Cahoon Museum of American Art

Guided Tour
2023-08-17 11:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York) | Cahoon Museum, 4676 Falmouth Road (Rte. 28), Cotuit, MA, 02635, United States
Offered every Thursday, this guided tour highlights something special about the museum’s historic house and current art exhibitions. A great way to get an insider’s sneak peek during a visit to the museum.
Free with museum admission
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SOLD OUT Art of Wine: An Elegant Wine Tasting Event
2023-08-17 17:00 - 19:00
Learn about and sample the elegant wines of Spevak Winery paired with delicious hors d’oeuvres by Edible Creations by Gerry at the Cahoon Museum’s Art of Wine fundraiser. This curated evening features gorgeous wines, music, food, and a chance to win an original artwork by local artist Trevor Watson. Proceeds support the museum’s art access and educational programs.
$45 per person/$35 museum members. Tickets include wine, food, art activities, and entry in drawing for artwork.
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Guided Tour
2023-08-24 11:00 - 12:00
Thursday, August 24, 11am-12pm
Offered every Thursday, this guided tour spotlights something special about the museum’s historic house and current art exhibitions. A great way to get an insider’s sneak peek during a visit to the museum.
Free with museum admission
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Guided Tour
2023-08-31 11:00 - 12:00
Offered every Thursday, this guided tour highlights something special about the museum’s historic house and current art exhibitions. A great way to get an insider’s sneak peek during a visit to the museum.
Included with general admission.
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SOLD OUT Summer Art Lecture - Chasing the Mermaid with Cindy Nickerson
2023-08-31 16:30 - 18:00
Art historian and curator Cindy Nickerson takes an in-depth look at the work of 20th century Cape Cod folk artists Ralph and Martha Cahoon. Nickerson will trace their evolution from furniture decorators to fine artists whose work was collected by many socially prominent people – including First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy – from the 1950s through the 1970s. Discover how their styles were rooted in their Cape Cod childhoods and their business as antiques dealers and how mermaids became their signature motif.
$25 per person/$20 museum members
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Gallery Talk - Sailors Valentines
2023-09-06 11:00 - 12:00
Join Education Programs Manager Leslie Goldman for a closer look at the shell art sailors valentines on view at the museum. Learn more about the creative collaboration between 20th century folk artists Ralph Cahoon and Bernie Woodman as well as the work of contemporary artist Sandi Blanda, all creators of this unique shell art form.
Free with museum admission
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Guided Tour
2023-09-07 11:00 - 12:00, 2023-09-28 11:00 - 12:00
Offered every Thursday, this guided tour highlights something special about the museum’s historic house and current art exhibitions. A wonderful way to get an insider’s sneak peek during a visit to the museum.
Free with museum admission

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SOLD OUT Paint Night - Martha Cahoon "Mermouse"
2023-09-08 17:00 - 19:00
Need a night out with your friends? Head over to the Cahoon Museum for paint night!

In this class, participants will be inspired by Martha Cahoon’s “Mermouse” artwork led by the museum’s education programs manager, Leslie Goldman. No experience necessary – just be prepared to have fun. Light refreshments will be served, and all materials will be provided.

$45/$35 members

Sea Serpent Story Time
2023-09-09 10:30 - 12:00
Cecilia the Sea Serpent invites you to her very own story time at the Cahoon Museum on Saturday, September 9th at 10:30am! Learn more about this incredible sculpture as you read the story, “Cyrus the Sea Serpent” by the fireplace. Guests will then make their very own sea serpent to take home. Light snacks provided.
Included with general admission, but registration is required.
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Guided Tour
2023-09-09 11:00 - 14:00
This guided tour highlights something special about the museum’s historic house and current art exhibitions. A great way to get an insider’s sneak peek during a visit to the museum.
Included with museum admission.
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Guided Tour
2023-09-14 11:00 - 12:00
Thursday, September 14, 11am-12pm
Offered every Thursday, this guided tour highlights something special about the museum’s historic house and current art exhibitions. A wonderful way to get an insider’s sneak peek during a visit to the museum.
Free with museum admission
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SOLD OUT Botanical Illustration Workshop with Ellen Duarte
2023-09-14 13:00 - 16:00
If you love garden, forest and field, join botanical illustrator Ellen Duarte in exploring plants and nature through drawing and painting. See plants as you have never seen them through careful observation and drawing. Learn new skills for using watercolor to render stems, leaves, and blooms, try new methods of color mixing using a limited palette, and discuss ways these skills can be used to create plant portraits, studies, and journals. Ellen Duarte taught art in the Barnstable Public Schools before receiving her Certificate in Botanical Illustration. She has exhibited and received several awards for her work. Class size is limited to 8, and materials will be provided.
Price $55 per person/$45 museum members

SOLD OUT Members Walkthrough of "Julie Child and the Art of Biological Illustration"
2023-09-21 09:00 - 10:00
Membership has its benefits! Join Curator, Annie Dean for a member’s only sneak preview of the new exhibit, Julie Child and the Art of Biological Illustration
Artist Julie Child has spent a lifetime documenting marine animals for scientists at the Marine Biological Laboratory, creating horticultural illustrations for gardening books, teaching, and collecting biological specimens of interest. This exhibition includes her drawings, illustrated books, samples from her extensive entomological collection (all from Cape Cod), children’s book illustrations, and the work of her adult students.

Guided Tour
2023-09-21 11:00 - 12:00
Thursday, September 21, 11am-12pm
Offered every Thursday, this guided tour highlights something special about the museum’s historic house and current art exhibitions. A wonderful way to get an insider’s sneak peek during a visit to the museum.
Free with museum admission
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Educator's Event
2023-09-22 16:30 - 18:30
Educators of K-12 students are invited to discover the latest art exhibitions, enjoy refreshments, socialize with colleagues and learn more about upcoming programs. See what the Cahoon Museum has to offer this season!
Free with registration
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Family Art Project: Botanical Drawing
2023-09-23 10:30 - 12:00
Come ready to look, imagine, and create! Get inspired by the work of local botanical artist Julie Child on view at the museum and use colored pencils to draw shells collected from local beaches and plants from the Cahoon Museum gardens. Intergenerational families with children of all ages and abilities are welcome.
Included with museum admission
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Guided Tour
2023-09-23 13:00 - 14:00
This guided tour highlights something special about the museum’s historic house and current art exhibitions. A great way to get an insider’s sneak peek during a visit to the museum.
Free with museum admission
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An Afternoon with Woods Hole Illustrator and Teacher Julie Child: Looking Closely
2023-09-23 14:00 - 14:30
Artist Julie Child has spent a lifetime looking closely at nature and for the last 50 years has taught hundreds of children and adults the art of biological illustration. Join Julie in the gallery for a casual talk about her teaching philosophy and methods. She will explain how artists develop the skills needed to make detailed and precise drawings of the natural world. She will share the pleasure this process has brought to her life and why she recommends that her students learn to “let your hand follow your eye.”
Included with general admission.
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Guided Tour
2023-10-05 11:00 - 12:00, 2023-10-19 11:00 - 12:00
Offered every Thursday, this guided tour highlights something special about the museum’s historic house and current art exhibitions. A great way to get an insider’s sneak peek during a visit to the museum.
Included with museum admission
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Fantasy Drawing in the Garden
2023-10-07 13:00 - 16:00
Join artist Gabriel Ribeiro in the garden for a creative sketching experience that combines observational drawing and imagination. Develop skills drawing landscapes from nature and then add images of creatures like dragons, gnomes, and fairies by using small sculptures as models, creating a new world in your art! Instructor Gabriel Ribeiro is a local illustrator and author of the book The Autumn Fairies. Open to kids and adults ages 7 and up; materials will be provided.
$40 per person/$30 museum members
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Gallery Talk with Artist and Musician Donald Saaf
2023-10-07 14:00 - 15:00
Join exhibiting artist Donald Saaf for a gallery talk to learn more about the inspiration for his joyful paintings in the Peaceable Kingdom exhibition. Saaf will share insights about his working method and how he creates imagery that is both personal and universal, capturing the moment “when the external world overlaps with the internal.” The program will include a musical performance of original songs by Saaf, who is an accomplished musician and composer.
Included with museum admission.
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Fall Open House and Artist Reception
2023-10-08 10:00 - 16:00
Celebrate the richness and diversity of culture and creativity at the Fall Open House and Artist Reception at the Cahoon Museum of American Art. Meet artists Julie Child and Donald Saaf to learn about the techniques and inspiration behind their work, and try your hand at making a fall collage using paper and fabric inspired by the art of Donald Saaf in a workshop led by artist Leslie Goldman. Saaf will also be on hand for a musical performance from 11:00am-12:00pm.
Also, interactive drawing and painting stations will be setup at the ArtCart for visitors to create their own illustrations, light refreshments, and music will round out the day!
All are welcome. No admission will be charged.
The museum is fully accessible. Please call for more information.
Family Programs: 10:00am-12:00pm
Donald Saaf Musical Performance: 11:00am -12:00pm
Artist reception: 1:00-3:00pm
Sponsored by the Massachusetts Cultural Council

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Artist Julie Child has spent a lifetime documenting marine animals for scientists at the Marine Biological Laboratory, creating horticultural illustrations for gardening books, teaching, and collecting biological specimens of interest. This exhibition includes her drawings, illustrated books, samples from her extensive entomological collection (all from Cape Cod), children’s book illustrations, and the work of her adult students.
Deeply interested in “memory of place and experience,” Donald Saaf draws upon a lifetime of keen observation as he captures moments when external and internal worlds overlap. Saaf explores the subtle line between fine art and folk art in paintings that are heartwarming and approachable. A graduate of the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Saaf has been exhibiting nationally for twenty-five years, is the author of numerous award-winning children’s books, and performs on a variety of instruments with the Little Hope String Band.

Musical Performance by Artist and Musician Donald Saaf
2023-10-08 11:00 - 12:00
Share the joy of music with exhibiting artist Donald Saaf as he performs songs from his new CD, The Arrow of Time. Experience the interplay of visual art and music in this celebration of nature, family, and community.
Free admission
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Guided Tour
2023-10-12 11:00 - 12:00
Offered every Thursday, this guided tour highlights something special about the museum’s historic house and current art exhibitions. A great way to get an insider’s sneak peek during a visit to the museum.
Included with museum admission.
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SOLD OUT Professional Photos with Your iPhone
2023-10-12 13:00 - 16:00
You can take professional quality photos with your phone! Award winning photographer Linda Sharp will lead you through your phone camera settings and share tips and tricks to making a strong photo. Use the Cahoon Museum and its grounds as your subject as your practice your new skills. This workshop is limited to iPhone users. Bring your charged phone with enough memory to take new photos. Class size is limited to 6 to allow for individual attention.
$50/$40 members

SOLD OUT An Afternoon with Woods Hole Illustrator and Teacher Julie Child: Art Materials and Methods
2023-10-14 14:00 - 15:00
Join biological illustrator Julie Child in the gallery for a casual conversation about how the materials and methods of hand drawing evolved over the course of her career. Julie will choose examples from the drawings on view, explain her art material choices, and demonstrate some of her techniques. Drawing materials to be discussed include dip pen and ink, graphite, carbon dust, LeRoy set, colored pencils, rapidograph pens, watercolor, and charcoal.
This program is limited to 15 people. First come first serve.

Introduction to Biological Illustration
2023-10-18 13:00 - 16:00
Look at nature in a new way! Biological illustration consists of keen observation of the subject and recording what is observed, while focusing on form and function. Using approachable media such as graphite pencils, blending stumps and a kneaded eraser, students will have various opportunities to practice and sharpen their observation skills. Instructor Wendy Chadbourne is a Certified Medical Illustrator and the founder of Inky Mouse studios, a freelance illustration studio specializing in veterinary, medical and scientific illustration. She has created illustrations for a wide range of clients including MRI clinicians, veterinary surgeons, scientific researchers and zoological facilities. Participants of all levels are welcome and materials will be provided.
$45 per person/$35 museum members
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Bring Your Words to Life! Book Mock Up Workshop
2023-10-25 13:00
Embark on a creative journey and learn how to bring your book ideas to life by creating a book prototype! In this class, published author and illustrator Gabriel Ribeiro will give you hands-on experience in the process of conceptualizing, designing, and constructing a mock-up version of your book. Whether you’re an aspiring author, illustrator, or someone passionate about the world of books, this course will provide you with the essential skills and knowledge to transform your ideas into a tangible prototype. Bring your ideas; other materials are provided.
$50/$40 members
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