“I’m interested in weird,” says Truro artist Ellen Anthony. “So much of our culture is about ‘getting it right’ and ‘doing it well,’ and I’m just not into that. Take […]
Arts & Minds
Celebrating the creative and sometimes quirky culture of the Outer Cape.
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WELLFLEET HISTORY
Mike Parlante, the Collector, Walks in Frank James’s Steps
‘There’s stuff to be found if you keep your eyes down,’ he says
If you’re looking for treasure, Mike Parlante has some advice for you: “Look down.” That’s how he found the majority of the Native American artifacts currently on display at the […]
PUSH AND PULL
Rejecting ‘Pretty Pictures,’ an Artist Cuts a New Direction
Daniel Wagner slices up and reassembles his own paintings
“I think it grew out of my frustration as a painter,” Daniel Wagner says, looking around at the many canvases lying about his cluttered Provincetown Commons studio. “What do I […]
RENEWED
A First Peek Into FAWC’s New Heart
In the renovated Walker Gallery, an exhibition that unites past and future
PROVINCETOWN — After more than five years, the renovation of the Fine Arts Work Center campus is nearly complete. “This is the beginning of our shakedown, to see what it’s […]
MUSIC
An Indie Playlist for November
Picks by staff and contributors
Our playlists are often eclectic, as contributors are given musical free reign. This one is especially so. Listen to some unmasked rap, countertenor cabaret, Chinese pop, and classic Billy Joel […]
WONDER LAND
The Year of the Rat
Why do we assign such menacing imagery to this critter?
CAMBRIDGE — Two days ago, while I sat on my bed talking on the phone, a rat scrambled across my bedcovers and slipped down between the mattress and the wall. […]
Arts Briefs
Arts Briefs for Nov 4 through Nov 10
Workshops at 24PearlStreet The Fine Arts Work Center’s online writing program, 24PearlStreet, is hosting two workshops that run Nov. 8 through Dec. 2. June Sylvester Saraceno is teaching “Creating Unforgettable […]
IN THE STUDIO
Salvatore Del Deo: Routine and Ritual
A student of Hensche and Dickinson embodies their practices
Salvatore Del Deo first came to Provincetown in 1946 to study painting with Henry Hensche. “When I drove to the Cape the first time, it took six hours from Providence,” […]
Queer ‘I’
It’s Fun Being Trans
A Report from Provincetown’s Fan Fair 2021
In November 1980, a journalist named D. Keith Mano wrote an article for Playboy titled “It’s No Fun Being a Girl.” The article — which I read thanks to a […]
THE STORYTELLERS
Called Back by the Tide
The writer, aware of the menace below, learns to sail
I had sailed only twice before coming to Provincetown. I had always liked boating — I rowed in Central Park as a boy, and in time became a strong canoeist […]
DRAG SHOW
Drop Dead Gorgeous
Provincetown’s drag queens prepare for Halloween
Brightly colored makeup palettes are spread across the bathroom counter as Mackenzie Miller puckers her lips while contouring her cheekbones. “When the makeup is done, you look in the mirror […]
NAVIGATING BY THE STARS
A Time for Revelry, and, Maybe, Moderation
The trick is in the interplay of form and transformation
Happy Halloween, witches and wanderers! In the ancient traditions of the Celts, the Hindus, and the indigenous peoples of Mexico and Central America, ahead is a night reserved for reverent […]
Arts Briefs
Arts Briefs for Oct 28 through Nov 3
‘Bewitching’ Show at Bowersock Gallery “Bewitching Affairs” opens at Bowersock Gallery, 373 Commercial St. in Provincetown, on Saturday, Oct. 30 and runs through Nov. 2. There will be a reception […]
CROSSWORD #26
Round and Round
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PRINTING
Vladimir Schuster Aims to Make a Distinct Impression
A master electrician launches a fine art printmaking studio in Provincetown
When we picture artists at work, we typically imagine them creating with their hands — drawing a figure, sculpting in clay. Printmaking brings the mechanical into the mix. That doesn’t […]
