Cahoon Museum of American Art

Paint Afternoon - Martha Cahoon's Springtime Scene
2024-03-28 13:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | Cahoon Museum, 4676 Falmouth Road (Rte. 28), Cotuit, MA, 02635, United States
Get inspired by the artwork of folk artist Martha Cahoon in an afternoon of painting. Instruction, materials, and light refreshments will be provided in this relaxed workshop bringing the fun of a paint night to the daytime.
$50 per person /$40 museum members
Martha Cahoon (1905-1999)
Spring Scene, 1981
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Gallery Talk
2024-04-03 11:00 - 11:30 | Cahoon Museum, 4676 Falmouth Road (Rte. 28), Cotuit, MA, 02635, United States
Learn more about the personal symbolism and artistic process of exhibiting artist Don Nakamura in this gallery talk given by Education Programs Manager Leslie Goldman. Uncover hidden meanings found in the imaginative and engaging work of this unique and talented artist. Included with museum admission.
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An Afternoon with Artist Sarah Peters: Figure Drawing Demonstration
2024-04-03 14:00 - 15:00 | Cahoon Museum, 4676 Falmouth Road (Rte. 28), Cotuit, MA, 02635, United States
Exhibiting artist Sarah Peters creates bold and lively figure drawings in ink. In this demonstration, Sarah Peters will draw from a clothed model while discussing her dynamic approach to the figure. Learn more about contemporary art approaches to figure drawing and the process behind the work on view in Bold Women and Vivid Dreams.
Included with museum admission

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Guided Tour
2024-04-04 11:00 - 12:00 | 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.
Included with museum admission.
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An Afternoon with Artist Sarah Peters: Mold Making Discussion
2024-04-04 14:00 - 15:00 | Cahoon Museum, 4676 Falmouth Road (Rte. 28), Cotuit, MA, 02635, United States
Join exhibiting artist Sarah Peters as she discusses her process of making and using molds to create her ceramic sculptures. Learn more about why mold-making is an important part of Sarah Peters’ practice and the role it plays in the artwork on view in Bold Women and Vivid Dreams.
Included with museum admission.
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Mermaid Illustration Workshop with Illustrator and Author Gabe Ribeiro
2024-04-06 13:00 - 16:00 | Cahoon Museum, 4676 Falmouth Road (Rte. 28), Cotuit, MA, 02635, United States
Develop your basic drawing skills while transforming an image of yourself into a mermaid with illustrator and author Gabe Ribeiro. Bring a photo of yourself (or someone else) and work with Gabe Ribeiro to convert your photo into a mermaid drawing in watercolor and pen. No drawing experience is necessary, and supplies are provided.
$50/$40 museum members
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An Afternoon with Artist Sarah Peters: Bold Women
2024-04-06 14:00 - 15:00 | Cahoon Museum, 4676 Falmouth Road (Rte. 28), Cotuit, MA, 02635, United States
In this artist talk, Sarah Peters will walk through her work in the current exhibition Bold Women and Vivid Dreams and discuss the inspiration behind this courageous new work.
Included with museum admission.
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Mind-Body Music: Mitigate Stress with Music at the Cahoon Museum
2024-04-10 13:00 - 16:00 | Cahoon Museum, 4676 Falmouth Road (Rte. 28), Cotuit, MA, 02635, United States
Explore music as a vehicle for inspiring joy through the practice of wellness. Learn how to combat stress by eliciting the relaxation response with your favorite music and incorporate mind-body techniques derived from mindfulness, meditation, and yoga practices in your daily life. Students will learn to play the kalimba and receive an instrument to use at home.
A Cape Cod native, Nick Suchecki holds a Bachelor of Music from Berklee College of Music and a Master of Music from New England Conservatory. Additionally, Nick has earned a Mind-Body Medicine education certification from Massachusetts General Hospital. Currently, Nick is a PhD candidate at Lesley University, where his research focuses on the intersection of music, mindfulness, trauma, and ecopsychology.
Nick’s teaching philosophy is rooted in empowering each student’s sense of wellness, belonging, and autonomy, while considering how the mind and body can learn most efficiently. In addition to teaching at the Cape Symphony, Nick is also an Adjunct Professor of Expressive Therapies at Lesley University.
As an active performer, Nick has performed across New England with groups such as Martha Reeves and the Vandellas, Ronnie Spector, Funktapuss, Steve Morgan & the Kingfish, the Cape Cod Sax Quartet, and of course, the Cape Symphony!
Cost $175/$150 members – a $25 discount is available for those who already own a Kalimba.
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Guided Tour
2024-04-11 11:00 - 12:00, 2024-04-18 11:00 - 12:00 | Cahoon Museum, 4676 Falmouth Road (Rte. 28), Cotuit, MA, 02635, United States
This guided tour highlights something special about the museum’s historic house and current art exhibitions. This is a great way to get an insider’s perspective of the museum.
Included with general admission.
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Approaches to Collecting: A Panel Discussion
2024-04-11 14:00 - 15:00 | Cahoon Museum, 4676 Falmouth Road (Rte. 28), Cotuit, MA, 02635, United States
Join Sarah Johnson, Ph.D., executive director of the Cahoon Museum of American Art as she leads a panel discussion about museum collections with Rachel Lovett, executive director of Falmouth Museums on the Green, Jennifer Madden, director of collections and exhibitions at Heritage Museum, and Gardens, and Benton Jones, director of art at the Cape Cod Museum of Art. Learn more about appropriate conservation, handling, storage, and display methods museums use in maintaining and caring for their collections.
$15/$5 members (includes museum admission)
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Professional Photos with Your Phone with Linda Sharp SOLD OUT
2024-04-18 13:00 - 16:00 | Cahoon Museum, 4676 Falmouth Road (Rte. 28), Cotuit, MA, 02635, United States
Take professional quality photos with your phone with award-winning photographer Linda Sharp. Linda will lead you through your phone camera settings and share tips and tricks for making a strong photo. Use the Cahoon Museum and its grounds as your subject as you practice your new skills. Bring your charged phone with enough memory to take new photos. The class size is limited to 6 to allow for individual attention.
$50 per person /$40 museum members
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Earth Day Celebration at the Cahoon Museum
2024-04-20 10:00 - 16:00 | Cahoon Museum, 4676 Falmouth Road (Rte. 28), Cotuit, MA, 02635, United States
Celebrate the earth with the Cahoon Museum! Drop in and make a craft from recycled materials, go on a scavenger hunt, and take home a special gift for Earth Day. Different craft opportunities available throughout the day include making a dragonfly, decorating a flowerpot and planting seeds, and creating your own nature journal.
Earth Day is an annual celebration that honors the achievements of the environmental movement and raises awareness of the need to protect Earth’s natural resources for future generations. The first Earth Day was held on April 22, 1970.
Included with museum admission
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Artist Talk with Guest Curator Fred Lynch
2024-04-20 14:00 - 15:00 | Cahoon Museum, 4676 Falmouth Road (Rte. 28), Cotuit, MA, 02635, United States
Meet exhibiting artist and guest Curator of “Writing with Pictures” Fred Lynch. Learn more about his process and the art of illustration on view in the exhibition.
Included with general admission.
Fred Lynch is an American illustrator and educator from Cumberland, Rhode Island. Lynch is best known for his editorial and book illustrations for The Atlantic, Penguin, and Random House as well as in situ paintings of the Boston area and Italy. He is also known for journalistic illustration, urban sketching, teaching, and lecturing internationally about on-site art making. Lynch was a featured artist on a Boston episode of the Travel Channel’s television series Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern, as an expert on the route of Paul Revere’s Midnight Ride. He currently works as a professor of Illustration at the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD).
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Guided Tour
2024-04-25 11:00 - 12:00 | 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.
Included with museum admission
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Create a Character Workshop
2024-04-27 13:00 - 16:00 | Cahoon Museum, 4676 Falmouth Road (Rte. 28), Cotuit, MA, 02635, United States
Great stories start with a compelling character. Illustrator and teacher Jessie Nickerson will lead you through exercises in writing and drawing to fully develop your character. You will leave with a complete character profile, including both written and visual components, that can be used as a starting point for your own personal narrative project. This workshop is perfect for both artists and writers who would like to begin working across disciplines.
Much of this class will be spent drawing, so some prior experience will be helpful but not necessary.
$50/40 museum members
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Meet the Artist: Kelly Murphy
2024-04-27 14:00 - 15:00 | Cahoon Museum, 4676 Falmouth Road (Rte. 28), Cotuit, MA, 02635, United States
Join exhibiting artist Kelly Murphy as she discusses her work in the exhibition Writing with Pictures, and she explains her process step by step for bringing an author’s words to life.
Kelly Murphy is a senior faculty member at the Rhode Island School of Design and a New York Times-bestselling author-illustrator. She has notably illustrated the works of William Shakespeare, Jane Austen and Beatrix Potter, as well as book covers for various Newbery Medal winning novels, creating thousands of illustrations and award-winning art for clients worldwide.
Included with museum admission.
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Gallery Talk - Exploring the Art of Sarah Peters with Leslie Goldman
2024-05-01 11:00 - 11:30 | Cahoon Museum, 4676 Falmouth Road (Rte. 28), Cotuit, MA, 02635, United States
Delve into the empowering message found in the work of exhibiting artist Sarah Peters in this gallery talk given by Education Programs Manager Leslie Goldman. Learn more about Sarah Peters’ process of creating figural ceramics and the inspiration behind her female body-inspired pieces on view in Bold Women and Vivid Dreams.
Included with museum admission.
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Botanical Illustration Workshop: Spring in Bloom with Ellen Duarte
2024-05-01 13:30 - 15:30 | Cahoon Museum, 4676 Falmouth Road (Rte. 28), Cotuit, MA, 02635, United States
Join botanical artist Ellen Duarte in welcoming the beautiful blooms of spring. Observe the natural beauty of wildflowers and garden favorites alike. Study the uniqueness of each type of bloom. Learn techniques for drawing and painting plants of all kinds. Try new methods for using watercolor to render detail. Discover how simple steps can lead to beautiful botanical art. All skill levels are welcome and supplies are provided.
$55/$45 museum members
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Spring Open House and Artist Reception
2024-05-04 10:00 - 16:00 | Cahoon Museum, 4676 Falmouth Road (Rte. 28), Cotuit, MA, 02635, United States
Join the museum for a day of free admission as we celebrate the art and artists featured in the exhibits Writing in Pictures and Bold Women and Vivid Dreams: Don Nakamura and Sarah Peters.
Enjoy art activities, food and drink, free admission, and fun!
Schedule:
Free admission: 10:00am-4:00pm
Family art activities 10:00am-12:00pm
Art reception 1:00pm-3:00pm
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Artist Talk with Don Nakamura
2024-05-04 11:00 - 12:00 | Cahoon Museum, 4676 Falmouth Road (Rte. 28), Cotuit, MA, 02635, United States
Meet artist Don Nakamura as he walks you through his inspiration and techniques for creating his personal and stunning artwork featured in Bold Women and Vivid Dreams: Sarah Peters and Don Nakamura.
FREE admission.
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Story Time: Dakota Crumb at the Cahoon Museum of American Art
2024-05-07 09:30 - 11:00 | Cahoon Museum, 4676 Falmouth Road (Rte. 28), Cotuit, MA, 02635, United States
Join us for a special Story Time for children ages 1-4 and their caregivers at the Cahoon Museum of American Art led by Cotuit Library Children’s Librarian Julie Thomas. Julie will read Dakota Crumb by Jamie Michalak and illustrated by Kelly Murphy. As part of the story reading, children will engage in a scavenger hunt (just like Dakota!) and then create their own masterpiece. Kelly Murphy’s work is featured in the Cahoon Museum’s exhibition Writing with Pictures.
Free admission
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Guided Tour
2024-05-09 11:00 - 12:00, 2024-05-16 11:00 - 12:00 | Cahoon Museum, 4676 Falmouth Road (Rte. 28), Cotuit, MA, 02635, United States
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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Mother’s Day Celebration at the Cahoon Museum
2024-05-12 10:00 - 16:00 | Cahoon Museum, 4676 Falmouth Road (Rte. 28), Cotuit, MA, 02635, United States
Celebrate Mom at the museum! Bring your mom, grandma, or important woman in your life for a day of fun activities. View the current exhibits, shop in the museum store, and get creative with a craft at the Art Cart. Moms receive free admission!
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Cahoon Museum Annual Meeting
2024-05-14 10:00 - 12:00 | Freedom Hall, 976 Main Street, Cotuit, MA, 02635, United States
Join the Cahoon Museum to recap a year of growth, artistic excellence, and community at our Annual Meeting.
GUEST SPEAKER
Julie Wake,
Executive Director of the Arts Foundation of Cape Cod
SPECIAL PRESENTATION
In Honor of Museum Founders
Keith and Rosemary Rapp
CAHOON MUSEUM ANNUAL MEETING
Freedom Hall
976 Main Street | Cotuit, MA
Tuesday, May 14, 2024 | 10 AM – 12 PM
Free of charge
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Gelli Print Workshop with Instructor Christine Martell
2024-05-16 13:00 - 16:00 | Cahoon Museum, 4676 Falmouth Road (Rte. 28), Cotuit, MA, 02635, United States
Learn Gelli printing, a monoprinting process that does not require a press, and explore textures and layers by combining materials to make a finished collage. A wide range of tools and materials will be supplied as part of the workshop. Instructor Christine Martell has been teaching a wide range of techniques for more than 30 years. Of all media, Gelli printing is her favorite topic to teach because anyone can be successful with it at any level of artistic ability. She holds a BFA from Rhode Island School of Design and MS in Education from Portland State University.
$55 per person/$45 museum members
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Paint Night at the Cahoon Museum
2024-05-17 17:00 - 19:00 | Cahoon Museum, 4676 Falmouth Road (Rte. 28), Cotuit, MA, 02635, United States
Paint a landscape inspired by Daisy Marguerite Hughes’ (1882-1968) Cape Cod Dunes currently on view in the exhibit 40 Years of Collecting – no experience necessary. Education Programs Manager Leslie Goldman will guide you step by step in creating your stunning artwork in this fun and interactive class. Materials and light refreshments are provided.
$55 per person/$45 museum members
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Museum Mondays - Part of the Cape Cod Museum Trail
2024-05-20 10:00 - 16:00 | Cahoon Museum, 4676 Falmouth Road (Rte. 28), Cotuit, MA, 02635, United States
Enjoy free admission and art activities from 10:00am-4:00pm during the Cape Cod Museum Trail’s celebration of museums and community.
Free admission
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Decorative Painting Workshop: Early Spring Arrival with Mary Svenson
2024-05-22 13:00 - 16:00 | Cahoon Museum, 4676 Falmouth Road (Rte. 28), Cotuit, MA, 02635, United States
Celebrate the spring by decorating a wooden plaque with a beautiful floral design. Learn textured crackle technique as well as drybrush, blending, and line work skills in this workshop led by local decorative painter Mary Svenson. Mary was a member of the Society of Decorative Painters and has been teaching, painting and studying traditional folk art for 30 years. This workshop is open to all levels. Students will need to have their own brushes which may be purchased from the instructor; all other materials will be provided.
$55 per person/$45 museum members
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