Previous Exhibitions Art on the Edge Exhibition and Reception at the Provincetown Art Association and Museum  Exhibition April 20-May 6, 2012; Reception April 27, 6-8pm PAAM's Saturday Program for Youth 11-15 years old will culminate with an exhibition in the Museum's Duffy Gallery, opening to the public on April 20th with a celebratory reception on April 27 from 6-8pm. On view will be student's work from the past two semesters of the program, as well as a collaborative installation piece with local artists Zehra Kahn and Tim Winn. In 2011, PAAM's Art on the Edge (AOTE) Program entered its third year, and thanks to national, state and local support, PAAM was able to double the number of classes offered, from 12 to 24 multidisciplinary Saturday sessions. The free program provides instruction with teaching artists, all materials, and transportation to and from PAAM. Studio sessions included comic books and figure drawing with Tracey Anderson; assemblage and sculpture with Mike Wright; white-line woodblock printing with Katheryn Smith; animation with Arvid-Tomayko Peters; and a variety of printmaking techniques from monoprint, to dry-point etching and silk screen with Lead AOTE Teacher Vicky Tomayko.   Over thirty students participated in the program; their work will be featured in the exhibition and celebrated by family and friends. The public is warmly invited to attend. PAAM supports collaborations and seeks out support from a broad range of sources. 2011-2012 funders include the Massachusetts Cultural Council , a state agency, the National Endowment for the Arts, which beleives that a great nation deserves great art, the Aeroflex Foundation, Bank of America, an anonymous donor,  the Bilezikian Family Foundation, and Ted and Peter Petas. Recent partners and supporters include the Kelley Foundation, the Provincetown Police Department and Association, the Arts Foundation of Cape Cod, the Bessie Pappas Charitable Foundation, and the Hess and Helyn Kline Foundation. Partnerships with schools, non-profit organizations, and businesses are vital to the success of PAAM’s NEXUS Youth Arts Programs. This year PAAM is providing transportation to and from the Art Reach and Art on the Edge programs through partnerships with the Provincetown and Nauset School Systems, and Nauset Youth Alliance. PAAM is also partnering with Provincetown Community Television to develop a series of video projects covering themes and topics determined by NEXUS Youth Arts participants. Completed projects will be broadcast on PTV’s channel 17 and on the PTV website. For information on collaborating/partnering with PAAM’s Nexus Youth Arts Programs contact Lynn Stanley, lstanley@paam.org. For information on supporting PAAM’s youth programs contact Sheila McGuinness, smcguinness@paam.org. Members’ Open: Portraits exhibition checklist Opening reception: March 23, 6-8pm On display: March 2-April 29 W.H.W. Bicknell, from PAAM'S permanent collection PAAM’s tradition of presenting member artwork in several juried and open exhibitions throughout the year strengthens the year-round artistic community in Provincetown, and provides emerging and established artists the opportunity to display their work in a world-class museum. Any member in good standing is eligible to submit to members’ exhibitions (membership must be valid through the duration of the show). All artwork must be dry and equipped with a hanging device upon arrival. Please note the opening reception is the second Friday after the drop-off day. Members are encouraged to call ahead of time with any questions or concerns regarding eligibility. PAAM acknowledges the following donors who have generously helped to underwrite this exhibition:   AllianceBernstein Anonymous Helen Frankenthaler Foundation Lenore Ross Irma Ruckstuhl The Aeroflex Foundation Judyth and Daniel Katz Anne Peretz Robert Andrew Wentz Arthur Cohen and Daryl Otte Dorothy Antoinette LaSelle Foundation Yvette Drury Dubinsky Sharon Fay and Maxine Schaffer Julie Heller Brian Koll and David Altarac Joy McNulty The Estate of Mary Kass The Estate of Chester I Solomon Recent Gifts to the Collection ll On display January 13 - April 29, 2011 exhibition checklist Maryalice Johnston (1953 - ) untitled, 2011 acrylic on board, 12 x 12" From the ArtSTRAND ArtBAG Portfolio, Gift of the ArtSTRAND Artists, 2011 Bailey Bob Bailey (1958-) untitled (#1), 2011 mixed media, 16 x 12 x 5" From the ArtSTRAND ArtBAG Portfolio, Gift of the ArtSTRAND Artists, 2011 The permanent collection is an important measure of a museum’s value. And PAAM’s holdings of local and regional art is extensive and dynamic, comprising over 2,400 works by 600 twentieth century and contemporary artists who have worked in Provincetown and on Cape Cod. Their styles are noteworthy in the history of American Art. The collection weaves together at least three major art movements— each a significant strand of American art history— and creates perspectives that uniquely position the Provincetown art colony as pertinent to the larger art world. PAAM's collection is at the foundation of many educational programs and exhibitions. Both the curating program and the fall art workshops make use of collection works to stimulate creativity. Thea credited courses take advantage of gallery exhibitions to clarify principles and techniques. And major museums and galleries borrow exemplary works for exhibitions. Embedded into PAAM’s mission, the collection is truly at the heart of our organization. A glance at The Permanent Collection catalog shows how many hundreds of people have been moved to express their generosity through contributions of virtually the whole collection. Amassed over an entire century, PAAM’s collection has been donated by people who really cared that the region’s art remain here. Because of the recent outpouring of generosity, this fall we are thrilled to present this exhibition of recent gifts. Our sincere thanks go out to all the donors who have made these most recent gifts to the PAAM Collection. Selections from the Permanent Collection September 30, 2011- April 29, 2012 exhibition checklist Blanche Lazzell, Painting #12, 1929 oil on canvas, 36 x 36" Gift of Mrs. Robert Sellers, 1956 This exhibition includes major works by Charles Hawthorne, Blanche Lazzell, Edwin Dickinson, Hans Hofmann and Robert Motherwell, among others reaffirming the importance of the oldest continuous arts colony in America. Herman Maril, Provincetown, oil on canvas, 18 x 24" Gift of Ruth & Leonard Bocour, 1991 Hundreds of artists have, for shorter or longer times, called Provincetown and other towns on outer Cape Cod home. PAAM's permanent collection has over 3,000 works by more than 650 artists and continues to grow with numerous acquisitions throughout the year. Pieces from PAAM's collection are currently or were recently on loan to several prominent national museums, including 20 pieces in the New Britain Museum of American Art's exhibition The Tides of Provincetown, a piece in the traveling exhibition Perle Fine: Tranquil Power, and several pieces in the Cape Cod Museum of Art's exhibition Perspectives on the Provincetown Art Colony that was in conjunction with the release of Deborah Forman's book by the same name. Robert Motherwell, Provincetown Bay, 1990 oil on canvasboard, 16 x 20" Gift of the Dedalus Foundation in honor of Lise and Jeannie Motherwell Exhibition of artwork by members of PAAM's Exhibition Committee The individuals who steer the direction of exhibitions at PAAM display their artwork January 20-April 15, 2012 exhibition checklist Join us at PAAM for a gallery conversation with Exhibition Committee Members Saturday, February 4, 1pm, Free PAAM is proud to present an exhibition of artwork created by the members of the museum's Exhibition Committee. The members are: Midge Battelle, Donald Beal (above), Breon Dunigan, Robert Dutoit, Joe Fiorello, David Foley, Robert Henry , Pasquale Natale, Elisabeth Pearl, Frank Vasello (below), and Mike Wright. PAAM's Exhibition Committee discusses major policy questions and issues surrounding members' open/juried exhibitions, group/solo exhibitions, and use of the collection. They are also responsible for the selection and creation of the exhibition schedule and display of art at PAAM. This exhibition will highlight the talented artists that work to ensure that PAAM's visual offerings promote the museum's mission and reflect the rich cultural community, both past and present. The public is warmly invited to an opening reception on Friday, January 27 from 6-8pm. This opening is a potluck, guests are asked to bring a dish to share for 6 people or a $7 donation. This exhibition runs from January 20-April 15, 2012. Drawing Invitational Exhibition January 27-March 18, 2012 The many dimensions of drawing is the subject of this invitational exhibition. Curators Joe Fiorello and Breon Dunigan have chosen works by artists that represent a wide variety of mediums, styles and subject matter. Among those in the exhibition are Mark Adams, Tracey Anderson, Bailey Bob Bailey, Richard Baker, Kathline Carr, Betty Fuller, David Kramer, Dermot Meagher, Michael Prodanou (at left), Paul Stopforth , James Everett Stanley, Selina Treiff, Nancy Webb, and Hugo Porcaro. exhibition checklist BEACHED: An Exhibition of the 2011-2012 Visual Arts Fellows exhibition checklist Visual Arts Fellows from FAWC display their work at PAAM January 13-February 26, 2012 Golnar Adili The exhibition at PAAM includes all of the 2011-2012 Visual Arts Fellows: Golnar Adili, Jarrod Beck, Nicholas des Cognets (above), Jonathan Ehrenberg, Candice Lin, Andy Ness, Jacolby Satterwhite, Jeannie Simms, Sarah Sohn, and Rob Swainston. We are glad to welcome the 2011-12 Visual Arts Fellows of the Fine Arts Work Center to participate in what has become a winter tradition at PAAM: the presentation of recent and new artwork, created during FAWC fellowships. As in years past, FAWC’s current Fellows have created an eclectic and engaging exhibition, which explores a range of media and interests. We at PAAM celebrate our more than 30-year partnership with the Fine Arts Work Center, as we continue to present innovative and challenging work created by emerging artists on the Outer Cape. Christine McCarthy, PAAM Executive Director Nicholas des Cognets In concurrence with this exhibition, PAAM hosted Forum 12: a special event created by exhibiting FAWC fellow Jeannie Simmons The Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown is a leading long-term residency program for emerging artists and writers and one of the most renowned. Each year the Work Center offers residencies - the gift of time and space - to twenty Fellows selected from over 1,000 applicants worldwide. From October to May, the Fellows receive living and studio space and a modest monthly stipend. The only thing we ask is in return is that they focus on their work while they are in residence. Fellows pursue their work independently in a diverse and supportive community of peers. Throughout the Fellowship they are invited to present their work to the community and meet with visiting artists and writers. Rob Swainston The public is warmly invited to an opening reception on Friday, January 27 from 6-8pm. This opening is a potluck, guests are asked to bring a dish to share for 6 people or a $7 donation. This exhibition runs from January 13- February 26, 2012. Recent Gifts to the Collection On display: December 2- January 22 exhibition checklist Haynes Ownby (1929-2001) Magnificent Starlight 1978, acrylic on plywood, 5 x 6" triangle panel Gift from the estate of Mary Kass, 2011 TJWalton (1961-) Still Life with BlackVase, n.d. oil on canvas, 30 x 24" Gift of the artist, 2011 Join us in celebrating the exciting new additions to PAAM’s growing collection of over 3,000 pieces and over 650 artists! This exhibition represents a diverse sampling of the numerous gifts PAAM has received over the past year. Artists represented in this exhibition include Barbara Cohen, Eliza Draper Gardiner, Megan Hinton, Gerrit Hondius, Ary Stillman, Judith Trepp, and Tseng Kwong Chi, among others. It is through the continued generosity of donors that the collection can exist. Our most sincere thanks go out to all the donors who have helped grow the collection into a multifunctional resource that will continue to document Provincetown’s history into the future. Suspended: Installations by Nathalie Ferrier and Beth Galston curated by Frank Vasello October 28-January 15 The artists' hands are obvious in these finely crafted pieces, which show meticulous attention to detail. The ritual of the lengthy process and the element of time spent are evident as one looks at the craftsmanship of both installations. Multiple little pieces of parts gathered together create intricate environs for the viewer to explore. Join us at PAAM for a Gallery Conversation with artist Nathalie Ferrier Saturday, January 14, 1pm Galston's Ariel, from her Luminous Garden series, is an immersive environment, the sixth in a series, and is made up of tiny LEDs set in cast resin acorn caps, which hover over tangles of wires in a darkened room. Inspired by a trip to the Galapagos and swimming underwater, this piece creates an immersive environment for viewers to travel. Ferrier works with leaves, cells, and the language of scientific illustration- stitching together her pieces with traditional domestic handicraft. Her work explores the interplay between organism and culture, and and the biomorphic form within her installation utilize non-traditional materials. "It is exciting to see how a piece of art interacts with the space in which it is located, so I have always responded to installation art. For this exhibition, I selected Beth Galston and Nathalie Ferrier because their works relate to one another. Each has installed an organic immersive environment in the Duffy Gallery. Through a process that is meditative, almost obsessive, both artists created large cohesive works from multiple smaller parts-intricately crocheted leaves, tens of thousands of threaded acorn caps-which demonstrate the interplay of both chaos and order in nature." - Frank Vasello Members’ Open: Small Works November 10-January 8, 2011 exhibition checklist We are pleased to present our annual exhibition of small works, showcasing pieces 24x24” or smaller in an exciting exhibition of member artwork. PAAM’s tradition of presenting member artwork in several juried and open exhibitions throughout the year strengthens the year-round artistic community in Provincetown, and provides emerging and established artists the opportunity to display their work in a world-class museum. Any member in good standing is eligible to submit to members’ exhibitions (membership must be valid through the duration of the show.) Members’ Juried: Handmade Holiday Cards December 2-January 8 exhibition checklist In celebration of the holiday and winter season, the museum will hold an exhibition of handmade holiday cards created by selected PAAM members. Cards must be handmade, unique (no reproductions, please!), and consistent with a holiday or winter theme. They may include an envelope and may be for sale. The jurors for this show are Pasquale Natale and David Foley. Artists in this exhibition include: Rebecca Arnoldi, Joan Barron, Midge Battelle, Heather Blume, Sally Brophy, Gail Browne, Victoria Casciato, Albert Corliss, Barbara Ford Doyle, Paula Drape, Brendan Ben Feeney, Elizabeth Fleeson, Joe Fiorello, David Foley, Dave Genest, Kate Grozier, Laurel Guadazno, Suzanne Hardin, Glenna Hartwell, Conny Hatch, Sharon Hayes, Rachel Ellis Kaufman, Julia Kelly, Lorraine Kujawa, Susan Kurtzman, Richard Lacasse, Jane Lincoln, Christa Marquez, Kendall McCall, Pat Medina, Deb Mell, Blossom S. Newman, Jane Paradise, Elisabeth Pearl, Claudia Piehler, Liana Piehler, Jaye Phillips, Si‚n Robertson, Jane Rowe, Brenda Silva, Tim Winn, and Rachel White. Included in this exhibition will be several Tenugui - thin Japanese towels printed with holiday and New Year images - from the collection of Woody Shimko. A portion of the proceeds of sales of these tenugui benefit PAAM. Kenneth Stubbs October 7-November 27, 2011 exhibition checklist Kenneth Stubbs, Swinging, 1957, collection of the Stubbs Family From the early 1930s to his death in 1967, Kenneth Stubbs was immersed in the Provincetown arts community, having studied with E. Ambrose Webster in 1931 and in 1934. He showed regularly at the Provincetown Art Association and was a member of the Beachcomber’s Club from 1938 – 1967. Additionally, he has had 15 one-man shows in the Washington, DC and Cape Cod areas. Kenneth Stubbs, Provincetown, 1960 In a letter to art critic of The Washington Star, Florence Berryman, in January 1955, Stubbs wrote: “Some people ask what my objective is in painting. I prefer to think I have a position and a direction, rather than an objective. My position is based on a belief in the tradition of good painting as practiced by the Masters. My direction is based on the development and change that occur in my ideas about nature and life. To be more specific, I feel that the structure of my painting is based on tradition - while the content is based on ideas. Where these two things - tradition and idea - meet in the form of my painting, they become real. First of all, the forms are real to me. Where they also say something, so much the better. If a modern statement is the result, it is modern simply because my interests are modern. The fact that many of my paintings are concerned with flat or semi-flat patterns that depart more or less from the appearance of nature is simply a matter of style. This style comes from the need to have the entire painting, rather than the separate objects, express the idea. The fact that my watercolors and drawings are more nearly a reflection of nature is a matter of relaxed observation. I hope this statement will add something to the understanding of my work and my attitude toward art. As you know, artists always get into trouble when they write about their work. I hope that my paintings and drawings are better examples of my work than my written words are." Kenneth Stubbs, Shorescape with House and Barn, 1965 Visit www.kennethstubbsart.com Creativity + Community = PAAM 3DMention October 21-November 27,2011 An Exhibition Created by the Middle Years Students of Provincetown Schools at the Provincetown Art Association and Museum with Curator of Education Lynn Stanley download exhibition flyer pdf This fall nineteen fifth, six and seventh grade students from the Middle Years Program of the Provincetown School System continue the student curating tradition with the creation of their exhibition 3-D Mention, which features assemblages and sculpture from the PAAM collection,  in the Museum’s Moffett Gallery and 3-dimensional student-made work inspired by collection work. Featuring assemblages from the PAAM collection and artwork by the 5, 6 and 7 grade students Mary Burns, Grace Caron, Sandra Coats, Hannah Colley, Dawnell Dennison, Mackinzie Edwards, Zach Green, Becca Hudson, Jordon Hudson, Sage McCormick, Heather Osowski, Eli Patrick, Dudley Salmon, Kasia Sapinska, Sebastian Serrano, and Zumm Seranno. The Student and Educators Curating Program was established in 1992 to engage local educators and first through twelfth grade students in the art and culture of their region. For information on PAAM’s Youth Educational Programs, please contact Lynn Stanley, Curator of Education, 508 487 1750, lstanley@paam.org. These programs are funded, in part, by the National Endowment for the Arts, the Massachusetts Cultural Council, the Aeroflex Foundation, the generous patronage of Ted Jones and Peter Petas, and an anonymous donor. visit www.paam.org/nexus Members' Juried Exhibition September 23 - November 6, 2011 exhibition checklist Juror: Allison N. Kemmerer, Curator of Photography and of Art after 1950, Addison Gallery of American Art at Phillips Academy in Andover, MA Exhibition of works by Ramon S. Alcolea, Astrid, Kate Avery, Katherine Baltivik, Sally Bridge, Chip Brock, Jean Fogg Brock, Flint Butera, Joan W. Caefer, Ted Chapin, Cathleen Daley, Christopher Scott Dohert, Yvette Drury Dubinsky, Jaime Elkins, Laura Fisher, Salvatore Fiumara, Marcia Geier, David Genest, Philip Gerstein, Paige Gillies, Terry Gips, William Hamlin, Conny Hatch, Kenneth Hawkey, Robert Henry, Megan Hinton, Marc Kundmann, Louis Lima, Cathryn McLean Lonsdale, Kendall McCall, Deb Mell, Richard Neal, Maureen O'Sullivan, Janet Picard, Jackie Reeves, Robert Rindler, Marian Roth, Anne Salas, Paul Schulenburg, Dick Singer, Claudia Smith-Jacobs, Barbara Solomon, Eleanor Steinadler, Connie Tavanis, Selina Trieff, Tim Winn, Robyn Wolf-Corum, Jack Zaner, Martha Zinn Will Barnet in Provincetown PAAM celebrates the centenary year of this American master with the exhibition Will Barnet in Provincetown August 19-October 23 Presented by Will Barnet and the Alexandre Gallery in New York, NY August 19 – October 23, 2011 Opening reception: Friday, August 19, 8 PM at left: Will Barnet, study for Midnight, courtesy Alexandre Gallery, New York NY exhibition checklist The elegant and enigmatic women, children, and often a bird or a cat in Barnet's portraits have captured viewers imaginations for decades. Since his childhood in the town of Beverly MA, Barnet has been exploring portraiture - beginning with himself, and advancing to members of his family. Recalling the words of his father, who told him factory work "destroyed a man's soul" Barnet sought, and achieved, a life liberated from the struggles of his parents.  Upon receiving a scholarship from the Art Students League in New York City, Barnet moved from his small town on the North Shore at the age of 19 to pursue a career as an artist. He later taught at the Art Students League for over 30 years, in addition to Cooper Union, Yale University, and Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art. "As a teacher," wrote Robin Finn of the New York Times, "he elevated printmaking to an art form and emphasized to painters the difference between fine art and the transfer of object to canvas." Woman in Tree With Cat, Courtesy of Alexandre Gallery in New York, NY, photo credit Albert Velasco Many recognize Barnet's portraits for their flat, elegant surfaces and stark, muted emotion. Melancholic and mysterious, these prints draw from a diverse variety of influences, from Japanese prints, to European masters, to Native American earthly, geometric abstractions. His portraits often depict women in quiet moments--a dark-haired woman with luminous, pale skin and a serious expression holds a piece of yarn in one hand and rests another on the head of a peaceful cat, another cat perched on top of the chair, and a dog observing the trio; or a woman seated at a piano, paused between songs, a young boy on her lap and a contented cat absorbing the musical vibrations. The scenes are at once unusual and deeply familiar. "Barnet's elegant directness had always something about it of a child's vision, of enumerated wonders," wrote John Updike in 2004.   This American master celebrated his 100th birthday in 2011.  Provincetown Art Association and Museum is grateful to the following PARTNERS IN ART for their underwriting support of Will Barnett in Provincetown: Yvette Drury Dubinsky and John Paul Dubinsky Michael Fernon and Kenneth Weiss Joe Fiorello Judy and Dan Katz Michel Wallerstein Michael Wasserman Wequassett Resort and Golf Club Seamen's Bank Lecture Cancelled: Tuesday, August 23, 7pm: The scheduled discussion of Barnet’s prints, paintings, and drawings at PAAM as part of the Fredi Schiff Levin Lecture Series has been cancelled. Donald Beal A solo exhibition of the artist’s work courtesy of Berta Walker Gallery September 23–October 28, 2011. Donald Beal digs deep into the canvas in his search for form and color. “I am non-object oriented.  In the early phases of a painting, it’s about building space, building relations.  I am not going for a particular subject, but let the brushwork suggest a space and then the space becomes the subject.”  Beal layers color and often turns the canvas sideways or upside down.  The forms shift.  The perspective is altered.  The shape “bubbles up from the subconscious” and becomes the strident green of summer leaves or the burnt red bark of a fallen tree trunk.  The form reveals itself as the planes of color shift and deepen. Beal’s inspiration has tended toward images of his family home in DownEast Maine, which he has painted from memory.  A cove is bordered by forest with a small red boat in the foreground that anchors the canvas.  The strokes of paint are lush and heavy.  The colors are laid in thick bands that break the painting into abstracted elements of water, forest and sky.  A tree trunk juts violently through a canvas blurring the foliage behind it while a bird, a grebe or a loon, sits quietly holding a fish in its mouth.  The forest is impenetrable.  The tree trunk dominates the canvas and brings the eye down toward the bird, a surprise that draws the viewer in.  A waterlily is near its feet.  The revelations appear as if in a flash amid Beal’s layered and textured canvases.  And they comprise the wonder of Beal’s work. Beal was born in 1959 in Syracuse, New York, and lived in Westford, Massachusetts until graduating high school in 1977. He studied art at the Swain School of Design in New Bedford, Massachusetts, where he earned his BFA in painting in 1981. After moving to New York City to study at Brooklyn College, he later received his MFA in 1983 from Parsons School of Design. In 1985, he moved to Provincetown, Massachusetts, and married photographer Khristine Hopkins. Beal is a professor in the College of Visual and Performing Arts at the University of Massachusetts. Donald Beal continues to live and paint in Provincetown, Massachusetts, and is represented by the Berta Walker Gallery in Provincetown and Crowell’s Fine Art in New Bedford, MA. exhibition checklist Exhibition of artwork by grant recipients Jo Hay and D. Morgan Russell This exhibition runs from September 16-October 16.   In November 2010, PAAM awarded two artists, Jo Hay and D. Morgan Russell, with the first ever Lillian Orlowsky and William Freed Foundation Grant. Read more about the 2010 grant recipients here. This grant is offered annually to American painters aged 45 or older who demonstrate financial need. The primary emphasis is to promote public awareness and a commitment to American art, as well as encouraging interest in artists who lack adequate recognition. The 2011 grant cycle just closed, the new recipients will be announced in November.   The late Lillian Orlowsky and William Freed were former students of Hans Hofmann who studied with him in both New York and Provincetown. They were very active at PAAM as artist members, instructors in the summer school, and they served on a variety of committees throughout their 50 years on Cape Cod. Orlowsky, in particular, was sensitive to the challenges artists face, especially those working against the mainstream or outside of popular schools of art. Her desire to provide financial support to mature artists through this generous endowment gift speaks to her passionate commitment to art for art's sake and art created regardless of the demands and whims of the market place.   Beyond Line: the Art of Judith Trepp Curated by Chris McCarthy August 19 – October 2, 2011 exhibition checklist Tuesday, September 6, 7pm: Join the artist for a discussion of her exhibition at PAAM, as part of the Fredi Schiff Levin Lecture Series Using line and space to create a visual poetry that dialogues directly with the viewer, this exhibition features paintings, drawings and sculpture created over the past decade. Provincetown Art Association and Museum is grateful to the following PARTNERS IN ART for their underwriting support of Beyond Line: the Art of Judith Trepp: Craig Combs and Charles Roberts Dorothy Antoinette LaSelle Foundation Mona Dukess Alix Ritchie and Marty Davis Joan and Anton Schiffenhaus TD Charitable Foundation Provincetown Art Association and Museum presents an exhibition of artwork by students enrolled in the Masters of Fine Arts program at Massachusetts College of Art and Design's low-residency program at FAWC On view at PAAM September 16-26 PAAM is pleased to present a new exhibition of work by contemporary artists currently enrolled in the Masters of Fine Arts program of the Massachusetts College of Art and Design (MassArt) residency program at the Fine Arts Work Center (FAWC) in Provincetown. This select group of students enrolled in the program benefit from the unique opportunity of a low-residency program in the oldest active artist colony in the country. This program's emphasis is on studio production; on structuring interactions and environments where artists can create their work and receive critical feedback. While in Provincetown, students meet and engage with leading artists and art world professionals. This exhibition provides a mere glimpse of the hard work, dedication and talent of this energized artistic community. MassArt augments an intensive course of study guided by an experienced team of resident faculty with presentations and studio visits by leading artists and art-world professionals. During the two-year program students undergo four residencies of three and a half weeks duration, as well as a final one- week residency in which a thesis defense and an exhibition are held. During non-residency periods students participate in a variety of courses as well as in intensive studio work under the guidance of approved mentors. Annual Fall Consignment Auction Saturday, September 17 at 7pm Works to be included in Fall Consignment Auction on view at PAAM September 2-17 This event is free and open to the public. ot 73. Ross Moffett, Higgins Wharf, 1947, oil on canvas, 26 x 40", Featured in the 2011 Fall Consignment Auction at PAAM View the online illustrated catalogue. PAAM'S Fall Consignment Auction in September, 2010 broke records as the highest grossing auction in PAAM history, with over $300,000 in artwork sales. The proceeds from PAAM's auctions directly benefit the Museum's exhibitions and educational initiatives. Consigners and customers know that the 15% buyer's premium and the 20% seller's commission support a solid non-profit institution with a long history of providing programs that serve the public good. Karl Knaths, Grey Horse, featured in the 2011 Fall Consignment Auction at PAAM   Highlights of PAAM's 2011 Fall Consignment Auction include George Elmer Brown, Arthur Diehl, William Freed, Karl Knaths, Judith Shahn, and many more. Arthur Diehl, Ballston Beach, featured in the 2011 Fall Consignment Auction at PAAM To accession important works into the permanent collection, PAAM depends on the generosity of its supporters. Consignors would often love to contribute a fine work to the collection, but may not be in the financial position to do so. Yet they know that, by offering the work for auction at PAAM, they give the organization the opportunity to search out a potential donor who may wish to contribute the piece back to the museum. Cape/Modern: The Architecture of Survival and Celebration Curated by Mark Hammer On view: July 29-September 11 This exhibition explores the various solutions to an architectural problem, and their endurance as aesthetic archetypes. Prior to World War II, the dominant style of architecture on outer Cape Cod reflected the need of resident fishermen and boatbuilders to survive the harsh weather of winter months. Curator Mark Hammer writes "Fortification from the cold winters and harsh winds was the principal consideration that gave form to these compact houses, whose shingled sides and roofs were as protective as the scales of the fish harvested from local waters." In the early 20th Century the decline of the prevailing industries of the area such as boatbuilding and fishing freed up large parcels of land for affordable prices, making outer Cape Cod a viable place to live for the community of artists, playwrights, and poets who were drawn to its natural beauty and unspoiled quality. New homes built during this time drew inspiration from the natural surroundings, prioritizing a beautiful view over potential for warmth in the winter. "These houses were designed as celebrations of the summer...the new forms were now influenced by their uniquely American context and were focused on access to the outdoors, natural light and views," writes Hammer. Without an existing archetype for a Cape Cod summer home, these new constructions developed a unique style. Today, outer Cape Cod is recognized as having one of the most signficant concentrations of mid-century modern residential design in the country. Members 12 x 12 Exhibition and Silent Auction July 15 – September 10, 2011 Final Bids Party: Saturday, September 10, 4pm. Bids close alphabetically beginning at 4:30pm. The 12x12 Exhibition and Silent Auction is an exciting event that draws artists and collectors together in support of the Provincetown Art Association and Museum.  Works by emerging and established artists hang side by side in this Members’ Open Exhibition, expressing a high level of achievement and a wide variety of subjects and styles. The Annual 12 x 12 is a perfect opportunity for collectors to view a broad range of local talent, and an exceptional venue for emerging artists seeking visibility. Bidding starts at $125, climbing by demand throughout the one-month exhibition until the final hour of the silent auction. Participating artists agree to a 50% commission, with an option to donate their own percentage of the final sale to PAAM. These commissions and donations provide funding for year-round art exhibitions and educational programming.  join or renew your membership today Curatorial Projects: Mapped Waters New Work by Mona Dukess Curated by Christine McCarthy On view August 1-31  in the Wolfman Conference Room and the Second Floor Corridor. The archival pigment prints of artist Mona Dukess's new works will be on view in the Wolfman Conference Room and the second floor corridor at PAAM during the month of August. Over the years, Dukess has explored a variety of artistic processes including working with hand-made papers.  Her subject matter has focused on the intrinsic beauty of nature, flora, and the environment.  The past two years have seen Dukess push her process to include a photographic method of producing archival pigment prints through the use of her computer, rather than a traditional darkroom. According to Dukess, "In order to accomplish what I wanted, I turned to tools and technologies of the computer as an alternate to the darkroom. Thus I became involved and excited with an entirely new procedure which allowed me to refine my images, control the subtleties of lights and darks, make decisions as to the sizes and dimension of the prints, chose papers best suited to the effects I wanted, and to explore new possibilities of mounting and presentation." Curator Christine McCarthy states, 'It has been a thrill to see Mona move in such an unexpected direction. She continues to use elements from each artistic process in order to continue reinventing herself as an artist." Ary Stillman Beneath the Surface Curated by Chris McCarthy June 17 – August 28, 2011 Ary Stillman, Priscilla#3, c.1948-49, 12 x 9", embossing and charcoal on paper A survey of work by artist Ary Stillman. Deeply influenced by breakthroughs in psychology in the early 20th Century, Stillman's work reflects his search for the collective unconscious. Featured in this survery, along with oils painted throughout his sixty-year career, is the Priscilla Series – prints created during the summer of 1948 in a studio on Priscilla Alden Road that show his unique technique: lines inscribed into paper then rubbed with charcoal to reveal a surface linear structure, instead of embossed grooves. Provincetown Art Association and Museum is grateful to the following PARTNERS IN ART for their underwriting support of Ary Stillman- Beneath the Surface: Deborah Bowles Joe Collins and Harry Clark Doug Dolezal and Greg Welch Richard Murray and William Dougal Bertram and Marla Perkel  SUBJECTIVE ENVIRONMENTS: Chromatic Paintings of Bernd Haussmann Curated by Chris McCarthy July 1 – August 14, 2011 Opening reception: Friday, July 15, 8 PM Tuesday, July 19, 7pm: Join the artist along with PAAM Director and exhibition Curator Chris McCarthy for a discussion of his exhibition at PAAM, as part of the Fredi Schiff Levin Lecture Series Bernd Haussmann, Mountains and Oceans (1991), 2009, oil, mixed media on acrylic glass, 57.5x42.5, This show will feature recent works painted by Haussmann from his Mountains and Oceans series which reveal an abstracted interpretation of nature through the absence of what is expected to be seen.  He extracts singular elements illuminated by bold primary colors. These will be paired with a series of works painted in silver revealing a number of textural surfaces that create a three-dimensional picture plane.  In Haussmann’s own words, “Painting is not about what you see, it is about what you don’t see”. Bernd Haussmann, #896, from the Mountains and Oceans Series, 48x70, oil and mixed media on canvas, 2011 Provincetown Art Association and Museum is grateful to the following PARTNERS IN ART for their underwriting support of Subjective Environments: Chromatic Paintings of Bernd Haussmann: Neal Balkowitsch and Donald Nelson Kenneth Dietz Christopher Duff and Mark Westman Dan Mullin Anne Peretz Alix Ritchie and Marty Davis Gail Williams and Dawn McCall John Grillo Abstract Expressionsim: The Formative Years (1946-48) June 24- August 14, 2011 exhibition checklist Tuesday, June 28, 7pm: Join the artist for a discussion of his exhibition at PAAM, as part of the Fredi Schiff Levin Lecture Series Grillo: Abstract Expression, The Formative Years, 1946-48, with a foreword by Susan Landauer, has been published in con- junction with this exhibition. PAAM gratefully acknowledges John Grillo, ACME FineArt, Robert Green Fine Art, and the scholarship of art historian and curator Susan Landauer. John Grillo, Untitled, 1947 John Grillo played a seminal role in the development of Abstract Expressionism in the San Francisco bay area and is acknowledged as "perhaps the first and purest action painter on the west coast." (Thomas Albright, Art in The San Francisco Bay Area 1945-1980). In 1946 Grillo enrolled in the San Francisco School of Fine Arts under the G.I. Bill; when funds and art supplies were short, he experimented with whatever was on hand, including coffee grounds and cocoa.   But as the art historian and curator Susan Landauer describes, "he reserved his most radical experimentation for the medium of watercolor.  For sheer inventiveness of technique [his watercolors] rivaled vanguard developments in the East, and in their spontaneity and dramatic intensity, many of these paintings bear the hallmarks of classic Abstract Expressionism."  Remarkably, Grillo's gestural work predates or parallels the development of action paintings by celebrated abstract expressionists Franz Kline, William De Kooning and Jackson Pollack.  The exhibition at PAAM will feature over thirty of Grillo's groundbreaking watercolors. John Grillo, Untitled, 1946 Provincetown Art Association and Museum is grateful to the following PARTNERS IN ART for their underwriting support of John Grillo Abstract Expressionism: The Formative Years, 1946-48: Christopher Duff and Mark Westman Sharon Fay and Maxine Schaffer Brian Koll and David Altarac David Murphy and John Simpson Jane Paradise and Frank DiGirolamo William Rawn and John Douhan Mallory White and Gail Bliss.  The Garden, a Place Art of the Garden Exhibition Curated by Richard Lacasse June 10 – July 24, 2011 Opening reception: Friday, June 24, 8 PM Exhibition in concurrence with PAAM's 2011 Annual Secret Garden Tour - July 10, 2011, 10-3pm exhibition checklist Gardening enthusiasts will enjoy PAAM's 14th Annual Secret Garden Tour with a double header garden experience. The day begins with a self-guided walking tour of gorgeous Secret Gardens in Provincetown's east end. Ticket-holders will receive a map and booklet with stories and details about each garden. Visitors are then invited to the Provincetown Art Association and Museum to tour the Art of the Garden, an exhibition of floral works in air-conditioned galleries. The Secret Garden Tour leads guests through hidden stone paths and crooked wooden walkways into borders and beds of specimen plants, common and exotic flowers, and lush greenery. The owners and tenders of fragrant and visually stunning Provincetown gardens plan to welcome more than 500 visitors. Free parking for the tour is provided at Benson, Young and Downs Insurance Agency and Gately-McHoul's Funeral home, found at the end of Harry Kemp Way. A fleet of shuttle-cars makes continuous stops between the parking lots and gardens throughout the day. Tickets to the Secret Garden Tour include admission to PAAM's galleries for the Art of the Garden exhibition. This event continues to be a success year after year due in part to the kindness of more than fifty dedicated volunteers. All proceeds from the event benefit PAAM exhibitions and educational programs. Bill Barrell: Full Circle Curated by Robert Henry May 27-July 10, 2011 Tuesday, June 7, 7pm: Join the artist for a discussion of his exhibition at PAAM, as part of the Fredi Schiff Levin Lecture Series exhibition checklist The artist Bill Barrell came of age artistically in the 1950s, inspired by the nascent figurative expressionist movement, and the heady atmosphere of Hans Hofmann's  Provincetown School of Fine Art.  Born in London, England in 1932, Barrell emigrated to the US in 1954 and after a summer visit to Provincetown in 1956, took up residence in the town the following year. While unable to afford the Hofmann school's tuition, he took advantage of the renowned teacher's open critiques and became close friends with Hofmann students Bob Beauchamp, Red Grooms, and Bob Thompson. The exhibition at PAAM will present work created over Barrell's more than fifty-year career. Curator Robert Henry says of the artist and his work, "Bill Barrell is a Modernist. The physicality of painting and of paint, and its application is at the core of his work. More recently a kind of post-modern attitude has arisen. Quite a few of the paintings in the exhibition are clearly tributes to modern masters such as Gorky, Picasso, Matisse, and Guston. They are Barrell's interpretation of the history of Modernism." Bill Barrell, Open Window With Flowers  Beginnings:  Barrell had his first show at the Sun Gallery in Provincetown in 1959. The now legendary gallery was founded in 1955 by artists Dominic Falcone and Yvonne Anderson and became a lightning rod for experimental, contemporary work, including a new type of art performance or "Happening."  In 1960 Barrell took over the Sun to continue the tradition of showing figurative expressionist work by such artists as Bob Beauchamp, Bob Thompson, Tony Vevers and Red Grooms. Grooms had his first Happening, A Play Called Fire, at the Sun Gallery in 1958and Claes Oldenburg's first show was also at The Sun.     Working Together: In 1960, Barrell's decision to direct the Sun Gallery marked the beginning of a long career of working to establish and support artist-run organizations. In 1964 he became a member of Rhino Horn, a group the artist Tony Vevers states was "like the Sun-the group espoused a figurative, socially aware position that was expressed in a vigorous, rough, expressionistic painterly style." In the mid-sixties Barrell went on to co-found the St. Marks Place Gallery with fellow artists, and in the 1970s he was one of ten artists to establish the Organization of Independent Artists (OIA), which supported the exhibition of artists' work in public buildings. The efforts of the OIA resulted in the display of artists' work in major court houses and administration buildings in NYC and Washington DC.     By the 80s Barrell had set up a studio in Jersey City, NJ, in an old tobacco factory at 111 First Street, which became a home for over 120 artists. Later, together with others, Bill Barrell helped to establish ProArts, an organization that assisted artists in finding work and exhibition space. As well as a home and studio space for artists, 111 First Street featured 8000 square feet of exhibition space; many of the exhibitions over the space's twenty-year history were reviewed by the NY Times.   The Art of Synthesis:  The New York Times critic William Zimmer states, "[Barrell's] aesthetic might be a continuation in rough American guise of the calm luxuriousness and voluptuousness associated with Matisse. His influence is strong in Mr. Barrell's paintings, as is Picasso's. One of Mr. Barrell's feats is to have harmoniously married the two rivals."    Barrell describes it this way: "I have been pulled in many directions but always realize that deep down I have to investigate all the nooks and crannies of various approaches to arrive at that magical moment when they are pulled together into one new experience."     The energy of that "new experience" will be on view in Full Circle, at the Provincetown Art Association and Museum (PAAM) May 27 through June 10, 2011. The public is invited to attend the opening reception of Bill Barrell: Full Circle  at PAAM on Friday, May 27, 2011, 8pm and a free lecture presented by the artist on Tuesday, June 7, 7pm, as part of the Fredi Schiff Levin Lecture Series.  Sculpture Invitational April 29-June 26, 2011 This exhibition features a selection of sculpture from invited PAAM’s artist members. With Maxine Schaffer, Varujan Boghosian, Tom Odell, Frank Vasselo, Richard Pepitone, Conrad Malicoat, Chip Brock, Susan Lyman, Candice Crawford, Bailey Bob Bailey, Pasquale Natale, Joyce Johnston, Derek Oliver, Nancy Webb, Ed Christie, Irén Handschuh, Swede Plaut, Lee Musselman, Damien Hoar de Galvan, Breon Dunigan, Mike Wright, Joe Fiorello, Jane Henry, Romolo Del Deo, Penelope Jencks, Paul Bowen, and Anna Poor, among others. exhibition checklist Joyce Johnson Forms in Bloom, 2009 mahogany, 20 x 8 x 8" Represented by Addison Art Gallery, Orleans ' Hugo Porcaro Save My Soul, 2011 acrylic on wood, 50 x 46 x 9" Represented by White Dog Studios Varujan Boghosian, Removing Red, mixed media construction, 19 x 25.5 Provincetown and Beyond: The Collection of John Raimondi Curated by Chris McCarthy April 22-June 19, 2011 exhibition checklist PAAM is pleased to present artist John Raimondi's important collection. John Raimondi is a contemporary American sculptor of international distinction and renown. He is celebrated and collected as a creator and builder of monumental works of art that are interpretations of life. From his early days in East Boston and then Winthrop, a small coastal Massachusetts town, John has developed a unique ability to create works of art that are solid in form, yet fluid in movement. John Walker (1937-present) Form & Image, 1982-83 oil on canvas, 86 x 67" The exhibition showcases approximately 40 works of art by Byron Browne, Fritz Bultman, Peter Busa, Willem De Kooning, Edwin Dickinson, Budd Hopkins, Franz Kline, Geroge McNeil, Frederick Waugh among others. On Thursday, May 12 at 6:30pm, artist and collector John Raimondi explores questions often asked of art collectors. How do collectors get started? How do they decide the scope of their collection? Gallery conversations are free to the public. Edwin Dickinson, Toward Overlook Mountain, 1916 Fritz Bultman, Sleeper - Blue Night 2011 Spring Auction Preview June 3-June 11, 2011 In anticipation of the 2011 Spring Consignment Auction, PAAM presents a selection of artworks to be auctioned. PAAM's annual auctions (June and September) attract a growing number of artists, collectors, and enthusiasts from across the country each year. Last September's auction grossed an unprecedented amount to a standing-room only crowd. Visit PAAM for an up close look at the artworks that will make history. The Preview exhibition runs from June 3-June 11. The exhibition will close at 5pm on Saturday, June, 11th. Admission to the Annual Spring Consignment Auction begins at 7PM. View illustrated online catalogue and download text file of auction results. Judith Shahn: Recent Gifts to the PAAM Collection This exhibition features recent gifts by Judtih Shahn (1929-2009), a Truro artist with an eye focused on the details that comprise life in outer Cape Cod. Well-known in the Truro and Provincetown arts communities, Shahn is also remembered for having over 1,000 of her drawings featured in the New Yorker magazine. April 15- June 5, 2011 exhibition checklist Untitled (Iris Below Window), color serigraph, 25.5x19.5", #91/110, slr, Gift from the estate of Judith Shahn Dugan PAAM gratefully acknowledges the Estate of Judith Shahn Dugan for the generous donation of Judith Shahn prints to the PAAM Collection. PAAM appreciates the generous operating support contributed by all its donors, especially David Murphy and Jack Simpson, whose gift has helped to underwrite costs associated with this exhibition. untitled (yellow pickup truck), n.d., color serigraph, 20 x 24", #82/98, slr, Gift from the estate of Judith Shahn Dugan Robert Rindler: Recycling Vernacular, Collecting Sorting Illuminating, Moment Place Object, A Site Specific Installation Curated by Robert Henry and Selina Trieff exhibition checklist April 15 through May 29 Robert Rindler, Jetsam Jellyfish Robert Rindler's installation in the Hofmann Gallery includes thousands of recycled plastic objects obsessively collected from the transfer stations of outer Cape Cod. He has sorted these discarded gems of contemporary industrial design into several categories defined by color, shape, size and intended use and reorganized and recontextualized them into transformational assemblages.    The installation is Rindler's first one person exhibition on Cape Cod, is site-specific and engages the geometry of the gallery.  The result is a carnival-like, joyful, colorful, and dense visual cacophony.  It also raises topical concerns about the manufactured detritus our society produces, then discards and remains embedded in our environment forever.   Rindler has enjoyed a long, distinguished career in higher education as a teacher and academic administrator at five different universities and is the former Dean of the School of Art at Cooper Union.  He is now a full-time resident of Wellfleet and chairs PAAM's Education Committee.    Lecture: Robert Rindler with Curators Selina Trieff and Robert Henry Thursday, April 28, 6:30pm Free to the Public. Robert Henry and Selina Trieff discuss with artist Robert Rindler the concept behind his exhibition. Art Reach Program Exhibition: You Crazy Kids! Get Off My Lawn! May 6-22, 2011 Free public reception on Friday, May 13, from 7-9pm exhibition checklist Exhibition comprised of artworks by the students of the Art Reach program, a free eight-month immersion program at PAAM for local youth. A range of work, including figurative drawing and painting, music composition, comic books and graphic novels, poetry, photography, printmaking, and mixed-media sculpture by the students will be on display. Jared King, Malcom X The Art Reach program is a FREE eight-month immersion program at PAAM which meets three afternoons each week, October-May, and provides substantive out-of-school arts and humanities opportunities, in partnership with the Provincetown School System, Nauset Regional High School, and the Provincetown Police Department. Art Reach is supported in part by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, the Kelley Foundation, Bank of America, the Arts Foundation of Cape Cod, Peter Petas and Ted Jones, the Aeroflex Foundation, the Bessie Pappas Charitable Foundation, the Kelley Foundation, the Hess and Helen Kline Foundation, Frank Vasello of Relish, Mary Deangelis, an anonymous donor, and the National Endowment for the Arts—which believes that a great nation deserves great art. Learn More About Art Reach. Margin Notes:  Process vs. Product Annual Provincetown High School Academy of Art Science and Technology Exhibition On View at PAAM April 15-May 1, 2011. Spring is here and with it the Provincetown Art Association and Museum (PAAM) will celebrate the 12th year of our partnership with Provincetown High School's Academy of Art, Science and Technology (ASST).  From April 15-May 1, Margin Notes: Process vs. Product, the AAST student exhibition will be on view in PAAM's Hawthorne gallery.    The AAST is a collaborative mentoring program in which students work one on one with mentors from the community and members of participating organizations on individually designed projects over the school year. Seventeen students participated in this year's program, exploring a diverse range of interests, including social work, computer science, photography, typography, meditation, and the creation of graphic novels.     PHS Academy Coordinator Nancy Flasher has said:  "Academy students engage with community adults who share with students their journeys of actualizing personal dreams and abilities, and in turn, these young men and women immerse themselves in the same process."   The 2011 Academy students are;  Catie Adams,  Zachary Bostwick, Tyler Currier, Brittany DiPinto, Luke Hadley, Mairead Hadley,  Rachael Kiely,  Andrew Kittler,  Cristina Loureiro, Angela Martinez, Dylan Nelson, Sara Rivera, Kaitlyn Russell, Kaitlyn Silva, Natalie Silva, Rushell Smith, and Salena Smith. Beyond Surface With artists Karen Cappotto, Liz Carney, and Megan Hinton curated by Mike Wright On View at PAAM March 11 through April 24, 2011   Megan Hinton, Landscape II, 2011, oil/panel, 12x16" PAAM presents Beyond Surface, an exhibition featuring three outstanding outer Cape Cod painters: Karen Cappotto (formerly Coill), Liz Carney, and Megan Hinton. Curator Mike Wright, a sculptor and PAAM staff member, envisioned the exhibition because of the artists' common sensibility. All three artists have dynamic approaches to the medium using imagery that falls between the realms of realism and abstraction.    Wright has selected paintings and works on paper that offer museum visitors an experience of surface, color and technique by contemporary artists firmly rooted in Provincetown's history as the oldest continual art colony in America. The three use memory, emotion and tone as vehicles to express traditional subjects in a new way.   Karen Cappotto's collages and other works on paper are made from vintage and found materials. She incorporates layering driven by a diagrammatic mark making systems and transparent washes that suggest time and memory derived from a particular landscape.    Liz Carney presents bold nautical and garden scenes showing a state between lyrical abstraction and structural realism that makes the subject both familiar and mysterious.    Megan Hinton's paintings of landscapes and figures offer the viewer an abstracted view of reality. Subtle nuances override conclusive explanations of what the viewer sees, thus leaving the pictures open to interpretation. Cappotto, Carney, and Hinton all have extensive exhibition history on outer Cape Cod and beyond. This unique trio has developed a dynamic inter-studio conversation about painting and making art in preparation for the exhibition. MEMBERS’ JURIED EXHIBITION On view at PAAM February 25-April 17, 2011 Juror: James Veatch Associate Professor and Art Department Chair UMASS Lowell exhibition checklist Curated by James Veatch, Associate Professor and Art Department Chair at UMASS. Including works by Mitchell Baker, Joan Barron, Gail Behrik, Chip Brock, Rebecca Bruyn, Margaret Burdick, Joan W. Caefer, Barbara Cantor, Liz Carney, Mikael Carstanjen, Joe Caruso, Paul Cezanne, Melanie Chartier, Fred Collord, Michael Costello, Polly Coté, Romolo Del Deo, Alice Denison, M.J. Levy Dickson, Mary Doering, Barbara Ford Doyle, Bill Evaul, Amanda Fiedler, David Genest, Amy Germain, Robert Glisson, Kirk Goetchius, Deborah Fowler Greenwood, William Hamlin, Brent Harold, Paul Hastings, Conny Hatch, Robert Henry, Megan Hinton, John Howard, Gary Hudson, Paul Kelly, Joan Kenney, Zehra Khan, Richard Koury, Susan Kwasnick, Priscilla Levesque, Gurli Lovinger, Frank Milby, Robert Morgan, Richard Neal, Maureen O'Sullivan, Louise Paquette, Erna Partoll, David Polley, Hugo Porcaro, Michéle Ratté, Jackie Reeves, Maxine Schaffer, Paul Schulenburg, Brenda Silva, Dick Singer, Sam Smiley, Alexandra Smith, Selina Trieff, Jean Murphy Tucker, M. Villani, Michael Walczak, Katrina Walker, Peter Watts, Nancy Webb, Karen North Wells, Rob Westerberg, Robyn Wolf-Corum, Rick Wrigley, Mike Wright, Laurence Young, Joyce Zavorskas, James Zimmerman, and Martha Zinn. Jackie Reeves, Curtain Wall, 2011 mixed media on vellum, 83 x 54", Represented by Gallery Ehva and Chalkboard Studio Dark and Light An Exhibition created by the Students of the Cape Cod Lighthouse Charter School On View at PAAM March 11-April 10, 2011 Bill Behnken, PAAM Permanent Ciollection “The sun is rising. Before now everything was dark. Indefinable shapes were everywhere. Now there’s light. Everything is clear. This is the gift of light.” - Symon Vanderschmidt, grade 7 So begins Cape Cod Lighthouse Charter School (CCLCS) student Symon Vanderschmidt’s response to an aquatint print he was inspired by; the print, created by Bill Behnken, was chosen by Symon from the Provincetown Art Association and Museum’s (PAAM) permanent collection, as part of PAAM’s Student and Educator Curating Program. Each fall and spring students and teachers from local schools partner with PAAM—creating works of art and creative writing inspired by the PAAM collection. The program culminates with an exhibition of student and PAAM work in the Museum’s galleries. This spring PAAM partnered with Art Teacher Deborah Greenwood and twelve students who are participating in Greenwood’s CCLCS seminar class “Shadow Play.” The exhibition builds on activities and themes conceptualized in the seminar, including exploring approaches to rendering in monochromatic media. Spencer Friend Varujan Boghosian, PAAM Permanent Ciollection Of this year’s program Deborah Greenwood says, “PAAM provides my students with the chance to experience art in a meaningful way when we participate in the Curating Program. They have the opportunity to respond to authentic works of art by participating in creative writing and studio activities that extend their capacity to think creatively! PAAM’s Curator of Education Lynn Stanley is an outstanding guide through the process of aesthetic inquiry; this program enables my students to gain respect for the creative process and it empowers them to feel inspired and motivated. They made an important connection between the verbal and visual as they used language to create written responses and drawing materials to illustrate what their writing inspired! Thank you for this wonderful program!” The twelve sixth, seventh and eighth grade student curators of the exhibition Dark and Light are: Delaney Wood, Trevor Collins, Clare Lonsdale, Charlie O'Riordan, Symon Vanderschmidt, Spencer Friend, Sarah Byron, Joseph Annis, Aires Collins, Dylan Krusz, Russell Labbe, and Hayley Roderick. Their work will be featured in an exhibition opening to the public on March 11, with an opening reception and potluck, Friday, March 11, 2011, 6-8pm. The public is warmly invited to attend. Bring a dish or $7 at the door. Engaging the children and youth of our region in the cultural life and creative history of the outer Cape has been an ongoing focus of the Provincetown Art Association and Museum's mission. In 1992 PAAM established the Award-winning Student Curating Program and over the past 18 years PAAM has presented over 60 student and educator curated shows. Please contact Lynn Stanley, Curator of Education, at 508 487 1750 x13 or email lstanley@paam.org if you are interested in participating or supporting the Student Curating Program. Members’ Open Exhibition: WHITE Exhibition: March 4-April 10, 2011 exhibition checklist Exhibition features work by emerging and established artists from within the PAAM membership, centered on the theme "white." PAAM appreciates the generous operating support contributed by all its donors, especially BackOffice Associates of South Harwich, whose gift has helped to underwrite costs associated with this exhibition. Roseanne Mark, Winter Dunes, 2011, acrylic on canvas, 18 x 24" Jenny Humphreys, Fluff, 2011,marshmallow fluff, 7.5 oz. White Lines: Contemporary White Line Woodblock Prints Exhibit At PAAM Free Public Reception on Friday, February 25 from 6-8pm Jane Lincoln, Turquoise Green Alizarin Crimson On view at PAAM February 4 through April 10 exhibition checklist Provincetown, MA: Provincetown Art Association and Museum (PAAM) is pleased to announce a new exhibition of White Line Woodblock prints, curated by Elisabeth Pearl. Also known as "Provincetown Prints," this form was developed in Provincetown in the early 1900s.    Over the years, the medium has attracted many artists including Kathryn Smith (whose work hangs in this exhibit), Ferol Sibley Warthen, Blanche Lazzell, Oliver Chaffee, Ada Gilmore, and B.J.O. Nordfelt. Traditionally, creating a white line woodblock print involves a single block of wood is incised with "v" grooves that separate the colors and forms. When the block is printed on paper (rubbed by hand with a spoon) the grooves appear as white lines on the finished print. While early prints typically depicted florals, street scenes, and figures, Pearl has chosen artists "who offer their unique interpretations of the medium," from the traditional to the abstract. Cathy Skowron, Interior Sally Brophy, The Hummingbird Artists included in this exhibition are: Katherine Baltivik, Joan Barron, Sally Brophy, Ed Crane, Bill Evaul, Brenda Haywood, Lorraine Kujawa, Brian Larkin, Jane Lincoln, Blossom Newman, Cathy Skowron, Kathryn Smith, Barbara Stoughton and Wendy Willard. WINTER SELECTIONS FROM THE PAAM COLLECTION On View January 21 - March 6, 2011 opening reception: Friday, November 19, 7-9pm Bringing forth both the familiar and the lesser-known, this exhibition highlights a sample of standout pieces in PAAM's permanent collection which feature winter as subject. exhibition checklist E. Ambrose Webster, New Hampshire Winter PAAM Permanent Collection PAAM Staff Members On view at PAAM January 14 through March 6, 2011 Provincetown, MA: Provincetown Art Association and Museum (PAAM) is pleased to announce the opening of an exhibition comprised entirely of select PAAM staff members. Included artists: Didier Corallo, John Gilbride, Richard Lacasse, Peter Macara, Lynn Stanley, Mike Wright, and James Zimmerman. exhibition checklist Lynn Stanley, triptych, silverpoint, mixed media Didier Corallo, Unknown City, 2010, glass, latex, epoxy resin on wood, 12 x 40 x 40" NFS Represented by Gallery Ehva Richard Lacasse, Sea Reflections, 2010 wire, plastic, glass, 56 x 60 x 32" $500. Represented by A.C.E. ROOM FOR ERROR An exhibition by the 2010-11 Visual Fellows of the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown Golnar Adili, Shahneshine Chashme Man Tekyegahe Khiale Tost, 2010 two photos, 30 x 40" On view at PAAM January 14 through February 27, 2011 The Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown provides seven-month fellowships, October 1 through April 30, to twenty emerging artists and writers of exceptional talent. The 2010-11 Visual Fellows: Golnar Adili, Matt Bollinger, Julia Brown, Jonathan Edwards, Gal Kinan, Jonggeon Lee, Bridget Mullen, Andy Ness, John Peña, Kirsten Ullrich Free Public Lecture at PAAM with the artists: Thursday, February 17, 6:30pm part of PAAM's Gallery Conversation Series. Matt Bolinger, Untitled, 2010-2011, graphite, digital audio, mixed media. 84 x 204" (overall dimensions) two photos, 30 x 40" We are glad to welcome the 2010-11 Visual Arts Fellows of the Fine Arts Work Center to participate in what has become a winter tradition at PAAM: the presentation of recent and new artwork, created during FAWC fellowships. As in years past, FAWC’s current Fellows have created an eclectic and engaging exhibition, which explores a range of media and interests. We at PAAM celebrate our more than 30-year partnership with the Fine Arts Work Center, as we continue to present innovative and challenging work created by emerging artists on the Outer Cape. -Christine McCarthy, Executive Director exhibition checklist With a Twist and Creative Ink  two exhibitions created by the students of ARTREACH and ART ON THE EDGE.  Friday, January 21st  through February 20, 2011 Nick Smith and AOTE students in studio at PAAM Over the fall and winter months it's been anything but quiet in the studios and galleries of the Provincetown Art Association and Museum. Twenty-three students and student mentors have participated in PAAM's middle school program-Art on the Edge- which is offered over twelve Saturdays, October-January. Students traveled on vans provided by the program, in partnership with Nauset Youth Alliance, from as far away as Chatham, Harwich and South Dennis to study with teaching artists Vicky Tomayko, Tracey Anderson, Liz Carney, Joyce Johnson and Arvid Tomayko-Peters during intensive studio sessions. The paintings, dry point etchings, sculpture, drawings and animation will be featured in their exhibition.  At the same time, the first semester of Art Reach, PAAM's afternoon program for local youth, culminates with an exhibition created and curated by twelve young artists, ages fifteen years and up.  The program meets three afternoons per week, October through May, and welcomes students who reside in towns along Outer Cape Cod, from Harwich to Provincetown. Students have worked with lead artist teachers Tracey Anderson and Liz Carney, PAAM Curator of Education Lynn Stanley, and a number of visiting artists. Recent projects include relief sculpture, monoprints, digital music, oil painting, and sketching from the figure.   The students-Nataya Bostwick,  Nadeen Bowes-Newsome, Kaitlin Burns, Weston Doucette, Alisha Fabia, Jared King, Angela Martinez, Arianna Martinez, Kaitlyn Russell, Julia Siar, Bella Tasha, and Georgia Zinn-attend or are recent graduates of Nauset Regional High School and Provincetown High School. For this exhibition, entitled With a Twist, the AR team has created music, poetry and prose, sculpture, paintings, drawings and mixed media assemblages inspired by artwork chosen from the PAAM collection.  Both their work and collection works are on display.