Must be patrolled

“Island of Endangered Species” (oil, mixed media, fabric on panel), by Donald Saaf , his show “Peaceable Kingdom: The Art of Donald Saaf,’' at the Cahoon Museum of American Art, Cotuit, Mass., through Dec. 23. He lives in the Saxtons River section of Rockingham, Vt.

— Photo by Mr. Saaf

The museum says Mr. Saaf:

"{E{}xplores the subtle line between fine art and folk art in paintings that are heartwarming and approachable. His large-scale paintings and collages draw upon his memories of nature, family and community from his life in rural Vermont.’’

It’s about resilience

“Masai,’’ by Brenda Kingery, in her show “Weaving Villages,’’ at the Cahoon Museum of American Art, Cotuit, Mass. (on Cape Cod), through Dec. 19.

Ms. Kingery is a Chicksaw. “Each textile, dance, drum, and song is a living reminder of peoples’ resilience in the face of conflict,’’ she says.

The museum explain that this idea informed her artwork while “she traveled through the Ryukyuan Islands of Japan, Indigenous communities in Mexico and Central America, remote villages in Uganda, and Powwow celebrations in her native Oklahoma.”

Sunrise at Loop’s Beach, Cotuit

Cute, but is it warm?

From Salley Mavor’s show “Bedtime Stitches’’ (embroidery relief) at the Cahoon Museum of American Art., in Cotuit, Mass., on Cape Cod, through Dec. 22. The museum says that this is “a debut of the artist's original artwork for My Bed: Enchanting Ways to Fall Asleep around the World, her children's book about the different ways kids around the world go to bed every night. The book, and her art, highlight and celebrate cultural differences and the universal themes of sleep and safety. ‘‘

The very low-key Cahoon Museum