The Commons offers exhibition spaces for Cape & Islands artists to show their work. We also host a variety of community events and classes that we invite all of you to attend. To keep updated on future events at The Commons please join our mailing list or scroll down to see what is happening.
UPCOMING art shows & HAPPENINGS
YEARLY CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Staying true to the building's history, The Commons hosts a variety of classes and workshops for artists, entrepreneurs, and locals alike. Topics range from marketing and graphic design workshops, to artist professional development series, to civic engagement panels. The Commons programming is open to all in an effort to establish a nexus for creative collaboration and economic development.
DIANE MESSINGER
DIANE MESSINGER
On exhibit: APRIL 16 - MAY 12
Artist Reception: Sunday, April 28 from 3 - 5 PM
ARTIST STATEMENT
Using the figure as a focus, my paintings investigate the complexity of relationships and the range of human emotion, delving into oppression, conflict, and violence. The work chronicles a struggle that embraces despair, moves through anger, and ultimately arrives at revelation, proving that despite our fragility and vulnerability, we are capable of great courage and strength.
Fueled by my own journey to overcome obstacles, the work is rich with symbolism and layered with personal history. Loose gestural strokes first define representational forms. Surfaces are energized and agitated, creating interaction and dialogue. Some areas become more rendered, providing insight, while others are obscured. The current series is very large, making my practice highly physical as I interact with the work, and affording me a great sense of freedom.
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THE SALON ARTISTS, A GROUP SHOW
THE SALON ARTISTS
On exhibit: APRIL 16 - MAY 12
Artist Reception: Sunday, April 28 from 3 - 5 PM
EXHIBITING ARTISTS:
Rosalie Acinapura, Lennie Alickman, Nancy Berlin, Heather Blume, Rebecca Bruyn, Barbara E. Cohen, Didier Corallo, Joe Diggs, Beth Faherty, Robert Henry, Catherine Hess, Grace Hopkins, Jenny Humphreys, Valerie Isaacs, Jody Johnson, John Koch, Donna Mahan, Deb Mell, Diane Messinger, Richard Neal, Patte Ormsby, Donna Pomponio, Susie Rhatigan, Sian Robertson, Kerstin Roolfs, Daniel Wagner, Laurence Young and more.
PIER TO PLATE (Local Economic Development Series)
PIER TO PLATE
Local Economic Development Series Free Workshops
Sponsored by the Town of Provincetown EDC and Mermaid Menu Seafarm.
Snacks provided by local farmers and created by Michela Murphy.
Interested in starting a sustainable seafood business or already working in the industry but don’t know how to expand your ideas? Sign up for this local economic development lecture series.
To register for workshops, please email michela.carew.murphy@gmail.com
3/27 10-10:45AM at Provincetown Commons
Economic Opportunities for Fishermen, Aquaculture Farmers & Seafood Entrepreneurs. Presented by Christin Marshall, EforAll and Pam Anderson, Community Development Partnership.
4/17 10-11:30AM at Provincetown Commons
HACCP 101 & Direct to Consumer. Presented by Kim Concra, Food Safety Specialist, Cape Cod Cooperative Extension.
5/1 10-10:45AM at Provincetown Commons
Buy Fresh: Getting in front of your customer and build brand. Presented by Tara Racine, Buy Fresh, Buy Local Cape Cod, Cape Cod Cooperative Extension.
"A HEART AS OPEN AS THE SKY" BY MAURA CUNNINGHAM
A HEART AS OPEN AS THE SKY
On exhibit: May 14 - May 27
Artist Reception: Friday, May 17 from 4 - 7 PM
Maura Cunningham
Artist Statement
A Heart as Open as the Sky
About a year ago, I was meditating. I opened my eyes to find a peregrine falcon landing
on the ledge of my deck, not 20 feet away.
A lightning bolt suspended between earth and sky, she stared into my eyes.
There was no need for breath. The planets, that were her eyes, took me outside of
space and time. Holy, feels too humble a word, to describe her presence.
Those golden feet, that came long before humans ever breathed. Her chest speckled
with the blackness of space, the same dimension that brought her here, now, is all I
could think.
Eventually, she turned her gaze away and flew off silently. But her presence has never
left me. She sits with me still. When I see her flying, the truest piece of me, is flying too.
This body of work came from her visit. She brought me to the sky and to wonder and to
awe.
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Levity 36”x 36”
Enraptured 11" x 14"
“FLOWT” BY FRAN O’NEILL
“FLoWT” BY FRAN O’NEILL
On exhibit: May 14 - May 27
Artist Reception: Friday, May 17 from 4 - 7 PM
Artist Statement:
I have been working with an abstract form from one of my earlier paintings. It could be
interpreted as a boat on the water or a bird in the sky. This made me consider creating more of these ambiguous shapes floating in a sea of blue, fog, or darkness. I think I'll call this series FLOAT or FLOW, so the shapes can symbolize whatever the viewer imagines - birds soaring in the sky or boats drifting in the harbor. For this next group of works, I'll play with my vibrant, Calder-esque abstract forms gliding, floating, and flying through a blue sea or dark sky. The wood grain showing through the colors will add a new energetic dimension that I hope to convey to the viewer.
"ARIEL DESIGNS" BY christien polos
ARIEL DESIGNS
On exhibit: May 14 - May 27
Artist Reception: Friday, May 17 from 4 - 7 PM
Artist Statement: I am a dancer, director, choreographer, set and costume designer, artist and retired high school teacher, originally from the San Francisco, now living in West Roxbury, Massachusetts.
Before retiring from my thirty-year teaching career, I created a program at Brookline High School called the Arts Infusion Lab. This program served three groups of students who were not able to access an arts curriculum due to an alternative daily schedule. The programs included Community-Based Classroom, which served students on the autism spectrum; ACE, a program for students who needed a focused and condensed learning curriculum; and Winthrop House, a program for students with social and emotional challenges.
In designing art-focused lessons for the students in these programs I also created the roots of what would become Ariel Designs in my retirement.
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HIGH TIDE BY BETH FAHERTY
HIGH TIDE BY BETH FAHERTY
On exhibit: May 14 - May 27
Artist Reception: Friday, May 17, from 4 - 7 PM
This past winter there began several heartbreakingly acute indications of how hard it is to be a human being. Both here and far away. I would think about this while wrapped in a scarf against bitter winds and grayest of skies, while walking. And then a guest star of a migratory bird would flash in my periphery and the sheer magnificence of their call, outfit, and resilience would astound me. I marveled in their holy community.
Therefore, this new work is lofty spirited and hopeful. It is a reverent love song in color to bulb and bloom, to bravery and adaptation. These paintings encapsulate my reverence, imagination, and belief that joy and wonder are vital nourishment, to be searched for along your shores, in the harshest of conditions.
PROVINCETOWN MAKERS FAIR
MAKERS MARKET
Unleashing True Craftsmanship
JOIN US MAY 18-19, 2024 AT PROVINCETOWN COMMONS
There is currently an exciting resurgence in making that is both steeped in tradition and relevant today. The Makers Market intends to celebrate the culture of handcrafted, well-designed, long-lasting, and sustainable products that honor the ideals of craftsmanship here on the Outer Cape. Aspiring creative economy entrepreneurs - jewelers, textile artists, potters, sculptors, etc. - to showcase and sell their objects.
BACK TO THE BEACH FUNDRAISER
WE ARE THRILLED TO INVITE YOU TO A SUMMER KICK-OFF FUNDRAISER TO BENEFIT THE COMMONS. JOIN US SUNDAY, MAY 26 FROM 1 - 4 PM.
MUSIC BY DJ KT, LIVE PERFORMANCES PRESENTED BY THE CROWN AND ANCHOR, LUNCH, LIBATIONS, AND COMMUNITY. WELCOME IN THE SEASON WHILE SUPPORTING LOCAL ART AND CREATIVE BUSINESSES ON THE OUTER CAPE.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU THERE!
Date: Sunday, May 26th
Who: Past, current and interested
supporters of The Commons
Location: 46 Bradford Street, Provincetown
Time: 1-4PM
PRESENTING SPONSORS
The Palette Fund
Robert Lieberman & Brian Schneider
CO-HOSTS
Anthony Abbatiello & Chad Johnson
Susan Bernstein
Katy Burnett & Ryan Groth
Sharon & Taryn Callahan-Miller
Alex Capecelatro & Brian Stevens
Dominic Cioffoletti & Christopher Scinto
Paul Cunningham & Peter Kazon
Mike Dillon
Peter Epstein
Lisa Farnsworth & Steedman Hinckley
Pete Hocking
Janet Kosloff & Melissa Moore
Terrence Meck & Breton Alberti
Kelly Monnahan & Keith LeBlanc
Christopher Morgan
Kate Perrelli & Lynn Kappelman
Dan Roche, JR
Jill & Jane Rothenberg-Simmons
Bill Sandie & Sean Cahill
Mark Walsh & Bryan Rafanelli
Business Presenting Sponsor:
The Crown and Anchor
Business Co-Hosts:
Bay State Cruise Company
Helltown Fitness
Salt House Inn
$10,000 - Presenting Sponsor - Back To The Beach Underwriter
Logo on step & repeat and all marketing materials as Presenting Sponsor
Logo on year-round signage prominently visible at The Common as 2024 Presenting Sponsor (visible to over 2,000 visitors annually)
Thank you announcement on The Commons social media pages – IG/FB 2,500 followers
Prominent business visibility with a linked logo on The Commons website
Logo printed on official invitation (March 15 deadline)
10 tickets
$5,000 - Business Sponsor
Logo on step & repeat and all marketing material
Logo on year-round signage prominently visible at The Commons as 2024 Business Sponsor (visible to over 2,000 visitors annually)
Thank you announcement on The Commons social media pages (IG/FB)
Prominent business visibility with linked logo on The Commons website
Logo printed on official invitation (March 15 deadline)
6 tickets
$2,500 - Business Co-Hosts
Thank you announcement on The Commons social media pages (IG/FB)
Prominent business visibility with a linked logo on The Commons website
Logo printed on official invitation (March 15 deadline)
Logo on the event website as Co-Hosts
4 tickets
$2,500 - Individual Co-Hosts
Name(s) listed on the event website as Co-Hosts
Name(s) listed on the official invitation as Co-Hosts (March 15 deadline)
4 tickets
Thanks to your amazing support, The Commons has quickly become a community hub for creation, collaboration, & Innovation.
Back To The Beach
36 x 36 inches, oil on canvas
Pete Hocking
ON JEANS EMPOWERING QUEER WOMXN OF COLOR STORIES
“On Jeans: Embodying Queer Womxn of Color Stories”
Date: May 28th to June 9th 2024
A diverse group of LGBTQ+ women (identifying) of color present their conversation on being themselves. I have some good news. The show “On Jeans” has been invited to the radio station WOMR on May 8 for International Women’s Day. The exhibition participants shared a song along with two sentences describing how that song described them and the work they were presenting. Also, there will be one or two exhibitors in conversation over the hour airing.
The “On Jeans” exhibition requires a program that will contain a musical playlist and a few sentences about the artist's relationship to the song and the images of their work. This is a marketing tool to travel the show, a historical document, and most importantly, an informational tool to educate the public. We aim to demonstrate how LGBTQ+ women of color are as diverse as the larger community and yet not so different.
THE COMMONS CUP
2nd Annual
THE COMMONS CUP
THE HIGHLAND LINKS IN NORTH TRURO
FRIDAY JUNE 14th, 2024
8:30am
Highland Links in North Truro is one of America’s golf treasures, perched high along windswept bluffs overlooking the Atlantic next to the historic Highland Light. This 18-hole scramble tournament will benefit the work The Commons does providing more accessible and affordable workspaces for local small businesses, artists, and entrepreneurs.
The Second Annual Commons Cup will include: an opportunity to win fun prizes, a delicious lunch by POP+Dutch, and a silent auction featuring golf course landscape artworks by local plein air painters, Jim Broussard, Lisa Farnsworth, Bob Ross, Valerie Isaacs and Pete Hocking.
Congratulations to our 2023 winners –
Kate Perrelli, Lynn Kappelman, Georgia Pierce, and Vicary Graham
Get your foursome and help “drive” The Commons’ mission into the future.
Single $150
Double $300
Foursome $600
Includes cart rental and lunch
Club rentals are an additional fee
FEELING COLOR BY JOS STUMPE
FEELING COLOR BY JOS STUMPE
On exhibit: JULY 9 - JULY 21
Artist Reception: Friday, July 12 from
Artist Statement:
After more than twenty years having put his creativity into translating other people’s ideas into word and image, Jos Stumpe began incorporating making art in his daily practice. At first his medium was ceramics; he did a BA Ceramic Design in Glasgow, Scotland. When he and his family decided to move from Amsterdam to New York, he gave up his professional career and immersed himself in the world of art.
At the National Academy School in New York, during a two-year Studio Intensive program, he explored other mediums: sculpture, painting, and printmaking. Always open to new challenges, enjoying his own studio space in Chelsea, Stumpe dived into the world of Mokuhanga, the Japanese technique of water-based woodblock printing. During the lockdown due to Covid-19, he started drawing with oil pastels. Over the years Stumpe created a body of work that is abstract in composition and has a great sense of color. His visual conversations ask the viewer to push the boundaries of abstract art, finding the personal in the non-representational.
In the summer of 2023 Stumpe found a new challenge in giving his artwork a second life by transferring it to fabrics and making clothes with them. A new design label was created: Wear My Art by Jos. With this turn of events, he came full circle back to one of his hobbies when he was a child: drawing fashion models. Feeling Color expresses where his artwork and textiles come together.
Jos Stumpe divides his time between New York City and Provincetown.
Website: www.josstumpe.com
Instagram: josstumpe
ALONG THE WAY BY LINDA TUROCZI
ALONG THE WAY BY LINDA TUROCZI
On Exhibit: July 23 - August 4
Opening Reception:
I’ve painted on Cape Cod for over 25 years. I feel at home on the streets of Provincetown and the outer cape. Walking the back roads to find the perfect place to setup my easel is always the most fun. The magnificant cape light draws painters from all over and to be a part of the community is a gift.
In the Fall and winter, I return to Pennsylvania to paint and show in juried shows. My paintings are expressions of color, light and my feelings.
Participating in many juried shows with the Larkin Gallery, Addison Gallery, Yellow Springs Art Show, Delaware Valley Art League, Audubon Art Show, Philadelphia Emerging Artists and numerous others have been part of my journey. I consider myself an expressionist and look forward to each new canvas.
STILLNESS AT THE EDGE BY EMORY PETRACK
Herring Cove Winter Sunset
Stillness at the Edge By Emory Petrack
On exhibit: August 20 - September 1
Artist Reception:
Artist Statement:
As a landscape and seascape photographer, my connection to nature is at the core of my artistic expression. Through my lens, I capture the sublime beauty of Cape Cod and New England, aiming to highlight the tranquil and majestic essence of these landscapes. Each image in this exhibit offers a sanctuary of calm, celebrating the natural worlds enduring beauty and providing a moment of respite amidst life’s challenges. Standing on a beach at sunrise or gazing at the dunes at sunset, I am reminded of nature’s stillness and grandeur, prompting a deeper appreciation for the world around us.
Photography, for me, extends beyond mere visual art—it is a medium of perspective and gratitude. Surrounded by the vastness of nature, personal concerns diminish, replaced by a sense of wonder and serenity. This exhibit showcases the calm and tranquil moments that have been my sanctuary through tough times. I share these images, hoping they might provide viewers with a similar sense of peace.
My work has been recognized and displayed through the Cape Cod Art Center, Tufts Medical Center, Boston Camera Club, and other venues. With my background as a retired emergency physician working in chaotic surroundings, I create photographs that bring peace and serenity into everyday settings. My photography aims to transform both homes and healthcare environments, offering comfort and a tranquil refuge for everyone- from home dwellers to healthcare professionals and their patients.
Sunset at Skaket Beach
White Crest Beach Splendor
Birds Over Ptown Jetty
Herring Cove Joy
Skaket Beach Sunset
WORKS ON PAPER BY MAUREEN MCCARRON
WORKS ON PAPER by Maureen McCarron
On Exhibit: September 3 - September 15
Opening Reception:
ARTIST BIO:
I grew up in the US Army and lived in multiple States as well as Germany where the European experience enhanced my creativity. I have a BFA in Painting and Printmaking from Virginia Commonwealth University, and I attended classes at The New School of Social Research and Dieu Donne Papermill in New York City. While living in Manhattan for 35 years before moving to Cape Cod in 2010, my artwork was in numerous group and juried shows across the country and Europe. There have been two solo exhibits at Artspace in Richmond, VA and since leaving New York, my work has been shown in Provincetown at The Commons, the Adam Peck Gallery and the Garage Gallery as well as many group exhibits at the Provincetown Art Association Museum, including seven juried exhibitions.
NOW AND FOR EVER BY ALEX STADLER
GONE AND FOR EVER by Alex Stadler
On Exhibit: September 3 - September 15
Opening Reception:
ARTIST BIO:
Alex Stadler is a multidisciplinary artist, painter, author, textile designer, illustrator, ceramicist, and curator. Stadler has written and illustrated more than 10 books for children and adults, and created public artwork and murals for Colette Paris, Reading Terminal Market and Comcast in Philadelphia, and Saks 5th Avenue's flagship store in New York City. As a textile designer, he has created his own line of knitted scarves and blankets, stadler-Kahn, and has collaborated with and designed for Comme des Garçons, Jack Lenor Larsen, GapKids, Todd Oldham, and Whoopi Goldberg.
At stadler-Kahn, his gallery/shop/design lab in Philadelphia, he produced numerous exhibits over a six-year period, featuring mid-career and emerging artists and designers.
In June of 2022, Stadler produced, directed and created work for a memorial and procession entitled Gone & For Ever, honoring the unclaimed of the early days of the AIDS crisis. This public work, created by a team of artists, composers and designers, was part of a larger initiative led by the William Way Community Center in Philadelphia and was funded through a grant from the Pew Center for Arts and Heritage.
Gone & For Ever is also the title of the short documentary about the project. Stadler finished work on that project in 2023.
Stadler currently shows paintings and ceramics with Kneeland & Co in Los Angeles
IN MY GARDEN AT THE EDGE OF THE SEA BY ROWENA PERKINS
IN MY GARDEN AT THE EDGE OF THE SEA by Rowena Perkins
On Exhibit: September 3 - September 15
Opening Reception:
ARTIST BIO:
I make paintings on panels and paper.
My landscape, still life, garden, and figurative paintings are inspired by the things that humans live with, inside and outside, in an objective, physical sense, as well as in the subjective ways of the soul.
The landscape images reveal the unforgettable, extreme tides, breathtaking sunrises and sunsets; the celebrated engagement with the layers of the land at the edges of the sea. Within these distinctive visas, I explore the realms of hope and possibility, timeless and extraordinary moments if the natural world.
The still life, garden and floral images disclose the eternal, ever-present aspects of transformation and change, encapsulated in each brushstroke. The captivating stillness of home, calm and rejuvenating, lingers in my memories. People impact their environment and vice-versa; life, death, and all their phenomena and manifestations.
Whether I am painting the magnificent hues across the ocean and the bay, or the immediate colors of my surroundings, it is always about the transformative power of the painted mark. I want to draw out the expressiveness of the world within, discovering something new and exciting in the process.
CONNECTION! AND LET THE WALLS COME DOWN
Sunday, April 21 | 2 -5PM
Connection! And Let the Walls Come Down
Get ready to break down barriers, make new friends, and connect with others on a deeper level at Connection! Let the Walls Come Down.
Date and time
Sunday, April 21 · 2 - 5pm EDT
Location
Provincetown Commons, Bradford Street, Provincetown, MA, USA
46 Bradford Street Provincetown, MA 02657
About this event
Connection! And Let the Walls Come Down
In a world that is more populated than at any other time, the feeling of disconnection is more epic than ever. Come join us at Provincetown Commons on 46 Bradford Street for an afternoon of joyful expression, support and play. This in-person event is all about bringing people together and fostering a sense of community. Let's come together, share stories, and let our walls come down. It's time to connect, laugh, and enjoy each other's company. Don't miss out on this opportunity to meet new friends and strengthen existing relationships. See you there!
PIER TO PLATE (Local Economic Development Series) (Copy)
PIER TO PLATE
Local Economic Development Series Free Workshops
Sponsored by the Town of Provincetown EDC and Mermaid Menu Seafarm.
Snacks provided by local farmers and created by Michela Murphy.
Interested in starting a sustainable seafood business or already working in the industry but don’t know how to expand your ideas? Sign up for this local economic development lecture series.
To register for workshops, please email michela.carew.murphy@gmail.com
3/27 10-10:45AM at Provincetown Commons
Economic Opportunities for Fishermen, Aquaculture Farmers & Seafood Entrepreneurs. Presented by Christin Marshall, EforAll and Pam Anderson, Community Development Partnership.
4/17 10-11:30AM at Provincetown Commons
HACCP 101 & Direct to Consumer. Presented by Kim Concra, Food Safety Specialist, Cape Cod Cooperative Extension.
5/1 10-10:45AM at Provincetown Commons
Buy Fresh: Getting in front of your customer and build brand. Presented by Tara Racine, Buy Fresh, Buy Local Cape Cod, Cape Cod Cooperative Extension.
TEMPORARY LAND MASSES A NEW PLAY BY JOE MACDOUGALL
TEMPORARY LAND MASSES, a new play by Joe MacDougall
Join us Thursday, April 11 at 6 PM at The Commons | 46 Bradford Street, Provincetown for a free first public READING of Temporary Land Masses with Mark Meehan, Jennifer Cabral, Braunwyn Jacket, Marc Guerrette, James Cerne, Brent Daly, Vanessa Rose, Anne Stott, Tommy Walsh,
Samantha Parazin, Jody O’Neill
WRITING AND TALKING ABOUT YOUR ART, THE ART OF DOING BUSINESS AS A CREATIVE SERIES
THE ART OF DOING BUSINESS AS A CREATIVE SERIES:
CALLING ALL ARTISTS, CREATIVES, AND MAKERS!
Join us for The Art of Doing Business as a Creative -- a free, six-session workshop series to help you develop an informed business strategy and plan to build a successful artistic practice and career. Participants can meet individually with mentors to review business plans, objectives, and strategies. Artists who attend four of six sessions are eligible to present their business plan to win prize money. In partnership with EforAll, five prizes will be awarded totalling $5,000 (made possible with support from Massachusetts Office of Economic Development.
REGISTER ONLINE:
https://di0000000h8fkeac.my.salesforce-sites.com/events/CnP_PaaS_EVT__ExternalRegistrationPage?event_id=a0wQi000000hMIDIA2
The Business of Art Building Your Organization Plan How to Approach and Work With a Gallery Building Networks Grants and residencies Writing and Talking About Your Art In addition, participants will have the opportunity to meet with panelists to review their business plans, objectives, and next steps. They will also have an opportunity, at the end of the workshop series, to practice their elevator pitch. Offered at the Provincetown Commons, 46 Bradford St. Provincetown and virtually over Zoom. Each class will meet from 5:00-7:00 PM.
PIER TO PLATE (Local Economic Development Series)
PIER TO PLATE
Local Economic Development Series Free Workshops
Sponsored by the Town of Provincetown EDC and Mermaid Menu Seafarm.
Snacks provided by local farmers and created by Michela Murphy.
Interested in starting a sustainable seafood business or already working in the industry but don’t know how to expand your ideas? Sign up for this local economic development lecture series.
To register for workshops, please email michela.carew.murphy@gmail.com
3/27 10-10:45AM at Provincetown Commons
Economic Opportunities for Fishermen, Aquaculture Farmers & Seafood Entrepreneurs. Presented by Christin Marshall, EforAll and Pam Anderson, Community Development Partnership.
4/17 10-11:30AM at Provincetown Commons
HACCP 101 & Direct to Consumer. Presented by Kim Concra, Food Safety Specialist, Cape Cod Cooperative Extension.
5/1 10-10:45AM at Provincetown Commons
Buy Fresh: Getting in front of your customer and build brand. Presented by Tara Racine, Buy Fresh, Buy Local Cape Cod, Cape Cod Cooperative Extension.
GRANTS AND RESIDENCIES, THE ART OF DOING BUSINESS AS A CREATIVE SERIES
THE ART OF DOING BUSINESS AS A CREATIVE SERIES:
CALLING ALL ARTISTS, CREATIVES, AND MAKERS!
Join us for The Art of Doing Business as a Creative -- a free, six-session workshop series to help you develop an informed business strategy and plan to build a successful artistic practice and career. Participants can meet individually with mentors to review business plans, objectives, and strategies. Artists who attend four of six sessions are eligible to present their business plan to win prize money. In partnership with EforAll, five prizes will be awarded totalling $5,000 (made possible with support from Massachusetts Office of Economic Development.
REGISTER ONLINE:
https://di0000000h8fkeac.my.salesforce-sites.com/events/CnP_PaaS_EVT__ExternalRegistrationPage?event_id=a0wQi000000hMIDIA2
The Business of Art Building Your Organization Plan How to Approach and Work With a Gallery Building Networks Grants and residencies Writing and Talking About Your Art In addition, participants will have the opportunity to meet with panelists to review their business plans, objectives, and next steps. They will also have an opportunity, at the end of the workshop series, to practice their elevator pitch. Offered at the Provincetown Commons, 46 Bradford St. Provincetown and virtually over Zoom. Each class will meet from 5:00-7:00 PM.
BUILDING NETWORKS, THE ART OF DOING BUSINESS AS A CREATIVE SERIES
THE ART OF DOING BUSINESS AS A CREATIVE SERIES:
CALLING ALL ARTISTS, CREATIVES, AND MAKERS!
Join us for The Art of Doing Business as a Creative -- a free, six-session workshop series to help you develop an informed business strategy and plan to build a successful artistic practice and career. Participants can meet individually with mentors to review business plans, objectives, and strategies. Artists who attend four of six sessions are eligible to present their business plan to win prize money. In partnership with EforAll, five prizes will be awarded totalling $5,000 (made possible with support from Massachusetts Office of Economic Development.
REGISTER ONLINE:
https://di0000000h8fkeac.my.salesforce-sites.com/events/CnP_PaaS_EVT__ExternalRegistrationPage?event_id=a0wQi000000hMIDIA2
The Business of Art Building Your Organization Plan How to Approach and Work With a Gallery Building Networks Grants and residencies Writing and Talking About Your Art In addition, participants will have the opportunity to meet with panelists to review their business plans, objectives, and next steps. They will also have an opportunity, at the end of the workshop series, to practice their elevator pitch. Offered at the Provincetown Commons, 46 Bradford St. Provincetown and virtually over Zoom. Each class will meet from 5:00-7:00 PM.
HOW TO APPROACH AND WORK WITH A GALLERY, THE ART OF DOING BUSINESS AS A CREATIVE SERIES
THE ART OF DOING BUSINESS AS A CREATIVE SERIES:
CALLING ALL ARTISTS, CREATIVES, AND MAKERS!
Join us for The Art of Doing Business as a Creative -- a free, six-session workshop series to help you develop an informed business strategy and plan to build a successful artistic practice and career. Participants can meet individually with mentors to review business plans, objectives, and strategies. Artists who attend four of six sessions are eligible to present their business plan to win prize money. In partnership with EforAll, five prizes will be awarded totalling $5,000 (made possible with support from Massachusetts Office of Economic Development.
REGISTER ONLINE:
https://di0000000h8fkeac.my.salesforce-sites.com/events/CnP_PaaS_EVT__ExternalRegistrationPage?event_id=a0wQi000000hMIDIA2
The Business of Art Building Your Organization Plan How to Approach and Work With a Gallery Building Networks Grants and residencies Writing and Talking About Your Art In addition, participants will have the opportunity to meet with panelists to review their business plans, objectives, and next steps. They will also have an opportunity, at the end of the workshop series, to practice their elevator pitch. Offered at the Provincetown Commons, 46 Bradford St. Provincetown and virtually over Zoom. Each class will meet from 5:00-7:00 PM.
BUILDING YOUR ORGANIZATIOn PLAN, THE ART OF DOING BUSINESS AS A CREATIVE SERIES
THE ART OF DOING BUSINESS AS A CREATIVE SERIES:
CALLING ALL ARTISTS, CREATIVES, AND MAKERS!
Join us for The Art of Doing Business as a Creative -- a free, six-session workshop series to help you develop an informed business strategy and plan to build a successful artistic practice and career. Participants can meet individually with mentors to review business plans, objectives, and strategies. Artists who attend four of six sessions are eligible to present their business plan to win prize money. In partnership with EforAll, five prizes will be awarded totalling $5,000 (made possible with support from Massachusetts Office of Economic Development.
REGISTER ONLINE:
https://di0000000h8fkeac.my.salesforce-sites.com/events/CnP_PaaS_EVT__ExternalRegistrationPage?event_id=a0wQi000000hMIDIA2
The Business of Art Building Your Organization Plan How to Approach and Work With a Gallery Building Networks Grants and residencies Writing and Talking About Your Art In addition, participants will have the opportunity to meet with panelists to review their business plans, objectives, and next steps. They will also have an opportunity, at the end of the workshop series, to practice their elevator pitch. Offered at the Provincetown Commons, 46 Bradford St. Provincetown and virtually over Zoom. Each class will meet from 5:00-7:00 PM.
ATTRIBUTES
ATTRIBUTES on exhibit at The Commons
February 17-March 17
Provincetown IB World Schools presents a multi-grade exhibition of pieces that celebrate 10 years of IB. Inspired by the International Baccalaureate Learner Profile Attributes.
Created and curated by the students of the Provincetown IB Schools.
#ptown #provincetown #capecod #outercape #ibschools #worldview #community #create #express #attributes #nextgeneration
Workshop with Carey Davidson
"Ignite the spark of profound love with Carey Davidson in this 90-minute interactive experience. Gain practical techniques from the Five Archetypes method to attract high-conscious connections and skillfully navigate challenges.
Drawing on over a decade of research and experience coaching thousands of individuals, couples, and teams, Carey offers fresh insights and skills that blend ancient wisdom and cutting-edge science. Discover practical tools to enhance intimacy, foster friendship, and effectively navigate conflicts for healthier and more positive relationships.
Come prepared to discover your unique roadmap to lasting love with your Five Archetypes assessment results! Take the assessment here and bring your results to the workshop: https://www.careydavidson.com/5-archetypes-assessment/"
Conversation with Olga Shpak
From Endangered Species to an Endangered Nation
Please join us at The Commons this Saturday, February 3 at 6pm for a conversation with Olga Shpak. This event is free and open to the public. She Was on the Front Lines of Whale Conservation. Now She’s on the Front Lines of War. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine upended Olga Shpak’s life—and a generation of science.
Dr. Olga Shpak is a former marine researcher specializing in the study of Arctic whales who in the winter of 2015 worked as an aerial observer in the CCS Right Whale Ecology Program, flying right whale surveys over Cape Cod Bay. When war broke out in Ukraine, Olga left behind her 25-year-long scientific career to provide critical supplies for the soldiers fighting on the frontline and is now the director of Assist Ukraine.
Olga, briefly in the U.S. and visiting Provincetown, will present her unique and very personal perspective on the war in Ukraine and her experiences in war torn cities and with soldiers on the front lines. After Olga’s talk there will be an opportunity for questions.
THE BUSINESS OF ART, THE ART OF DOING BUSINESS AS A CREATIVE SERIES
THE ART OF DOING BUSINESS AS A CREATIVE SERIES:
CALLING ALL ARTISTS, CREATIVES, AND MAKERS!
Join us for The Art of Doing Business as a Creative -- a free, six-session workshop series to help you develop an informed business strategy and plan to build a successful artistic practice and career. Participants can meet individually with mentors to review business plans, objectives, and strategies. Artists who attend four of six sessions are eligible to present their business plan to win prize money. In partnership with EforAll, five prizes will be awarded totalling $5,000 (made possible with support from Massachusetts Office of Economic Development.
REGISTER ONLINE:
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The Business of Art Building Your Organization Plan How to Approach and Work With a Gallery Building Networks Grants and residencies Writing and Talking About Your Art In addition, participants will have the opportunity to meet with panelists to review their business plans, objectives, and next steps. They will also have an opportunity, at the end of the workshop series, to practice their elevator pitch. Offered at the Provincetown Commons, 46 Bradford St. Provincetown and virtually over Zoom. Each class will meet from 5:00-7:00 PM.
ESTATE PLANNING
Your Local Estate Planning Law Firm Serving Concord And Throughout Massachusetts
You want to know you have made the best decisions for you family and that your plan will work when your loved ones need it most. You want to make sure your minor children would be raised by the people you choose, and never by anyone you wouldn’t want. You want to make sure your teens and adult children are properly prepared to care for you and what you leave behind. And, you want to feel confident that you’ve made the right choices and handled everything so that you aren’t leaving behind a mess. This is our focus too.
We’re here to help you pass on a legacy of love, care, and ease.
The primary purpose is to educate families on the best ways to protect themselves and the people they love most. There’s a common myth that if something happens to someone, it’s their spouse who would automatically have the ability to step in to make decisions and manage assets. So, our mission has been to educate families on what the laws are, the best way to title assets, the essential documents every person needs to make sure they’re protected, and what extra considerations same-sex couples may want to consider when planning.
And then if anyone has any questions for us they can email me at scropper@dotchinlaw.com.
We are looking forward to seeing you on January 10th!
OFFICE HOURS WITH PAM ANDERSON
Pam Andersen
DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS & CREDIT PROGRAMS
Pam Andersen has a B.S. in Civil Engineering from Northeastern University and worked in the field for twelve years before relocating to Cape Cod to raise her family. She spent 9 years as the owner and manager of the Inn at the Oaks, a bed and breakfast in Eastham. Pam lives in Eastham with her husband, Don, and their two children. She can be found taking walks in the early morning darkness armed with a flashlight.
Pam brings a wealth of technical expertise to her role as Director of Business & Credit Programs as well as first-hand experience on the needs of local business owners. She coordinates planning, administration and implementation of CDP business initiatives and lending programs. By working directly with individual businesses through the loan and leasing application process, Pam ensures that businesses successfully enter CDP programming.
Pam Andersen
Director of Business & Credit Programs
Pronouns: she, her, hers
Community Development Partnership
Creating opportunities for people to live, work, and thrive on the Lower Cape
Capecdp.org I (508) 290-0118 I pam@capecdp.org
We’re Hiring!
Click here for information on our opportunities.
THE WINTER SHOW, OPEN CALL TO OUTER CAPE ARTISTS
THE COMMONS IS EXCITED TO WELCOME OUTER CAPE ARTISTS
TO EXHIBIT IN OUR WINTER OPEN CALL SHOW
DECEMBER 15 THROUGH FEBRUARY 4
OPENING RECEPTION: DECEMBER 15 FROM 4-6PM
THE COMMONS
46 BRADFORD STREET, PROVINCETOWN, MA
Please join us while we celebrate outer cape artists in our open call holiday show. There is no theme to this show and work will be accepted as long as it follows submission requirements
(see below).
The Commons Exhibition spaces are designed to exhibit a diverse spectrum of contemporary artwork as part of our mission to support the creative economy of our community.The mission is to foster the growth of local artists, engage our art community through educational programming, and make art accessible. We prioritize first time local emerging artists while celebrating more seasoned artists as well. The Commons invites you to be part of our story.
SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS
DROP OFF: TUESDAY, DECEMBER 12 FROM 9AM - 4PM AT THE COMMONS
Size: Two-dimensional work should not exceed 36”x 36". Three-dimensional work should fit within a 14 x 14” area or be ready to hang on the wall. *Submissions exceeding these size requirements will not be accepted.
We ask that all artwork comes finished and ready to hang. The Commons reserves the right to refuse work that is improperly presented or unsafe to hang. The Commons does not discriminate because of age, sex, religion, race, color, creed, national origin, alienage or citizenship, disability, marital status, partnership status, veteran status, gender (including gender identity), sexual orientation, or any other factor prohibited by law.
Please be prepared to provide Artist contact information and artwork specifics
Title
Length x width" medium
Artist
$
Artist Phone: Artist Email:
PICK UP: TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 6 FROM 11AM - 4PM
Proceeds: All sales of artwork must be conducted privately by the artist or through a representing gallery. Provincetown Commons will not serve as a broker for sales and will not ask for any commission.
Efor ALL INFO SESSION AT THE COMMONS
Check us out for our open info sessions @commonsptown Monday 12/11 from 11am to 2pm. Learn about our accelerator and The Commons new Art + Business workshop series
Business Accelerator
Program Overview
The EforAll Accelerator Program is a free, one-year program offered twice a year in each of our communities. This program offers a unique combination of immersive business training, mentorship, and access to an extended professional network. Anyone with a dream to start or grow a business or nonprofit is encouraged to apply.
The program is also offered in Spanish in many of our communities. Leer en español.
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WOMEN LAUGHING ALONE WITH SALAD
Join us this Wednesday, December 6 @ 7PM
The Commons
46 Bradford St., Provincetown MA
The B Plot Reading Series presents
WOMEN LAUGHING ALONE WITH SALAD by Sheila Callaghan
This raw comedy is served with a side of feminism and tossed with audacious imagery, biting social critique, and devastating humor.
This is a FREE event hosted by The Commons and The Provincetown Theater.
SUMMARY
What’s on the menu for Meredith, Tori, and Sandy, the three women in Guy’s life? Healthy lifestyles, upward mobility, meaningful sex? Or self-loathing and distorted priorities? Inspired by the strangely ubiquitous advertising trend of picturing attractive women blissfully eating salad, award-winning playwright Sheila Callaghan breaks all the rules of our image-obsessed culture in Women Laughing Alone With Salad. This raw comedy is served with a side of feminism and tossed with audacious imagery, biting social critique, and devastating humor.
MASHPEE INDIAN WHALERS
Mashpee Indian Whalers
On exhibit at The Commons in the Urvashi Vaid & Kate Clinton Community Room
This story has many facets to it that involved Mashpee Indians engaged in the whaling industry both by choice and by force. The time period spanned nearly one hundred years. Most of the heavy whaling harvest took place during the mid-19th century. Before Europeans arrived in the region, the Wampanoag people hunted whales when the whales came to feed in North Atlantic Ocean. There were occasions that a whale would drift ashore and then be divided among the people by the Sachem closest to the beached animal. Wampanoag Sachem rights to drift whales still exist on the law books today and have been used as recently as 1998.
The exhibit was developed by Mashpee Wampanoag Tribal Member Ramona Peters and was funded in part through the U.S. Dept. of Education/Office of Indian Education ARP-AIRE Grant
In Thanksgiving's wake, navigating around the myth ...
... toward a fascinating facet of Mashpee history that happens to be true
SETH ROLBEIN
NOV 24, 2023
Much as I love being with family on Thanksgiving, chucking a pigskin and chasing young’uns before devouring turkey, the holiday has become increasingly problematic for me, a contradiction harder to balance. I sense this is true for growing numbers who question the absurd myth, and acknowledge more of the true, tragic history.
I have stood in Plymouth on Thanksgiving morning, among people for whom “mourning” was the appropriate spelling. As time passes, their perspectives sink deeper into me. So this isn’t some “politically correct” rap, it’s an attempt to be more honest. That doesn’t diminish gratitude, but it does temper privilege with understanding that our holiday came at great cost, and as a nation we buried that truth.
Being on Cape Cod only adds to the bittersweet. Those who were here as the Mayflower arrived still survive; it was Wampanoag corn stolen, land taken, promises to them broken, and there’s nothing “woke” (in the deprecating way that word is invoked) about facing that.
Looking to pivot, found a way:
“Mashpee Indian Whalers” is a traveling exhibit installed at the Salt Pond Visitor Center of the Cape Cod National Seashore on Route 6 in Eastham, created by tribal members, multiple panels mounted on wood frames in the lobby. Revealed is one of many facets of Mashpee history few people understand; “the tribe’s major presence in the 19th century whaling industry.”
For centuries, Mashpees hunted “P8tâpâak” — “whales” in Wampanoag — close to shore in small light boats and "mishoons" (canoes). As world-wide whaling developed, with Nantucket Quakers playing a leading role, it made sense that Mashpee men, much at home on the water, were recruited and became deeply engaged.
“By 1860, 51 men, 46% of adult males in the tribe, were involved in the whaling industry,” the exhibit notes. Dozens more participated before and after, and many family names remain familiar: Amos, Attaquin, Coombs, Hendricks, Mills, Pocknett, Peters.
A global map, pocked with blue dots from Pacific to Atlantic, Baffins Bay to Indian Ocean, documents locations where a Mashpee whaler arrived. There were many successful voyages but also wrecks, death, desertions, pirate captures, even mutinies. This explains why there are Mashpee Wampanoag descendants in far-flung places like Hawaii and New Zealand.
Stern portraits conjure serious personalities. And these men, traversing the globe, witnessing so much, played a crucial role in re-shaping life in Mashpee:
“(T)hese Indian whalers planned, wrote, and executed the 1834 legislation to obtain self-government for their families back home. The Mashpee Indian District provided independence for the tribal citizens to establish businesses, pass laws that governed fairly, and offered a means for tribal people to contribute to their own government.”
Those rights and opportunities would be challenged (and undermined) over and over in years to come; like Black servicemen back from war, these whalers returned to discrimination that their experiences and bravery should have eliminated.
Resurrecting their history doesn’t accomplish that, but it is a compelling way to expand on the idea of Thanksgiving; the exhibit is up at the Seashore’s visitors center through December 3, possibly longer, before traveling on.
A COLLAGE SHOW
CAMP PROVINCETOWN
presents: A Collage Show
Camp Provincetown would like to invite you to a show of COLLAGE ( art made by pairing various different materials ) at The Commons.
Opening Reception: Friday, December 1 from 4-6PM
Show runs from November 28 - December 10
*All sales go directly to the Artist!
Please email karencappotto@gmail.com with any questions about this show.
PTOWN BOOK CLUB
Ptown Book Club
A book club that befits our extraordinary community.
Each month, we will jointly select a book to read over the next month. Queer romance? Local history? New England cooking? Historical fiction? Any and all genres will be considered and jointly decided by attendees.
And, if you haven’t read the book? Join us anyhow. We like your company.
Each month, we will ask a member to provide snacks and refreshments.
A few more details:
Who: Anyone that wants to talk about books and meet some of the wonderful people that make Ptown the remarkable town that it is.
When: We will meet on Wednesday, November 15, 5:30pm-6:30pm to introduce ourselves and identify our first book. Thereafter, we will meet on the secont Thursday of the month, 5:30p-7pm (December 14 will be the first official meeting).
Where: The Commons
The Book: At the end of each meeting, we will jointly decide the book for the following month. Attendees are responsible for purchasing (or borrowing from our wonderful local library) the selected title.
Cost: Absolutely free! Just bring your thoughts, stories, and love for Provincetown.
RSVP/Questions: Todd Berman, torojun@gmail.com. Please rsvp so that we can plan space accordingly.
Todd Berman is a year-round resident of Provincetown and has spent his entire career in book publishing. Most recently, he was Vice President of Sales at Penguin Random House.
RIK KAPLER aka WAVE
On exhibit November 14-26, 2023
ARTIST RECEPTION : SATURDAY, November 18th from 3-6 pm
SEA~PODS
“A collection of Ceramic ‘wall-pocket’ Vessels
celebrating the four elements and the emergence of new life.”
Artist Rik Kapler aka ~WAVE
About The Artist
Rik Kapler - aka WAVE, is a Provincetown artist who works in Ceramics and Printmaking. He is an activist who has been steadfast in his commitment to social justice, climate, and LGBTQ issues through various platforms and organizations including the ASG, the UU Meetinghouse, and FAERIE Camp Destiny, among others. He has made Provincetown his home for twenty years.
WAVE’s background in physical and movement therapies plays gently into the hands of his new exhibition at The Commons in both the sacred and fluid nature of the work titled SEA PODS. In this show, the artist pays homage to a traditional American Art Pottery tradition of constructing wall vases, manufactured by companies such as Roseville, Weller, McCoy, to name a few. Wall Pockets are utilitarian objects-of-Art; They were a popular decorative Art form to hold a selection of flowers or seasonal greens, budding branches, pussy willow, etc. In WAVE’s large scale SEA PODS, we are reminded of the much smaller version of wall pockets as we consider the artist's love of nature, and in particular, the Oceans. These Wall Pockets/Vessels/SEA PODS lean toward representations of Life Forms born of the Oceans - unseen but easily imagined. They appear as breathing, moving sea creatures, swimming across the wall, and then suddenly stopping before pausing to look at us.
Kurt Reynolds - following conversations with the artist, September 2023
THE B PLOT READING SERIES PRESENT FIRES, OHIO BY BETH HYLAND
B Plot Reading Series
November 8 and December 6 at 7 p.m.
The B Plot Reading Series is a free reading series showcasing up-and-coming playwrights that center the experiences of young people. The series is co-sponsored by and presented at The Commons. It is designed to complement the Provincetown Theater’s mainstage season.
The B Plot’s mission is to platform pieces that represent the next generation of queer people in their own voice, cultivate conversations about the issues young people are facing and make theater accessible to all in Provincetown by providing free, high-quality theater.
This reading series is free and open to all and will be held at the Main Room at The Commons: 46 Bradford St, Provincetown, MA 02657. No tickets are required.
November 8 at 7 PM - Fires, Ohio
by Beth Hyland
As a climate crisis threatens a small Ohio college town, the mopey grown children and second wife of a sort-of-mediocre professor must choose: stay and smolder, or leave and burn. When a visiting scholar comes to stay for a few days, love and hatred flare and jeopardize the family’s fragile equilibrium. Chekhovian and totally modern, Fires, Ohio brings an old story into our painfully funny present.
THE COMMONS PIE FEST 2
WHO’S READY FOR PIE?
The Commons Pie Fest 2 is happening Sunday, November 5th from 1-3PM at The Commons. This sweet event will be closing out The Provincetown Food and Wine Festival. Selected bakers turn up the heat and knead towards the coveted prize of best in dough. Our celebrity guest judges Bob Keary, Naya Bricher, Lesley Marchessault and Kelly Fields will be cutting in and tempering these bakers egos.
Each baker will be making two pies (one for judging and one to be auctioned off) Don’t miss out on this event! It will leave you wanting more…
This year’s bakers:
SEAN FLYR
SUE HALE
ANDREEA CEPLINSCHI
FRAN O'NEILL
JODY JOHNSON
JENNY HUMPHREYS
SEAN GARDNER
MAURA CUNNINGHAM
GERRY GOYETTE
JANE SCHERER
MARK BOUCHER
CLAIRE ADAMS
This year take a piece of The Commons home with you and a pie in one of our new Provincetown Cutie Pie canvas totes (length 25” x width 10” x height 14”) with artwork from studio artist Sofia Cabanas. Totes are $45 and can be purchased online at link below.
OUTER CAPE ART COLLECTIVE (OCAC)
Prompted! Is the inaugural exhibit of the Outer Cape Art Collective, a group of 21 artists, who came together during three years of learning from and experimenting with artists and educators Laura Shabott and Alana Barrett.
FULL MOON SOUND BATH
SOLE LUNA
FULL MOON SOUND BATH at The Commons!
Saturday, October 28, 7:30PM until 9:00PM
Bring a cozy blanket
$45 suggested donation
Contact Olivia for any questions
(508) 292 5965
solelunaptown.com
Experience a Transformative Sound Bath Meditation with Himalayan and Crystal Bowls
Indulge in a revitalizing 30-minute guided sound bath meditation, featuring the soothing resonance of Himalayan and Crystal bowls.
This immersive journey is designed to help you recenter, uplift your vibration, and promote relaxation, self-healing, and peace of mind.
Join us for a truly enriching sound bath meditation session.
Find your bliss.
Sole Luna Massage & Meditation Studio is unlike any other in Provincetown or even the Cape Cod area.
When you enter the studio for a massage, guided sound bath meditation, or yoga session you can expect to feel held, nurtured, and cleansed.
Founded by experienced healer Olivia Bazzano in the wake of the pandemic, Sole Luna is here to help you slow down, go inward, and rebuild.
COLE COOK & ARRAN PASKAUSKAS
COLE COOK & ARRAN PASKAUSKAS
GROWTH RINGS
October 17 - October 29
Artist Reception:
Friday, October 20, 5-8PM
Cole Cook
Cole Cook is a mixed medium artist living and working in Truro, MA. A native of Los Angeles, Cole finds the Outer Cape to be a place of safety, reflection, and inspiration. Being in this landscape is an important part of his artistic life and process. A former professional athete, Cole has always had a close relationship with the human body, and the influence of that lifelong intimacy, along with his love of the land (especially trees), can be seen in all his work.
Cole’s work highlights mass and movement; using simple lines and exposed woodgrain to remind the viewer that the human body is a part of nature, and not apart from nature. The use of negative space and shadowboxes create an ethereal quality in the forms, as they exist moment to moment, changing with the amount of light and the vantage point of the viewer. Influenced by his fascination with ancient history, Cole’s work explores the powers of Order and Chaos which are, according to the Egyptians of antiquity, the primary forces coexisting in each of us. At different times powerful, sexual, abstracted, and overt – Cole’s work is meant to be a celebration of body autonomy, and a reminder that our physical forms are wonderful, natural things.
A. DANIEL HAUSER (1928-2017)
The Outer Cape in Black and White
Photographs by A. Daniel Hauser (Oct 17-29, 2023)
Opening reception: Friday Oct 20, 5-7pm
A. Daniel Hauser (1928-2017) summered on the Outer Cape for over thirty years. His love of the sights and sounds of the area was matched by his love of photography, from taking the photographs to developing them in his darkroom at home. A. D. Hauser photographed what he lived, from European immigrants on his Navy ship in the 1950’s, to portraits of friends and family, to volumes of work on his surroundings in New York City, Europe, Canada, and of course, Massachusetts. His color series from the Audubon Sanctuary in Wellfleet brought him great joy, as did his black and white photographs taken in Provincetown and Truro.
A. Daniel Hauser was a Summa Cum Laude graduate of New York University and a 1953 graduate of Yale Medical School. He was a member of the Camera Club of New York, where he advanced his craft and his artistic vision.
A. Daniel Hauser began his photographic work as a young man with his beloved 35mm Leica and would go on to shoot color and black and white photographs, color slides and eventually digital work with an enviable collection of cameras. A. D. Hauser had shows of his work at Fordham University, as well as The Cathedral of St. John the Divine and in private establishments in New York City. The show at The Commons was all shot with 35mm film and developed by hand by the photographer in his darkroom.
A. Daniel Hauser (1932-2017)
A dedicated physician by trade, Dr. “Buddy” Hauser began his foray into photography as a young man and became a serious photographer as he grew to adulthood. A member of the Camera Club of New York for many years, Buddy summered on the outer cape for over three decades, bringing home rolls and rolls of film to develop in his home darkroom in New York City. His black and white works were featured in a number of shows in NYC, including at The Cathedral of Saint John the Divine and Fordham University’s Manhattan Campus.
A gifted photographer familiar to the denizens of Wellfleet, Provincetown, Soho, Chelsea carrying his 4 x 5 camera with his Leica draped around his neck, he exhibited at St. John the Divine, Fordham University, Mt. Sinai Hospital and the Walden School.
B PLOT READING SERIES PRESENTS MEDIOCRE HETEROSEXUAL SEX
B Plot Reading Series at The Commons Presents:
Mediocre Heterosexual Sex
Wednesday, October 11 at 7PM
Mediocre Heterosexual Sex
Four hours after her girlfriend dumps her, Erin switches her Tinder settings to dudes because she hates herself. She quickly meets Aaron–straight, conveniently nearby, and only too happy to indulge her masochistic fantasies. To translate her deeply ambivalent first hetero experience, Erin seeks the advice of the only straight people she knows, a couple in a Dominant/submissive relationship. A vexed exploration of gender, sex, power, and kink.
URVASHI VAID CHANGEMAKERS FUND
Dear Friends,
Join us as we pay homage to Provincetown Commons founding board member Urvashi Vaid's enduring spirit and empower generations to come through the
Urvashi Vaid Changemakers Fund.
Let us gather, united in purpose. All supporters' names will be shared on our website and all donors at levels of $1,000 and above will have their names on permanent signage in the Kate Clinton & Urvashi Vaid Community Room. Campaign pledges can be fulfilled over three years. All founding donors are invited to the unveiling celebration on Saturday, October 7, 2023.
Questions? Contact Executive Director, Jill Stauffer: jill@commonsptown.org
Date: Saturday, October 7th
Who: Past, current and interested
supporters of The Commons
Location: 46 Bradford Street
Time: 4-7PM
RSVP
Thank You to Current Supporters (In Formation)
COMMUNITY INVESTOR:
Michael Field & Doug Hamilton, Terrence Meck & Breton Alberti, Kelly Monnahan & Keith LeBlanc, Melissa Moore & Janet Kosloff, Lynn Kappelman & Kate Perrelli
COMMUNITUY INCUBATOR:
Pete Hocking, Alix Ritchie & Marty Davis, Dianne Webber, Tara Sandler & Jennifer Davidson, Taryn & Sharon Callahan-Miller, Tony Kushner & Mark Miller, Douglas M. Brooks
COMMUNITY CREATOR:
Jeff Arnstein, Mike Dillon, Susan Mikula & Rachel Maddow, Jill & Jane Rothenberg-Simmons, Julie Smith & Polly Franchot, Mike Syers, Bryan Rafanelli & Mark Walsh, Cynthia Nixon & Christine Marinoni
COMMUNITY INNOVATOR:
Katy Burnett & Ryan Groth, Emily Flax, Gary Reinhardt, Michael Levesque, Sharon R. O’Meara Fund of The Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, Caitlin Healey
COMMUNITY COLLABORATOR:
Meryl A. Allison & Elisa E. Burns, MD, John Argos & Bob Ross, Joanne Ayoub & RoseAnne Joaquin, Richard Berke & Martin Barron, Susan Bernstein, Barbara Cardinal, Kath Cote & Kim Cromwell, Marnie Crawford Samuelson, Diane Daren & Lorretta O’Connell, David Dechman & Michel Mercure, Gabby Hanna & Marcy Feller, Lyn Kratz & Pam French, El Pannesi, David & Ellen Herrick, Sarah Kaplan & Anita McGahan, Richard Keeling & Eric L. Engstrom, Susan Peskin & Carolyn Silliman, Kurt Reynolds, Kevin & Marla Rice, David Slatcher & Ken Reyes, Karen van Bergen & Jos Stumpe, Forrest Williams, Susan & Dan Winslow, Jean Frazier & Sherry Winternitz, Roxane Gay & Debbie Millman, Sean Cahill & Bill Sandie, Susan Coskey, Sharon Kleinbaum & Randi Weingarten, Suzanne Louise Ridge , Dan Sullivan & Rob Biddleman, Kathryn Livelli & Wendy Hinden, Mark Cortale, Julie Simms & Myra Slotnick, Lisa Loveland, Kathryn Rafter & Francey Beall, Irene Gage & Susan Pierce, Paul Groipen & Todd Satterlee, Maggie Cassella & Josee Bertrand, Cheryl Stewart & Kip Mayo, Kristine Stallone & Leigh D’Lugos, David Bowd & Kevin O’Shea, Lisa Farnsworth & Steedman Hinckley, Emily Giske & Jennifer Percival, Nancy Asch & Beth Heinberg, Sandra Bolin & Cynthia Glott
COMMUNITY SUPPORTER:
Susan Buroker, Lynn Pina & Carolyn Mooney, Mark Adams, Donna Pomponio, Kevin Moore, Hunter O’Hanian, Eric Price, Mary DeRocco, Robert Greenwald, Lazaros Papanikolaou & Stephen Valocchi, Raymond Soohoo, Philip Wilson, Joshua Butts, Abe Rybeck, Kevin Jennings, Donna Mahan & Carol Bishop, Jerrilynn Skene-Tiso, Karen Cappotto, Sandy Martin, Margaret & Patricia Schmidt, Shelley Hearne & Kathleen Welch, Claire Adams, Rebecca Orchant, Alice Gong, PJ Layng, Leslie Harris, Carolyn Kramer & Jo Hay