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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Our home in Provincetown. Video: Michael Cestaro
Upcoming Events at FAWC
In Person Friday, November 1, 2024 Live Zoom Thursday, November 14, 2024 In Person Friday, December 6, 2024 
November FAWC Friday
Stanly Kunitz Common Room
and Hudson D. Walker Gallery
Panel Discussion:
AI & the Creative Writing Life
A Virtual Event
December FAWC Friday
Stanly Kunitz Common Room
and Hudson D. Walker Gallery
News and Updates
Fellowship, Organization Highlights Apply for the Fine Arts Work Center 2025-2026 Fellowship October 16, 2024 Artist News, Fellowship Remembering Past Fellow Alicia Henry October 22, 2024 Fellowship, Provincetown Here to Make Films, Explore Chance, and Paint With Rainwater October 16, 2024
24PearlStreet Online Writing Program Workshops
Asynchronous Daisy Fried Asynchronous Nova Ren Suma Live Jennifer Franklin
Writing the Political Poem
November 4 – 8, 2024
Crafting the Young Adult Novel
November 11 – December 6, 2024
The American Sonnet: Writing Small Poems That Pack a Big Punch
November 18 – 22, 2024
Our Programs
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.
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.
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.
