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Courtesy of Provincetown Community Compact
Provincetown Community Compact
Dune Shack AIR
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Description
The Provincetown Community Compact, Inc. (The Compact) was established in 1993 as a 501(c)3 non-profit organization by artist Jay Critchley. It is organized as a community-building and philanthropic organization to support artists and the vitality of the community.
The mission of The Compact is to advance the health and cultural well-being of the community of Provincetown and the Lower Cape – its people, the natural environment, and the economy. Their initiatives include: The Swim For Life, Dune Shack Residencies, our Think-ubator program, Prayer Ribbons, and special projects and initiatives.
The concept for The Compact was to recreate an inclusive, diverse, visionary, and fully democratic contract with the community, reimagining the original Mayflower Compact, which was signed in Provincetown Harbor in 1620.
The Compact has envisioned Provincetown as a Cultural Sanctuary and acknowledges the ancestral lands of the Wampanoag Nation that we inhabit. As such, their projects are an economic engine that expresses the connection between the arts, the community, and the environment. We explore the role and relevance of art and create experiences that break down divides, often in unexpected ways. The Compact projects strengthen the interdependence of people and place in order to nurture and promote sustainability.
Studio Information
No separate space is provided outside the dune shacks.
Accommodation Information
The historic dune shacks are among the nineteen shacks located within Peaked Hill Bars National Register Historic District of the Cape Cod National Seashore. The shacks are primitive — no electricity or indoor plumbing — and isolated, allowing for uninterrupted solitude and refuge. The Compact maintains and administers these shacks under an agreement with the Seashore.
The C-Scape shack is a 1 1/2 story, three room structure that includes a studio and wood stove. It has a propane cooking stove, a small refrigerator, and an outhouse with a composting toilet.
Location
The Peaked Hill Provincelands Dune Shacks are within the Cape Cod National Seashore and were occupied by several well-known artists and writers in the first half of the 20th century. They are fairly isolated and are inaccessible by car. Residents are transported in and out by a four-wheel drive vehicle. It is a 20-minute walk across the dunes to the nearest parking lot at Race Point Visitor Center from C-Scape Dune Shack. Resident artists are expected to interact with participants on National Seashore Ranger-led tours of Peaked Hill.
