The Gloucester Student Arts Festival: Showcasing + Creating Art as a Gloucester Community
Festival logo by Lexi Thomas, Grade 10
After three long years, the Gloucester Education Foundation and Gloucester Public Schools are thrilled to relaunch the Gloucester Student Arts Festival, a day-long celebration of the arts in the Gloucester Public Schools!
The festival will take place on Saturday, May 13 from 12-5pm in downtown Gloucester; see below for the schedule. This all-ages event will be a destination for families, community members, artists and visitors. Join us for a day of joyful creativity, delicious food, and wonderful art!
FESTIVAL SCHEDULE updated May 8, 2023
12-5pm: Food Trucks on Warren Street
Butter Ur Biscuit, Holy Cow Ice Cream Cafe, Five Star Phresh Phoods, Castaways Cafe, Rhea Pizzeria Napoletana
12-5pm: Visual Art Displays
Preschool: CAM Studio
Elementary: Sawyer Free Library (note this change from the City Hall Auditorium!)
Beeman: Blue
Plum Cove: Purple
East Gloucester: Black
Veterans: Grey
West Parish: Green
O’Maley: City Hall Steps and CAM Courtyard
GHS: Sawyer Free Library
GHS Senior Show: MAGMA
Schedule of Activities
(Time, Activity, Location)
12:00 Festival Opening, City Hall Steps
12:05-12:30 O’Maley Jazz Band, CAM Courtyard
12:05-3:00 Paper Accordion Landscapes, City Hall Parking Lot
12:05-3:00 Edward Hopper-inspired Stained Glass Art, City Hall Parking Lot
12:05-3:00 Wood Spoon Carving Demo, City Hall Parking Lot
12:05-3:00 Fish Prints, City Hall Parking Lot
12:05 -5:00 Poetry in Motion, CAM Sculpture Garden
12:35-1:05 GHS Band, CAM Courtyard
1:00-3:00 Dance Workshop, City Hall Parking Lot
1:10-1:25 4th Grade Band, CAM Courtyard
1:30-1:45 5th Grade Band, CAM Courtyard
2:00-2:30 Elementary Music, CAM Auditorium
2:30-3:00 Elementary Theater, CAM Auditorium
2:00-5:00 Cyanotype Sun Prints, City Hall Parking Lot
2:00-5:00 Afghan Kite-Making, City Hall Parking Lot
2:00-5:00 Folly Cove-inspired Block Printing, CAM Studio
2:00-5:00 Face Painting, CAM Sculpture Garden
2:30-3:00 Middle School Theater, MAGMA
3:00-3:15 Preschool Flashmob, CAM Courtyard
3:00-3:30 GHS Theater, MAGMA
3:15-4:00 Speakers’ Corner Open Mic, CAM Sculpture Garden
The Gloucester Student Arts Festival is a collaboration between GEF, GPS, Cape Ann Museum, MAGMA, and the City of Gloucester, with generous support from Institution for Savings, BankGloucester, and Gloucester 400+.
