Artist Reception | Sunday, Sept. 14, 4-6pm

Resa Blatman  |  Daisy Braun  |  Georgie Friedman   

Perri Lynch Howard  |  Michelle Lougee  |  Michelle Samour

Jessica Straus  |  Christopher Volpe

Navigating Art & Science at the Cultural Center at Rocky Neck, features eight artists who are deeply involved in scientific inquiry and activism. While local scientists search for ways to help ocean species be more resilient to survive the rapidly changing marine environment, these artists, alert to the predicament, are creating art with urgent messages for stewardship and action.

The exhibit coincides with a city-wide initiative STAND UP for Art & Science, coordinated by Gloucester Marine Genomics Institute volunteers.

On view:

Georgie Friedman, Incoming Ocean, 2025

Single-channel, site-specific video installation on gallery architecture and carved cod by Jessica Straus

Projection area approx. 12' x 24'  

12:45 min continuous loop (silent)

The Cultural Center at Rocky Neck

Open: Thursday - Sunday | 12 pm - 5 pm

6 Wonson Street • Gloucester, MA 01930

978-515-7004 | rockyneckartcolony.org | @rockyneck_artcolony

Friedman filmed the footage for Incoming Ocean at Halibut Point, Rockport, MA specifically for this installation.

About Incoming Ocean:

Thinking about the exhibition site, Rocky Neck in Gloucester, MA, where water is everyone's neighbor, Friedman created a visual metaphor acknowledging the danger facing coastal communities in relation to sea level rise, king tides, and storm surge flooding. As if viewing through an ocean carved space, we see the ocean moving in on us, crashing against the edges of the architecture - almost lapping at our feet. If we know the ocean is coming, what preventive measures can we take now?

all images, video and other content © georgie friedman