12 Cape Ann Artisans open their studios for 43rd fall tour Oct. 10 and 11
The self-guided tour of working studios in Gloucester and Rockport adds two new members this year. The group is taking applications for 2027 through Oct. 31.
Twelve Cape Ann artists and craftspeople will open their working studios to the public Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 10 and 11, for the Cape Ann Artisans' fall tour.
Studios in Gloucester and Rockport are open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days. The tour is free and self-guided. Visitors can meet the makers, see them at work and buy work made in the studios.
This is the 43rd year of the tour. The group says on its website that it is the oldest open studios event in the country.
Who is on the tour
This year's members work in pottery, glass, photography, fiber, painting, mosaics and printmaking:
- Nina Goodick, functional pottery
- Jacqueline Ganim-DeFalco, sea glass wearable art, garden stones and sculpture
- John Abisamra, fine art photography
- Tina Frassica, quilting
- Katrina Abbott, pottery and textiles
- Sara Wright, handwoven and knit accessories
- John Bassett, recycled glass art (new member)
- Pam Stratton, mosaics, mixed media, eco-printed silk scarves, jewelry and sculpture
- Rob Diebboll, oil and watercolor painting
- Kathryn Roberts, watercolor painting
- Cindy Efinger, mosaic and sculpture
- Jane Keddy, textiles, prints and mixed media (new member)
Wright will demonstrate at her loom, Keddy will make prints and Roberts will paint during the weekend, according to the group.
Visitors can enter a drawing for a grocery gift card at the studios.
Brochures with the tour map are available at the Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce, 24 Harbor Loop in Gloucester, from Discover Gloucester, at visitor centers and at many local hotels and inns. The map can also be downloaded from capeannartisans.com.
Looking for new members
The group is accepting applications from Cape Ann artists who want to join the tour in 2027. The deadline is Oct. 31.
Applicants must have had a working studio on Cape Ann for at least one full year and must sell only their own work, made in that studio. Members visit each applicant's studio as part of a jury process. Members share the group's expenses and must open their studios for both the June and October tours.
Details are at capeannartisans.com/join. The group asks applicants to email [email protected] before starting an application.
The Artisans also plan a holiday open studios weekend Nov. 6 to 8.
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