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Arts & Minds
Celebrating the creative and sometimes quirky culture of the Outer Cape.
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ARTISTS
A Public Exploration of Privacy
Kamrooz Aram’s Chicago exhibition reflects his Wellfleet experiences
Iran and Wellfleet are worlds apart, yet the painter Kamrooz Aram managed to find memories of his native country in the reflections of Wellfleet’s kettle ponds on two visits to […]
SET PIECES
The Art of the Honest Fake
For Arthur Egeli’s 'Art Thief,' John Clayton captures the feeling of lost works
Duplicating a painting that vanished in 1990 might sound challenging. But Provincetown painter John Clayton, who is creating reproductions for Art Thief, a film by artist and gallery owner Arthur […]
MARATHON
Finding Theater, Blubber, and Community in Moby-Dick
A town reads aloud for everything from esoteric insights on blubber to racy bits
PROVINCETOWN — “We don’t want thunder, we want rum!” bellowed reader Larry Williams, channeling the urgency of a stormy scene from Herman Melville’s classic novel, Moby-Dick; or, The Whale. When […]
CONSTRUCTIONS
Bz Charts Stories of Home and Elsewhere
An architect with an artist’s eye explores the layers of place-making
“Much of my work reckons with home and elsewhere as two foundational stories we tell to explain who and where we are,” says the visual artist and architect known as […]
Arts Briefs
Arts Briefs for May 12 through May 18, 2022
Castle Hill’s Upcoming Season The Truro Center for the Arts at Castle Hill has announced its 2022 summer program, with a 50th anniversary gala planned for July 23. The center […]
LOCAL COLOR
Street Artists Start a Conversation in Eastham
Murals at the former Nickerson’s and T-Time delight some, dismay others
EASTHAM — Two new works of art appeared along Route 6 last weekend — a large mural on the façade at the former Nickerson Service Center, and a smaller project […]
CROSSWORD #32
Breaking Waves
IN THE STACKS
Finding Rhythm in Truro’s Hills
The Truro Public Library’s art collection connects its community and landscape
The Truro Public Library, like its peers on the Outer Cape, hosts an art collection donated by artists and patrons. This past month, Tom Wojtalak became the latest donor with […]
FICTION
Twists of Fate That Aren’t Simple
Randi Triant’s new novel, What We Give, What We Take, traces the lives of a mother and son
“I’ve known women and men — it’s kind of genderless — who think they’re making the right decision, then realize it was one of the worst,” says Provincetown author Randi […]
INDIE PLAYLIST
An Indie-maginary Music Festival
Headliners booked by staff and contributors
For this edition of the Indie Playlist, contributors were asked to write about the songs and artists they would bring to a summer music festival on the Outer Cape. The […]
Arts Briefs
Arts Briefs for May 5 through May 11, 2022
Ellen Anthony’s ‘Paintings and Constructions’ Ellen Anthony is showing “Paintings and Constructions” at the Wellfleet Public Library, 55 West Main St., through May 28. There will be a reception on […]
IN THE STACKS
First a Church, Then a Museum, Now a Library
Hanging beside bookshelves, paintings tell of Provincetown’s cultural history
If you’ve walked down Commercial Street in Provincetown, you’ve likely met the tourists standing outside the public library. Immortalized in bronze by sculptor Chaim Gross, the couple — a large-chested […]
BOOK REVIEW
Why Writing About Writing Matters
Nicholas Delbanco shares wisdom from his literary life
You, reader of the Independent, grasping a newspaper or squinting at your laptop, probably already believe that writing matters. But not everyone does. Defending the written word’s worth is exactly […]
READING ROOM
Family Trees
Around the world on a story walk in Eastham
Vanessa Van Ryswood, who lives in Eastham, recommends We Planted a Tree, a poem by Diane Muldrow. The illustrations are by Bob Staake, who lives in Chatham. In the book, […]
