CCMOA’s Summer of Storytelling by Brian Goslow If you grew up in New England in the 1950s and ‘60s, one of summer’s most memorable experiences was a journey to Storyland Cape Cod, a magical village that stirred many a child’s imagination. This summer, a modern version will arise at the Cape Cod Museum of Art, thanks to Susan Danton, owner and director of Miller White Fine Arts on Route 134 in South Dennis, Mass., who has playfully crafted “At the Crossroads: Six Narratives at the Intersection of Identity and Community,” an exhibition featuring a half-dozen unique artistic experiences. The show is part of CCMOA’s “A Summer of Storytelling,” also featuring “William Hemmerdinger: The Duxbury Merchant.” Danton has assembled a group of artists who through their work tell stories relevant to issues going on in our world today: the need for family and friends, community, … [Read more...] about Identity and Community at the Crossroads
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Formal Aspects at the Cape Cod Museum of Art
By Rhiannon Leigh As a Cape Cod native and artist, I understand using the child-like sense of home, vibrant sunsets and colors of the coast and the overall relationship with nature to evoke one's passion. "Formal Aspects," an exhibition in which six artists use their memories of time spent on the Cape to create vastly different portrayals of their experiences with the unique Cape Cod landscape, is currently on view at the Cape Cod Museum of Art in Dennis. The show features Erica Adams, Emily Berger, Joanne Freeman, Sarah Hinckley, Joanne Mattera and Mira Schor, who utilize several different mediums and techniques that give the show contrasting qualities ranging from bright, color field paintings that evoke a light hearted emotion to paintings that hold a much darker meaning. Sarah Hinckley, who curated the show, wrote that she finds her inspiration from her experiences growing … [Read more...] about Formal Aspects at the Cape Cod Museum of Art