December 16, 2009 - The Provincetown Community Compact offers Fellowships and Residencies for visual artists and writers to spend up to 3 summertime weeks at the tip of Cape Cod among the dunes of Provincelands - an opportunity to live in basic conditions far from hustle and bustle in the C-Scape Dune Shack.

C-Scape is the only surviving dune shack located within the original Provincelands—which has been public land since Colonial times. In 1978, C-Scape and other nearby shacks were relocated to their current sites from the eroding barrier dune. C-Scape is a 1.5 story 3 room structure that "features" no electricity, indoor plumbing, or telephone. There is a wood stove for heat, propane stove for cooking, a small refrigerator and a composting toilet. Its isolation allows for uninterrupted solitude and refuge.

1. Artist-in-Residence: Program for visual artists. Three 3-week stays in summer, with one including a $500 Fellowship. Artists must participate in the National Seashore's Interpretive Program, once per week, in which a group of up to 10 visitors will visit the shack. Residencies will be awarded by the Project Review Committee. (Students not eligible.) This is a highly competitive program. If applying for this program please include:

ALL APPLICATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED VIA EMAIL (thecompact@comcast.net) with your name in the subject line. Your email submission must include: one page (or less) written statement addressing how the residency will enhance your work and further the public understanding of the dune environment; 5 DIGITAL IMAGES (72dpi), (no CDs, no prints and no slides will be accepted), with description/title of work, medium and date; and resume.

The postmark deadline for Artist-in-Residence applications is February 15, 2010.

2. Writers Residencies. We offer two one-week, subsidized residencies for writers of ALL genres, and we have eliminated the usual process of selection based on jurors' views on the quality of the writing. This process eliminates lots of time, paper work and more importantly, creates a level playing field for neophyte and accomplished writers. We employ a simple lottery. STEP ONE: Send us your name, address and email and we will put your name in a hat and select twenty names. STEP TWO: We will contact the twenty selected writers and ask that each send up to three pages of writing, along with an artist statement and/or a resume. We will then place the names of those submissions in a hat and select the two resident writers. Deadline: February 15, 2010.

C-Scape residencies are open to the general public. Here's the application.