The Cahoon Museum of American Art will open for the season on March 13, 2024, in celebration of its 40th Anniversary with three new exhibitions: 40 Years of Collecting, Writing With Pictures, and Bold Women and Vivid Dreams: Sarah Peters and Don Nakamura. A robust schedule of programs and signature events rounds out the season’s offerings.
40 Years of Collecting celebrates the Museum’s permanent collection, which started with the founding of the Museum in 1984. The exhibition features key artworks in the collection that celebrate the unique artistic culture of Cape Cod and highlight the Cahoon Museum’s commitment to collecting the art of living artists. Themes include the role of the sea in American art, the beauty and uniqueness of the Cape Cod towns and landscapes, and contemporary local and regional art. The exhibition remains on view through December 22.
Writing With Pictures, an exhibition focusing on illustration features the artwork of 8 regional artists, all graduates of the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) and former students of the exhibition’s co-curator Fred Lynch, Professor of Illustration at RISD. The selected artists are leaders in the field with international reputations, and their work represents a wide perspective on contemporary illustration including both traditional and digital media. The featured artists are JooHee Yoon, Oge Mora, Kelly Murphy, Antoine Revoy, Eric Telfort, Aaron Meshon, Claudia del Castillo, and Fred Lynch. The exhibition showcases original illustrations and books. The exhibition remains on view through June 16.
Bold Women and Vivid Dreams feature ceramic sculptures and drawings by two artists, Sarah Peters of Falmouth, MA, and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Don Nakamura also of Philadelphia. Highlights include Peters’ Wondergrrrrl series of teapots inspired by contemporary cultural feminine icons and small-scale sculptures that celebrate the female form. Nakamura’s large-scale ceramic sculptures, colorfully glazed with symbols that reference personal narratives will be featured. The human figure is central to both artist’s expressive vocabulary: Peters explores the intricacy of the human body, while Nakamura’s works are a freewheeling channeling of his inner spirit. The exhibition remains on view through June 2.
Gallery talks with exhibiting artists and exhibition curators, gallery tours, art workshops, panel discussions, and other programs are offered in conjunction with each exhibition. www.cahoonmuseum.org for more information.