Practice & Context

Residencies

Working in the tradition of the New York School painters who came to Provincetown with total commitment.

Context

The New York School came to Provincetown to work.

Jackson Pollock, Robert Motherwell, Hans Hofmann . the artists who defined a generation of American painting all spent time in Provincetown. They came for the light, the isolation, and the commitment that the place demands. You cannot be casual in Provincetown.

Residencies are not retreats. They are conditions for work. A dune shack with no electricity and no running water on the outer Cape is the same proposition it has always been: remove every comfort and see what you make.

The work comes from the place. The place shapes the work. These residencies are not interruptions to a practice . they are the practice made visible.

Upcoming Residencies 2026

Dune Shack, Provincetown, MA — artist residency 2026

Provincetown, MA · May 2026

Dune Shack
Residency

May 9–16, 2026

In the tradition of Jackson Pollock, Robert Motherwell, and Hans Hofmann . artists who came to Provincetown to work with total commitment. The dune shacks have no electricity, no running water. This is where the work happens.

Champagne-Ardenne, France · August 2026

Château
d'Orquevaux

August 2026

Award-winning international artist residency — Champagne-Ardenne, France.

About the Practice

The work comes from
the conditions.

Tadhg Slater works year-round in an unheated concrete studio on the Provincetown waterfront. The Concrete Winter series is the result of sustained work through the harshest months of 2026. To understand the residencies, it helps to understand the studio.

About the Artist → View the Work →

Residencies

The New York School came to Provincetown to work.

Dune ShackResidency

Châteaud'Orquevaux

The work comes fromthe conditions.

Dune Shack
Residency

Château
d'Orquevaux

The work comes from
the conditions.