Mira Schor’s life as an artist wasn’t predetermined, though her parents, Ilya and Resia Schor, were both artists. “You have to make the decision for yourself,” says Schor. As an […]
Art
ARTISTS
Conjuring a World Without Horizons
Bruce Ackerson’s paintings tell stories of cinematic scale
There are no horizon lines in many of Bruce Ackerson’s oil paintings. The artist’s point of view in these works floats high above crowded scenes, capturing an action-filled landscape that […]
SCULPTURE
The Art of Wind and Water
Roy Staab’s ephemeral structures float in and out of view
Artist Roy Staab created two ephemeral land art installations in the wetlands of Provincetown and Truro this summer. He completed the first one — the wide swirl of interconnected curves […]
ARTISTS
A Painter Works From the Edge of Combustion
Dakota X turns muscle cars on rugged landscapes into objects of veneration
Dakota X ran a house painting business in Provincetown in the 1990s to support an artistic career. Back then, Dakota went by the name Deborah Martin, lived in town with […]
IN THE STUDIO
Joerg Dressler Mixes Things Up
Reflecting on Provincetown, personal narratives, and the natural world
On a summer morning in Provincetown, the door of Joerg Dressler’s Pleasant Street studio is wide open, easing the boundary between the controlled calm inside and the rhythms of pedestrians […]
PLAY DAY
Bob Staake Does It His Way
The prolific illustrator’s bountiful retrospective is ‘not even one percent’ of his work
“I can tell you right now as a fact,” says Bob Staake, “that a six-year-old child has never walked into a bookstore and laid down $18.99 for a children’s picture […]
ART REVIEW
Like a Love Letter, FAWC Exhibition Is Full of Feeling
Heidi Hahn curates a selection of work from former FAWC fellows
In the curatorial statement for “Everyone We Know Is Here,” an exhibition of work by past Fine Arts Work Center visual arts fellows, Heidi Hahn writes about frustration, inspiration, heartache, […]
TIME TRAVEL
Arnie Charnick Keeps on Boppin’
An epic-scale photomontage brings the Provincetown of four decades ago back to life
Over nearly two weeks in August 1982, Arnie Charnick and his then-girlfriend Cherie Nutting walked around Provincetown photographing the town and its inhabitants. “We didn’t make a list or anything,” […]
THE STROLL
Provincetown, Friday Night
Seen and heard on the weekly gallery walk
Kiley Court Gallery (398 Commercial St.) Inga Bernstein, a lawyer from Boston, is in Provincetown for GLAD’s 2023 Summer Party. This evening, she’s strolling Commercial Street. At Kiley Court Gallery, […]
INTERVIEW
Eva Respini Talks About the Value of the Periphery
A former ICA chief curator is spending more time on the Cape
Eva Respini stepped down from being chief curator at Boston’s Institute of Contemporary Art last month. She hasn’t announced her plans, but on the heels of curating the U.S. pavilion […]
ARTISTS
Helen Grimm Turns Her Attention to Moths
Insects become a subject for painting and for exploring profound questions
Moths recently invaded Helen Grimm’s Truro studio. They flutter across a group of small canvases lying on a table and cover her large-scale paintings lining the walls. On some canvases, […]
THE STROLL
Wellfleet, Saturday Night
Seen and heard on the weekly gallery walk
AMZehnder Gallery (25 Bank St.) “I may be a little biased,” says Peter Ormsby, visiting from New York City. “My mom’s the artist.” When challenged to pick his favorite canvas […]
MUSEUMS
Jane Kogan’s Wide-Ranging Retrospective
In her current show at PAAM, the artist shows us how to change, in style
When viewers enter the two rooms at the Provincetown Art Association and Museum that comprise Jane Kogan’s retrospective show, they step into a staring match. At one end of the […]
ARTISTS
Kelly Knight Preserves Mystery in Her Art
Encouraging viewers to take comfort in the unknown
In artist Kelly Knight’s basement studio in Providence, R.I., her “studio buddy” Claude, a snow-white domestic dove, coos insistently. He’s calling for a mate, says Knight. Domestic doves are family […]
ARTISTS
MiYoung Sohn Makes Things — Whatever the Circumstance
An adaptable artist reimagines common materials
When MiYoung Sohn moved to Provincetown, it was the flowers that struck her. She arrived from New York in September 2021 to work as the visual arts coordinator at the […]
