Coffee & Conversations: Gabrielle de Veaux Clements

Thursday, December 11, 2025 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Carlson Education Center, CAM Green 13 Poplar Street, Gloucester, MA CAM Members Free, Non-Members $5 Registration required as space is limited Join us for a deep dive into a single piece from the Collection with a CAM Docent, Tobi Klein. Begin with conversation, a short presentation and complimentary coffee at the Carlson Center, then move to the James Center to view the original.&nbsp; Gabrielle de Veaux Clements was a pioneering American artist whose legacy is deeply woven into the cultural fabric of Cape Ann. Trained in Philadelphia and Paris, Clements was a master of etching, mural painting, and aquatint, and she brought her refined techniques to Gloucester in the 1880s. Alongside her lifelong friend and fellow artist Ellen Day Hale, she helped establish Folly Cove as a vibrant artist enclave, mentoring younger creatives and contributing to the region’s artistic identity. Her works—ranging from intimate harbor scenes to monumental public murals—reflect both technical brilliance and a profound connection to place. Join us as we explore how Clements’ summers on Cape Ann shaped her career and helped define a generation of women artists in American art history.&nbsp; Image Credit: Gabrielle de Veaux Clements (1858-1948), The Derrick, 1884, etching on paper. Collection of the Cape Ann Museum, Gloucester, MA. Gift of Harold and Betty Bell, 1999 [1999.037.01].

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Janet &amp; William Ellery James Center, CAM Green Free and open to the public Registration is required Enjoy a FREE guided activity (ages 4+) in the gallery. Learn about Cape Ann’s Granite Industry, try a fun art making activity, and join in gallery tour designed for kids and their caregivers, led by a CAM Educator. Afterwards grab a scavenger hunt to explore the property and enjoy the lawn. Image Credit: CAM Teen Council members leading hands-on games and activities for kids of all ages, CAM Staff Photo.

Janet & William Ellery James Center, CAM Green

Middle Street Walking Tours led by CAM Docents

Saturday, December 13, 2025 Cape Ann Museum Parking Lot, Downtown Campus 27 Pleasant Street, Gloucester, MA 01930 Tours offered at 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. Free and Open to the Public No registration required. First come, first served. The Cape Ann Museum is proud to be a partner of the Middle Street Walk on Saturday, December 13. Join us for a free, event-filled stroll down historic Middle Street in Downtown Gloucester. We are offering two tours at 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. respectively, each lasting approximately 45 minutes. The tour will start at the CAM Parking Lot. Photo Credit: CAM docent leading walking tour, CAM staff photo.

Cape Ann Museum Courtyard, Downtown Campus

CAM Talk: 100 years in 20 Minutes—The Story of Granite Quarrying on Cape Ann, by Monica Lawton

Saturday, January 10, 2026 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Janet &amp; William Ellery James Center, CAM Green 13 Poplar Street, Gloucester, MA 01930 Free for CAM members, $10 for Non-Members. Registration is required as space is limited. Learn about Cape Ann’s Granite Industry with photographs and stories about the people, places and events that helped shape the communities over a one-hundred-year period. After four decades in non-profit and association management, primarily in the legal and construction realm, Monica Lawton now volunteers for several organizations and Rockport town committees, and manages her husband’s maritime art business. She shares her love of the outdoors as a leader of Sunday morning hikes through the woods and quarry lands of Cape Ann; and her love of history as a docent and tour guide at the Cape Ann Museum. A North Shore native, she has lived in Rockport for over 25 years.&nbsp; Image Credit: Jones R.E., November 03 1921. Rockport Granite Co., flat ledge or upper pit. Photograph. Collection of the Cape Ann Museum. Gift of Barbara Erkkila, 1999. [Accession #1999.24.]&nbsp;

Thursday, December 4, 2025 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Carlson Education Center, CAM Green 13 Poplar Street, Gloucester, MA CAM Members Free, Non-Members $5 Registration required as space is limited Join us for a deep dive into a single piece from the Collection with a CAM Docent, Tobi Klein. Begin with conversation, a short presentation and complimentary coffee at the Carlson Center, then move to the James Center to view the original.&nbsp; Gabrielle de Veaux Clements was a pioneering American artist whose legacy is deeply woven into the cultural fabric of Cape Ann. Trained in Philadelphia and Paris, Clements was a master of etching, mural painting, and aquatint, and she brought her refined techniques to Gloucester in the 1880s. Alongside her lifelong friend and fellow artist Ellen Day Hale, she helped establish Folly Cove as a vibrant artist enclave, mentoring younger creatives and contributing to the region’s artistic identity. Her works—ranging from intimate harbor scenes to monumental public murals—reflect both technical brilliance and a profound connection to place. Join us as we explore how Clements’ summers on Cape Ann shaped her career and helped define a generation of women artists in American art history.&nbsp; This program will repeat December 11. Image Credit: Gabrielle de Veaux Clements (1858-1948), The Derrick, 1884, etching on paper. Collection of the Cape Ann Museum, Gloucester, MA. Gift of Harold and Betty Bell, 1999 [1999.037.01].

White-Ellery House Tour

Sunday, November 30, 2025 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. White-Ellery House, CAM Green 13 Poplar St, Gloucester, MA 01930 Free and open to the public. Registration Required due to limited space. The White-Ellery House, built in 1710 for the Reverend John White, Gloucester’s first settled minister in First Parish, was situated in Gloucester’s Town Green, the center of the community at that time. The house exhibits a certain elegance and refinement while providing for basic needs of its early owners. The tour will share who lived in the house over time, its exterior structure and interior features, and the adventure of being moved to make way for the Route 128 rotary.&nbsp; Photo Credit: The White-Ellery House, CAM staff photo.

White-Ellery House, CAM Green

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Coffee & Conversations: Gabrielle de Veaux Clements

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Middle Street Walking Tours led by CAM Docents

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CAM Talk: 100 years in 20 Minutes—The Story of Granite Quarrying on Cape Ann, by Monica Lawton

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Coffee & Conversations: Gabrielle de Veaux Clements

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