Guided Tour
2023-03-16 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 wonderful way to get an insider’s sneak peek during a visit to the museum.
Free with museum admission.
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Gallery Talk in the Cahoon Studio
2023-03-22 11:00 - 11:30
Engage directly with the work of the Cahoons in a talk led by Cahoon Museum Education and Programs Manager Leslie Goldman. Explore the similarities and differences between Martha and Ralph Cahoon and learn more about the current exhibition of their work.
Free with Museum admission
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Guided Tour
2023-03-23 11:00 - 12:00, 2023-03-30 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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Educator's Preview Event
2023-03-23 16:30 - 18:00
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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Plein Air: Oil on Wood Panel with David Sigel
2023-03-28 09:00 - 12:00
Join artist and educator David Sigel for a three-hour Plein Air workshop. Sigel is a local summer resident who can often be found painting throughout Cotuit in the summer months. During the winter, SIgel maintains a studio outside of Philadelphia and Chairs the visual art department at The Episcopal Academy in Newtown Square, PA.
During this oil painting workshop, you will be able to construct a strong composition through perspective, color theory, and your own mark-making to capture what is observed. Rather than following a set style, you will learn the tools to further your practice and understanding of capturing the world around us. Through demonstration and individual conversations, you will truly enjoy this experience. Open to beginners and professional artists alike.
All materials will be provided.
Registration required.
$90 per person/$75 museum members
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Member Walkthrough with Artist Alice Nicholson Galick
2023-03-30 09:00 - 10:00
Membership has its perks! Meet Cape Cod artist, Alice Nicholson Galick as she takes you on a journey through her new exhibit, Fire and Ink: Pottery by Hollis Engley and Prints by Alice Galick. Not a member? Join today.
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REGISTRATION CLOSED - The Endurance of Wampum with Paula Peters - a Virtual Lecture
2023-03-30 16:30 - 18:00
REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED FOR THIS VIRTUAL EVENT
Wampum belts are of cultural, sacred, and symbolic significance to the Wampanoag nation. Paula will discuss how the search for the lost treasurers of Metacom following the King Philip’s war in 1676 led to the revival of traditional art of wampum belt and connections it made to history and culture. The search for Metacom’s belt continues today.
Free virtual program.

Paula Peters is the founder of the Native American creative agency SmokeSygnals; an independent scholar; and a politically, socially, and culturally active member of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe. As an independent scholar and writer of Native, and particularly Wampanoag history, she is a producer of the traveling exhibit “Our” Story: 400 Years of Wampanoag History and is currently engaged in the Wampum Belt Project in search of the lost treasures of Metacom, including an effort to restore the art and tradition of wampum making among her people. She is the executive producer of the 2016 documentary film Mashpee Nine and author of the companion book. She lives with her extended family in Mashpee and travels internationally to speak and educate on the true Wampanoag story. A graduate of Bridgewater State College she was formerly a writer at the Cape Cod Times where she won numerous national awards for her journalism.

Gallery Talk
2023-04-05 11:00 - 12:00
In this focus on local artists, engage with the pottery of Hollis Engley and prints by Alice Galick in a talk led by Education Programs Manager, Leslie Goldman. Learn more about the exhibition Fire and Ink currently on display.
Free with museum admission
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Guided Tour
2023-04-06 11:00 - 12:00, 2023-04-13 11:00 - 12:00, 2023-04-27 11:00 - 12:00, 2023-05-04 11:00 - 12:00
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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Paint Night at the Cahoon Museum
2023-04-07 17:00 - 19:00
Paint a bold floral piece inspired by local artist Julie Blanchard with Education Programs Manager Leslie Goldman. Fun for all levels, paint night is a great way to get inspired and make art!
$45/$35 Members
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Reception for Wampum: The Stories of the Shells of Native America
2023-04-08 13:00 - 15:00
Join the Cahoon Museum of American Art for the Reception for Wampum: Stories from the Shells of Native America on April 8th, from 1:00-3:00pm at the museum.
Speak with tribal members and learn more about how this ambitious exhibition centered on the creation of a crafted wampum belt.
Wampum is indigenous, sacred, and symbolic. Made from the purple and white shells of the quahog and whelk, the beads carry the history, culture, and name of the Wampanoag people of Massachusetts.
The Wampanoag people have lived in northeastern America for over 12,000 years. Their nation extended beyond Boston, into central Massachusetts, and south to Rhode Island. Organized by SmokeSygnals based in Mashpee, Cape Cod.
Refreshments will be served. Admission and Reception are free from 1:00-3:00pm.
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Print Making Workshop with Alice Nicholson Galick
2023-04-12 10:00 - 13:00
Join Cape Cod Artist Alice Nicholson Galick as she explores her unique print making process that inspired her new show, Fire and Ink: Pottery by Hollis Engley and Prints by Alice Nicholson Galick. All materials and admission to the museum are included.
$50/$40 members
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SOLD OUT Wampum Making Workshop with Darius Coombs
2023-04-16 13:00
Come join Mashpee Wampanoag tribal citizen Darius Coombs in creating your own wampum pendant. Wampum has always been very special in many ways for Wampanoag Culture. Now you can create your own pendant by using a traditional pump drill and then adding some nice colorful pony beads to your necklace.
$25 non-members/$20 members
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Gallery Talk with Alice Nicholson Galick
2023-04-16 14:00 - 15:00
Meet Alice Nicholson Galick and explore her new show with Hollis Engley entitled, Fire and Ink: Pottery by Hollis Engley and Prints by Alice Nicholson Galick.
Don’t miss this opportunity to ask questions and hear from the artist first-hand about their process and inspiration. Free with Museum admission.
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Member Walk Through of "Pearls Portfolio" with Carol Fitzsimonds
2023-04-20 09:00 - 10:00
Get an insider’s view of the new exhibit, Pearls Portfolio with exhibiting artist Carol Fitzsimonds who will share the history of techniques used in print making with a range of examples from historic to contemporary prints.
Free for members – not a member? Join here.
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SOLD OUT Tea Tasting with Hollis Engley
2023-04-22 14:00 - 15:00
Share a cup of tea with local artist Hollis Engley, in bowls he made, and learn more about his artwork and his incredible process for creation.
Free with admission. Space is limited, so registration is required.

Art in Action: Meet Daina Shobrys
2023-04-27 14:00 - 15:00
Meet sculptor Daina Shobrys who will be at the Museum installing Where’s Iris? – an exhibition of huge flower blossoms.
Daina will be available to talk about her work, the installation process, and the cultural and evolutionary significance of flowers.
Free with museum admission.
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Gallery Talk
2023-05-03 11:00 - 11:30
Explore the exhibits featured in the galleries with Education Programs Manager, Leslie Goldman.
Free with museum admission
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Print Making Workshop for Kids
2023-05-06 10:30 - 12:00
In this workshop at the Cahoon Museum of American Art, students will explore monoprinting using a gelli plate. The program also includes an interactive tour highlighting works in “Fire and Ink” by Alice Nicholson Galick, and other examples of these techniques in the “Pearls Portfolio” exhibition. Experimentation with stencils, crayon resist and texture will be encouraged. For ages 7-10. Materials and museum admission are included. www.cahoonmuseum.org for more information.
$35 per person/$25 members
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Paper Flower Fun
2023-05-06 13:00 - 15:00
Celebrate Art Week and drop in to the Cahoon Classroom to make paper flowers inspired by the installation of Daina Shobrys’ work on the museum’s grounds. Free with museum admission.
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Altered Book Workshop
2023-05-10 13:00 - 16:00
Join exhibiting artist Carol Fitzsimonds in creating an altered book by folding book pages into a pattern and attaching decorative images with wire or glue. Each student will take home an original work of art that can be hung with a plate holder, displayed on a stand or stand free. Materials and museum admission are included in the cost, and light refreshments will be served. An altered book is a form of mixed media artwork that changes a book from its original form into a different form, altering its appearance and/or meaning.
$70 non-members/$55 members
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Spring Open House and Artist Reception for the artists of "Pearls Portfolio", Fire and Ink's Hollis Engley and Alice Nicholson Galick
2023-05-14 10:00 - 16:00
Celebrate Mom at the museum! The museum will be open free all day for Mother’s Day. Bring your “leading lady” and enjoy time together viewing the current exhibitions and Streetside art sculpture, shopping in the museum store, and getting creative with fun, family activities. Also, from 1:00-3:00pm, meet artists from Pearls Portfolio, and Fire and Ink’s Hollis Engley, and Alice Nicholson Galick.
Family programs: 10:00am-12:00pm
Artist reception: 1:00-3:00pm
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Guided Tour
2023-05-18 11:00 - 12:00
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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Family Story Fun Time
2023-05-20 10:30 - 12:00
Children of all ages are invited to participate in an interactive and fun seek and find activity followed by stories by the fireplace and craft making in the museum classroom. Children must be accompanied by an adult.
Free with museum admission; registration requested.
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Artist Talk and Demonstration with Kim Tester
2023-05-20 14:00 - 16:00
Exhibiting artist Kim Tester will share her process and inside information about her work that is part of the Pearls Portfolio exhibition. In addition, she will demonstrate a form of screen printing that includes audience participation. Participants will be able to take home one print.
Free with museum admission
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Kim Tester is Chair of Fine Arts at Canterbury School, a private preparatory school in New Milford, CT. There she teaches grades 9-12. Courses range from Introduction to Studio Art to Advanced Placement portfolio classes. In addition to traditional art studies, many projects are based on self exploration and discovery through the study of emotions and color theory.

Museum Mondays - OPEN HOUSE
2023-05-22 10:00 - 16:00
During the month of May, various Cape Cod museums will be open on a Monday for FREE.  Museum Mondays in May offer visitors no-cost admission to many of the most treasured cultural venues on Cape Cod. So, whether you’re a mom or dad looking for something to do with the kids, a group of friends looking for a new experience or an art or history enthusiast, join in the month-long celebration of local art, history, and culture! Free admission
Coordinated by the Cape Cod Museum Trail
