For more info contact susie.nielsen@gmail.com or 617-650-9800
Register online at farmspaceprojects.org
Join us for a casual and fun two hour plein air painting class during which each student will complete a painting from start to finish, with guidance from artist Colin McGuire. First-time painters as well as those with experience are welcome - all skill levels will enjoy this experience!
LAST CLASS - Tuesday August 17th
10am - Noon
Registration fee: $35
ONLY A COUPLE OF SPOTS LEFT FOR TOMORROW MORNING’S CLASS!
Tues. 8/17: Register HERE
Table top easels and seating will be provided.
Students will need to bring the following supplies:
Basic Acrylic Paints (red, yellow, blue, and white)
Brushes
Canvas (approx 11x14)
Palette or Palette Paper
Standing easel (optional - table top easels will be provided)
The instructor will bring a small amount of extra supplies. Need guidance on what to get, and where to get it? Email colin@colinmcguirefineart.com.
Please note that these workshops may be moved inside due to weather. At this time masks are required inside the building. The Hall has been outfitted with a new UV air filtration system to provide additional comfort for all. We look forward to seeing you!
About the instructor:
Colin McGuire currently lives in Marblehead, MA where he works as an adjunct instructor at Montserrat College of Art. He grew up on outer Cape Cod and has been a long-time exhibiting artist of the area. McGuire received his BFA from Montserrat College of Art and his MFA from Lesley University College of Art and Design.
McGuire has taught plein-air painting workshops from Cape Cod to Vieques, Puerto Rico, and has recently spent time in Arles, France on a painting trip. He is represented by McGuire Gallery in Provincetown, MA, Harmon Gallery in Wellfleet, MA, and Gallery Galleon in Vieques, Puerto Rico. His studio is located in the historic district of Marblehead, MA.
His latest seascapes search for the harmony found in nature. A life by the coast has come to the surface in recent works, combining the expressive qualities of palette knife painting with a delicate sensibility to the sensations of light and atmosphere.
Learn more about Colin and check out his gallery HERE
The Hall is excited to present Retro-Active, an exhibition by long-time Wellfleet Resident Daniel Ranalli. The show will focus on work done on Cape Cod over the past twenty years – including recent work from several series such as the Snail Drawings, Zen Dunes, Daily Observances and Iconic Cape Cod Paintings.
An artist’s reception is scheduled for Fri. August 6th, 4-6pm
Learn more about this exhibit HERE
‘Hernitte and Woodmia’
Enter to win this beautiful 10 x 10 painting by our 2021 HONORED ARTIST, Ellen LeBow with a gift to Wellfleet Preservation Hall. Every donation of $10 or more will be entered to win! ($10=one chance, $100=10 chances!)
SKETCHBOOK WORKSHOP WITH WALKER METTLING
A 2 hour workshop for all ages & levels
$25
About the workshop:
For the past 10 years the Providence Comics Consortium has created the weirdest generative sketchbook games to get our kid and adult artist's brains warmed up, flexible and loose. We will sprint through an assortment of improvisational, mind-bending sketchbook games that will leave you with idea-generating strategies for future projects and a sketchbook full of images for you to mine later. Great for adult and kid artists, teachers looking for ideas, people on dates, grandmas, and anybody else.... SO FUN!!
About the instructor:
Walker Mettling is a cartoonist, printmaker, and since 2010 he’s directed the Providence Comics Consortium, an experimental education-based intergenerational comics micro-publisher which teaches comics classes at public libraries and publishes a huge array of comics, zines and books In 2019, Walker had a solo show next door at FARM projects. You can see some of his work there.
Please note that at this time masks are not required to enter the building, but recommended for those who have not been vaccinated. Our building has been outfitted with a new UV air filtration system to provide additional comfort for all. We look forward to seeing you!
We are thrilled to partner with our friends at PAAM to offer youth art workshops at the Hall this summer! Details below or email tbrytaylor@paam.org for more info and to register your child.
You can also visit PAAM to learn more!
Join us for PROCESS: A Conversation with artists Bernd Haussmann, Pablo Manga & Jon Verney, presented by our neighbors at FARM PROJECTS.
This is a free event with pre-registration encouraged
REGISTER HERE
LCTV presents: From Coping to Creation
A Documentary Premiere screening at Wellfleet Preservation Hall
Thurs. 6/17 @ 8pm
In-person and virtual! (Limited in-person tickets available)
Free admission w/advance registration required
Register HERE
Claim your socially-distanced seat at Wellfleet Preservation Hall en plain air and enjoy this LCTV documentary premiere. Filmmaker Johnny Bergmann, artists Paul Schulenburg and Frank Anigbo, and gallery owner Danielle Hill will be at the live celebration answering questions from in-person and virtual attendees.
This honest documentary captures the voices of those within our local creative economy as they move from coping to creativity during a time of pandemic transformation. Reflecting the resiliency and adaptivity that lies within everyone, the film explores the collective fears and worries brought out during the pandemic while delivering a hopeful message that from the depths of adversity, something new arises.
The first 150 people to register will receive a LCTV swag bag with goodies from our community sponsors Kaleidoscope Resort Wear, Smith Family Popcorn and Nauset Disposal. (available for pick up at our studio the week of June 17th or at the event for the lucky 50 registered in-person attendees.)
We are delighted to welcome artist Colin McGuire back for another fun Paint Night!
First-time painters as well as painters with experience are welcome - all skill levels will enjoy this experience! Colin is a wonderful teacher - patient, supportive and a pleasure to spend time with. Best of all, you can try your hand at creating a beautiful piece of artwork in the comfort of your own home (with the background music and beverage of your choice)!
$25 per person, not including materials
Register HERE
Students will need a basic set of acrylic paints, a canvas, and brushes. Generally, there are sets available including all necessary materials. Most kits can be put together at local shops or online ordering for about $25. If you need assistance finding supplies let us know!
Learn more about Colin and his work at https://colinmcguirefineart.com/
Bill Traylor: Chasing Ghosts (2020, 75 min., U.S./English)
This illuminating documentary explores the life of a unique American artist, a man with a remarkable and unlikely biography. Using historic and cultural context, the film is designed to bring the spirit and mystery of Traylor’s incomparable art to life.
“ ..in Traylor, we can see the power of individual voice…the work is transcendent and essential. ”
Bill Traylor was born into slavery in 1853 on a cotton plantation in rural Alabama. After the Civil War, Traylor continued to farm the land until the late 1920s. Aging and alone, he moved to Montgomery and worked odd jobs in the thriving segregated black neighborhood. A decade later, in his late 80s, Traylor became homeless and started to draw and paint, both memories from plantation days and scenes of a radically changing urban culture.
Traylor devised his own visual language to record the stories of his life, translating an oral culture into something original, powerful, and culturally rooted. He made over a thousand drawings and paintings between 1939-1942. Traylor witnessed profound social and political change during his life spanning slavery, Reconstruction, Jim Crow segregation, and the Great Migration.
Using original cinematography, archival materials, period and original music, dance performances, dramatic readings, family and expert interviews, and, most importantly, Traylor’s striking drawings and paintings, the film will reveal one of America’s most prominent artists to a wide audience.
- Watch the trailer below -
“Brings the spirit and mystery of Traylor’s art to life and shines a spotlight on a creative gift that was long ignored and marginalized.”
“Bill Traylor’s art speaks to the universal language of humanity-a cry for justice, dignity and resilience.”
We are delighted to welcome artist Colin McGuire back for another fun Paint Night!
First-time painters as well as painters with experience are welcome - all skill levels will enjoy this experience! Colin is a wonderful teacher - patient, supportive and a pleasure to spend time with. Best of all, you can try your hand at creating a beautiful piece of artwork in the comfort of your own home (with the background music and beverage of your choice)!
$25 per person, not including materials
Register HERE
Students will need a basic set of acrylic paints, a canvas, and brushes. Generally, there are sets available including all necessary materials. Most kits can be put together at local shops or online ordering for about $25. If you need assistance finding supplies let us know!
Visit https://colinmcguirefineart.com/ to learn more about Colin and his work!
We are delighted to welcome artist Colin McGuire back for another fun Paint Night!
First-time painters as well as painters with experience are welcome - all skill levels will enjoy this experience! Colin is a wonderful teacher - patient, supportive and a pleasure to spend time with. Best of all, you can try your hand at creating a beautiful piece of artwork in the comfort of your own home (with the background music and beverage of your choice)!
$25 per person, not including materialsf
Register HERE
Students will need a basic set of acrylic paints, a canvas, and brushes. Generally, there are sets available including all necessary materials. Most kits can be put together at local shops or online ordering for about $25. If you need assistance finding supplies let us know!
About the instructor:
Colin McGuire currently lives in Marblehead, MA where he works as an adjunct instructor at Montserrat College of Art. He grew up on outer Cape Cod and has been a long-time exhibiting artist of the area. McGuire received his BFA from Montserrat College of Art and his MFA from Lesley University College of Art and Design.
McGuire has taught plein-air painting workshops from Cape Cod to Vieques, Puerto Rico, and has recently spent time in Arles, France on a painting trip. He is represented by McGuire Gallery in Provincetown, MA, Harmon Gallery in Wellfleet, MA, and Gallery Galleon in Vieques, Puerto Rico. His studio is located in the historic district of Marblehead, MA.
His latest seascapes search for the harmony found in nature. A life by the coast has come to the surface in recent works, combining the expressive qualities of palette knife painting with a delicate sensibility to the sensations of light and atmosphere.
Learn more about Colin and his gallery HERE
Robert Shreefter’s new exhibit Excavating: Time & Place is on view at the Hall through February and March. Join us for a chat with the artist at 5pm, Thursday Feb. 18th.
Register HERE to attend!
We are delighted to welcome artist Colin McGuire back for another fun Paint Night!
First-time painters as well as painters with experience are welcome - all skill levels will enjoy this experience! Colin is a wonderful teacher - patient, supportive and a pleasure to spend time with. Best of all, you can try your hand at creating a beautiful piece of artwork in the comfort of your own home (with the background music and beverage of your choice)!
$25 per person, not including materials
Register HERE
Students will need a basic set of acrylic paints, a canvas, and brushes. Generally, there are sets available including all necessary materials. Most kits can be put together at local shops or online ordering for about $25. If you need assistance finding supplies let us know!
Our Doc Days Film Series continues with the new film M.C. Escher: Journey To Infinity
Directed by Robin Lutz and narrated by Stephen Fry
(2019, Dutch/English/Italian/German, w/English subtitles, 81 Min.)
Tickets: $12 for 5 day viewing pass
BUY TICKETS HERE
M.C. Escher: Journey To Infinity is the story of world famous Dutch graphic artist M.C Escher (1898-1972). Equal parts history, psychology, and psychedelia, Robin Lutz’s entertaining, eye-opening portrait gives us the man through his own words and images: diary musings, excerpts from lectures, correspondence and more are voiced by British actor Stephen Fry, while Escher’s woodcuts, lithographs, and other print works appear in both original and playfully altered form.
Two of his sons, George (92) and Jan (80), reminisce about their parents while musician Graham Nash (Crosby, Stills & Nash) talks about Escher’s rediscovery in the 1970s. The film looks at Escher’s legacy: one can see tributes to his work in movies, in fiction, on posters, on tattoos, and elsewhere throughout our culture; indeed, few fine artists of the 20th century can lay claim to such popular appeal.
WATCH THE TRAILER BELOW!
“As far as I know, there is no proof whatever of the existence of an objective reality apart from our senses, and I do not see why we should accept the outside world as such solely by virtue of our senses.”
Day and Night by M.C. Escher © theM.C. Escher Company B.V.-Baarn –the Netherlands
ABOUT M.C. ESCHER:
Maurits Cornelis Escher (1898-1972), better known as M. C. Escher, was a Dutch draftsman and printmaker born in Leeuwarden, The Netherlands.
Escher created his first prints in 1916 while a secondary school student in Arnhem. From 1919 to 1922, he attended the School for Architecture and Decorative Arts in Haarlem, during which time his studies turned from architecture to drawing and printmaking. In 1921, Escher began to travel extensively in Italy, settling in Rome in 1923. Escher married in 1924 and lived in Rome with his growing family until moving to Switzerland in 1935, to Belgium in 1937, and back to The Netherlands in 1941 during the first years of World War II.
Escher’s frequent trips exploring the Italian countryside between 1921 and 1935 strongly influenced the subjects of his early prints, which included portraits, still lifes, and landscapes. During this period, he also created woodcut illustrations for three publications: the bookletFlor de Pascua (1921), an emblem bookXXIV Emblemata (1932), andDe vreeselijke avonturen van Scholastica (1933).
Traveling to Spain in 1936, Escher visited the Alhambra for the second time and visited the mosque in Córdoba. The renewed exposure to Arabic design occasioned an important change in his work--he became fascinated with geometry and symmetry and how those abstract design elements could be incorporated into his representations of the natural world. The images in his later prints are created from within his mind rather than representations of the physical world. He explored how to represent people, animals, and objects rising from the flat page and then returning, as well as how to represent the endlessness of infinity. As a result, Escher’s work has been recognized both in the art world and in the scientific community, including at the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam during the International Mathematical Conference in 1954.
Escher worked in a number of printmaking techniques, including lithography, drypoint, and mezzotint. However his preferred print techniques were woodcut, wood engraving, and linoleum cut.
–Boston Public Library
Sponsored by ArtPeacemakers, the 19th Annual WalKING event is going virtual this year!
We won’t be walking all together on MLK Day this year, but we can keep the flame alive by encouraging all kinds of offerings to Dr. King’s legacy through these activities: Mindful writing, music & art-maKING, acts of kindness, nonviolence, donations, community service & walKING meditations around the Cape and around the world…anywhere, any time... but esp. from now through MLK’s birthday 1/15, MLK day 1/18 and through Inauguration Day until 1/21/21.
JOIN US wherever you are: Send your selfies, art, writing, music links by tagging your Instagram and FB posts #MLKlives2021 (thru 1/21)
ArtPeacemakers will also be collecting drop-offs for the Wellfleet Food Pantry on Mon. JAN 18th, MLK day from 11 am til 1 pm.
The 2021 MLK Art Show featuring local artists and activists of all ages can be viewed HERE
You can also check out the Wellfleet Elementary School’s 2021 “I Have A Dream” art show HERE
Join ArtPeacemakers in spirit, in the real world and online via facebook.com/artpeacemakers and instagram.com/artpeacemakers. Visit ArtPeace for more info or email info@capecool.org.
NATIONAL VIRTUAL EVENTS
Sun. JAN 17th, 9 am and 11 am
Special MLK service at Atlanta’s Ebenezer Baptist Church
Watch it live HERE
Sun. JAN 17th at 3 pm
Screening of White Space, a short film by Michael Cestaro
Four women of color share stories about growing up on Cape Cod.
One of the women featured is Artpeacemaker collective member Alejandra Cuadra.
Link: upabovecreative.com/whitespace
Mon. JAN 18th, 9:30 or 11 am
Free interactive inter-generational program for kids 7 and up and their adults, sponsored by Museum of the City of New York
Register HERE
Mon, JAN 18th all day
MLK Day is a day of service - There are many projects mobilizing volunteers; but now more than ever, you don’t have to look far to find ways to reach out to someone in need.
Learn more HERE
AND THERE ARE MANY MORE WAYS TO CELEBRATE !
The Wellfleet Library is a fantastic year-round local resource for kids & adults alike. They have compiled a wonderful list of 10 books In honor of MLK Day, all available for curbside pick-up. Check out the list and the library’s other great programs and services available HERE
Feeling nostalgic for past marches? Watch Jason Kolnos’s video for CC Times of 2017 WalKING celebration HERE
Need more inspiration? You can listen to an original musical tribute to WalKING by #thebeatgreens with Sallie Tighe HERE
Then watch this 5 minute short history of Martin Luther King, Jr’s famous “I Have A Dream” speech, produced by the History Channel!
You can read or listen to Martin Luther King, Jr’s “I Have A Dream” speech in full at the the Stanford King Institute HERE
More recommended viewing:
King in the Wilderness (released Jan. 2018, HBO)
Description: A portrait of Martin Luther King Jr. during the last years of his life, from his part in the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to his assassination in 1968.
Trailer below. This film is available to rent at Amazon or watch for free on YouTube.
Join us for a casual and fun two hour virtual painting class during which each student will complete a painting from start to finish, with guidance from artist Colin McGuire. This will be Colin’s 3rd workshop with us, after receiving enormously positive feedback about the first two! Don’t miss the virtual hit of our fall and winter programming….get those brushes ready!
First-time painters as well as painters with experience looking for an informal workshop are welcome - all skill levels will enjoy this experience!
$25 per person, not including materials
Register HERE
Students will need a basic set of acrylic paints, a canvas, and brushes. Generally, there are sets available including all necessary materials. Most kits can be put together at local shops or online ordering for about $25. If you need assistance finding supplies let us know!
EXTENDED THRU 12/17 BY REQUEST!
PURCHASE TICKETS HERE
$10 for a 3 day viewing pass
At 88 years-old, Audrey Flack holds a unique place in the history of contemporary art in America. Feminist, rebel, mother, painter, sculptor and teacher, Audrey’s often controversial 40-year career evolved from abstract expressionism in the 1950s to photorealism in the 1970s. One of the first women ever included in the famed Janson’s History of Art, Audrey continues to create, explore, and inspire with her unique style and indomitable spirit.
She has been an incredible photorealist, armed with a convincing spray brush. Now, the artist finally gets her due in this documentary about her life.” - Forbes
Queen of Hearts follows Flack as she takes her work in a brand new direction and reveals her long-term struggles as the mother of a child with autism. Flack has something deep and genuine to communicate to the world. She is a provocateur and a rebel, an example and an inspiration. Queen of Hearts is a moving portrait of an artist who is still testing, still experimenting, still searching.
Watch the trailer below!
“The best thing I can say about QUEEN OF HEARTS is simply just see it. It is a wonderful portrait of a mover and shaker in the art world, who is also one hell of a grand lady!”
“What’s refreshing about Deborah Shaffer and Rachel Reichman‘s look is how intimate and personal it feels, grounding a remarkable woman in a very personable and extraordinary light…This is what art is for, creating a kind of symbiosis between creator and audience.”
“The film is about believing in yourself, it’s about recognizing what it is to need to do something.”
Join us for a casual and fun two hour virtual painting class during which each student will complete a painting from start to finish, with guidance from artist Colin McGuire.
First-time painters as well as painters with experience looking for an informal workshop are welcome.
$25 per person, not including materials
Register HERE
Students will need a basic set of acrylic paints, a canvas, and brushes. Generally, there are sets available including all necessary materials. Most kits can be put together at local shops or online ordering for about $25. If you need assistance finding supplies let us know!
Excited about the fall season and its centerpiece, Halloween? Us too! Join us for our first ever Pumpkin Palooza, outside in the back yard at the Hall. Get crafty and carve your best pumpkin (or two!)…bring it to the Hall by 4pm Fri. the 30th…then come back on Saturday in your best costume and enjoy the display! We’ll alight all the pumpkins at dusk for an extra spooky and fun visual!
Along with the pumpkin display, there will be a wonderful art installation of painted Halloween-themed 35mm slides, “Spooky Projections”, created by 13 & 14 year old students of PAAM’s Youth Art Reach 101 class taught by Wellfleet artist Megan Hinton.
Social distancing and COVID safety guidelines will be present…along with treats, prizes and a few surprises!
On Thursday, August 20 the virtual doors to THE 2020 WOODFLEET PROJECT will open at 6PM.
Two sizes: 6x6 and 10x10.
$250 and $400 (includes shipping!) with all proceeds benefiting the artist and the Hall.
CHECK OUT THE PREVIEW OF WOODFLEET 2020 ARTWORK HERE
Learn more about this year’s Woodfleet in this conversation with creators Katie Albert, Susie Nielsen, and the Hall’s own Special Projects Coordinator Emily Kelly-Joseph!
Please join us for a virtual Artist Talk & Reception with our current artist on display at the Hall, Kim McAninch. Kim will be with us on Zoom to discuss her work and take us on a tour of the pieces hanging in the Hall and available for viewing at our website.
To attend the reception and talk:
Click the Zoom link below -
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Check out Kim’s exhibit “Idyll” and learn more about Kim HERE
Current Art Exhibition: Deborah Fowler Greenwood until May 19th.
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