GIFTS AT WORK
Provincetown COMMONS
WHAT’S SO FUNNY ABOUT PEACE, LOVE, AND FINANCIAL PLANNING? Nothing, which
is why the Provincetown Commons had planned to cover that subject—with an emphasis on the financial planning—on March 19th to kick off a six-part professional development series for artists on the Outer Cape.
currently,” she says. “We wouldn’t be able to do this if we didn’t have the support of the AFCC.” Especially with the impact of the pandemic, she says, finding ways to support artists with tangible programs like this that give them access to the practical tools and resources they can implement into their work is critical.
But COVID had other plans. When it is safe to do so, the shared workspace, which caters to artists in Provincetown, will tap into funds provided by the Arts Foundation of Cape Cod (AFCC) to launch the series, which covers a range of practical topics that include finances; grant opportunities; photo editing; public relations; portfolio development; and working with curators and galleries. These are all workshops that Provincetown Commons Executive Director Jill Stauffer says offer meaningful guidance for local creatives. “I think it’s important to share best practices and what’s going on within the art space
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In recent months, Provincetown’s arts community has worked in unison to help one another through these times. “Many of the art galleries never collaborated or had an association with one another and COVID has brought them all together,” Stauffer says. “Obviously, we’re doing it to support our artists, and the Commons has been instrumental in that and so have Julie Wake and the Arts Foundation.” With all of these recent challenges, Stauffer says, “the arts matter just as much now. Our physical health is important. Arts and culture help sustain us mentally and spiritually. It has such an important place in our overall picture of health.”
Pops by the Sea 2020 • At-Home Edition
