Chasing the Light: Cape Cod
Photographer, Allie Richards

November 1 - December 21, 2025

This exhibit features the photographic work of Allie Richards and explores the changing light of our natural world. It is divided into two parts: Nocturne - Cape Cod After Dark, and Golden Hour. From the mysteries of the night sky: aurora borealis, the milky way galaxy and the stars above, to the magical light of sunrises and sunsets that characterize the Cape we all know and love. Allie’s images reveal how light transforms the landscape and shapes our perception, mood, and sense of wonder.

Behind the Lens: Allie Richards is a full-time, professional landscape photographer and year-round resident of Brewster. She's best known for her strikingly vibrant photographic style and for showcasing her work on aluminum. She plans many of her photographs in advance paying attention to weather events, the phases of the moon, and uses various apps to aid her artistry. dAllie is well-traveled; through her business BlueHour® Photo Ventures, she guides like-minded photographers across the United States and abroad several times per year. She most enjoys teaching and sharing with others in the pursuit of art and experience.

Allie’s work has won several awards, including the PRC Boston Student Image Award in her college years, and an Ambassadorship with f-stop Gear. She participates in local exhibitions at the Chatham Creative Arts Center and the Chatham Chamber of Commerce Art in the Park Event. Her work has been published by Cape Cod Life Magazine, The National Parks service, and other publications.

Tree-Book Sculpture
Artist, Sheryl Jaffe

February-December 2025

The Tree-Book-Sculpture was inspired by Sheryl Jaffe’s loving relationship with the trees and the poem “On the Pulse of the Morning” by Maya Angelou. Angelou’s poem features the profound process of reconciliation, acceptance of the past, and hope for the future. Trees have personality and spirit, they give generously of shade, oxygen and habitat, and they emanate profound beauty. The installation is meant to honor the dignity and express the oneness of all people, plants, trees, and the earth.

Sheryl Jaffee has been exhibiting her artwork throughout New York and New England for over 30 years. She works with organic materials, handmade paper from local and exotic plant fibers and found objects to create 2 and 3-dimensional works. Jaffe studied traditional hand papermaking in Japan and China and has taught papermaking at home and abroad with students aged 4-84. Jaffe was a resident artist at The Barn, Edward Albee Foundation, and at Yellowstone National Park where she explored fibers found in those unique locations. She now volunteers in the community with the ArtPeace Makers and with Delilah’s Healing and Educational Collective in bringing Wampanoag culture and education to the Outer Cape.

Steve Swain - Frying Pan Gallery

Healthy Food Chain
Long Term Exhibit - Generously Donated by John & Patricia Kenney 2022

Steel sculptor Steve Swain is an accomplished artist, architectural designer, craftsman, and boat captain. He is responsible for creating several notable local restaurants and buildings. His last project before switching to art full-time was designing and overseeing construction of the restaurant Pearl in Wellfleet and the restoration of Duffy Gardinier’s Tug Boat shack, saving the last of old clam shacks from the wrecking ball and creating The Frying Pan Gallery on Wellfleet Harbor Pier where Steve designs and hand builds steely renditions of marine life. In the fall of 2019, a second Frying Pan Gallery was opened in Orleans.

In his secluded studio Steve seeks inspiration in nature and credits the great outdoors for his creativity and compositions. His custom marine installation at the Museum is an amazing design and work of art highlighting the ocean world of bait fish, bass, and great white sharks.

For more information on Steve’s work go to: www.fryingpangallery.com

James Prosek

Award Winning Artist, Author, and Naturalist
Long Term Exhibit

CCMNH is proud to present the work of artist, author and naturalist, James Prosek. His book Ocean Fishes, is a collection of 35 Atlantic fishes, all of which were painted life size based on individual specimens he traveled to see, a journey that started right here on Cape Cod. Naturescape Gallery is exhibiting two of his life-sized Fine Art prints; a Swordfish and a Blue Fin Tuna. His work has been shown in numerous esteemed galleries.

For more information about James and his work go to: troutsite.com