Provincetown’s identity is rooted in its history as a place where artists came to develop their vision in a community of creative peers. For many, it also served as their […]
Art
NEW VISIONS
Bridging a Generational Divide
The co-founders of an art collective on collaboration and combining complementary skills
“How can we use the element of contrast in our work?” asked Alana Barrett, one of the two founders of the art collective PROMPT at the beginning of last week’s […]
ART THERAPY
Paul Rizzo Is Searching for His Dream House
A new show explores the personal geography of memory
Here is a partial list of Paul Rizzo’s obsessions, in no particular order, based on a visual inventory of the works in progress (all his works are almost always “in […]
ABOVE AND BELOW
Finding Beauty and Menace in the Natural World
Carrie Lederer discovers inspiration in nature’s extremes
Carrie Lederer has a table in her studio in Oakland, Calif. that she describes as “an artist statement in 3D.” It displays things she finds in nature, often from her […]
THE STROLL
Provincetown, Friday Night
Seen and heard on the weekly gallery walk
AMP: Art Market Provincetown 432 Commercial St. Nik Key of Norwalk, Conn. and Kate McLauchlan from Bergen County, N.J. are visiting Provincetown for the weekend. They are drawn to Rick […]
LOST AND FOUND
Kurt Reynolds Connects the Past With the Present
A Provincetown artist combines found objects, history, and memory
Two years ago, artist Kurt Reynolds responded to a call for submissions for artwork commemorating the 400th anniversary of the Pilgrims’ landing in Provincetown. But the piece he created became […]
JOURNEYS
Paul Resika Reaches Toward the Miraculous
The artist unspools his interpretations of a single work by Fra Angelico
Paul Resika was browsing in a bookshop in New York City when he came across four volumes of engravings of paintings in the Vatican Museums. He bought the whole set […]
LESSONS
John Clayton Dreams in Color
Finding the perfect balance between life and work
Many people dream of quitting their jobs to become painters or writers, musicians or playwrights. The prospect of no regular paychecks — and no guarantees — can be frightening. But […]
UNDER THE INFLUENCE
Diana Horowitz Paints Big Places on a Small Scale
The artist explores her long connection to the Outer Cape in a new show
Diana Horowitz’s landscape paintings are notable not only for her mastery of technique but also for their size. None of her works has a dimension larger than seven inches; all […]
THE STROLL
Wellfleet, Late August
Seen and heard on the weekly gallery walk
Frying Pan Gallery 250 Commercial St. Friends Heather MacBride of Mashpee and Debbie Ward of Sandwich are dressed up for a night on the town. Having just enjoyed oyster happy […]
KIND OF BLUE
Drawing With Light and Making Magic
Three Provincetown artists take one of the oldest photographic techniques in new directions
When a new medium was unveiled in 1839 that miraculously seemed to fix images from an ever-changing reality onto a permanent surface, the British scientist and polymath Sir John Herschel […]
BACK SHORE
Pete Hocking and the Embodied Experience
Through his painting, the artist takes viewers on journeys through land and sea
Pete Hocking is many things: image maker, teacher, community organizer, blogger, curator — and the possessor of one of the Outer Cape’s most notable beards. “And I’m a big walker,” […]
WORKSHOP
Free Jazz Ceramics Class: Variations on a Theme
Jeff Shapiro leads students toward experimentation
Jeff Shapiro likes to break the mold of what ceramics students are typically taught in class. “I’m not particularly interested in teaching technique,” he says. In a recent class at […]
MARSHLAND
This Ineffable Thing
Jennifer Moller reflects deeply on one tidal pool
On a snowy day in 2011, Jennifer Moller was on a Wellfleet marsh with her medium-format camera, looking for images. She photographed a singular tidal pool, positioning it at the […]
THE STROLL
Provincetown, Friday Night
Seen and heard on Provincetown’s weekly gallery walk
Woodman/Shimko Gallery, 346 Commercial St. Erin Long is an artist from Sharon. She gazes at a wall of paintings by Danielle Coenen. All are close-up portraits of faces. Long feels […]
