There’s an undeniable wallop of art that fills a wall, a whole room, or even an entire landscape with its presence. But there’s also something captivating about a painting that […]
Arts & Minds
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Arts Briefs
Arts Briefs for November 10, through November 17, 2022
Roomful of Blues at Provincetown Town Hall Musical history tells us that the blues were born in the Deep South more than 150 years ago, incorporating spirituals, work songs, and […]
A GIFT OF ART
Helen Frankenthaler’s Provincetown
Five works by the abstract master — the first in PAAM’s collection — are featured in an exhibition of recent acquisitions
Helen Frankenthaler’s Provincetown years were peppered with painting and parenting, swimming and socializing. “My sister Jeannie and I lived with Helen and our father, Robert Motherwell, for a decade of […]
BOOK REVIEW
Faith and Food Connect in Koshersoul
Finding identity — and community — in “the cuisine of the chocolate chosen.”
Michael W. Twitty’s Koshersoul: The Faith and Food Journey of an African American Jew comes to a boil slowly. For readers interested in the intersection of identity, food, and cooking, […]
INDIE SCREEN
Tár Is a Master Class of a Movie
Cate Blanchett gives Mahler a jolt while disrupting the lives of everyone around her
Into a world that has become hyperaware of the abuses of power comes the movie Tár, now playing in theaters locally. Written and directed by Todd Field, an actor turned […]
ART AND ACCESS
Four Galleries Experiment With Artist Residencies
Going beyond selling art to create opportunities to work on the Outer Cape
Paige Beeber had been cloistered in New York City for months recovering from Covid when she had the opportunity to spend three July weeks on the Outer Cape. “Being able […]
Arts Briefs
Arts Briefs for November 10, through November 17, 2022
Not Just Business as Usual If work isn’t working for you — or you wonder why so many live paycheck to paycheck while billionaires extract ever more wealth from the […]
CROSSWORD #36
Let’s Make It Official
IN THE STUDIO
Carmen Cicero’s Pursuit of Deep Expression
A lifetime of stories and styles emerges from a studio in Truro
At 96, Carmen Cicero is full of stories. There’s the story of his friend whose gnarled fingers spoke of a past life as an assassin in World War II before […]
MUSIC
James Montgomery Returns to a Place He Loves
The music legend and his band bring the blues to Eastham this weekend
James Montgomery is inspired by something he heard bassist Gordon Edwards say decades ago: “I don’t score many touchdowns, but my team always wins.” It’s the kind of modesty that […]
LOCAL FLAVORS
Dispatches From Eggs Isle
A live comedy podcast about gentrification and displacement in Provincetown
Eggs Isle is a fictional place off the coast of Provincetown where those who are evicted from their homes wash ashore. It is also the name of a live improvisational […]
ART AND ACCESS
Making Art and Making Do
Dominique Pecce finds rewards and challenges as a working artist on the Outer Cape
The term “emerging artist” is often used without much thought about what it means. In a sense, artists should always be “emerging.” But there’s a moment where the process is […]
Arts Briefs
Arts Briefs for November 3, through November 10, 2022
Looking at New Americans Photographer Mark Chester had his eye on the U.S. census of 2010, curious about the diverse range of nationalities represented in Massachusetts. He found inspiration for […]
THEATER REVIEW
Giving Thanks With a Woolly Weave of Family Ties
'The Humans' arrives at the Provincetown Theater
As adult children reunite with their parents for a holiday dinner, troublesome secrets and long-held tensions surface and ignite: it’s a spectacle we’ve most likely witnessed before, in art and […]
FELLOWSHIP
Meet the 2022-23 FAWC Writing Fellows
A diverse coterie of writers arrives in Provincetown for a seven-month stint
Ten writers — poets, essayists, novelists, and memoirists — arrived in Provincetown earlier this month to begin their seven-month-long fellowships at the Fine Arts Work Center. FAWC fellowship writing coordinator […]
