Our shop downtown at 1 Orange St, just off of Main Street, has an assortment of quality art work, including antique paintings, nautical items, maps, and island-related works by local artists. We also have a fine selection of antique scrimshaw.
Nantucket Island has had a vibrant arts scene for more than a century, thanks to the efforts of arts patron and summer resident Florence Lang, painter Frank Swift Chase, and artists Maud Stumm, Elizabeth Saltonstall, and others. The Nantucket Art Colony was active from 1924 through 1943. Today, dozens of artists live and work on Nantucket: painters, sculptors, photographers, textile artists, and ceramists. Here are some of the best Nantucket galleries and artists on-island this season.
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Nantucket art galleries offer artwork from internationally known artists and local artists.
Nantucket has many accomplished photographers specializing in weddings, events and landscapes.
Theater has the unique power to touch your soul, stir your emotions, expand your mind, and broaden your understanding of the world. But sometimes all you really want is to escape reality, and theater can help you do that too. The post Secrets, Scandal, & Sidesplitting Fun appeared first on Yesterdays Island, Todays Nantucket.
This week, from Thursday, June 12 through Sunday, June 15, more than 20 distinguished writers will be on Nantucket Island to talk about their craft in onstage conversations, readings, and panel discussions, and they will interact with readers in several informal social gatherings. Tim Ehrenberg, creator of Tim Talks Books and President of the Nantucket Book Foundation, says the four-day Nantucket Book Festival as a favorite among “year-rounders, summer residents, weekenders…the commonality is a love for books. There is such a genuine feeling of connection all weekend long…this connection has been at the root of the Book Festival since the very beginning.” The post A Rare Alchemy of Writers & Readers appeared first on Yesterdays Island, Todays Nantucket.
A dynamic new exhibition showcasing large-scale photography juxtaposed with abstract and semi-abstract works in a variety of mediums has just opened today, June 12, in the Artists Association of Nantucket’s Federal Gallery. Titled Real and Unreal, this art show will be on display through Monday, July 7. Federal Gallery is The post Real and Unreal in Federal Gallery appeared first on Yesterdays Island, Todays Nantucket.
In our town known for its historic authenticity and vibrant arts scene, The Gallery at Four India is hosting a captivating exhibit of exceptional craftsmanship featuring imaginative Steampunk sculptures of renowned artist Bruce Rosenbaum. This exhibit offers a look into a fantastical and ornate universe not often seen in Nantucket galleries. The post A Mix of Imagination and Craftsmanship appeared first on Yesterdays Island, Todays Nantucket.
This year marks the 80th anniversary of the Artists Association of Nantucket (AAN), celebrated with a full year of programming including free educational workshops, a historic gala, the presentation of a lifetime achievement award, and a special three-week exhibition of pieces from our Permanent Collection in our downtown Big Gallery. The post Celebrating 80 Years appeared first on Yesterdays Island, Todays Nantucket.
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