Richard Cuencas holds a silver ring in his hand. “This was once a fork,” he says. “And this is made with black coral from the beach.” He points to a […]
ABSTRACT EXPRESSION
Rosalind Pace’s Mysteries on Display
The painter’s career has been guided by instinct and a ‘universal energy’
For three years in the late 1970s, Rosalind Pace worked on a series of paintings: eight large canvases in black and white that would read like a visual language. She […]
ROOMFUL OF ART
The Charmed Life of R.C. Patterson
With paint, cloth, and paper, an artist finds more in memories and moments
“My great-grandmother used to say, ‘Idle hands are the devil’s workshop,’ ” says Provincetown artist R.C. Patterson, “so I like to keep busy.” Patterson’s space at the Foley House on […]
THE MODERN MIND
The Unfinished Business of Provincetown’s Forum 49
Discovering a new mythology of the heavens
In the summer of 1949, a series of avant-garde art seminars and exhibitions took place in Provincetown. They covered a wide range of subjects, from painting and poetry to architecture, […]
ART AND WORDS
Workshops at FAWC Inspire Provincetown Schools Artists and Poets
A showcase of spring prints, dreamy cityscapes, and peace-seeking poems
PROVINCETOWN — Seven third-graders from the Provincetown Schools took the stage at the Fine Arts Work Center on April 11 to thank artist Vicky Tomayko for showing them how to […]
TURNING POINT
Tearing Meaning From a ‘River of Grass’
Sasha Wortzel traces the shoreline from the Everglades to Provincetown
Sasha Wortzel says that her current work in film, photography, and printmaking is a form of kriah, the Hebrew word for “tearing” that refers to the Jewish practice of rending […]
WILD MAN
‘You Think of a Line and You Bang It Up’
FAWC fellow David Hutcheson gets ready to write a poem
“I want to write about the people in my life in a way that shows how beautiful and complex they are,” says poet David Hutcheson. He runs to his kitchen […]
SHADOW NOTES
Pushing Color at the North Light Studio
Lauren Byrne and students paint their way through the winter at the Cape School of Art
“You remember how to start?” Lauren Byrne asks a student. Byrne is giving a quick painting tutorial. “Start with the color note you see the best, and everything after that […]
‘THIRSTY THROUGH THE YEARS’
A Collection of Costumes Hits the Runway for a Cause
Thirsty Burlington auctions (some of) the contents of her closet
Two-foot-tall wigs and chandelier headpieces barely cleared the doorway of the Gifford House in Provincetown on Feb. 10, where the lobby served as backstage for “Thirsty Through the Years.” It […]
WINTER SCENES
Jim Broussard, Before the Light Changes
Painting Provincetown plein-air in winter
It’s 36 degrees on a February afternoon, and Provincetown painter Jim Broussard is standing with his easel on Tremont Street next to a melting pile of snow. “I got my […]
TEXTURES
The Intimacy of the Everyday
Oscar Morel’s collages escape the constraints of canvases
From a young age, Oscar Morel exhibited an interest in feeling, touch, and texture. “My mom used to call me Toca Mano — her nickname for ‘touchy’ — because whenever […]
TRAGIC LITTLE SOBS
The Internal Contradictions of Avigayl Sharp
A FAWC fiction fellow navigates between the real and the absurd
A wave of doubt rolls through fiction writer Avigayl Sharp moments before she meets the page. “Writing is scary for me because I go in with absolutely nothing,” she says. […]
LIFETIMES
Peter Hutchinson Through the Decades
The artist’s work, spanning more than 70 years, is a provocative meditation on nature
Peter Hutchinson stands in his studio flipping through photos from past projects. He turns a page, and there he is — tiptoeing around the caldera of a volcano, dropping crumbs […]
ON THE EDGES
The Art of the Frame
Provincetown makers talk about an artwork’s ‘boundary with the world’
Beveled or square-edged, gold or chartreuse, deep-set or floater? Does a frame enhance a work of art? The frame is a statement, a declaration by the artist. Finding a suitable […]
BIDDING
Deep Pockets and Egos: Behind the Scenes at Bakker
Advice on buying and selling art from Provincetown’s only auction house
There are 50 galleries listed on the Provincetown Office of Tourism’s website, and that list doesn’t include the walls of the town’s museums, artist studios, hotels, inns, and boutique shops […]
