News and Events for Nantucket Island
The Artists Association annual Artists Open Exhibition begins this Friday, May 27 and continues through Monday, June 6. A festive opening reception will be held on Friday from 6 to 8 pm in the Cecelia Joyce & Seward Johnson Gallery, 19 Washington Street. The exhibition features work by the community-at-large—from […]
The Dreamland Film & Performing Arts Center is hosting Page to Stage, An Author Series this season to give Nantucket authors a new platform to discuss new work, read select passages, and have a brief Q & A with the audience. The first in the series will be held at […]
Artists Association of Nantucket (AAN) is pleased to announce the winners of the 2016 Lloyd Schultz Awards for Excellence in Fine Art. All are students at the Nantucket High School. 1st Place: “Treacherous Fruit,” ink drawing – Morgan Sayle / 12th grade 2nd Place: “Dolceacqua,” ceramics – Nicole Gottlieb / […]
The Nantucket Film Festival has announced the opening night selection for its 2016 festival will be The Orchard/A&E IndieFilm’s LIFE, ANIMATED, directed by Roger Ross Williams. A real-life fairy tale about Owen Suskind, an autistic boy who used Disney animated films to communicate with his family, this award-winning documentary is […]
The Nantucket Dreamland Foundation brings fun for the whole family to their main stage this week and next, when Annie Kids opens this Friday, March 11. The performance features 70 talented and enthusiastic Nantucket children ages 6-14. Two (2) full casts are participating so that every child interested can be […]
Continuing a tradition launched 40 years ago, this month Nantucket Arts Council brings notable musical performances to Nantucket during the island’s quieter months, when live professional entertainment might otherwise be scarce. This year’s program of three concerts begins Sunday afternoon, March 13 at 4 pm with baritone Robert Honeysucker, who […]
