Cahoon Museum of American Art

Garden Restoration Lecture and Discussion with Andrea Moore and Terry Soares
2022-11-30 14:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Cahoon Museum, 4676 Falmouth Road (Rte. 28), Cotuit, MA, 02635, United States
Local artist Andrea Moore creates artwork inspired by renovations to her English garden. Andrea will present images of her garden, along with lessons she learned from the restoration process. Terry Soares, owner of Soares Flower Garden Nursery, will join with Andrea in a discussion about how these lessons may be transferred to a Cape Cod garden.
Free with museum admission; members free
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Gallery Tour
2022-12-01 10:30 - 11:30
Offered on the first Thursday of the month, this docent-let tour spotlights something special about the museum’s historic house and the current exhibitions, Robin Tost: Scrap Metal Quilts, Andrea Moore: An American Artist and Her English Garden, and Pauline Lim: Travels In My Armchair.

Winter Open House and Andrea Moore and Pauline Lim Artist Reception
2022-12-03 10:00 - 16:00
Join the Cahoon Museum as we celebrate the art of Andrea Moore and Pauline Lim with fun activities, refreshments, and free admission for the whole family! Open 10:00am-4:00pm.
Artist reception from 1:00-3:00pm in the Trustee’s Gallery.
As part of the Winter Wonders celebration, the Cahoon Museum will raffle off an original painting entitled, Twilight by Cape Cod Artist, Robert Cardinal to support educational programming.
Tickets are $100 each and can be purchased at the museum, or by phone. Call 508-428-7581. Tickets are on sale now!
*The winner will be drawn on December 23rd at 4:00pm. You don’t need to be present to win.
Andrea Moore: An American Artist & Her English Garden – Cahoon Museum of American Art
Pauline Lim: Travels In My Armchair – Cahoon Museum of American Art

Holiday Workshop With Julie Christina
2022-12-04 14:00 - 16:00
This holiday season The Cahoon Museum and Christina Flower Co. present a series of hands-on workshops, paired with refreshments and a few holiday treats. Join us for the perfect holiday outing with friends, date night or gift to yourself!
All materials/ supplies provided, each participant will take home a custom evergreen wreath, embellishments such as seed pods, cones and ribbons to take home and enjoy
$125/110 member. Registration required.
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Winter Wonders Weekend
2022-12-10 10:00 - 16:00, 2022-12-11 10:00 - 16:00
Enjoy art from the Cahoon Museum’s current exhibitions paired with magnificent floral interpretations created by designers from local florists and garden clubs as part of Cahoon in Bloom. Viewers are invited to vote for their favorite on Saturday, and winners will be announced on Sunday. Visitors will also be able to make their own beaded snowflake and buy raffle tickets to win a painting by Cape Cod artist, Robert Cardinal This event is free with museum admission and arrangements will be on view during museum hours.
Featured florists:
Brenda O’Keeffe
Christina Floral Co.
Enchanted Florist
Flora
Floral Esthetics
Paramount

Holiday Workshop with Julie Christina
2022-12-18 14:00 - 16:00
This holiday season The Cahoon Museum and Christina Flower Co. present a series of hands-on workshops, paired with holiday treats. Join us for the perfect holiday outing with friends!
Each participant will work with Julie to create a festive holiday centerpiece using flowers, foliage, cones, and dried florals. This is perfect for a holiday table or mantel! All supplies, including vase are included.
$125/110 member. Registration required.
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Members Season Preview
2023-03-14 13:00 - 16:00
Members are invited to stop by for a first look at our new exhibitions, Wampum: Stories from the Shells of Native America and Fire and Ink: Hollis Engley and Alice Galick. Be the first to see the new shows and meet the museum’s talented staff! Not a member? Join today.
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Free Admission March 15 - March 31
2023-03-15 10:00 - 2023-03-31 16:00
FREE ADMISSION FROM MARCH 15 – MARCH 31
Sponsored by:
Acushnet Cultural Council
Chatham Cultural Council
Falmouth Cultural Council
Mashpee Cultural Council
Plymouth Cultural Council
Sandwich Cultural Council

Member Walkthrough with Steven Peters of SmokeSygnals
2023-03-16 09:00 - 22:00
Membership has its perks! See the exciting and thought-provoking exhibit Wampum: Stories from the Shells of Native America and get a chance to meet and talk with Steven Peters of SmokeSygnals. Not a member? Join today.
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Guided Tour
2023-03-16 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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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
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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