The Gloucester Student Arts Festival: Showcasing + Creating Art as a Gloucester Community

Mar 14

Written By Gloucester Education Foundation

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+.