Outside Straight Lines II: A Celebration of LGBTQ Artists on the Cape

Outside Straight Lines II: A Celebration of LGBTQ+ Artists is a community art exhibit held at Cotuit Center for the Arts during Pride month aimed toward giving voice to LGBTQ+ arts across Cape Cod. EXHIBIT: May 23 to June 21, 2026 OPENING RECEPTION: May 30, 2026 from 3pm to 5pm. Outside Straight Lines II: A Celebration of LGBTQ+ Artists is a community art exhibit held at Cotuit Center for the Arts during Pride month aimed toward giving voice to LGBTQ+ arts across Cape Cod. Artists such as Joerg Dressler, Beth Faherty, Fran O’Neill, and Paul Rizzo, among many other skilled creatives, will showcase their work at Cotuit Center for the Arts from May 23 to June 21, 2026, with an opening reception on May 30, 2026 from 3pm to 5pm. The Outside Straight Lines biennial exhibit arose out of concern that much of LGBTQ+ art across the Cape has been unintentionally segregated to Provincetown, often forcing those showing their work outside of this Queer Mecca into self-censorship throughout other venues of the Cape. In a time of book banning of LGBTQ+ literature, erasures of crosswalks, and blatant attacks on trans rights, this showcase has acted as an affirmation of collective LGBTQ+ expression. With support from the Mid-Cape Cultural Council, GSAs across Cape high schools have been invited to view this powerful exhibit. According to curator David Cravenho, “I am impressed by our LGBTQ+ Community for its strength and resilience. Growing up queer as a child and navigating life through the lens of a straight world is quite the feat.” This exhibit not only hosts 13 Queer artists in a single space but also celebrates the vast diversity of our Queer Cape Cod community–from the expressionist figure to the realistic Cape Cod landscape. Cravenho believes strongly in art’s ability to armor oneself: “Becoming an adult as an artist and putting on your survival mechanism to express your power through your work is a gift from beyond ourselves.” Join artists for an opening reception on May 30, 2026 from 3-5pm, or drop by Cotuit Center for the Arts between May 23 and June 21, 2026 during visiting times to view this powerful visual collection of LGBTQ+ voices. Mark Adams Joerg Dressler Beth Faherty Kenneth Hawkey Megan Hinton Pete Hocking Marc Kundmann Fran O’Neill Paul Rizzo Christopher Sousa Alan Trugman Forrest Williams Laurence Young Sponsored by the Mass Cultural Council and the Mid-Cape Cultural Council