Provincetown Art Association and Museum

2009 Season Schedule

By: Charles Giuliano - Apr 17, 2009

An erotic fantasy by Tabith Vevers will be on view during her retrospective which originated at the DeCordova Museum in Lincoln, Mass.

The eye of Lee Miller from a photo by Man Ray as rendered by Tabitha Vevers.

There will be a survey of the architecture of Richard Meier.

The collages of Varujan Boghosian will be on view in Provincetown this summer.

 

Provincetown Art Association and Museum
460 Commercial Street
Provincetown, MA 02657 
508.487.1750


    This past week we talked with Chris Busa who is preparing for the 24th annual publication of Provincetown Arts Magazine. It is quite an accomplishment. In addition to the art magazine he also published books related to artists, writers and poets in the renowned Provincetown community. The Provincetown Art Association and Museum was founded in 1914. Its focus at the time was to provide a creative ambiance for those who returned to American at the outbreak of World War One.

     There has always been an intimate relationship between Busa's publications and the PAAM. The cover story  he has written,  with a launch party at the Art Association on July 10, honors a retrospective for the collage artist, and Dartmouth College Professor, Varujan Boghosian. His exhibition will open on July 24 and run through August 30. I warmly recall many hilarious evenings with "Bugsy" when he was a toastmaster and host for parties at the Hanover Inn following openings at the Hood Museum of Art. He also has firm roots in Boston as a student at the legendary Vesper George School of Art.

     Opening earlier in the season, from June 5 through July 15, is a retrospective of the intimate, small scale, narrative paintings of Tabitha Vevers. She is a second generation Provincetown artist whose late father, Tony Vevers, curated many exhibitions for the PAAM. Busa's magazine will feature an essay on Tabitha's work by the former curator of the DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park, Rachel Rosenfield Lafo. The exhibition originated in Lincoln and will travel to Provincetown.

       Another highlight of the season, May 29 through July 14, will be an exhibition on the architecture of Richard Meier. There will be a survey of drawings by Hans Hoffman and his students. Many young artists came to Provincetown to study with Hoffman in his famous summer school. Other Provincetown artists featured this season include: Bert Yarborough, Anne Peretz, Ciro Cozzi, the renowned owner of the restaurant Ciro's. There will be juried and members shows. 
      
Exhibitions

Sculptures in Love with Architecture (SiLwA)
March 6 - May 31, 2009
Features the current collaborative work of artists Fabio J. Fernández of Cambridge, MA and Thomas Lauerman of Chicago, IL.  The exhibition title references the book Architectures In Love by John Hedjuk, a work of enigmatic drawings and musings on the potential of architecture that has been a sustained influence on both artists. For more information please visit www.paam.org or call 508.487.1750.
 
38 Years of Influence: Celebrating the Castle Hill Community
March 6-April 19, 2009
Featuring more than seventy works in a wide variety of media by artists associated with the Truro Center for the Arts at Castle Hill including Philip Malicoat, Salvatore Del Deo, Selina Trieff, and Vicky Tomayko. Founded in 1971 by sculptor Joyce Johnson, Castle Hill has evolved into a vibrant art school with more than 100 annual classes and workshops taught by professional artists.
For more information please visit www.paam.org or call 508.487.1750.
 
Bert Yarborough
March 13-May 3, 2009
A mid-career survey of abstract paintings by artist Bert Yarborough, whose work is heavily influenced by traditional Yoruban wood carvings and symbols from the natural world. This impressive exhibition includes thirteen of Yarborough's most recent pieces. For more information please visit www.paam.org or call 508.487.1750.
 
Museum School at PAAM Faculty
April 3-May 24, 2009
Opening April 24, 6-8PM
Featuring work by artists teaching in the accredited and after school programs offered through the Museum School at PAAM.  Professional instructors represented in the exhibition include Kathryn Smith, Margaret Shields, Vicky Tomayko, Doug Ritter, Rob Dutoit, Nathalie Ferrier, Mark Adams, Anne Flash, Liz Carney, Tracey Anderson. For more information please visit www.paam.org or call 508.487.1750.
 
Nauset Regional Middle School Educators Curating
April 10-May 3, 2009
Opening April 24, 6-8PM
Featuring works created by faculty members of Nauset Regional Middle School who participated in PAAM's award-winning Curating Program. Educators worked with visiting artist Vicky Tomayko to complete original artworks inspired by pieces in PAAM's permanent collection. For more information please visit www.paam.org or call 508.487.1750.  
 
PAAM Members' Open
April 24-May 24, 2009
Opening April 24, 6-8PM
Featuring works by established and emerging artists from within the PAAM membership. PAAM's open exhibitions represent contemporary artists, many who live and work on outer Cape Cod. While the work varies greatly in media and approach, each artist-member joins a long roster of distinguished artists who have studied, taught, and exhibited at PAAM over the past 95 years. For more information please visit www.paam.org or call 508.487.1750.
 
Art of the Garden
May 8-July 12, 2009
Opening May 8, 7-9PM
Featuring exceptional floral works culled from PAAM's permanent collection by curator Polly Burnell. This exhibition occurs in conjunction with PAAM's Annual Secret Garden Tour, a popular walking tour of twelve stunning private gardens in Provincetown's west end. Garden tour guests enjoy free admission to this exhibition. Proceeds benefit the cultural initiatives of PAAM. For more information on the Secret Garden Tour, or to reserve tickets, visit www.paam.org or call 508.487.1750
 
Provincetown High School Academy
May 8-May 17, 2009
Opening May 13, 6:30-8:30PM
Featuring projects by seniors in Provincetown High School's Academy of Art, Science, and Technology (ASST). AAST is a mentoring program in which students in grades 11-12 work professional adults and members of participating organizations to complete a diverse range of individually designed projects over the school year. PHS Academy Coordinator Nancy Flasher has said: "Academy students engage with community adults who share with students their journeys of actualizing personal dreams and abilities, and in turn, these young men and women immerse themselves in the same process." Refreshments will be served at the public reception at PAAM on May 13, 2009 6:30-8:30PM. For more information please visit www.paam.org or call 508.487.1750.
 
ArtReach
May 22-May 31, 2009
Opening TBD
Featuring works by participants of ArtReach, a free after-school
immersion program offered to local youth at PAAM. ArtReach provides substantive out-of-school arts, humanities, and interpretive science opportunities. The program is a collaborative community response, developed to address the creative needs of Provincetown youth. The program culminates in May with an gallery exhibition and celebratory public reception.
For more information please visit www.paam.org or call 508.487.1750.
 
Richard Meier Architecture
May 29 – June 14, 2009
Opening Reception: June 6
Featuring works by internationally acclaimed architect Richard Meier.  This show includes sketches, drawings, and scale models of the Getty Center in Los Angeles, the Jubilee Church, the High Museum of Art in Atlanta, the proposed World Trade Center in New York, and other selected buildings. Meier will discuss his work at a cocktail reception at PAAM on June 6.  Tickets to this event are $125.  For more information please visit www.paam.org or call 508.487.1750.
 
Spring Auction Preview
May 29-June 13, 2009
Opening May 29, 7-9PM
Featuring rare and vintage artwork included in PAAM's Spring Consignment Auction, scheduled for June 13, 7PM. This preview will also be made available online at www.paam.org. Telephone and absentee bids accepted. PAAM presents regular live consignment auctions and preview exhibitions twice yearly. These events present works of art that may not otherwise be seen by the general public. The proceeds from these auctions directly benefit the exhibitions and educational initiatives of PAAM. For more information, please visit www.paam.org or call 508.487.1750.
 
Tabitha Vevers: Narrative Bodies
June 5-July 19, 2009
Opening June 5, 8-10PM
A mid-career survey exhibition of 60 pieces by painter Tabitha Vevers, whose feminist engagement with old master techniques and mythical iconography has earned critical acclaim. This traveling exhibition was last on view at the DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park in Lincoln, MA. Curator Rachel Rosenfield Lafo will present a public lecture at PAAM, Tuesday, June 9 at 7pm, exploring the ways in which Vevers' intimately-scaled compositions address socio-political issues that include war, AIDS, environmental degradation, and women's historical positions in society. For more information about the exhibition or lecture, please visit www.paam.org or call 508.487.1750.
 
Members' Juried
June 19-July19, 2009
Opening June 19, 8-10PM 
Featuring works by established and emerging artists from within the PAAM membership. PAAM's juried exhibitions represent contemporary artists, many who live and work on outer Cape Cod. While the work varies greatly in media and approach, each artist-member joins a long roster of distinguished artists who have studied, taught, and exhibited at PAAM over the past 95 years. For more information please visit www.paam.org or call 508.487.1750.
 
Pat de Groot: Window to the Sea: Birds, Light and Water
June 19-August 2, 2009
Opening June 19, 8-10PM
A survey exhibition of works by Provincetown artist Pat de Groot, whose small-scale paintings offer unique perspectives on familiar coastal imagery. de Groot creates intimate pieces that explore the relationships of elements from the natural world; particularly the effects of light on water. This exhibition will include paintings and a sampling of de Groot's calligraphic drawings of shorebirds. The artist will present a public lecture on Tuesday, June 23 at 7pm. For more information please visit www.paam.org or call 508.487.1750.
 
Anne Peretz: Cape Cod Paintings
July 17-September 13, 2009
Opening July 17, 8-10PM
A survey exhibition of works by Anne Peretz, a painter whose emotive  landscapes capture the monumental, enveloping, and lonely nature of outer Cape Cod. Peretz develops her paintings through the use of direct observation and concentrated studio time allows her to imbue within her work a distinctively poetic interpretation of place and time. For more information please visit www.paam.org or call 508.487.1750.
 
Varujan Boghosian
July 24-August 30, 2009
Opening July 24, 8-10PM
A survey exhibition of works by artist Varujan Boghosian, whose multimedia pieces are inspired by an appreciation for relics, myth, and lasting iconography. Boghosian gathers disparate elements, transforming them into poetic homages to the universal limitless creative spirit. For more information please visit www.paam.org or call 508.487.1750.
 
Works from the PAAM Collection
July 24-September 6, 2009
Opening July 24, 8-10PM
Featuring a sampling of exceptional pieces from the permanent collection of the Provincetown Art Association and Museum. PAAM maintains more than 2,500 pieces of contemporary and historical American art representing 600 artists who studied, created, lived, and played in Provincetown, the nation's oldest active art colony.  PAAM's collection holdings are exhibited on a rotating basis throughout the year, allowing public access to major pieces of influential American art. For more information please visit www.paam.org or call 508.487.1750.
 
12x12 Silent Auction and Exhibition
July 24-September 13, 2009
Opening July 24, 8-10PM
The Annual 12x12 Silent Auction and Exhibition is an exciting event that draws artists and collectors together in support of the Provincetown Art Association and Museum. Works by emerging and established artists from within the PAAM membership hang side by side in this open exhibition, expressing a high level of achievement and a wide variety of subjects and styles. For more information please visit www.paam.org or call 508.487.1750.
 
In Search of the Real: Drawings by Hans Hofmann and his Students
August 7-September 27, 2009
Opening August 7, 8-10PM
Featuring works by Hans Hofmann, an influential figure in the abstract expressionist movement. Hofmann and his school of art played a major role in solidifying the abstract expressionist movement in Provincetown, having a significant impact on PAAM and its growing collection of American art. This exhibition will highlight the work of Hofmann and many of his students including Fritz Bultman, Giorgio Cavallon, William Freed, Lee Krasner, Robert DeNiro, Sr., Robert Henry, Selina Trieff, Haynes Ownby, and Robert Fisher among others. Fifteen drawings will be on loan from the Metropolitan Museum of Art and approximately 20 additional drawings will be borrowed from private collectors and utilized from the PAAM collection. For more information please visit www.paam.org or call 508.487.1750.
 
Fall Auction Preview
September 4-19, 2009
Opening September 4, 8-10PM
Featuring rare and vintage artwork included in PAAM's Fall Consignment Auction, scheduled for September 19, 7PM. This preview will also be made available online at www.paam.org. Telephone and absentee bids accepted. PAAM presents regular live consignment auctions and preview exhibitions twice yearly. These events present works of art that may not otherwise be seen by the general public. The proceeds from these auctions directly benefit the exhibitions and educational initiatives of PAAM. For more information, please visit www.paam.org or call 508.487.1750.
 
Artist's Eye: Paul Resika Selects
September 11-October 25, 2009
Opening September 18, 8-10PM
Featuring works culled from PAAM's permanent collection by artist Paul Resika, a nationally recognized figure in contemporary American art. PAAM maintains a collection of more than 2,500 pieces of contemporary and historical American art representing 600 artists who studied, created, lived, and played in Provincetown, the nation's oldest active art colony. PAAM's collection holdings are exhibited on a rotating basis throughout the year, allowing public access to major pieces of influential American art. For more information please visit www.paam.org or call 508.487.1750.
 
Ciro Cozzi
September 18-October 25, 2009
Opening September 18, 8-10PM
Featuring works by Ciro Cozzi, a Provincetown painter and former student of Hans Hofmann and Henry Hensche. For more information, please visit www.paam.org or call 508.487.1750.
 
Paula Horn Kotis
September 18-November 15, 2009
Opening September 18, 8-10PM 
A survey exhibition of striking photographs by Paula Kotis, whose has traveled the world, capturing the human condition in images of artists, celebrities, refugees, and Holocaust survivors. Until a recent exhibition at the Schoolhouse Gallery in Provincetown, her exceptional work had rarely been publicly shown. Kotis will give a public presentation discussing her exhibition September 19 at 3pm. For more information please visit www.paam.org or call 508.487.1750.
 
MFA Gradute Thesis Exhibition: Class of 2009
September 25-October 11, 2009
Opening September 25, 8-10PM
Concurrent Exhibits at the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown
Featuring selected works by students in the MFA program MassArt at the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown. The exhibit includes contemporary artwork in a wide variety of media, representing a portion of the artwork completed during the program's duration. Now in its fifth year, MassArt's MFA program at the Fine Arts Work Center is MassArt's first only off-site MFA program and the only graduate fine arts program on Cape Cod. MFA candidates travel to Provincetown and are in residence in the historic studios of the Fine Arts Work Center for four 3- and 4-week residencies over two years. PAAM is pleased to support this program through the provision of its galleries for this event. For more information about program, please visit the Fine Arts Work Center online at www.fawc.org.
 
Recent Gift to the PAAM Collection
October 2 -November 29, 2009
Opening October 16, 7-9PM
Featuring a sampling of exceptional pieces from the permanent collection of the Provincetown Art Association and Museum. PAAM maintains more than 2,500 pieces of contemporary and historical American art representing 600 artists who studied, created, lived, and played in Provincetown, the nation's oldest active art colony.  PAAM's collection holdings are exhibited on a rotating basis throughout the year, allowing public access to major pieces of influential American art. For more information please visit www.paam.org or call 508.487.1750. 
 
Second Nature: Vico Fabbris, Peter Hutchinson, Susan Lyman, and Natalie Miebach
October 16-November 29, 2009
Opening October 16, 7-9PM
A group exhibition of environmental artworks by four nationally recognized contemporary artists who bring fresh, distinctive voices and dynamic new imagery to the genre. Included pieces offer stunning interpretations of the natural world, inspired by sources such as hard scientific data and pure fantasy. For more information please visit www.paam.org or call 508.487.1750.
 
Student Curating
October 30-November 29, 2009
Opening October 30, 7-9PM
Featuring works created by local youth participants in PAAM's award-winning Curating Program. Students collaborate with visiting artists to complete original artworks and creative writing inspired by pieces in PAAM's permanent collection. For more information please visit www.paam.org or call 508.487.1750.
 
Members' Juried
October 30-January 17, 2009
Opening October 30, 7-9PM
Featuring works by established and emerging artists from within the PAAM membership. PAAM's open exhibitions represent contemporary artists, many who live and work on outer Cape Cod. While the work varies greatly in media and approach, each artist-member joins a long roster of distinguished artists who have studied, taught, and exhibited at PAAM over the past 95 years. For more information please visit www.paam.org or call 508.487.1750.
 
Recent Gifts to the PAAM Collection
November 20-January 17, 2010
Opening November 20, 7PM
Featuring a sampling of exceptional pieces recently given to the permanent collection of the Provincetown Art Association and Museum. PAAM maintains more than 2,500 pieces of contemporary and historical American art representing 600 artists who studied, created, lived, and played in Provincetown, the nation's oldest active art colony. PAAM's collection holdings are exhibited on a rotating basis throughout the year, allowing public access to major pieces of influential American art. For more information please visit www.paam.org or call 508.487.1750.
 
Members' Open Small Works
December 4-January 10, 2010
Opening December 4, 6-8PM
Featuring works by established and emerging artists from within the PAAM membership. PAAM's open exhibitions represent contemporary artists, many who live and work on outer Cape Cod. While the work varies greatly in media and approach, each artist-member joins a long roster of distinguished artists who have studied, taught, and exhibited at PAAM over the past 95 years. For more information please visit www.paam.org or call 508.487.1750.
 
 
...visit the Upcoming Exhibitions Page for more info
 
Special Events
 
Annual Spring Consignment Auction
Preview exhibition opens May 29, 7-9PM 
Auction Saturday, June 13, 2009, 7PM
Featuring rare and vintage works by artists of outer Cape Cod. 
A preview exhibition of available works opens Friday, May 29 at 7pm, continuing through June 13th 5pm. This preview will also be made available online at www.paam.org. Consignors and absentee bidders: please contact PAAM in advance to make necessary arrangements. PAAM presents regular live consignment auctions and preview exhibitions twice yearly. These events present works of art that may not otherwise be seen by the general public. Proceeds directly benefit the cultural initiatives of PAAM. For more information please contact PAAM at 508.487.1750 or visit www.paam.org.
 
Provincetown Arts Release Party
Friday, July 10, 5-7PM
A public event celebrating the release of Provincetown Arts, an annual publication that raises awareness about art and artists of the Provincetown Art Colony. This event is free and open to the public.  Reservations not required.  For more information please call 508.487.1750 or visit www.paam.org.
 
12th Annual Provincetown Secret Garden Tour
Sunday, July 12, 10AM-3PM
The Provincetown Art Association and Museum's 12th Annual Secret Garden Tour is a highly anticipated event benefitting the educational and cultural initiatives of PAAM. This leisurely walking tour of twelve stunning private gardens in Provincetown's west end is accented by an exhibition of exceptional floral works from PAAM's permanent collection. Provincetown plans to welcome more than 700 visitors this year, reservations are suggested. $30 tickets include admission to PAAM, free parking, and access to shuttle buses. Proceeds support PAAM exhibitions and education programs. For more information please visit www.paam.org, or call 508.487.1750 to reserve your tickets!
 
Annual 12x12 Silent Auction and Exhibition 
July 24, - September 12, 2009
Opening Reception: July 24, 8-10PM
Closing Reception and Final Bidding: September 12, 5PM
The Annual 12x12 Silent Auction and Exhibition is an exciting event that draws artists and collectors together in support of the Provincetown Art Association and Museum. Works by emerging and established artists from within the PAAM membership hang side by side in this open exhibition, expressing a high level of achievement and a wide variety of subjects and styles. For more information please visit www.paam.org or call 508.487.1750.
 
Annual Fall Consignment Auction
Preview exhibition opens September 4, 6-8PM
Auction Saturday, September 19, 2009, 7PM
Featuring rare and vintage works by artists of outer Cape Cod. 
A preview exhibition of available works opens Friday, September 4, 7pm, continuing through September 19, 5pm. This preview will also be made available online at www.paam.org. Consignors and absentee bidders: please contact PAAM in advance to make necessary arrangements. PAAM presents regular live consignment auctions and preview exhibitions twice yearly. These events present works of art that may not otherwise be seen by the general public. Proceeds directly benefit the cultural initiatives of PAAM. For more information please contact PAAM at 508.487.1750 or visit www.paam.org.
 
Annual Benefit Gala
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner at PAAM
October 10, 2009, 6PM
Each year, the Provincetown Art Association and Museum honors members of the community who have made outstanding contributions to the Provincetown Art Colony. This year PAAM honors painters Selina Trieff and Robert Henry for their lifetime acheivement. Both artists are former students of Hans Hofmann. These guests are given special recognition at PAAM's annual benefit gala, an elegant and artful dinner event. Proceeds directly fund PAAM's year-round cultural initiatives. Tickets begin at $250. Reservations must be made in advance. For more information please visit www.paam.org, email smcguinness@paam.org, or call 508.487.1750.
 
Family Week
A Week of Free Family Programming at PAAM
During School Vacation
April 21-24, 2009
Family Week is an annual program that provides local children with free art workshops during April school vacation. This year's classes include: Gigantic Paintings!!!; BLAAAAM - Creating a Comic Book; Painting with Beets and Drawing with Dirt; Printmaking and Odds + Ends = Art: Creating Sculpture from Found Objects.
Classes run Tuesday-Friday, 10am-Noon. Age requirements vary. Materials for all workshops will be provided. Registration is required. Please call 508.487.1750 or email lstanley@paam.org for more information and to register. 
 
Summer Workshops
Affordable art workshops for students of all levels offered at the Museum School at PAAM. Professional art instructors teach in a variety of media including sculpture, drawing, indoor and outdoor painting, white line printmaking, and textiles.  Workshops for adults and children are available. Pre-registration is required.  For further information and to register call 508.487.1750, visit www.paam.org, or email lstanley@paam.org
 
Films
 
L'Enfant
Presented by filmArt@PAAM
Thursday, April 16, 7PM
(2005) The Dardenne brother's stylistically dazzling drama about black market adoptions and two barely-adult Belgian parents of questionable morals. Free popcorn, discussion with Howard Karren immediately following. $3 for PAAM members, $5 general admission. For more information, visit www.paam.org or call 508.487.1750.
 
The Last Wave
Presented by filmArt@PAAM
Thursday, April 30, 7PM
(1977) Peter Weir's mesmerizing Australian thriller explores an aboriginal prophecy of the end of the world by tsunami. Free popcorn, discussion with Howard Karren immediately following. $3 for PAAM members, $5 general admission. For more information, visit www.paam.org or call 508.487.1750.
 
Agnes Martin: With My Back To The World
Presented by filmart@PAAM
Thursday, May 14, 7PM
(2002) A groundbreaking documentary on the internationally renowned painter, designated by ARTnews Magazine one of the world's top-ten living artists. This documentary was shot over a period of four years, from 1998 through 2002, Agnes Martin's ninetieth year. Interviews with Martin are inter-cut with shots at work in her studio in Taos, New Mexico, photographs and archival footage, and images of her work from over five decades. Martin discusses her work, her working methods, her life as an artist, and her views about the creative process. She also discusses her film, "Gabriel" and reads from her poetry and lectures. For more information, visit www.paam.org or call 508.487.1750.
 
Cutter's Way
Presented by filmart@PAAM
Thurday, May 28, 7PM
(1981) An Ivy League beach bum (Jeff Bridges) and a one-eyed, one-legged Vietnam veteran (John Heard) flush out a killer oilman in this Ivan Passer thriller. For more information, visit www.paam.org or call 508.487.1750.
 
Chuck Close
Presented by filmart@PAAM
Thursday, June 11, 7PM
(2007) An intimate portrait of Chuck Close, one of the world's leading contemporary painters. The documentary allows Close to illuminate his methodology, also featuring interviews with his friends and colleagues (Brice Marden, Robert Storr, Dorothea Rockburne, Philip Glass, Arne Glimcher, Kiki Smith, Elizabeth Murray, Alex Katz, Kirk Varnedoe, among others).  For more information, visit www.paam.org or call 508.487.1750.
 
The Loves Of Isadora
Presented by filmart@paam
Thursday, June 25, 7PM
Vanessa Redgrave gives a stunning portrayal of Isadora Duncan, the 1920s dancer who forever changed contemporary ballet. Her nude, semi-nude, and pro-Soviet dance projects as well as her attitudes on free love, debt, dress, and lifestyle shocked the public of her time. For more information, visit www.paam.org or call 508.487.1750.
 
FilmArt@PAAM presents movies that are recognized works of art - as well as inspiring films about art and artists - followed by a discussion and guest speakers. Screenings are held about twice a month on Thursday evenings at 7 p.m. in the museum's renovated galleries. The series is the collaborative effort of John G. Ives, an entertainment attorney and movie industry veteran whose film career began in Provincetown in the '70s, when he owned The Movies, the repertory theater upstairs at Whaler's Wharf; Joe Fiorello, an artist and PAAM trustee; and Howard Karren, a former editor of Premiere magazine.
 
Concerts
 
Blue Door Chamber Music
Pianist Deborah Gilwood and cellist Arthur Cook are the evocative and adventurous duo, Blue Door Chamber Music.  Their performances are held in artful surroundings at the Provincetown Art Association and Museum, amidst galleries of contemporary and historical American art. Tickets available at the door. For more information please visit www.paam.org or call 508.487.1750.
 
Wednesday, July 29, 7PM - cello and piano selections
 
Wednesday, August 12, 7PM - with guest artist Anthony Brackett (clarinet)
 
Wednesday, August 26, 7PM - with guest artist Amy Kimball (violin)
 
 
Summer Jazz with Bart Weisman
Drummer Bart Weisman brings together some of the area's top jazz musicians and vocalists in the fourth season of this exciting modern jazz series. Concerts are held in the galleries of the Provincetown Art Association and Museum. $15 tickets available at the door. For more information please visit www.paam.org or call 508.487.1750.
 
Wednesday, June 24, 6PM - Lori Columbo (vocals) with Jim Robitaille (guitar) and Chris Rathbun (bass)
 
Wednesday, July 15, 6PM - Steve Ahern (trumpet and flute) and Bruce Abbott (sax and flute) with Fred Boyle (piano) and Ron Ormsby (bass)
 
Wednesday, July 22, 6PM - Zoe Lewis (vocal and piano) with suprise guests
 
Wednesday, August 5, 6PM - Dane Vannatter (vocals) with Fred Boyle (piano) and Chris Rathbun (bass)
 
Wednesday, September 2, 6PM - Carmen Cicero (sax) with Ken Hewitt (piano) and Marshall Wood (bass)
 
 
Music in the Cape Air with Dick Miller and Friends
Musician Dick Miller presents a popular American jazz series, bringing together some of the region's most talented singers and instrumentalists. Miller and his special guests have worked with legendary artists, performing both nationally and abroad.  Tickets $15 at the door. No reservations required. For more information please visit www.paam.org or call 508.487.1750.
 
July 1, 6PM
July 27, 6PM
August 19, 6PM
September 9, PM
 
 
Cape Cod Chamber Music Festival 
August 3, 7PM 
At PAAM One Night Only!
The Cape Cod Chamber Music Festival is the premiere presenter of world-class ensembles and exceptional young talent at venues across the Cape. PAAM welcomes CCCMF on August 3, 2009 for a special performance by a talented ensemble. This event is sure to appeal to all musical tastes, young and old.  For tickets and information, please contact CCCMF at 508.945.8060 or visit them online at www.capecodchambermusic.org.
  
 Eyelash Cabaret
August 25, 7PM
One Night Only!
The legendary chanteuse Ilona Royce-Smithkin and effervescent Zoe Lewis return to the Provincetown Art Association and Museum for the popular Eyelash Cabaret, held in PAAM's galleries amidst contemporary and historical American art. Tickets available at the door.  For more information please visit www.paam.org or call 508.487.1750. 
  
Lectures
The Adele and Lester Heller Memorial Lecture Series
 
The ALH Lecture Series honors the memory of Adele Heller, an art historian and concert pianist, and her husband Lester, an accomplished documentary filmmaker and life-long devotee of the visual and performing arts. Adele and Lester will be remembered as cultural touchstones and spirited participants in the arts community and life of Provincetown. The ALH Lecture Series is free and open to the public. No registration is required. For additional information on any of the scheduled lectures, please visit www.paam.org or call 508.487.1750.
 
Provincetown and the Works Progress Administration, A Lecture with Whitney Smith
Tuesday, June 30, 7pm
Free, open to the public
The New Deal art programs introduced numerous artists to the national scene, paved the way for the modern art movement of the 1940s and 1950s, and ultimately preserved the Provincetown art colony. The importance of the Works Progress Administration's Federal Art Project in the history of Provincetown and its artists will be discussed in this timely lecture. 
 
Chasing the Sun: A Lecture on the Artist E. Ambrose Webster, with Gail R. Scott
Tuesday, July 7, 7pm
Free, open to the public
Based on her recently published monograph, E. Ambrose Webster: Chasing the Sun (Hudson Hill Press, 2009), Gail Scott's lecture will focus on the art and life of one of Provincetown's first and foremost painters. Webster, along with Charles Hawthorne, settled in Provincetown at the turn of the 20th Century. Scott places Webster among the great color innovators of 20th century American art.  A book signing will follow the lecture.
 
American Abstract and Figurative Expressionism: Style is Timely, Art is Timeless, A lecture with Marika Herskovic
Saturday, August 8 at 3pm
Free, open to the public
Marika Herskovic will discuss her latest book American Abstract and Figurative Expressionism: Style is Timely,Art is Timeless, a survey of fifty-eight American painters and sculptors of the post-World War II era.  Herskovic will illuminate the ways in which the most engaged mainstream creative work in New York and across the USA was not restricted to non-representational or representational expressionism, but rather to the creative power of the individual expressionist artist.
 
Charles W. Hawthorne and Provincetown, with Mary E. Abell
Tuesday, August 11, 7pm
Free, open to the public
Charles W. Hawthorne's early background as a painter and his artistic influences will be examined against the backdrop of the period, from his arrival in Provincetown in 1899 to his death in 1930. The establishment of Hawthorne's Cape Cod School of Art, his teaching philosophy and methods, and his involvement with the Provincetown Art Association and the Beachcombers will be addressed.  Hawthorne's artistic legacy in terms of his work and teaching impact on his students will also be explored.
 
Judith Rothschild : Response to The Real, with Tracey Anderson
Tuesday, September 1, 7pm
Free, open to the public
Art historian Anne d'Harnoncourt described Judith Rothschild as a creative force who viewed "being an artist as an individual necessity, a collective enterprise, and a responsibility to the public and her fellow artists."  Rothschild was part of the postwar abstract expressionist movement in New York City, a student of Hans Hofmann's, and a gifted young practitioner of leading European modernist theories. She was a founding member of the Long Point Gallery and when she died in 1993, willed the creation of the Judith Rothschild Foundation. Join the artist Tracey Anderson for a discussion of her life and work.
 
Oliver Newberry Chaffee, with Solveiga Rush
Tuesday, September 15, 7pm
Free, open to the public
Referred to as "modern before modernism was popular," the artist Oliver Chaffee dedicated a lifetime to the pursuit of a personal visual vocabulary. Chaffee's influence as a teacher as well as a painter and printmaker continues to be felt today. Join art historian and Oliver Chaffee scholar Solveiga Rush for a lecture on the life and work of the artist. Rush will examine Chaffee's influences and creative evolution during 40 years of artistic production.  
 
The 2009 Fredi Schiff Levin Lecture Series
 
This series began in 2003 in honor of the artist Fredi Schiff Levin, who was a member of Provincetown's arts community from the 1960s until her passing in 2002. PAAM gratefully acknowledges John and Toni Levin and Mildred and Herbert Lee, who make this program possible with their generous support.  The FSL Lecture Series is free and open to the public. No registration is required.  For more information please visit www.paam.org or call 508.487.1750.
 
Tabitha Vevers: Narrative Bodies, a Lecture with Curator Rachel Rosenfield Lafo
Tuesday, June 9, 7pm
The artist Tabitha Vevers creates personal narratives that explore the female body and sexuality while utilizing old master techniques. Her intimately-scaled compositions address socio-political issues that include war, AIDS, environmental degradation, and women's historical positions in society. The exhibition at PAAM (June 5-July 19) features 60 paintings selected from series including Secular Icons, and Lover's Eyes.  Join curator Rachel Rosenfield Lafo for a discussion of this mid-career survey exhibition.
 
Window to the Sea: Birds, Light and Water: A Gallery Talk with Pat de Groot
Tuesday, June 23, 7pm
Join artist Pat de Groot for an illuminating discussion on her exhibition at PAAM (June 19 - August 2), which spans work created during her time living in Provincetown. The artist has said of her work and process, "I use what I see out of my window as visual stimulus to learn how to draw and to paint." The exhibition includes calligraphic drawings of seagulls, oils on paper, an installation of cormorants drawn from life at the breakwater, and roughly thirty paintings.
 
The Painter's Process: A Lecture with Thomas Bosket
Saturday, July 18, 3pm
Contemporary artists are continually using or inventing techniques and the results are changing the way work appears and feels.  Painter and teacher Thomas Bosket will discuss innovative and traditional approaches to painting media. Come find out about new ways to use old grounds, why acrylic gesso should NEVER be used under oils, what ground Elizabeth Peyton is using to get those oils to act like magic marker, how to make your own watercolors for pennies (not dollars!), and many other mysteries. This lecture is a primer for Bosket's Museum School workshop The Painter's Process, to be offered July 21-23.
 
Anne Peretz: Director's Choice, A Lecture with Curator Chris McCarthy
Tuesday, July 28, 7pm
Join us as Curator and PAAM Executive Director Chris McCarthy discusses Peretz's exhibition of land and seascape paintings (July 17 - September 13). This exhibition features work created on Cape Cod, in which the artist captures the changeable dunes, shore, and sky, all filtered through the artist's unique sensibility.
 
Hans Hofmann: A Panel Discussion
Tuesday, August 18, 7pm
The German expatriate and abstract expressionist Hans Hofmann (1880-1966) became the most influential teacher of modern art in the United States.  His color theories and his legacy as a teacher continue to influence artists today. Former Hofmann students Myrna Harrison, Robert Henry, and Selina Trieff will discuss their experience with the artist in conjunction with In Search of the Real: Hans Hofmann and his Students (August 7 - October 11). The exhibition features the work of Harrison, Trieff, and Henry, as well as drawings from private collections and the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
 
Paula Horn Kotis: Photographs
Saturday, September 19, 3pm
Paula Kotis's rich body of work spans the documentation of legendary artists and writers-including James Baldwin and Charlie Parker--to the street life of mid-20th Century Greenwich Village, to a series on Holocaust survivors traveling from Cyprus to Israel. Join Kotis for a discussion of her exhibition at PAAM (September 18 - November 15). 
 
New Demo!
 
The Art of Flower Arrangement, with Mary Garrett
Sunday, July 5, 2009, 3PM
Professional florist Mary Garrett presents a live demonstration and informative lecture on the fine art of flower arrangement.  Garrett will unveil techniques used by industry professionals in creating stunning arrangements from common garden blooms.  Garrett has lectured at the Massachusetts Horticultural Society, and is the proprietor of Flowers by Mary in Truro, MA. For more information please visit www.paam.org or call 508.487.1750.  
 
You're Invited!
As a member of the press, you are granted complimentary admission to the exhibitions, events, and programs that you would like to provide media coverage for.* We look forward to seeing you at PAAM!   
excludes benefit gala and garden tour. please call to make special arrangements if you would like to cover these events.  thank you.
 
 The Provincetown Art Association and Museum (PAAM) is a nationally recognized, year-round cultural institution that fuses the creative energy of America's oldest active art colony with the natural beauty of outer Cape Cod that has inspired artists for generations. Integral to the community comprising the Provincetown Art Colony, PAAM embodies the qualities that make Provincetown an enduring American center for the arts, and serves as Cape Cod's most widely-attended art museum.
 
As interest in the region's contribution to American art history continues to grow, PAAM presents an ever-changing lineup of exhibitions, lectures, classes and cultural events that seek to promote and cultivate appreciation for all branches of the fine arts for which Provincetown is known. 
 
PAAM was founded in 1914 and is dedicated to promoting and cultivating the practice and appreciation of all branches of the fine arts, to assemble and maintain in the Town of Provincetown a collection of works of art, to hold exhibitions, and to promote education of the public in the arts through forums, concerts, and similar activities.
 
For more information, please call PAAM at 508.487.1750 or visit www.paam.org