2014 Summer Getaway Guide

62 Art New eNglANd G e t a w a y G u i d e M a y / J u n e 2 0 1 4

Norman Rockwell Museum 9 Route 183, Stockbridge, MAnrm.org Featuring America’s favorite illustra-tors Rockwell & Hopper. This summer, The Unknown Hopper: Edward Hopper as Illustrator. View the largest collection of origi-nal Rockwell art. Rockwell’s Studio and Terrace Café open May-Oct. Free gallery talks. See them on Trip Advisor! “A must-see in the Berkshires!” Open year-round.

Celebrations Gallery ~ Shoppes ~ Tea 330 Pomfret St., Pomfret, CT(860) 928-5492celebrationsshoppes.com

May 31–August 17: BIG Works: Garden Treasures Exhibition, featuring large, colorful al fresco art. Reception May 31. A destina-tion to experience: artwork, jewelry, gifts that wow, everything tea. 1885 Victorian on Scenic Route169. Events throughout the year.

Jackson Area Chamber of Commercejacksonnh.comA small chamber doing big events. July 5: Fireworks. August 2: Covered Bridge Dance. August 17–18: White Mountain Art & Artisan juried event. September 11: Freedom Walk. October 1–31: Return of the Pumpkin People. Find them on Facebook at JacksonAreaCC.

SUMMER GETAWAY GUIDEUnique Arts Events and Destinations Throughout the Region

DARTMOUTH & WESTPORT MA • LITTLE COMPTON & TIVERTON RI

Art New England’s

2014

ART AUCTIONOgunquit Art Association

at Barn Gallery

Bourne Lane at Shore RdOgunquit, Maine

207-646-8400www.ogunquitartassociation.com

Maine’s Oldest Artists’ Group

Preview July 29 - Aug 1, 11-5pmAug 2, 11-2pm

Auction doors open 6pmPreview works on-line,

call-in live bids and silent bids welcomed

ART AUCTION AUGUST 2

Janet Ledoux


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Florence Griswold Museum 96 Lyme St., Old Lyme, CT(860) 434-5542florencegriswoldmuseum.org See website for hours and admissionMay 30–June 1: Blooms with a View: A Display of Art & Flowers. Stunning floral arrangements interpreting works of art in the Lyme Artists Abroad and Lucien Abrams: A Cosmopolitan in Connecticut exhibitions. Part of the Museum’s GardenFest celebration.

Bastille Day Boston Marlborough St. (between Berkeley & Clarendon), Boston, MA(617) 912-0400frenchculturalcenter.org Friday, July 11, 6–11The French Cultural Center’s Thirty-Ninth Bastille Day will be a party in true French style with live music and dancing in celebration

of community, cultural diversity, and friend-ship between nations. Bastille Day is France’s national holiday commemorating the storm-ing of the Bastille prison and calls for a grand celebration for the people’s uprising against the monarch. This year’s line-up, programmed by World Music/CRASHarts, Inc., will feature two exceptional Francophone acts. Delicious French food and drinks, including beer and wine, will be available for sale. Advance tick-ets available at frenchculturalcenter.org.

51st Annual Old Saybrook Chamber of Commerce Arts & Crafts Festival Town Green, 302 Main Street, Old Saybrook, CT(860) 388-3266oldsaybrookchamber.comJuly 26, 10–5 and July 27, 10–4Old Saybrook Chamber of Commerce hosts two-day juried festival, held on the Town Green of this quintessential coastal New England town. Works from 145 artists, from traditional to contemporary, including fine art, ceramics, fiber, glass, jewelry, leather, photogra-phy, sculp-ture and more. Free admission and parking.

Rob Diebboll Oil & Watercolor Paintings1 Camborne Way, Rockport, MABy appointment or the Cape Ann Artisans Tour, June 21 & 22(978) 559-1881robdiebboll.comfacebook: [email protected] Rob‘s peaceful paintings of Cape Ann’s fig-ures at the beach celebrate the world at the water’s edge.

Inspiration Around Every Corner

BLOCK ISLAND

blockislandinfo.com

/blockislandtourism@blockislandinfo

GalleriesArtisan FairsFarmer's MarketsAll Arts are TAX FREE on Block Island

45th Annual CUMBERLAND

ARTS & CRAFTS SHOW

August 7th - 10th

Largest Show in Maine

Daily Demonstrations

Youth Vendor Area

The Store

Delicious Food

Raffle Prizes

Live Entertainment

Thurs-Sat 10-5, Sun 10-4

Admission $4

Free Parking

Cumberland Fairgrounds 197 Blanchard Rd, Cumberland, ME

United Maine Craftsmen 207-621-2818

www.unitedmainecraftsmen.com

UMC is a non-profit organization

Rob Diebboll, Noodle, © 2014, 40 x 40", oil.



45th Annual Cumberland Arts & Craft Show Cumberland Fairgrounds197 Blanchard Rd., Cumberland, MEunitedmainecraftsmen.comAugust 7–10Th–Sa 10–5, Su 10–4 Enjoy Maine’s largest craft show and an out-standing opportunity to connect with a wide variety of artisans. Experience demonstrations, delicious food, live entertainment, raffles. In keeping with United Maine Craftsmen’s non-profit mission, there will be a Youth Craft area.

31st Annual Cape Ann Artisans Studio Tour Cape Ann, MA(978) 546-6186capeannartisans.comJune 21–22, 10–5Join the Cape Ann Artisans on a memorable self-guided studio tour in Gloucester/Rockport on Massachusetts’s scenic North Shore. Visit up to 23 studios showcasing diverse media. Pick up a brochure with map at any studio marked with pink banner, Visitors Center or online.

54th Annual Outdoor Arts & Craft Show 10 Pennsylvania Ave., Niantic, CT(860) 691-1257 nianticartsandcraftshow.comJuly 5–6 This well-established, juried show features over 100 artists’s and crafters’s displays on the coastal village’s town hall grounds. Admission and parking are free. The Niantic Lions Club prepares lobster and chicken BBQ dinners, chowder, hamburgers and hot dogs for sale during the show. Proceeds support local charities.

Silvermine Arts Center 1037 Silvermine Rd., New Canaan, CT(203) 966-9700silvermineart.orgCome visit the beautiful 4 ½ acre Silvermine campus, including five galleries, a sculpture

walk and a school of art. Visit their galleries and enjoy exciting con-temporary art, on view and for sale. Stroll the sculpture walk with a self guided tour. Tour and/or sign up for an art workshop.

FRENCH FOOD, DRINKSAND DANCING IN THE STREET!

FrenchCulturalCenter.orgworldmusic.org

Art New England, color: 2.375” wide x 4.6” tallFor insertion: April 6, 2014

Rockportmusic.org | 978.546.7391

Presenting the finest classical, jazz,folk, world and pop music in the intimate, seaside setting of the Shalin Liu Performance Center.

Rockport ChamberMusic FestivalJune 6-July 13

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Rockport Jazz FestivalAugust 13-17

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Summer at RockportJAZZ, FOLK, WORLD

AND POPJuly 1-August 30



41st Annual Westport Fine Arts Festival Parker Harding PlazaWestport, CTwestportdma.comJuly 19 & 20 The Westport Fine Arts Festival is situated along the lovely Saugatuck River in beautiful downtown Westport, CT and features original works from approximately 145 artists in draw-ing, mixed media, painting, photography, printmaking, sculpture, watercolor, glass, ceramics, fiber, jewelry, wood, and digital. Families looking for a special summertime event join collectors from throughout New

England and the New York area for exceptional works of art, live music, unique per-formances, and deli-cious refresh-ments. Free admission.

Block Island Tourism Council Block Island, RI(800) 383-BIRIblockislandinfo.comMiles of pristine beaches, warmhearted hos-pitality and old town charm found on Rhode Island’s coastal gem offer the vacationer what does not seem possible anymore—simple relax-ation in a startlingly beautiful place. Block Island beckons, close to home yet a world away.

35th Quechee Hot Air Balloon Festival Village Green, Main Street, Quechee, VTquecheeballoonfestival.comJune 13–15 Once again, the skies over Quechee and the Upper Valley of Vermont and New Hampshire will be filled with hot air balloons ushering in the longest continuously running Hot Air Balloon Festival in New England! The festival has been chosen by Yankee Magazine as one of the top 20 events of sum-mer. Don’t miss this exciting event featuring continuous music and entertainment for all ages, and over 60 craft artisans and commer-cial vendors.”

since 1956

See A Show, Spend The nighT!BOSTON THEATER

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35th ANNUAL QUEChEE hOt AIR

BALLOON CRAFt AND MUSIC FEStIVAL

JUNE 13, 14 & 15 (FAthER’S DAY WEEKEND)

Featuring over 20 hot air balloonsLocated on the Quechee Village Green

From I-89 Exit 1, Route 4 West, right, down the hill to Quechee Main Street

(Green is on the left)For more information, go to:

www.quecheeballoonfestival.com



Church on the Hill Annual Art and Craft Fair Lilac Park, Lenox, MAchurchonthehilllenox.org July 26–27, 10–4 Church on the Hill hosts its 27th annual Art and Craft Fair, featuring the finest quality local hand-made crafts from the region. Enjoy 70 booths featuring juried artists, an auction, wine tasting, and pancake breakfast. Wine tasting will be held July 25, 6–7 p.m., followed by the auction. Free admission.

The 52nd Annual Wickford Art Festival Wickford, RI(401) 294-6840wickfordart.orgThe 52nd Annual Wickford Art Festival, spon-sored by the Wickford Art Association and ranked #1 in New England, takes place July 12 and 13. More than 200 fine artists will be exhibiting their work. All sales of fine art are now tax free in the State of RI.

Cape Playhouse 820 Massachusetts 6A, Dennis, MAcapeplayhouse.comCombine a 19th century meetinghouse, an extraordinary history, and more than 85 sea-sons of top-notch professional theater and it’s easy to see why the Cape Playhouse is one of the country’s most beloved profes-sional summer theatres, “America’s Oldest Professional Summer Theatre” is located on

the 23-acre Cape Cod Center for the Arts in Dennis Village, and offers the wildly popular Cape Playhouse for Kids which delights kids (and their parents!) Thursday and Friday mornings in July and August. A Cape Cod Jewel!

Cape Ann Ceramics Festival 2014 Cultural Center at Rocky Neck, 6 Wonson St. Gloucester MAFree and open to the publiccapeannceramicsfestival.com August 7–September 1Committed to the education and promotion of ceramic arts on Cape Ann, the Festival brings together local talent and global mas-ters to highlight and support emerging artists through shows and workshops. Featuring “Contemplation: Fine Ceramics from Cape Ann & Beyond,” with Hideaki Miyamura (Pucker

Gallery, Boston), Ani Kasten (Lacoste Gallery, Concord), Jennifer McCurdy, Thomas Hoadley, Jeremy Randall, Hayne Bayless among oth-ers. Pottery Trail, August 16 and 17; Jeremy Randall Demo Workshop, August 23; Artist Talk with Hideaki Miyamura, August 24; Art of the Possible: All Clay Inclusive, August 30 and 31.

81st Annual League of NH Craftsmen’s Fair Mount Sunapee Resort, Newbury, NHnhcrafts.orgAugust 2–10Get inspired. Shop for one-of-a-kind fine craft, learn how it’s made, and create your own! 200 craft booths, three exhibitions, demonstra-tions /workshops, roving performances and more. Information and tickets at nhcrafts.org.

Join thousands of fiber enthusiasts and hundreds of vendors at the Rhode Island Convention Center as we gather in scenic New England,

an area rich in textile history. Convergence® offers intensive classes in a variety of fiber techniques and several in

conjunction with the Rhode Island School of Design.See exhibits that showcase the best in contemporary fiber art and take custom

tours that explore artists’ studios or unique collections.

www.weavespindye.org

HGA’s Convergence® comes to YOU!


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