CAMTalk: Exhibition Series Panel Discussion: Contemporary Women in the Collection

with Ruth Mordecai, Gabrielle Barzaghi, Susan Erony, Clara Wainwright, and Judi Rotenberg

Saturday, September 7, 2024 at 11:00 am
CAM Auditorium, 27 Pleasant Street, Gloucester, MA
Free for CAM members, $10 for non-members
Livestreamed on Facebook 

This summer, the Cape Ann Museum is proud to the special exhibition Women Artists on Cape Ann 1870-1970. Drawing from its own collection, the Collection of Janet and William Ellery James, and from private collections in the region, the Museum’s show will focus on women inspired by this area from the 1870s through the 1970s. Artists to be featured include Audella Della (Beebe) Hyatt (1840-1932), Adelaide Cole Chase (1868-1944), Rosamond Smith Bouvé (1876-1948), Cecilia Beaux (1855-1942) and Martha Walter (1875-1976). A side exhibition will explore the work of assemblage artist Mary Shore (1912-2001) and Ava Matz (1903-1991) who collaborated on the design and production of hand-made hooked rugs. 

Complementing this important exhibition will be a display of artwork by contemporary women artists represented in the holdings of the Cape Ann Museum. Included will be works by Ruth Mordecai, Gabrielle Barzaghi, Susan Erony, Clara Wainwright, Judi Rotenberg, and others. These artists will join Miranda Aisling, CAM Head of Education & Engagement, in a panel discussion on Saturday, September 7 at 11:00 am. 

In the discussion, visitors will earn more about each artists work and their careers as contemporary women artists on Cape Ann.