Join us for a series of Gallery Conversations with jurors, artists, and curators to discuss the works in current exhibitions on display at PAAM. Gallery Conversations run monthly from October – May, creating an interactive FREE learning experience during this quieter time of year. These are similar to the Opening Conversations that were held during exhibition potlucks and 1970s and even back to Forum 49, a series programs during summer 1949. This series supported in part by the Wolfman Trust, an anonymous donor, and the Arts Foundation of Cape Cod. PAAM proudly announces the receipt of a grant from the Arts Foundation of Cape Cod (AFCC) in support of the Gallery Conversation series. This series which began in Fall 2011 offers insight into current exhibitions at PAAM and increases free off-season offerings to the public. Conversations include tours of the galleries with the participating artist(s) or focus on broader discussion on how jurors select artworks, etc. The AFCC desribes their grant program as providing the opportunity to give cash awards in support of the artistic and cultural activities of local Cape Cod artists and organizations for Cape Cod-based projects. Grant projects support the broadest goals of the Arts Foundation by supporting a strong, stable, and diverse arts and culture industry on Cape Cod, and contribute to the quality of life and economic vitality of the region. Gallery Conversations Archive: Saturday, April 20, 1pm Albert Edel Etchings with Curator Amy Whorf McGuiggan. Edel’s Provincetown etchings are described by exhibition curator Amy Whorf McGuiggan as “mostly the comings and goings of the Portuguese fisherman along the waterfront…[the etchings] convey a strong sense of place and a vision of a now largely bygone time”. Having grown up in the Provincetown arts community, McGuiggan became familiar with the work of Albert Edel later in life upon receiving two of his etchings as a birthday gift. “.. the utter charm and artistic quality of the small, intimate scenes of Provincetown’s working waterfront captured my attention.” In conjunction with the exhibition on display April 19-June 2 with an opening reception April 26 at 6pm. Saturday, March 16, 1pm Mid Career: Betty Caroll Fuller and Didier Corallo with Curator Bob Bailey In conjunction with the exhibition on display March 1 – April 21 with an opening reception potluck on March 15 at 6pm. Saturday, February 23, 3:30pm Fine Arts Work Center Visual Fellows with Visual Arts Coordinator Janelle Iglesias In conjunction with the exhibition on display January 18-March 10 with an opening reception January 18 at 6pm. Saturday, January 19, 1pm Collection Committee Members on the New Gifts from the Collection exhibition PAAM presents members of the Collections Committee as part of the Gallery Conversations series in conjunction with the exhibition New Gifts from the Collection, on display January 18-April 7.   The Collections Committee discusses and implements policies regarding deaccessioning, acquisitions, and evaluation of existing collection, as well as proper care and storage. Hundreds of artists have, for shorter or longer times, called the Outer Cape home. The Art Association Collection has close to 2000 works by more than 500 artists. The Museum also holds an extensive archive of materials referencing the artists whose work is represented in the collection, as well as ephemera associated with the continual activities of the Museum and Association. The Museum provides these resources on request to scholars and historians. Paula Tognarelli, Jurist of Members Juried: Miniatures Saturday, September 29, 1pm Paula Tognarelli is the Executive Director and Curator of the Griffin Museum of Photography in Winchester, MA. The Griffin Museum of Photography in Winchester, Massachusetts is a small photography museum whose mission is to promote an appreciation of photographic art and a broader understanding of its visual, emotional and social impact. Ms. Tognarelli holds a M.S. in Arts Administration from Boston University, is a graduate of the New England School of Photography Applied Program, Regis College and is a current candidate for her Masters in Education at Lesley University as a visual arts teacher. Paula is also a digital imaging specialist. She has done extensive postgraduate study in color management, color theory, digital photography and digital imaging processing. www.griffinmuseum.org She has lectured on photography and digital imaging throughout the United States, including the Seybold Conferences, and in Japan. She is a former member of the Xerox Technical Advisory Board and a former spokesperson for the Graphic Arts industry. Paula was named by Printing Impressions magazine as one of twelve women who has made a major contribution to the Graphic Arts/ Imaging industry. Susan Baker, Local Painter and Featured Artist Saturday, November 3, 1pm Local painter Susan will be available alongside her work in the exhibition Painting a Building: Building a Painting/The Art of Susan Baker. A member of the Provincetown and Truro communities since the ‘60s, join Susan in a conversation tied to historic and contemporary times. The recent work of artist Susan Baker combines a lifelong passion for sculpture with the two-dimensional surface, wedding a unique style to serious content. Bold architectural details and echoes of the locale within the frame act as gloss on the paintings’ text, and their synthesis is illuminating and emphatic. In her depictions of religious structures, originally based out of her experience studying in Rome during college, we see not a comment on religions itself, but rather a commentary on construction and art itself. “Baker’s work has always been remarkably frank, in no sense risqué, irreverent, or confrontational…without trickery or illusion. It’s classically honest: saying I was here, this is what I saw,” writes curator Pasquale Natale. Baker attended the Rhode Island School of Design and spent her senior year in Rome as part of the European Honors Program. From 1969-1970 she was a Fellow at the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown, Massachussetts. She has received grants from the Massachusetts Foundation for the Arts, the Women's Studio Workshop, Rosendale, NY and from the Visual Studies Workshop in Rochester, NY. Her gallery, The Susan Baker Memorial Museum, has become a sort of landmark in North Truro on Cape Cod. Museum School Panel Saturday, December 8, 1pm Join Exhibition Curator and Program Administrator Grace Ryder-O’Malley with participating faculty and students from the Museum School at PAAM as they host a gallery tour and discussion in collaboration with the exhibition Teaching Traditions: Selections from the Lillian Orlowsky and William Freed Museum School at PAAM. Michael Mazur, Canto VIII, from The Inferno of Dante 1992, Monotype, 23 3/4 x 15", Courtesy of James R. Bakker Vicky Tomayko, Victorian Intrerior, 2010, Monoprint with drypoint on paper, 30 x 22”, Courtesy of The Schoolhouse Gallery The exhibition includes work from a number of Provincetown's first art colony teachers to current PAAM students. Legendary teaching artists featured from PAAM's collection include Charles Hawthorne, Henry Hensche, Hans Hofmann, and Michael Mazur. Their students and current teaching faculty include Selina Trieff, Robert Henry, Megan Hinton, Marc Kundmann, Vicky Tomayko, Lois Griffel, John Clayton, and Mary Giammarino. Student works by Lucinda Young, Marydean Burdick, George Booth, Naomi Cohan, and Tina Stevens hang next to those of their teachers and predecessors. Past 2012 Conversations continued: Exhibition Committee Members Saturday, February 4, 1pm In conjunction with the Exhibition of Artwork by Members of PAAM’s Exhibition Committee on display January 20-April 15, 2012. Drawing Invitational Saturday, March 3, 1pm In conjunction with the exhibition on n view January 27-March 18, 2012. Artist Heather Blume Saturday, March 24, 1pm In conjunction with the exhibition Through Time and Place: Heather Blume/Rachel Kaufman, on display March 23-May 13, 2012. Being GREEN April 21, 1pm A Discussion and building tour featuring PAAM Executive Director Chris McCarthy, in collaboration with the 2nd Annual Appearances: Provincetown Green Arts Festival. Past 2011 Conversations: January 27 Fine Arts Work Center Visual Fellows In conjunction with their exhibition Room for Error in the Hofmann Gallery, January 14 thru February 27. February 17 Jurying an Exhibition: How Do You Decide? Ever wonder why your piece made it and another didn’t? Curator James Veatch, Associate Professor and Art Department Chair at UMASS Lowell, and Chris McCarthy, PAAM Executive Director , discuss the rhyme and reason to curating an exhibition. In conjunction with the Members’ Juried Exhibition in the Duffy Gallery, February 25 thru April 17. March 17 Karen Cappotto, Liz Carney and Megan Hinton with curator Mike Wright Curator Mike Wright moderates a discussion with mid-career artists Karen Cappotto, Liz Carney and Megan Hinton regarding their own artwork, working together and being considered “mid-career.” In conjunction with their exhibition Beyond Surface in the Patrons Gallery and Jalbert Gallery, March 11 thru April 24. April 28 Robert Rindler with curators Selina Trieff and Robert Henry Robert Henry and Selina Trieff discuss with artist Robert Rindler the concept behind his exhibition, Robert Rindler: Recycling Vernacular, Collecting Sorting Illuminating, Moment Place Object, A Site Specific Installation in the Hofmann Gallery, April 15 thru May 29. May 12 Artist and collector John Raimondi How do collectors get started? How do they decide the scope of their collection? In conjunction with the exhibition of John Raimondi’s collection in the Duffy Gallery, April 22 thru June 19.