Provincetown Arts

Provincetown Arts
Editors Christopher Busa,[1] Susanna Ralli
Categories Magazine
Frequency Annual
Circulation 22,000
First issue 1985
Company Provincetown Arts Press, Inc.
Country USA
Based in Provincetown, MA
Language English
Website provincetownarts.org/home/
ISSN 1053-5012

Provincetown Arts is an annual magazine published in midsummer that focuses on artists, performers and writers who inhabit or visit Lower Cape Cod and the cultural life of the nation's oldest continuous artists' colony in Provincetown. Drawing upon a century-long tradition of art, theater and writing, Provincetown Arts publishes essays, fiction, interviews, journals, poetry, profiles, reporting, reviews and visual features.[2] Provincetown Arts is published by Provincetown Arts Press, Inc., a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.[3]

History

Provincetown Arts was launched in 1985.[4] It was founded by Christopher Busa, who is also the publisher and editorial director. He is the son of painter Peter Busa (1914–1985),[5] who participated in the formative years of Abstract Expressionism and formed a school for painters in Provincetown.

Contributors to the magazine include emerging artists as well as established figures. Its articles mainly cover art, culture, and literature. Articles also feature topics of national interest, including profiles of prominent figures, human interest stories, interviews and book reviews.

Since 2006, the magazine has featured in each issue two cover artists, one visual artist and one writer. There was an exception to this format in 2014, when the magazine focused on the centennial celebration of the Provincetown Art Association and Museum.[6]

Notable contributors

Prizes and awards

From 1986 to the present, Provincetown Arts has received over 100 Pushcart Nominations for Fiction, Nonfiction and Poetry. Its Nonfiction ranking in 2016 continues to improve from its 2015 ranking.[7]

  • 1988 Best American Essays
  • 1989 Print Certificate of Design Excellence
  • 1991 Notable Essays of 1990
  • 1991 Best American Poetry
  • 1992 American Literary Magazine Awards: First Place for Editorial Content & Design
  • 1993 Pushcart Prize XVIII: Best of the Small Presses
  • 1993 Best American Poetry
  • 1993 American Literary Magazine Awards: First Place for Editorial Content
  • 1994 Notable Essays of 1993
  • 1994 Editor's Choice IV: Essays from the U.S. Small Press 1978–92
  • 1994 American Literary Magazine Awards: First Place for Editorial Content
  • 1995 Pushcart Prize XX: Best of the Small Presses
  • 1996 American Literary Magazine Awards: Special Mention for Design in 1995
  • 1998 Best American Movie Writing
  • 2002 Distinguished Short Stories of 2001
  • 2003 Pushcart Prize XXIX: Best of the Small Presses
  • 2003 Best American Poetry
  • 2008 Pushcart Prize XXXII: Best of the Small Presses, Special Mention
  • 2009 Best American Poetry

See also

References

  1. ↑ "www.thesomervilletimes.com/archives/58310". thesomervilletimes.com. Retrieved 2017-11-03.
  2. ↑ "Duotrope - Provincetown Arts Magazine". duotrope.com. Retrieved 2017-11-03.
  3. ↑ "Provincetown Arts Press, Inc". nonprofits.findthecompany.com. Retrieved 2017-11-03.
  4. ↑ "About | Provincetown Arts Magazine". provincetownarts.org. Retrieved 2017-11-03.
  5. ↑ "Oral history interview with Peter Busa, 1965 September 5 | Archives of American Art". aaa.si.edu. Retrieved 2017-11-03.
  6. ↑ "Provincetown Is Reframing Its History In A Cool New Way | The ARTery". wbur.org. Retrieved 2017-11-03.
  7. ↑ "Nonfiction Ranking". CLIFFORD GARSTANG. Retrieved 2017-11-03.
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