News and Events for Nantucket Island
The Artists Association of Nantucket (AAN) will be hosting a Think BIG Exhibition, with a kick-off opening reception on Friday August 2, from 6-8 pm. This exhibition of large works for sale will be on display through Saturday, August 17 at 33 Washington Street, just down the road from the […]
Hostetler Gallery presents the unique work of Art Werger, leading American master of mezzotint and aquatint, which are old world techniques used to create modern images. Subjects are drawn in a realistic manner but are often observed from an unusual angle, placing the viewer into an active relationship with the […]
Power Boothe has earned critical acclaim for decades as a painter, film maker, and set designer. His abstracts are stunning and highly collectible. Some have called him a “rogue minimalist,” with an intensity of detail that makes his work captivating. His work is included in many prestigious public and private […]
A series of watercolor workshops for the whole family is being held every Wednesday morning by the Nantucket Historical Association at its Greater Light historic property, 8 Howard Street. This morning drop-in program will from 9 am to 12 noon on Wednesdays through August 21. Originally a working livestock barn, […]
Artists Association of Nantucket (AAN) is hosting the second annual Plein Air Nantucket, open to all outdoor painters on Saturday and Sunday, June 29 and 30. The two-day painting festival will conclude with an exhibition of the art and the presentation of the Frank Swift Chase Awards at 6 pm […]
The Artists Association of Nantucket (AAN) is holding its annual Sidewalk Art Show this Wednesday, July 3, 10 am to 3 pm in the garden of the Nantucket Atheneum, downtown on India Street. Paintings, sketches, textiles, and sculpture will be among the varied art on display. More than twenty of […]
WOWq is the word for the World of WearableArt show held in New Zealand, and for the wearable art that artist Lorene Ireland has created as her entry in the 2012 worldwide competition. Named Serpentina, Ireland’s creation combines Fabric, shells, pearls, and mosaics to capture the beauty and sensuality of […]
Stroll just a few doors down Old South Wharf and you’ll find a cozy harbor front gallery with its doors wide open to welcome you, the ocean breeze blowing straight through the entryways on either side of the walk-through gallery. Sosebee Studios has the intimate feel of a beach cottage […]
Nantucket Painter Elizabeth Congdon is marking her 50th year by beginning a series of 50 paintings of the most vivid and beautiful memories of her life. “When I was turning 49 this year, I realized that I needed to think positively about having lived a half century. Being an artist, […]
