‘Terra Form’ at the CCMoA
Cape Cod Potters is celebrating 50 years with “Terra Form,” a juried exhibition at the Cape Cod Museum of Art, 60 Hope Lane in Dennis, running through March 13. Curated by James Law of UMass Dartmouth, the exhibition contains 55 works selected from among the organization’s 80 members.
The exhibition also marks the 40th anniversary of the CCMoA, co-founded by renowned potter Harry Holl. There will be a free gallery talk on Thursday, Jan. 6, 4 p.m., followed by an opening reception from 5 to 7 p.m.
The museum is open Wednesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Sunday, noon to 4 p.m. There will be an early closing on Friday, Dec. 24, with the museum closed on Christmas. Admission is $10 at ccmoa.org.
Uncommon Art at the Commons
The open call show currently on display at the Provincetown Commons, 46 Bradford St., will run through Jan. 23. Spread across the hallway and exhibition room, the show includes Goblin Shark, a watery, colorful canvas by Matthew Bielen, as well as beautiful abstracts by Barbara Cohen, Helen Grimm, and Liz Carney. Other highlights include Interior With Still Life, a cozy archival pigment print by William P. Hamlin; When Lakes Froze in November, a wood and fabric assemblage by Kurt Reynolds; and White Waves, a textured yarn piece by Peter Chao. There is humor, with Stephen Wisbauer’s Trouble Brewing at the Louvre featuring a giant arachnid; a creative use of forks in Looking Through a Glass (Onion) by Chris Sousa and Chris Wilcox; and the attention-grabbing Momma, a collaboration between Donna Pomponio and Jimmy Lee Curtis. The Commons is open weekdays 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.; weekends 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Storytime With Harbor Stage
Cozy up with “Holiday Audio Stories” read by members of Harbor Stage Company. The stories include an excerpt from James Herriot’s All Creatures Great and Small, read by Stacy Fischer; “A Serious Talk” by Raymond Carver, read by Robert Kropf; “The Gift of the Magi” by O. Henry, read by Brenda Withers; and “The Osbornes’ Christmas” by Lucy Montgomery, read by Jonathan Fielding. The stories are brief — 10 to 15 minutes — perfect for entertaining children, or for bedtime. See harborstage.org, where you can also make an end-of-year donation.
Recent Gifts to PAAM’s Collection
The Provincetown Art Association and Museum, 460 Commercial St., receives about 100 gifts to its permanent collection every year. Curated by CEO Christine McCarthy, “Recent Gifts to the Collection: Part II” showcases some of them.
There are works by found-object masters Varujan Boghosian and Elspeth Halvorsen; three drawings by Michael Mazur, including one of Fritz Bultman’s, now Rob DuToit’s, studio; historical touchstones by Edwin Dickinson and Agnes Weinrich; and contemporary additions by Paul Resika, Bert Yarborough, and Selina Trieff.
Bunny Pearlman’s The Last Leopard, Avoiding Extinction, a highlight of her recent PAAM show, is now part of the museum’s permanent collection. The show runs through Jan. 30. Admission to the museum, which is open Thursday through Sunday, noon to 5 p.m., is $12.50 at paam.org. The museum is closed on Christmas.
