Art residencies are like idyllic adult summer camps, and although the Fine Arts Work Center has a fulsome summer program, their fellowships take place when a knit cap and down vest are appreciated. That hardly discourages the writers and visual artists who attend, as expressed by poet John Murillo; “One thing is to have a good idea for a poem or image that is resonant or impactful, but that’s not enough. You need something else to push against or to interrogate. Something about a place like this is that if you sit quietly enough, those things will kind of insist upon themselves.” I marveled at the magic FAWC, founded in the 1960s to nurture the small community of Provincetown and…
