GLOUCESTER, MASS.- Working with freelance photographer and former Boston Globe reporter David Arnold, the Cape Ann Museum will present a special exhibition entitled QuarryArt, exploring the majesty of Cape Ann’s many quarries. The exhibit, that began yesterday, will be held at the Janet & William Ellery James Center at the Cape Ann Museum Green and will be on view through July 30.

The nine photographers whose works will be featured in the exhibition are Tsar Fedorsky, Albert Glazier, Paul Cary Goldberg, Skip Montello, Olivia Parker, Martin Ray, Katherine Richmond, Steve Rosenthal and Constance Vallis. Each spent time shooting quarries in the area at various times of year. Together, their works capture the evolving beauty of the sites as they exist today, while reminding us of the quarries’ economic importance last century.

“Quarrying has a rich and longstanding history on Cape Ann, and artists have been drawn to capture its indelible impact on this landscape in painting, drawing, etchings, and photography for decades,” said Oliver Barker, the Museum’s Director. “Having these contemporary artists come together with varied and poignant visions around a common purpose makes for a thought-provoking exhibition experience and provides an invitation to further explore the history and stories of the Quarry industry also on view at the Museum downtown.”

Programming being offered in connection with the exhibition will include an opening day celebration on Saturday, June 10, at which the public will have the opportunity to meet the photographers; an illustrated talk and guided walking tour presented by Les Bartlett on June 24; and a series of galleries talks to be presented by the photographers on July 15.

The James Center is located at 13 Poplar Street, Gloucester, the Cape Ann Museum Green. It is open to the public Friday and Saturday 10am to 5pm, and Sundays from 1 to 4pm. Admission is free. To learn more about the exhibit, visit the Museum’s website.

The Cape Ann Museum, founded in 1875, exists to preserve and celebrate the history and culture of the area and to keep it relevant to today’s audiences. Spanning 44,000 square feet, the Museum is one of the major cultural institutions on Boston’s North Shore welcoming more than 25,000 local, national, and international visitors each year to its exhibitions and programs. In addition to fine art, the Museum’s collections include decorative art, textiles, artifacts from the maritime and granite industries, three historic homes, a Library & Archives and a sculpture park in the heart of downtown Gloucester. In Summer 2021, the Museum opened the 12,000 square foot Janet & William Ellery James Center at the Cape Ann Museum Green. The campus also includes three historic buildings – the White-Ellery House (1710), the recently acquired Babson-Alling House (c.1740), and an adjacent Barn (c. 1740), all located on the site at the intersection of Washington and Poplar Streets in Gloucester.