Gloucester, Massachusetts: Jon Sarkin's Fish City Studios
Outsider artist Jon Sarkin died in 2024, but his chaotic studio survives as part-shrine, part-gallery.
- Address:
- 39 Main St., Gloucester, MA
- Directions:
- Downtown, on the south side of Main St. at its intersection with Short St.
- Hours:
- M-F 12-5, Sa 2-4 (Call to verify)
- Phone:
- 978-328-4466
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Once the creative playground of outsider artist Jon Sarkin (1953-2024), this quirky Main Street storefront in downtown Gloucester has been transformed into a gallery in his honor. After Jon's passing a small band of volunteers stepped in to preserve the spirit of the space -- chaotic, curious, imaginative -- while making it more welcoming to the public. Today it showcases a rotating selection of Jon's original works alongside pieces from visiting outsider artists. It is part shrine, part studio, part gallery, and 100 percent Jon.
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