The Provincetown Compact announces the 2026 dune shack residency applications are now open. The Compact is pleased to offer residences for C-Scape and Fowler Dune Shacks in the Cape Cod National Seashore, available April through November for the general public with applications due January 15, 2025. thecompact.org/dune-shacks.html The Compact also offers three, 3-week artist and two writer residencies including a residency for an emerging artist of color, named for the late David Bethuel Jamieson, a Black artist who spent time in Provincetown and died of AIDS in 1992. The top recipient of this residency will receive three funded weeks in the C-Scape Dune Shack and a $500 fellowship. Another 3-week stay also includes a $500 fellowship. Artist residents are selected by a jury. An emerging artist of color is defined as one who has yet to receive a major exhibition or showcasing opportunities and has not had extensive media coverage for their work. Artists of all ages may apply. Writers may apply for one of two one-week residencies underwritten by The Compact, chosen by lottery. Two additional writers' weeks are also available in collaboration with the Fine Arts Work Center. The Compact also offers week stays to Helping Our Women, Provincetown Schools and the AIDS Support Group of Cape Cod. The Compact will continue to underwrite a week for a Native American in collaboration with the Native Land Conservancy (NLC) and continue its voluntary Honor Tax.
