The Fine Arts Work Center’s mission, designed in 1968 by a group of concerned artists and writers, has been dedicated to the effort of attracting emerging artists and writers to Provincetown, and supporting them with space to live and work and a modest stipend. This annual infusion of fresh creative talent and ideas serves as a dynamic wellspring from which the entire community thrives.
What began thirty-five years ago as an effort to preserve and perpetuate Provincetown’s reputation as the oldest continuously operating arts colony in the country has flourished to become a resource of national renown and significance. The unparalleled Winter Fellowship Program offers seven months of uninterrupted time and space to ten visual artists and ten writers, within a supportive and nurturing community of like-minded peers. Selected from a pool of over 1,100 applicants from around the globe, this culturally diverse group provides the necessary nourishment on which our society flourishes. To date, over 700 Fellows have benefited from this gift of time and space; many have gone on to win the most prestigious awards in arts and letters.
The Work Center’s commitment to provide a supportive environment for emerging creative voices is crucial in this time as we witness certain leaders turn a deaf ear to the need. Costs continue to escalate while financial resources available to arts programs are consistently being cut.
We have worked hard on our Capital Campaign, raising money to reduce our mortgage debt, increase the endowment, and repair our historic structures. Still, the costs associated with running programs here at the Work Center are staggering. For example, each Fellowship requires funds in excess of $20,000.
So we ask for your help. Your belief in the Work Center and in the importance of the arts in our society will help us survive these difficult times.
In advance, many thanks for your support and assistance.
Hunter O'Hanian
Executive Director
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"The Work Center’s commitment to provide a supportive environment for emerging creative voices is crucial in this time as we witness certain leaders turn a deaf ear to the need."
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