Due to popular demand the keynote lecture on Thursday, September 17th has been moved to the Kyrouz Auditorium at Gloucester City Hall. The full day on Friday, September 18th remains sold out. 

Thursday, September 17, 5:30 p.m.
Kyrouz Auditorium
Gloucester City Hall
9 Dale Avenue, Gloucester, MA 01930
CAM Members $5, Non-Members $30, Students with ID $5
Registration Required

Avery, Gottlieb & Rothko: By the Sea – Keynote Speaker
Crosscurrents, Riptides, and Eddies: Thinking about Influence at the Seashore
by Harry Cooper

Over the course of several summers spent together in Gloucester and environs, Mark Rothko and Adolph Gottlieb emerged from the shadow of their great friend and mentor, Milton Avery, to come into their own. This lecture explores the exhibition through the lens of influence, considering exchanges not only between our three protagonists but also with other figures haunting the beach, from Sophocles and T. S. Eliot to Matisse and more.

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Image Credit: Milton Avery, Harbor at Night, 1932. Oil on canvas. The Phillips Collection, Washington, DC. Acquired 1942, 0038. © 2026 The Milton Avery Trust/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.