Political protest art is not new, as anyone who has seen Delacroix’s Liberty Leading the People, about an 1830 anti-royalist uprising in France, or Picasso’s Guernica, depicting the merciless bombing […]
Art
CERAMICS
How Truro’s Isabel Souza Cultivates a Life in Art
Her pottery grows out of her personal story
“The Cape is where I want to be as an artist,” says ceramicist Isabel Souza. “The direction of my art is very influenced by my roots and my family history […]
AN APPRECIATION
Assemblage Artist Varujan Boghosian, 94, Was a Magician and Poet
He inspired peers and art lovers with ‘wisdom through humor’
PROVINCETOWN — In his poem “Chariot,” Stanley Kunitz, a founder of the Fine Arts Work Center, wrote of Varujan Boghosian, “In my friend’s studio, where curiosity runs the shop, and […]
EXHIBITIONS
Mimi Gross Reframes the Mayflower Story
Her PAAM installation depicts the Pilgrims’ arrival from the Wampanoags’ point of view
“It’s historical; it’s interactive; you walk through it,” Mimi Gross says. She is describing how museum-goers will experience The Arrival, 1620, her site-specific installation that is opening on Friday, Oct. […]
ARTISTS
A Show of Bill Evaul’s ‘Expressions of Life’
The Cape Cod Museum of Art puts on a retrospective
“That’s the life force we get from being present in the moment, experiencing what is happening around us,” says Bill Evaul in his North Truro home, leaning forward in an […]
BENEFIT AUCTIONS
Ptown Gallery Stroll Launches ‘Hope Project’
Display of hope-filled artwork starts Friday
The Ptown Gallery Stroll, a nonprofit organization of more than 30 art galleries in Provincetown, was formed in the spring in response to the Covid-19 pandemic and the threat it […]
PUBLIC ART
To Muralist Arnold Charnick, the World Is His Canvas
He just finished a new piece atop Provincetown’s Shop Therapy
Many visitors to Provincetown have admired the funky, colorful Bob Gasoi Memorial Alley beside Shop Therapy at 290 Commercial St. Few, however, are familiar with Arnold Charnick, the artist who […]
PROVINCETOWN 400
PAAM and Pilgrim Monument Host Art Exhibit
A show of 33 expressions of freedom
The Provincetown Art Association and Museum has joined forces with the Pilgrim Monument and Provincetown Museum for “Members’ Juried: Provincetown 400,” an exhibit of artwork by PAAM members that is […]
GALLERIES
Edie Vonnegut Paints to Elevate the Everyday
Giving Renaissance grace to portraits of essential workers
The painter Edith (“Edie”) Vonnegut sits in the sand on Mayo Beach in Wellfleet, gazing at sailboats floating by in the sunshine. Her slender figure and natural beauty defy any […]
PROVINCETOWN 400
Varujan Boghosian’s Art Is the Stuff of Poetry
A mini-retrospective in Berta Walker’s ‘Unity’ show
“Unity: Exploring Freedom and Democracy in 2020,” an exhibit on view at Berta Walker Gallery at 208 Bradford St. in Provincetown through Election Day, includes about 20 works by Varujan […]
THEATER OF ART
Kahn & Selesnick’s Performance of a Lifetime
A PAAM show documents their work on the Outer Cape
The art of Kahn & Selesnick — otherwise known as Nicholas Kahn and Richard Selesnick, who met at Washington University in St. Louis in the ’80s, moved to the Cape […]
EXHIBITIONS
Alvin Ross, Provincetown’s Man for All Seasons
Stopped in his prime, the painter is celebrated in a new PAAM show
“Alvin Ross was a real bon vivant, whose life, loves, interests, and connections were complex and often intertwined,” says James Bakker. Bakker, a local gallerist, auctioneer, and art historian specializing […]
PHOTOGRAPHY
Greg Salvatori Finds Joy in Unexpected Places
One man’s meat is another’s provocative beauty
“I like dramatic, show-stopping images,” says Greg Salvatori. “When I ask you to look at an artwork I created, I want to offer you something that is worthy of your […]
PROVINCETOWN 400
Berta Walker Show Honors Native American Artists
Exploring a troubled history and hopeful future
“Contemporary Cape Artists of Native American Heritage,” a new exhibit at Berta Walker Gallery, 208 Bradford St. in Provincetown, features artwork with local indigenous connections. Running concurrently (through Election Day) […]
GOING GENTLE
Fine Arts Work Center Director Will Resign
After a season of statements, a silent departure
PROVINCETOWN — The Fine Arts Work Center’s executive director has announced his resignation by June 2021 following charges of classism and racism by this year’s fellows and one staff member. […]
