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The Dennis Arts and Culture Council (DACC) supports programs and performances for the Town of Dennis, Massachusetts on Cape Cod. In 2013 we distributed over $4000 from both the Massachusetts Cultural Council and funds we raised through the generous support of our townspeople. Our site has some general information about the DACC. We also have a page if you want to apply for a grant. Financial donations can be made to the Dennis Arts and Culture Council for our expenses and programs. Find our meeting dates, and agenda notes, on the Town of Dennis calendar. We’re also on facebook. There are some other things you can do that help support the DACC.

 

2015 Dennis Arts and Culture Council Grantees

The Dennis Arts and Culture Council 2015 Grantees List appears below. Our Thanks to all those who submitted Grant Proposals. Thanks to everyone for supporting the Arts in Dennis!

Name	Project	Amount
Alzheimers Family Caregiver Support Center,Inc	Re-Memorable Multigenerational Chorus of Cape Cod	$1,000
Cape Cod Chamber Music Festival, Inc.	Chamber Music Concert in Dennis	$500
Cape Cod Maritime Museum	STEM gains STEAM	$275
Cotuit Center for the Arts	Unlocking Imaginations- School Outreach Program	$1,000
Eventide Arts, inc	Songwriting Competition	$500
Healy, Kathleen	All Ages Open Mike	$1,000
Hurlbut, Steve	Jumpin” Juba Concert	$400
Lappen, Henry	Henry the Juggler Show	$425
Maichack, Gregory	Pastel Painting Demo	$455
Root, John	Edible Wild Plants of the Northeast	$300
South Side Civic Association	History of Celtic Music	$500
The Cultural Center of Cape Cod	Rise and Shine	$1,000
The Marble Collection	TMC	$200
Village Improvement Society of Dennis	Dixie Land Band	$400

 

2014 Dennis Arts and Culture Council Grantees

The Dennis Arts and Culture Council 2014 Grantees List appears below. Our Thanks to all those who submitted Grant Proposals. The total amount that we will be distributing for Grants in 2014 is $4300.00. Thanks to everyone for supporting the Arts in Dennis!

Name	Project	Year	Amount
Shawn Dahlstrom	All About Seven art exhibit	2014	$500
Culture Center of Cape Cod	Rise and Shine	2014	$600
Cape Cod Repertory Theater Company, Inc.	I Wish you a Waltz	2014	$400
Nancy Murray	studio35 Healing Arts	2014	$500
Gregory Maichack	Sublime Sunflowers, pastel workshop	2014	$440
Ezra H. Baker School	Nutcracker Ballet	2014	$560
Dennis Cultural Council	And Now Mark Twain	2014	$350
Cotuit Center for the Arts	School Outreach Program	2014	$500
Eventide Arts Festival	Sound and Lights	2014	$250
Dennis Public Library	Mairead Doherty, Harpist	2014	$200

 

6th Annual Juried Photo Contest Winners 2013

Sponsored by the Dennis Arts & Cultural Council
The Local Chapter of the Massachusetts Cultural Council

All entries were displayed at
Dennis Public Library, 5 Hall Street, Dennisport
Saturday May 18th thru Friday May 31st, 2013
The Reception and Awards ceremony was held Wednesday, May 29th, 6-8 p.m.

This Year’s Winners

1st Prize – $75.00
Sesuit Harbor Sunset – Kathleen Travelo
Judges’ Comments: Good perspective (low angle), amazing use of light. Photograph captures the reflected sunset and the details in water, sharp silhouette of Sesuit Harbor

2nd Prize – $50.00
Swan River – Patricia Buskey
Judges’ Comments: Well framed, very well composed, excellent color gradient of sky and water colors were great – they lead you into the picture

Honorable Mention
Bound Brook Conservation Area – Man with dog – Dave Swanson
Judges’ Comments: More context than other images – the image tells a story which is of high interest, good color, better cropping could be beneficial – the brook was covered by bushes

Honorable Mention
Sears Cemetery Late Winter – Elizabeth Appleton
Judges’ Comments: Good perspective, Leading lines draws you onto the pathway, an element of mystery – what is down the pathway? Out of context but in a good way

Judges’ Comments on other photographs submitted…

Lighthouse Inn – Nancy McConneh
Judges’ Comments: Very sharp, waves were captured very well, very good perspective, interesting sky

Sesuit Harbor – Dave Swanson
Judges’ Comments – good composition, image was too blue – could use a few clouds in the sky

Chapin Beach – Joseph Magnus
Judges’ Comments: Sky and sunset is of high interest, however the marsh was dark – a brighter marsh would have been better

Thanks To Everyone For Participating!

 

6th Annual Juried Photo Contest

6th Annual Juried Photo Contest
Sponsored by the Dennis Arts & Cultural Council
The Local Chapter of the
Massachusetts Cultural Council

All entries will be displayed at
Dennis Public Library, 5 Hall Street, Dennisport, Massachusetts
Saturday May 18th thru Friday May 31st, 2013

Contest Prizes

1st Prize $75.00
Pure photo

1st Prize $75.00
Software modified photo

2nd Prize $50.00
Pure photo

2nd Prize $50.00
Software modified photo

Reception and Awards

Wednesday, May 29th, 6-8 p.m.
At the Dennisport Library.
All entries must be removed from the Dennisport Library by Friday, May 31st, 2013.

Contest Rules

Photos Must be Uniquely Identifiable as Dennis, i.e. Scargo Tower, Seaview Park, etc. No birds in flight or bunnies in the garden.

• No previously submitted photos.
• Each person limited to three (3) entries.
• Black & white or color photos accepted.
• Each photo (excluding the matte frame board) Must have one dimension of at least 8″, (6×9, 8×10, etc) not to exceed 11″x 14″ matte.
• All prints should be mounted with a matte board surround and not framed in glass.
• Only photos taken after January 1, 2011 are eligible.
• Photos will be judged on composition, general appeal and technical merit.
• No late entries will be accepted. No exceptions.
• Please provide with your submission the Photography as a jpeg file on a CD-Rom. This is not required but will allow us to include your photo in other DACC projects.

Deliver Entries to:

Dennis Town Hall
485 Main Street
South Dennis MA 02660
8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on
Monday, May 13th thru Friday, May 17th.

Download the Flyer/Submission Form (pdf): DACC photo flyer 2013

Affix Securely to Back of Matte

Dennis Arts & Cultural Council
6th Annual
Dennis Photography Contest

Name: __________________________

Address: _________________________

Phone: __________________________

Email: __________________________

Date & Location Photo was taken: __________________________

I give my permission for this photo to be published in newspapers, town documents or displayed in Town buildings at the Cultural Council’s discretion. I understand no profit will be made from this photo (except by me) and no fee will be paid to the photographer (other than prize money). I understand that the DACC will do its best to protect this property, but I will not hold the DACC liable in case of loss, theft, damage, etc. Photos not picked up within 5 days after the end of the exhibit shall become the property of the DACC.

___________________________________

Signature of Entrant. Date.

Display Location

Dennis Public Library
5 Hall Street
Dennisport, MA 02639
508-760-6219
508-760-6101 fax
den_mail (at) clamsnet (dot) org

Hours
Tuesday 10 – 8
Wednesday 10 – 8
Thursday 10 – 8
Friday 10 – 2
Saturday 10 – 2
Closed Sunday, Monday, and Holidays

 

A Book In The Hand (ABITH)

In 2013, ABITH starts its fifth year. I want to thank all the great Cape Cod authors who shared their work with us, and the loyal, enthusiastic audience members who come every month to cheer them on. A special thanks go to Phil Inman, the director of the Jacob Sears Memorial Library in East Dennis, MA, and the trustees, for giving us our lovely home; and for Phil’s attention which makes “living there” a pleasure. Also, thanks to Melanie Lauwers, book page editor at the Cape Cod Times, who hangs on to that page with a grip of iron, and supports the Cape literary community down to the last dotted “i.”

The arts — visual, performing, and written — are Cape Cod’s primary cottage industry. We have theaters, galleries, music venues, classes, workshops, and indie book stores everywhere; and there’s something for everyone. Please help the work that ABITH does to support the written arts and forward this and every ABITH email to the local contacts on your list. If you haven’t attended one of our events, then please do, and bring your friends. If you’re an unpublished author or illustrator, this is a good opportunity to find out how “they” did it. If you’ve got a book (prose only) in print, this is a good opportunity to get the word out.

Thanks again for a successful first four years!

Elizabeth Moisan
Please visit our web site: www.abookinthehand.jimdo.com

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ABITH (A Book in the Hand) meets monthly on the 2nd Monday of the month. Currently we’ll meet on Monday, March 11, 2013 from 7 to 8:30 pm, at the Jacob Sears Memorial Library, 23 Center Street, East Dennis. Reading from their published books will be Cape Cod authors Pam and David Purdy, and Richard Gifford.

Author David Purdy and artist Pamela Purdy will present their book, Icons of the Civil Rights Movement, a combination of art and history that honors those who took part in the fight for equal rights.

Richard Gifford’s mystery novel, MacMillan Wharf, takes us along the familiar streets and waters of Provincetown, only to discover all is not as it seems.

A free raffle will award two lucky winners a signed copy of the authors’ work. The meeting is free and open to the public.

A Book in the Hand meets monthly to celebrate the printed page and the spoken word. We sponsor readings by Cape Cod authors of published prose. For information, or if you are an author interested in participating as a reader, call or email: 508-432-5907 or elizabethmoisan@yahoo.com

 

Dennis Port Schooner Mural

Dennis Port Schooner Mural can be found on Hall Street, Dennisport, Massachusetts

With the support of the Dennis Arts and Culture Council, and a number of other supporters listed below, the Dennis Port Schooner Mural was completed this summer. On Friday, September 14th a reception was held at the deCastellane Gallery, 669 Main Street, Dennis Port. Attached are a few photos but you can see the mural for yourself on Hall Street in Dennisport.

Artists: Michelle Li, XinLin Huang, Linnea Soderberg, Emerson Saffioti, Megan Machell

Under Direction of Hans de Castellane

Special Thanks to:

• Arts Foundation of Cape Cod
• ArtsLink – The Youth Arts Foundation
• The Dennis Port Revitalization Committee
• Dennis Arts and Culture Council
• Massachusetts Cultural Council
• Hubbard’s Paint
• Summit Realty Partners

Here’s a link to our facebook gallery page

 

Photo Contest Winners — Focus On Dennis — 5th Annual Juried Photo Contest

First Place:

Jessica Langlois for “Swan Lake Cemetery – Snow” (#19)

Judges Comments: The image is crystal clear; there were leading lines which draws the viewer into the picture and the uniqueness of the snow for the location.

Second Place:

Justin Goodfellow for “West Dennis Yacht Club” (#5)

Judges Comments: Unique stillness of the water; Continuity between the object and reflected image.

Honorable Mention:

David Swanson for “Lighthouse Inn, West Dennis” (#9)

Elizabeth Appleton for “Sesuit Harbor” (#15)

 

Photo Contest Participants — Focus On Dennis — 5th Annual Juried Photo Contest

Cathy Maher, 3 Photographs

• 1. Conservation/6A/Airline
• 2. Stage Beach
• 3. Follins Pond Sunset

Justin Goodfellow, 3 Photographs

• 4. Marshfield on Rt 134
• 5. West Dennis Yacht Club
• 6. Mayflower Beach

David Swanson, 3 Photographs

• 7. Seaview Gardens
• 8. Saint Patrick’s Day Parade, West Dennis
• 9. Lighthouse Inn, West Dennis

Nancy McConnell, 1 Photograph

• 10. West Dennis Beach

Lisa Morales, 3 Photographs

• 11. Christmas, West Dennis Green
• 12. Mayflower Beach – Kite
• 13. Esquire Barber Shop

Elizabeth Appleton, 3 Photographs

• 14. Boat Landing, West Dennis
• 15. Sesuit Harbor
• 16. Sears Graveyard

Carol McDermott-Audet, 2 Photographs

• 17. Kelley’s Pond (A)
• 18. Kelley’s Pond (B)

Jessica Langlois, 2 Photographs

• 19. Swan Lake Cemetery – Snow
• 20. Dennisport

Rebecca Pierce, 2 Photographs

• 21. Dennis/Harwich Marker
• 22. Dennisport Whale