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The fiberglass lobsters in the studio, before reaching their Featured Artist.
The lobsters being photographed by the Boston Globe. |
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The Lobster Landings Auction was a complete success! All the lobsters found new homes and the children and families of Pathways for Children greatly appreciate everyone who supported this event! The event raised more than $140,000, including $23K for our William Winfield Dyer Childcare Scholarship fund, all of which directly benefits the children served by Pathways. More information and photos will follow soon. Please see the individual lobster pages for the final winning bid amounts! Good News for the Cape Ann Community and all those who helped make this event a success... Six of our lobsters will be staying local, they were donated back to the community and we hope they are visited often! "The Honorable Lobster from Gloucester" can be found Gloucester City Hall at 9 Dale Avenue. "Pol" can be found at the YMCA at 71 Middle Street. "Mr. Cape Ann" can be found at Artspace at 50 Maplewood Avenue. "Doodles" can be found at the Gloucester High School at 32 Leslie O'Johnson Road. "Lady Rose Baker" can be found at the senior center at 6 Manuel F. Lewis Road. "Clambake" can be found at Woodman's of Essex at 121 Main Street, Essex MA
Beginning in the Summer of 2004, Cape Ann, a beautiful, remote jewel on the North Shore of Massachusetts, will be host to LOBSTER LANDINGS, Pathways for Children's Signature Event. Designed to raise local awareness of Pathways' services to Cape Ann's children, Lobster Landings is a series of gigantic lobsters painted by well-known local artists that will bring regional and national attention to Cape Ann's fishing and artistic communities while supporting Pathways' fundraising efforts. We expect the benefits to the community to be dramatic.
By highlighting one of Cape Ann's most prominent assets - the lobster - this exciting event will serve to support the children of Cape Ann, our greatest natural resource. |
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Similar events in other
locales such as Boston, Chicago, Rockland, ME and Brandon, VT have captured
the imagination and sense of fun among all of the participants including
the artists, sponsors, community organizations, businesses, families
and tourists. The result for the host community is an increase in tourism,
which will have a positive impact on the local economy. In Chicago,
for example, there was a reported $500 million in business to the city
and approximately two to three million tourists during the time of "Cows
on Parade."