“The great Leviathan is that one creature in the world which must remain unpainted to the last.”–Herman Melville
The history of Nantucket is inexorably linked to that of the whale – and Moby-Dick. A fathomless source for literary exploration, Melville’s masterpiece has also inspired a stunning array of book illustrations, prints, comics, paintings, sculptures, mixed media, and even architectural designs.
Unpainted to the Last by Elizabeth Schultz illuminates this impressive body of work and shows how it opens up our understanding of both Moby-Dick and twentieth-century American art. Continue Reading…
Spring comes as an inspirational explosion of colour for every artist on Nantucket in the shape of the Nantucket Daffodil Festival (April 29 – May 1, 2011)
From April through May over three million daffodils bloom on Nantucket Island. This blossoming, and the advent of spring itself, is the focal point of the Nantucket Island Chamber of Commerce’s Annual Daffodil Festival. The Festival’s is the Antique Car Parade, and features hundreds of daffodil themed antique cars (pre-registration necessary for participation.) After winding through town and across the island to the charming village of Siasconset, participants join residents and visitors for the Daffodil Tailgate Picnic.
For more information call 508-228-1700 or visit Nantucket Daffodil Festival Facebook Page. Look out for more info on Nantucket Spring calendar including Figawi Race Weekend, Nantucket Wine Festival, Nantucket Restaurant Week and Nantucket Film Festival!
Alongside
Facebook and
Twitter, the internet has become a great place to find and share artwork and craft. A perfect example of this is
Flickr.
Flickr is an image and video hosting website, where professional and amateur photographers, painters and artists can share their work and online community. In addition to being a popular website for users to share and embed personal photographs, the service is widely used by bloggers to host images that they embed in blogs and social media.
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Judith A. Brust is pleased to announce her new affiliation with The Gallery at 35 Main and gallery owner and collector Kathleen Knight. Brust will join the line-up of established artists represented by Knight at her two Nantucket galleries—The Gallery at Four India, which Knight has owned for the past 23 years, and The Gallery at 35 Main, which she opened in 2009 in its prominent, two-level Main Street location.
Continue Reading... It’s that time of year again – the Nantucket Fair is back bigger and better and planned for September 11 and 12 at Tom Nevers.
The fair combines competitive competitions, creative games, and activities for the whole family. It’s brought to you by a host of island organizations including the Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts, Strong Wings, The Children's House, Nantucket Bee Keepers, The Loring Foundation, Nantucket Disc Golf, The Rebecca's, The Sons of the American Legion, Foods for Here and There, and The Nantucket High School Art Club and Shop Class. Get in touch now if you’d like to volunteer to help and get free lunch, free admission, and it counts toward community service hours (Nantucket High School requires 20 hours of community work to graduate).
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