“Outside Straight Lines: A Celebration of LGBTQ+ Artists” — community art exhibit held at The 204 in Harwich during Pride month aimed toward giving voice to LGBTQ+ arts across Cape Cod.

Outside Straight Lines 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 when book banning of LGBTQ+ literature is occurring across the country, this exhibit is intentionally housed in a former middle school library, acting as a moment of reclamation and agency. This exhibit not only hosts 18 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.

Drop by the 204 between June 1 and 30, 2024 during visiting times to view this powerful visual collection of LGBTQ+ voices.

Represented Artists: Mark Adams, John Besaw, John Bonanni, Larry Collins, David Cravenho, Joerg Dressler, Beth Faherty, Jo Hay, Kenneth Hawkey, Megan Hinton, Pete Hocking, Marc Kundmann, Fran O’Neill, Lio Olin, Paul Rizzo, Christopher Sousa, Alan Trugman, and Laurence Young

On display June 1-30,
Curated by David Cravenho