Media Advisory: For Immediate Release
What: 31ST Annual Cape Ann Artisan Studio Tour
Who: 26 Artisans across 23 studios on Cape Ann, MA.
Where: Gloucester and Rockport, MA.
When: Spring Tour June 21-22 and Fall Tour October 11-13, 2014
Contact: Jacqueline Ganim-DeFalco 978-283-8333 info@capeannartisans.com
After a successful 30th Anniversary year, the Cape Ann Artisans welcomed three new members to its group for the 2014 Tour, while three veteran members will take a sabbatical. The three new members are Camilla MacFadyen, a Fiber artist working in seaweed prints; Ruth Worrall, ceramic artist; and Pat Lowery Collins a painter working in oils and pastels.
The studio tour is self-guided and follows the coastline around Gloucester and Rockport. For two days in June and three days in October, all the studios are open to the public from 10 am – 5 pm.
In 2013, the Cape Ann Artisans combined tours saw over 3000 visitors that purchased over $62K worth of hand-made, one-of-a-kind goods created in a multitude of media and art forms – ranging from wearable and functional art to visual. These include – Batik, Block Printing, Fiber Arts, Glass, Jewelry, Sea Glass; Stained Glass, Mosaic, Painting (Watercolor, Oil, and Acrylics), Mixed-media, Print-making, Photography; Pottery, Sculpture – (Metal, Stone, and Clay). A full list of Artisans is available on the website.
Over the years, people have come from across the country and around the corner to enjoy visits to these intimate locations across Cape Ann. Cape Ann Magazine’s recent article entitled Atelier Adventure, now available on the CAA website, gives an insider’s view of the tour. A typical tour visitor will see at least a half-dozen studios in one day. Recent visitors captured the spirit of the tour with this feedback:
“My husband and I absolutely loved the Cape Ann Artisan Tour….
We came up from Cohasset and were just thrilled with the beauty of your coastline. All of the artists were so friendly and we saw excellent work everywhere we went. We look forward to coming to another tour very soon.”
“We had just as much fun seeing the locations and surroundings of the artists as we did seeing the artwork. It was an inspiring day. My standout memories are the huge loom in the weaving lady’s place; the bird-loving pottery lady and the husband/wife home where the lady had a huge room full of prints and paper creations.”
Plan your travel now by downloading the brochure and detailed map at CapeAnnArtisans.com. Sign up for email updates by sending a note to info@capeannartisans.com or sign up here. Printed brochures are also found at each artisan’s studio, visitor information kiosks, restaurants, and sponsors locations around Cape Ann and the North Shore Visitors & Convention Bureau locations. Brochures are mailed upon request. 2014 brochures will be available in early March.
