EXHIBITON SCHEDULE
SEASON OPENS MAY 2026
Newport Photo Guild
Members' Show
May 1- May 30, 2026
As a major community partner, CUSP GALLERY is thrilled to host the Newport Photo Guild Members' Exhibit for the month of May 2026. The Newport Photo Guild is a vibrant community of passionate photographers dedicated to capturing the beauty and essence of Newport through their lenses. This exhibit will showcase a diverse collection of stunning photography, celebrating the talent and creativity of its members. Join us to experience this visual feast in our beautiful gallery space!
CHIP HAGGERTY
Solo Exhibition
June 3 - June 21, 2026
Propelled into the spotlight after being awarded the blue ribbon for his sleeping bag/sheet book (view sample pages under Works) at the South End Art Hop in Burlington, VT in 1995 Chip has been on a slow yet steady pace ever since expanding his creativity when time and space allow. Writing, painting and spoken word have each contributed to interpreting life as viewed through his lens.
Whether a poem, a radio show or a painting is the outlet there is no lack of his humor, deep thought and passion that goes into crafting the end result. Pulling from childhood experiences, parenting, work life, random social gatherings, literature and every day encounters Chip takes slices of past and present interactions to formulate the foundation of each piece produced. Now emerging on the world wide web this self-taught, closet artist is ready to share his work.
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TRACY WEISMAN
Solo Exhibition
June 27 - July 19, 2026
I've always loved a good story. A lifelong communications professional and speech writer, I was always instinctively drawn to metaphors and employed them in my written work to make ideas really 'stick' with an audience.
Today as a visual artist, I'm telling my own stories. I'm intrigued by the past lives of found objects and my practice involves collecting, sorting, and manipulating materials to discover patterns and meaning, and rearranging them into works of social commentary and autobiographical themes.
By harnessing the non-verbal communication power of quotidian objects, I aim to create metaphorically and emotionally dense visual stories that reflect our shared humanity and stop viewers in their tracks.
MARK SCHIANCA
Solo Exhibition
August 5 - 30, 2026
When Schianca is creating one of his bold interpretations of vintage swimwear — a favorite subject — the painter purposely seems to blur the line between the fine art of painting and the careful thought processes found in graphic design. The result might be intense bilateral symmetry or the virtuoso use of saturated colors, mixed with Schianca’s signature paint drips... but almost universally, the work is instantly uplifting and playful.
His paintings of the built environment specific to New England are equally exacting, yet more wistful. In these canvases, Schianca has managed to capture not only the spirit of his subject, but the incredible light. “Having spent most of my summers on Cape Cod and in Provincetown,” Schianca told us, “I’ve always been fascinated with the simplicity of coastal New England architecture and the effect light has on these simple structures.” As Schianca sinks deeper into painting each year, his work brilliantly captures the character of his subjects in a realistic, yet simple, graphic style.
CURTIS SPEER
Final Exhibition
October 2026
After a decade at the helm of his own gallery, artist Curtis Speer closes this chapter of his career with a poetic return to where it all began. By bookending his ten-year tenure with the original exhibition, “It Was Hopper All Along,” Speer creates a full-circle moment that is both reflective and declarative. The show, which first signaled his commitment to psychological realism, American solitude, and a quiet reckoning with interior life, now re-emerges as a summation of everything the gallery stood for—discipline, atmosphere, and moral inquiry through paint. In revisiting this inaugural exhibition, Speer does not simply repeat the past; he reframes it, honoring the foundation he built while stepping forward into his next evolution as an artist unbound by walls.