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Alden Gallery is a contemporary gallery in Provincetown's East End, founded in 2007, showing painting and sculpture by emerging and established artists — a roster that includes Larry R. Collins, Jane Paradise, Kevin Cyr, Alice Denison, and Mike Wright. Open year-round, with a May-through-October run of solo and group shows in an open, intimate space.
All Good Art is a small, family-owned art studio, gallery and gift shop at 65 Main Street in downtown Plymouth. Mike, a fine art painter, and Bridgette, a designer who loves clay, met at Pratt Institute in 1997. They run it on a simple belief: art is for everybody. The studio offers classes in clay, painting, resin and collage, plus BYOB evening classes for adults, birthday parties and custom events. Pop-in projects from the red cart need no appointment. The shop sells art supplies, local artwork, prints, stationery and gifts. Shop hours are Wednesday through Sunday; it's closed Monday and Tuesday. Cape Cod Certified visited and photographed All Good Art in person.
Bowen's Arrow is a gift and collectibles shop at The Shops at The Aquinnah Cliffs on Martha's Vineyard, home of the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head Aquinnah. It sets out to offer gifts with deep meaning rooted in island history. The shelves mix vintage photographs of Martha's Vineyard, some printed on mugs, coasters and cutting boards, with Wampanoag-made pottery, Gay Head Clay pottery and jewelry, Native-made block prints, dreamcatchers, books, and Gay Head Lighthouse shirts, hoodies and cards. Cape Cod Certified visited and photographed Bowen's Arrow in person.
Egeli Gallery is "Art in the Heart of Provincetown" — a family gallery devoted to impressionist painting, showing work by Arthur, Lisa, Cedric, and Joanette Egeli alongside artists like John Clayton, Charles Couper, and Cape School master Henry Hensche. Light-filled canvases in the tradition Provincetown made famous.
Four Eleven Gallery is a founding member of the Provincetown Art Gallery Association, showing contemporary work by more than twenty artists including Valerie Isaacs, Helen Grimm, Liz Carney, Jay McDermott, and Paul Rizzo. A rotating schedule of exhibitions keeps the walls fresh all season on the east end of Commercial Street.
Where PLAY has NO age limit: O'playsis in Buzzards Bay is a collaborative art studio and creative playground rolled into one, with a Music Lounge, Art Bar, Game Wall, Kids Zone and the mascot Harlow roaming The Bus. Drop in for visual arts, performing arts, music and writing, book private events, or browse the gift shop stocked with local artisan work. A community-minded Cape Cod creative space for makers of every age.
Packard Gallery is the home of Provincetown's painting family — Anne Packard and her daughters Leslie and Cynthia, three distinct voices under one roof at 418 Commercial. Original canvases from minis to large-scale works, with prints available for collectors starting out.
Philip Celeste Gallery is a creative space at 427 Commercial Street in Provincetown, showing work from emerging and established artists. Alongside Philip Celeste's own paintings, it represents Laura Harvey, Caroline Carney, Pete Hocking, Michael Guy and Dylan Hurwitz. Philip often paints in the gallery itself, so visitors get a rare look at the creative process. His work draws on the ocean views around the gallery, with layered color, line and gesture that capture the movement and light of the coast. Seasoned collectors and first-time browsers are both welcome. Cape Cod Certified visited and photographed Philip Celeste Gallery in person.
Ruel Gallery is a family gallery at 31 Basin Road in Menemsha, the fishing village in Chilmark on Martha's Vineyard. It's run by painter Colin Ruel, whose family's island roots go back to the island's settling, and jeweler Nettie Kent Ruel, who was born and raised in West Tisbury. The building was once Colin's great-grandfather's garage and later his grandmother Roberta Morgan's Harbor Craft Shop. When Roberta retired in 2019 at 90, Colin and Nettie turned it into the gallery, with his paintings, her jewelry and Roberta's beach plum jelly. The gallery is open 11am to 5pm every day but Tuesday. Cape Cod Certified visited and photographed Ruel Gallery in person.
Simie Maryles Gallery represents "traditional art with a contemporary point of view" — twenty-two artists led by painter Simie Maryles herself, with names like Larry Preston, Marina Dieul, Todd M. Casey, and Roxie Munro on the walls. Classical craft, modern eye, open daily on Commercial Street.
The Copperworks of Martha's Vineyard is Scott McDowell's shop at 22 Basin Road in Menemsha, right next to the Menemsha Cafe. Scott is both an artist and a charter captain, and the shop is known for handmade copper pieces, from weathervanes and lighting to kitchen pot racks and wall art. The copper wall hangings draw on local waters, with striped bass, bluefish and Atlantic cod among the designs. The shop also carries jewelry, paintings, antiques and work by local artisans. Scott takes custom orders too, for anything from weathervanes to outdoor showers. Cape Cod Certified visited and photographed The Copperworks in person.
Treadwell Gallery is photographer and artist Shann Treadwell's gallery in Provincetown's East End, at 397 Commercial Street. Treadwell is best known for his hand-collaged drag portraits, and his work also takes in portraiture, Provincetown portraits and live-music photography. Stop in while you're walking the gallery stretch of Commercial Street; pricing on the drag collages is available on request.
Under the Surface is photographer Benjamin McCormick's gallery at 16 Basin Road in Menemsha, the fishing village in Chilmark on Martha's Vineyard. He opened it in May 2019 to show his underwater and nature photography in person. Ben's love of salt water started early. His family lived aboard a 22-foot catboat for much of the summer, and he caught his first bluefish on a handline at age three. He's been photographing seriously for more than thirty years and keeps his subjects local: fish, plants and wildlife, abstracts, and the water's edge. For the 2026 season he's at the gallery full time. Call ahead to set up a visit. Cape Cod Certified visited and photographed Under the Surface Gallery in person.
Wellfleet Crafts Gallery describes itself as a contemporary American handcraft gallery, and it sits in the middle of Wellfleet's village at 6 Commercial Street, in the same building as Cape to Cape Espresso Bar. It's a browse-and-linger stop for handmade work by American craftspeople, an easy walk from the rest of Wellfleet's galleries and shops. Hours change with the season, so call ahead before you go.
Wellfleet Preservation Hall is the community arts and cultural center on Main Street, in the restored former Our Lady of Lourdes church. The restoration kept the tin ceilings, wood balcony and leaded glass windows, and the hall now hosts music, film, classes, art exhibits, literary events and private celebrations. Outside, a sloping garden of asters and perennials holds sculpture and outdoor art along the walkway up to the hall. Check the hall's calendar before you go, because most of the life here happens in the evenings and on weekends.
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