In 2008 the Fine Arts Work Center
celebrates its 40th year
As the adventure in hopefulness its founders conceived it to be. 2007 set
the stage. In July we welcomed the arrival of our new Executive Director,
Margaret Murphy. In August we had our most successful summer auction
ever. In September we received a $205,000 matching grant from the new
Massachusetts Cultural Facilities Fund for renovation of our historic Days
Lumberyard Building - just the boost we needed
to complete the last phase of our Building for the
Future reconstruction project. October saw the
arrival, for the 40th year in a row, of a new class
of emerging artists and writers selected to be our
2007-08 Fellows in Residence – the very reason
for our existence. In November we hosted an
awards benefit in Cambridge to honor Norman
Mailer, Michael Mazur, and Ted Landsmark, three
legends-in-our-time devoted to the cultivation
of emerging artists and writers. December saw
our successful completion of a major Challenge
Grant from a very generous supporter, resulting
in the addition of $250,000 to our endowment.
2008 will bring many wonderful occasions
commemorating our 40th anniversary, including
readings by Former Fellows at a national writers
conference in New York City; media and events
sponsorship by WCAI, the Cape and Islands’
NPR radio station; an exhibit of Former Fellows
work at the Cape Cod Museum of Art in Dennis;
a 40th anniversary luncheon celebrating the place
of the Fine Arts Work Center in the history of
20th century American arts and letters, at the
New Museum of Contemporary Art in New York
City; and a 40th Anniversary Fine Arts Auction at
Skinner’s in Boston. Please join us in celebrating
this important milestone.
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