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The Art Escapes Trail celebrates the connections between art and place, and artist and community in conjunction with the Peabody Essex Museum’s Painting Summer in New England exhibition (April 22 - September 4, 2006), which features more than 100 paintings by America’s most cherished artists, including many with strong ties to Essex County. We invite you to join us in this celebration by experiencing the people and places that make Essex County so unique.

Art Escapes is a collaboration between the North of Boston Convention & Visitors Bureau, Essex National Heritage Commission (ENHC) and the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, Mass. This program is designed to celebrate the rich cultural heritage and natural beauty of the region. Visit to find Art Escapes itineraries, hotel packages, special events and regional information.

Bartlett Museum, Amesbury

See 1870's houses memorabilia of Amesbury's history dating from prehistoric days to the settlement and beyond. Paintings and sketches included are by artists such as Samuel Rowell.

-Hours: Summer: Memorial Day through September 30th, Friday 1pm - 4pm, Saturday 10am - 4pm, and Sunday 1pm - 4pm.

-Admission Fees: $3.00 regularly and $1.00 for students and seniors.

-Address: 270 Main Street, P.O. Box 692, Amesbury MA 01913

-Phone: 978-388-3089

-Directions: From I-95, take exit 58 (route 110 Amesbury). At the third set of traffic lights, turn left onto Main Street. The museum is on the left at 270 Main Street, not far from the intersection.

Addison Gallery of American Art, Andover

Opened in 1931, the Addison Gallery has one of the most important collections of American art in the country that includes more than 13,600 works by prominent American artists such as George Bellows, John Singleton Copley, Thomas Eakins, Winslow Homer, Georgia O’Keeffe and Jackson Pollock. It also includes photographers Eadweard Muybridge, Walker Evans, Robert Frank and many more. The Addison Gallery, located on the campus of Phillips Academy in Andover, offers a continually rotating series of exhibitions and programs, all of which are free and open to the public.

-Hours: Tuesday through Saturday, 10am - 5pm, Sunday 1pm - 5pm, Closed Mondays.

-Address: Phillips Academy, Main Street, Andover MA 01810

-Phone: 978-749-4015

-Website:

-Directions: From Boston, take Rt. 93N. Take exit 41, turn right onto Rt. 125, go 2 miles. Turn right onto Rt. 28 North, go about 3 miles to the Phillips Academy campus. Turn right onto Chapel Avenue. The Gallery is the first building on the right.

From Rt. 495 North, take exit 41A "Andover" and proceed south on Rt. 28 through the town of Andover. Phillips Academy is approximately one mile south of the center of town. Turn left onto Chapel Avenue. The Gallery is the first building on the right.

From Rt. 495 South, take exit 41 “Andover/Lawrence”, go right at end of ramp, and proceed south on Rt. 28 through the town of Andover. Phillips Academy is approximately one mile south of the center of town. Turn left onto Chapel Avenue. The Gallery is the first building on the right.

Beverly Historical Society Museum, Beverly

The 1781 John Cabot House was one of three such houses constructed on what was then Main Street, by the Cabot brothers at the end of the Revolutionary War. By mid-19th century the street became Cabot Street. Since 1891 this building has been the headquarters of the Beverly Historical Society & Museum.  In addition to several standing exhibits, the buildings walls are literally covered with 18th, 19th and early 20th century artwork.  Some pieces are nautical scenes but most are 19th century portraits of ship captains and other prominent North Shore people.  Although some of this artwork is periodically rotated into and out of storage about 90% of the currently displayed items remains on display most the time.  What is on the walls at Cabot house represents about 10% of the total art holdings at the Cabot house location. Artists displayed include: Gilbert Stuart, Jane Stuart, James Frothingham, Frank Benson, Wallace Nutting, Benjamin Blyth, Bass Otis, A. W. Woodbury, Luke Prince, Frederick Coffy Youn, Hugh W. Ditzler and many others.

-Hours: Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday 10am - 4pm; Wednesday 1pm - 9pm

-Address: 117 Cabot Street, Beverly MA 01915

-Phone: 978-922-1186

-Website:

-2006 Special Exhibit: Permanent display of various 18th, 19th and 20th century art.

-Directions: From Boston I-95 to Rt. 128 to Rt. 1A Beverly Exit. Follow Cabot Street to 117 Cabot Street.

Project Adventure, Beverly

Nationally-known artists such as Frank Corso, Mikel Wintermanicl, and Jonathan Hotz, along with numerous amateur painters have been inspired by Frederik Law Olmsted’s Moraine Farm, now Project Adventure’s camps.

-Hours: Year round – sunrise till sunset

-Address: 701 Cabot Street, Beverly MA 01915

-Phone: 978-524-4629

-Website:

-2006 Special Exhibit: Public access available the second sunday of every month until sundown. Other times by permission.

-Directions: Exit 20A off Rt. 128N. North of intersection of Conant and Cabot Street (also known as Rt. 97N)

Montserrat College of Art, Beverly

The Montserrat College of Art Galleries present innovative, contemporary exhibitions that feature regional and national artists. The core mission is to cultivate learning, celebrate artistic excellence, and to inspire a lifelong involvement in art and design. Exhibits and related programming such as artist talks, films, gallery talks and receptions are free and open to the public. All summer long there are rotating exhibits featuring regional and national artists.

-Hours: Monday through Thursday 10am - 5pm, Friday 10am - 1pm

-Address: 23 Essex Street, Beverly MA 01915

-Phone: 978-922-4242

-Website: montserrat.edu

-2006 Special Exhibit: Enlightened Views: Artists Working on Cape Ann

-Special Exhibit Dates : June 29, 2006- August 19, 2006

-Directions: From North or South take Rt. 128, exit 22E, Rt. 62 east, follow into town until T. Take a right onto Cabot Street, and take second left onto Winter Street. At the end of the block cross Essex Street. You will see a brick building on the common, this is 23 Essex Street. Galleries are located on the 1st floor.

Cogswell's Grant - Historic New England, Essex

Overmantle paintings, painted furniture, shaker boxes, decoys, sculptures, and hooked rugs are all showcased throughout the c. 1728 summer home of Bertram K. and Nina F. Little. Mr. and Mrs. Little, preeminate collectors and scholars of American “Country Arts” as they liked to call them, furnished their eighteenth-century farmhouse with works of strong, even quirky character, and in particular, favored objects with their original finishes and New England histories. Today Cogswell’s Grant is the only site where a major, pioneering collection of American Folk art can be seen in the setting for which it was assembled. American Folk Art: Maritime and Landscapes by Michele Felice Cornè. Portraits by such artist as Ammi Phillips, Zedekiah Belknap & Alfred J. Wiggin.

-Hours: June 2 through October 15, Wednesday through Sunday 11am - 5pm.

-Address: 60 Spring Street, Essex MA 01929

-Phone: 978-768-3632

-Website:

-Directions: From I-95/Rt. 128: take exit 15. Turn left onto School Street, and proceed to Rt. 133. Turn left onto Main Street. Pass the intersection of Rt. 22, then turn right onto Spring Street and proceed to the end.

From Gloucester/Rockport: Rt. 128 South, take exit 14/Rt. 133 toward Ipswich/Essex for 3.8 miles thru the center of town. Pass the intersection of Rt. 22, then turn right onto Spring Street and proceed to the end.

Cox Reservation, Essex County Greenbelt Association, Essex

The Cox Reservation was the home and studio of renowned muralist Allyn Cox. Mr. Cox’s murals adorn many buildings in Washington, including the Rotunda and the State’s Capital. He donated the 27 acres property to the Essex County Greenbelt Association in 1976. In addition, many local artists continue to use the Cox Reservation for inspiration and plein air painting. The building and view referred to as “Motif #2” is frequently painted from the property. Art workshops and classes are often conducted on the property, and on any nice day an artist with easel can be spotted painting one of the many inspired views.

-Hours: Yearly. The property is open daily, dawn to dusk. The studio barn is locked during non-work hours. During office hours, Monday through Friday 9am - 5pm, visit the office and a staff person will open it.

-Address: 82 Eastern Avenue, Essex MA 01929

-Phone: 978-768-7241

-Website:

-2006 Special Exhibit: Art Exhibit and Sale

-Special Exhibit Dates: One weekend in June, 2006 (usually Fathers Day weekend). Check website for details and dates.

-Special Exhibition Description: The studio bard, which served as Cox’s Studio, still contains many of the tools used by Allyn Cox to practice and create his murals. Some of the implements on display include old canvas stretchers, brushes, and palettes. One of his murals is permanently on display. For one weekend every June, Greenbelt hosts an art exhibit and sale. Two barns are converted into colorful galleries, and display and sell the artwork of over 130 local Essex County artists. The proceeds from the sale benefit ECGA.

-Directions: Take Rt. 128 to exit 15, School Street/Manchester-Essex; at end of the ramp turn left. Follow for 3.3 miles to the intersection of Rt. 133 in Essex. Turn right on to Rt. 133 and follow for 0.4 miles. You will see a green sign for “Essex County Greenbelt” on the left. Drive up the dirt driveway, bear to the right, and follow to a dirt parking lot.

Cape Ann Historical Museum, Gloucester

The Cape Ann Historical Museum celebrates the Art and Culture of Cape Ann, an area which includes the City of Gloucester and the towns of Rockport, Manchester and Essex. A leading center for artists since the 19th century, Cape Ann is also home to the oldest fishing port in America and was once the source of granite for building projects up and down the East coast. The Museum maintains and exhibits material relating to these major themes. The Museum is best known for housing the nation’s largest collection of paintings and drawings by the 19th century luminist painter and native son Fitz Henry (Hugh) Lane. Other galleries feature works by 20th century artists such as John Sloan, Stuart Davis, Maurice Prendergast and Milton Avery, works by contemporary artists, sculpture, furniture and decorative arts. The fisheries and maritime galleries and the Granite Gallery feature exhibits on the history of the industries, including historic photographs, tools and equipment, and other artifacts. An exhibit of textiles created by the Folly Cove designers, a guild led by Author/Illustrator Virginia Lee Burton, is on display in the Folly Cove Auditorium. Also on site is the Captain Elias Davis House, an 1804 Federal style house with period furnishings.

-Hours: Museum hours are Tuesday through Saturday 10am - 5pm, and Sundays 1pm - 4pm. The Museum is closed on Mondays, major holidays, and during the month of February.

-Address: 27 Pleasant Street, Gloucester, MA 01930

-Phone: 978-283-0455

-Website:

-2006 Special Exhibit:

March 2006 – Distillations, photographs by Robert Amory

June 2006 – Jan Matulka, Early Modernist (1890 -1972)

July 2006 – Theresa Bernstein (1890 - 2002)

September 2006 – Umberto Romano (1905 -1982)

-Directions: Take Rt. 128 North to Gloucester. At first rotary, take first right (Washington Street). Continue on Washington for approximately 6 blocks. Take left on Prospect Street and then right onto Pleasant Street. There is metered parking across the street from the Museum. Also accessible by MBTA commuter rail from Boston: Take Rockport Line to Gloucester Station. The Museum is located within walking distance of the station.

City Hall, Gloucester

City Hall has, according to the Mass Cultural Council, the best collection of Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.) murals in Massachusetts. Frederick Mulhaupt painted two large murals in 1936: "Build Not For Today Alone, But For Tomorrow As Well" in the Auditorium and "Landing of Dorchester Colonists, 1623" in the main floor hallway. Also in 1936, Oscar Anderson painted the ship and small boat mural in the Mayor's secretary office. In 1939, Charles Allan Winter painted "Civic Virtues" on the main floor hallway.

-Hours: Monday through Friday 8:30am - 4pm. Closed at 12:30pm on Friday.

-Address: 9 Dale Avenue, Gloucester MA 01930

-Phone: 978-281-9700 (Mayors Office)

-Website: gloucester.

-Directions: Rt. 128 to exit 14. Take right at bottom of ramp onto Rt. 133. Follow to end, take a left and follow along waterfront. Take left onto Manuel Lewis Street and then left onto Main Street. Take right onto Pleasant Street. Take left onto Warren and then arrive at City Hall at 9 Dale Avenue.

Individual Artist's Studio, Leslie D. Bartlett "Follow the Gleam", Gloucester

Large format landscape panoramas. Quarry photo collections: Chapters on a Quarry Wall: The Cape Ann Collection.

-Hours: By appointment thru the year.

-Address: 11 Hickory Street, Gloucester MA 01930

-Phone: 978-985-8091

-Website:

-2006 Special Exhibit (s): The Tercentary Tour Collection, Motif No. 1 - The Little Fish Shack Which Refused to Go Away. The Cape Ann Trail - 3 Volume DVD collection of photographs.

Special Exhibit Dates: Cape Ann Artisans Tour: June 17, 18 and October 7, 8, 9 2006. Hours: 10am - 5pm.

-Directions: Rt. 128 North to Grant Circle (first rotary after crossing bridge to Gloucester). Go around rotary, exiting left. Stay on Washington Street for 4 miles, after passing Plum Cove Beach, take a right onto High Street. The first right is then Hickory Street. The studio is the last house on the right prior to Elementary School.

The Sargent House Museum, Gloucester

Art enthusiasts will be most excited by the collection of original artworks by John Singer Sargent (1856-1925).  Sargent was a world-renowned portrait painter.  He is very well represented in the collections of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, and is often linked to the Boston art community of the late 19th and early 20th century.  Works by Sargent are displayed because his father, Fitz William Sargent, was born and raised in Gloucester.  John Singer Sargent made at least two documented visits to this Museum when it first opened (1919 and 1921) and following his death in 1925, his sisters gave us several of his works in recognition of his ties back to Gloucester.  Included in this collection are the only know portraits Sargent did of his parents.  Visitors, without exception, are always surprised to see our collection and to learn of Sargent's ties to the North Shore. Other works include 18th and 19th century New England portraits; works by Fitz Hugh lane (1804-1865); and fine and decorative arts from the colonial period through the federal.

-Hours: Memorial Day through Columbus Day; June: open Friday through Monday 12pm - 4pm. July and August: open Thursday through Monday 12pm - 4pm. September and October: open Friday through Monday 12pm - 4pm.

-Address: 49 Middle Street, Gloucester MA 01930

-Phone: 978-281-2432

-Website:

-Directions: Rt. 128 North to Gloucester. The Sargent house museum is located in Gloucester’s historic west end, between Main and Middle Streets (detailed directions on website).

Rocky Neck Art Colony, Gloucester

Contemporary and traditional art by resident and visiting artists in artists’ studios and galleries throughout Rocky Neck and along East Main Street. Artists who have inspired the site include Fitz Hugh Lane, Winslow Homer, Edward Hopper, Childe Hassam, John Sloan, Max Kuehne, Frederick Mulhaupt, Jane Peterson, Stuart Davis, Emile Gruppe, Nel Blaine, and many other 19th and 20th century artists.

-Hours: Memorial Day to Columbus Day; Daily 10am – 7pm. Some artists’ studios are open all year round.

-Address: Rocky Neck Ave & East Main Street, Gloucester MA 01930

-Phone: 617-417-3777

-Website:

-2006 Special Exhibit: Free juried Spring Show the week before Memorial Day at the Bryan Gallery, 53 Rocky Neck Ave. Free artists' demonstrations on Wednesdays throughout July and August. Annual Beaux Arts Ball in mid-August.

-Directions: Head north on Rt. 128. When you near the end of Rt. 128, you’ll come to a rotary (Grant Rotary). Go half-way around it (that is, exit opposite where you entered). In about ¾ mile, you’ll come to another rotary (Blackburn Rotary). Again, go half-way around it. About a ½ mile after the second rotary, you’ll come to an intersection with Rt. 127; get in the center lane and proceed straight across the intersection. At the second set of lights, again get in the center lane and cross the intersection (you will see La Rosa’s pizza restaurant on your right); you’ll go slightly left and up a hill onto East Main Street. Just over a mile from that intersection, turn right onto Rocky Neck Avenue. Park in the public parking lot on your right at the causeway and walk down Rocky Neck Avenue, or back up the way you came along East Main Street.

Margot's Gallery, Haverhill

Margot's Gallery exhibits a unique blend of world folk art, jewelry, handmade furniture, and sculpture that touches your heart and soul. Margot's Gallery is housed in a restored Queen Anne Industrial style mill building - c. 1882. The International collection includes Native American and Israeli jewelry and art, Baltic amber, Shona sculpture, dishes from Spain, custom period furniture, paintings of Italy, Haitian masks, and much more.

-Hours: Tuesday and Wednesday 10am - 5pm, Thursday 10am - 7pm, Friday and Saturday 10am - 5pm. Also Open Friday and Saturday Evenings and Sunday Afternoons.

-Address: 52 Wingate Street, Haverhill MA 01830

-Phone: 978-373-0200

-Website:

-Directions: Heading North: Take Rt. 495 North to Exit 49. (Haverhill - Rt. 110/113 exit.) Turn right off of the exit. Go straight until you pass under the railroad bridge - 2 miles. Take your first left onto Moulton Way. Take your first right onto Wingate Street. Margot's Gallery is on the right across from Peddler's Daughter - adjacent to a municipal parking lot on the far side of the gallery.

Heading South: From Rt. 495 South take Exit 49 and turn left off of the exit. (then same as above)

Olde Ipswich Antiques & Johanne Cassia's Fold Art Gallery, Ipswich

Johanne Cassia is a self-taught historical folk artist who paints wall murals and overmantels in homes in New England by commission. While working with her husband restoring and decorating their 1750's home, Johanne researched early American folk art and painting 18th and 19th century itinerant artists who decorated the earliest homes and taverns in America have inspired her own work. She sells her folk art paintings in the gallery in their shop where customers are often invited to come into her studio. The American Folk Art Museum recently bought giclees of her work.

-Hours: Open weekends year round. Summer schedule: Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday 10am - 5pm. Other days by chance or appointment.

-Address: 83 Country Road, Route 1A, Ipswich MA 01938

-Phone: 978-356-8838

-Website:

-Directions: From Salem, you take Rt. 1A North. Johanne's home, shop and studio are on Rt. 1A/133 (83 County Road, Ipswich).

From Rt. 128 North to exit 20A Hamilton on to Rt. 1A, drive 8 miles north to Ipswich (83 County Road, Ipswich).

The Crane Estate, Ipswich

Fine and decorative arts dating from late 17th century to the 20th century. Examples include: grinling gibbons carvings; sculpture by Paul Manship; 18th century paintings of the British school; paintings by Lydia Field Emmett; William & Mary and Queen Anne furniture; ship model by Boucher & Lewis; among others. Artists inspired by the site include Arthur Wesley Dow. Locals today include: Caleb Stone, Colleene Kidder, Charles Shurcliff, Dorothy Monnolly. Visit the estate any time in the summer or fall and you’ll most likely see artists set up with their easels, and photographers roaming with equipment in hand.

-Hours: June 1 through October 9, 2006 (Open Columbus Day) Wednesdays and Thursdays 10am - 4pm.

-Address: 290 Argilla Rd, Ipswich, MA 01938

-Phone: 978-356-4351

-Website:

-2006 Special Exhibit: Free open house and public art sale.

-Special Exhibit Dates : Saturday October 28th 10am - 5pm and Sunday October 29th 10am - 4pm.

-Special Exhibition Description: Contemporary artists will find their place of inspiration (choosing from one of The Trustees of Reservations northeast properties), and create an original piece to be on display and for sale during the art sale. An opening reception will be held the night before the sale.

-Directions: From Rt. 128 North (towards Gloucester), take exit 20A (Rt. 1A North) and follow for 8 miles to Ipswich. Turn right onto Rt. 133 east and follow for 1.5 miles. Turn left onto Northgate Road and follow for 0.5 miles. Turn right onto Argilla Road and follow for 2.3 miles to entrance on left. Gatehouse attendant will direct you to parking area behind Farm Building Complex.

The Paine House at Greenwood Farm, A Property of TTOR, Ipswich

Paine House Museum, open seasonally, holds a collection of late 17th - 19th century American decorative arts, including furniture, paintings, and ceramics. The House is a fine example of first period architecture in its original location. Local painters and photographers often capture the vistas and view of the Paine House within the salt marsh landscape. Some include Dorothy Monnelly, Maragaret Taylor and Melynn Allen.

-Hours: Grounds open all year. Paine House open for tours June through October on Sundays 1pm - 5pm.

-Address: Jeffrey’s Neck Road, Ipswich MA 01938

-Phone: 978-356-4351

-Website:

-2006 Special Exhibit: Seasonal tours and Architectural tours.

-Directions: From Rt. 1A north at the Ipswich Town Green, continue straight onto County Rd. (turns into East St.). Follow for 0.9 miles, bear left onto Jeffrey's Neck Road, and follow for 0.7 miles to entrance on right.

From Rt. 1A/133 south at Lord's Square in Ipswich, continue straight onto High St. and turn left onto East St. at stop sign. Follow for 0.4 miles and bear left onto Jeffrey's Neck Rd. Continue as above. Drive halfway down driveway to designated parking area on left (10 cars).

Appleton Farms, A Property of TTOR, Ipswich

Established in 1638 as a land grant to Samuel Appleton, Appleton Farms is one of the oldest continuously operating farms in the United States. Scenic views of rolling grasslands, grazing livestock, ancient stone walls, tree-lined carriage paths, and historic farm buildings are all part of the legacy of nine generations of Appleton family members kept alive through the work of The Trustees of Reservations. Numerous local photographers and painters are often seen at the Farm. Works donated include: Eleanor Parke Custis (her 1931 painting of Haying at Appleton Farms was donated recently by Charlie Bird). Joseph Foxcroft Cole (late 19th Century artist, painting of grazing cattle in Appleton pastures) was donated recently by Lynnie Appleton.

-Hours: Grounds tours all year. Farmstead & Dairy Barn tours monthly, May through November. Daily 8am - sunset.

-Address: 219 County Road, Ipswich MA 01938

-Phone: 978-356-5728

-Website:

-Directions: Take Rt. 128 north to exit 20A. Follow Rt. 1A North approximately 7 miles and turn left onto Waldingfield Road. Driveway is immediately on left.

Arthur Wesley Dow, Ipswich

Learn more about Ipswich artist and educator Arthur Wesley Dow by visiting Ipswich and the Heard House Museum of the Ipswich Historical Society. Visit the Heard House Museum’s Arthur Wesley Dow Gallery to view oils on canvas, watercolors, woodblock prints, photographs, and a special display of Dow’s personal items including letters, sketch books, actual wood blocks, and prizes he won – all designed to tell the personal story of this great man.

A Walking Tour of Arthur Wesley Dow: Starting at the Heard House Museum, walk along the roads and trails through the nearby countryside to see where Dow was born, lived, and is buried, where he taught summer school, and what he painted. Along the way, you will visit sites that are open to the public where more of Dow’s work is on display including the Ipswich Public Library, First National Bank of Ipswich, and Ipswich School Department.

-Hours: Ipswich Historical Society: Wednesday through Saturday 10am - 4pm, Sunday 1pm - 4pm.

-Address: 54 South Main Street, Ipswcih MA 01938

-Phone: 978-356-2811

-Website:

-Directions: From 95, take Rt. 133 East toward Ipswich, turning right onto Rt. 1A when 133 and 1A become the same road. Proceed through the center of town, jogging sharply a couple times to follow 1A where it's Central Street in Ipswich. Continue following 1A over the old stone Choate Bridge where 1A is South Main Street. South Main then makes a broad bend to the left; just as the bend straightens out, the back of the Whipple House will be to the right and the Heard House to the left.

Lawrence Heritage State Park, Lawrence

Fasanella’s 1976 painting “Lawrence 1912: The Bread and Roses Strike” is on permanent display. The subject of Fasanella's painting, the Bread and Roses Strike, is celebrated every year with the Bread and Roses Festival on Labor Day. Ralph Fasanella (1914-1997) is an important American artist who work portrayed immigrant and ethnic neighborhoods, urban scenes, and working-class themes. His paintings of Lawrence, particularly those depicting the "Bread and Roses Strike" of 1912, are the most familiar images of American labor history, and the painting here at Lawrence Heritage State Park may be the most famous. The Visitor Center's Gallery and Community Room also host a wide variety of temporary exhibits, both art and historical. Art exhibits are usually by local artists, often in group shows.

-Hours: Open year round, Monday through Sunday 9am - 4pm.

-Address: 1 Jackson Street, Lawrence MA 01840

-Phone: 978-794-1655

-Website: dcr/parks/northeast.lwhp.htm

-2006 Special Exhibit: Art shows scheduled for February, April, May and November 2006.

-Directions:

From Boston: Rt. 93N to Rt. 495N.

From Salem, MA: Rt. 114 West to Rt. 495N.

From Newburyport: Rt. 495 South.

From Rt. 495 North or South: Take exit 45 (Marston Street). From Marston Street take first left onto Canal Street. Go straight through lights then take second right onto Jackson Street. Visitors Center is on the right at 1 Jackson Street.

The Lynn Museum & Historical Society at Lynn Heritage State Park, Lynn

Exhibition: Sea, Shore and Land: The Lynn Beach Painters at Home and Abroad. This exhibition will explore the great diversity of subjects that inspired the group of seven artists collectively known as the Lynn Beach Painters: Nathaniel L. Berry, Edward Burrill, William Partidge Burpee, C.E.L. Green, T. Clark Oliver, Edward A. Page and Charles H. Woodbury. The emphasis will be on the whole range of subjects that inspired these artists to create, and will include over sixty pieces many of which have not been displayed publicly in decades. The exhibition will show off some of the best American Impressionist art that was ever created in New England, and indeed the whole country, to those who might be unfamiliar with the importance of Massachusetts' North Shore as a crucible for some of America's greatest artists.

-Hours: Daily, Monday through Sunday Noon - 4pm.

-Admission Fees: $5.00

-Address: 590 Washington Street, Lynn MA 01901

-Phone: 781-592-2465

-Website:

-2006 Special Exhibit: Sea, Shore and Land: The Lynn Beach Painters at Home and Abroad

-Special Exhibit Dates: April 23, 2006 through October 8, 2006. Open reception Sunday April 23, 2006 at 1pm - 3pm.

-Directions: From I-95/128 take exit 44B or follow signs to Lynn Heritage State Park Visitors Center via Route 129 East. From Route 1A, follow signs to downtown Lynn. The museum is on the corner of Washington Street and Union Street.

Marblehead Arts Association, Marblehead

The MAA is an organization of more than 500 members, with more than 200 artists members, dedicated to supporting and promoting the creative community and fostering an appreciation of the visual arts in greater Marblehead. Some renowned North Shore artists of the past who were MAA members include Frank Benson, Samuel Chamberlain, Philip Kappel, and Clare Leighton. The gracious King Hooper Mansion, built in 1728 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is home to the MAA. Six galleries of exhibits change monthly, and art-related programs and events are scheduled throughout the year. Open Studios Tour, Music Concerts, solo, group and invitational shows are scheduled throughout the year.

-Hours: Tuesday through Saturday 12pm - 4pm, Sunday 1pm - 5pm

-Address: 8 Hooper Street, Marblehead MA 01945

-Phone: 781-631-2608

-Website:

-2006 Special Exhibits:

February: Children's Book Illustrators

May: Open New England Show "New England Inspiration"

November & December: Artful Giving Show

-Directions: Take Rt. 114 into Marblehead. When Rt. 114 ends at the fire station, continue going straight. Follow the road (Pleasant Street) to the end. Turn right onto Washington Street. Go two blocks to Bank Square (where the road turns to go uphill). You may park here on the street. Hooper Street is a one-way street off of the square. The MAA is just a few doors in on Hooper Street.

Marblehead Museum & Historical Society, Marblehead

The Marblehead Museum & Historical Society contains more than 200 privately owned colonial period homes and buildings, collections and exhibits that preserve the local and national importance of this New England town, as well as programs and artifacts that span five centuries. Collections displayed include John Singleton Copley, copy of two paintings of the original owners of the house in which they are displayed; William Thompson Bartoll, roughly 20 folk art portraits; John Vanderlyn attrib. (c. 1775 – 1852); and J.O.J. Frost, about 30 paintings of scenes of life in Marblehead and at sea (c. 1852 – 1928). You can also find a painting by Maurice Prendergast of the Marblehead Shore at the Museum of Fine Arts (c. 1859 – 1924).

-Hours: June 1 through October 31, Tuesday through Saturday 10am - 4pm.

-Admission Fees: $5.00 regularly and $4.00 for students and seniors.

-Address: 170 Washington Street, Marblehead MA 01945

-Phone: 781-631-1768

-Website:

-Directions: From Rt. 128 take exit for Rt. 114 east into Marblehead. When Rt. 114 ends in Marblehead at the fire station (which is on your right), continue going straight. Follow the road (Pleasant Street) to the end. Turn right onto Washington Street (at dead end). Drive two blocks on Washington Street.

From Rt. 1A North, take Rt. 129 into Marblehead. This becomes Atlantic Avenue in Marblehead. Follow Atlantic Ave. to the end. Turn right onto Washington Street. Drive two blocks on Washington Street.

The Stevens-Coolidge Place, A Property of TTOR, North Andover

Formerly known as Ashdale Farm, the Stevens-Coolidge Place was the summer home of John Gardner Coolidge and Helen Stevens Coolidge from 1914 to 1962. With her husband's support, Helen transformed the farm into an elegant agricultural estate that exemplified the gracious country living enjoyed then by wealthy Bostonians. Preservation architect Joseph Everett Chandler remodeled the two connected late-Federal period farmhouses between 1914 and 1918. Chandler also enhanced the design of the landscape. Numerous local photographers and painters are often seen in the garden. The house's collections include American federal furniture, Chinese ceramics, European paintings and prints, needlepoint samplers, Chinese and American textiles. In addition, there are extensive designed gardens, including perennial beds, a rose garden with fountain, and a French garden (or potager) recently restored.

-Hours: June through August, Wednesdays 2pm - 4pm. House tours: Sundays from Mother’s Day to Columbus Day weekend 1pm - 5pm.

-Address: Andover Street, North Andover MA 01845

-Phone: 978-356-4351

-Website:

-Directions: From I-93, take Rt. 125 (Andover By-pass) north 7.3 miles. At end of road, merge left onto Rt. 114. At traffic lights opposite Merrimack College (on left), turn right onto Andover Street (remains Rt. 125) and follow for 0.2 miles. Turn right at traffic lights (remains Andover Street) and follow for 0.5 miles. House and gardens are on left.

From I-495, take exit 42 and follow Rt. 114 east 1 mile. Turn left onto Rt. 133 east and follow for 0.2 miles to lights and straight over (becomes Andover Street). Follow for 0.5 miles to house and gardens on left. Designated parking area (15 cars) located on east side of Chestnut Street directly across from house and gardens; overflow parking in adjacent field.

Elizabeth Cassidy Art Museum & Gallery, Peabody

A major project undertaken by the Peabody Arts Association, the establishment of this museum and gallery is scheduled to open in Spring 2006. It will contain a collection of paintings and sketches by local artists from the past, such as Richard Ellery, Charles Osgood and Asa Bushby. Also on display will be a collection of fold art with a Peabody provenance from the extensive collection of the Peabody Historical Society & Museum. There will also be a rotating schedule of exhibits of works by the members of the Peabody Arts Association.

-Hours: Winter hours: Saturday 11am - 3pm and Wednesday 1pm - 4pm. Summer hours: Tuesday 7pm - 9pm.

-Address: 33 Washington Street, Peabody MA 01960

-Phone: 978-531-0805

-Website:

-Directions:From Salem, take Boston Street (west) to Main Street in Peabody. Turn left onto Washington Street and continue to the Museum at #33.

From Points North, take the Lowell Street (east) exit from Rt. 128 or Rt. 95. Continue through Peabody Square onto Main Street. Turn right onto Washington Street and proceed to the Museum at #33.

From Points South, take Rt. 1N to Lowell Street (east) towards Salem and continue through Peabody Square onto Main Street. Turn right onto Washington Street and proceed to the Museum at #33. There is parking in the rear of the Museum.

Peabody Institute Library, Peabody

The Peabody Institute Library is the public library for the City of Peabody. Over the year before his death, George Peabody, after whom the City is named, donated many of the medals and honors he had received from his many years of service to humanity to the Peabody Institute Library. The most precious of these is a miniature enamel portrait of Queen Victoria, painted by her Court Painter F.A. Tilt and displaying the Queen in her mourning attire. This is reportedly the only portrait for which Queen Victoria sat during her mourning. The history of the Peabody Institute Library in Peabody is illustrated by the many works of art housed within its walls. Each piece tells the story of an individual, a donor or an artist who contributed of himself or herself to the cultural growth and enrichment of the inhabitants of the Town. Other art displayed includes the personal collection of Mrs. Sutton, which included an elephant folio subscription of J.J. Audubon's "Birds of America", which is part of the Peabody Institute Library's collection to this day. Others also included are “Hauling the Nets”/”Distress” by Emile Gruppe, “Peabody Square, 1828” by Gideon Foster, Jr., a life-sized portrait of George Peabody by Healy, a marble bust of George Peabody by Jones, as well as several others.

-Hours: Sunday (seasonal-non-summer) 1pm - 5pm, Monday through Thursday 9am - 9pm, Friday 9am - 1pm and Saturday 9am - 5pm.

-Address: 82 Main Street, Peabody MA 01960

-Phone: 978-531-0100 x 16

-Website:

-Directions: From Rt. 114 to Washington Street. Turn onto Bridge Street (Rt. 107). Turn onto Boston Street, which then turns into Main Street.

Rockport Art Association, Rockport

The Rockport Art Association one of the oldest not-for-profit art organizations in the country. An extensive educational program to children and adults is offered here. The association has a large museum collection of works of art which offer a pictoral history of art on Cape Ann. It also features works by contemporary artists in painting, graphics, sculpture and photography. Exhibitions change mostly on a monthly basis in the many galleries, and are open to the public free of charge.

-Hours: February through December. Winter days: Wednesday through Sunday. Summer hours: 7 days – call for hours.

-Address: 12 Main Street, Rockport MA 01966

-Phone: 978-546-6604

-Website:

-Directions: Take the Rockport Line of the MBTA, or drive via Rt. 128 North to Rt. 127 into downtown Rockport. It is about a 45-minute drive from Boston.

Peabody Essex Museum, Salem

The Peabody Essex Museum presents outstanding works of artistic and cultural creativity from New England and around the world. The museum’s collections are among the finest of their kind, showcasing an unrivaled spectrum of American art and architecture, American decorative art, maritime art and culture, and Native American art, as well as Asian, Asian export, African, Oceanic, photography and contemporary art collections. In addition, the museum offers a vibrant schedule of special exhibitions, numerous parks and gardens, and 24 historic properties, including a 200 year-old Chinese house.

-Hours: Daily 10am through 5pm, closed Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day.

-Address: East India Square, Salem MA 01970

-Phone: 978-745-9500

-Website:

-2006 Special Exhibit: Painting Summer in New England

-Special Exhibit Dates : April 22, 2006 through September 4, 2006

-Special Exhibition Description: Many of this country's most celebrated works of art come together for the first time in this landmark exhibition. Featuring more than 100 paintings by some of America's most cherished artists, including Winslow Homer, Childe Hassam, John Henry Twacthman, John Singer Sargent, Stuart Davis, Edward Hopper, Norman Rockwell, Andrew Wyeth and others, this stunning exhibition captures the essence of summertime in New England in all its sumptuous beauty.

-Directions: Take Rt. 128 to Exit 25A; follow signs to the Museum. Also, accessible by MBTA Commuter Rail from Boston: take the Newburyport/Rockport Lines to Salem Rail Station (just five stops from Boston's North Station.) The Museum is within walking distance of the station.

Finz Seafood & Grill, Salem

Every six months Finz changes our dining room gallery. Rotating restaurant gallery – Finz features local artists work, primarily painters and photographers at their contemporary waterfront location.

-Hours: Daily 11:30am –12:30pm

-Address:76 Wharf Street, Salem MA 01970

-Phone: 978-744-0000

-Website:

-Directions: Driving from Boston: Take I-93 North to I-95 North (exit 37-A) to Rt. 128 North. From Rt. 128 take Rt. 114 East Salem/Marblehead (exit 25A) into Salem. Follow the signs to Rt. 114 East past the Post Office at Norman Street (crossing Washington Street) and follow the signs for the waterfront. You will now be on Derby Street. The first right turn from Derby Street is Congress Street. Pickering Wharf will be on your left. The second right from Derby Street is Wharf Street. FINZ is at 76 Wharf Street.

Driving from Rockport/Gloucester: Take Rt. 128 South. From Rt. 128 take Rt. 114 East Marblehead (exit 25A) into Salem. Continue as above.

The Stephen Phillips Trust House, Salem

Located on picturesque Chestnut Street in Salem, Massachusetts, this Federal style mansion contains a family collection that spans five generations. Enjoy artifacts from near and far, hear the stories of the Phillips family, and experience over two hundred years of history in the New England tradition. Private tours of the Stephen Phillips Memorial Trust House are available.

-Hours: May 29 through October 31. Monday through Saturday 10am - 4:30pm

-Address: 34 Chestnut Street, Salem MA 01970

-Phone: 978-744-0440

-Website:

-2006 Special Exhibit: “New England Painters and their World”

-Special Exhibit Dates: Opening Memorial Day and ongoing until October 31.

-Special Exhibition Description: This special exhibition will showcase rarely seen artwork from the Phillips House collection. Paintings by such well-known (and local) artists as John Appleton Brown, George Harvey, Hermann Dudley Murphy, and Maurice Prendergast will be displayed in the Colonial Revival interiors of the Phillips House at 34 Chestnut Street.

-Directions: From Rt. 128, take exit 25A to Rt. 114 East. Follow signs into Salem. Turn right onto Essex Street, then an immediate left onto Chestnut Street. Free on street parking available.

Glass Works Studio, Salem

This brand new glassblowing studio is the finest on the North Shore. Students take hands-on classes year round, visiting professional glassblowers give workshops and demonstrations, and intensive institutes with international artists are planned. The site features bleacher seating for 30 people and a retail gallery of glass, ceramics and a variety of other work..

-Hours: Year-Round by Appointment

-Address: Enterprise Center/Central Campus/Salem State College, Salem MA 01970

-Phone: Center for the Arts: 978-542-7890; Studio: 978-542-7521

-Website: salemstate.edu

-Directions: From West and North: Follow 1A South to Loring Avenue. At Salem Diner, turn left into Central Campus, turn right and follow drive all the way to the back of the Enterprise Center. Enter the Center, GlassWorks Studio in on the left.

From South: Follow 1A North to Loring Avenue. Salem Diner on left, turn right into Central Campus and follow directions above.

The Picklepot, Salem

Representing over 75 New England Based artists, most of which are from right here in Essex County. In addition to watercolors, photography, and paintings, The Picklepot also has a range of materials that include ceramics, glass, jewelry, sculpture, fibers, wood and more.

-Hours: Tuesday - Wednesday 10am - 6pm, Thursday - Saturday 10am - 8pm, and Sunday 12pm - 5pm.

-Address: 139 Washington Street, Salem MA 01970

-Phone: 978-744-6678

-Website:

-Directions: From Route 128, take the Lowell Street East exit, Exit number 26, toward Peabody/Salem. Follow Lowell Street about a mile, through a couple of name changes: Lowell Street becomes Main Street, and then becomes Boston Street. A little bit after a mile, you'll see a Dunkin Donuts on the left; turn left just after the Dunkin Donuts onto Bridge Street, which is also Route 107 North. After half a mile, you will enter a rotary (roundabout); take the first exit onto Washington Street. The Picklepot will be on the left at 139 Washington Street, at the corner of Front Street.

Individual Artist's Studio, Paula Beaulieu, Salem

Fine Art, Illustrations, and workshops with Paula Beaulieu. This is the working studio and home of the artist who also teaches workshops on site and throughout Essex County and New England. The visitor will see watercolor, oils, water-based oils, mixed media, sculpture, drawings produced by the artist.

-Hours: By appointment or scheduled class.

-Address: 2 Emerald Avenue, Salem MA 01970

-Phone: 978-744-8550

-Website:

-Directions: From Rte 128, take the Lowell Street, Peabody/Salem exit and head east. Stay on Lowell Street until the road ends. You will pass through Peabody center. When the road ends, you will see ASAP Drains sign directly in front of you. Off to the left will be a statue in the middle of the road. Take a right there onto Essex Street, which turns into Highland Ave. Go past the Salem Middle School on your left and then Salem Hospital on your left. Right after the hospital, take your first left on Greenway Rd. Take your second right on Castle Road. Castle Rd. ends at 2 Emerald Avenue.

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