Provincetown Community Compact

The Provincetown Community Compact, Inc. (The Compact) was established in 1993 as a 501(c)3 non-profit organization by artist Jay Critchley. It is organized as a community-building and philanthropic organization to support artists and the vitality of the community. The mission of The Compact is to advance the health and cultural well-being of the community of Provincetown and the Lower Cape – its people, the natural environment, and the economy. Their initiatives include: The Swim For Life, Dune Shack Residencies, our Think-ubator program, Prayer Ribbons, and special projects and initiatives. The concept for The Compact was to recreate an inclusive, diverse, visionary, and fully democratic contract with the community, reimagining the original Mayflower Compact, which was signed in Provincetown Harbor in 1620. The Compact has envisioned Provincetown as a Cultural Sanctuary and acknowledges the ancestral lands of the Wampanoag Nation that we inhabit. As such, their projects are an economic engine that expresses the connection between the arts, the community, and the environment. We explore the role and relevance of art and create experiences that break down divides, often in unexpected ways. The Compact projects strengthen the interdependence of people and place in order to nurture and promote sustainability.