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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 on Tuesday, January 27th, 2026, between 9am and noon. You should begin by visiting our online summer workshop catalog and choosing which workshop you want to take. All registrations must be completed online. During the online registration process you will be guided through the payment process. You may pay using a debit or credit card. Please note that payment in full is due at time of registration, and your registration is not complete until payment is made.
The only exception to this is if you arrange to pay using a payment plan. For more information about our payment plan option, please contact Alexis Wright, Education Programs Manager, at awright@fawc.org.
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, the minimum age to sign up for a workshop is 18.
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. 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.
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. 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.
Paying for Your Workshop
Yes, the Fine Arts Work Center offers a full range of FAWC Scholars Awards for our summer workshops. Please check the scholarships page on our website for a full list of scholarship opportunities.
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 current 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.
Housing
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.
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.
Yes. Please visit the housing page of our website for off-site housing information
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.
Travel and Parking
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.
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. We are a fifteen-minute walk from the dock 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.
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.
Parking is reserved for students and faculty staying on-site at the Work Center. If you are staying on-site and have requested a parking spot, you will be assigned a parking spot when you check in. For off-site parking information, please visit Town of Provincetown Parking. There are several municipal parking lots nearby to FAWC. 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.
We recommend parking 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
Check In and Orientation
Check in is between 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM on Sunday, in the entryway to the administrative offices at 24 Pearl Street. 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, we cannot check anyone in early.
Orientation is from 6:00 PM – 6:30 PM on Sunday in the Stanley Kunitz Common Room. 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.
Please bring the welcome packet that was provided at check-in with you to the orientation. You do not need to bring anything else, unless a specific request was made by your instructor.
Faculty, Student, and Special Events
The week begins on Sunday evening with a brief orientation session and a welcome reception. Monday through Friday, a continental breakfast is provided on the courtyard from 8:30 AM – 9:00 AM. Classes will take place from 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM, unless otherwise noted in the workshop description in the online catalog. On Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday evenings from 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM, the week’s faculty will give readings or artist talks. Thursday is Student Night. It begins at 4:30 PM with a reception coinciding with Student Night Open Studios, where visual arts students can showcase their work from the week, followed at 5:30 PM by Student Night Readings, where students in writing workshops will have the opportunity to read aloud. The workshops end on Friday; students are welcome to stay until Saturday. All students staying on-site must check out of their apartments by noon. (The week’s schedule will be included in your welcome packet and is available online here.)
Each week’s faculty will give a scheduled reading or artist talk at 5:00 PM 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 PM. 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.)
Program Amenities
There is a computer lab, art gallery, bookstore, laundry facilities, and a student lounge with kitchen facilities on-site. 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.
Yes. Students have 24-hour access to visual arts studios.
The computer lab has Mac computers, printers, a scanner, and a copy machine. We ask for a ten cent donation per copy.
Yes. The laundry facilities are coin-operated. Please bring quarters and laundry detergent.
The student lounge includes 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.
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. You are on your own for all other meals.
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 outside of the Barn.
No. We encourage you to bring your own bike. All FAWC Summer Workshop participants can get discounts at local bike rentals.
Yes. There are two bathrooms (one ADA accessible) just off of the Stanley Kunitz Common Room.
Yes. There is a water bubbler with hot and cold water in the lounge and a drinking fountain adjacent to the public bathrooms.
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 upon arrival.
FAWC Programs and Policies
We are committed to creating an environment that is welcoming and inclusive for people from systematically marginalized communities. Our aim is to nurture a community in which we all hold ourselves and each other accountable, celebrate difference, and work with integrity to build the trust necessary to make creative connections. To learn more, please visit our DEIA Resources page on our website.
The summer months are the only time our studios are available for workshops. During the rest of the year they are occupied by various artist residencies.
From October 1st to April 30th every year, FAWC welcomes ten writing and ten visual arts fellows who live and work on-site. There are also other, shorter residencies, and special events such as FAWC Fridays and Fellow Showcases throughout the rest of the year.
Yes. If you have taken a class with us before, or have been a faculty member or Fellow, you can return to FAWC for a week or more before or after the Summer Workshop Program for a Returning Residency, where you are able to rent studios and apartments at a reduced rate. Anyone can join us for one or two weeks during our Summer Project Residency in June. There are also a number of other invitation-only residencies every year. Check out our Additional Residencies page on our website to learn more. We also offer workshops and other resources online, year-round.
Checking Out
If you are staying onsite with us, simply 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.
If you have any questions not addressed on this page, please email Summer Program Manager Dustin Ross at dross@fawc.org .
