Preserving our Land and Life

A new exhibition centered on Cape Cod’s Cold Brook Preserve. Managed by the Harwich Conservation Trust, the Robert F. Smith Cold Brook Preserve protects —wildlife habitat, water quality, and walking trails. Cold Brook flows through the 66 acres of wetlands and uplands to Saquatucket Harbor on Nantucket Sound.

A botanist’s delight, the Preserve hosts more than 280 plant species and 36 nestboxes home to bluebirds, iridescent blue-green tree swallows and other feathered residents.

The reception will include original works created en plein air as well as using reference from studio work based on photographs and trail cams that have captured animals at night and in motion. Music by Cape favorite Sarah Burrill.

A paint out will bring many artists painting together at the Preserve on Friday, June 19th.

Artist Andrea Petitto, manager of the trail cams, and Helen Addison have worked with dozens of artists creating distinct works of this intriguing area.