PRESS RELEASE

For Immediate Release

October 23, 2006

Contact:
Khanh Julie Mai
(253) 476- 9490

CAOS 2003
Cambridgeport Artists Open Their Studios to the Public
CAMBRIDGE, MA -- The fall 2003 Open Studios season opens with Cambridgeport
Artisits Open Studios on Saturday and Sunday, September 16 and 17, from 11 a.m. to 6
p.m. More than 60 Cambridgeport artists will open their studios and homes to the public
for this annual event, now in it’s eleventh year.

Cambridgeport is easily accessible by bus (Routes #1, 47, 64, 70 and 70A), by subway
(Central stop on the Red line), or by car. On saturday, non-Cambridge residents may park
in permit-only areas provided they display a copy of the map on the dashboard. There is
no parking restrictions on Sundays in Cambridge.

Cambridgeport is an historic and diverse neighborhood, long home to a thriving

community of artists. Quiet residential streets lined with charming Victorians edge a
vibrent commercial and industrial zone, all peppered with the studios of printmakers,
sculptors, painters, glass and jewelry makers, illustrators, potters, photographers,
watercolorists, and artists working in a wide range of other mediums.

Internationally celebrated sculptor Jack Gilroy will offer a sneak-preview of his Peace
sculpture commissioned by the city of Prague. New CAOS group shows will open at the
Blue Gallery and the Brookline Diner, both on Brookline St.

Studio location caos 2003 maps will be available prior to the opening at Central Square
businesses and library, and on the days of the event at Dana Park on Magazine St.
Cambridgeport is located south of Central Square and bordered by River St,
Massachusetts Avenue, Sydney St, and Memorial Drive.

2003 receives funds from participating artists and from the Cambridge Arts Council, the
Massachusets Cultural Council, and the NEA, with valuable support from local
universities and businesses.

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