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2021 Online Exhibition Catalog
Once again, we’ve made it easy to enjoy our artist’s works and to get to know them a little better with our 2021 Online Exhibition Catalog. It has over
2021 Exhibition Season Begins this Saturday!
I can’t believe that I am actually saying this — It is with the utmost pleasure and relief that I welcome you to the 2021
Rice Polak New Contemporary Artist: Sandra Pratt
There were so many extraordinary contemporary artists who’s work I had the pleasure of reviewing this winter but when I saw Sandra Pratt‘s paintings it was
Rice Polak Gallery Welcomes Contemporary Artist: Christie Scheele
I feel like a huge gap in the gallery’s roster has been filled and I am excited to introduce you to Christie Scheele‘s exquisite oil
Rice Polak Gallery Welcomes New Contemporary Artist: Blair Thornley
It’s that time of year again when I welcome the new artists that will be joining the gallery. I am ecstatic to introduce you to
Condé Nast Traveler Highlights Rice Polak
The Rice Polak Gallery was proud to be highlighted in the Condé Nast Traveler’s recent article Where to Eat, Stay, and Play on Cape Cod.
Boston Globe Critic’s Pick & Cape Cod Times
Both the Boston Globe and the Cape Cod Times recently featured the Rice Polak Gallery’s new, virtual show Making Waves: Artists Speak Out. The writers captures
WOMR Interview with Marla Rice, Julie Levesque, Steven Skollar & Ellen LeBow
Gallery owner Marla Rice was interviewed on Cape Cod Community Radio WOMR to speak about her new, virtual art show: Making Waves: Artists Speak Out. Marla was
Making Waves – The Provincetown Independent
Our new virtual exhibition Making Waves: Artists Speak Out was featured in The Provincetown Independent – “An Exhibit Makes Waves in Provincetown: Protest art gets
Ptown Gallery Stroll – The HOPE Project
As an active member of the newly created Ptown Gallery Stroll, we are happy to announce our participation in The HOPE Project a Provincetown-wide exhibition and auction
Group Show: Virtual Viewing Room
Finally, both floors of the Rice Polak Gallery are available for virtual viewing! So many of you have asked to see what’s going on both
Cape Cod Times: Marla Rice Interview
Check out the Cape Cod Times interview with Rice Polak Gallery owner Marla Rice: “State of the art in Provincetown: Rice Polak Gallery committed to collaboration, exploration.” The article
Hamptons Virtual Art Fair
The Rice Polak Gallery is excited to announce our participation in the Hamptons Virtual Art Fair! Check out our booth featuring the amazing work of
Rice Polak Gallery Virtual Viewing Room IV
Do you believe it is almost Labor Day? Provincetown is so lovely right now — to have a little taste of summer, please click on
Exhibition Review: Robert Goldstrom – Provincetown Independent
Robert Goldstrom was featured in The Provincetown Independent – “What’s Real About Robert Goldstrom’s Art Is His Unerring Style.” His work will be featured in
Video: Feature Exhibition August 20 – September 2
The Rice Polak Gallery is excited to announce our forth feature exhibition of the 2020 season. We will be exhibiting the wonderful work of Jennifer Goldfinger,
Rice Polak Gallery Virtual Viewing Room III
Thank you for all of the great comments about our virtual tours of the gallery. Summer is zooming by but we still have 2 extraordinary
Exhibition Review: Michele Harvey – The Provincetown Independent
Michele Harvey was featured in The Provincetown Independent – “For Michele Harvey, Watercolor Is Creative Renewal.” Her show “Vestiges” will be on display as part of
Exhibition Review: Joshua Meyer – Jewish Boston
Joshua Meyer was featured in Jewish Boston – “Joshua Meyer’s Paintings Reflect His Jewish Identity.” The article captures the many facets of the artist’s process and
Video: Feature Exhibition August 6 – August 19
The Rice Polak Gallery is excited to announce our third feature exhibition of the 2020 season. We will be exhibiting the wonderful work of Michele
Rice Polak Gallery Virtual Viewing Room II
This year we are changing our feature exhibitions every two weeks which means that the gallery is fresh and vibrant with new work arriving daily.
Exhibition Review: William Ciccariello – Provincetown Independent
William Ciccariello was featured in The Provincetown Independent – William Ciccariello is the a featured artist at Rice Polak Gallery. The exhibition runs Thursday July
Video: Rice Polak Gallery Feature Exhibition July 23- August 5
The Rice Polak Gallery is excited to announce our second feature exhibition of the 2020 season. We will be exhibiting the wonderful work of William
Rice Polak Gallery Virtual Viewing Room
Some people have called it spiritual, some have said cathartic but all agree that our first feature exhibition is stunning! Because I know many of you
Exhibition Review: Anne Lilly – Provincetown Independent
Anne Lilly was featured in The Provincetown Banner – “The Art of Anne Lilly Is Kinetic in Any Medium.” Her work will be on display as
Video: First Feature Exhibition of 2020 July 9 – July 22
The Rice Polak Gallery is excited to announce our first feature exhibition of the 2020 season. We will be exhibiting the work of Ellen LeBow, Julie Levesque,
Video: Rice Polak Gallery Group Exhibition – June 2020
It’s beginning to feel like summer is really here. I know it’s going to be a different kind of season but much to my surprise, I’m
Abstract Artwork in Provincetown
With the first day of summer around the corner and the gallery now open daily, I’m coming to the end of my themed emails and
Fine Art Galleries Join the Ptown Gallery Stroll
For the first time ever (!) Provincetown’s fine art galleries are working together and have launched the Ptown Gallery Stroll. Our immediate goal is
Photography: Provincetown Artists See the World Through a New Lens
It’s hard to ignore the role of video and photography in the context of the current political situation. The camera has the power to expose
Landscape Artists of Provincetown
With this beautiful spring weather in the air, it is hard not to celebrate our artists who paint the landscape. As you will see from
New Season – New Contemporary Artists in Provincetown!
A new season means new artists and I am so excited to introduce you to Robert Goldstrom, Patricia Raney, Connie Saems and Ruth Williams. I feel truly fortunate
Provincetown Artists Explore the Figure
This week I am presenting those artists who are concentrating on the figure. Be they in oil paint or clay each of these artist’s works
Self-Discovery in the Still Life
Whether interiors, still lifes or portraiture, this week’s showcased works are intimate, contemplative and personal. And when I stop and think about it, I would describe each
Artistic Outsiders & Visionaries of Provincetown
This week I am focusing on our “outsiders & visionaries”. There are so many ways to describe these artists, but here are a few of
The Power of Humor in Contemporary Art
Words cannot convey the feelings and emotions I have wanted to express. We’ve all been bombarded with emails from so many worthy organizations that need our financial help… I didn’t
Video: Rice Polak Gallery Group Exhibition – Fall 2019
As witnessed by this beautiful weather that we are having things are still bustling in Provincetown and things are most definitely still bustling at the
Video: Salon #3 – Olga Antonova, Larry Calkins, Adam Graham, Nicolas Sanchez and Steven Skollar
Here is a virtual tour of our third show of the season, our August 15 – September 4, 2019 installation. Featured artists: Olga Antonova, Larry
Exhibition Review: Adam Graham – Provincetown Banner
Adam Graham was featured in The Provincetown Banner – “Adam Graham paints a ‘Worldview’ from Provincetown’s streets”. His exhibition of Impressionist paintings, August 15 –
Exhibition Review: Deb Goldstein – Provincetown Magazine
Provincetown Magazine published a feature article on Deb Goldstein‘s exhibition entitled “Art The Viewer Interprets” by Lee Roscoe. “Astonished Discoveries” and was on view from July
Video: Salon #2 –Deb Goldstein, Willie Little, Susan Mikula and Rene Romero Schuler
Warren has just completed a virtual tour of our second show of the season – Gallery Salon #2: July 26 – August 14, 2019 installation.
Exhibition Review: Susan Mikula – Provincetown Banner
The photographer Susan Mikula was featured in The Provincetown Banner – “Susan Mikula captures America at its fringes”. She shoots exclusively with instant films in
Video: Salon #1 – Bruce Ackerson, Peter Arvidson, Stanley Bielen, Donald Saaf and Mike Stilkey
Warren has just completed a virtual tour of our first show of the season – Gallery Salon 1: July 4TH – July 24TH, 2019. Featured
Exhibition Review: Mike Stilkey – Provincetown Banner
Mike Stilkey was featured in The Provincetown Banner – “Mike Stilkey hits the books to make art”. His exhibition of sculptures painted books was July
Video: June 2019 Group Exhibition
Warren has just completed his first video of the gallery for the 2019 season. It is of our opening Group Show and features all of
Canyon Ranch Exhibits Rice Polak Gallery Artists Nick Patten & Michele Harvey
Dear Friends, I have some very exciting news to share. Some of you may already be familiar with Canyon Ranch, but for those of you
Video: Rice Polak Gallery Group Exhibition – Fall 2018
Greetings from Provincetown, As witnessed by this beautiful weather that we are having things are still bustling in Provincetown and things are most definitely still
Video: Salon #3 – Elli Crocker, Ellen LeBow, Christine Triebert, Patrick Webb & Robin Winfield
It’s impossible to believe that we are heading into Labor Day weekend. What an amazingly fast and fabulous summer this has been! The gallery was
Video: Salon #2 – Rebecca Kinkead, Victor Mirabelli, Nick Patten & Sean Thomas
Eli Crocker, Ellen Lebow, Christine Triebert, Patrick Webb and Robin Winfield are the wonderfully talented artists in our third Salon Show of the season. The show will run
Julie Levesque Installation Video
Julie Levesque’s “Break” is a must see art installation. It is part of her show entitled “The Way In Is The Way Out” on view
Video: Salon #1 – Lisbeth Firmin, Jennifer Goldfinger, Joshua Meyer, Michael Snodgrass, Julie Levesque
Warren has just completed his second video from the 2018 season at Rice PolakGallery. It is of our recent feature exhibition and everyone in Provincetown is talking
Video: Rice Polak Gallery Group Exhibition – June 2018
Warren has just completed his first video of the gallery in Provincetown for the 2018 season. It is of our opening Group Show and features
Provincetown’s Rice Polak Gallery curates and exhibit at old Cape Sotheby’s in Orleans
We are thrilled to be exhibiting work by many of the gallery’s artists at oldCape Sotheby’s International Realty, in Orleans, MA. Please join us for
Rice Polak Gallery Group Exhibition – September 2017
Although Friday is officially the first day of Autumn, things are still bustling in Provincetown and things are most definitely still bustling at the gallery.
Video Salon #3 Bruce Ackerson, Peter Arvidson, Iren Handschuh, Donald Saaf & Julia Zanes
It’s impossible to believe that we are heading into Labor Day weekend. What an amazingly fast and fabulous summer this has been! The gallery was
Video: Salon #2 Susan Mikula, Deb Goldstein,Olga Antonova, Willie Little & Nicolas V. Sanchez
It is of our recent feature exhibition and highlights the amazing work of Olga Antonova, Deb Goldstein, , Susan Mikula & Nicolas V. Sanchez. Susan
VIDEO: Salon #1 – Larry Calkins, Bill Ciccariello, Adam Graham, Matthew Schofield & Steven Skollar
This is the second video of the 2017 season – our first feature exhibition the amazing work of Larry Calkins, Bill Ciccariello, Adam Graham, Matthew
Video: 2017 Group Exhibition
A virtual tour of the Fall 2017 group installation at Rice Polak Gallery…the best of our contemporary artists exhibiting together in our gallery in Provincetown.
2017 New gallery artists: Susan Mikula, Donald Saaf & Julia Zanes
I’d like to welcome you to the 2017 season at the Rice Polak Gallery in Provincetown. The gallery will re-open this Saturday, April 29th! I
Rice Polak Gallery artists now on ARTSY
The days are getting longer, the first day of Spring has come and gone and I am officially back on the Cape after a winter
How I spent my time in New York
“Foretell” by Michele Harvey Dear Friends, I wanted to send you a quick hello and share some exciting news. I just returned from three wonderful
Video: 2017 Group Show
A virtual tour of the 2017 group installation at Rice Polak Gallery…the best of our contemporary artists exhibiting together in our gallery in Provincetown. Email
Do I Repeat Myself?
“Do I contradict myself? So I contradict myself! I am large, I contain multitudes!” -Walt Whitman, Leaves of Grass As a young artist in my
Video: Salon #2, Jul 29-Aug 17, 2016 – Group Show
A virtual tour of our 5 artist installation. Featuring artists Tim Liddy, Ellen Lebow, Julie Levesque, Edward del Rosario & Michael Snodgrass. Email us if
Thems is Us
There is not an animal on earth, or in our unearthly imaginations, that has not been endowed with human meaning beyond its perfect “is-ness.” The
Video: Salon #1 – July 7-27, 2016 Group Show
A virtual tour of Salon #1 – July 7-27 Group Show featuring: Stanley Bielen, Lisbeth Firmin, Nick Patten, Patrick Webb & Robin Winfield. Email us
Seduction and The Senses
The new, virtual “pencil” at the Apple Store called to her like a siren on a rock. It was a futuristic novelty – lean, elegant,
What is it Anyway?
“For me she’s the weeping woman. For years I’ve painted her in tortured forms, not through sadism, and not with pleasure, either; just obeying a
The Artist’s Dilemma
That dead coyote lay on the edge of the road. I’d pass it driving the girls to school, wondering why no DPW crew had removed
Interview with an Art Dealer
As an artist who exhibits in a gallery, I’ve wondered what it’s like to be the art dealer. So I persuaded Marla Rice to answer
The Dark Side of Light
TENEBRISM: from the Italian, tenebroso (murky) – a style of chiarpscuro painting using violent contrasts of light and dark, where darkness becomes a dominating feature
Stilled Life
Stilled Life “I have fallen in love with a painting. Though that phrase doesn’t seem to suffice … rather it’s that I have been drawn
The Thing You Need is Often Nearby
“The thing you need is often nearby.” – James Joyce “A rock pile ceases to be a rock pile the moment a single man contemplates
Video: Salon #1 – July 9-29, 2015
A virtual tour of Rice Polak Gallery’s first salon July, 2015 Featuring 6 Gallery artists: Olga Antonova, William Carroll, William Ciccariello, Deb Goldstein, Michele Harvey
The Point of No Return
After listening to a radio piece about the discovery of France’s newest, oldest cave full of prehistoric drawings, the title of this entry was going
Scratching the Surface – an Arts Commentary by Ellen Lebow
We invite you to follow our new online arts commentary Scratching the Surface by Ellen LeBow. A local artist represented by the Rice Polak Gallery, Ellen
