​“These paintings...tap into sixty years of popular songwriting that have always supplied the poetry in my life. Each painting launches from a graphic idea drawn from a favorite tune, ranging from a 1963 Dylan anthem to a new 2024 Pearl Jam release.”
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This is an exhibition of new paintings by Yarmouth artist Barry Margolin, will open in the Great Hall on May 27, 2025. Margolin’s paintings are inspired by his work as a climate activist. He calls it narrative abstraction: using the language of abstract painting to evoke the real threats we are facing from rising seas, searing heat and ferocious storms. “Don’t need a weather man” [Bob Dylan, Subterranean Homesick Blues (1965)] reflects the now everyday experience of climate crisis – we no longer need experts to tell us what’s going on.

Net proceeds of the exhibit will be donated to Habitat for Humanity Cape Cod. Margolin explains that “Habitat Cape Cod is leading the way nationally in building homes for families in need that rely entirely on clean energy. While addressing the critical need for affordable housing on the Cape, Habitat is also on the front line of the shift to a zero-carbon economy.”