Current Exhibitions at PAAM Upcoming Exhibitions Previous Exhibitions BEACHED: An Exhibition of the 2011-2012 Visual Arts Fellows exhibition checklist Visual Arts Fellows from FAWC display their work at PAAM January 13-February 26, 2012 We are glad to welcome the 2011-12 Visual Arts Fellows of the Fine Arts Work Center to participate in what has become a winter tradition at PAAM: the presentation of recent and new artwork, created during FAWC fellowships. As in years past, FAWC’s current Fellows have created an eclectic and engaging exhibition, which explores a range of media and interests. We at PAAM celebrate our more than 30-year partnership with the Fine Arts Work Center, as we continue to present innovative and challenging work created by emerging artists on the Outer Cape. - Christine McCarthy, PAAM Executive Director The exhibition at PAAM includes all of the 2011-2012 Visual Arts Fellows: Golnar Adili (below), Jarrod Beck, Nicholas des Cognets, Jonathan Ehrenberg, Candice Lin, Andy Ness, Jacolby Satterwhite, Jeannie Simms, Sarah Sohn (above), and Rob Swainston. In concurrence with this exhibition, PAAM hosted Forum 12: a special event created by exhibiting FAWC fellow Jeannie Simmons The Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown is a leading long-term residency program for emerging artists and writers and one of the most renowned. Each year the Work Center offers residencies - the gift of time and space - to twenty Fellows selected from over 1,000 applicants worldwide. From October to May, the Fellows receive living and studio space and a modest monthly stipend. The only thing we ask is in return is that they focus on their work while they are in residence. Fellows pursue their work independently in a diverse and supportive community of peers. Throughout the Fellowship they are invited to present their work to the community and meet with visiting artists and writers. The public is warmly invited to an opening reception on Friday, January 27 from 6-8pm. This opening is a potluck, guests are asked to bring a dish to share for 6 people or a $7 donation. This exhibition runs from January 13- February 26, 2012. Exhibition of artwork by members of PAAM's Exhibition Committee The individuals who steer the direction of exhibitions at PAAM display their artwork January 20-April 15, 2012 exhibition checklist Join us at PAAM for a gallery conversation with Exhibition Committee Members Saturday, February 4, 1pm, Free PAAM is proud to present an exhibition of artwork created by the members of the museum's Exhibition Committee. The members are: Midge Battelle, Donald Beal (above), Breon Dunigan, Robert Dutoit, Joe Fiorello, David Foley, Robert Henry , Pasquale Natale, Elisabeth Pearl, Frank Vasello, and Mike Wright. PAAM's Exhibition Committee discusses major policy questions and issues surrounding members' open/juried exhibitions, group/solo exhibitions, and use of the collection. They are also responsible for the selection and creation of the exhibition schedule and display of art at PAAM. This exhibition will highlight the talented artists that work to ensure that PAAM's visual offerings promote the museum's mission and reflect the rich cultural community, both past and present. The public is warmly invited to an opening reception on Friday, January 27 from 6-8pm. This opening is a potluck, guests are asked to bring a dish to share for 6 people or a $7 donation. This exhibition runs from January 20-April 15, 2012. Drawing Exhibition at Provincetown Art Association and Museum January 27-March 18, 2012 The many dimensions of drawing is the subject of this invitational exhibition. Curators Joe Fiorello and Breon Dunigan have chosen works by artists that represent a wide variety of mediums, styles and subject matter. Among those in the exhibition are Mark Adams, Tracey Anderson, Bailey Bob Bailey, Richard Baker, Kathline Carr, Betty Fuller, David Kramer, Dermot Meagher, Michael Prodanou, Paul Stopforth , James Everett Stanley, Selina Treiff, Nancy Webb, and Hugo Porcaro. Recent Gifts to the Collection ll On display January 13 - April 29, 2011 exhibition checklist Maryalice Johnston (1953 - ) untitled, 2011 acrylic on board, 12 x 12" From the ArtSTRAND ArtBAG Portfolio, Gift of the ArtSTRAND Artists, 2011 Bailey Bob Bailey (1958-) untitled (#1), 2011 mixed media, 16 x 12 x 5" From the ArtSTRAND ArtBAG Portfolio, Gift of the ArtSTRAND Artists, 2011 The permanent collection is an important measure of a museum’s value. And PAAM’s holdings of local and regional art is extensive and dynamic, comprising over 2,400 works by 600 twentieth century and contemporary artists who have worked in Provincetown and on Cape Cod. Their styles are noteworthy in the history of American Art. The collection weaves together at least three major art movements— each a significant strand of American art history— and creates perspectives that uniquely position the Provincetown art colony as pertinent to the larger art world. PAAM's collection is at the foundation of many educational programs and exhibitions. Both the curating program and the fall art workshops make use of collection works to stimulate creativity. Thea credited courses take advantage of gallery exhibitions to clarify principles and techniques. And major museums and galleries borrow exemplary works for exhibitions. Embedded into PAAM’s mission, the collection is truly at the heart of our organization. A glance at The Permanent Collection catalog shows how many hundreds of people have been moved to express their generosity through contributions of virtually the whole collection. Amassed over an entire century, PAAM’s collection has been donated by people who really cared that the region’s art remain here. Because of the recent outpouring of generosity, this fall we are thrilled to present this exhibition of recent gifts. Our sincere thanks go out to all the donors who have made these most recent gifts to the PAAM Collection. Recent Gifts to the Collection On display: December 2-January 22 exhibition checklist Haynes Ownby (1929-2001) Magnificent Starlight 1978, acrylic on plywood, 5 x 6" triangle panel Gift from the estate of Mary Kass, 2011 TJWalton (1961-) Still Life with BlackVase, n.d. oil on canvas, 30 x 24" Gift of the artist, 2011 Join us in celebrating the exciting new additions to PAAM’s growing collection of over 3,000 pieces and over 650 artists! This exhibition represents a diverse sampling of the numerous gifts PAAM has received over the past year. Artists represented in this exhibition include Barbara Cohen, Eliza Draper Gardiner, Megan Hinton, Gerrit Hondius, Ary Stillman, Judith Trepp, and Tseng Kwong Chi, among others. It is through the continued generosity of donors that the collection can exist. Our most sincere thanks go out to all the donors who have helped grow the collection into a multifunctional resource that will continue to document Provincetown’s history into the future. Highlights from the Permanent Collection September 30, 2011- April 29, 2012 exhibition checklist Blanche Lazzell, Painting #12, 1929 oil on canvas, 36 x 36" Gift of Mrs. Robert Sellers, 1956 This exhibition includes major works by Charles Hawthorne, Blanche Lazzell, Edwin Dickinson, Hans Hofmann and Robert Motherwell, among others reaffirming the importance of the oldest continuous arts colony in America. Herman Maril, Provincetown, oil on canvas, 18 x 24" Gift of Ruth & Leonard Bocour, 1991 Hundreds of artists have, for shorter or longer times, called Provincetown and other towns on outer Cape Cod home. PAAM's permanent collection has over 3,000 works by more than 650 artists and continues to grow with numerous acquisitions throughout the year. Pieces from PAAM's collection are currently or were recently on loan to several prominent national museums, including 20 pieces in the New Britain Museum of American Art's exhibition The Tides of Provincetown, a piece in the traveling exhibition Perle Fine: Tranquil Power, and several pieces in the Cape Cod Museum of Art's exhibition Perspectives on the Provincetown Art Colony that was in conjunction with the release of Deborah Forman's book by the same name. Robert Motherwell, Provincetown Bay, 1990 oil on canvasboard, 16 x 20" Gift of the Dedalus Foundation in honor of Lise and Jeannie Motherwell

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