Art & Entertainment

2020 Emerging Artist: Chatham Ivy

By Allyson Plessner | August 4, 2020

When you think about the true spirit of Cape Cod, what do you think of? Sand dunes? Beetle cats battling the classic Buzzards Bay sea breeze? Maybe a black lab,…

2020 Emerging Artist: Lily Keller

By Brenna Collins | August 4, 2020

Like her paintings, Lily Keller radiates joy and tranquility. A Vineyard resident, environmentalist and sailor, Keller’s art portrays the island landscapes she loves. “An uplifting, calm energy is what I…

2020 Emerging Artist: Jason Pritchard

By Elizabeth Shaw | August 4, 2020

Those who grew up on Cape Cod, whether year after year or summer after summer, know what it’s like to live in a place that paintings and photographs sometimes struggle…

Pandemic Storm

By Eliott Grover | August 4, 2020

A group of dedicated Cape Cod photographers, whose lives and photos have been acutely impacted by COVID-19, are making photographs as an emotional response. photography by the members of the Cape…

Art in the time of COVID

By Katie Anastas | August 4, 2020

The Eastham Painters Guild leverages the community, and each other, to continue to create art in a difficult time. Art is an integral aspect of life in this unique region…

Coming of Age

By Julie Craven Wagner | August 4, 2020

Twenty-one creative and artistic women have spent one week together every September for twenty-one years The natural notions of nostalgia often include a yearning for the things that made memories…

Glass-like Clarity

By Brenna Collins | July 2, 2020

Artistic duo Lauren DiFerdinando and Luther Bates bring fresh perspectives to The Nines Art Gallery in their signature paintings and photographs Along Harwich Port’s shoreline, natural light peeks through a…

Vintage Soul

By Allyson Plessner | May 26, 2020

Vintage is in! Artist Jeff Dinardo pulls from a fascination with history and a background in art to create striking vintage signs. Just inside the entrance to Cotuit Harbor sits…

A Moment in Time

By Allyson Plessner | May 26, 2020

With a timeless appreciation for the Cape and a camera in hand, Mary Grace Leone puts the classic beauty of the region into perspective. Walt Whitman famously wrote, “Every moment of…

The Nature of April

By Mary Richmond | April 29, 2020

A Cape Cod sketch book Text and art by Mary Richmond Spring on the Cape is an ephemeral thing, here today but tomorrow, maybe not so much. She bounces back…

Photography for Good

By Elizabeth Shaw | April 29, 2020

“Small Works, Big Cause” helps photographers of Nantucket give back to the beautiful community that inspires them The Nantucket Daffodil Festival weekend is known for its bright flowers, brighter outfits…

Artfully Available

By Julie Craven Wagner | April 29, 2020

Across the Cape, the Islands and even statewide, the first week of May makes sure everyone is an artist The harbingers of spring include iconic daffodil blooms, deep greens found…

Hold on to Sixteen

By Allyson Plessner | March 16, 2020

Ben Skaar has found a true talent for photography and his fresh, youthful perspectives bring to life everything there is to love about the region in each striking image he…

400 Years in the Making

By Brenna Collins | March 16, 2020

Take a trip back in time to the event that shaped our nation, and commemorate those who came before us Four centuries ago, 100 souls endured a two-month journey across…

A Splash of Color on the Grey Lady

By Allyson Plessner | November 21, 2019

Meredith Hanson is a light that shines through even the foggiest days on Nantucket A night so dark that the only indication of the impending fog rolling in is the…

Living Local

By Allyson Plessner | November 21, 2019

From local shops and eats to fun events, there’s plenty to do on the Cape even after the last of the tourists head over the bridge. LoveLiveLocal is a driving…

Photo Portfolio: Nick Giamarco

By Elizabeth Shaw | November 21, 2019

After years away, photographer Nick Giammarco explores the Cape, camera in hand, to capture the ceaseless beauty of the area. The beauty of the Cape is undeniable. Thousands flock to…

Treasures and ‘Tails’ to be Told

By Brenna Collins | November 20, 2019

Susan Lister Locke’s timeless designs Every piece of jewelry has a story, whether it be a token of love or the embodiment of an exceptional memory or vacation. The Cape…