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Registering for Your Workshop
Our online catalog contains a complete listing of workshops.
You can sign up for a workshop once we’ve opened registration, which will happen in late January, 2026. Begin by visiting our online summer workshop catalog and choosing which workshop you want to take. You can register for that workshop directly from the online catalog. All registrations must be completed online.
You will receive a confirmation email once you complete your registration. If you do not find your confirmation email in your inbox, please check your spam folder. If you do not receive a confirmation email from us, please contact Alexis Wright, Education Programs Manager, at awright@fawc.org, to confirm that you have successfully registered.
You may register for a workshop up until the day before it begins, provided there is space available. Please note: classes tend to fill up quickly, so we strongly recommend that you register as soon as possible!
Yes. If the workshop you are interested in is full, you can add your name to a waitlist for that workshop. Waitlists are limited to 25 people. If a space opens up in a workshop, we will give first opportunity to enroll in the workshop to those on the waitlist, in order of when they were added to the list. If a space opens up less than a month before the workshop begins, we will reach out to everyone on the waitlist, and give first opportunity to whomever responds first.
No. You must register and pay in full or be given a scholarship in order to attend a workshop.
Yes, the minimum age to sign up for a workshop is 18.
Paying for Your Workshop
- 1. You can pay for your workshop at the end of our online registration process, after you select one of our 5 tuition levels. You will pay using a debit or credit card. For more information about our tiered tuition system, please click here.
- 2. You can pay for your workshop using our payment plan. For more information about our payment plan option, please contact Alexis Wright, Education Programs Manager, at awright@fawc.org.
3. You can apply for a scholarship. For more information about our scholarship program, please visit the scholarship page on our website.
Yes! We have a wide range of scholarships available. Please visit the scholarship page on our website to learn more.
For some scholarships, you will complete and submit the scholarship application form on our website by March 1st, 2026. For other scholarships, you will apply directly to the relevant scholarship partner. Please visit the scholarships page on our website for details.
Scholarship applications are due on March 1st, 2026.
No. You may apply for only one scholarship.
Yes, previous scholarship recipients are welcome to apply again. The exception to this is that some of our academic institution scholarship partners limit the scholarships to currently enrolled students. Please visit the scholarships page on our website for details.
Many of our FAWC Scholars Awards include housing and a modest travel stipend. Scholarships for local Cape Cod residents typically cover tuition only. Please visit the scholarship page on our website for details.
We will email all applicants of their scholarship status by early April, 2026.
Yes! We would be grateful if you would consider making a tax-deductible donation to our Access Fund, which was created to support efforts to make FAWC a welcoming and inclusive place for artists and writers from systemically under-served communities. Please click here to learn more or make a donation. Thank you!
No, we don’t offer any standard discounts. We will occasionally offer special promotions, which are generally publicized via FAWC’s e-newsletter and social media pages. We have also implemented a tiered pricing system to make our workshops more affordable. Click here for more information.
Everything Else About Your Workshop
All information about individual workshops, including dates, start and end times, submission requirements, materials lists, reading lists, what you need to bring to the workshop, etc, is provided in the course description in the online catalog
The maximum number of people in each workshop is eight for printshop and photography workshops, and ten for all other workshops.
Yes. Students have 24-hour access to their workshop spaces.
If you cancel your workshop three or more weeks prior to your class start date, you will receive a full refund, minus a $75 processing fee, for each workshop cancellation. Similarly, if you cancel housing three or more weeks prior to your class start date, you will receive a full refund, minus a $75 processing fee. If you cancel your workshop less than three weeks prior to your class start date, you will forfeit your entire payment. In the unlikely event that your workshop is canceled by FAWC, you will receive a full refund.
Some visual arts workshops require an additional materials and/or model fee. Materials fees range from $25-$75. Model fees are $40. Please see individual workshop descriptions for details of additional fees.
We recommend that you purchase items on your materials list at your favorite local or online arts supply store before you arrive. Provincetown does not have an art supply store. The local hardware stores–Conwell Home Center and True Value—have some art supplies, but we can’t guarantee they’ll have what you need for your workshop.
If your instructor has provided a syllabus ahead of time, we recommend that you buy the books you need at your favorite independent bookstore. There are two local bookshops in Ptown, but we can’t guarantee they’ll have the books you need.
FAWC does not give out instructor contact information, so if you have a question for your instructor prior to the workshop start date, please contact Alexis Wright, Education Programs Manager, at awright@fawc.org, and she will pass your question along to your instructor. If you would like to reach out to students taking a class the same week you are about sharing transportation or lodging, please send us your request, and we will send an email to all students who can then be in touch with you directly.
We will send you periodic emails about different aspects of the program in the weeks and months leading up to your workshop. We will also send an informational email two weeks prior to your workshop start date to provide check-in details, and additional information about your week with us. Your instructor may be in touch with you as well, but not all instructors reach out to students ahead of time.
Getting to Provincetown and the Fine Arts Work Center
By Air
Cape Air flies direct from Boston’s Logan Airport to Provincetown Airport at Race Point. Or you can fly to Boston and then take the ferry (see ‘By Boat’ below) to Provincetown. To get from Logan Airport to the ferry dock, take Boston Public Transit Silver Line Route 1 to the World Trade Center stop or take the water taxi.
You can take a taxi from Provincetown airport to FAWC.
By Boat
Bay State Cruise Company and Boston Harbor Cruises both provide ferry service from Boston to Provincetown. Boston Harbor Cruises is offering FAWC faculty and students a 20% discount on ferry reservations, valid for Sunday through Friday (some restrictions apply). Please email Education Programs Manager Alexis Wright at awright@fawc.org for the code to use at checkout.
FAWC is a fifteen-minute walk from MacMillan Pier, where the Ferry arrives.
By Bus
Peter Pan offers bus service to Provincetown from New York City via Providence, RI, or from Boston via Hyannis. Plymouth & Brockton Bus Co. offers bus service from New York City, Boston, and Providence to Hyannis. From Hyannis you can take a local bus to Provincetown.
All buses arrive at MacMillan Pier, which is a 15 minute walk from FAWC.
By Car
Driving time is approximately 2.5 hours from Boston, and 6 hours from New York City.
Provincetown is best experienced on foot or bicycle, since driving and parking can be challenging in summer.
If wheeled transportation is needed, Provincetown offers shuttle buses, taxis, and pedi-cabs. If you do, however, have a car and need parking, please visit Provincetown Chamber of Commerce for parking information.
Housing and Parking: If You’re Staying at FAWC
Yes, FAWC has a limited number of apartments available for summer workshop students. They are available on a first-come, first-served basis.
The cost of an on-site apartment is $1,100 for six nights, from Sunday night through Saturday morning.
All apartments have a full-sized bed, kitchen, private bath, and wireless internet. Kitchens contain pots and pans, dishes and cutlery. They do not, however, have a telephone, television, or air-conditioner (fans are available). Bedding, towels, and linens will be provided, but students should bring their own toiletries.
When registering for a workshop, you will have the opportunity, pending availability, to book an on-site apartment. Please note that payment for housing is due in full at the time of registration, and your housing is not secured until payment is made. Housing in Provincetown is a challenge to secure in summer, so if you are not able to book an apartment on-site, we recommend securing alternative housing as soon as possible.
No. We are not able to accommodate requests for specific apartments. However, when registering, please include a note in the comment box if you have any health or mobility issues that we need to be aware of when assigning apartments.
Apartment sizes and layout vary, but all have a full-size bed, a couch, a private bath, and a kitchen equipped with a dining table, stove, microwave, coffee maker, fridge, basic cookware, dishes, and utensils. Wireless internet is available. Apartments do not have phones, televisions, or air conditioners (fans are provided). Linens, blankets, towels, and pillows will be provided, but you must bring your own toiletries. The laundry room will be available for a few hours on select evenings for students and faculty staying on site, so if you need to do laundry, plan to bring detergent and quarters.
Yes. You may have a guest stay with you. Just keep in mind that each apartment has only one full-size bed, and accommodations for other sleeping arrangements cannot be made.
You should bring any materials you need for your workshop, toiletries, clothes, laundry detergent and quarters, and any food you would like to prepare during your stay. Linens, towels, and cleaning supplies are available in each apartment.
No. Smoking is not permitted anywhere on the FAWC property.
We will accommodate service animals without question, and emotional support animals with a document that includes the name of your diagnosed condition(s) and a recommendation for an emotional support animal. It must be written and signed by a licensed mental health professional who can legally practice in your state. The letter must include the practitioner’s license number. Otherwise, we must ask you to please leave your pets at home. For our full pet policy, please click here.
We have one fully-accessible apartment available. If you need the accessible apartment, please indicate as such in the comments box when registering for your workshop and housing.
We have posted QR codes in all the apartments that will allow you to submit a work request at any time to resolve maintenance issues. If the issue is severe, like a flooding toilet, an issue with your stove, or a broken pipe, you can call our facilities team, whose number we will provide when you arrive.
Every apartment has a lock box with a key in it outside the front door. You will be provided with the combination to the lock box if you lock yourself out.
If you cancel your housing three weeks or more before your class start date, you will receive a full refund, minus a $75 processing fee, for each housing cancellation. If you cancel your housing less than three weeks prior to your class start date, you will forfeit your entire payment. In the unlikely event that your workshop is canceled by FAWC, you will receive a full housing refund.
If you are staying at FAWC, you can request a parking spot during the registration process. You’ll be assigned a spot at Check-in when you arrive for your workshop on Sunday.
If you have a handicapped parking placard or mobility issues and are not staying onsite, please contact Alexis Wright, Education Programs Manager, at awright@fawc.org about obtaining a parking space on-site.
If you’re staying on-site, we ask you to be out of your apartment by noon on Saturday.
Please leave your key on a table in your apartment upon your departure. Please leave the apartment as tidy as you found it and bring any garbage to the dumpsters outside.
Housing and Parking: If You’re Not Staying at FAWC
Yes! We have many local housing partners who offer discounts for FAWC workshop students. Please visit the housing page of our website for off-site housing information.
You’ll want to arrive on Sunday, so you can attend Orientation and meet your instructor and your fellow students. Workshops end on Friday at noon, so you should book your accommodations at the very least through Thursday night, but longer if you’d like to enjoy Ptown after your workshop ends.
If you have a handicapped parking placard or mobility issues and are not staying onsite, please contact Alexis Wright, Education Programs Manager, at awright@fawc.org about obtaining a parking space on-site.
Many of our off-site housing partners have parking for their guests. If they don’t, you can find off-site parking information by visiting Town of Provincetown Parking. There are several municipal parking lots nearby to FAWC.
You can also park at these nearby lots, which will likely have space if you arrive before 9:00 am.
14 Johnson St (beside FarLand Provisions)
363 Commercial St (next to 361 Coffee & Espresso Bar)
401 Commercial St (next to Treadwell Gallery)
If those are full, Provincetown Public Parking (next to CVS) has a very large lot.
Your Week at FAWC and in Provincetown
The week’s schedule will be included in your welcome packet and is available online here.
You should plan on arriving at FAWC for Check-in anytime between 4:00 and 6:00 P.M. on Sunday. If you’re staying with us we’ll assign you a parking space (if you requested it), help you get settled into your apartment. And whether you’re staying with us or not, we’ll give you an informational packet to help get you up to speed before the week starts.
When you arrive at FAWC, at 24 Pearl Street, look for the main entryway to the administrative offices in the building on your left as you enter the property. There will be a big ‘Welcome’ sign outside the entryway to guide you, and staff will be there to greet you.
You may leave your luggage in the Student Lounge, which will be open and unlocked for your use, until check-in begins at 4:00 PM. Unfortunately, staff will not be available to check you in early.
Orientation is our first gathering together, and takes place from 6:00 PM – 6:45 PM or so on Sunday in the Stanley Kunitz Common Room. Orientation is where you’ll meet staff and instructors as well as your fellow students, and where we’ll run through the week with you. After the orientation session, you will have a short meeting with your instructor and classmates in your studio, followed by a welcome reception on the deck.
A continental breakfast is provided from 8:30 AM–9:00 AM, Monday through Friday. There is also a welcome reception featuring light snacks and drinks on Sunday, and a Student Night reception featuring light snacks and drinks on Thursday. All other meals are your responsibility.
There are several small grocery stores within walking distance and a Stop and Shop within biking/driving distance. The addresses for these stores will be provided in your welcome packet.
We maintain a modest pantry in the Student Lounge, where faculty and students can find basics like olive oil, spices and other non-perishables that students and faculty from the previous weeks have left and where you can leave any leftover food you have from your stay, as well.
Oh boy, don’t get us started. There’s SO much to do in Ptown. Read below to get a sense of what’s available. We also have a lot of wonderful local partners. Check out our local partners page on our website to see who they are and the discounts they offer to FAWC students.
Bike Rentals. Riding a bike is one of the best ways to get around P-town. There are several bike rental companies in town. We will provide discount coupons to Arnold’s Bikes.
Bike Paths. There is a great system of bike paths that go out through the dunes and to the two National Seashore beaches, Race Point and Herring Cove. Definitely worth exploring!
Dune Tours. Art’s Dune Tours will take you way off the beaten path and give a history of Provincetown’s famous dunes!
Theme Weeks. Many of the summer weeks in P-town have a theme, such as Bear Week, Family Week, Provincetown Portuguese Festival, Womxn of Color Weekend and more.
Gallery Stroll. During Gallery Stroll, which is on Fridays beginning at 7pm, most galleries in Provincetown are open. Check out as many as you can, from the East End to the West End.
Restaurants. All FAWC apartments come with a kitchen to make your own meals. However, Provincetown has an array of restaurants to eat at, from establishments with counter service like Rosie’s, The Canteen, or Grab & Go, to sit-down restaurants you might want a reservation for, like Sal’s or Victor’s. There’s plenty in-between, including coffeeshops, brunch options, pub food and, of course, seafood. Here’s a great list of affordable restaurants in P-town. Not on this list is Far Land Provisions, a staff go-to and a great small grocery store and sandwich shop, only 2 blocks from the Work Center. Other great, relatively affordables spots not on that list are Cafe Heaven, and Liz’s Cafe.
Book Stores For a small town, Provincetown boasts a lot of bookstores! Be sure to check out East End Books, The Provincetown Bookshop and Tim’s Used Books!
Theater In town, you can check out what’s happening at the Provincetown Theater. Nearby in Truro, Payomet has plenty of performing arts offerings, and in Wellfleet, see what’s happening at Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater and Harbor Stage Company
Cinema There is one arthouse cinema in Provincetown, the Waters Edge Cinema. The next closest option is the Wellfleet Cinema, in South Wellfleet, which is right next door to the Wellfleet Drive-In! Yes, there’s a drive-in only a 30 minute drive from Provincetown. On weekend days it becomes a flea market.
Water Activities Dolphin Fleet Whale Watch offers 3-4 hour naturalist-guided trips. You can catch the sunset on the sea with Hindu Sunset Sails, choose from one of several fishing charters, and rent kayaks, surfboards, and stand-up paddleboards with Coyote Kayaks
Beaches Provincetown is on the Cape Cod National Seashore – check out the beautiful beaches, bayside or oceanside!
What’s Scheduled at FAWC Besides your Worshop?
Instructors will give readings or artist talks at 5:00 P.M. on either Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday evening. Details will be provided in your welcome packet.
Thursday night is student night, which includes Open Studios and open-mic Student Night Readings. Student Night begins at 4:30 P.M. Details of Student Night will be included in your welcome packet. (We celebrate Student Night on Thursday because many students leave directly after class on Friday, and we want everyone to have the opportunity to share their work.)
We will schedule occasional ‘Brown Bag’ lunch-time events, which are free and totally voluntary. Bring your own lunch, and enjoy talks, walks, and educational, cultural or other activities. Details will be provided in your welcome packet and at Orientation.
What’s Available at FAWC?
There is a computer lab, art gallery, a small bookstore, laundry facilities, and a student lounge with kitchen facilities. The computer lab, student lounge, and kitchen facilities are available 24 hours a day. The laundry facilities are available for a few hours on select evenings.
The Student Lounge includes the computer lab, a seating area, in addition to a fully-equipped kitchen area. Students staying off-site are welcome to use these facilities. The Student Lounge is open 24 hours a day.
The computer lab (which is inside the Student Lounge) has Mac computers, printers, a scanner, and a copy machine. We ask for a ten cent donation per copy.
Yes, if you’re staying with us on-site. We have washer dryers through the doors to the right of the Student Lounge. You can do laundry during evening hours. Details will be in your welcome packet.
Yes. The laundry facilities are coin-operated. Please bring quarters and laundry detergent.
Yes. If you need to receive any mail while you are taking a workshop, please address the package to yourself at 24 Pearl Street, Provincetown, MA 02657. Packages received for students and faculty will be placed in the student lounge.
Yes. All students and faculty are welcome to use the bike racks on the property.
No. We encourage you to bring your own bike. And all FAWC Summer Workshop participants can get discounts at local bike rentals. Details are in your Welcome Packet.
Yes. There are two bathrooms (one ADA accessible) just off of the Stanley Kunitz Common Room.
Yes. There are water bubblers with hot and cold water in the lounge and in all workshop studios. There is also a drinking fountain adjacent to the public bathrooms.
FAWC’s Culture and Climate
We are committed to creating an environment that is welcoming and inclusive for people from systematically marginalized communities. To learn more, please visit our IDEA Resources page on our website.
