The Gallery at WHAT

The Gallery at WHAT celebrates the breadth and diversity of creative expression on the Outer Cape through exhibitions of local artists, curated and coordinated by the artists themselves. The gallery is open prior to scheduled events, during regular box office hours, and by appointment. To schedule an appointment, or to learn more about the gallery, please contact us at 508-349-9428 x102.

THE MASK PROJECT 2024
July 19 – September 6, 2024

Artist Reception: August 3, 2024, 4:00 – 6:00

An Artistic Celebration of Culture and History

Beyond Bohemia at Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater

September 12 – October 13, 2024

Opening Reception: September 13, 2024, 4:00 – 6:00

For well over 100 years, Cape Cod’s natural environment and open community have drawn artists from across the globe. “Rarely in cultural history has such a disparate group of creators—designers, craftsmen, and architects, from many diverse countries, languages, and aesthetics—found a common refuge in one remote and unspoiled place.” —John Taylor Williams, The Shores of Bohemia, A Cape Cod Story, 1910-1960

Honoring this history and celebrating contemporary creators, Beyond Bohemia includes exhibitions, book signings, talks, music, and plein air gatherings. Cape Cod has long offered a plethora of opportunities for these diverse endeavors. “Few travelers are experts in American history or architecture, in geology, Atlantic coast fishing, the modern theater, antiques, painting and marine biology. And yet when you visit the Cape all these are at hand, tied up in a tight, neat piece of country smelling of pine and offered you at the Canal Bridge like a prize box. There is so much packed into a small space in that magnificent yet cozy world called Cape Cod that fires the imagination. You want to know a lot of things, all kinds of things on sea and land.” —Down Cape Cod by Katherine Dos Passos and Edith Shay 1936

The Addison Art Gallery

Addison Art Gallery is widely respected for representing some of the region’s most sought-after artists as well as for introducing emerging artists to the market. The gallery, set in a classic half Cape overlooking Orleans Town Cove, encompasses five charming rooms. Addison’s well-deserved reputation for friendly, professional service is unsurpassed.

An integral and generous member of the Cape community, Addison Art Gallery has supported: Cape Cod Children’s Place, Cape Cod Commercial Fisherman’s Alliance, Cape Cod Foster Closet, Cape Cod Healthcare,Cape Cod National Seashore, Cape Wellness Collaborative, Center for Coastal Studies, Dexter Keizer Fund, Doctors without Borders, Eastham Public Library, Family Pantry of Cape Cod, Helping Our Women, Homeless Prevention Council, Humane Society, Lower Cape Outreach Council, National Alliance to End Homelessness, Orleans Conservation Trust, Outer Cape Health Services, Provincetown Arts Society, Truro Public Library, Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater, Wellfleet Public Library, Wild Care, WOMR and others. “For almost three decades, it has been an honor to support so many artists and to serve this community, and we give heartfelt thanks to our patrons for giving us the opportunity to do so.”

Addison Art Gallery

508.255.6200

addisonart.com, helen@addisonart.com

43 South Orleans Road, Box 2756, Orleans, MA 02653

DANA DEMERS
October 18 – November 15, 2024

Artist Reception: October 25, 2024, 4:00 – 6:00

Dana Demers is a New Hampshire-born artist, based on Cape Cod for nearly two decades. While studying painting and art history, Demers fell in love with the old master style of translucent glowing layers. Originally trained in watercolor, he was frustrated with the limitations of the predominant wet-on-wet and opaque style of oil painting, and set out to reformat the medium with handmade paints that blend wildcrafted and ethically sourced natural pigments, dyes and minerals with various oils and resins. Demers’ proprietary materials are designed to create transparent effects that radiate a supernatural glow. Crushed Lapis Lazuli, pearl and celadonite form the basis of his now-signature palette. Best known for his figure work both in photography and oil – the Cape Cod geography of dunes and bodies of water also inspire his work. Demers has been represented at Mixed Greens 531 West 26th Street, New York, NY and Prince on Prince, 49 Prince St. New York, and earned a Bachelor of Science in Art History, Bachelor of Fine Arts in Painting and a Masters in Curatorial Studies and Museum management.

PAST SHOWS

MARIA NEGULESCU
June 14 – July 13, 2024

Artist Reception: June 22, 2024, 4:00 – 6:00

TIA SCALCIONE & MIKE SULLIVAN
May 10 – June 9, 2024

Artist Reception: May 18, 2024, 4:00 – 6:00

THE MASK PROJECT
through April 2024

Throughout Fall 2023, WHAT teaching artists worked with students at Wellfleet, Truro, and Eastham Elementary School to create original masks drawn from the students’ imaginations. Students worked in a variety of media to show the unique characteristics of their characters as they explored visual narrative and the historical use of masking in storytelling, ritual, and entertainment.