Provincetown Commons and the Community Development Partnership are pleased to announce the 2025 Creative Development Series. Over the course of ten weeks, the two organizations will offer six free courses to individuals seeking to enhance the business side of their creative practice. This year, the workshops directly stem from the results of a community survey that asked what needs folks want to focus on now. The classes will all have a “learn, then do” component to them. Participants will hear from artists and creative workers, and each session will have time devoted to students practicing the work themselves. All courses are free; registration is recommended.
The fourth session "Joining a Creative Community" - The first half of this session will feature artist Megan Hinton and gallerist Susie Nielsen (Farm Projects, Wellfleet) offering insight and best practices in giving and receiving artistic criticism and feedback. Participants will be asked to bring a work with them they’d like feedback on, and the second half of the session will focus on participants putting into practice what they’ve just learned. We’ll break up into small groups and discuss the work. Afterwards, participants are invited to stay and share a meal together.
The Series includes 6 session. The links below take you to the session descriptions. To register click "REGISTER NOW" in the upper right hand corner of the page.
Mar 25 Grants and Residencies
Apr 8 Color and Composition
All workshops will be offered at the Provincetown Commons and virtual sessions via Zoom from 5:00 - 6:30 PM on each listed date.
Susie Nielsen is a curator, artist and designer. She is the director of Farm Projects in Wellfleet,
MA. She has a MFA from Rhode Island School of Design in Graphic Design and a BS in
Communications from Northeastern. Originally from New York, she lives in Wellfleet. Nielsen
has a range of experience in curating, painting, screen printing, photography, video, film and
print design. She works across mediums, each project informing the next. She has been an
adjunct faculty, guest critic, juror, panelist, and presented papers and shown her work at
AIGA design conferences, universities and locally.
Nielsen is interested in the opportunities that occur when a space and the artist intersect,
creating environments and experiences. Often Nielsen extends the reach of an exhibit to
engage the viewer with the work on different levels. Language and context shows up in all of
Nielsen’s curatorial projects and her own paintings, that are mainly text based. Areas of
special interest include art as it intersects with language, science, social issues, and multiple
disciplines.