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Provincetown arts center plans $12m building transformation
Provincetown’s Fine Arts Work Center plans a $12m building transformation at its 4 Brewster Street property.
The Massachusetts nonprofit has supported the town’s artists and writers since it was founded in 1968.
The municipal board pledged $1.5m toward the planned project this past summer.
The center is known for a residency that gives ten artists and ten writers lodging and studio space for seven months each year.
Affordable housing is scarce in Provincetown, which is among New England’s most expensive places during the summer season.
The center says providing access and community, including for queer artists, remains a priority.
The available details do not say when the transformation will begin.
Provincetown’s Fine Arts Work Center plans a $12m transformation of its building at 4 Brewster Street.
The town’s municipal board pledged $1.5m toward the project this past summer.
The non-profit says access and affordability are priorities as high housing costs threaten Provincetown’s artistic community.
The centre provides lodging and studio space for ten artist fellows and ten writers from October to April.
Founded in 1968, the centre has expanded and renovated its facilities over much of its history.
- Who
- Provincetown’s Fine Arts Work Center.
- What
- It plans a $12m transformation of its 4 Brewster Street building. The town’s municipal board pledged $1.5m toward the project.
- When
- The pledge was made this past summer; the articles do not state when the transformation will begin.
- Where
- 4 Brewster Street, Provincetown, Massachusetts.
- Why
- The centre prioritises access and affordability and supports the town’s artistic community. Further reasons for the building transformation are not stated.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The Fine Arts Work Center was founded by a group that included painters Robert Motherwell, Myron Stout, Jack Tworkov and Fritz Bultman.
The centre acquired a heating supply building for around $120,000.
The centre acquired the lot at 4 Brewster Street.
Miguel Braceli completed his residency with a public performance called True Love’s Kiss.
Provincetown’s municipal board pledged $1.5m toward the planned transformation.
- Planned project
- $12m transformation
- Building
- 4 Brewster Street, Provincetown, Massachusetts
- Municipal pledge
- $1.5m
- Founded
- 1968
- Residency programme
- Ten artist fellows and ten writers, October to April
What people are saying
People have come here for generations to live their identities to the fullest and they have heavily contributed to the artistic creativity that makes Provincetown what is
The unique experience residents feel the second they drive down Route 6 or step off the ferry comes out in the work created here.