the language of abstraction. From asphalt repairs and fractured ice sheets to a humble mended seam or a mangled wire in a trash
Shell RKPT Unveils New Home at 9 Bearskin Neck
Rockport, MA — Shell RKPT, the popular Rockport gift boutique known for its beautifully curated, high-quality finds, is thrilled to announce its move to a stunning new location just steps away— at 9 Bearskin Neck. Still celebrating life’s little moments, the new space offers expanded views, fresh displays, and the same thoughtful selection of gifts, home goods, and accessories that customers have come to love. Owner Lisa Brown, who opened Shell RKPT in 2024, says the move is part of a long-term vision to
Cape Ann Artisans Announces Summer Mini-Tour
Cape Ann Artisans Announces Summer Mini-TourOne day only to coincide with Mass Tax Free Holiday Cape Ann summers bring many visitors to Gloucester and Rockport and the Cape Ann Artisans are pleased to welcome art lovers into their studios for a mid-summer event called the Mini-Tour. For this special event on Saturday, August 9th, seven studios (of the total 14) will be participating between the hours of 10AM and 5PM. The Mini-Tour was launched in 2020 to take advantage of the Cape Ann’s exquisite summer
TownGreen seeking volunteers for marsh restoration Participatory Science Program
TownGreen will host an information session about its new marsh restoration Participatory Science Program on Monday, July 14, from 6 to 7 p.m., at the Greater Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce in Gloucester and online via Zoom. The program is led by John Cigliano, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of Biology, and former Director of Environmental Conservation at Cedar Crest College, Allentown, PA. Volunteer participatory scientists will be trained to help collect necessary marsh data by sampling research sites,
Cape Ann Museum welcomes two new members to its Board of Trustees to further Museum growth
Left to Right: Allison Mueller; Lindsay Pearce Cowan, MDGLOUCESTER, Mass. (May 2025) – Cape Ann Museum has appointed Allison Mueller, Gloucester native and current Rockport resident, and Lindsay Pearce Cowan, MD, of Annisquam, to its Board of Trustees. “Allison and Lindsay make excellent additions as advocates for Cape Ann Museum,” says the Museum’s Director Oliver Barker. “Their expertise will be an asset as the Museum continues moving toward its next chapter with a
