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The Fine Arts Work Center
is an international home
for artists and writers in
Provincetown, Massachusetts.

The Fine Arts Work Center
is an international home
for artists and writers in
Provincetown, Massachusetts.

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The Fine Arts Work Center
supports emerging artists
and writers through its
world-renowned
Fellowship Program.

The Fine Arts Work Center
supports emerging artists
and writers through its
world-renowned
Fellowship Program.

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The Fine Arts Work Center
offers summer workshops
and year-round virtual
learning opportunities to
advance creative practice.

The Fine Arts Work Center
offers summer workshops
and year-round virtual
learning opportunities to
advance creative practice.

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The Fine Arts Work Center
builds community in the heart
of Provincetown through public
programming in the creative arts.

The Fine Arts Work Center builds community in the heart of Provincetown through public programming in the creative arts.

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Mission and Legacy

For over 50 years, the Fine Arts Work Center has provided time and space to emerging artists and writers at crucial early stages of creative development within a community of peers. The founders hoped that the Work Center would perpetuate Provincetown’s seminal importance for the arts in America, overcoming modest means and geographic isolation to create an internationally acclaimed institution. The restoration and amplification of the year-round vitality of Provincetown as a historic artists’ community lies at the heart of the Work Center’s mission. All of our programs are dedicated to enhancing this legacy.

Learn more about the Work Center

Our home in Provincetown. Video: Michael Cestaro

Upcoming Events at FAWC

NOV 14 6:00 PM

Live Zoom
Panel Discussion:
AI & the Creative Writing Life

Thursday, November 14, 2024
A Virtual Event

DEC 6 5:00 PM

In Person
December FAWC Friday

Friday, December 6, 2024
Stanly Kunitz Common Room
and Hudson D. Walker Gallery

 

DEC 12 6:00 PM

Live
Student Open Mic Night with Nathan McClain

Thursday, December 12, 2024
A Virtual Event

 

News and Updates

Fellowship, Organization Highlights

Apply for the Fine Arts Work Center 2025-2026 Fellowship

October 16, 2024

Organization Highlights, Provincetown

Provincetown and Raúl Esparza in Boston Magazine

October 29, 2024

Fellowship, Provincetown

Ten Poets, Writers, and Translators Welcomed at FAWC

October 23, 2024

24PearlStreet Online Writing Program Workshops

Asynchronous
Crafting the Young Adult Novel

Nova Ren Suma
November 11 – December 6, 2024

Live
The American Sonnet: Writing Small Poems That Pack a Big Punch

Jennifer Franklin
November 18 – 22, 2024

Live
Beyond I Love You: Sentence & Line

Martha Collins
December 2 – 6, 2024

Our Programs

The Fellowship 

We select 20 Fellows to live and work in Provincetown from October 1 – April 30.  The Fellowship is designed for emerging artists and writers to focus solely on creative practice.  Fellows share their work as part of our winter public program, which also includes lectures and readings from visiting artists and writers.

Returning Residency 

During late spring, early fall, and summer, past Fellows and friends of the Work Center return to Provincetown for short-term stays during our Returning Residency program, which offers artists and writers dedicated time to advance creative projects and ideas.

Summer Workshops

Every summer,  we welcome students and faculty for a full season of open enrollment, multidisciplinary course offerings in literature, visual art, playwriting, and more.  This program includes over 50 public events that are free and open to our community.

24PearlStreet Online Writing Workshops

All year, we offer online learning opportunities of varying lengths and skill levels through our online writing program 24PearlStreet, where writers can work with esteemed poets, prose writers, and graphic novelists in small group, virtual settings.

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24 Pearl Street
Provincetown, MA 02657
508.487.9960
info@fawc.org


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