Memorial Day Weekend Reception and Figure Painting

Paul Schulenburg and members of the Schulenburg Studio Figure Painting Group will begin painting a specially chosen model at 3:30 and continue through the start of the reception (a great time to meet with artists and to learn more about their work) at 5:00. Long before the onset of photography, portraits served to capture a person’s likeness. As well, portraits conveyed power, familial ties, virtue, or other aspects of the subject. Today, portraits continue to portray far more of a … Read More

Reading of Susan Glaspell’s “Trifles”

Wellfleet Public Library 55 W. Main Street, Wellfleet, MA

"Trifles" was first performed by the Provincetown Players at the Wharf Theatre in 1916. Written during the first wave feminist movement, it contrasts how women act in public and in private, with men versus women. It is frequently anthologized in American literature textbooks.

Figure Painters and Model at Work

Paul Schulenburg has organized a group of artists to paint a live model from 1:00 to 3:30. The public is invited to watch the Figure Painters at Work, welcome to ask them questions as they progress, and to stay until 4:00 for extra time to explore the works and chat with the creators. Schulenburg’s group reflects the long tradition of artists painting the figure together; perhaps Charles Hawthorne’s Cape Cod School of Art classes are the most recognized. The list … Read More

Portraits of Nature: Doberstein and Reid

Oil painting demonstration by Sara Jane Doberstein from 3:30 to 4:30; opening reception for Sara Jane and Cynthia Reid from 5:00 to 7:00. Nature in its many guises comforts the soul and brings new light each day. Nature gives gifts asking nothing in return except kindness and respect. Reid and Doberstein create art that reflects and glorifies these truths. With their art, they honor nature with joy, playfulness, and a bit of whimsy.