Mission
The Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown is a nonprofit organization dedicated to encouraging the growth and development of emerging visual artists and writers and to restoring the year-round vitality of the historic art colony of Provincetown. The Work Center is internationally known for it acclaimed 7-month residency program granting fellowships to 20 emerging writers and artists, as well as its open enrollment Summer Workshop Program, an online writing program 24PearlStreet, and an extensive series of year-round cultural events and exhibitions.
History
The Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown was founded in 1968 by a group of artists, writers and patrons, including Fritz Bultman, Salvatore and Josephine Del Deo, Stanley Kunitz, Phil Malicoat, Robert Motherwell, Myron Stout, Jack Tworkov and Hudson D. Walker, among others. The founders envisioned a place in Provincetown, the country’s most enduring artists’ colony, where artists and writers could live and work together in the early phase of their careers. The founders believed that the freedom to pursue creative work within a community of peers is the best catalyst for artistic growth. The Work Center has dedicated itself to this mission for over 40 years.
Today the Work Center is a leading long-term residency program for emerging artists and writers and one of the most renowned. Each year the Work Center offers residencies – the gift of time, space and community – to twenty Fellows selected from some 1,500 applications worldwide. From October to May, the Work Center gives the Fellows living and workspace, a modest stipend and each other. The only thing asked in return is that they focus on new work while they are in residence.
Welcome back to FAWC Friday at the Fine Arts Work Center! We're delighted to invite you to our free, interactive community event series. FAWC Fridays provide a unique chance for our community to come together in the fall and winter seasons and…
Read More »Attention emerging writers and visual artists! 2024-2025 Fellowship applications are now open. Exciting news - the 2024-2025 Fellowship applications at the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown are now open! For over 50 years, ten writers and ten…
Read More »24PearlStreet's first online Submit-a-thon! Are you a writer looking to submit your work to journals but need a little extra support in doing so? Look no further than 24PearlStreet's first online Submit-a-thon! M.P. Carver, Director of the…
Read More »As we say a fond farewell to summer and excitedly anticipate the arrival of a new group of Fellows who will join us this October, we find ourselves reflecting on all the writers and artists who’ve come before and enjoyed the precious, changing…
Read More »24PearlStreet // Fall 2023 FAWC Scholar Award Opportunity This Fall, we are contacting you with exciting news regarding our partnership with the Institute of American Indian Arts to provide ten Scholar Awards to Indigenous American writers to…
Read More »Announcing the 2023-2024 FAWC Fellows! The Fine Arts Work Center is honored to announce our awarded 2023-2024 Fellows. These 20 emerging visual artists and writers have been selected from a pool of nearly 1,200 talented applicants. The 2023-2024…
Read More »Featured Faculty: Sandra Beasley Excerpt from "On Lyric Essays" "Since I published first in the genre of poetry, then in nonfiction, I am sensitive to the explanation that the lyric essay is merely a compromise or indulgence--a 'poet's version of…
Read More »Summer Session is Open for Enrollment. Looking for a convenient way to deepen your craft and enrich your creative community this summer? Our 24PearlStreet online writing program provides students with the opportunity to work on their craft…
Read More »Experience a Memorable Summer in Provincetown When you take an in-person Summer Workshop at the Fine Arts Work Center, you're giving yourself 15 hours of intense workshop time, creating work with a renowned instructor alongside other committed…
Read More »Summer Session 2023 24PearlStreet Online Writing Program Our 24PearlStreet online writing program provides students with the opportunity to work on their craft wherever they are, year-round. Our virtual model combines convenience with the…
Read More »24PearlStreet Newsletter "Ten Questions for Paul Lisicky" Where, when, and how often do you write? All the time, honestly. I’m a lot less structured about my writing than I used to be, unless I have some extended time off, which is…
Read More »SAVE THE DATE From Provincetown with Love A spring gathering in New York City to celebrate the Fine Arts Work Center and our creative community. Join us to reconnect with FAWC Fellows, faculty, and friends; toast the upcoming season in…
Read More »Summer Workshop Program 2023 Creative Writing and Visual Arts Workshops in Provincetown The Fine Arts Work Center Summer Workshop Program is open for registration! Our signature education program offers over 60 week-long workshops in visual…
Read More »Summer Session 2023 24PearlStreet Online Writing Program Our 24PearlStreet online writing program provides students with the opportunity to work on their craft wherever they are, year-round. Our virtual model combines convenience with the…
Read More »Registration Opens Next Week for 24PearlStreet's Summer Session 2023 Our 24PearlStreet online writing program provides students with the opportunity to work on their craft wherever they are, year-round. Our virtual model combines convenience…
Read More »April / Celebratory Weekend with our 2022-23 Fellows Thank you to our local community for taking part in our FAWC Friday series and energizing 24 Pearl Street each month. This is a celebratory and bittersweet weekend for our 2022-23 cohort of…
Read More »Excerpt from "Line" by Ananda Lima Published in Rattle In America, I learnt that one can snap a rubber band against one’s wrist each time one’s hand reaches up towards the mouth By the back of my hand the rubber band…
Read More »February / Thank you, Provincetown! Thank you to our local community for taking part in our FAWC Friday series and energizing our newly renovated spaces each month. This new series featured free nights of programming every first Friday of the…
Read More »24PearlStreet // A Workshop for Every Kind of Writer The 24PearlStreet program is rooted in the Fine Arts Work Center's commitment to nurturing creative connections and supporting artistic freedom. By choosing to register for a workshop, you…
Read More »Summer Workshop Program 2023 Creative Writing and Visual Arts Workshops in Provincetown The Fine Arts Work Center Summer Workshop Program is open for registration! Our signature education program offers over 60 week-long workshops in visual arts…
Read More »Winter classes are now available for enrollment! Our 24PearlStreet online writing program provides students with the opportunity to work on their craft wherever they are, year-round. Our virtual model combines convenience with the opportunity to…
Read More »The past seven months as a Visual Arts Fellow were a godsend for my practice. Coming to FAWC this past winter represented the first real break I had from the grad school experience and I felt I could reclaim my practice for myself. It was a…
Read More »Dear 24PearlStreet Writing Community, In partnership with Kundiman, an organization dedicated to nurturing generations of writers and readers of Asian American literature, 24PearlStreet, the online writing program at the Fine Arts Work Center, has…
Read More »24PearlStreet Online Writing Program Below is the line-up for Fall workshops that are still available for registration. As always, our 24PearlStreet workshops build on the tradition of creative excellence and sense of community at the Fine Arts…
Read More »Discover a Workshop Fit for Your Writing Level 24PearlStreet meets the needs of all writing genres and levels. Browse our catalog for workshops ranging from 1, 4, or 8-week virtual LIVE or asynchronous experiences with experienced faculty.…
Read More »October Update / Our 2022-2023 Fellows are Here! We know the Fall season has officially started when our new cohort of Fellows are settling into their apartments at 24 Pearl Street and residences at Brewster Street. Along with our new Visual Arts…
Read More »24PearlStreet Online Writing Program Find a Fall Workshop that Meets Your Needs 24PearlStreet meets the needs of all writing genres and levels. Browse our catalog for workshops ranging from 1, 4, or 8-week virtual LIVE or asynchronous…
Read More »"I would love another [Sprint] workshop with Brian Turner. His last workshop was terrific." -Sylvia Peck, poet A Special Congratulations to Our Fall 2022 Scholars! This Fall season, 24PearlStreet and The Institute of American Indian Arts invited…
Read More »Fall Bundle Registration Discounts Available 24PearlStreet Sprints are 3-hour generative workshops with incredible writers, centered on a theme. These workshops are limited to 25 participants. The following bundle discounts are available until…
Read More »Receive 15% discount on all workshops through September 26 We had a terrific Wilder Words virtual reading last week. Hearing the works of Leila Chatti, Joan Kwon Glass, Reif Larsen, Cleyvis Natera, Melissa Studdard, and Erika Wurth reignited our…
Read More »Early Registration is Open for Fall at 24PearlStreet! This Fall season, we are excited to offer a diverse range of course formats, including 1, 4, or 8-week asynchronous or LIVE via Zoom workshops—as well as special 3-hour September…
Read More »Discounts, Scholarships, and Wilder Words at 24PearlStreet Fall is an ideal season to draft or revise your poetry, fiction, memoir, essay, YA novel, or hybrid writing. Please join us for a 24PearlStreet online workshop. We offer a diverse range of…
Read More »?24PearlStreet's Fall 2022 Catalog is Here Welcome to Fall at 24PearlStreet! It’s time to draft or revise your poetry, fiction, memoir, essay, YA novel, or hybrid writing. Enroll now in one of our online 1, 4, or 8-week LIVE via Zoom or…
Read More »Get Ready for 24PearlStreet's Fall 2022 Catalog! We're so excited about all of our poetry, fiction, and memoir workshop offerings for this coming Fall! And, we can't wait for you to see all of this goodness next week when we launch our catalog.…
Read More »Whether LIVE via Zoom or via our custom built online classroom, 24PearlStreet workshops are designed to suit your schedule, even when you're away from home or working from the office. Register for your class…
Read More »Find Your Place at the Work Center The end of July is upon us here at the Fine Arts Work Center. See below for our public series of free readings and artist talks from summer faculty that are warming up the Stanley Kunitz Common Room. Our…
Read More »Craft Your Best Memoir & Fiction This August Our online workshops are designed to suit your schedule, whether you are away from home or working from the office. Register for your class today. Revision Is the Writing: Prose Workshop -…
Read More »Wonder, Fellowship, and Community at the Work Center April at the Work Center was full of inspiration and connection. We hosted ten public events, many of which are also available online, and enjoyed the company of our community of Fellows,…
Read More »Anything is Possible - FAWC Summer 2022. Wondering what's possible this summer? Four FAWC instructors have workshops determining just that - register for their classes today. -How Can I Write Poems About That? with Martha Collins July 24 -…
Read More »July 16, 2022 marks the joyful return of the Fine Arts Work Center Summer Awards Celebration at the Pilgrim Monument and Provincetown Museum. This year’s theme is Homecoming, and we are honored to announce our 2022 honorees: past Fellow…
Read More »Two-Week Offerings in Summer 2022! Sometimes one week just isn't enough. This year we're pleased to offer three two-week workshops as well as a two-week independent Summer Project Residency. Learn more and register…
Read More »Craft Conversations on Poetry A series to support the Fine Arts Work Center and the Fellowship program The Fine Arts Work Center is pleased to announce the return of Opening to Wonder: craft conversations on poetry featuring writers Tiana Clark,…
Read More »New Faculty Await You in Summer 2022. We are excited to welcome several new instructors to the FAWC community to take part in our Summer 2022 programming! Learn more about four of them below and register for their classes today. -Queer/Trans…
Read More »Public Programs and Provincetown Partnerships On-site and online at the Work Center Thank you to everyone who has attended a reading, exhibition, or artist talk here at the Work Center this month; it has been lovely to see our winter community…
Read More »Summer 2022 is coming. Let's get out there. The weather is warming and it's time to get outside! This summer, several FAWC instructors are incorporating excursions in and around Provincetown into their course design. Register for these classes;…
Read More »March Happenings and Summer Workshops On-site and online at the Work Center Welcome to March at the Work Center a month studded with readings, exhibitions, and artist talks from our Fellows, as well as presentations from visiting writer Chris…
Read More »The Fine Arts Work Center Summer Workshop Program is open for registrations! We look forward to welcoming you back to Provincetown and 24 Pearl Street this summer, and we have so much to share with you, including a new two-week Summer Project…
Read More »Announcing Our Summer Workshop Program 2022 Catalog The Fine Arts Work Center Summer Workshop Program is back! We are thrilled to share our 2022 catalog with you, in advance of our registration window, which opens on Tuesday, February 15. …
Read More »A New Year at the Work Center Welcome to 2022 from the Fine Arts Work Center. As the seasonal population in Provincetown reduces in size and many shops and restaurants close until spring, the Fellows living and working at 24 Pearl Street enjoy…
Read More »A New Year at the Work Center Welcome to 2022 from the Fine Arts Work Center. As the seasonal population in Provincetown reduces in size and many shops and restaurants close until spring, the Fellows living and working at 24 Pearl Street enjoy…
Read More »Season's Greetings from The Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown, where the year's end includes rich and encouraging reflections on our renewed commitments to the support of emerging artists and writers in Provincetown. In 2021, we relaunched…
Read More »The Fine Arts Work Center was founded on a two-part mission: to create a place in Provincetown that supports emerging artists and writers, and to help restore the dynamism and vitality long associated with the nation's most enduring creative…
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