Local Colors began in the fall of 1989 as a group of local artists who rented a small retail
space in Gloucester for the holidays. Those initial couple of months stretched into a few
more and eventually that small group of artists decided to make it official. Bylaws were
drafted, and Local Colors was born. In time, the adjacent retail space vacated and Local
Colors expanded and added more artists. Eventually, the artisans outgrew the space and
moved to another space just up the street. That gallery served as home to Local Colors for
six years until a fire forced the relocation to its current space at 121 Main Street in downtown
Gloucester. We've been at this location for about 8 years. Local Colors has flourished for
almost 20 years making it Cape Ann's oldest Artists' Cooperative.