SARAH SON-THEROUX: Landscapes
2nd annual Arthur J. McMurtry Memorial Exhibition
February 27 - April 11
Gallery Talk by CCMA Curator Michael Giaquinto: Thursday, April 1, 1 pm
This exhibition features recent landscapes Sarah Son-Theroux has painted over the last several years, including some she did as a Fulbright Scholar in Estonia from 2007 - 2008. A plein air painter, her extensive education includes an MFA from Indiana University and a Fulbright grant in 2007 to paint in Estonia in affiliation with the Estonian Academy of Art. Son-Theroux's engaging and forceful landscapes capture the literal and spiritual powers of nature, hinting at the sacramental connection between man and his environment.
Image: "Pair of Oak Trees"
ROWLAND SCHERMAN: Photographs of Our Times
March 6 - April 11
The images of photographer Rowland Scherman will be familiar to baby boomers because they document the political and cultural celebrities of the formative decade of the 1960s. As a photographer for Life magazine, a young, hip long-haired Scherman had easy access to events and used his fast-moving camera lens to capture many of the iconic images of that era: Bob Dylan silhouetted against a blue aura used as the cover of Bob Dylan’s Greatest Hits, Robert Kennedy strategizing with advisers, Janis Joplin at Woodstock. Scherman was everywhere the action was in those days. Disillusioned after the 1960s, Scherman traveled extensively. He settled for a while in Wales and later in Alabama, working new jobs, always taking new photos along the way. In 2000, he came to Cape Cod, the place of many fondly remembered childhood vacations, and stayed.
Image: "Bobby Kennedy" (photo) by Rowland Scherman
LOOK AT ME: Portraits from the Collection
March 27 - April 11
This exhibition features a selection from the extensive number of portraits in the museum’s permanent collection. Included are portraits by Jerome B. Thompson dating back to 1855 as well as contemporary portraits by Robert Douglas Hunter, and a portrait of artist Lillian Orlowsky by Robert Henry. Other artists featured include Henry Hensche, Charles Hawthorne, Perry Proctor, Ann Habanian, Robert Beauchamp and Arnold Geissbuhler.
During the exhibition, local portrait painters will be in the gallery for visitors to observe their techniques. Check the website for a schedule of artists and dates when the exhibition opens in March.
