Museum and Artists Celebrating Edward Hopper’s Legacy on Cape Cod
In 1930, Edward Hopper and his wife Jo spent their first summer in South Truro on Cape Cod in Massachusetts. Having traveled through many states and France, they built their home here on a bluff overlooking Cape Cod Bay. The Cape Cod Museum of Art and artists from across the country are joining with the Addison Art Gallery and other regional organizations and businesses for “After Hopper,” a celebration of work by contemporary artists inspired by Edward Hopper and Cape Cod – the area that inspired Hopper for decades. Plans for this celebration include six exhibitions of new plein air and studio works, receptions, demonstrations, artist panels, and talks by Hopper experts.
According to Edith A. Tonelli, Ph.D., Director, Cape Cod Museum of Art, “It is exciting for us to partner with Helen Addison and the Addison Art Gallery in supporting and encouraging the historic tradition of plein air painting on Cape Cod. This project, which involves asking artists from all over the country to create new works of art inspired by Edward Hopper and the places he painted, is exactly in line with our mission to inspire artists and exhibit art that is connected to our region. These exhibitions and events are also intended to spark a dialogue about contemporary painting and its ties to historic and global artistic traditions. “
Helen Addison, owner of the Addison Art Gallery, “The impact Hopper’s work has on contemporary artists and the market is rising with international coverage and soaring auction prices. Our region’s high regard for historic architecture combined with our natural environment (protected by the expansive Cape Cod National Seashore) makes this the ideal place for artists and art lovers to get a deeper understanding of Hopper’s work and influences. “After Hopper” celebrates the integral part he, as an artist, has played in our country’s artistic heritage, and the effects his work has on today’s painters, as well as the essential part played by those preserving our artistic traditions – especially the Cape Cod Museum of Art.”
Cape Cod Museum of Art Curator, Michael A. Giaquinto adds, “Edward Hopper has influenced many painters with his direct attention to everyday details of our lives. He takes us to areas that would not normally deserve our attention; he makes us feel we are part of his everyday experiences, Now we get to see how artists from all over the United States interpret his works and the locations he painted.”
For more information and images, please contract Helen Addison at the Addison Art Gallery, helen@addisonart.com, 508.255.6200.
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Where Do We Go From Here?” oil on canvas Paul Schulenburg 40 x 30 |
Schedule of Events
Tentative schedule follows. Please check addisonart.com for updates/changes/additions.
2015
Monday, July 13 through Friday, July 17
After Hopper: Painting Hopper’s Places en Plein Air
Orleans to Provincetown
Artists from across the country will be painting at various locations of their choosing, creating their own interpretations of scenes and the region that compelled this great American painter.
Saturday, August 1 from 5:00 to 7:00
After Hopper: Plein Air Artists’ Gallery Reception
Addison Art Gallery 43 South Orleans Road (Route 28), Orleans
Opening reception for the first “After Hopper” exhibition featuring work created by award-winning artists from across the country.
Saturday, August 29 through Sunday, November 15
After Hopper: Plein Air Museum Exhibition
Cape Cod Museum of Art 60 Hope Lane (off 6A), Dennis
Thursday, September 3 at 3:00
After Hopper: Philip Koch Slide Talk
Cape Cod Museum of Art 60 Hope Lane (off 6A), Dennis
Thursday, September 3 from 5:30 to 7:00
After Hopper: Plein Air Museum Exhibition Opening Reception
Cape Cod Museum of Art 60 Hope Lane (off 6A), Dennis
Saturday, Septemeber 19 at 1:00
After Hopper: Plein Air Painting Demonstrations
Cape Cod Museum of Art 60 Hope Lane (off 6A), Dennis
Sunday, October 11 at 2:00
After Hopper: Artists Panel
Cape Cod Museum of Art 60 Hope Lane (off 6A), Dennis
2016
May
After Hopper: Plein Air Exhibition in Wellfleet
Wellfleet Public Library 55 West Main Street, Wellfleet
“After Hopper” celebrates the work of artists inspired by Edward Hopper and Cape Cod – where he chose to build his home and paint for decades. This exhibit features work by artists from across the country.
Friday, June 17 from 5:30 to 7:30
After Hopper: Private Preview Party
Cape Cod Museum of Art 60 Hope Lane (off 6A), Dennis
Saturday, June 18 through Sunday, August 14
After Hopper: Museum Exhibition
Celebrating the Cape Cod Museum of Art’s 35th Anniversary
Cape Cod Museum of Art 60 Hope Lane (off 6A), Dennis
Thursay, June 23 from 5:30 to 7:30
After Hopper Opening Reception
Cape Cod Museum of Art 60 Hope Lane (off 6A), Dennis
Saturday, August 27 from 5:30 to 7:30
After Hopper: Artists’ Gallery Reception
Addison Art Gallery 43 South Orleans Road (Route 28), Orleans
November
After Hopper Exhibition in Edward Hopper’s Town
Truro Public Library
7 Standish Way, North Truro
The Addison Art Gallery
The Addison Art Gallery is highly regarded as the most active gallery in the region and especially noted for bringing emerging artists to the national and international market. The Gallery celebrates its 20th Anniversary in 2015.
The Cape Cod Museum of Art
In 1980, a small group of artists, educators and community activists laid the groundwork for an art museum that would display and preserve the works of generations of artists associated with Cape Cod and the Islands. The Cape Cod Museum of Art’s mission is to collect, study, interpret and exhibit works by outstanding artists associated with Cape Cod, Southeastern Massachusetts and the Islands of Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard. The Museum’s collections and exhibitions also include works drawn from the broader context of human art and art history to provide the context for our regional artistic heritage. Through its educational and outreach programs, the Museum seeks to preserve the artistic heritage of the region and foster artistic and cultural growth. The Museum will celebrate its 35th Anniversary in 2016.
Links of Interest
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/10/travel/10cultured.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0
http://www.completely-coastal.com/2009/08/edward-hoppers-cape-cod-cottages-and.html
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