Provincetown Art Association and Museum (PAAM)

Founded in 1914 by a group of artists, including Hawthorne, to collect, exhibit and honor the work of Provincetown’s growing arts colony. Today, PAAM houses one of the most important 20th century American art collections, including Hawthorne’s “His First Voyage,” and white-line woodblock prints known as the Provincetown Print developed by B.J.O. Nordfeldt and his followers. PAAM is also the country’s first green art museum as well as a learning center providing affordable arts instruction, an association for professional artists, a research center and venue for film screenings, concerts, auctions and lectures. (www.paam.org)

Fine Arts Work Center (FAWC)

Fine Arts Work Center (FAWC) In addition to its renowned Fellowship Program for emerging artists and writers, FAWC offers summer workshops in creative writing and visual arts, year-round readings, free, public lectures and gallery shows, and Cape Cod’s only MFA in visual arts in collaboration with the Massachusetts College of Arts. FAWC is located on Pearl Street in historic studio space once occupied by Hans Hofmann, Robert Motherwell, Helen Frankenthaler, and many other iconic figures in the annals of Provincetown arts. (www.fawc.org)

Pilgrim Monument and Provincetown Museum (PMPM)

Pilgrim Monument and Provincetown Museum (PMPM) Although the Pilgrim Monument and Provincetown Museum is not an art museum in the traditional sense, the permanent collection includes some extraordinary artwork and tells the history of Provincetown’s art colony. On display are several monumental paintings from the Town of Provincetown Art Collection, including Charles Hawthorne’s masterpiece, “The Crew of the Philomena Manta.” Other permanent and changing exhibits feature the development of the theater, whaling, maritime and fishing industries in Provincetown from the arrival of the Mayflower Pilgrims to the present day. (www.pilgrim-monument.org)

Provincetown Theater

Provincetown Theater Continues the legacy of Eugene O’Neill and Tennessee Williams by mounting plays and musicals of established and emerging American playwrights. (www.provincetowntheater.com)

Gallery Strolls

Gallery Strolls Commercial Street is lined with privately owned art galleries, which host Gallery Strolls every Friday night during the summer. These festive open houses allow arts enthusiasts to browse and meet local and visiting artists and gallery owners. (www.provincetowngalleryguide.com)

ARTS EVENTS OF NOTE

• Provincetown International Film Festival – June (ptownfilmfest.org)

• Provincetown Jazz Festival – August (provincetownjazzfestival.org)

• Musicals, plays and Broadway shows – June – September (provincetowntheater.com)

• Tennessee Williams Festival – September (twptown.org)

• Provincetown Music Festival – September (provincetownmusicfestival.org)

• Gallery Strolls – Friday evenings, June – September (provincetowngalleryguide.com)