The center has attracted hundreds of creative people to town in the last 30 years. Of the 650 artists and writers who have had fellowships, about 20 now reside in the three Lower Cape towns, according to Hunter O'Hanian, director of the center. But, through the years, many others stayed at least for a time after their fellowships concluded. In the '70s, a prestigious group of artists formed the cooperative Long Point Gallery, which flourished here for more than 20 years. Sunday night openings at Long Point were a vibrant mix of celebrities and onlookers sipping wine and talking art.
Artists still find their way here to work.
But the cost of real estate continues its upward spiral, and that makes it ever more difficult to find affordable studio and living space. Many of the older, established artists who had homes here have died. But many remain. Some live and work in nearby Truro and Wellfleet. There is still a core of greatness.