WORKS ON PAPER by Maureen McCarron
On Exhibit: September 3 - September 15

Opening Reception: Friday, September 6, from 5 - 8 PM

MAUREEN MCCARRON

"McCarron paints birds in all their decorative, evolutionary splendor, using joyous colors and gilded backgrounds. They’re full of pluck and pomp — the artist’s quietly defiant response to the strain of our pandemic era.” The Provincetown Independent

Often described as unworldly and godlike, I see the birds I create as kin to angels. In this body of new works on paper, rather than mimicking nature, my palette and meticulous approach give the paintings a medieval aura while their stature is reminiscent of ancient Egyptian sculpture. Provocative, observant, they are the archetypal embodiments of The Divine and exist in the borderland between mystery and fantasy in their innate if elusive narrative

My work has been shown widely in solo and group exhibitions across the US and Europe. Locally, I have exhibited at The Provincetown Commons, the Adam Peck Gallery, the Garage Gallery, the Pilgrim Monument & Provincetown Museum, and the Provincetown Art Association Museum. A comprehensive CV is available on request.

ARTIST BIO:

I grew up in the US Army and lived in multiple States as well as Germany where the European experience enhanced my creativity. I have a BFA in Painting and Printmaking from Virginia Commonwealth University, and I attended classes at The New School of Social Research and Dieu Donne Papermill in New York City. While living in Manhattan for 35 years before moving to Cape Cod in 2010, my artwork was in numerous group and juried shows across the country and Europe. There have been two solo exhibits at Artspace in Richmond, VA and since leaving New York, my work has been shown in Provincetown at The Commons, the Adam Peck Gallery and the Garage Gallery as well as many group exhibits at the Provincetown Art Association Museum, including seven juried exhibitions.

IN MY GARDEN AT THE EDGE OF THE SEA
by Rowena Perkins
On Exhibit: September 3 - September 15

Opening Reception: Friday, September 6, 5-8 PM

Rowena Perkins

I make paintings on panels and paper. My landscape, still life, garden, and figurative paintings are inspired by the things that humans live with, inside and outside, in an objective, physical sense, as well as in the subjective ways of the soul.

The landscape images reveal the unforgettable, extreme tides, breathtaking sunrises and sunsets; the celebrated engagement with the layers of the land at the edges of the sea. Within these distinctive visas, I explore the realms of hope and possibility, timeless and extraordinary moments of the natural world.

The still life, garden and floral images disclose the eternal, ever-present aspects of transformation and change, encapsulated in each brushstroke. The captivating stillness of home, calm and rejuvenating, lingers in my memories. People impact their environment and vice-versa; life, death, and all their phenomena and manifestations.

Whether I am painting the magnificent hues across the ocean and the bay, or the immediate colors of my surroundings, it is always about the transformative power of the painted mark. I want to draw out the expressiveness of the world within, discovering something new and exciting in the process.

COLOR AND LIGHT by Alex Stadler
On Exhibit: September 3 - September 15
Opening Reception: Friday, September 6 from 4 to 7

ARTIST BIO:

Alex Stadler is an artist, painter, author, illustrator, textile designer, ceramicist, and curator based in Provincetown, Massachusetts and Phippsburg, Maine.

Stadler has written and illustrated 10+ books for children and adults, and created public artwork and murals for Colette Paris, Reading Terminal Market and Comcast in Philadelphia, and Saks 5th Avenue's flagship store in New York City. As a textile designer, he has created his own line of knitted scarves and blankets, stadler-Kahn, and has collaborated with and designed for Comme des Garçons, Jack Lenor Larsen, GapKids, Todd Oldham, and Whoopi Goldberg.

At stadler-Kahn, his gallery/shop/design lab in Philadelphia, he produced numerous exhibits over a six-year period, featuring mid-career and emerging  artists and designers.

In June of 2022, Stadler produced, directed and created work for a memorial and procession entitled Gone & For Ever, honoring  the unclaimed of the early days of the AIDS crisis. This public work, created by a team of artists, composers and designers, was part of a larger initiative led by the William Way Community Center in Philadelphia and was funded through a grant from the Pew Center for Arts and Heritage.

Liz Collins “Quick & Dirty “
On Exhibit: September 3 - September 15

Opening Reception: Friday, September 6 from 4 to 7

LIZ COLLINS

Liz Collins presents her artwork at the Commons for the first time with a collection of brand-new prints and drawings produced in August at the Fowler Dune Shack and Fine Arts Work Center. Using her signature graphic and patterned imagery, Collins’ new works play with lightning, checkers, and other improvised elements on paper.  A vivid and dynamic explosion of electric color, these works on paper are limited editions and priced accessibly. 

”Friends and sometime collaborators for over 30 years, Liz Collins and Alex Stadler are showing work side by side at The Commons this month. Each artist is showing at the Commons for the first time, and both have strong connections to Provincetown – Liz Collins was an educator at the Fine Arts Work Center and a resident at the Fowler Dune Shack this summer, and Alex Stadler lives back and forth between the East End and Midcoast Maine. Stadler recently curated programming for the New York City AIDS Memorial. Collins is currently exhibiting work at The Venice Biennale”. -ptownie

Afternoon Delight Vip Tickets Available. Join us. Kate is donating a portion of all VIP tickets to this show, upgrade your ticket purchase, and support an organization that Urvashi Vaid helped build, The Provincetown Commons. We hope to see you all there.

A future Urvashi Vaid believed in.

Step into the realm of a remarkable visionary: Urvashi Vaid. An extraordinary force for social justice, a passionate activist for equality, and an esteemed author, Urvashi's indomitable spirit was awe-inspiring. She loved dancing as much as she loved dismantling structural inequality. Today, we stand on the cusp of honoring her extraordinary life and achievements by introducing the Urvashi Vaid Changemakers Fund and the Kate Clinton & Urvashi Vaid Community Room.

The fund serves as a catalytic testament to Urvashi's unwavering commitment and unparalleled legacy by providing opportunities for the next generation of active citizens. The community room serves as a timeless gathering place, honoring two individuals who represent the heart and soul of Provincetown. We invite you to join us in this historic moment, as we embark on a journey to shape a brighter future together, a future Urvashi believed in.

Changemakers Fund

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