The Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown has announced that the printmaking studio will be named in honor of Michael Mazur in recognition of his extraordinary contributions to the organization and renown in printmaking. A dedication ceremony is being planned for sometime this Fall. A former trustee and co-chair of the organization's board, Mazur is nationally recognized as a master of contemporary printmaking. He was instrumental in the 2006 construction of the Work Center's full-scale printmaking studio that will bear his name. Mike's genius and fame as an artist, his inexhaustible energies, ingenuity and generation of new ideas, his fearless eloquence, his wit and irreverent good humor ­ from all these invaluable gifts the Fine Arts Work Center has long and hugely benefited,' says Marty Davis, President of the Fine Arts Work Center's board. 'We are thrilled to name this space in his honor.

Mazur is a frequent innovator, having launched the New Provincetown Print Project in the early 1990s, a five-year endeavor that established the Work Center as a vital participant in Provincetown's heritage in innovative printmaking. He also inaugurated the 'Monotype Marathons', the centerpiece of the Work Center's annual summer auction, the organization's largest fundraiser. The naming of the printmaking studio in his honor cements his legacy at the Work Center.

Michael Mazur has been making prints, drawings and paintings for nearly 50 years. His work has been shown in over 150 solo and group exhibitions, including the Museum of Modern Art and the Whitney, Brooklyn and Metropolitan museums in New York City. His work is included in many major public and private collections internationally. He is represented in New York by the Mary Ryan Gallery, in Boston by the Barbara Krakow Gallery, and in Provincetown by the Albert Merola Gallery.

The Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown is a nonprofit organization dedicated to nurturing emerging artists and writers. Founded in 1968, its core mission is its renowned Fellowship Program, offering long-term residencies each year to emerging artists and writers from around the world. It also offers open-enrollment summer workshops, and a low-residency MFA in the visual arts in collaboration with the Massachusetts College of Art and Design. The Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown is located at 24 Pearl Street in Provincetown, MA.