Nantucket Art

The 16th Annual Nantucket Fall Arts Festival will take place beginning Labor Day weekend (August 29) on Nantucket and will run through September 7.The Festival will showcase the creative talents of many talented Nantucketers– from talented local photographers, painters, weavers and musicians to Nantucket High School students, who will be staging a premiere of a creative video project they have been working on for the past year. It will truly be a celebration of the diversity and extraordinary talent found on the island today.

The Arts Council expects to attract over 4,000 participants throughout the Festival starting with the busy Labor Day weekend.  We will be promoting the Festival and our sponsors through advertising and publicity in Nantucket and Cape media, as well as our Nantucket Arts Council monthly e-newsletter.  We also will be producing a printed program in a quantity of 6,000 to be distributed free all over the island.

For more information about sponsorship or advertising opportunities, contact Nantucket Arts Council Director of Development Linda Sonnonstine at development@nantucketartscouncil.org or (508) 228-7892.

This weekend Nantucket plays host to the Nantucket Folk Art and Artisan Show at Bartlett’s Farm. Expect to see some great Folk Art from local favorites and visting Artisans. Our personal pick is the delightful Starfish, Whales and Sealife brought all the way from Iowa by Sundie, Tucker and Lucia at Vintage Sculpture. Make sure you go along and say hi..

Nantucket Folk Art & Artisan Show
Bartlett’s Farm
Thursday July 10-Saturday July 12

Carrying the baby, Ocean beach, 1993 (from Bartley’s video), 2008. 36×48 inches.

Currently exhibiting at the Hoorn-Ashby Gallery on Federal Street is “Back To Nantucket”, a series of new paintings by Maud Bryt. See Maud Bryt Art here >>