Public Art
Discover creative works in well-traveled and unexpected places throughout our seven villages. Smile and Share! We encourage you to engage and interact with by sharing your thoughts on the artwork you view and photos with us @artsbarnstable
Sea of Color
51 Ocean Street, Hyannis
Cape Cod Collaborative participants, 2022
Wood, paint
“Sea of Color” is a whimsical ocean inspired, sculptural mural comprised of brightly painted wooden fish, shellfish, waves, seaweed, and a whale tail which look as if they have tumbled from a large sand pail. The mural is presented in collaboration with Arts Barnstable/Hyannis HyArts Cultural District - Town of Barnstable. It was conceptualized by Town of Barnstable Arts and Culture Coordinator Melissa Chartrand and designed by CapeCodCAN Art Director and local artist Donna Rockwell.
The wooden pieces were painted by CapeCodCAN member artists during classes and events held at Cotuit Center for the Arts, Moving Forward, Inc. and Community Connections, Inc.
The artists created under the direction of CapeCodCAN instructors Donna Rockwell, Jennifer Stratton and Anne Hitch. In addition to Moving Forward and Community Connections, the CapeCodCAN artists also represent partnerships with LIFE Hyannis and Mashpee, Esprit, and Halyard.The artwork continues CapeCodCAN’s year-long theme “Color the World Beautiful” celebrating the colors and beauty of our natural world on Cape Cod. Students created nature based art and wrote original poetry recently exhibited at the Hyannis Artist Shanties at Bismore Park and the Cotuit Center for the Arts gallery. CapeCodCAN’s longtime relationship with Melissa Chartrand and the Town of Barnstable demonstrates their commitment to full inclusion, diversity and community within the arts and culture for individuals of all abilities and talents.
Cape Cod Collaborative Arts Network (CapeCodCAN) is an independent outreach program of the Cotuit Center for the Arts, providing inclusive opportunities in the visual, performing and literary arts for teens and adults of all abilities. To learn more about CapeCodCAN please visit https://artsonthecape.org/cape-cod-can to learn more about the HyArts Artist Shanties please visit https://artsbarnstable.com/destinations/hyarts-shanties/
Birthday Lights
725 West Main St, Hyannis
Michael Magyar, 2014
Rebar
Created by Cape Cod artist, Michael Magyar, this light sculpture–BIRTHDAY LIGHTS–was featured prominently in each village during The Town of Barnstable’s 375th anniversary year in 2014. The Town’s 375 Committee invited all residents of Barnstable, Cape Cod, and beyond to participate in special 375 celebrations and programs hosted by organizations throughout Barnstable’s seven villages.
The Town hosted a design competition for the 375 commemorative logo; held a ceremony to re-dedicate the Town Seal and a Founder’s Day picnic; sponsored a visit to twin city Barnstaple, England and a commemorative concert by the Cape Cod Symphony Orchestra with guest artists, all current and past Barnstable residents. The concert featured “Seven Faces of a Stone” specially commissioned and composed by Brett Abigania, and a fireworks display over Lewis Bay. Nancy Viall Shoemaker a local historian produced the “Barnstable @ 375” commemorative book.
Buoyed Coasts
Aselton Park, Ocean Street, Hyannis
Kate Kennan, 2006
Lobster buoys, steel poles
BUOYED Coasts, consists of 50 lobster buoys mounted on 12’-19’ poles in ornamental grass beds. The buoys frame the harbor and create a display of color, light and kinetic motion drawing activity and attention to Aselton Park.
They once served as an advocacy piece, creating awareness around the critical state of coastal water quality in the area. In 2006, the project focused on the nitrogen run-off problem threatening the Cape’s marine ecology. The color of the buoys represented the levels of water quality in the Northeast in 2006.
The Town of Barnstable developed the concept for this temporary art installation with its citizens during two public art charrettes, where community input was gathered in Spring 2006. The purpose of BUOYED Coasts is two fold. First, the project helps to draw attention to our waterfront by creating a whimsical display of color, light and kinetic motion on Hyannis Harbor around a new temporary stage. While you are siting within BUOYED Coasts, imagine you are floating through the ocean, looking above to see the lobster buoys floating on the surface. Second, the project highlights a pressing need for each visitor and resident to consider how their day-to-day actions affect water quality. The Town of Barnstable has been a leader in making changes to improve water quality by planning for future growth of the town. Through planning and expansion of the Town sewer system and concentrating new growth where sewers already exist, the town of Barnstable leads this effort Cape-wide.
Environmental Protection Agency, National Costal Condition Report 2, May 2005 Chapter 3 "Northeast Costal Condition"
This project received the 2006 Boston Society of Landscape Architects Award of Excellence for Buoyed Coasts, a public art project that illustrates the critical state of coastal waters through public art.
Here are ways you can help improve coastal water quality on Cape Cod:
Get involved to support expanding sewer systems on the Cape as an alternative to traditional septic systems: Harmful nitrogen pollution carried in waste-water reaches our oceans and leads to unhealthy seagrass, fish and shellfish decline. Since the leading source of nitrogen pollution to coastal waters is run-off from individual septic systems, getting more sewers on the Cape is critical. Unlike traditional septic systems, effluent collected by sewers can be treated and cleansed before it is discharged back into our water system.
Get involved in sewering your community to clean up our coastal waters or upgrade your septic system! Limit the amount of fertilizer you use on your lawn or switch to slow release, organic fertilizer. 8% of coastal nitrogen pollution on the cape comes from traditional lawn fertilizer from local homes and businesses. Tell your groundskeepers and nursery that you would only like to use organic products. Drive Less. Bike, walk & take public transit more. You have heard it before. Our cars emit pollution and through atmospheric deposition and rain, the pollution eventually reaches the ocean. By staying out of our cars, we can help improve water quality.
Chief Iyannough
Main Street, Hyannis
David Lewis
Bronze
Dress Up Downtown
Main Street, Hyannis
Multiple Artists, 2017
Sparkly tree lights and local artwork along Hyannis Main Street.
Hyannis Main Street’s, “Dress up Downtown” creative placemaking project includes year-round tree lights, a wall mural and nine painted utility boxes along the street and towards Hyannis Harbor. The Hyannis Main Street Business Improvement District (BID) in collaboration with the Town of Barnstable led this effort in the heart of the Hyannis HyArts Cultural District. The campaign celebrates the stories of downtown Hyannis and waterfront by integrating art into unexpected spaces enhancing the vitality and attractiveness of this ‘urban’ center.
This project is a playful way to creatively connect the dots from the harbor front to the Main Street mile, utilizing art to activate spaces, create a sense of rhythm and movement, support the creative sector and provide a vibrant backdrop for residents and visitors alike.
Five local artists with special connections to Hyannis and Cape Cod are painting a total of 9 utility boxes along Main Street and cross streets. Artists include: Mary-Ann Agresti, Vinnie Arnone, Tim Ellis Cole, Mellissa Morris and Amy Neill.
Mary Ann Agresti and Jackie Reeves are also creating a mural along the well-travelled public walk at 362 Main Street. Inspired by the natural transitions between dense vegetation and the open shore that we all enjoy on the Cape, the two artists will collaboratively create an abstracted landscape from the diverse imagery of sea, land, creatures and plants.
Elizabeth Wurfbain, Executive Director of the Hyannis Main Street Business Improvement District (BID) contributed funds from the BID board and the community at last year’s BID annual fundraiser to help fund this project. In addition Elizabeth Wurfbain worked with Mass Development and the civic crowdfunding platform Patronicity and The Commonwealth Places to raise additional funds for the Dress Up Downtown Campaign. The BID was provided a grant match opportunity from Mass Development if the BID could raise $15,000 dollars in one month “We exceeded our expectations! The community came together”, says Wurfbain, “from local residents, non-profit organizations (The Lorusso Foundation created an additional match and The Hyannis Rotary became a leading donor) and local Cape merchants we are so pleased with the enthusiasm and grass roots participation in this effort.”
Faces
Hyannis Youth and Community Center
Students of Carl Lopes (BHS), 2011
Under the direction of Barnstable High School art teacher Carl Lopes, twelve honor level BHS art students from the Fine Arts IV program are creating a 4foot by 24 foot mural to hang at the Hyannis Youth and Community Center (HYCC).
Each student selected an area of interest that represents activities from the Town’s Recreation Departmentsuch as sailing, having fun at birthday parties and the playground, beaches/life guards, hockey and baseball. The students reviewed images from various recreation programs as well as additional research for the project. Within the imagery the mural illustrates the diversity of our community.
The mural, constructed on tempered masonite boards cut into 2ft by 4 ft panels, is currently being worked on by the students while at school. The project is expected to be completed by mid –June and brought over to the HYCC for installation.
Hummingbird
725 West Main St, Hyannis
Donald Gerola, 2008
Steel
About 725:
725 Main Street was formerly the site of an abandoned Gulf Gas Station and is currently home of a phyto-remediation project that the Town of Barnstable worked on with graduate students from Harvard University.
In 2001 the Town of Barnstable utilized Land Bank Open Space funds to acquire an abandoned gas station located at 725 Main Street, Hyannis. The purpose of the acquisition was to cultivate a Community Garden to serve as a mitigation nursery while using phytoremediation methods to remove toxins below grade to generate a positive environmental impact and create sustainable land management.
This site was acquired by the Town of Barnstable with funds from the Land Bank in 2001. The grounds of the former, abandoned gas station grounds were transformed into a beautiful, picturesque walking garden promoting great environmental impact.
The various perennials planted on site are unique as they use their root system to pull pollutants from the ground in order to thrive. Brownfield sites and other town properties in the area will benefit from the “725” garden as plants can easily be transplanted to other locations to assist in pollution control.
About the Artist: sculptor Donald Gerola
Art installation on loan to the Town of Barnstable. While Mr. Gerola seldom names his pieces, this piece is titled “The Hummingbird”. Cape Cod is familiar with rare hummingbird sightings and Hyannis now has its own rare “Hummingbird”.
Donald Gerola is a sculptor who moved from Pennsylvania to Rhode Island in 2006 when an invitation came to set up a collaborative in Pawtucket’s former textile mills. Mr. Gerola grew up fascinated with applied science, and studied Physics at The University of Dayton, Ohio. He mentored under his stepfather, William Borland, Chief of Materials for the stricken World Trade Centers, from whom he got his penchant for steel.
John F. Kennedy
Main Street, Hyannis
David Lewis
Bronze
Journey
Zion Union Heritage Museum, Hyannis
Michael Alfano, 2008
Bronze
Local Snapshot, Community Mural
Aselton Park Stage, Ocean Street, Hyannis
Kate Deciccio, 2014
Spray paint, Plywood
This portrait series celebrates our Cape Cod culture: the unique, hard-working, creative and fun-loving nature of our locals.
Brandon & Justin Madison, twin brothers, both commercial lobster fishermen, whose shirts in the portrait display each of their captains: Bro Cote and Pete Brown. The captains were a source of inspiration teaching the Madison brothers’ the trade and cultivating their passion for work at sea.
Arlene Johnson, mother, grandmother and lifelong educator, avid birder and gardener, who at over 80 years old, still walks with her husband to a popular ice cream shop to have iced coffee and a treat at the ice cream counter every day.
Tim Friary, father of three and owner and master farmer at Cape Cod Organic farms, one of the first organic farms on the Cape. He shares seasonal fruits & veggies all over the Cape and even raises pigs for organic meat.
Sarah Swain, singer and songwriter, mother of three, gallery owner and president of a non-profit organization helping those on the Cape dealing with cancer, started in honor and memory of her mother.
These portraits reflect artist Kate DeCiccio’s dedication to painting people with an attention to how they see themselves within their community. Kate DeCiccio grew up spending summers in Barnstable Village and Wellfleet, both huge influences to her fascination with natural forms and local narrative.
Native Plants
Hibbel Building, Main Street,Hyannis
Anastaci Pacella, 2021
Paint on Panel
Oyster Shells
Greeter Island, Ocean Street, Hyannis
Cris Reverdy, 2016
Concrete, Cement, Mortar, Mesh
Drawing inspiration from the ocean and nearby fishing boats, artist Cris Reverdy has created a sculptural interpretation of oyster shells, native to this area. The decorative shells also function as a raised flower bed.
In an effort to imitate nature, full and fragmented shells were individually sculpted and arranged just like the sea delivers them to our shores. Reverdy chose to use texture rather than color to define the oversized shells. The inherent roughness of concrete so closely resembles the random layers and ridges of the exterior, and provides contrast to the few that lay upside down. These show the smoother inside of the shell painted with the telltale markings of the oyster.
The center of the sculpture functions as a raised bed for planting using a variety of native grasses and flowers, some growing up and through the barnacles, just as algae and other living species grow in and around shells on the ocean floor.
About the Artist
Cristina Reverdy has spent more than 30 years making a living through her art. Although painting has been her primary and most consistent focus through the years, Cris is driven by a desire to explore and experiment with new materials. Her passion for pushing beyond the boundaries of conventional use and application, is most apparent in her sculptural work. Her belief that anything is possible, coupled with infinite curiosity, and a fearless approach contribute to the variety and authenticity of her work.
Piece by Piece
CCRTA Terminal, Hyannis
CapeCodCAN! Members, 2014
Mixed Media
The Cape Cod Collaborative Arts Network (CapeCodCAN!) is a Cape Cod–based, non-profit organization dedicated to providing inclusive art, music, and theater programs for individuals living with disabilities. CapeCodCAN! operates under fiscal sponsorship of VSA Massachusetts, The State Organization on Arts and Disabilities, an Affiliate of Seven Hills Foundation.
Process
In the Fall of 2014, under CapeCodCAN!’s Art is for Everyone Program, nearly 150 people with disabilities under the tutelage of local Cape artists in 14 different locations developed the collaborative mosaic “Bringing Cape Cod Together, Piece by Piece”.
For this collaborative project, Artist & CapeCodCAN! Art Director, Tessa D’Agostino worked with local artist & CapeCodCAN! Mosaic Director Cris Reverdy to design and coordinate the nearly 300 6”x6” squares that make up the 9’x8’ mural. Artists, teachers and organizational staff in 14 participating groups, facilitated the creative process of adorning the tiles. Each student used materials of their choice to uniquely design and fill their mural squares while matching to color patterns on their tiles. Once the tiles were completed, they were collected and reassembled into five mural segments.
Ripple
Aselton Park, Hyannis
Mary-Ann Agresti, 2019
Powder coated stainless steel
Artist Statement
The design for “Ripple” is inspired by the waves that flow from the harbor. At the edge
of this hill, nestled under the tree, the rippling of sound, light and water gather. The
visitor becomes a part of the natural cycle of the waves rippling back and forth towards
and away from the hill. It is a place to rest. The blue of the water and the lightness of the
clouds are reflected in the color of the pieces. Ripple is derived from the simple folding
of a sheet of steel. Ripple is a partner piece with “Sea Saw”, down the hill, by the dinghy
dock. Each create an opportunity to engage with the motion and energy of the harbor.
The Ripple fabrication team–much gratitude to John Tetrault
About the Artist
Mary-Ann Agresti AIA (b 1964) is an artist, architect and educator, with a studio in
Hyannis. Her work ranges from letterpress artist books to public art installations and
university libraries. At all scales of expression and in a wide range of medium, she
continuously explores the relationship between human factors, layers of meaning at a
place or a time and personal experience.
Sailboard
Sturgis Charter Public High School Art Annex, Hyannis
Sturgis Art Students, Class of 2016
This sailboard, found discarded on a local beach, was repurposed into a work of sculpture by Sturgis Public Charter School students under the direction of teacher Ann Forget and artist Sarah Holl.
Designed in response to the Tides monolith at the end of Pearl Street, on the Hyannis HyArts Campus, this hand painted underwater scene is a whimsical yet thoughtful reminder of our water's vital importance.
The students want to assist passersby in connecting with the environment while realizing art is a part of life. Art is all around us, and is found throughout the Hyannis HyArts Cultural District.
The message is clear: be mindful of nature, pay attention to the built environment, and look all around to find joy through art.
Seagulls
529 Main Street Hyannis
Leo Sewill, 2011
Recycled objects of metal
Wings, Inc. commissioned this piece for the patio in front of the store. Two circles were reserved for the perfect sculpture that depicts both the Cape and the stores’ contents will now display two giant seagulls. “What a better icon than the seagull, manager Todd Cohen says, its identifiable to everyone from near and far. It goes hand in hand with our beaches and waterfronts. Love them or hate them, they are everywhere!”
Wings had been working with the Executive Director of Cape Cod Art Association to find a sculptor who could create the right piece for the setting. Leo Sewell from Philadelphia, PA was commissioned for this project.
Leo Sewell grew up near a dump. He has played with junk for fifty years and has developed his own assemblage technique. His works are collected by corporations, museum and individuals throughout the world. Leo continues to collect refuse out of which he fashions pieces of all sizes.
The seagulls are sculptures composed of recognizable objects of metal, chosen for their color, shape, texture, durability and patina. The objects were assembled and welded together. The seagulls will be placed on pilings that were installed by Cape Cod Docks to the artist’s specifications.
As of 2018, the Sturgis Charter Public School took over the 529 building.
Sea Captains’ Row
Pleasant St, Hyannis
Mary-Ann Agresti + Jackie Reeves, 2016
Mural
Sea Captains’ Row highlights the rich history of this dynamic neighborhood, established by prominent sea captains and their families in the 1800’s. Their spirit of exploration and vision for prosperity influenced the region’s development. The image highlights the architectural styles and innovations of that time.
The visitor is invited to stand with the painted figures and silhouettes and be a part of the mural. Post your photos on #seacaptain.barnstable
Mary-Ann Agresti AIA is an artist, architect and educator, with a studio in Hyannis. Her work ranges from letterpress artist books to public art installations and university libraries. At all scales of expression and in a wide range of medium, she continuously explores the relationship between human factors, layers of meaning and personal experience.
Jackie Reeves is a Canadian born Cape Cod artist who uses drawing, painting and collage to bring together figurative and abstract elements in her work. Her artistic career began as a professional mural painter. She later earned her MFA at MassArt and exhibits and teaches throughout the region.
Sea Saw
Gateway Marina, Pleasant Street Park
Mary-Ann Agresti, 2019
Mahogny plywood, marine paint, aluminum base
Artist Statement
“Sea Saw” is an interactive sculpture, designed to encourage playing and relaxing by the
Harbor Walk and to symbolically link Hyannis’ maritime history with the experience of
being on and near the harbor. The design for “Sea Saw” comes from a lingering childhood
memory of rowing a dinghy into shore, turning it upside down for careful storage, and
resting on it between rows. Sitting on the turned hull, to look back from where I had
come, the upside down dinghy always rocked gently, reminding me of the waves and the
motion of the sea.
Sea Saw is intended to be used as furniture. Please use safely and respectfully.
The Sea Saw fabrication team—much gratitude to Rick Bishop and Whitney Wright
About the Artist
Mary-Ann Agresti AIA (b 1964) is an artist, architect and educator, with a studio in
Hyannis. Her work ranges from letterpress artist books to public art installations and
university libraries. At all scales of expression and in a wide range of medium, she
continuously explores the relationship between human factors, layers of meaning at a
place or a time and personal experience.
Sun Compass
Harbor Overlook, Hyannis
Thomas Eugene Huettner, 2019
Recycled Aluminum Flagpole,
Bluestone and Granite
In memory of Jeanne C. Ferrell, from her children Michael, Carolyn & Leslie
Artist Statement
“Sun Compass” is a geographically specific marker denoting direction and time for 41.6516 North Latitude and -70.2814 West Longitude. The Sun Compass is a combination of a compass rose and sundial. Similar devices were used by early wayfinders before magnetic compasses in Europe. Vikings used sun compasses to travel in the open ocean away from land.
The sculpture-patio can be seen from afar or from within. You can experience the path of the Sun as the Gnomon’s (stylus) shadow shows the movement of the earth in time as you stay in one place.
“TIME IS DEEP AND SPACE IS VAST” (-Unknown)
About the Artist
Thomas Eugene Huettner (b 1956): Thom is intrigued by the markers which hold and guide human exploration. Whether scanning the cosmos by telescope as a child, scuba diving on a wreck during college or recovering from cancer as a young man, he has sought out those insights of living which inform and excite the mind. As a designer, artist, mechanical engineer and licensed builder, Thom has sought to interpret the world around him and the worlds within himself. Thom resides in Dennis Port.
Tales of the Sea
Bismore Park Artist Shanties, Hyannis
Jackie Reeves, 2016
Aluminum panels, water based exterior paint
Artist Statement
Tales from the sea are as endless as the ocean itself, and as interwoven throughout the history of Cape Cod as the nets which are cast to gather its bounty. As residents and visitors of Cape Cod, we are drawn to the sea since it surrounds us at every turn. My intention with this painting is to evoke a sense of the past. While there are some visual clues that allude to the Cape's long fishing history, it is my hope that within the layers of paint there is more that is revealed the longer one looks. As in many of my paintings I like to leave areas "unfinished" in hopes that the viewer will fill in the blanks with their own interpretations, memories or stories.
About the Artist
Canadian-born, Cape Cod based artist Jackie Reeves uses drawing, painting and collage to bring together figurative and abstract elements in her work. She was raised in Montreal by architect parents and studied design art at Concordia University (BFA). Her artistic career began as a professional mural painter for corporate, private and public spaces. She later earned her MFA in painting at Massart and has exhibited in solo and group shows in museums and galleries throughout the region. She teaches a variety of art classes on Cape Cod and works out of Chalkboard Studio in the Old school House studios in Barnstable Village.
Through the Looking Glass
CCRTA Terminal
Mary-Ann Agresti, 2017
Steel, Polycarbonate Panels
About
Through the Looking Glass encourages passers-by to stop, reflect and interact with the lenses and frames - to see a view from a different perspective. The projections of color and line from the lenses move with the sun, changing the experience throughout the day. The drawings explore our relationship between industry and nature, and remind us that both have created this space. Transportation wheels from trains and boats are framed with nautilus shells – all marvels of technology and nature. The turtle and birds are witness to these two worlds, with the turtle symbolizing creation and longevity within the Native American culture.
Artist Statement
The design for Through the Looking Glass is inspired by the many lenses we use to view the world around us: lunettes, telescopes, port holes. These tools for viewing enhance our view and color it. Travel also influences how we see the world. These lenses are positioned to frame both history and a path towards new adventure: the Cape Cod Railroad, a vibrant part of the history of Cape Cod and Hyannis, and abstract views of sky and distant harbor. Travelers arrive and anticipate new adventures, inspired by the words of Hans Cristian Andersen, with drawings from both nature and industry illustrating this threshold.
About the Artist
Mary-Ann Agresti AIA is an artist, architect and educator, with a studio in Hyannis. Her work ranges from letterpress artist books to public art installations and university libraries. At all scales of expression and in a wide range of medium, she continuously explores the relationship between human factors, layers of meaning at a place or a time and personal experience.
“Through the Looking Glass” was commissioned as an interactive public art project, “Art Meets Nature”, by the Hyannis HyArts and Barnstable Village Cultural Districts, with grant support from the Massachusetts Cultural Council. It is a true community art project: collaboration between
Mary-Ann Agresti AIA (design & fabrication), Coastal Engineering Co (foundation design), Cor-Metals (metal fabrication) and Advanced Laser Engraving (engraving)
Tides
HyArts Campus, South Street, Hyannis
Stephen Kemp, 2015
Clay
Artist Statement:
I walk the sand flats early in the morning. Spread out before me is a sand pattern world. Walking on the edge of the continent, I follow the furrowed patterns and stretch for miles. I smell the sea air, I hear the sound of breaking waves, I feel the pattered sand under my feet. I've always found solace in big landscapes. I am mostly here to be calm, uninterrupted in the flow of the tides.
On Cape Cod Bay, with its 9-foot tidal surge, the rise and fall of the tides sculpt the sand into furrows that fork, split, reconnect and vary in width and depth, building endless variations on a theme. As an artist, I ask myself "How can I use this?" I plaster cast these tidal sand patterns and bring the castings back to my studio to freeze the ephemeral.
I incorporate the plaster casting into bowls, vases, flat sided jars, winged figures, monoliths, fountains and sculptures. These works represent an evanescent ripple of the present moment, preserved for all time.
I find the form of the monolith a special revelation. Its majesty exerts a magnetic force drawing me back to the eternal tidal rhythm of the protean ocean.
The sea and sand go about their changes teaching us about the impermanence of all things.
Turn, Tern, Turn
Aselton Park, Hyannis
Eric M. Kaiser, 2019
Stainless Steel
In memoriam of Joseph Jay Shore, 1939-2013,
“When I look at the moon, I’ll be seeing you.”
Artist Statement
“Turn, Tern, Turn” is an expression of the dynamic beauty of avian flight, one of the great wonders of nature. Terns as a subject offer the ultimate in grace and form. This wonderful Seabird is abundant on our summer shores.
Sculpture should be viewed from all sides. I made this piece in order to invite you to have some fun. Please DO TOUCH to view it “In the Round”! Push the fish forward, step back, and then, and always: “KEEP YOUR EYES TO THE SKY!” (E. Vernon Laux 1955- 2016)
About the Artist
Eric M. Kaiser (b 1952): Eric lives in Cotuit. His passion and avocation are bird carving, an American art form for which Cape Cod is renown. Decoy carving and its descendant, decorative bird carving, were nurtured from their infancy largely on our Shores. Eric is a designated “World Master” and a World Champion decorative carver.
Vernon Coleman Murals
Locations:
School Administration building, Hyannis
Pope John Paul High School Library and Cafeteria
Tax Collectors office, Main Town Hall
Centerville Public Library
Barnstable Town Hall
Victura
Barnstable Municipal Airport, Hyannis
CapeCodCAN! members
Mixed Media
Presented by Cape Cod Collaborative Arts Network. This mixed-media mosaic art work was created by the collaborative efforts of more than 100 individuals withunique talents and abilities, their affiliate agencies, as well as local artists, teachers, and businesses across Cape Cod. CapeCodCAN is a Cape Cod-based, non-profit organization dedicated to providing inclusive art, music and theater programs for individuals of all abilities. CapeCodCAN aims to inspire participants to explore, discover, develop and share their interests and talents. Programs are offered in partnership with more than 20 Cape agencies, organizations, residential and day programs and high schools. CapeCodCAN is under the fiscal sponsorship of Cotuit Center for the Arts.
The Victura is a bas-relief, framed sculpture designed and assembled by CapeCodCAN Mosaic Director, Cris Reverdy and CapeCodCAN Art Director, Donna Rockwell. During the CapeCodCAN Spring Art is for Everyone Program, nearly 100 participants, under the tutelage of local Cape artists in multiple agency locations, developed the paper mosaic pieces needed to complete the project. In-class participants matched color patterns and prepared the pieces for final assembly. The Victura mosaic was part of a series of CapeCodCAN projects created under the year-long theme of “On the Move”, which focused on the idea of motion and transportation.
Victura was among President John F. Kennedy's most prized possessions. A gift on his fifteenth birthday, he sailed it as a young man, Navy hero, Congressman, Senator and finally as President. It was on the Victura that he began winning races at the age of fifteen, and on which he taught his wife Jacqueline how to sail. If the President wasn’t sailing on Victura, he was thinking about it as evidenced by his many doodles of the sailboat. Even during his toughest crises, like the Cuban Missile Crisis, President Kennedy’s doodles reflect his love of Victura and of the sea. When the President visited Hyannis Port, he was never happier than when he was at the helm of Victura, sailing with family and friends.
Cobb Memorial Garden
Barnstable High School
Astro Park
Water Feature, Murals
Through the Lens, Then and Now
Bismore Park Artist Shanties, Hyannis
Marie Grady Palcic, 2016
Photography
The exteriors of the Hyannis HyArts Artist Shanties feature photographs from each of the town of Barnstable’s seven villages: Barnstable, Centerville, Cotuit, Hyannis, Marstons Mills, Osterville, and West Barnstable. Local photographer Marie Grady Palcic researched historical archives for many of the Barnstable locales and shares photos from the ‘early days’, in contrast to how the villages appear today. Other images are part of the ‘Seven Series’ –themed images with one photo from each of the seven villages featured. Historic photos suplied with the assistance of historian Nancy Vail Shoemaker, the Barnstable Historical Society, Cotuit Historical Society and Sturgis Library.