Museum presents Conversations with Contemporary Artists Series:
Don Gorvett, printmaker
The Cape Ann Museum is pleased to present an artist talk and slide presentation by printmaker Don Gorvett in the Folly Cove Auditorium on Saturday, April 25 at 3:00 p.m. This program marks the second year of the series Conversations with Contemporary Artists which highlights the current work of Cape Ann artists within a variety of media. This program is free and open to the public.
Don Gorvett is a graduate of the School of the Boston Museum of Fine Arts and a board member of the Boston Printmakers. He produces his powerful reduction woodcut prints on a large French Tool etching press. He has exhibited with the Charlotte Printmakers of North Carolina, and was invited by the Fitchburg Art Museum to participate in the New England Impressions exhibit which traveled to West Germany. His works may be found in the collections of the Cape Ann Museum, Boston Athenaeum, Portland Museum of Art, Ogunquit Museum of American Art, Duxbury Art Complex, Currier Museum of Art, and numerous corporate and private collections. He lived and worked in Gloucester from 1978-1989 and now resides in Maine. He maintains a studio and gallery in Portsmouth, NH.
Funding for this program was made possible through a grant from the Massachusetts Cultural Council, which promotes excellence, access, education and diversity in the arts, humanities and interpretive sciences, in order to improve the quality of life for all Massachusetts residents and to contribute to the economic vitality of our communities.
The Cape Ann Museum is located at 27 Pleasant Street in Gloucester. Hours are Tuesday through Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and Sundays from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. The Museum is closed during the month of February, on Mondays, and on major holidays. Admission is $8.00 adults, $6.00 Cape Ann residents, seniors and students. Children under 12 and Museum members are free. The Museum is offering free admission on Saturdays from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. through the end of May, 2009. The Museum is wheelchair accessible. For more information please call: (978) 283-0455. Additional information can be found online at www.capeannmuseum.org