PROVINCETOWN — The Fine Arts Work Center notified participants in its summer workshops by email on April 29 that the entire program had been postponed until 2021 due to the […]
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MEMOIRS
A Portrait of the Writer as a Young Man
In Later, Paul Lisicky recalls his early days in Provincetown
Paul Lisicky could not have known that his newest book would be released in the midst of a global pandemic. And yet it’s apropos that the publication of Later: My […]
SCULPTURE
Akiko Jackson Creates Art for a Time of Grief
The FAWC fellow finds a home in Provincetown
Akiko Jackson is a second-year visual arts fellow at the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown. Her first fellowship year was 2013-14; the day she returned, this past October, Jackson […]
ARTISTS AT WORK
In His Art, Hiroyuki Hamada Seeks to Perfect, Not Provoke
Returning to FAWC as an artist in residence, he rediscovers himself
Hiroyuki Hamada arrived in Provincetown on March 1 to spend the month as a mid-career artist-in-residence at the Fine Arts Work Center. Now, though FAWC is closed to the public […]
PAINTING
Show and Tell With Jake Troyli
The FAWC fellow offers an intimate tour of his art in process
It’s unusual for an accomplished artist to want to share with the public not only completed, polished work but also works-in-progress and even notes, sketches, and inspirations, offering an intimate […]
READINGS
The Real-Life Tale of a Violent Queer Relationship
Carmen Maria Machado reveals all with literary flair
In her new book, In the Dream House: A Memoir, Carmen Maria Machado flips the discussion of domestic abuse on its ear. She writes of her own traumatic experience in […]
PAINTING
The Unruly Language of Autumn Wallace’s Art
Every picture tells a story at a FAWC opening
When encountering Autumn Wallace, one is reminded of a young Frida Kahlo, with her elegant poise, fiercely intelligent eyes, gender-fluid beauty, and determination not to let herself or her art […]
For Francisco Márquez, Poetry Is a Portal
The FAWC fellow explores an inner point of view
It’s not surprising that Fine Arts Work Center poetry fellow Francisco Márquez has a background in film. There’s something of the filmmaker’s eye in his work, especially in his experiments […]
METAFICTION
In Trust Exercise, Choi Views Abuse Through a Literary Lens
The National Book Award winner will read at FAWC
“I have a preoccupation with locations and the landscape,” says Susan Choi, “almost to a fault.” She recalls her time as a writing fellow at the Fine Arts Work Center […]
MIXED MEDIA
Johannes Barfield Takes His Art on the Road
A FAWC fellow drives into his past
The world is not necessarily a kind place, says multimedia artist Johannes Barfield, suggesting that there were obstacles to overcome between his childhood artistic ambitions and the studio space he […]
ART WORKS
FAWC Fellows’ Protest Pays Off
They get increased stipend after act of ‘art-ivism’
PROVINCETOWN — The current crop of Fine Arts Work Center fellows expressed their displeasure at their $750 monthly stipend in a letter now on display at the annual FAWC exhibit […]
EXHIBITIONS
Raul De Lara Finds His Roots in Art
With a show at FAWC, he sends a message home
In Raul De Lara’s studio at the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown, there’s a striking discrepancy between the maturity and polish of the sculpture on display and the youth […]
READINGS
Esther Lin Circles the Globe in Her Poetry
The work center fellow writes of destinations within and far away
Esther Lin’s poetry is full of places — Alexandria, Va.; Mozambique; Madagascar; Hong Kong; Cape Town — all locations from her family’s complex legacy of migration. “It’s like I have […]
READINGS
You Can’t Take the Texas out of Callie Collins
A FAWC fellow re-imagines history from outsiders’ point of view
Callie Collins is that rare species of writer who exudes sheer enjoyment in her work. As she sits on the sunny porch of the Canteen in Provincetown, describing the projects […]
POETRY
The Poems of Oliver de la Paz Question Our Perceptions
He’ll share his vision at a Provincetown reading
“In the labyrinth,” writes Oliver de la Paz, “there is constantly the problem of proximity: how what is understood about where you stand depends on where you stand.” A poet […]
