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FOR RELEASE: UPON RECEIPT 5/10/08

CAPE FOLK at Berta Walker Gallery
208 Bradford Street Provincetown 508-487-6411

OPENING MAY 23 and continuing through JUNE 15. Artist's Reception, 5/23, 7 - 9 PM

Berta Walker Gallery presents a myriad selection of Folk Art and Art Crafts created by personalities of the Lower Cape

Berta Walker Gallerys 19th season of exhibitions will stimulate, educate, and excite the visitor. The season is filled with a variety of not-to-be-missed Provincetown-affiliated group and one-person shows, ranging from early Provincetown Masters Lazzell, Weinrich, and Hartley, to Contemporary painters, sculptors and folk artists.
Launching the season will be Cape Folk, an exhibition to include debuts for blind artist Janice Frishkopf, and art pottery by Gertrude Graham Smith. Also included will be the Cape tradition of painted furniture by Peter Hunt and Nancy Whorf, fun and fantasy iron mobiles & animals by local Father/Son boat builders, Clarence and Michael Kacergis; intricately painted dancing sculptures by Danielle Mailer, paintings by Provincetowns own Phyllis & Izzy Sklar, (now in their 80s and residents of Provincetown for over 50 years); the sought-after paintings of Dr. Hyman Shrand, Nancy Nicoles Educated Cats mixed-media sculpture and Jim Mannings birdhouses. Tapestries by Agnes Weinrich, and surprise folk paintings on board by Paul Resika, Nancy Craig, and Sky Power will complete this fascinating exhibition(May 23 - June 15).
Next Exhibition: June 20 July 6, Abstracted Land & Sea: paintings & SculpturePolly Burnell, Arthur Cohen, Salvatore Del Deo, Elspeth Halvorsen, Brenda Horowitz, Penelope Jencks, Sky Power, Selina Trieff, Peter Watts, Nancy Whorf.

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or, please contact Sky Power, Managing Director of the Gallery, 508-487-6411