News and Events for Nantucket Island
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 / […]
This week and next, paintings by members of the Nantucket community will be on display alongside work by member artists of the Nantucket Artists Association in the AAN’s annual Collaboration Exhibition. This popular show opens with a festive reception from 6 to 8 pm this Friday, September 11 in the […]
The Artists Association of Nantucket (AAN) is pleased to invite the public to its annual Sidewalk Art Show on Thursday, July 2, 10 am to 3 pm in the garden of the Nantucket Atheneum, India Street. More than twenty of AAN’s artist members will be available to discuss art and […]
Artbook Project Exhibition opening will be the first chance for the community to see AAN’s new Visual Arts Center at 24 Amelia Drive. Artists Association of Nantucket (AAN) is pleased to announce the opening of the Nantucket Artbook Project Exhibition, on Friday, June 19 at 5-7 p.m. at the Visual […]
The Artists Association of Nantucket (AAN) is inviting the public to submit their artwork, including cell phone photos, for its annual Artists Open Exhibition, which will be on display beginning May 29 through June 8 in the Cecelia Joyce & Seward Johnson Gallery, 19 Washington Street. “While the bulk of […]
• by Julianne Adams • Nestled in a small enclave just outside of town at 8 Howard Street is a house called Greater Light. First serving as a livestock barn in the late 1700s, Greater Light transformed into an artistic hub in the 1930s thanks to two industrious sisters, Gertrude […]
Nantucket artists are taking to the streets. On July 5, the annual Sidewalk Art Show returns, bringing with it a slew of artists. Begun in 1930 by artist Maud Stumm, the Show brought together professional and amateur artists for a few days in August. Featuring artists like Colonel Julian Yates, […]
