Three More Days to Enjoy FIRST THINGS FIRST Exhibit!
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The Arts Foundation of Cape Cod presents FIRST THINGS FIRST at the Cotuit Center for the Arts running now through February 6, thanks to the generous support of the Eastern Bank Charitable Foundation, the Donald C. McGraw Foundation and the Cape Cod Melody Tent. First Things First is open Mondays through Saturdays, 10 am to 5 pm.
FIRST THINGS FIRST features the works of fifty-five established, well-known Cape Cod artists, as they share their explorations of the subjects that matter most to them in a wide variety of media. This major regional exhibit is a unique opportunity to enjoy the work of these outstanding artists under one roof - and it is free!
Keeping younger arts patrons in mind, art work is displayed at a height of 4 feet throughout the exhibit - right at children's eye level. A special mini-art library is available to all visitors, and a series of child-friendly events is scheduled over the course of the exhibit.
Gallery hours have been extended to accommodate the high demand for the show, based on advanced bookings for school visits and the popularity of the Arts Foundation's three previously presented winter art exhibits: ROYGBIV in 2009, Self Portrait Cape Cod in 2008 and When We Were Younger in 2007. For more information about the exhibit call 508-362-0066, email info@artsfoundation.org or visit www.artsfoundation.org.
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Announcing the AFCC 3rd Annual Creative Collaborative Conference!
The Arts Foundation of Cape Cod is pleased to announce the Third Annual Creative Collaborative Conference to be held on Thursday, March 25, 2010 at the Cape Codder Resort,1225 Iyannough Road, Hyannis.
The creative community of Cape Cod will gather for a full day of presentations, panel discussions, displays, and activities to celebrate the best and brightest of the region's arts and culture, culminating in an evening awards reception.
All are welcome!
Register for the Creative Collaborative Today!
For more information call the Arts Foundation of Cape Cod at 508-362-0066 or visit www.artsfoundation.org.
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Arts Foundation of Cape Cod Announces Spring 2010 Grant Deadline
Funding Available for Artists and Cultural Organizations
The Arts Foundation of Cape Cod (AFCC), the designated local arts agency for Barnstable County, is pleased to announce its next grant
cycle. Applications are now available for the AFCC Spring grants cycle, which has a deadline of Friday, March 19, 2010.
The AFCC Grants Program provides cash awards to local artists and cultural organizations that are engaged in projects that help create a strong, stable, and diverse arts and culture industry on Cape Cod, and contribute positively to the quality of life and economic vitality of the region. Preference is given to specific program initiatives, particularly those enhancing the arts education of learners of all ages, and to collaborative efforts within the arts community.
The AFCC will hold a grants information workshop for interested applicants on
Thursday, February 25 at 5:30 pm at the AFCC offices in Centerville.
First time applicants are strongly urged to attend this workshop.
Reservations are required by February 24.
Reserve your space by calling 508-362-0066 or emailing info@artsfoundation.org.
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Promote Your February School Vacations Events in the Voice of the Arts!
The Arts Foundation of Cape Cod invites you to email us your organization's special family event, performance, show or activity for the February School Vacation Week. These listings will be featured in an expanded Family Section of the Arts Foundation of Cape Cod's Voice of the Arts E-newsletter. This is a great opportunity to highlight your events - at no charge to you!
Be
sure to take advantage of this wonderful opportunity to increase
participation at all your great art-related happenings throughout the
entire February school vacation week!
To have your listing included, simply email your information to info@artsfoundation.com
by 5 pm on Tuesday, February 9. Be sure to include 'February School
Vacation' in the subject line, along with your event dates, times,
location and a short description of your event. Don't forget to
include a picture that helps show what your event is all about!
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Governor's Budget Calls for $9.4 Million for Massachusetts Cultural Council
Governor Deval Patrick this week released a proposed state budget for the coming fiscal year that calls for $9.4 million for arts and cultural funding through the Massachusetts Cultural Council (MCC). The Governor's fiscal year 2011 recommendation for the MCC represents a cut of just over $291,000, or three percent, from the agency's current budget. The new fiscal year begins July 1.
The release of the Governor's budget is the first step in the annual state budget process. The House and Senate will release their own budget recommendations in April and May, respectively. The two chambers must then agree on a budget before sending it back to the Governor for final approval.
The Arts Foundation of Cape Cod joins the MCC in thanking the Governor and his Administration for its support of the MCC and the nonprofit cultural sector of Massachusetts. Investment in the cultural sector - even during these difficult times - is wise. Every dollar invested in arts and culture comes back fivefold to the Commonwealth in revenue from cultural tourism and jobs created.
Notably, the Governor's budget did not include funding for the Massachusetts Cultural Facilities Fund. The Governor can invest up to $50 million in CFF through the issuance of state capital bonds over five years. Last year the Governor elected to issue $7 million to support the most recent round of CFF grants. This leaves up to $43 million to be issued for the program in future years if the Governor so chooses. The Massachusetts Cultural Council, which administers this program with MassDevelopment, has made continued state investment in the CFF a top priority.
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Join the Arts Foundation of Cape Cod - Fly Free to Nantucket!
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STUDIO BY THE SEA
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Join the Arts Foundation of Cape Cod and fly free to Nantucket! Now, all new adult members of the Arts
Foundation of Cape Cod will receive a free, round-trip ticket from Hyannis to Nantucket from Cape Air!
Why become a member of the Arts Foundation of Cape Cod?
- Because the Arts contribute to the wonderful
quality of life on Cape Cod
- Because Arts and Culture are an essential part
of the Cape Cod economy
- Because I receive a free
round-trip ticket to Nantucket from Hyannis
on Cape Air with each new adult membership
- Because Arts Foundation of Cape Cod memberships
make wonderful gifts - and I could keep the Nantucket
tickets!
- Because the Arts Foundation of Cape Cod
celebrates, promotes, and supports the Arts year-round; they need and
deserve my assistance
Become a Member Now - Join Online!
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South Dennis House Concert Presents Tripping Lily
Tripping Lily will perform at the South Dennis House, February 5, 7:30 pm.
Tripping Lily is a young quartet that might be described as a string band with pop music sensibilities, or perhaps a cutting edge vocal quartet with acoustic instruments. The Boston Globe called the band "....a genre unto itself."
For more info visit www.trippinglily.com and to make reservations email frmichael@acr-capecod.org.
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Joan Kirchner presents The Psychology of Love at CCMA
 Music & More at Cape Cod Museum of Art, February 7, 2:30 pm features The Psychology of Love. Soprano, Joan Kirchner with pianist Richard Busch take a tongue-in-cheek look at how we view the myths and realities of romantic love through the music of George Gershwin, Cole Porter, Harold Arlen and others.
Cape Cod Museum of Art is located off Route 6A, 60 Hope Lane, on the grounds of Cape Cod Center for the Arts, Dennis. For more information call 508-385-4477 or visit www.ccmoa.org.
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You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown
Eventide Arts Family Theater will present You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown. This production is based on the comic strip Peanuts by Charles M. Schulz, book, music and lyrics by Clark Gesner, February 11 - 21. Performances on Mondays, Tuesdays., Thursdays and Fridays take place at 7 pm and performances on Saturdays and Sundays at 2:30 pm.
You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown invites the kid in all of us into the world of Charlie Brown, his dog Snoopy, and the rest of the Peanuts gang for a fast-paced, lighthearted musical. This 1999 revised version of Charlie Brown won two Tony Awards and three Drama Desk Awards.
Performances will take place at the Gertrude Lawrence Stage, Historic Dennis Union Church, 713 Main Street (Route 6A & Old Bass River Road), Dennis. For more information or to purchase tickets call 508-398-8588 or visit www.eventidearts.org.
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The Music Man at The Academy Playhouse
 The Academy Playhouse presents The Music Man, February 11 - March 21, Thursday - Saturday 8 pm and Sundays 2 pm.
The Academy Playhouse is located at 120 Main Street, Orleans. For more information or reservations call the box office at 508-255-1963 or visit www.apacape.org.
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Harwich Junior Theatre Presents Peter Pan and Wendy
Harwich Junior Theatre presents Peter Pan and Wendy, directed by Maura Hanlon, February 12 - March 7. Performances will take place on Fridays at 7:30 pm, Saturdays and Sundays at 2 pm. On February 13 and February 20, 7:30 pm. Matinees on February 17 - 18 at 2 pm.
Peter Pan and Wendy is a true play adaption by Doug Rand of J.M. Barrie's original novel. When the carefree and careless Peter Pan flies into the nursery of the Darling home, Wendy follows her instincts for adventure, bringing her little brothers along to magical Neverland. She takes care of the motherless Lost Boys but soon the Darling children are swept into Peter's battle with Captain Hook and his mostly-fearsome pirate crew.
Harwich Junior Theatre is located at105 Division St. West Harwich. For more information call the box office at 508-432-2002 or visit www.hjtcapecod.org.
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More Performing Arts
- FilmArt@PAAM is screening Sick: The Life and Death of Bob Flanagan, Supermasochist (1997), February 4 at 6:30 pm, at the Provincetown Art Association and Museum, 460 Commercial Street. Recommended for adults only. For more information 508-487-1750 or online at www.paam.org.
- Two Cool is a duo for voice
& guitar specializing in "smooth grooves," combining the popular
music of today with classic standards of the past, February 5, 8 - 10:30 pm. Adults only. Also, A Chord in the Hand, a club for people who enjoy traditional folk songs, child ballads, classic protest songs, sea shanties, and the like, meets on Wednesdays, 7 - 8:30 pm at the Cultural Center of Cape Cod, 307 Old Main St., South Yarmouth. For more information call 508-394-7100 or visit www.cultural-center.org.
Performing Arts Offered Weekly
- Open Mic Night at The International Inn on Wednesdays with Blues, Rock, Jam, Funk, Fusion, Acoustic, Full Band, Improv, Comedy and featuring The Clayton's Hat Jam Band. The International Inn is located at 662 Main Street, Hyannis.
- The Provincetown Theater Company's Playwright Lab meets every other Sunday, 4 - 6 pm, 238 Bradford Street, Provincetown. For more information call 508-487-9793 or visit www.provincetowntheater.com.
- British Beer Company presents its December entertainment lineup in Falmouth, Hyannis and Sandwich - this week with performers such as 57 HEAVY, Flydowns, and Tripl3Crown. For more information call 508-888-6610 or visit www.britishbeer.com.
- Bart Weisman Music performing every Friday, 8 pm, at the Grand Cru, Cape Codder Resort, Route 132 & Bearse's Way, Hyannis, 508-771-3000. Also performing every Thursday, 6:30 pm at Riverway Lobster House, 1338 Route 28, South Yarmouth (Exit 8). For more information call 508-398-2172.
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The Arts Foundation of Cape Cod Presents First Things First
First Things First, presented by the Arts Foundation of Cape Cod, is on display at the Cotuit Center for the Arts, now - February 6, open Mondays - Saturdays, 10 am - 5 pm.
First Things First features the works of fifty-five established, well-known Cape Cod artists, as they share their explorations of the subjects that matter most to them in a wide variety of media. This major regional exhibit is a unique opportunity to enjoy the work of these outstanding artists under one roof - and it is free!
Keeping younger arts patrons in mind, art work is displayed at a height of 4 feet throughout the exhibit - right at children's eye level. A special mini-art library is available to all visitors, and a series of child-friendly events is scheduled over the course of the exhibit.
For more information about the exhibit, or school group reservations, call 508-362-0066, email info@artsfoundation.org or visit www.artsfoundation.org.
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New England Coastal Landscapes and Marine Show
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Russell Vujs, Lance Walker, and Ron Tinney will be the featured artists in a New England Coastal Landscapes and Marine Painting show held in the Great Hall of the Cultural Center of Cape Cod, now - February 28. There will be an artists' reception February 5, 5 - 7 pm.
Free art demonstrations will be given in conjunction with the show with all taking place from noon - 2 pm:
- Russell Vujs, February 14
- Lance Walker, February 21
Cultural Center of Cape Cod is located at 307 Old Main St., South Yarmouth. For more information call 508-394-7100 or visit www.cultural-center.org.
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Cape Cod Community College Higgins Art Gallery Presents East Meets West
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The Cape Cod Community College Higgins Art Gallery will feature an exhibition entitled East Meets West, featuring the works of Sara David Ringler, now - February 25. A gallery reception will be held February 6, 5 - 7 pm.
An exhibition comprised of works of handmade paper, handmade books and original prints responding to Ms. Ringler's experiences living in Florence, Italy as a visiting artist and studying with a master paper maker on the island of Shikoku, Japan at his studio Kamikoya.
Cape Cod Community College Higgins Art Gallery is located at 2240 Iyannough Road, West Barnstable. For more information call 508-362-4484 or visit www.capecod.edu/web/higgins.
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Brewster Ladies Library Presents Local Colors
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Brewster Ladies Library presents a collection of watercolor and casein paintings by Priscilla Levesque of Cataumet in an exhibition entitled Local Colors, now - February 27. The public is invited to attend an artist reception on February 6, 3 - 5 pm.
The Library hours are Tuesday and Thursday from 10 am to 8 pm and Wednesday, Friday and Saturday from 10 am to 5 pm.
The Brewster Ladies Library is located at 1822 Main Street, Brewster. For more information call 774-323-0333 or visit www.thecapecodmermaid.com.
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Guild of Harwich Artists Presents Marion Harcourt
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The Art Gallery of the Guild of Harwich Artists is pleased to present Marion Harcourt with an artist reception and demonstration, February 6, 2 - 4 pm. Ms. Harcourt will create a sunrise landscape in oils for her demonstration. The public is welcome.
A member of the CAC in Chatham as well as the Yarmouth Art guild, Ms. Harcourt's artwork in watercolors and oils is on permanent display at the gallery, along with works of 21 other Harwich artists.
The Gallery of the Guild of Harwich Artists is located at 551 Route 28, Harwich Port, with parking at the Visitors' Center across the street. For more information call 508-432-1012 or visit www.guildofharwichartists.com.
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Prints from the Heart at Falmouth Artists Guild
Prints from the Heart is an art show and sale of original prints by members of the Printmakers of Cape Cod and the Falmouth Artists Guild, February 7 - February 28. An artists' opening reception will take place February 7, 2 - 4 pm.
The prints are original works of art such as monotypes, woodcuts, etchings or lithographs, not reproductions of paintings. This show helps promote the Falmouth Art Center's two new presses, Open Studio time, and printmaking workshops.
Falmouth Art Center is located at 137 Gifford Street, Falmouth. For more information call 508-540-3304 or visit www.falmouthart.org.
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Creative Arts Center to Host Open Juried Photography Competition
The Open Juried Photography Competition, February 7 - March 5, at the Creative Arts Center, will announce the winners and present prizes at an opening reception on February 7, 3 - 5 pm.
The show will be open for viewing Monday-Friday 9 am - 4 pm. The
Center is closed Monday, February 15th for President's Day. Should the
Chatham High School close for snow days the Center will also be closed.
The Creative Arts Center is located at 154 Crowell Road, Chatham. For more info call Sally or Mary Carroll at 508-945-3583 or visit www.capecodcreativearts.org.
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Art Exhibitions at PAAM
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- Mirror Mirror is an exhibit created by the participants of the 2009 - 2010 Art Reach, the after-school program at the Provincetown Art Association and Museum. The title refers to the traditional method of studying works of art and creating original works in response, now - February 7.
- Gifts from the Lillian Orlowsky and William Freed Foundation, features artworks by Lillian Orlowsky and William Freed, two of Provincetown's celebrated abstract expressionists, now - March 7.
- Generations Exhibition, now - February 14, featuring works from Provincetown's most prolific artistic families - drawn primarily from PAAM's collection. Robert Motherwell, Red Grooms, Max Bohm, Nancy Webb, Chaim Gross, Anne Packard, Conrad Malicoat, Sacha Richter, among others.
- The Provincetown Art Association and Museum
will feature an exhibition of works by the 2009-2010 Visual Arts
Fellows: Nadia Ayari, Taylor Baldwin, Matt Bollinger, Robin Mandel,
Elizabeth Mooney, Leslie Murray, Sarah Peters, Martin Smick, Kirsten
Ullrich and Jacob Yanes, now - February 28.
PAAM is located at 260 Commercial Street in Provincetown. For more information or to register call 508-487-1750 or visit www.paam.org.
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Cahoon Museum of American Art Presents Memories
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Memories, an exhibition on display at the Cahoon Museum of American Art, now - March 14, is replete with memory paintings and artworks that evoke memories, all accompanied by the artists' reminiscences and thoughts on the subject. A portion of the proceeds from the sale of the artworks will be donated to Alzheimer's Services of Cape Cod & the Islands.
Three artists will speak in conjunction with the show with all talks beginning at 11 am.
- Lance Walker will give a demonstration and talk on Painting in Oils in Primary Colors, February 9
- Arnold Desmarais will give a presentation on his work titled Capturing Light in Marine Paintings, February 19
- Kathryn Kleekamp will give a presentation on her recently published book Cape Cod and the Islands: Where Beauty and History Meet (Schiffer Publishing). Fifty of the book's illustrations are reproductions of her oil paintings, February 23
The Cahoon Museum of American Art is located at 4676 Falmouth Road (Route 28), Cotuit. For more information call 508-428-7581 or visit www.cahoonmuseum.org.
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Creative Convergence: Renowned Painters Showing on Cape Cod
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The exhibition Creative Convergence: Renowned Painters Showing on Cape Cod is a collaboration between Cape Cod Museum of Art and Addison Art Gallery. The CCMA exhibition will be on view now - February 28 with a reception on February 12, 5:30 - 7:30 pm.
The CCMA will also host a Gallery Talk, February 12, 1 pm.
The associated exhibition at Addison Art Gallery in Orleans will be on view now - March 31, with an artists' reception February 13, 5:30 - 7:30 pm.
Creative Convergence brings together, here on Cape Cod, 15 established landscape plein air artists from across the United States, Mexico, Ireland, Bulgaria and Russia, who, in the fall of 2009, met in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico.
Cape Cod Museum of Art is located at 60 Hope Lane (off Route 6A), on the grounds of the Cape Cod Center for the Arts, Dennis. For more information call 508-385-4477 or visit www.ccmoa.org.
Addison Art Gallery is located at 43 Route 28, Orleans. For more information call 508-255-6200 or visit www.addisonart.com.
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Love and Romance at Cape Cod Art Association
 The Cape Cod Art Association presents Love and Romance, a juried members' exhibit and sale. This exhibit will run from now - February 15.
The Cape Cod Art Association is located at 3480 Route 6A, Barnstable. For more information call 508-362-2909 or visit www.capecodartassoc.org.
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The Fuchsia of Art at Color Obsession Gallery
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The exhibition The Fuchsia of Art: From Our Hands to Yours will be held at Color Obsession Gallery, now - February 27.
Included in the exhibition are several of the gallery's wood-working artists including Bob Brahm, Matthew Ellis, Alfred Glover, Michael Gould and Ryan Maheu.
Color Obsession Gallery is located in South Cape Village, 15 Joy Street, Mashpee (near the Mashpee Rotary on Route 28). For more information call 508-246-6246 or visit www.ColorObsessionGallery.com.
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Cape Cod Museum of Art Exhibitions
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- One Night Stand returns for a special evening with The Art of Spiritual Gifts, February 4, 5:30-7:30 pm. A group of 10 local artists will exhibit works that have been inspired by "spiritual gifts".
- The Recent Gifts and Acquisitions 2009 exhibition highlights additions to the collection, now - March 29. Some of the artists in this exhibition include Gladys Winn Dorfman, Varujan Boghosian, Richard DeQuattro, Arthur Diehl, Remo Farruggio, R. H. Ives Gammell, John Whorf and Peter Hunt.
- On Common Ground, now - April 25. A variety of still life paintings from the museum's permanent collection. Artists included are Thomas T. Eastwood, Howard Gibbs, Marion Hawthorne, Henry Hensche, Robert Douglas Hunter, Frank Milby, Hilda Neily, and Barbara Rockefeller among others.
Cape Cod Museum of Art is located off Route 6A, 60 Hope Lane, on the grounds of Cape Cod Center for the Arts, Dennis. For more information call 508-385-4477 or visit www.ccmoa.org.
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Burgess Birds at Green Briar Nature Center
Thornton W. Burgess Society opens the 2010 season at its Green Briar Nature Center with the Burgess Birds exhibit, now - April 30.
The exhibition includes mounted bird specimens, information on how important protecting and studying birds was to Burgess and original illustrations of birds done for Burgess stories. Most of these pen-and-ink drawings by Harrison Cady have never been exhibited before and are part of a gift from Time-Warner Book Division.
Burgess Birds will be the first of six exhibits at Green Briar which pay tribute to Mr. Burgess and celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the publication of his first important children's book, Old Mother West Wind.
Green Briar Nature Center is located at 6 Discovery Hill Road, just off Route 6A in East Sandwich. For more information call 508-888-6870 or visit www.thorntonburgess.org.
This exhibit is funded in part by a grant from the Arts Foundation of Cape Cod.
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More Visual Arts
- My Impression of Impressionism, now - February 14, in the Board Room, is an exhibit of impressionist paintings by 8th Grade French students from Mattacheese Middle School, reception, February 4, from 5 - 7 pm. Also showing is the Cultural Center of Cape Cod's First Annual Members' Exhibition, now - January 31. Another exhibition on display is from the Community Connections Art Program led by painter Anne Hitch, now - February 14. All shows will take place at the Cultural Center of Cape Cod, 307 Old Main Street, South Yarmouth. For more information call 508-394-7100 or visit www.cultural-center.org.
- The Fine Arts Work Center will host a exhibition for Jacob Yanes, February 5 - 10. An opening reception will be held, February 5, 6 - 8 pm, 24 Pearl Street, Provincetown. For more information call 508-487-9960 or visit www.fawc.org.
- SheArt Valentine's Day Art and Fine Craft Sale, February 6, 10 am - 3 pm at The Old Jailhouse Tavern, at 28 West Road in Orleans. For more information email thesheartnetwork@hotmail.com.
- An exhibition of the paintings of David Kelley will be held at the Maser Gallery, 319 Dillingham Avenue, Falmouth, now - March 4. For more information call the gallery at 508-456-0800 or Mr. Kelly at 508-566-1252.
- The Market Street Bookshop presents south Cape artists in Stroke of a Brush Joins Stroke of a Pen, now - March 31. Artwork is displayed along with books that inspired the paintings. 20 Steeple Street, Mashpee Commons. For more information call 508-539-6985.
Visual Arts Offered Weekly
- The Photographic Society of Cape Cod meets year-round on the second and fourth Wednesdays of the month, 7 - 9:30 pm. Cultural Center of Cape Cod, 307 Old Main Street, South Yarmouth. For more information call 508-428-3937.
- Cape Cod Art Association invites photographers, amateurs and professionals, to join their Camera Club, which meets second and fourth Thursdays, 7 - 9 pm, educational pre-meetings at 6:30 pm. CapeAbilities, Inc., Lyndon Center, 895 Mary Dunn Road, Independence Park, Hyannis. For more information call 508-362-2909 or visit curator@capecodartassoc.org or www.capecodartassoc.org.
- Artful Thursdays at the Cape Cod Museum of Art hosts talks by exhibiting curators at 11 am, docent-led museum tours at 2 pm, and special events on selected Thursday evenings. Off Route 6A, 60 Hope Lane, Dennis. For more information call 508-385-4477 x12 or visit www.ccmoa.org.
- Harbor Your Arts features Sarah Holl Artspace at 46 Pearl Street in Hyannis, open Saturdays, 1 - 4 pm and by appointment (www.sarahholl.com). Also featured are artist work studios at 50 Pearl Street with artists Melanie Chartier, Carole Ann Danner, Jenny Fragosa, Sandra Ginnis and the pottery studio of Molly Driscoll. Guyer Art Barn, featuring year-round exhibits, is located at 250 South Street, next to the properties on Pearl Street and is open Saturdays and Sundays, 11 am - 4 pm. For more information visit www.harboryourarts.com.
- Brown Bag Crafters, an adult crafting group that has fun being creative together while dedicating their projects to help fund the Centerville Public Library Children's Room Programs. For more information call 508-790-6220.
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15th Peace Week Poetry Contest Calling For Submissions
 Veterans for Peace Cape Cod Chapter invites submissions of poems to celebrate Peace Week, April 11 - 17. The contest is open to all Cape and Island writers. Winners will be selected from 14 categories, K - 12th grades and adults.
All entries must be received (not just postmarked) by 5 pm on April 2.
Entries should be sent to Veterans for Peace, 39 Muskeget Lane, Centerville, MA 02632. For more information and contest rules call 508-771-3915.
This contest is funded by the Arts Foundation of Cape Cod.
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Readings at the Fine Arts Work Center
 The Fine Arts Work Center will feature readings by Sara Majka and Sara Elizabeth Johnson, February 6, 8 pm, in the Stanley Kunitz Common Room.
Sara Majka grew up along the northeast coast and spent many of those years on Cape Cod. Her stories are published or forthcoming in A Public Space, The Massachusetts Review, PEN America, and elsewhere. She received her MFA from the Bennington Writing Seminars. (download high-res photo of Sara Majka)
Sara Elizabeth Johnson is a graduate of Cornell University and the MFA program at the University of Oregon. Her poetry has appeared or is forthcoming in New England Review, Shenandoah, Cutthroat, Willow Springs, Tampa Review, Iron Horse Literary Review, Verse Daily, and Best New Poets 2009. She is the recipient of an AWP Intro Journals Project Award and was a finalist for the 2009 Ruth Lilly Poetry Fellowship.
Fine Arts Work Center is located at 24 Pearl Street, Provincetown. For more information call 508-487-9960 or visit www.fawc.org.
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Literary Arts Offered Weekly
- Calliope Poetry Readings with featured poets Greg Hischak, John Anderson and Ryk McIntrye. Meets on the fourth Sunday of every month at the Falmouth Library. Open-mic sign-up at 2:45 p.m. The Falmouth Library is located on West Falmouth Highway, Route 28A, near the corner of Blacksmith Shop Road across from the Quaker Meeting House. For more information call Alice Kociemba at 508-566-1090 or calliopepoetryreadings@verizon.net.
- Poetry Venue every Monday, 7 pm, at the Mews Restaurant & Cafe, 429 Commercial Street, Provincetown.
- Chatham Writers @ 02633 meets every Monday, 10:30 am - noon, at the Eldredge Public Library - in the Friend's Room. The members meet to explore different writing genres, share work with the group, and receive guidance and feedback. Each year they publish an anthology of their work. The Eldredge Public Library is located at 564 Main Street, Chatham. For more information call Jeff Hahner at 508-945-9962.
- A Book in the Hand celebrates the tactile pleasure of the printed page and the intimacy of the spoken word. On the second Monday of the month two Cape Cod authors will read from their published prose. Jacob Sears Memorial Library, 23 Center Street, East Dennis. For more information call 508-385-8151.
- Book Discussion Group meets the third Tuesday of the month, 7:00 pm, at the Marstons Mills Library. The Marstons Mills Public Library is located at 2160 Main Street, Marstons Mills. For more information call 508-428-5175 or visit www.mmpl.org.
- Stony Hill Book Club is open to the public and meets at the Chatham Senior Center, 193 Stony Hill Road, Chatham. The group meets on the fourth Tuesday of the month at 1 pm. For more information call 508-945-5190 or email kdalton@chatham-ma.gov.
- British Authors Book Club meets the fourth Tuesday of the month, 6:45 - 7:45 pm, at the Osterville Free Library in the Library North Room. The Osterville Free Library is located at 43 Wianno Avenue, Osterville. For more information call Lee Ann Amend at 508-420-0550.
- Centerville Public Library Book Club invites anyone to join them to discuss books. Held on the last Tuesday of the month. 585 Main Street, Centerville. For more information about the book club contact Vicki Mitchell 508-775-2426 or zionwanderer@aol.com.
- The Writer's Café meets the second Wednesday of the month from November - June, 7 - 8:30 pm, upstairs at Napi's Restaurant and provides an opportunity for Cape writers to read from their work and discuss it. Napi's Restaurant is located at 7 Freeman Street, Provincetown.
- The Truro Library Book Group meets on the last Wednesday of the month, 6:30 pm, at the library. All are welcome whether you can attend regularly or occasionally. Copies of each month's selection are available for check-out at the circulation desk. 5 Library Lane (Off Standish Way), North Truro. For more information call 508-487-1125 or visit www.trurolibrary.org.
- Cape Lyceum Lecture and Discussion at 7 pm takes place on the second Monday of each month, held at the Cultural Center of Cape Cod. For more information visit www.newenlightenmentinstitute.com.
- Open Mic Poetry Night at Buckies's Biscotti every Friday, 6:30 pm. Buckies's Biscotti is located at 281 Main Street (Route 28), Dennisport. For more information call 508-398-9700.
- Brown Bag Lunch Book Reviews at the Hyannis Public Library, 401 Main Street, Hyannis, held the first Friday of the month at 12:15 pm. For more information call 508-775-2280 or visit www.hyannislibrary.org.
- Writers Night Out is a monthly event of the Cape Cod Writers Center. For a listing of upcoming readings, meetings and more information visit www.capecodwriterscenter.org.
- The Poetry Session with an open mic, hosted by Greg Hischak and Robin Clark, is held the third Thursday of the month. To sign up arrive before 7 pm in the back room of O'Shea's Olde Inne. February's feature poet is Cape Cod writer and 2009 L.L. Winship/PEN New England Award winner Nancy K. Persons. 348 Main Street (Route 28), West Dennis. For more information call Gregory Hischak, Cape Poets Theater at 508-398-5434 or email alarmpup@verizon.net.
- Poets' Corner Open Mic Night. Come
early to sign up. The mic is open to poets 14 and older. The featured
poet begins at around 8pm. Free and open to the public.. The Poets' Corner takes place the last Thursday of the month, 7 - 9 pm, held at the Cultural Center of Cape Cod. For more information email bmhellman@comcast.net or visit home.comcast.net/~bmhellman.
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The Arts Foundation of Cape Cod Presents First Things First
First Things First, presented by the Arts Foundation of Cape Cod, is on display at the Cotuit Center for the Arts, now - February 6, open Mondays - Saturdays, 10 am - 5 pm.
First Things First features the works of fifty-five established, well-known Cape Cod artists, as they share their explorations of the subjects that matter most to them in a wide variety of media. This major regional exhibit is a unique opportunity to enjoy the work of these outstanding artists under one roof - and it is free!
Keeping younger arts patrons in mind, art work is displayed at a height of 4 feet throughout the exhibit - right at children's eye level. A special mini-art library is available to all visitors, and a series of child-friendly events is scheduled over the course of the exhibit.
For more information about the exhibit, or school group reservations, call 508-362-0066, email info@artsfoundation.org or visit www.artsfoundation.org.
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Promote Your February School Vacations Events in the Voice of the Arts!
The Arts Foundation of Cape Cod invites you to email us your organization's special family event, performance, show or activity for the February School Vacation Week. These listings will be featured in an expanded Family Section of the Arts Foundation of Cape Cod's Voice of the Arts E-newsletter. This is a great opportunity to highlight your events - at no charge to you!
Be sure to take advantage of this wonderful opportunity to increase participation at all your great art-related happenings throughout the entire February school vacation week!
To have your listing included, simply email your information to info@artsfoundation.com by 5 pm on Tuesday, February 9th. Be sure to include 'February School Vacation' in the subject line, along with your event dates, times, location and a short description of your event. Don't forget to include a picture that helps show what your event is all about!
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Special Saturdays with CCftA and HJT
Special Saturdays with the Cotuit Center for the Arts and Harwich Junior Theatre, February 27 - April 3, are morning visual arts and performing arts classes for children. These are 6 week session for children ages 8 - 11.
The visual arts classes, 10 am - noon, will be coordinated with and followed by performing arts classes, noon - 2:00 pm.
Cotuit Center for the Arts is located at 4404 Falmouth Road, Rte. 28, Cotuit. For a list of classes, more information or to register call 508-428-0669 or visit www.cotuitcenterforthearts.org.
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Family Happenings at Thornton W. Burgess Society
 Climb Your Family Tree, held at the Sturgis Library, February 6, 1:30 - 3:30 pm, is a beginner's guide to genealogy and family history research and is a program for the whole family to enjoy.
Topics include how to start researching your family tree, find out where your family came from, discover your immigrant ancestors, learn about tracing your American roots, get a handy Genealogy Starter Kit and get a hands-on tour of the Sturgis Library genealogy resources.
David Martin, Past Co-President of the Cape Cod Genealogical Society will lead you on your journey to family discovery!
The Sturgis Library is located at 3090 Main St (Rte 6A), Village of Barnstable. For more information call 508-362-6636 or email info@sturgislibrary.org.
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Art Classes at the Cape Cod Conservatory
The Cape Cod Conservatory will be offering five different fun and creative art classes with Nancy Pettibone during the February school vacation!
The Cape Cod Conservatory offers a variety of classes for students of all ages in art, music, dance, photography and early education for children. Students are being accepted now.
The West Barnstable campus is located at 2235 Iyanough Rd. (Route 132), West Barnstable and the Falmouth campus is located at 60 Highfield Drive, Falmouth. For more information or to register for classes, call the West Barnstable office at 508-362-2772, the Falmouth office at 508-540-0611 or visit www.capecodconservatory.org.
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More Family Events
- The Falmouth Artists Guild will offer a children's class with Lee Drescher, February 16 - 19, 10 am - noon. Children will create a play out of a picture book using improvisation and will learn songs and make scenery and props. A stellar performance will conclude the class on February 19. For more information or to register call 508-540-3304 or visit www.falmouthart.org.
- Art Studio for Kids with instructor Andrea Moore on Thursdays, 4 - 6 pm at the Cataumet Arts Center Gallery through February 18.
For ages 6 - 12. Students will explore
multiple media in guided creative projects and an introduction to art forms
of many cultures for inspiration. Student work will be exhibited in the
gallery for a special exhibition. Home-school families welcome. The
Cataumet Arts Center Gallery is located at 76 Scraggy Neck Road,
Cataumet. For information and registration call 508-563-5434 of visit www.cataumetartscenter.org.
- Cape Cod Museum of Art offers Art Camp and clay workshops for children. Children's afternoon workshops teach the basics of drawing, painting, sculpture, book-making and collage. Off Route 6A, 60 Hope Lane, Dennis. For more information call 508-385-4477 or visit www.ccmoa.org.
- The Cahoon Museum of American Art offers children's art classes. The Cahoon Museum is located at 4676 Falmouth Road, Cotuit. For more information call 508-428-7581 or visit www.cahoonmuseum.org.
- The Three Fish & A Ram Community Arts Center offers ongoing classes, many for children! Three Fish & A Ram Community Arts Center is located at 36 Bates Road, Mashpee Commons North, Mashpee. For a complete list of courses, information and to register call 508-292-1417 or visit www.cltartcenter.com.
- Cape Cod Art Association's children's classes offer watercolor painting, clay creations, a new teen open studio, and more. Classes held at the Cape Abilities Art Center, 425 Massasoit Road, Eastham. For more information call 508-362-2909 or visit www.capecodartassoc.org.
Family Events Offered Weekly
- Nature Book Club for Young Readers at The Thornton W. Burgess Society meets in the new education center on the last Friday of each month from 4 - 5:30 pm. 6 Discovery Hill Road, just off Route 6A in East Sandwich. For more information call 508-888-6870 or visit www.thorntonburgess.org.
- The Hyannis Public Library hosts The Chess Club every Wednesday, 4 pm. The club is open to children ages 7 and up. The Hyannis Public Library is located at 401 Main Street, Hyannis. For more information call 508-775-2280.
- The Eastham Public Library has a Weekly Story Time every Friday, 10:30 am. The program features books, rhymes and action for children aged 2 - 5 years old. Everyone is welcome! The Eastham Library is located at 190 Samoset Road, Eastham. For more information contact Fran McLoughlin at 508-240-5950 or at franm@easthamlibrary.org.
- The Pizza Art Club, 5 - 7 pm, on Saturday nights for kids ages 7 - 11. Two hours of art instruction. All art supplies, pizza dinner and drinks are included. Black Whale Gallery is located at 349 Main Street, Hyannis. For more
information, a list of art instructors, fees and to register call 508
274-9031 or 508 771-8600.
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Castle Hill Offers Throwing Workshop
Truro Center for the Arts at Castle Hill is offering a winter throwing class taught by Linden Gray. The workshop will run for 8 weeks beginning February 10. The clay studio is opened year round, and if you participate in this workshop you have access to the studio on Tuesdays and Thursday as well.
Linden Gray has been throwing pots for 9 year and holds a BFA from Alfred University. In her work, she is interested in the material nature of clay, which is often reflected in her wet altered work. Working primarily with functional forms, she is interested in exploring notions of use.
For more information call or to sign up call 508-349-7511 or visit www.castlehill.org.
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Art Classes at the Guyer Barn
The Guyer Barn offers a variety of new and ongoing classes for adults, teens and children. Classes include collage, painting and drawing, ceramics, painting in different mediums and levels, drawing from still lifes and from a live model, the sculpture-making processes and poetry. Students are now being accepted.
The Guyer Art Barn is located at 250 South Street, Hyannis, on the
campus of town-owned properties that make up the Shirley Blair Flynn
Center for Creative Arts. For more information or to register call the Guyer Art Barn Director, Mellissa Morris at 508-566-2880 or visit harboryourarts.com.
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The Academy of Performing Arts presents New Spring Classes
The Academy of Performing Arts offers classes year round in dance, music, theatre, workshops, main stage Playhouse and School productions as well as informal in-class demonstrations and presentations. Students may enroll now for new spring classes.
The Academy of Performing Arts is located at 5 Giddiah Hill Road, Orleans. For more information call 508-255-5510 or visit www.apacape.org.
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Spring Art Courses at The Lillian Orlowsky/William Freed Museum School
The Lillian Orlowsky / William Freed Museum School at the Provincetown Art Association and Museum announces a new series of studio art courses for absolute beginners, established artists and everyone in between. Classes and workshops taught by professional instructors are available in computer art, drawing, painting, printmaking, sculpture and more. Students can even learn off-campus from working artists in their private Cape Cod studios.
PAAM Museum School is located at 460 Commercial Street, Provincetown. For more information or to register call 508-487-1750, ext.13 or visit www.paam.org.
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Ongoing Art Workshops at Color Obsession Gallery
Color Obsession Gallery in South Cape Village in Mashpee is offering ongoing workshops.
Workshops in stained glass technique, painting canvas floor cloths,
beaded jewelry and collage techniques are taught by gallery artists.
Color Obsession Gallery is located at 15
Joy Street in South Cape Village, Mashpee. For more information call
508-246-6246 or visit www.colorobsessiongallery.com.
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A Five Day Workshop with Jordan Wolfson
 The Studio on Slough Road is accepting early registration for a five day workshop led by Jordan Wolfson, July 19 - 23, 9:00 a.m. - 3 pm.
Jordan Wolfson received his M.F.A. from Yale University School of Art. He has taught painting and drawing for the past 18 years. Wolfson has exhibited both in the United States and abroad. His work is represented in various public collections, and has won numerous awards, including the Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant. Wolfson is represented by the DFN Gallery in New York City, the Van Straaten Gallery in Denver and Rothschild Fine Arts in Tel Aviv. He currently teaches at the University of Colorado at Denver, and the Art Students League of Denver.
For more information or to register call
720-542-8249 or visit www.studioonsloughroad.com.
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Classes and Workshops
Please check out our Family Section for additional Classes and Workshops for Children
- Wool Appliqué Needle Art Class with Joanne Skudder on February 11, 10:00 am - 3:00 pm, at Highfield Hall, 56 Highfield Drive, Falmouth. For more information call Lee Anne at 508-495-1878, ext. 313 or visit www.highfieldhall.org.
- Master Glassblower Jim Holmes of Chatham Glass company is offering Get Hot glassblowing classes with weekend workshops, now - February.
Workshops include 10 hours of glassblowing instruction, demonstrations,
lectures and coldworking techniques. Private lessons available by request. For more
information or to register call 508-945-5547 or visit chathamglass.com.
- The Falmouth Artists Guild offers an extensive selection of classes and workshops during the winter months. For more information call 508-540-3304 or visit www.falmouthart.org.
- Priscilla Levesque will be teaching drawing on Tuesdays and watercolor on Wednesdays, 6:30 - 8:30 pm at the Lawrence School on Lakeview Avenue, Falmouth. Classes start February 2, for a seven week semester. To register call the Falmouth Night School office between 9 am and 4 pm at 508-548-5739.
- Tom Stringe is now accepting students for a workshop in Tuscany, May 2 - 9.
An exhibit of the works will be held at the instructor's gallery in
Brewster. For more information and to register call 508-896-5946 or
visit stringegallery.com.
- Harwich Junior Theatre in West Harwich offers a wide range of classes for students of all ages! For more information call 508-432-2002 or visit www.hjtcapecod.org.
- Cape Cod Museum of Art in Dennis offers adult and childrens' classes and workshops. For more information or to register call 508-385-4477 or visit www.ccmoa.org.
- Guyer Art Barn offers classes for all ages in a variety of mediums: clay, painting, printmaking, drawing and poetry. For more information or to register call 508-566-2880 or visit www.harboryourarts.com.
- The Museum School at the Provincetown Art Association and Museum offers many classes and workshops. PAAM is located at 460 Commercial Street, Provincetown. For more information or to register call 508-487-1750 or visit www.paam.org.
- Join the Centerville Public Library Knitting Group. Free and open to the public on Fridays, 3:30 pm at the library. Beginners through experts welcome. The Centerville Public Library is located at 585 Main Street, Centerville. For more information call 508-790-6220 or visit www.centervillelibrary.org.
- A variety of art, writing and dance classes is offered at the Cultural Center of Cape Cod, 307 Old Main Street, South
Yarmouth. For more information or to register call 508-394-7100 or visit www.cultural-center.org.
- Mark Preu will be leading a digital travel photography class in the Val d'Orcia area of Tuscany. Staying at the Fattoria La Palazzina in Radicofani, the class will visit several nearby hill towns and historic sites. There will also be an overnight trip to Monte Argentario on the Tuscan coast. The course is presented for beginning and intermediate photographers, but advanced students are welcomed. Reservations are now being accepted. For more information call 508-896-4071 or visit www.preuphoto.com.
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Applications, Grants, Spaces and Work
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Artists Wanted for Upcoming Love Show at Castle Hill Gallery
Castle Hill will be presenting the First Ever Silent Auction Love Show in the Castle Hill Gallery. Work donated will be for sale and all proceeds will go to help Haiti.
Work is to be dropped off on February 8th - 10 am - 4 pm at the Castle Hill Barn at 10 Meetinghouse Road in Truro. The show will take place from Feb 12 - Feb 26, 2010.
The opening reception will be February 13, 7:00 - 10:00 pm at the RED Party.
For more information on the exhibit and the weekend of festivities, call 508-349-7511 or visit www.castlehill.org.
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Call for Entries For Pastels Only on Cape Cod, 2010
 For Pastels Only on Cape Cod, 2010, sponsored by the Pastel Painters Society of Cape Cod, will be held June 9 - 27, at the Cultural Center of Cape Cod, South Yarmouth.
The deadline for entries (via digital image on CD) is February 12. Submission of entries to For Pastels Only is open to all artists. All work must be predominately soft pastel (at least 80%; no oil pastels). Paintings must be created within the last 3 years and not previously shown in a PPSCC exhibition or at the Cultural Center of Cape Cod. Paintings allowed in this exhibition have a size limitation of 40" wide x 50" high, including frame.
The jurors for this national exhibit are both members of the Pastel Society of America. Margaret Dyer, who presented our 2009 Master Class, and Richard McKinley, who will present the upcoming 2010 Master Class will jury For Pastels Only and be the judges of awards.
For more details and to download the Prospectus visit www.pastelpainterssocietyofcapecod.com and look under Exhibitions.
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NEST Touring Grant Program
March 1, 2010 is the next deadline for NEFA's New England States Touring (NEST) grant program.
NEST artists are performing artists from New England who meet the NEST Artist Requirements on MatchBook.org. They represent a wide range of disciplines, such as chamber music, contemporary dance, opera, spoken word, puppet theater, and storytelling.
For more information visit NEST.
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Massachusetts Cultural Council Youth Reach Initiative
The YouthReach Initiative provides funding to programs that integrate substantive out-of-school arts, humanities, and science opportunities into a collaborative community response to the needs of youth at risk. Applications due February 10.
For more information call 617-727-3668 ext. 253 or visit www.massculturalcouncil.org/applications/yrapp.html.
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More Applications, Grants, Spaces and Work
- Intern Positions at the Arts Foundation of Cape Cod: Design and Media Services Intern and Administration and Development Intern. For more information visit www.artsfoundation.org/careers.
- The Society of Cape Cod Craftsmen is now accepting applications for membership
for craftspeople residing on Cape Cod or in the towns of Plymouth,
Carver, Wareham, Bourne and the counties of Nantucket and Dukes. All
work submitted must be fashioned and finished by the applicant, be of
professional quality and display originality and creativity.
Applicants will be judged solely on the pieces submitted. Applications
should be submitted by February 8,
jurying will be February 25. Send applications along with SASE to Jury
Chairperson, The Society of Cape Cod Craftsmen, 333 Megan Road,
Hyannis, MA 02601. For more information call 508-778-6727.
- Central Productions is proud to announce its annual open call for submissions to the 9th Annual Boston Cinema Census (BCC) hosted by the Brattle Theatre. Deadline is February 10.
The BCC is a carefully curated annual showcase of the most interesting
and
innovative works produced by local emerging filmmakers, whether they
are students, professionals, struggling artists, or film enthusiasts.
For more information, entry guidelines and forms visit www.bostoncinemacensus.org.
- Samuell Day Gallery is looking for artists and craftspersons for the 2010 season. All submissions must be in by March 1. Please send pictures to c_samuell@hotmail.com or come by the gallery with work samples between 10 am - 5 pm, Wednesday - Saturday at 4030 Route 6A, Cummaquid.
- The Aesthetica Short Film Competition has been launched. Searching for filmmakers who are driving
the genre of short film forward through inspirational and innovative
works, the competition provides an opportunity for both new and
experienced filmmakers to have their work broadcast to a wider
audience. All genres of film are being accepted: drama, documentary,
music video, animation, satire, comedy, artists' films and anything else
you can think of. Films should be up to 20 minutes long. The deadline for submissions is April 30. For
detailed guidelines and entry visit www.aestheticamagazine.com/film_submissions.htm.
- Arts Falmouth is calling for interested parties to contact them to help organize, create and participate in a telethon on FCTV this spring to support Arts Alive Festival and JazzFest. For more information call 508-548-2892 or email info@artsfalmouth.org.
- Call for entries for Oncology on Canvas: Expressions of a Cancer
Journey Art Competition
and Exhibition. All artistic skill levels are
encouraged to enter. Contest applicants must be 18 years of age or
older, a resident of the United States or Puerto Rico, and a person
diagnosed with any type of cancer or a family member, friend,
caregiver, or healthcare provider of a person diagnosed with cancer.
Grants ranging from $1,000 to $10,000 will be donated to a cancer
charity of the winner's choice. For complete details or to complete the
required registration form visit the www.lillyoncologyoncanvas.com/Pages/Index.aspx no
later than June 10.
- The Falmouth Chamber Players Orchestra is seeking additional musicians.
The Falmouth Chamber Players Orchestra is a volunteer classical
orchestra rehearsing and performing in the Falmouth area. They welcome
calls from all classical musicians. For more information call Juen
Gallant at 508-274-2632 or email sonnichs@berkshire.net.
- Three Fish & a Ram is calling for volunteers. We have opportunities for artists, teachers, and anyone who loves artists and art. For more information call 508-292-1417 or visit www.cltartcenter.com.
- The Provincetown Art Association and Museum became one of twenty-one associates of the Cape Cod Youth Empowerment Initiative (CCYEI), of Compassion Massachusetts. The primary focus of the CCYEI has been providing grants for training, and organizational support to programs serving at-risk youths and their families. For more information on Compassion Massachusetts contact Steve Brown at 508-560-1189 or by email sbrown@donahue.umassp.edu.
- Call to artists to help support veterans: in search of artists, professional and otherwise, whether it's with a paint brush, cooking spatula, a guitar with a few chords, or a poet writing a poem. Those with creative skills are asked to volunteer and share their skills with veterans. For information or to participate contact Robert John Cook at 508-367-5571 or by email at MayflowerStudio@aol.com.
- New England Foundation for the Arts offers several grants opportunities with rolling deadlines. For more information about these grants and services, visit NEFA's website.
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Auditions
- The Cotuit Center for the Arts will hold open auditions for Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson, as adapted by Ken Ludwig. Auditions will be held on February 4, 7 pm - 9 pm and February 6, 5 pm - 7 pm,at 4404 Falmouth Road, Rte. 28, Cotuit. Auditions will consist of reading from the script and learning a small piece of combat. Please wear comfortable clothing that will allow you to be very active. Director Lisa Canto will be casting many roles, from pirates to sailors, including Long John Silver and Jim Hawkins. Men, women and young adults 14+ are invited to audition. Audition forms may be printed out from our website and brought to the audition. If under 18, you must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. For more information contact Patrick Pope at patrick@cotuitcenterforthearts.org. Rehearsals will begin the week of February 15th. Production dates are April 1st through April 18th for fourteen (14) performances, with Thursday, Friday, and Saturday evening performances at 8pm and Saturday and Sunday matinees at 2pm. There will not be a performance on Easter Sunday, April 4th.
- The Cape Cod Symphony Orchestra holds open auditions each spring. If you would like to be notified when these auditions will take place, email Lisa Sheehy, Director of Concert Operations, at lsheehy@capesymphony.org. Cape Cod Symphony Orchestra, 712A Main Street, Yarmouth Port, MA 02675.
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Lauren Ewing Gives Artist Talk at Fine Arts Work Center
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by Lauren Ewing
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The Fine Arts Work Center will host an artist talk with Lauren Ewing, February 4, 8 pm in the Stanley Kunitz Common Room.
Lauren Ewing is a sculptor and installation artist. Her art addresses the relationship of individuals to institutions, the collapse of nature into culture and the vast construct of the material culture in relation to memory and desire. She has exhibited her work nationally and internationally in galleries and in museum installations.
Fine Arts Work Center is located at 24 Pearl Street, Provincetown. For more information call 508-487-9960 or visit www.fawc.org.
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Waterfowl Safari
The 300 Committee will host birding enthusiast Molly Cornell on February 6 and, February 8, at 10 am - noon.
Ms. Cornell will lead an adventure to see wintering ducks, mergansers, geese and swans that feed (and rest) in the saltwater inlets that lace the shores of Vineyard Sound. The plan is to check the Sound for loons, rafts of sea ducks and whatever else is out there!
Meet at the parking lot by the entrance to Falmouth Harbor on the Falmouth Yacht Club side. A carpool will drive from there to several birding hot spots, depending on where the open water is. Beginning birders are welcome, as always! Dress for the weather, bring water and a snack, binoculars/scope if you have them.
For more information call Molly Cornell 508-540-7652 or visit www.committee.org.
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Cooking Series at Highfield Hall
The focus of these classes is to provide tips, techniques and shortcuts guaranteed to make you a better cook. The series is hosted by Gail Blakely, Personal Chef and Provisioner, and longtime food columnist for The Enterprise, each class will introduce participants to local culinary experts.
- The Sizzle Factor Cooking Series will feature Laurie Iseman, on February 7, at 1 pm, she is the original owner of Lavreen's in Falmouth and will be the featured chef. Ms. Iseman has lots of ideas for helping home cooks add sizzle to their meals. She is passionate about good cooking and meticulous presentations, whether for family or for entertaining.
- Small Bites Cooking Series with Gail Blakely, Personal Chef and Provisioner, and longtime food columnist for the Enterprise will teach how to prepare appetizers, hors d'ouevres, meze, dim sum, antipasti, tapas, canapés, dips and chips, and fondues. Classes include Asian Bites on February 10, 2:00 pm, Tapas on February 24, 2:00 pm and Canapés and Hors d'oeuvres on March 10, 2:00 pm. The course will combine both demonstrations and hands-on experience for those who so desire. All classes run on Wednesday afternoons from 2:00 - 4:00 pm and include recipes, menus, suggestions for wine and/or cocktails, and "small tastes."
Highfield Hall is located at 56 Highfield Drive, Falmouth. For more information call Lee Anne at 508-495-1878 x 313 or visit www.highfieldhall.org.
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