Cape Cod Art Museum - Cape Cod Museum of Art

Current Exhibitions

REBECCA BROWN - Photographs of Coney Island
April 5 – May 18
Gallery Talk with Rebecca Brown: Saturday, May 3 at 2 pm
Rebecca Brown discovered photography in high school on the Cape and then took to the road to develop her eye. She studied portrait photography in New Mexico. In New York she learned fashion and celebrity photography from Michael Thompson whose covers were on Allure and W magazines.
While living with a group of artists in New York, Brown created a series of documentary street portraits, shooting extensively at Coney Island in Brooklyn. These photos are exhibited in this CCMA show. Brown has now returned to the Cape and opened her own studio in Yarmouth Port.

PAUL GIAMBARBA: Photographs from CapeArts - 25 Years Ago
April 5 – May 18
Gallery Talks with Paul Giambarba:
Thursday, April 24 at 11 am; May 15, 11 am

About 25 years ago, art designer and cartoonist Paul Giambarba published a magazine called CapeArts, which focused on outstanding people in the arts at that time. The subjects he chose are still creative leaders today. They include Harry Holl, David McCullough, Edward Gorey and Joyce Johnson. These amazing photographs will take you back in time and evoke a deep appreciation for the creative spirit.
A native of Massachusetts, and currently of Mashpee, Giambarba had a successful career as an art designer. He initiated Polaroid's corporate image development and product identity in 1958 and won many awards. After moving to the Cape in 1960, he started Scrimshaw Press, which published children's books, and developed his own printmaking skills. This show focuses on his photographs of Cape Cod artists that have captured his subjects so honestly for all time.
Image: Sculptor Joyce Johnson

BIG ART!: Paintings from the Collection
April 5 - June 1

Curator Michael Giaquinto has selected a number of very large paintings from the permanent collection for this special exhibition. From representational to non-objective abstract works, these paintings are reresentative of many of the abstraction movements of the last century. Several are by students of Han Hofmann, others by those who studied art both in America and abroad. Artists include Jack Larned, Mary Kass, Earl Pierce, William Littlefield, Sabrina Teichman, Nanno de Groot, George McNeil, Robert Beauchamp and Elizabeth Donahue.

Image: "Noesis" by William Littlefield

RON TINNEY: Waters of Cape Cod
May 3 - June 1
Life and business can be so hectic, I am attracted to things that are tranquil and serene.
- Ron Tinney
This West Barnstable artist's paintings of marine scenes and serene coastal landscapes will be on view in conjunction with the Cape Cod Maritime Festival.

GLIMPSES OF A PROVINCETOWN COLLECTION
June 2007 – June 2008
There is something very special about a private collection because it represents the best of a chosen genre that one person can assemble within the matrix of time, taste, and budget. This collection, assembled over a period of at least ten years, reflects discerning taste and an interest in both characteristic work and experimentation by Provincetown artists. The individual works come together to create an intellectually satisfying counterpoint – much as the town itself has provided a sympathetic environment to diverse artists and schools of esthetic practice. The Cape Cod Museum of Art is fortunate to be able to borrow and exhibit this work.
- Elizabeth Ives Hunter, Executive Director

Image: "Untitled" by Robert Motherwell
A catalogue of this exhibition is for sale in the Museum Shop.