SIGNATURE EVENT
From the Deep
A Downtown Gloucester Arts Party
30+
cultural offerings
45+
creative PArtners
500+
attendees
1
daylong event

SAVE THE DATE
From the Deep returns
Save the Date for the return of From the Deep: A Downtown Gloucester Arts Party on Saturday, November 7 from 11:00 am - 5:00 pm.
Explore the depths of art and culture in the City of Gloucester during this free arts party. Over 25 unique cultural events will take place at cultural and business locations across the cultural district in Downtown Gloucester. This is the last weekend Imagining Gloucester's Future, an installation of eight window murals on Main Street, will be on display!
This weekend is also the 37th Anniversary of the Local Colors Artists’ Cooperative. Since 1989, Local Colors has operated as an ongoing center for creativity and commerce in downtown Gloucester. Stop by the gallery throughout the event for a full day of local artist demos.
SAVE THE DATE
Schedule of Events
All Day Activities
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Welcome Table with Discover Gloucester at The Cut, 177 Main Street
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Amy Chace's "The Midnight Zone" presented by Fish City Studios at The Cut, 177 Main Street
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Free Pop Up Thrift Shop with Warm Winter Clothes by Gloucester High School students at The Cut, 177 Main Street
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“Building the Town,” an interactive art installation with Bruce Orr at the Greater Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce's Visitor Center, 24 Harbor Loop
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“From the Deep: Gloucester in Motion — Live Painting and Art Giveaway” with Jennifer Loiselle at Revive Wellness, 232 Main Street
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From the Deep Highlights Video by Weiying Olivia Huang at 1623 Studios, 11 Pleasant Street
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“Salon of Art & Collectibles” on display at COSMOS Gallery, 20 Pleasant Street. Meet participating artists from the exhibition from 11:00 am - 6:00 pm
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New Work by Elizabeth Bish featuring new work from her monthlong Rocky Neck Art Colony-Goetemann Artist Residency on display at Amend Bish Gallery, 51 Rear Main St, Gloucester. Artist reception with refreshments.
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Stephen LaPierre Opening Reception - Key West en Plein Air Exhibit. Enjoy dozens of oil paintings of Key West, FL, along with hot cider, fine food, and live wandering Pirate Musicians from 11:00 am - 6:00 pm. LaPierre’s Clowns with Cell Phones Museum will also be open. 11 Harbor Loop Pier #4.
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A Literary and Arts Scavenger Hunt at Sawyer Free Library, 2 Dale Ave. Visit the library, grab your scavenger hunt checklist, and win prizes if you find a book or art piece in the Organic Radiance exhibit in our Matz Gallery! Checklists and prizes will be behind the Main Desk. Just show your completed list to a staff member, and choose among several different prizes. You won't want to miss it!
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Jellyfish & Serpent Installation by Jennifer K Brown at 1623 Studios, 11 Pleasant St
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From the Deep Window Display at the Bookstore of Gloucester, 61 Main Street
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Cider and Denim Event at Denim on Denim, 114 Main St featuring a discount, brand new items, and fall themed snacks and drinks for customers and the Gloucester community.
Scheduled Events
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11:00 am - 12:30 pm: George Marinakis Demo - Driftwood Sunbursts Construction at Local Colors, 121 Main Street
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11:00 - 1:00 pm: Space Flight with Steve Lacey and Pat Verga - Original multi instrumental project, guitars, synths, singing bowls, woodwinds at The Cut, 177 Main St
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11:00 - 3:00 pm: Free Sea Creative Children's Sketching Contest at Good Morning Gloucester, 44 Main Street. Prizes will be awarded and photos will be awarded.
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11:30 - 1:30 pm - Paper Fun, Coloring and Cut-outs with Betty Wiberg at the Sawyer Free Library Children's Room, 2 Dale Ave
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12:00 pm - 1:00 pm: Walking Tour of “Imagining Gloucester’s Future” window murals with Miranda Aisling Hynes, starting at Saluti, 272 Main Street.
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12:00 - 1:00 pm - Meet the Artist: Alex Stroup Paintings at Source Bakery
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12:30 to 2:00 pm: Bessie Blum Demo - Mosaic Techniques, materials available for visitors' own make-and-take small mosaics while (limited) supplies last at Local Colors, 121 Main Street
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1:00 - 2:00 pm: Shelley Nugent Glostah By The Sea~Glass presents “The process of creating art and jewelry from found objects, seaglass and beach stones” at Silverbear Emporium, 242 Main Street
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1:00 - 6:00 pm: Opening Reception of “Jack Evans | Black Rag Blues” at Jane Deering Gallery, 19 Pleasant Street
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2:00 - 3:00 pm: Lanes Coven presents "Moon and Back" by Joy & Aaron at The Cut, 177 Main Street
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2:00 - 3:00 pm: “Changes Underway at the Sargent House Museum” a presentation at the Sawyer Free Library, 2 Dale Ave. Free event, registration requested
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2:00 - 3:30 pm: Ingrid Jochimsen Demo - Layered Wooden Boxes Construction at Local Colors, 121 Main Street
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2:30 - 4:00 pm: Songs From the Deep with Compass Bros (Michael O’Leary & Gary Dolinsky) in the Gorton’s Gallery at Maritime Gloucester, 23 Harbor Loop. In a family friendly concert Compass Bros will share an array of maritime songs and ballads, many with a connection to Cape Ann, including sing-alongs. Maritime Gloucester’s new executive director Dan Albani will also share news on all that’s in the works on the MG campus, and the gift shop will be open from 11-5.
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3:00 - 4:00 pm - Poetry Reading with Gloucester’s Co-Poet Laureates Heidi Wakeman and Jay Featherstone followed by a collective poem crafting activity at Sawyer Free Library, 2 Dale Ave
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3:30 - 5:00 pm: Susan Alvey Demo - Winding a Warp for Weaving at Local Colors, 121 Man Street
More activities coming soon, check back to see the full schedule! Interested in being part of the event? Email mhynes@gloucester-ma.gov.

in review
A new kind of party
On Saturday May 2, 2026 the Harbortown Cultural District presented From the Deep: A Downtown Gloucester Arts Party for the first time.
Over 500 people came downtown to participate in over 30 free cultural offerings presented by 45 different artists and cultural organizations across the district.
Take a look at the list of cultural offerings or watch the video review.
