Who’s On First? Is There a First? Contemporary Views on Art: Figurative vs. Abstraction and Everything in Between

The Museum School at the Cape Cod Museum of Art presents:

Who’s On First? Is There a First? Contemporary Views on Art: Figurative vs. Abstraction and Everything in Between

(4) Wednesdays, January 22 - February 12, from 2:00 - 3:30 pm.

Member $125 / Non-Member $150

Cape Cod’s rich culture includes an abundance of visual artists whose varied approaches, from figurative art to abstraction, provides a vital stage for aesthetic explorations. Are there connections between the different styles or are they at odds with one another? Is there competition? A five/four-week course will feature Cape Cod artists’ various views on their approach to art. Each 90-minute session will feature two artists who will show their work and talk about their different styles and motivations with the goal of providing insight for the viewer in interpreting their art. There will be ample time for questions.

Deborah Forman is the author of five books: Perspectives on the Provincetown Art Colony, (2011); Contemporary Cape Cod Artists: Images of Land and Sea (2013); Contemporary Cape Cod Artists: People & Places (2014); Contemporary Cape Cod Artists: On Abstraction (2015); and Art from Cape Cod: Selections from the Cape Cod Museum of Art(2016), co-written with Edith Tonelli. All were published by Schiffer Books. She wrote the script, conducted the interviews, and worked on the filming for Art In Its Soul, an award-winning documentary on the history of the Provincetown art colony, aired on public television stations nationwide. Also, an artist, she is represented by Miller White Fine Arts in South Dennis. She studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and the Philadelphia Museum School of Art, and has a degree in journalism from Temple University. She has curated several shows at the museum and has taught courses at the museum, Truro Center for the Arts at Castle Hill, and Open University of Wellfleet.

The Cape Cod Museum of Art is committed to making Art accessible to everyone in the Cape Cod Community. The Museum School Scholarship Fund provides tuition assistance to qualified, year-round Cape Cod residents ages 6 and up. Click here to apply.

Cancellation policy: CCMoA must be notified 1 week prior for refund.