“Meet me at 517 Commercial St.,” we say, or “I work at 186,” without a second thought about the complexity behind the system of numbers that guides us though our […]
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Siân Robertson Maps Out the Year 2020
A box a day keeps an artist inspired
There’s an obsessiveness to the art of Siân Robertson — multiple objects are organized, following rules and patterns. But an opposite impulse is also manifest — a relentless creativity. It’s […]
GALLERY
Holiday Planters That Bring the Winter Landscape Home
Foraging etiquette and design tips from a pro
Flower designer Kate Formichella is known for making bouquets and installations that are naturally beautiful. She uses local flowers and plants, mostly from her own flower farm in Orleans. She […]
BENEFIT AUCTIONS
Ptown Gallery Stroll Launches ‘Hope Project’
Display of hope-filled artwork starts Friday
The Ptown Gallery Stroll, a nonprofit organization of more than 30 art galleries in Provincetown, was formed in the spring in response to the Covid-19 pandemic and the threat it […]
GALLERIES
Dave Laro Celebrates the Mystery of Found Objects
He returns to Provincetown with new pop constructions
“We’re here to communicate,” says Dave Laro. “We are all trying to make sense of this world we were born into.” As an artist, Laro tells stories by collecting old […]
GALLERY
Gardens That Contain Summer’s Charm
Three secrets for planting winning window boxes
A window box filled with flowers can give a plain clapboard exterior a season’s worth of charm. Settie Dixon, owner of Gardens by Settie, has good advice about planting container […]
GALLERIES
Deb Mell Paints With Objects
Exuberant and iconoclastic, her art is a symphony of expression
“I love processes,” Truro artist Deb Mell says. “I keep thinking of more complicated and time-consuming ones. That makes me happy.” Which is not to say that Mell’s work appears […]
GALLERY
Redecorating Isn’t Just for Grownups
Designing a room of one’s own helps kids cope
Leaving Wellfleet for her freshman year at UMass Amherst, Kenna Valli packed hundreds of pictures of family and friends, painstakingly arranging them in her dorm room with the approved adhesive. […]
