A retrospective of paintings by Forrest Williams continues through Sept. 15 at AMP Gallery, 432 Commercial St. in Provincetown. Williams’s narratives are as much about inner space as they are about exterior worlds. The male figures, nude and clothed, are, the gallery says, like psychological journeymen, anonymous ciphers about no one and everyone. Beautifully painted, the theatrical tableaux of imaginary worlds reside in isolation, connection, and disconnection.
Forrest Williams
Provincetown Commons Decked Out With Artists’ Cards
The Provincetown Commons, at 46 Bradford St., is having a show of the original artwork that went into making its 2021 deck of 54 artist playing cards (including two jokers) that’s on sale at provincetowncommons.org for $50 each (with discounts if you buy more than one).
The 2021 deck follows a similar artists’ project last year. All proceeds go to help support the Commons, a facility for emerging businesses in town and arts-related projects.
Among the participants this year: Cherie Mittenthal, Jim Broussard, Larry Collins, Mary Giammarino, Joan Cobb Marsh, Sarah Riley, Joerg Dressler, Helen Grimm, Christopher Sousa, Kate Ryan, Shirl Roccapriore, Forrest Williams, Liz Carney, Curtis Speer, Laura Shabott, Gaston Lacombe, and James Frederick.
This event is ongoing.
