Works from the Permanent Collection:
Mar 1 - April 19, 2008, Reception: Sat., Mar 1, 2-4 pm

       In celebration of the centennial of the Whistler Museum of Art, we are proud to feature rarely exhibited works from the permanent collection. These 19th and early 20th century works spotlight some of New England’s outstanding representational artists. Among the artists exhibited are: Charles H. Allen, John I. Coggeshall, Walter L. Dean, Charles Demetropolis, Emile A. Gruppe, Aldro T. Hibbard, Lester G. Hornby, Louis Kronberg, Thomas B. Lawson, David Dalhoff Neal, William McGregor Paxton, William Preston Phelps, Arthur P. Spear, and Sarah Wyman Whitman.

       Of the names listed above, the work of Thomas Bayley Lawson (1807- 1888), the founder and first president of the Lowell Art Association (LAA), will be displayed twice. One of his works, is his self portrait (1878) – the year the LAA was organized. The other is titled Jenness Boy, which has been on display in the main gallery for a number of years. Lawson was a well known portrait painter, originally from Newburyport, MA.

       Peter Kostoulakos, a local expert on restoration, will be speaking briefly about restoring art work at the reception. The talk will be followed by a question and answer session.

Cape Cod School & Provincetown Artists:
Apr 26 - Jun 21, 2008, Reception: Sat., May 3, 2-4 pm

(clockwise from top): The Lily Farm Series by Robert Louis Del Russo, Afternoon in the Garden by Hilda Neily, Dark Passage by Michael Moss, Stream by Lynne Foy. Other artists in this exhibit include: Midge Battelle, John Cascio, John Choly, Mary Giammarino, Dennis Lucas, and Johniene Papandreas.

The Whistler House Museum of Art presents The Cape Cod School and Provincetown Artists in a new exhibition in the Parker Gallery. Featuring nine artists, the exhibit showcases the many diverse styles that have come to signify the art of the Cape Cod School and the artists who call Provincetown their home. Curated by Whistler House Museum of Art Executive Director, Michael H. Lally and assisted by Jim Dyment, Exhibits & Gallery Manager, the show is a brilliant display of color and light.  Several of the artists in the show are Plein Air Impressionist painters who capture the ever changing light conditions of the Cape using traditional techniques. Each of the featured artists maintains studios or are represented by galleries in Provincetown and the Cape Cod area.

Provincetown, Massachusetts was a quiet fishing village on the tip of Cape Cod at the turn of the Twentieth Century when Charles W. Hawthorne discovered the luminous quality of the light which was favored by the French Impressionists. Hawthorne established the Cape Cod School in 1899, the first American school dedicated to the ideals of Impressionist painting. His reputation as a painter and educator attracted scores of other artists and Provincetown soon became the largest art colony in the world. Hawthorne and his successor, Henry Hensche are credited with keeping American Impressionism alive in the United States. Today, Provincetown continues to be a destination for artists with galleries and studios lining the many picturesque streets and lanes.

Art Quilts at the Whistler IV:
Jul 1 - Aug 15, 2008, Reception: Sat., Aug 9, 1-3 pm