Cahoon Museum of American Art

Member's Season Preview Open House
2021-03-17 13:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | Cahoon Museum, 4676 Falmouth Road (Rte. 28), Cotuit, MA, 02635, United States
Stop by the Museum for a members-only preview of our new exhibitions – Scott Prior: Illuminations and David Schmid. Be the first to see the new shows and meet Director Sarah Johnson and the Museum’s talented staff. This is also a great opportunity to join the Museum – all members who attend or join will receive the gift of a new full color catalog of the Scott Prior show. This special invitation happens only once a year and we can’t wait to welcome you back!
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Free Admission: Month of March
2021-03-18 | Cahoon Museum, 4676 Falmouth Road (Rte. 28), Cotuit, MA, 02635, United States
The Cahoon Museum reopens 2021 with Scott Prior, Cahoon Contemporaries: David Schmid, and new programs for spring. Please pre-register to allow for proper social distancing.
Check out our visitor information page before your visit for museum policies, hours, and admission.
Free admission for the month of March!
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Material Considerations in Contemporary Art
2021-04-10 20:00 - 21:00 | Online, MA
Join Cahoon Museum Education and Programs Manager, Michael MacMahon for a live Zoom conversation with contemporary artists Cicely Carew, Juan Escobedo and Loretta Park. In this engaging presentation, the artists will share insights into their creative practices and how they choose and combine materials for their work. The discussion will include how these choices can question notions of authorship and originality and have been important to challenging traditional concepts of art.
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Cicely Carew:
Boston-based artist Cicely Carew uses vibrant color, rebellious mark-making, sweeping gestures, and references to the natural and galactic world in her artwork. Her life as a mother, movement instructor, and nature enthusiast heavily influence her practice.
Carew received her MFA from Lesley University’s College of Art + Design in 2020. Carew’s work is included in the permanent collections of Northeastern University, Simmons University, Boston Art Inc., the Cambridge Arts Council, and Fidelity Investments. Her work was recently featured in the Newport Art Museum’s 2020-21 exhibition “Call & Response” and at the Prudential Center in collaboration with Now + There. She currently resides in Cambridge, Massachusetts with her son.
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Juan Escobedo:
Juan C. Escobedo (b.1985, El Paso, Texas) explores personal identity in his art installations, sculpture, and collages. Escobedo primarily creates his art out of cardboard, and he associates this material with his background as a brown, Mexican-American queer male, raised in a low-socioeconomic community along the US/Mexico border. He choses this material as a way to challenge viewers about socioeconomic and racial prejudices and raise awareness about preconceived notions of race and class.
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Loretta Park:
Loretta Park is a visual artist and holds an MFA from Massachusetts College of Art and Design and a BA from Bowdoin College. Her work has been exhibited at Shelter In Place Gallery, Boston, MA (2020); New System Exhibitions, Portland, ME (2019); Ray Gallery, Brooklyn (2018), Society of Arts and Crafts, Boston, MA (2017); and Center for Maine Contemporary Art, Rockland, ME (2017). She currently works in the Boston area and serves as a Visiting Lecturer and Compass Faculty Mentor at Massachusetts College of Art and Design.
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Virtual Art Talk | Scott Prior in Conversation
2021-04-21 19:00 - 20:00 | Online, MA
Join us for a spirited conversation between renowned New England contemporary realist artist, Scott Prior, and Cahoon Museum Education and Programs Manager, Michael MacMahon. Prior offers stories about his process, life, career, and paintings currently on display in Scott Prior: Illuminations exhibition, followed by an opportunity to ask Scott questions of your own!
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About the Artist
Celebrated contemporary realist painter, Scott Prior incorporates fine detail and striking colors into his compellingly arranged compositions. His virtuoso artworks capture the beauty of everyday settings and moments, with an emphasis on the transformative effects of light.
Born in Exeter, New Hampshire, Scott Prior (b. 1949) has lived and worked in Northampton, Massachusetts, since 1971. He received a BFA in printmaking from the University of Massachusetts that same year. Prior became part of a contemporary realism movement that arose in the 1960s and 1970s and has a long standing connection to Cape Cod.
Prior has shown in solo and group exhibitions throughout the United States and abroad. In 2001, he had a midcareer retrospective at the deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum. His artwork hangs in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; the deCordova; the Danforth Museum, Framingham; the New Britain Museum of American Art; the Rose Art Museum, Brandeis University; the Cahoon Museum of American Art; and other major public and private collections.
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Gallery Talk with Michael MacMahon | Scott Prior: Illuminations
2021-04-22 15:00 - 16:00 | Cahoon Museum, 4676 Falmouth Road (Rte. 28), Cotuit, MA, 02635, United States
Join us for a gallery tour of the Scott Prior: Illuminations exhibition – a unique opportunity to learn more about Prior’s life as an artist, his process, and his inspirations, while engaging directly with the art on view. The tour will be led by Cahoon Museum Education and Programs Manager Michael MacMahon.
Free with admission, pre-registration required.
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Spring Open House
2021-05-02 10:00 - 16:00 | Cahoon Museum, 4676 Falmouth Road (Rte. 28), Cotuit, MA, 02635, United States
Join us at our Spring Open House and celebrate the opening of our new exhibition and meet the artists of Shape Shifters: Jackie deRuyter | Kate Nelson. Jackie deRuyter will be on site between 10am – 12pm and Kate Nelson will greet visitors from 1pm – 3pm.
The Cahoon’s Education and Programs Manager, Michael MacMahon, will also be available all day to answer questions about the exhibitions, and to offer family-friendly activities. The exhibition Scott Prior: Illuminations continues through May 29. Be sure to stop by the Museum Shop to pick up something special – and ask us about all the benefits of membership. It’s a great day to join the Museum and become a part of the arts and culture scene on Cape Cod!

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Cape Cod Museum Trail's Museum Monday | Meet the Artist
2021-05-24 10:00 - 16:00 | Cahoon Museum, 4676 Falmouth Road (Rte. 28), Cotuit, MA, 02635, United States
Museum Monday – May 24 is a great day to stop by the Cahoon – and admission is free!
The highlight of the day is an opportunity to meet realist painter Scott Prior and see his exhibition, “Illuminations,” Scott Prior will be at the museum from 11am – 2pm. The colorful abstract paintings and sculptures of Brewster artists Jackie deRuyter and Kate Nelson are also on view in the “Shape Shifters” exhibition. While you are at the Museum, enjoy an informal tour of the historic Crocker house and explore the Cahoon Studio to see the works of Ralph and Martha Cahoon, the Cape’s most beloved 20th century folk art painters. Treat yourself to something special in the Museum Shop, take a lunch break and absorb some culture, or call a friend and make it a special day. We’re here at the Museum ready to make your Monday! The Cape Cod Museum Trail’s Museum Mondays in May offers visitors no-cost admission to many of the most treasured cultural venues on Cape Cod.
Scott Prior will be at the museum 11am – 2pm.
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Member Program: The Greenhouse in Progress Gallery Talk
2021-06-11 09:00 - 10:00 | Cahoon Museum, 4676 Falmouth Road (Rte. 28), Cotuit, MA, 02635, United States
Special Member Event! Come by and see Ethan Murrow and his crew while they install The Greenhouse. Gallery talk will be led my Executive Director, Sarah Johnson and Programs and Education Manager, Michal MacMahon.
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Gallery Talk with Michael MacMahon – Ethan Murrow: The Greenhouse
2021-06-19 13:00 - 14:00 | Cahoon Museum, 4676 Falmouth Road (Rte. 28), Cotuit, MA, 02635, United States
Join us for a gallery tour of the Ethan Murrow: The Greenhouse installation – a 75 foot gallery wall drawing that will take four artists over a week to create. This is a unique opportunity to learn more about the artist Ethan Murrow, his materials and artistic process, and to better understand the message behind this important artwork. The tour will be led by Cahoon Museum Education and Programs Manager Michael MacMahon.

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Gallery Talk with Michael MacMahon - Duncan Johnson: Under Construction and Ethan Murrow: The Greenhouse
2021-06-24 11:00 - 12:00 | Cahoon Museum, 4676 Falmouth Road (Rte. 28), Cotuit, MA, 02635, United States
Join us for a gallery talk about the Museum’s two new contemporary art exhibitions, Ethan Murrow: The Greenhouse and Duncan Johnson: Under Construction. This is a unique opportunity to engage directly with the artworks on view with Education and Programs Manager Michael MacMahon.
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Cahoon Museum Art Auction Plein Air Painters Around Cotuit
2021-06-26 - 2021-07-07 | Cahoon Museum, 4676 Falmouth Road (Rte. 28), Cotuit, MA, 02635, United States
Keep an eye out all around Cotuit for the Cahoon Museum Art Auction artists – on the beaches, by the village green, on the sidewalk near a beautiful picket fence covered in roses – everywhere! The region’s most talented plein air artists will be setting up their easels, canvas, and paint to capture the seaside life of our beautiful village. Once complete, the artworks will appear on the virtual auction website and be up for bid.
Lyn Coffey at Ropes Beach, June 26
John Ricciardi at Ropes Beach, June 26
Karen Ryder at Ropes Beach, June 26-27
David Sigel at Ropes Beach, June 26
Marian Waldron Nicastro at Ropes Beach, June 26
Kathryn Kleekamp at Ropes Beach, June 28 – 29
Betsy Payne Cook at Ropes Beach, June 29 – 30
Neil Collins at Lowell Park, July 6 – 7
Mary Hukalowicz at Sampsons, date TBD
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Cahoon Museum Art Auction – Brush Off
2021-06-26 - 2021-07-10 | Online, MA
Online Bidding: June 26 – July 10, 2021
Auction closes at 8 pm
The Cahoon Museum Art Auction features over 125 artworks by talented local and regional artists. Plan to bid on artworks, at all price points, at this special virtual event in support of the Museum’s exhibitions and educational programs. Attend the Auction Kick-Off Open House on June 27 to preview a selection of artworks and start bidding – and don’t miss our Open House on July 10, a final chance to see artworks before the auction closes. During the auction dates, keep an eye out all around Cotuit as the region’s most talented plein air artists will be setting up their easels, canvas, and paint to capture the seaside life of our beautiful village – then offering the art up for bid.
Whether you are a long-time supporter, aspiring collector, or curious about this dynamic fundraiser, come celebrate the arts with the Cahoon Museum!
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Summer Open House: Art Auction Kick-Off
2021-06-27 10:00 - 16:00 | Cahoon Museum, 4676 Falmouth Road (Rte. 28), Cotuit, MA, 02635, United States
Stop by the Museum and see our two new contemporary art exhibitions: Ethan Murrow: The Greenhouse and Duncan Johnson: Under Construction. View a selection of artworks by regional artists up for bid in our online Cahoon Museum Art Auction and start your bidding. Meet the Cahoon’s Education and Programs Manager who will be on hand to answer questions about the new exhibitions and offer family-friendly activities. Enjoy the architectural features of the historic Crocker house and explore the Cahoon Studio to see the work of Cape Cod folk art painters Ralph and Martha Cahoon. Call a friend or come on your own, treat yourself to something special in the Museum Shop, and make it a special day.

Art Collecting: Learn from the Experts
2021-06-30 19:00 - 20:00 | Virtual, MA
The Cahoon Museum’s Art Auction offers a unique opportunity for individual art collectors and businesses at all stages of their collecting journeys to support regional artists and build distinctive collections. Curator and art advisor Mallory Ruymann, Principal/Head of Curatorial Projects at art_works, will join art advisor Paul Kotakis, founder of PÁIDIA Arts, and artists Andrew Fish and Azita Moradkhani for a discussion about contemporary art collecting practices. Mallory Ruymann will discuss the relationships that inform the art ecosystem along with collecting strategies that individuals and institutions can employ to engage the most compelling artists of our time. Paul Kotakis will offer insight into the art market and how to tap into local resources to build relationships directly with artists. Guest artists will speak to the impact of being included in an art collection. The program will include a question and answer session to be moderated by Education and Programs Manager Michael MacMahon. The program will take place on Zoom, registration required.
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Read more about Mallory Ruymann
Mallory Ruymann is a curator, art advisor, educator, and writer working with emerging contemporary artists. She is Principal and Head of Curatorial Projects at art_works and also functions as a strategic arts business and collections consultant to artists, studios, institutions, and individuals. She received an MA from Tufts University and has worked at institutions across the United States, including Tufts University Art Galleries, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Institute of Contemporary Art Boston, The Fabric Workshop and Museum, Acadia Summer Arts Program, and The Chinati Foundation/La Fundación Chinati. Her published critical writing can be found at Boston Art Review, The Rib, and Big Red & Shiny.

Cotuit Kite Festival Family Day at the Cahoon
2021-07-03 13:00 - 15:00 | Cahoon Museum, 4676 Falmouth Road (Rte. 28), Cotuit, MA, 02635, United States
Register to make a kite between 1:00 and 3:00pm; kite making free.
Museum admission $5 per family for the day, at the door, 10am – 4pm!
Celebrate all things airborne at the Cahoon Museum! Artists Hilary Hutchison and David Sigel will be under the tent on the Museum lawn from 1:00-3:00pm offering a free hands-on mermaid or fish tail wind kite art activity. Have fun watching your fanciful creations come to life in front of the Museum where we will display them for all to see. Once you’ve made your kite, step inside the Museum for our special $5 per family admission and see the new exhibitions. Tour the Museum galleries and complete a seek-and-find of mermaid tails in our Ralph and Martha Cahoon paintings on display – find them all and you’ll take home a special prize.
Rain or shine, expect to have a great time at the Cahoon!
This event is part of the Cotuit Kite Festival taking place on July 3rd and 4th.
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Art Auction Member Preview
2021-07-08 16:30 - 18:00 | Cahoon Museum, 4676 Falmouth Road (Rte. 28), Cotuit, MA, 02635, United States
Cahoon Members are invited to preview our Art Auction featured artworks and mingle with some of the participating artists, view our current exhibitions, and enjoy some light refreshments.
The Cahoon Museum Art Auction features over 125 artworks by talented local and regional artists. Plan to bid on artworks, at all price points, at this special virtual event in support of the Museum’s exhibitions and educational programs.
Whether you are a long-time supporter, aspiring collector, or curious about this dynamic fundraiser, come celebrate the arts with the Cahoon Museum!
Not a member – JOIN NOW!
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Cahoon Museum Art Auction Open House
2021-07-10 10:00 - 16:00 | Cahoon Museum, 4676 Falmouth Road (Rte. 28), Cotuit, MA, 02635, United States
Stop by the Museum and see our two new contemporary art exhibitions: Ethan Murrow: The Greenhouse and Duncan Johnson: Under Construction. View a selection of artworks by regional artists up for bid in our online Cahoon Museum Art Auction and make a bid – this is your last chance before the auction closes at 8:00pm! Meet the Cahoon’s Education and Programs Manager who will be on hand to answer questions about the new exhibitions and offer family-friendly activities. Enjoy the architectural features of the historic Crocker house and explore the Cahoon Studio to see the work of Cape Cod folk art painters Ralph and Martha Cahoon. Call a friend or come on your own, treat yourself to something special in the Museum Shop, and make it a special day.

Art Auction Artwork Pick Up
2021-07-11 10:00 - 14:00 | Cahoon Museum, 4676 Falmouth Road (Rte. 28), Cotuit, MA, 02635, United States
Winning Bidders! Come by the museum to pick up your artwork from the Cahoon Museum.
If unable to come Sunday make an appointment with Jennifer Nemec, 508-428-7581 x5 | jnemec@cahoonmuseum.org.

Gallery Talk with Michael MacMahon – Duncan Johnson: Under Construction and Ethan Murrow: The Greenhouse
2021-07-14 13:00 - 14:00 | Cahoon Museum, 4676 Falmouth Road (Rte. 28), Cotuit, MA, 02635, United States
Join us for a gallery talk about the Museum’s two new contemporary art exhibitions, Ethan Murrow: The Greenhouse and Duncan Johnson: Under Construction. This is a unique opportunity to engage directly with the artworks on view with Cahoon Museum’s Education and Programs Manager Michael MacMahon.
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Gallery Talk with Michael MacMahon - Konstantin Dimopoulos: The Blue Trees
2021-07-21 13:00 - 14:00 | Cahoon Museum, 4676 Falmouth Road (Rte. 28), Cotuit, MA, 02635, United States
The Cahoon Museum of American Art commissioned artist Konstantin Dimopoulos to create the bold and colorful Blue Trees environmental installation, and visitors to Cape Cod and the Cahoon Museum remain fascinated by the attraction. Join the Museum’s Education and Program Manager, Michael MacMahon, for a guided tour to learn the background and meaning behind this popular exhibit.
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Gallery Talk with Michael MacMahon – Cahoon Art and Cotuit’s Historic Crocker House
2021-07-28 13:00 - 14:00 | Cahoon Museum, 4676 Falmouth Road (Rte. 28), Cotuit, MA, 02635, United States
Join us for a gallery talk about the Museum’s namesake artists, Ralph and Martha Cahoon, and the historic Crocker house that they lovingly transformed into their gallery and studio in the 1940s. The Museum’s Education and Program Manager, Michael MacMahon, will discuss their highly collectible art and will share the many notable features of their home, including colorful stenciling on walls, floors, and furniture.
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Gallery Talk with Michael MacMahon – Ethan Murrow: The Greenhouse
2021-08-04 13:00 - 14:00 | Cahoon Museum, 4676 Falmouth Road (Rte. 28), Cotuit, MA, 02635, United States
Join us for a gallery talk about the installation Ethan Murrow: The Greenhouse, a 75-foot wall drawing that took a team of artists over a week to create. This is a unique opportunity to engage directly with the art, to learn more about the artist, his materials and artistic process, and to better understand the message behind this important installation. The tour will be led by Cahoon Museum Education and Programs Manager Michael MacMahon.
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Virtual Art Talk With the Artists of Ethan Murrow: The Greenhouse
2021-08-05 19:00 - 20:00 | Cahoon Museum, 4676 Falmouth Road (Rte. 28), Cotuit, MA, 02635, United States
Join artist Ethan Murrow and the talented team of artists who helped complete The Greenhouse installation: Nicolas Papa, Karli Tucker, and Shailinn Messer. Murrow will discuss how he developed the idea for the artwork and the collaborative effort that led to the creation of the 75 foot wall drawing. Each artist will offer insight into their personal artistic practices and the artistic partnership. The program will include a question and answer period and will be moderated by Education and Programs Manager Michael MacMahon.
The program will take place on Zoom, registration required.
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NEW DATE! Gallery Talk with Artist Sui Park
2021-08-10 16:00 - 17:00 | Cahoon Museum, 4676 Falmouth Road (Rte. 28), Cotuit, MA, 02635, United States
Rescheduled from August 5: Meet artist Sui Park who will be installing her sculpture PomPom on the Museum grounds. Museum Education and Programs Manager Michael MacMahon will walk through the exhibition and have a casual conversation about her work and artistic inspirations, inviting questions from the audience. Park will bring examples of works in progress, which will be available for visitors to touch to better understand her process.
PomPom is a series of vibrant, brilliantly colored sculptures that will appear to be magically suspended among a cluster of blue trees located on the Museum grounds. The sculptures evoke celebrations, exuberant moments, and cheerful memories. Park uses an innovate technique of meticulously weaving and connecting hand painted industrial cable ties, transforming them into organic and biomorphic forms. Inspired by both the natural world and the human experience, Park seeks to capture and encapsulate subtle but continuous changes in the evolution of emotions, memories, thoughts, and expectations.
A New York based artist born in Seoul, Korea, Park exhibits internationally and holds a BFA in Environmental Design from the Maryland Institute College of Art and an MDes in Interior Architecture from the Rhode Island School of Design as well as an MFA and BFA in Fiber Arts at Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea. Park’s work is currently on exhibit in a public art exhibition, ‘RE:GROWTH’ at 78THSt. on the Riverside Park in New York City.
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Gallery Talk with Michael MacMahon – An Insider Tour of the Cahoon Museum of American Art
2021-08-11 13:00 - 14:00 | Cahoon Museum, 4676 Falmouth Road (Rte. 28), Cotuit, MA, 02635, United States
Make the most of your visit to the Cahoon Museum with an insider tour! Join Education and Programs Manager Michael MacMahon as he walks you through the Museum’s two featured exhibits: Ethan Murrrow: The Greenhouse and Duncan Johnson: Under Construction. See the extensive collection of folk art by Ralph and Martha Cahoon, explore the historic Crocker house, and learn the background and meaning of the Museum’s Blue Trees exhibit. There is a lot to see at the Cahoon Museum!
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