Opening Reception: In Full Bloom: Still Lifes & Florals from the CCMoA Permanent Collection

Image credit: Floral Still Life, n.d., Ada Rayner, Oil on canvas, 21" x 24.25" x 1.25" framed.

Anonymous Gift in Honor of Mr. Robert Duffy, 2009.9.66

Join us for the Opening Reception of In Full Bloom- Free and open to the public!

The Opening Reception on Thursday, May 28 will feature a flower arranging demonstration and talk given by Tara Capello, Lead Designer and Owner, Blossoms of Cape Cod from 4 - 5 pm.

“In Full Boom” begins with a simple proposition: artists cannot resist flowers.

They never have. From Dutch vanitas painters warning viewers of life’s fleeting pleasures, to modernists exploding blossoms into color and abstraction, still lifes and florals have long served as both artistic proving ground and philosophical meditation. A vase of tulips can become a technical exercise, a coded self-portrait, a study in light, or a quiet act of devotion. On Cape Cod, where gardens wrestle with salt air and hydrangeas achieve near-mythic status, the tradition has flourished with particular intensity.

We invite you to see through the perceptive eyes of some of Cape Cod’s most beloved artists and to spend time with works that reward lingering attention. Drawn from the museum’s permanent collection of more than 2,000 artworks, this exhibition reflects CCMoA’s ongoing commitment to preserving, studying, and sharing the rich artistic legacy of the region.

We extend special thanks to Tara Cappello, lead designer/owner of Blossoms of Cape Cod, for demonstrating her flower arranging techniques & trade secrets at the opening reception and for contributing weekly floral arrangements throughout the exhibition - living interpretations that place the exhibition artworks into fragrant and full-bodied conversation with the present moment.