Cape Cod watercolors

See “City Monster” at the Cape Cod Art Center Summer Nationals exhibit now through August 14, 2026

| Sarah Connell Campbell

Looks like there will be some rain coming to the Cape this week – why not take in some art when you’re not at the beach?

There’s lots to see at the Cape Cod Art Center in Barnstable, and if you’re on the Cape full-time or just for the summer, the Center offers some great classes for all ages.

This juried exhibit, which runs until August 14, 2026, has some great work from artist on the Cape and beyond, and I’m honored to be included.

City Monster, watercolor + ink

As a newly minted juried member of the Cape Cod Art Center, I’m glad they chose this piece to include in their juried summer nationals exhibit. I went through the review process earlier this spring and will post about that sometime soon.

The Cape Cod Art Center

8430 Main Street, Barnstable, MA

Open 9am-4pm

Monday through Friday

Two paintings in another great auction supporting Cape Cod artists: the Great Brush off 2026 benefitting the Cahoon Museum of American Art

| Sarah Connell Campbell

The Great Brush Off auction to benefit the Cahoon Museum of American art is now open for viewing, and you find two works of mine included:

Seeking the Limelights, watercolor 2026
Coastal Chaos, watercolor + ink, 2026

The Silent auction opens on June 27 at 9am and there’s an open house and artists reception that day, too. There’s a Live Auction Party on July 11th that requires a ticket.

The Cahoon Museum of American Art is a gem in Cotuit, MA, that features local artists (there’s always work on display by Ralph and Martha Cahoon) as well as great American artisans and their place in history.

Cahoon Museum of American Art, June 2026

The current show features Nantucket Baskets (haven’t seen it yet) but the Tiffany’s Gardens in Glass show that just closed was spectacular – I visited it three times.

Tiffany Arbor panel

SOLD! “Irrational Exuberance” via the Arts Foundation of Cape Cod Summer Auction, June 2026

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SOLD

Irrational Exuberance, Watercolor 2024

The Arts Foundation of Cape Cod’s annual summer auction is an annual fundraiser I always look forward to, and I am pleased as punch that this vibrant piece, “Irrational Exuberance” (watercolor on paper, 18×13, framed) was sold to a collector who has been very good to me. This year they offered a truly stunning display of works by local artists.

A portion of the proceeds from all of the sales goes to support artists work on Cape Cod – where painting is easy but living is expensive.

“CarbonNATION” on view at the Cultural Center of Cape Cod’s Ocean Fever/Resilient Sea Exhibition through April 25.

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CarbonNATION, watercolor, 12×12, 2026

Inspired by the essential work of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, The Cultural Center of Cape Cod issued a call to local artists to create art that evokes the impact of climate change on local environments. I found myself fixated on the impact of carbon dioxide on our environment and took the opportunity to play with type and color. CarbonNATION was one of three works I submitted to this juried show, which is on view until April 25, 2026.

Reception on Friday, April 10, 5-7pm.

My work for this prompt is based on a photo I took in Woods Hole in 2023. I’ve always loved the colors, life and movement in this photo and was glad to find a reason to paint from it.

Woods Hole shoreline. Copyright 2023 Sarah Connell Campbell

The other two paintings I submitted that aren’t in the show are:

Carbon Footprint, watercolor, 8×8, 2026

and

Exhaustion, watercolor, 11×15, 2026

The Cultural Center in Yarmouth, MA, is a beautiful space in an old bank building and always worth visiting when on Cape Cod.

Cultural Center of Cape Cod, Yarmouth, MA

An Honorable Mention for “Inception” from the Sandwich Arts Alliance

| Sarah Connell Campbell

The June Kershaw Open Exhibit includes some extraordinary works in a variety of media, so I’m especially pleased that we earned an honorable mention in the watercolor category. As party of this juried show of 50 works selected from hundreds of entries, judge Hillary Osborn called this Inception “very innovative” – it does stray from traditional watercolor and so I’m particularly glad to be to show it and be recognized.

Thanks to the Sandwich Arts Alliance for the opportunity to submit and share this work. You can visit the show in person until September 2, 2025, at the old Sandwich Town Hall or view it online.

Visit the Sandwich Arts Alliance

“Social Distancing Persists” at the Falmouth Art Center’s Summer Juried Exhibition July 5 – 28, 2025

| Sarah Connell Campbell

If you find yourself on Cape Cod in July, there’s lots to see in Falmouth, including a great show at Falmouth Art that includes this watercolor and ink piece that’s part of my post-pandemic evolution.

“Nothing But Flowers” and “It Will Be Summer Eventually” Accepted to the Arts Foundation of Cape Cod Silent Auction on June 4, 2025

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Nothing But Flowers (2024) 21 x 15″ framed

It never gets old – the Arts Foundation of Cape Cod’s Gala and Auction is always the best way to kick off the summer, and this year they’ve accepted two of my paintings, “Nothing But Flowers” and “It Will Be Summer Eventually”. The Gala is on Wednesday, June 4, but the auction will be online – it’s live now and open for bidding.

It Will Be Summer Eventually (2025) 19.5 x 14.5″ framed