Upcoming Exhibitions at PAAM Previous Exhibitions A Tribute to the Pilgrim Monument and Provincetown Museum at PAAM In honor of the Pilgrim Monument's Centennial, PAAM will mount a small exhibition featuring works that capture this unique Provincetown landmark. The show will be on view September 3 - October 17, 2010 with a free public reception occuring September 3 at 8-10pm. Variations of this 100 year old icon will be exhibited in a variety of media including prints, drawings, photographs, paintings, sculpture and mixed media. Opening Reception: Friday, September 3, 8-10pm On view September 3 - October 17, 2010 The Pilgrim Monument was founded in 1892 as the Cape Cod Pilgrim Memorial Association -- Cape Cod's oldest not-for-profit organization. The tallest all-granite structure in the United Staes, its purpose is to commemorate the Mayflower Pilgrims' first landing in the New World in Provincetown, in November 1620. Here the Pilgrims spent 5 weeks exploring the tip of Cape Cod, before they sailed on to Plymouth. They also drew up and signed the Mayflower Compact, which established the rule of law for the new land. President Theodore Roosevelt laid the cornerstone in 1907. In 1910, President William Howard Taft dedicated the finished 252-foot tower. In 1910, Cape Cod's first building built to house a museum opened at the base of the monument, to educate the public about Provincetown's role in American history.   Today, millions of visitors and generations of local residents have admired and climbed the 252 foot granite Pilgrim Monument for almost 100 years. Visitors can walk to the top on a series of stairs and ramps. During the climb, you'll see many interior stones donated by cities, towns, and organizations from all over the United States. The view from the top is spectacular. Fall Consignment Auction and Exhibition at PAAM Includes Rare Works by Renowned Cape Cod Artists. Opens at PAAM with a free public reception September 3, 8-10pm On view through September 18, 5pm. Blanche Lazzell, The Monongahela, 1926 Provincetown Art Association and Museum (PAAM) is pleased to announce its upcoming Fall Consignment Auction (Saturday, September 18 at 7pm). Presenting rare and vintage artwork of the highest quality, this annual event has consistently drawn large crowds, broken records, and offered buyers the unique opportunity to purchase extraordinary pieces by internationally recognized artists of outer Cape Cod.   Since the turn of the century, the Provincetown Art Colony and its surrounds have been home to some of the nation's most influential and celebrated twentieth century artists, among them; Edwin Dickinson, Chaim Gross, Blanche Lazzell, James Hansen, and Milton Avery. These artists created and taught on the shores of Cape Cod, making  waves through American art history. Provincetown Art Association and Museum is dedicated to making exemplary works by these artists available to the public through exhibitions, free educational programming and PAAM's highly anticipated annual Fall Consignment Auction.   Presenting rare and vintage artwork of the highest quality, PAAM's annual Fall Consignment Auction provides a unique opportunity to purchase outstanding and widely sought pieces by renowned artists of outer Cape Cod. This year, the auction presents a number of extraordinary pieces by Edwin Dickinson, Blanche Lazzell, Hans Hofmann, Chaim Gross, Max Bohm, Taro Yamamoto, James Hansen, Karl Knaths, Milton Avery, Robert Beauchamp and other highly collected Cape Cod artists.   Two weeks before the live auction, PAAM mounts an exhibition preview in its galleries, allowing potential buyers to view lots in person -- intimately, quietly, before the bidding wars begin. This calm before the storm allows for a deeper interaction with the artwork than simply arriving to buy, and provides an excellent overview of Provincetown art history as most of the pieces on view date from the early 1900s to the 1970s.   PAAM's Executive Director Chris McCarthy says, "I'm thrilled to see such an exciting selection of pieces in this auction: a brilliant and perfectly-preserved white line woodblock print by the legendary Blanche Lazzell, a hauntingly beautiful painting by Edwin Dickinson, and a bold, elegant bronze by Chaim Gross - these lots are rare, valuable and would not just enhance but perhaps become the most important piece in many a private collection."   The live auction takes place at PAAM Saturday, September 18 at 7pm, when auctioneer James R. Bakker takes the podium and engages an audience of more than 250 life-long collectors, first-time buyers, and everyone in-between. When the phone lines are readied, paddles are issued, and lots are brought before the room by a fleet of volunteers, a frenzy of activity begins. In this room, collections are born and expanded, and for the last four years -- PAAM has seen a great number of international auction records broken.   A preview exhibition of available lots opens at PAAM with a free public reception September 3, 8-10pm and is on view through September 18, 5pm. Out-of-town collectors are invited to view the full auction catalog online beginning September 6. Telephone and absentee bids are accepted, please call PAAM in advance to make arrangements.  Admission to the live auction is complimentary. Fresh Perspectives and Emerging Talents at FAWC's MFA Exhibition On View at PAAM September 17 through October 3, 2010. opening reception: Friday, September 17 8-10pm Holly Popielarz, Damn Space, collage on paper, 8 x 10", 2010 Provincetown Art Association and Museum (PAAM) is pleased to present a new exhibition of work by contemporary artists currently enrolled in the Masters of Fine Arts program of the Massachusetts College of Art and Design, which is hosted by the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown, MA. This exhibition provides a mere glimpse of the hard work, dedication and talent of this energized artistic community. The exhibition opens with a public reception at PAAM on Friday, September 17 8-10pm and runs through October 3, 2010.   MassArt augments an intensive course of study guided by an experienced team of resident faculty with presentations and studio visits by leading artists and art-world professionals. During the two-year program students undergo four residencies of three and a half weeks duration, as well as a final one-week residency in which a thesis defense and an exhibition are held. During non-residency periods students participate in a variety of courses as well as in intensive studio work under the guidance of approved mentors.   The Class of 2010 would like to thank the Massachusetts College of Art and Design, the historic Fine Arts Work Center and Provincetown Art Association and Museum for their guidance, support and inspiration. The artists featured in the exhibition are Martha Braun, Jessica Chickering, Bill Gusky, Megan McMillan, Tim O'Donnell, Kathryn Payne, Holly Popielarz, Marzia Prendergast, Sharon Sullivan and Julie Angela Theresa. The Paintings of Peter Watts on view September 24-November 14, 2010. The paintings of Peter Watts, in the words of the artist, “condense the richness of the landscape of Wellfleet,” where he has lived for over forty years. “I have absorbed this landscape and considered its every nuance of light, and change of topography and weather.” As art critic Margaret Sheffield noted, Watts “expresses thought, emotion, and mood through color,” working with high contrast and simplified form. Watts brings to the Cape Cod landscape a multiplicity of painting approaches drawn from his formidable artistic toolbox. He powerfully moves from a classically composed post-impressionism to simple compositions of stratified color fields reminiscent of Arthur Dove. “At the same time,” says gallery owner Berta Walker, “these paintings impart the spiritual abstracted light of a Rothko painting.” Of the simplicity of form Watts states: “I am building a painting with as little form as is possible. If the viewer finds a small truth in the work, the painting is successful.” Peter Watts first came to Cape Cod as a child and returned in 1954 with the artist teacher La Force Bailey. He has taught at the Ethical Culture Fieldston School, C.W. Post College, and Trinity School among others, and he is represented by the Berta Walker Gallery in Provincetown. In October, Watts will teach a Master Class at the Lillian Orlowsky / William Freed Museum School at PAAM. Please contact Grace Ryder-O’Malley- gryderomalley@paam.org - for information or to register for this workshop. Please join Peter Watts for a gallery lecture in conjunction with this exhibition onTuesday, October 5, 2010 7pm This lecture is part of PAAM's Fredi Schiff Levin Lecture Series -- presenting informative gallery talks, panel discussions and lectures in conjuction with current exhibitions. FSL lectures occur throughout the summer and fall, and are always free and open to the public.

Upcoming Exhibitions at PAAM Previous Exhibitions

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