FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 3, 2023
CONTACT: Tony Blackman, Director
rnac.director@gmail.com
In Motion Exhibition
Location: The Cultural Center at Rocky Neck, 6 Wonson Street, Gloucester, MA
Dates: July 13-August 20
Opening Reception: July 16, 5-7 PM
Gallery Hours: Thursday Noon – 7 PM, Friday – Sunday Noon – 5 PM
Free
Gloucester MA—ROCKY NECK ART COLONY (RNAC) announces a new exhibition
opening July 13 at The Cultural Center called In Motion.
In recognition of our constantly changing visual world, In Motion celebrates the myriad
ways artists explore time and movement – actual, implied, imaginary or otherwise.
This subject of time and motion has interested artists throughout history, from the
earliest examples of overlapping animals running on the cave walls of Lascaux and Nike
of Samothrace leaning into the wind. But it is in the 20th Century, fueled by technology
and rapid societal change, that time and motion become essential subjects for
exploration within contemporary art.
The 37 artists in the exhibition employ a variety of media, including photography and
video, found objects, mobiles and puppets, paint and mixed media. Some artists evoke
movement solely through formal means – carefully chosen shapes, color juxtapositions
and mark-making or digital manipulation – while others comment on nature as time
keeper and climate change. The human body is in motion, propelled by mechanical
means as well as the natural movements of water, wind, sound and light. Movement
can be lightning fast, rhythmic and repetitive, or gentle and mesmerizing. Whether it is
the thrill of the arcade ride or the optical play of light on water, the works activate our
senses and invite us to slow down and engage with a world in motion.
The Artists
Hilary Bachelder, Katherine Bagley, David Lee Black, Jeanne Carey, Gary Carlson,
Michelle Carter, Matt Cegelis, Michele Champion, Katherine Coakley, Alyssa Coffin,
Dianna Daly, Francois DeCosterd, Maria Denjongpa, Ron Dirito, Carin Doben, Cheryl
Dyment, Sarah Eiermann, Maria Galante, Ellen Garvey, Anne Gilson, Kata Hull, Ann
Lafferty, Juliet Lockwood, Carmela Martin, Perry McIntosh, Brian Murphy, Margaret
Rack, Judy Robinson-Cox, Tom Robinson-Cox, Isabel Santos, Lynne Sausele, Ruth
Schneider, Sally Seamans, James Seavey, Laurie Simko, Fleur Thesmar, Helen Tory
Event: For details, visit the Rocky Neck exhibitions website: www.rnacexhibitions.com
About the Juror
The juror Kim Bernard creates sculpture that is recycled, kinetic, interactive, public and
involves the community. She shows her work nationally and has exhibited at the
Portland Museum of Art, Currier Museum of Art, Fuller Craft Museum, Harvard
University, Art Complex Museum and UNH Museum of Art. Bernard is the recipient of
the Artist Advancement Grant, Kindling Fund Grant, NEFA grant, 6 Maine Arts
Commission Grants as well as funding from the Ellis-Beauregard Foundation. She was
an artist-in-residence in the Physics Department at Harvard University and at the
University of New England. She received her BFA from Parsons in 1987 and her MFA
from Mass Art in 2010. Bernard teaches at the Maine College of Art, Colby College,
Haystack and as a visiting artist.
The Rocky Neck Art Colony (RNAC), a 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization, nurtures
excellence in the arts through exhibitions, workshops, residencies and vibrant cultural
events for its members and the public. On picturesque Rocky Neck in Gloucester,
Massachusetts, RNAC operates three exhibition spaces, open to the public for free:
The Cultural Center at Rocky Neck (6 Wonson Street); The Salted Cod Arthouse (53
Rocky Neck Ave.), a partnership gallery and café; and Cove Gallery (37 Rocky Neck
Ave.), open seasonally in the former gallery of local artists Gordon and Judith
Goetemann. Check the website, www.rockyneckartcolony.org, for hours, openings and
special events. For more information, see the website or call 978-515-7004
IMAGES below (high-resolution images available on request)
Hilary Bachelder, In Diminishing Light, photograph
Margaret Rack, Cursive Knit, pen and ink
Ann Lafferty, The Fluttering, acrylic
Ron Dirito, Sea Light #2826, photographic media – inkjet
Judy Robinson-Cox, Flying Fast at the Fiesta, photograph
Katherine Bagley, Wind’s Folly, sculpture
Brian Murphy, Bronx Cheer, sculpture-wood