Publisher/ Art Director/ Editor
Patricia Zur Graphic Designer
Michelle Mikulski Special thanks to:
Dennis Minsky, Salvatore, Romolo and Tatiana Del Deo, Jim Bakker, Spencer Keasey, Barbara Cardinal, Steve Kennedy, Arthur Egeli, Steve Griffin, Liz Carney, Mary Giammarino, James Zimmerman, Christine McCarthy, Peggy Collins, Kelly Hammer, Karen Stray Nolting, Donna Pomponio, Brian Cabral, and the talented, hard-working and ever so zen Michelle Mikulski without whom this guide would never become a reality. Long Point Studio P.O. Box 1506 Provincetown, MA 02657 info@provincetownartguide.com 508.487.6681 Find us on Instagram & Facebook Browse the book, advertise with us, and order copies: provincetownartguide.com ©2025 Provincetown Art Guide/Long Point Studio All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any form without the express written permission of the publisher.
LETTER FROM THE PUBLISHER It's a great honor to share in this year’s guide the writings and artwork of two men who represent, for me, the true heart and soul of Provincetown. People who understand and appreciate it in all seasons. Even nicer, Salvatore Del Deo, the cover artist, and Dennis Minsky, the editorial contributor, enjoy a great friendship. I met Salvatore some thirty years ago here in an etching class. He called me “Patrizia” and remarked upon my passion. But it was he who had the true spark that lit up that tiny dank basement in the Museum school years before its renovation. I would later encounter his equally passionate wife, a phenomenon named Josephine, whose powers of persuasion contributed to the creation of the National Seashore and the new Provincetown Library, among so many town miracles. Eventually I rented a tiny cottage on an unmarked dirt lane (we all liked it that way) and inherited a new neighbor, Dennis, an encyclopedia of flora and fauna and so much more. He was, among many vocations, a writer, a whale naturalist and the chairperson for open spaces on a local town committee. Now he is author of a lovely collection of stories culled from his many columns for The Provincetown Independent newspaper. What both men possess, beyond a strong sense of humanity and intellectual curiosity through a philosophical lens, is a singular, unflappable love for this town—its people, its spirit, its history, its natural world. This year the Art Guide is pleased to present both men's skilled renderings in paint and in prose of this unique place we call home.
Salvatore Del Deo, Long Point, Wine Sea, 1999 oil painting on canvas, 40" x 60" Photo by Tatiana Del Deo ©2023
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