Cahoon Museum of American Art

Virtual Art Talk - Ethan Murrow: The Greenhouse: Forests on Cape Cod - Past, Present, and Future
2021-09-14 19:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Virtual, MA
Join Kelly Barber, Director of Land Stewardship, Barnstable Land Trust, Dr. Tara Rajaniemi, Professor of Biology at Umass Dartmouth , and Ramona Peters, Founder, Native Land Conservancy in conversation with the artist of The Greenhouse, Ethan Murrow. The panelists will discuss the subject of Murrow’s current art installation, which depicts a massive felled oak tree and serves as a cautionary reference to the effects of colonization and development on the Cape’s natural environment. The discussion will include the history and current state of Cape Cod’s forests and how human beings can preserve and restore natural habitats and coexist in balance with nature. The panelists will also consider what the future holds for our valuable ecosystem. The discussion will be followed by a question and answer period and will be moderated by Education and Programs Manager Michael MacMahon and will take place on Zoom, registration required.

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Smithsonian Museum Day
2021-09-18 10:00 - 16:00 | Cahoon Museum, 4676 Falmouth Road (Rte. 28), Cotuit, MA, 02635, United States
In celebration of Smithsonian Museum Day, the Cahoon Museum will be open free all day.
Smithsonian Museum Day is one-day event in which hundreds of participating museums and cultural institutions across the country provide free admission. Although the Cahoon is not requiring a special pass, it will have special giveaways for visitors presenting a Museum Day ticket which can be downloaded at the Smithsonian Museum Day site.

Artist Reception for Ethan Murrow & Duncan Johnson
2021-09-18 14:00 - 16:00 | Cahoon Museum, 4676 Falmouth Road (Rte. 28), Cotuit, MA, 02635, United States
Stop by the Museum for your last chance to see our summer exhibitions, Ethan Murrow: The Greenhouse and Duncan Johnson: Under Construction and meet both artists. Bring your friends, enjoy lively conversation, pick up something in the museum shop, and have a great time!

Interwoven Art Exhibition Opens
2021-09-22 | Cahoon Museum, 4676 Falmouth Road (Rte. 28), Cotuit, MA, 02635, United States
Interwoven: Contemporary Basketry
September 22 – December 19
Artist Reception: October 8, 4:30 – 6:00pm
This exhibition brings together the artwork of several regional basketry artists who interweave the art form with stories from their personal history, their life practices, their beliefs, or direct messages about the world today. While honoring basket weaving traditions, these artists push the medium’s boundaries in unconventional ways through innovative techniques and materials. Their masterful sculptural forms and vessels are stylistically wide-ranging, and the exhibition offers an exploration of how the integration of contemporary art and craft offers unlimited opportunities for personal expression. Exhibiting artists include Pamela Becker, Jeanne Flanagan, Lissa Hunter, Jeannet Leendertse, Kari Lonning, Lynne Francis-Lunn, Arlene McGonagle, Nathalie Miebach, Lois Russell, and Elizabeth Whyte Schulze.

Cahoon Contemporaries proudly supported by:
Bilezikian Family Foundation

Sundays at the Cahoon
2021-10-03 14:00 - 15:00 | Cahoon Museum, 4676 Falmouth Road (Rte. 28), Cotuit, MA, 02635, United States
Meet artist Lynne Francis-Lunn who will discuss her artistic journey, from a young loom weaver to a master basket maker. Francis-Lunn’s deep love of textiles began at the age of four when she began knitting and sewing with her great-aunt and was encouraged during art classes at Falmouth High School in Falmouth, MA. Francis-Lunn received a BFA in Textile Design from the University of MA, Dartmouth, and after a career in the museum retail field, Francis-Lunn returned to school and studied Interior Design at the Boston Architectural College. After exploring a multitude of basketry techniques and materials, she settled on sculptural weaving with hand-painted paper. Francis-Lunn will bring samples of her artwork, provide a demonstration, discuss her influences, and share the challenges and joys of her chosen medium. She has two new artworks currently on view at the Museum: Life is Complicated and Wondrous Waves.
This program is held in conjunction with the Museum’s exhibition, Interwoven: Contemporary Basketry, and will be hosted by Education and Programs Manager Michael MacMahon.

Brenda Kingery Art Exhibition Opens
2021-10-06 | Cahoon Museum, 4676 Falmouth Road (Rte. 28), Cotuit, MA, 02635, United States
Brenda Kingery: Weaving Messages
October 6 – December 19
Artist Reception: October 8, 4:30 – 6:00pm
Brenda Kingery: Weaving Messages presents a series of narrative abstract paintings whose vivid expressions draw from the artist’s global cultural vision and Chickasaw heritage. The exhibition contains 12 large-scale artworks ranging from the artist’s formative pieces, contemporary mature works, and new paintings. Kingery has traveled widely and influences on her work include the artists of the Ryukyuan Islands of Japan, indigenous communities in Mexico and Central America, remote villages in Uganda, as well as powwow celebrations in her native Oklahoma. Kingery’s perspective is both international and humanitarian; her artworks refer to textile, dance, drum and song traditions as living reminders of peoples’ resilience and strength in preserving and celebrating their cultures.

Global Colors: Artist Brenda Kingery and Curator Heather Lunsford in Conversation
2021-10-08 11:00 - 12:00 | Cahoon Museum, 4676 Falmouth Road (Rte. 28), Cotuit, MA, 02635, United States
Artist Brenda Kingery’s paintings are full of vivid color and emotion. She draws upon her worldwide travels and Chickasaw heritage to create complex artworks. Join artist Brenda Kingery and Heather K. Lunsford, Director of the School of Visual Art, Oklahoma City University, in a conversation about Kingery’s artistic inspiration and process.
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Read more about Brenda Kingery
Brenda Kingery is a contemporary artist and champion of women’s empowerment around the world. Born in Oklahoma City, Kingery earned a bachelor’s in fine arts and history from the University of Oklahoma. She attended graduate school at Ryukyus University in Okinawa and completed a master’s in arts from the University of Oklahoma.
Kingery returned to Okinawa, where she taught drawing, painting, and Okinawan cultural history for the University of Maryland’s Far East Division. She later settled in San Antonio, Texas, where she taught at San Antonio College. Her artwork has been displayed in many private, corporate, and public collections around the world and is part of numerous permanent collections.
Kingery is the founding member of Threads of Blessing International, an organization that teaches textile art and design to women in developing countries to use their indigenous artistic skills. Kingery was appointed by the President of the United States to the board of trustees of the Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development of Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Her efforts to empower women around the world led to her being named the Dynamic Woman of the Year for the Chickasaw Nation.
Read more about Heather Lunsford
Heather Lunsford is Chair of the Studio Art and Design Department and the Director of the Nona Jean Hulsey Gallery at Oklahoma City University. She is also a mixed-media artist who studied watercolor painting and art history at Oklahoma State University and Northern Illinois University. She received her Master of Arts in Administration from the University of the Incarnate Word in San Antonio, TX and wrote Spanish and bilingual educational programming at the San Antonio Museum of Art. Previously, Heather was the Director of Art in Public Places for the State of Oklahoma and the Art Director for the Heritage Trust project in Oklahoma City. Lunsford has served as an arts commissioner for the city of Edmond, is a current Rotarian for Oklahoma City, and is on the board of the Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition.

Artist Reception for Brenda Kingery and Interwoven
2021-10-08 16:30 - 18:30 | Cahoon Museum, 4676 Falmouth Road (Rte. 28), Cotuit, MA, 02635, United States
Stop by the Museum to view the new art exhibitions, Brenda Kingery: Weaving Messages and Interwoven: Contemporary Basketry and meet the exhibiting artists. Bring your friends and be among the first to see the new shows, enjoy lively conversation, pick up something in the museum shop, and have a great time!
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Brenda Kingery: “Copper Treasure: A story of Remnants and Cultural Survival”
2021-10-09 16:30 - 18:00 | Cahoon Museum, 4676 Falmouth Road (Rte. 28), Cotuit, MA, 02635, United States
Join artist Brenda Kingery as she speaks about her recent large-scale painting, Copper Treasure, inspired by her Chickasaw heritage and the indigenous women weavers of Okinawa and their experiences with preserving their traditional culture in post-war Japan. Okinawa had a strategic role in military expansionism in Asia and the Pacific for the US, China, and Japan. During the Battle of Okinawa in 1945, women weavers and potters buried their treasures to hide and preserve them from the destruction of war. As the ground of Okinawa was hit with bombs, precious buried textiles exploded into pieces. Kingery considers these remnants as a metaphor of the impact of occupation and how survivors, including women and children, piece their culture back together from broken fragments. Kingery draws a connection to her Chickasaw heritage, as her ancestors buried cultural treasures in large earth-made mounds in their homeland of Tupelo, Mississippi.
Kingery received her master’s degree in fine arts and art history from the University of Oklahoma and completed post-graduate studies in fine arts from Ryukyuus Daigaku University in Okinawa, Japan. She returned to Oklahoma to teach painting and drawing, later teaching art history for the San Antonio College. In 2007, she was appointed by the US President to the Institute of American Indian Arts’ (IAIA) Board of Trustees.
$10 / Free for members, registration required
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Sundays at the Cahoon
2021-10-10 14:00 - 15:00 | Cahoon Museum, 4676 Falmouth Road (Rte. 28), Cotuit, MA, 02635, United States
Join your host, Education and Programs Manager Michael MacMahon, as he presents a variety of artist talks, gallery tours, family friendly activities, lectures, and art demonstrations each Sunday afternoon in October and November.

Thursday Gallery Tour
2021-10-14 14:00 - 15:00 | Cahoon Museum, 4676 Falmouth Road (Rte. 28), Cotuit, MA, 02635, United States
Join your host, Education and Programs Manager Michael MacMahon, for a casual tour of the exhibitions at the Museum. Michael will offer insight into the artist’s process, ideas, and artistic journeys. The discussion will include how the current exhibitions relate to trends in the art world today, and why the Cahoon is such an important contributor to the cultural landscape of Cape Cod. Based on the interests of participants, the tour can last from 15 minutes to an hour. Visitors are encouraged to call ahead to schedule a group visit during this time, or to request a tour to include a specific topic.

Sundays at the Cahoon
2021-10-17 14:00 - 15:00 | Cahoon Museum, 4676 Falmouth Road (Rte. 28), Cotuit, MA, 02635, United States
Art Talk: Artist’s Materials and their Meaning in the Paintings of Brenda Kingery and the Basket Makers of the Interwoven: Contemporary Basketry

History and culture play an important role in the materials artists choose to create their artwork. In this talk, Museum educator Michael McMahon will explore how an artist’s choice of a particular medium informs both the limitations and freedoms they have when creating a new artwork. By looking at the traditional and the innovative materials used by painter Brenda Kingery and the artists of the Interwoven: Contemporary Basketry exhibition, the talk will explore how available materials can inspire and constrain the artistic process and offer a glimpse into the creative origins of art as it relates to a place and its people. Drawing upon his research and knowledge as an artist and educator, Michael will offer a unique perspective on how these artists find their place within the expansive range of contemporary art being created today.

Fall Open House
2021-10-24 10:00 - 16:00 | Cahoon Museum, 4676 Falmouth Road (Rte. 28), Cotuit, MA, 02635, United States
Join us for a fun day as we celebrate the fall and our current exhibitions. Visit the galleries and see the new exhibitions, Brenda Kingery: Weaving Messages and Interwoven: Contemporary Basketry.

Sundays at the Cahoon
2021-10-31 14:00 - 15:00 | Cahoon Museum, 4676 Falmouth Road (Rte. 28), Cotuit, MA, 02635, United States
Gallery Tour of Brenda Kingery: Weaving Messages with Executive Director and Curator Sarah Johnson
Join the Cahoon’s Executive Director Sarah Johnson for a tour of the Brenda Kingery: Weaving Messages exhibition. Attendees will have an opportunity to learn more about the artist’s Chickasaw heritage and how of her studies with a renowned sumi-e painter in Japan, and her travels to Mexico and Central America, have influenced her work. The exhibition includes paintings from her formative years through new contemporary work and the tour will include a discussion of how she has blended her global experience with her own painting style.

Virtual Art Talk - A Conversation with the Artists of Interwoven
2021-11-03 19:00 - 20:15 | Virtual, MA
Join artists of the Cahoon’s basketry show for a casual conversation about their inspirations, artistic process, and techniques. The artists will discuss how they employ basketry processes in imaginative and often unexpected ways using both conventional and innovative materials. Exhibiting artists of Interwoven: Contemporary Basketry are Pamela Becker, Jeanne Flanagan, Lissa Hunter, Jeannet Leendertse, Kari Lonning, Lynne Francis-Lunn, Arlene McGonagle, Nathalie Miebach, Sui Park, Lois Russell, and Elizabeth Whyte Schulze. The program includes a slideshow of the exhibition and will be moderated by Cahoon Education and Programs Manager Michael MacMahon.
Free; registration required to receive Zoom link.
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Sundays at the Cahoon
2021-11-07 14:00 - 15:00 | Cahoon Museum, 4676 Falmouth Road (Rte. 28), Cotuit, MA, 02635, United States
Meet artist Jeannet Leendertse who will discuss her artistic journey, from the influences of her early childhood in the Netherlands, through her career as an award winning book designer and fiber artist, to her current work as a master basket maker. Leendertse uses an unusual construction material, seaweed (Ascophyllum Nodosum) tightly sewn and coiled with linen thread, to create large sculptural vessels. While summering in Maine over the past decade, Leendertse became fascinated with the creative potential of the seaweed that covered the rocks along the shore. What started as artistic experimentation with a new media, has now become a singular artistic form as Leendertse meticulously transforms the seaweed into astonishing sculptural forms. Leendertse will discuss her artistic process, bring samples of works in progress, explain the challenges of working with a living art material, and what she has learned about the importance of ecological conservation.
This program is held in conjunction with the Museum’s exhibition, Interwoven: Contemporary Basketry, and will be hosted by Education and Programs Manager Michael MacMahon.

Sundays at the Cahoon
2021-11-14 14:00 - 15:00 | Cahoon Museum, 4676 Falmouth Road (Rte. 28), Cotuit, MA, 02635, United States
Meet artist Elizabeth Whyte Schulze who will discuss the influences of her recent travels to Morocco on her latest series of baskets. Schulze was inspired by seeing the beautiful carpets in the markets of Morocco’s port cities and learning that they were woven by women artisans who were supporting their families and preserving weaving traditions. She also became fascinated by the Berber women of the Sahara who express their creativity by adorning their faces and hands with intricate tattoos. Schulze will discuss how she integrates inspirations from her lifelong travels around the world with her personal creative journey and commitment to women’s upliftment. She will bring examples of her work, explain her artistic process, and offer a demonstration of how she achieves the colorful and dynamic qualities of her basketry designs. A lifelong artist, Schulze exhibits throughout the country, holds degrees from Ohio Wesleyan University and Tufts University and is the recipient of a Fellowship from the Massachusetts Cultural Council. Schulze has several of her latest Morocco inspired baskets on view in the Interwoven: Contemporary Basketry exhibition.
This program is held in conjunction with the Museum’s exhibition, Interwoven: Contemporary Basketry, and will be hosted by Education and Programs Manager Michael MacMahon.

Virtual Art Talk with Artist Brenda Kingery and Curator Heather K. Lunsford
2021-11-17 19:00 - 20:00 | Cahoon Museum, 4676 Falmouth Road (Rte. 28), Cotuit, MA, 02635, United States
Join artist Brenda Kingery and Heather K. Lunsford, Director of the School of Visual Art, Oklahoma City University, in a conversation about Kingery’s artistic influences, including Abstract Expressionism, indigenous traditions from Africa, Japan, and Mexico, and her interest in cultural preservation.
Brenda Kingery is a contemporary artist and champion of women’s empowerment around the world. Born in Oklahoma City, Kingery earned a bachelor’s in fine arts and history from the University of Oklahoma. She attended graduate school at Ryukyus University in Okinawa and completed a master’s in arts from the University of Oklahoma.
Kingery returned to Okinawa, where she taught drawing, painting, and Okinawan cultural history for the University of Maryland’s Far East Division. She later settled in San Antonio, Texas, where she taught at San Antonio College. Her artwork has been displayed in many private, corporate, and public collections around the world and is part of numerous permanent collections. Kingery is the founding member of Threads of Blessing International, an organization that teaches textile art and design to women in developing countries to use their indigenous artistic skills. In Kingery was appointed by the president of the United States to the board of trustees of the Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development of Santa Fe, New Mexico. Her efforts to empower women around the world led to her being named the Dynamic Woman of the Year for the Chickasaw Nation.
Heather Lunsford is Chair of the Studio Art and Design Department and the Director of the Nona Jean Hulsey Gallery at Oklahoma City University. She is also a mixed-media artist who studied watercolor painting and art history at Oklahoma State University and Northern Illinois University. She received her Master of Arts in Administration from the University of the Incarnate Word in San Antonio, TX and wrote Spanish and bilingual educational programming at the San Antonio Museum of Art. Previously, Heather was the Director of Art in Public Places for the State of Oklahoma and the Art Director for the Heritage Trust project in Oklahoma City. Heather has served as an arts commissioner for the city of Edmond, is a current Rotarian for Oklahoma City and is on the board of the Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition.
Free; registration required to receive Zoom link.
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Sundays at the Cahoon
2021-11-21 14:00 - 15:00 | Cahoon Museum, 4676 Falmouth Road (Rte. 28), Cotuit, MA, 02635, United States
Meet artist Arlene McGonagle who will discuss her fascinating artistic journey from master Nantucket lightship basket maker to the creator of a unique artistic form of sculptural “scripted baskets” and “basket books.” McGonagle will discuss how she grounds her work in traditional and historical values but pushes them beyond established traditional rules. McGonagle will bring samples of baskets from her 40 year career and will discuss her current basketry innovations, including working with materials such as galvanized steel hardware cloth, waxed linen, honeysuckle vine, and paper. In addition, she will explain how her creative explorations inspired her to incorporate language into her work using excerpts from her journals, personal reflections on the lessons of life, and the writings of many authors, including Emily Dickinson, Mary Oliver, Shelly, Yeats, and others. McGonagle holds an MFA from the University of MA, Dartmouth, her works may be found in many New England Museums and notable collections. Several of McGonagle’s scripted baskets, as well as two of her prints are on view in the Interwoven: Contemporary Basketry exhibition.
This program is held in conjunction with the Museum’s exhibition, Interwoven: Contemporary Basketry, and will be hosted by Education and Programs Manager Michael MacMahon.

Sundays at the Cahoon
2021-11-28 13:00 - 16:00 | Cahoon Museum, 4676 Falmouth Road (Rte. 28), Cotuit, MA, 02635, United States
Museum Shop Super Sale!
Stop by the Museum Shop and start your holiday shopping during our Super Sale, 20% off. Sale includes art books, wearables, local artisan jewelry and pottery, cards, Cahoon themed products, children’s gifts and more! Spend some time in the galleries enjoying our current exhibitions, Brenda Kingery: Weaving Messages and Interwoven: Contemporary Basketry. Bring a friend and enjoy an afternoon at the Cahoon!

Christmas in Cotuit at the Cahoon
2021-12-04 14:00 - 16:00 | Cahoon Museum, 4676 Falmouth Road (Rte. 28), Cotuit, MA, 02635, United States
Stop by the Cahoon Museum and create beautiful paper snowflakes, take home Cahoon holiday coloring pages, and check out our current exhibitions, Brenda Kingery: Weaving Messages and Interwoven: Contemporary Basketry. It is a great way to jump start the community’s Christmas in Cotuit celebration!
Museum admission is free all day, activities are 2 – 4 pm.

Winter Open House
2021-12-05 10:00 | Cahoon Museum, 4676 Falmouth Road (Rte. 28), Cotuit, MA, 02635, United States
Stop by the Museum to see the exhibitions on view: Brenda Kingery: Weaving Messages and At Home with the Cahoons. Explore the Museum with family-friendly activities, pick up something special at the Museum shop, and enjoy a day of local culture and fun.

Winter Open House
2021-12-05 10:00 - 16:00 | Cahoon Museum, 4676 Falmouth Road (Rte. 28), Cotuit, MA, 02635, United States
Stop by the Museum with your friends and family and celebrate the season with us!
See our current exhibitions, Brenda Kingery: Weaving Messages and Interwoven: Contemporary Basketry, meet the exhibiting artists, and enjoy a fun family-friendly activity. Be sure to take a look in the Jane Akin Gift Shop and pick up something special for everyone on your shopping list. Stop by the Visitor Services desk to learn about the benefits of a Museum membership, and consider a gift membership for someone you love – it’s a gift of art that lasts all year long!
Schedule of events:
10:00am-2:00pm Meet Interwoven: Contemporary Basketry artist Lynne Francis-Lunn
12:00am-2:00pm Create a beautiful woven star with Hannah Hilliard Bouvier
1:00pm-3:00pm Meet Interwoven: Contemporary Basketry artist Jeannet Leendertse

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Winter Wonders at the Cahoon
Friday, December 10
Experience holiday cheer as you enjoy seasonal refreshments, hands-on art activities, prizes, and a silent auction of small works by Trevor Watson, Alison Wells, Heather Stivison, Michael S Cohen, and more.
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