“Now and Then” is Kate Ryan’s first solo show at Kobalt Gallery, 366 Commercial St. in Provincetown. It opens Friday, Aug. 6, with a reception from 7 to 9 p.m., and runs through Aug. 12. Ryan’s new oil paintings depict quotidian objects and scenes coated with the memory of the past. They use crisp, graphic color to create something that feels both nostalgic and contemporary. “My paintings offer a glimpse at the everyday world around me … those things I see that transport me back in time, while still being about the present moment,” says Ryan in a press release. The gallery is open daily, noon to 6 p.m.; Friday until 9 p.m.; Wednesday by appointment.
Kate Ryan
Provincetown Commons Decked Out With Artists’ Cards
The Provincetown Commons, at 46 Bradford St., is having a show of the original artwork that went into making its 2021 deck of 54 artist playing cards (including two jokers) that’s on sale at provincetowncommons.org for $50 each (with discounts if you buy more than one).
The 2021 deck follows a similar artists’ project last year. All proceeds go to help support the Commons, a facility for emerging businesses in town and arts-related projects.
Among the participants this year: Cherie Mittenthal, Jim Broussard, Larry Collins, Mary Giammarino, Joan Cobb Marsh, Sarah Riley, Joerg Dressler, Helen Grimm, Christopher Sousa, Kate Ryan, Shirl Roccapriore, Forrest Williams, Liz Carney, Curtis Speer, Laura Shabott, Gaston Lacombe, and James Frederick.
This event is ongoing.
