“A PLACE IS ONLY AS GOOD AS THE PEOPLE WITHIN IT.” - Pittacus Lore
NON-PROFIT MISSION
Support Provincetown, Massachusetts’s diverse community and year-round economy by preserving and expanding affordable live/work/play spaces and resources for queer creatives.
Provincetown is America’s oldest continuous artist colony.
Provincetown is also the most queer (read: perfectly, beautifully weird!) municipality worldwide by property ownership (75+% identify as LGBTQI). You could say Provincetown has a long history of being a beacon for the open-minded and inspired, culture creating dreamers, makers, artists and lovers.
As corporations move in and buy up our mom-and-pop style businesses, and as real estate prices continue to soar due to limited supply, our fragile, funky, bohemian, often wild, and arguably important creative culture is threatened more, year-over-year.
The Stowaway Society is a federally designated 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, and it’s aim is to secure generational assets that best serve our current creative community and that continue the legacy of attracting and supporting the next “washashores”.
And we need your help….
Click on the initiatives below to learn more:
The Stowaway Society non-profit is inspired by the outcomes of the individuals below who have taken residency over the last two years at the Stowaway Guesthouse in Provincetown.
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Andrew Guth (he/him)
PAINTER
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Sam Waxman (he/him)
PHOTOGRAPHER & GUITARIST
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Summer Minerva (she/they)
DOCUMENTARIAN
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Merlot (she/they)
SINGER / SONGWRITER
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Michael Sullivan (he/him)
SCULPTER, PHOTOGRAPHER, & SINGER
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Chiquittas (she/them)
DRAG PERFORMER & COSTUME DESIGNER
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HOW CAN YOU CONTRIBUTE?
Events
We are currently looking for additional spaces to host events. Any assistance or support would be greatly appreciated.
Juneteenth Ball @ Stowaway
Held: June 19th, 2021
Category is: “Dynasty Demeanor”
First annual ball for the celebration of Juneteenth in partnership with @menofcolorweekend and @menofmelaninmagic
Fish Bake @ TBD
Held: TBD
We are planning a launch party in the long tradition of the Portuguese with new people in town. Let’s get together and share our resources for the betterment of us all. We will also take this opportunity to introduce our shoulder-season residents to the Provincetown community.
Reclamation Day @ Stowaway
Held: TBD
We are planning our second annual parade held in the fall where we raise awareness about the queer people that make our community so unique and vital. The parade gathers at the Stowaway in the East End and walks down Commercial Street finishing up at the Bradford in the West End. Sign up for our mailing list to be included in updates and invitations.
Meet the Team
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Steven Azar
FOUNDER & BOARD CHAIR
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Sylvaine Alfaro
BOARD CO-CHAIR
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Jamie DeSousa
BOARD SECRETARY
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