Museum School of the Provincetown Art Association and Museum

Welcome to the Lillian Orlowsky/William Freed Museum School at PAAM!
This year’s roster features over thirty new workshops throughout the summer. We’re pleased to welcome back many of our favorite and well-known faculty members, and to introduce a number of new artist-teachers to our program.

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Our commitment to offering affordable, substantive workshops that address a broad range of interests and levels of experience has led to the creation of numerous one and two-day workshops in watercolor, collage, experimental drawing, monotype, abstract painting, white-line woodblock printing, figurative painting, and figure drawing. And based on participants’ requests, we’ve more than doubled our roster of drawing classes.

Continue the Cape’s tradition of plein air painting: capture the luminous sand flats, lush moors, and winding, colorful streets of Provincetown. Study with artists in their private studios, for a unique and supportive creative experience. Learn the printmaking technique that was created here in the winter of 1916, and is celebrated throughout the world today.

All Museum School participants have access to the museum galleries, featuring numerous revolving exhibitions, and free lectures, presented by art historians, artists, and curators. Visit for a day, or sign up for multiple classes throughout the summer.

To long-time friends and members of PAAM, we extend our gratitude for your continued support of the LOWF Museum School. And to new friends, we encourage you to study with us, and discover why passionate art-lovers, gifted artists, writers, poets, and, playwrights have been drawn to the tip of Cape Cod for over a century. Create, explore, and expand your sense of what’s possible at the LOWF Museum School at PAAM.

Browse this online catalogue by category or from the weekly schedule. Return to this info page through The Museum School at PAAM- Summer 2010 link at the top of any page. Download the 2010 Summer Schedule pdf by clicking on the image at left.

We look forward to welcoming you to PAAM this summer!

Lynn Stanley
Curator of Education

Grace Ryder O’Malley
Program Administrator
Christine McCarthy
Executive Director

MEMBERSHIP

Since 1914, PAAM’s members have been integral to the vitality of our organization. Each member plays an essential role in achieving PAAM’s mission “to promote and cultivate the practice and appreciation of all branches of the fine arts.” As a member, you join an extended community of practicing artists, teachers and mentors, students, and supporters of the arts, who believe that full access to excellent arts programming is our birthright. There are many benefits to becoming a member of PAAM, including a 5% discount on all summer classes and the opportunity to exhibit your artwork in PAAM Members exhibitions. Membership starts at $50. You may sign up for membership upon registration. For more information, contact PAAM or visit www.paam.org

GENERAL RULES

All class and workshop participants are expected to arrive on time and to cultivate an attitude of mutual respect towards other workshop members. PAAM is committed to providing all participants with meaningful and productive educational experiences. As a result, PAAM reserves the right to refuse admission to any workshop, or to deny further participation in a class or workshop to anyone who may adversely affect the quality of the educational experience. Anyone denied access to the remainder of a workshop, at the sole discretion of PAAM, will not be granted a refund. No pets are allowed in our studios.

Studio Guidelines We look forward to having you study with us here. Please read these guidelines about materials usage here at PAAM

DISCOUNTS
Along with the 5% discount to members, PAAM offers various discounts for our summer workshops to elementary and high school teachers who work and live on Cape Cod. Do you plan to stay in an inn, guesthouse or motel in Provincetown during your workshop? If so, ask while registering about accommodations discounts for PAAM students. Discounts range from 10-15% with participating inns, guesthouses and motels.

SCHOLARSHIPS

Romanos Rizk, trained as a classical painter, came to Provincetown to study with Henry Hensche at his Cape School, and subsequently became a forty-year artist-member of PAAM. His lifelong pursuit of artistic excellence has inspired a new scholarship at PAAM, named in his honor. The Romanos Rizk Memorial Scholarship is awarded annually to prospective students who have demonstrated talent, based on review of their portfolios, and their intentions to pursue a career in art. The award will consist of a tuition credit of up to $1,000 per year for the study of painting or drawing at PAAM, and a certificate for art supplies during the period the recipient is a student at PAAM. There are no cash grants. The scholarship can be used for any classes at the Museum School at PAAM. Applicants must submit a one-page statement of artistic vision and a CD or slide portfolio of their work. Applications are due on or before May 15, 2010.

The Robyn Watson Scholarship: In memory of the late director’s dedication to quality education at PAAM, this scholarship to attend one summer workshop, is offered annually to a high school student from outer Cape Cod. Preference is given to Provincetown High School students, but this should not discourage other local students from applying. Applicants are asked to write a letter articulating their interest in a class, with alternate class choices (as some classes may be filled and closed to enrollment), along with information on financial need. Letters can be sent to Lynn Stanley. Applications accepted until scholarship is awarded..

CANCELLATION OF CLASSES & REFUNDS

PAAM reserves the right to cancel any class due to under-enrollment or for reasons beyond the Museum School’s control; a full refund will be granted in such cases. In the event a course is cancelled, notice will be given one to three days prior to the course/workshop date. Class deposits are nonrefundable after May 4, 2010. Full tuition is nonrefundable 30 days or less before class start date. Outdoor classes will be held inside if the weather does not cooperate.

WORKSHOP LOCATIONS & PARKING

The Museum School entrance is on the Bangs Street side of the building, to the left of the main museum entrance at 460 Commercial Street. Unless indicated in course descriptions, classes will be held in our studio classrooms on the second floor at 460 Commercial. Access to studios can be obtained by elevator or stairs. Directions to classes that take place at artists’ private studios will be supplied upon registration. A number of classes will also take place out-of-doors, weather permitting (Museum School studio classrooms will be available in the event the weather does not cooperate). Outdoor class locations will be determined by your instructor, who will provide specific information at the start of your class.

Parking is available along Commercial and Bradford Streets and in public and private lots throughout town. There is one handicapped parking spot in the PAAM Bangs Street lot and two handicapped spots in front of PAAM on Commercial Street. Otherwise there is no student parking available at 460 Commercial Street. If you are concerned about parking, please contact PAAM for information on parking alternatives and discounts from participating lot owners in town.

PAAM’s studios, galleries and facilities at 460 Commercial Street are fully wheelchair accessible. A number of classes will also be held at artists’ private studios or out-of-doors, weather permitting. If you have a physical disability, please contact PAAM to ascertain the physical requirements and appropriateness of any workshop.

Parking Guidelines