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Savor the Season

It’s the most wonderful time of the year! And there’s no better way to get in the spirit by going out for a fun meal with friends or family and being surrounded by creative seasonal décor. While many local establishments decorate for the winter, we’ve found a few that take their merrymaking seriously and go above and beyond to get all decked out for you. From handcrafted seasonal cocktails to menu specials inspired by the...

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Traditions of Giving

These local businesses cultivate enduring partnerships with the nonprofits they support all year long.

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Mahjong’s Modern Revival

Around for centuries, this now trendy game of tiles is having a moment.

Holding the Cape in Your Hands

With a skilled and steady hand, Kristen McInnis turns clay into stylish and whimsical pieces.

Photo Portfolio: David Long

A visual storyteller, photographer David Long captures moments of beauty in everyday scenes.

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Simply Sippewissett

A new Falmouth home for a blended family brings together a dream team who flawlessly executes a vision for enjoying the natural world.

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Building Business: Yale Appliance

Yale Appliance makes a commitment to the Cape and Islands with two new state-of-the-art showrooms.

Special Spaces: Reimagined Retreat 

Lewis and Weldon create a carriage house that makes guests reluctant to leave.

Farm Reduction

Nick Waldman designs a home for the ages on Marthas’s Vineyard.

Read the latest from Cape Cod ART

Our feelings of support and gratitude for what the art community contributes to this unique landscape are deep. Therefore, all the content in this year's Cape Cod ART is available for everyone to read!

2025 Artist Profiles

Artist Profile: Bobby Baker

e.e. cummings once wrote, “For whatever we lose (like a you or a me) it’s always ourselves we find in…

Artist Profile: Lee Surette

“Cape Cod is a mirror,” says gifted watercolor and oil painting artist Lee Surette, reflecting the stunning beauty of natural…

Artist Profile: Joseph McGurl

For artist Joseph McGurl, one of the country’s premier landscape painters, each brushstroke is like a love letter to the…

Artist Profile: Philip Dutra

Growing up on the shores of Cape Cod, Philip Dutra channels a lifetime of coastal experiences into his artwork, capturing…

Artist Profile: Thomas Hoffmann

It’s not unusual for an artist to carefully navigate the delicate balance between the pull of creative inspiration and the…

Artist Profile: Janine Robertson

For Janine Robertson, the path from trompe l’oeil muralist to contemporary landscape painter was both a natural evolution and a…

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An Artist’s Assistant

With her trusty Golden Retriever by her side, there is nothing artist Meredith Hanson cannot create.

One Wag At A Time

Thanks to their team of dedicated volunteers (of human and canine kind), Hearts and Paws Comfort Dogs is bringing pawsitivity to our community.

Not Ruffin’ It

These accommodations across the Cape & Islands are ready to pamper you and your pup on your next getaway.

A Doggone Good Day

The Daffy Dog Parade, an annual event hosted by the Nantucket Chamber of Commerce in partnership with NiSHA, is a tail-wagging good time.