The Artists Association of Nantucket (AAN) is hosting free workshops on Stitching a Meditation Journal with Bee Shay for adults.
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Artists Association of Nantucket Celebrates 80th Anniversary during 2025
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. […]
AAN’s 20th Annual Spring Sweep Starts March 28, 2024
Artists Association of Nantucket (AAN) is inviting members of the community to enjoy our annual Spring Sweep Auction, March 28 to April 1, opening with a Bids & Bites kickoff reception on Thursday, March 28 from 5 to 7 pm in the Big Gallery, 12 Straight Wharf. AAN is indebted […]
Artists Association of Nantucket Invites Applications for Hale Master of Fine Arts Residency
The 2024 Hale Master of Fine Arts Residency program is now open for applications: the application deadline is Monday, November 6, 2023.
Artists Association of Nantucket Back on Straight Wharf for 2022 Season
Artists Association of Nantucket (AAN) is returning to Straight Wharf this April when it opens the Big Gallery on the second floor of the Thomas Macy Warehouse. This exciting collaboration with the Nantucket Historical Association (NHA) brings together two island institutions that share an important history with an iconic and […]
Nantucket’s Frank Swift Chase Award Winners
Winners of the tenth annual Frank Swift Chase Plein Air Nantucket awards have been chosen by The Artists Association of Nantucket (AAN). A huge proponent of en plein air painting, Frank Swift Chase taught outdoor classes starting in 1920 through the early 1950s, and the core of his regular […]
Party with the Artists Association of Nantucket at Home This Saturday
Nantucket has been an oasis for artists of all kinds for nearly 100 years. The island’s art colony bloomed throughout the 1920s, grew in the 1930s, and faced a crisis in 1943 when the only exhibition gallery closed. Then, the transformation of an abandoned warehouse on Straight Wharf into a […]