News and Events for Nantucket Island
Samuel Owen Gallery, a recent and unique addition to Nantucket’s contemporary art scene, is mounting an exhibition of artwork by internationally renowned artist Damien Hirst. An opening reception to celebrate the artist and his work on Friday, July 31 from 6 to 9 pm will offer drinks from Cisco Brewers […]
Artists Halsey Hathaway, Alexander T. Oleksyn, and Rebecca Ward explore “Future Perfect” in a new group exhibit in the Philip Bloom Gallery at 117 Orange Street, opening this week with a reception with the artists this Friday, July 31 from 6 to 8 pm. “Future Perfect” explores the work of […]
~ by Richard Trust ~ The lure of Nantucket, right down to the smell of the ocean in Siasconset, was too much for Tom Meehan to resist. So one of the first things he did after reaping the benefits of writing the script for the original Broadway production of Annie […]
Two distinctly different artists—each working in different mediums with laser vision, a drive to express, and mastery of their crafts—are being featured this week at The Hostetler Gallery at 42 Centre Street. Entitled Face Off, this exhibition opens with a reception on Friday, July 24 from 6 to 8 pm. […]
Sarah Ellis is celebrating the opening of her new location for her popular shop Scrub Oak at 10 Straight Wharf, which at one time housed the Artists Association’s “Little Gallery,” with an art opening on Friday, July 24 featuring woodcuts by John Carruthers. The exhibit will continue to August 7. […]
Elizabeth Congdon sees her work as “a diary written with pigment and brush.” She paints from life to watch the nuances of the natural world and uses these studies to work on a large scale or combine with still life. This Friday, July 24, from 6 to 9 pm, you […]
~ by Sarah Morneau ~ If you are wondering what happened to the two stores that used to stand in what is now an empty lot on Easy Street, have no fear, Scrub Oak and The Antiques Depot have found new homes! You can now find Scrub Oak in a […]
~ by Abigail Terres ~ The small village of Siasconset, about eight miles from downtown Nantucket along the southeastern shore of our island, has long been a haven for the arts. The ‘Sconset Actors Colony dates back to the late 1800s, when there was no air conditioning on Broadway. When […]
~ by Sarah Morneau ~ My husband always says, “A house by the sea isn’t a home until it has a name,” but I never thought twice about the quarterboard signs that appear on every other island house until I visited Nantucket Carving and Folk Art. When you watch an […]
