Holls for the Holidays Exhibit extended through December 18th

Fridays & Saturdays Noon – 4:00 pm

The current exhibit, Holls for the Holidays, featuring the works of Harry Holl, Kim Holl, Mary Holl, Sarah Holl & Tina Holl, has been extended. Show runs through December 18^th, 2011. 

The Gallery, Sarah Holl Art Space and the artist’s studios @50 Pearl will be open from Noon – 4 pm on December 3^rd for the Hyannis Holiday Stroll.  Come by to see the exhibit and visit the artists of the HHAC in their studio spaces.  Find uniquely beautiful gifts for you friends and family.

The following Friday evening, December 9^th from 6-9PM, the Center will hold its Holiday Open House.  Come spend a fun evening artfully engaged!  Light refreshments will be served and there will be holiday activities and music by The Groovalottos!  Donations will be welcome to help support the Center and our musical guests.

The Hyannis Harbor Arts Center is a showcase for emerging and established artists in a variety of genres.   It is a community art space, a working artist studio and a professional artist gallery which supports and promotes the arts through instruction, events, exhibits and performances. The Center is open Friday’s and Saturday’s Noon-4PM.  Other days by chance and always by appointment.  Call 508-790-6370 for more information. www.hyartsdistrict.com/hhac

Call to artists for Hyannis Art Shanties summer season 2012

Over 230 local artists have participated in program since 2005!   

The Town of Barnstable is seeking applications from artists & artisans interested in selling their artwork as a part of the 8^th season-Harbor Your Arts Summer Shanty program on Hyannis Harbor.  Applications are due by January 13^th, 2012 and can be downloaded at  MailScanner has detected a possible fraud attempt from "www.harboryourarts.com" claiming to be www.hyartsdistrict.com. 

All artwork will be juried.  For more information, contact  Melissa Hersh, Arts and Culture Coordinator at Melissa.hersh@town.barnstable.ma.usor call 508-862-4767.

Each summer season, the ‘Harbor Your Arts’ artist shanties at Hyannis Harbor have put local artists in direct contact with thousands of visitors, generating tremendous exposure and revenue for the artists.  Since the programs inception in 2005 over 230 artists have participated, and collectively, sales figures are close to one million dollars!  As of last season, over a half million visitors have been to the shanties.  The Town ofBarnstable introduced the Harbor Your Arts (HyA) program as one of several arts related strategies to revitalize the downtown area and establishHyannis as a regional center for creative and performing arts.  

This program continues today with the generous grant support of the Massachusetts Cultural Council Adams Grant and our partners, the Main Street Business Improvement District (BID), Arts Foundation of Cape Cod (AFCC), Cape Cod Art Association (CCAA), the Hyannis Area Chamber of Commerce and in coordination with Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce. 

The shanties are open weekends mid May –mid June and then seven days a week end of June through first weekend in October.  There are always new and returning artists featuring everything from handmade jewelry, to painting, sculpture, ceramics, fiber arts, wood carving, tapestry and much more.