Monthly News and Event Information from the Harwich Cultural Center

March News

A monthly newsletter filled with stories that inspire and inform

The center is a cooperative effort between the Town and our greatest resource - the creative, local individuals that help to make our town a destination for visitors from around the world. The building provides valuable “launch space” where individuals can actualize their creative gifts and contribute to the local economy.

Whether engaged in the visual and performing arts, the health and wellness of others, or in the generation of ideas for the town’s future, the building’s occupants, event hosts, and visitors strive to impact town culture in ways that #InspiresHarwich with the #PowerOfCulture.

Interested in sharing a public interest story? Connect at culturalcenter@townofharwich.us

Harwich Cultural Center FY21 Quarter 2

Quarter 2 long term studio renters revenue totaled $37,243.50 (October/$13,100.00 + November/$12,050.00 and December/$12,093.50).

The 40 studios at the Harwich Cultural Center have over 58 renters which break out as three nonprofit, two triple, twelve double, twenty-one single, and two Town use storage studios. While the cultural center continues to experience fluctuations in studio renters due to the continued COVID-19 pandemic, the waitlist remains active allowing for new renters as space opportunities become available.

Harwich Recreation Adult Pickleball and After-School-Care remain the only Town sponsored indoor activities at the cultural center. General public activity rentals overseen by Harwich Cultural Center staff, including the once-a-month indoor labyrinth walk, painting classes, public interest meetings, and other workshops continue to be suspended at this time. One in-studio class, children’s sewing, has resumed under the approval of the Harwich Health Director.

Bob Doane’s outdoor Holiday Light Show, while free to attend, brought many visitors to the cultural center for the second year in a row. The socially distant family activity was a welcomed attraction to the holiday season.

Find this report and others pertaining to the Harwich Cultural Center on the Town of Harwich website.

Sanfilippo Exhibits in 'We Are Cape Cod'

Harwich Cultural Center renter Kathryn Sanfilippo shares five of her latest works in the Cotuit Center for the Arts show Winter Art 2021: We Are Cape Cod online through March 20, 2021. "The annual Winter Art exhibition has long celebrated the endeavors of artists living and working on Cape Cod. In past years, we have welcomed thousands of student visitors to view and create their own artwork reflective of a variety of themes," states their website.

Sanfilippo works in oil on canvas in a shared Harwich Cultural Center studio space creating work often with a social justice theme. A resident of Mashpee, she is a longtime volunteer at Rosies Place, a sanctuary for poor and homeless women, in Boston.

Learn more about the Cotuit Center for the Arts show Winter Art 2021: We Are Cape Cod.

Rituals: A reminder of who we are and what is meaningful for us

During the months of January, February, March, and April 2021 Labyrinth Quests’ Advanced Veriditas Facilitator Darlene T. Hagon will offer a virtual finger labyrinth meditation at 10 a.m. on the fourth Friday of the month using a printout paper version of the 11-Circuit Chartres-Style Medieval labyrinth. This is another way to use this meditative tool when physically walking the labyrinth is not possible due to availability, health or mobility issues, or during difficult and uncertain times such as these.

Participants will be instructed on preparing for the walk and how to use the finger labyrinth. Zoom Finger Labyrinth sessions will be a maximum of 30 minutes in length. All meditative walks will include an opening theme and be accompanied by music.

The focus for the March 26, 2021 theme offering will be:
Rituals: A reminder of who we are and what is meaningful for us.

Mid-month email notifications will include a printable Chartres-Style Medieval labyrinth attachment for each Zoom session. Prospective participants will be sent a Zoom invitation five days prior to the event. No password is required; just a click as instructed. However, basic Zoom use and etiquette are expected. Sessions will begin and end on time.

Participants should contact Labyrinth Quests’ and Darlene Hagon for the 10 a.m. Friday, March 26, 2021 Zoom session invitation at darlenelabyrinth@gmail.com.

#InspiresHarwich

The Town of Harwich is a quiet resort and agricultural community located on the south side of the Cape peninsula, with an extensive shoreline on Nantucket Sound. The year-round population is approximately 12,677 with a seasonal increase to 37,000. Harwich encompasses 20.93 square miles of land area with 10.9 miles of tidal shoreline. It is located in the 10th Congressional District, the Plymouth, Cape and Islands State Senatorial District. With miles of rivers and marshes and a coastline of sandy beaches dotted with the town's four picturesque harbors, Harwich has the unique ability to provide every form of aquatic activity available: quiet canoeing through the great marshes of the Herring River, water skiing on Long Pond, deep-sea fishing out of the harbors, fly fishing in several of the smaller ponds, or swimming and sunbathing on the sandy Nantucket Sound and Pleasant Bay beaches.

In 2018, the Harwich Cultural Center defined the #InspiresHarwich hashtag to encourage the community to share pictures and events within the town that inspire creativity, the love of our seven Harwich villages, the unity that connect us, and much more. Share what inspires you about our community, include #InspiresHarwich when you’re sharing online!

We'll See You at Seaside Marketplace

Vendor Profile: Chris Banks - Art From The Heart

Join Chris Banks at the Seaside Marketplace from August 11 – August 17. Chris works in oil and acrylic on many surfaces including canvas, oyster shells, barrel staves, and more

The Seaside Marketplace at Saquatucket Marina features new vendors each week and a unique shopping experience offering a variety of goods including hand-made baskets, photography, Cape Cod décor, jewelry, and fine art. Season III runs June 30 - September 7, 2021, for 10 full weeks. Find the juried application form here to apply today. Apply early to secure the week(s) of your choice!

Applications open for the Food System 6 Business Accelerator Program

The FS6 Business Accelerator Program is designed to support food and agriculture entrepreneurs who are building a more resilient, inclusive, and vibrant food system. Each program includes group learning sessions, 1:1 mentorship, community building, and a concluding Innovation Forum. Early-stage founders and CEOs working in food and agriculture are invited to submit a Stage I application by March 5, 2021. Details can be found at www.foodsystem6.org.

Interested in learning more? Interested applicants can join FS6 for the upcoming webinar series discussing financial and legal hygiene for fundraising, the importance of mental health and nourishment for founders, and the details of the Cohort 7 application process. Details can be found at www.foodsystem6.org/startup-refresh-2021.

Event information provided by the MA Department of Agricultural Resources

Looking for Studio Space?

Leveraging the power of arts and culture, creative placemaking has transformed formerly abandoned school classrooms into 40 long-term studios. The Harwich Cultural Center is now known for affordable studio space, growing diverse programming, the soon-to-launch commercial kitchen, and as an accessible location off Exit 82 (formerly Exit 10) on Rt. 6. In a variety of ways, long-term renters directly contribute to our local economy and the essential fabric of Cape Cod.

To learn how creative placemaking strengthens our community or to join our studio waitlist, contact us for more information.

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