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Fine Arts Work Center, Provincetown, MA
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Fine Arts Work Center

Fine Arts Work Center is a museum in Provincetown, MA, part of the Cape Cod guide. Cost: free.

24 Pearl Street · Provincetown, MA

Why you should go…

Fine Arts Work Center has supported emerging writers and visual artists in Provincetown since 1968, granting seven-month fellowships with studio space and a stipend. Beyond its residency program, the center runs open-enrollment summer workshops and a free, year-round public series of readings, art talks, and gallery exhibits. It sits minutes from the Cape Cod National Seashore in the country's oldest arts colony.

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What's around here?

The closest stops to Fine Arts Work Center, ordered by straight-line distance. A few more like it, plus some different kinds of fun so you can build a full day.

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    The Lobster Pot

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    Pilgrim Monument & Provincetown Museum

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    Provincetown Chamber of Commerce

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