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  • 10 Authors Signing, 30 Books, Homeless Prevention Council Benefit

    Join authors, artists, friends and neighbors for a celebration of Cape creators and the abundance of gifts they offer at a benefit for the Homeless Prevention Council (HPC). CEO Hadley Luddy said, "HPC is thrilled to partner with Addison Art Gallery and grateful for their support as we see unprecedented community need.” Ten authors will be on hand and 30 titles ranging from mystery, art and memoir to history, nature and architecture will be available. Jeannette de Beauvoir is a … Read More

  • Exploring the Portrait Tradition at Preservation Hall

    Wellfleet Preservation Hall 335 Main Street, Wellfleet, MA, United States

    Master artist Paul Schulenburg and Wellfleet oysterman Richard Blakeley to Welcome the Public If you haven’t yet had an opportunity to meet Paul Schulenburg or Richard Blakeley, men who have mastered intriguing, distinctive career paths, now’s your chance. Paul Schulenburg and members of the Schulenburg Studio Figure Painting Group will begin painting Wellfleet oysterman Richard Blakeley at 3:00 at WPH. Painting will continue through the start of the reception (a great time to meet with artists and to learn more … Read More

  • Winter’s Creative Explosion

    Painting Demonstrations. Live Music. Theater Groups. Book Signings. Some who aren’t on the Cape in the winter wonder what happens here after the aromas of suntan lotion and fried clams have dissipated. Those lucky enough to be here in the quieter months know it is a time of exploration, socializing and productivity. The public is invited to join authors, artists, performers, friends and neighbors at the Addison Art Gallery in celebrating Cape creators and discovering the results of recent inspirations … Read More

  • Art Week Opening Celebration

    Addison Art Gallery 43 South Orleans Road, Orleans, MA, United States

    Master artist and teacher Jonathan McPhillips will demonstrate oil painting at the Addison Art Gallery from 4:00 to 5:00. Orleans Art Week Opening Reception 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Join friends, old and new, at a reception replete with painters, writers, live music and libations. The featured exhibition includes works by some of the Cape’s most sought-after artists along plein air pieces created that day. Respected painter and instructor Maryalice Eizenberg with demonstrate oil painting, and master pastelist Amy Sanders will … Read More

  • Cape Cod Viewfinders

    While open to photographers of all skill levels, the Cape Cod Viewfinders gallery shows are juried and usually present an array of award-worthy works by photographers recognized throughout the region and beyond. Music for the opening reception will be provided by internationally recognized composer and arranger Jim Skinger, a professional classical and jazz guitarist. He will be joined by Vicki Goldsmith, an accomplished flutist. Their magical programs embrace music from the 18th century Baroque of J.S. Bach to the exciting … Read More

  • Memorial Day Weekend Reception and Figure Painting

    Paul Schulenburg and members of the Schulenburg Studio Figure Painting Group will begin painting a specially chosen model at 3:30 and continue through the start of the reception (a great time to meet with artists and to learn more about their work) at 5:00. Long before the onset of photography, portraits served to capture a person’s likeness. As well, portraits conveyed power, familial ties, virtue, or other aspects of the subject. Today, portraits continue to portray far more of a … Read More

  • Figure Painters and Model at Work

    Wellfleet Public Library 55 W. Main Street, Wellfleet, MA

    Paul Schulenburg has organized a group of artists to paint a live model from 1:00 to 3:300. The public is invited to watch the Figure Painters at Work, welcome to ask them questions as they progress, and to stay until 4:00 for extra time to explore the works and chat with the creators. Schulenburg’s group reflects the long tradition of artists painting the figure together; perhaps Charles Hawthorne’s Cape Cod School of Art classes are the most recognized. The list … Read More

  • Beyond Bohemia at the Wellfleet Public Library

    Wellfleet Public Library 55 W. Main Street, Wellfleet, MA

    Plein air painting starting at 8:00 am; reception 5:00 to 6:30. Please email helen@addisonart.com to participate and/or to to attend. Thank you. Cape Cod’s naturally spectacular environment and cultural community continuously draw people from across the globe. As John Taylor Williams wrote, this was true over 100 years ago as well. “Beginning around 1910, those dedicated to radical political reform, a new exploration of personal relationships free from Victorian strictures, and a search for the new ‘American’ voice in writing, … Read More

  • Portraits of Nature: Doberstein and Reid

    Oil painting demonstration by Sara Jane Doberstein from 3:30 to 4:30; opening reception for Sara Jane and Cynthia Reid from 5:00 to 7:00. Nature in its many guises comforts the soul and brings new light each day. Nature gives gifts asking nothing in return except kindness and respect. Reid and Doberstein create art that reflects and glorifies these truths. With their art, they honor nature with joy, playfulness, and a bit of whimsy.

  • Orleans Garden Tour Reception: Better than Ever!

    Addison Art Gallery MA

    Join artists, neighbors and friends for a casual reception and new exhibition including the fresh garden paintings created earlier in the day.

  • Paul Batch One Man Show

    Oil painting demonstration at 4:00; reception 5:00 to 7:00 Paul Batch is a contemporary painter praised for his evocative, atmospheric landscapes. His paintings are a poetic response to the fleeting and ephemeral light cast by the passing sun or rising moon. He focuses on transitions, painting various times of day, changing weather, and the rich seasons New England offers. “My work reflects the tone and qualities offered by nature. I strive to convey a felt experience through my art. Though … Read More

  • Paul Schulenburg Reception

    Paul Schulenburg is an internationally collected artist whose work has shown in the Hopper House Museum, twice in solo shows at the Cape Cod Museum of Art, and in many group exhibitions at CCMA, Provincetown Art Association and Museum, and Cahoon Museum of American Art. He has appeared over a dozen times in respected national art publications including the cover of American Art Collector. Schulenburg won the Patrons’ Choice Award at the Copley Society of Art and was awarded a … Read More

  • Jonathan McPhillips One Man Show

    Oil painting demonstration at 4:00; reception 5:00 to 7:00 "Each painting I create is a delightful challenge to conquer, a puzzle seeking completion, and an ode to the beauty of our surroundings. My ultimate reward is knowing that my work has captivated the hearts and minds of both friends and strangers. In a world of digital clarity, original artwork continues to offer a sense of mystery and enchantment. Through painting, I strive to forge connections between hearts and minds, unifying … Read More

  • Jonathan Earle One Man Show

    Oil painting demonstration at 4:00; reception 5:00 to 7:00 Jonathan Earle was born on Cape Cod in 1971. After graduating from the University of Massachusetts with a degree in landscape architecture, he spent 20 years in architectural and construction management. As his career path moved him further and further away from expressing his ideas with pencil and paper, he returned to his true passion, painting. “Creating a sense of place — the experience or emotions associated within a familiar setting … Read More

  • Olivier Suire Verley Returns!

    "For my 2024 American exhibition, I retraced my intimacy with nature and, in particular, with trees. The Covid period was conducive to new inspirations. There are expanses of swamps and forests around me which have been my model and, of course, the sea which caresses my island. It is the power and the architecture, the movement, the wind in the trees, of the conifers, which are the basis of much of my work. This does not exclude the human presence … Read More