Nantucket Climate & Coastal Art Residency

Noted; Nantucket (MA); Hybrid; USD 3,200 - 3,800; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Housing provided

Stipend $3,000

Travel $500

Exhibition in Champion Gallery

Job summary

The Artists Association of Nantucket invites applications for a funded Environmental Artist Residency (EAIR) on Nantucket. Selected artists will live and work on the island for three weeks, creating new work informed by the environment and engaging with the community to foster dialogue on climate and stewardship.

Residents receive three weeks of housing, a $3,000 stipend, $500 travel, and an exhibition in AAN’s Champion Gallery, with opportunities to connect to local ecological themes and

Qualifications

• Statement describing artistic practice with environmental focus (300–500 words).
• 8–12 images or links to video/audio work with metadata for each sample (Title, Year, Medium, 1–2 sentence description).
• Resume or CV (PDF) uploaded.
• Residency Proposal addressing what you would explore on Nantucket and how it engages environmental issues, ecology, climate change, or the natural world.
• Community Engagement Concept describing a public workshop or collaborative activity (500–750 words).
• Exhibition Overview describing proposed work for Champion Gallery (150–300 words).
• Youth or School Engagement describing engagement with Nantucket youth (100–200 words).
• Collaboration With Local Environmental Organizations describing potential collaboration (100–200 words).
• Additional Information anything else the committee should know.

Responsibilities

• Live and work on Nantucket for three weeks and create new work informed by the island’s environment.
• Engage with the community and contribute to public dialogue around climate and environmental stewardship.
• Participate in exhibition activities at AAN’s Champion Gallery and respond to residency themes.

Skills

Environmental themes

Place-based practice

Community engagement

Artistic practice

Job description

The Artists Association of Nantucket invites applications for a funded Environmental Artist Residency (EAIR) on Nantucket. Selected artists will live and work on the island for three weeks, creating new work informed by the environment and engaging with the community to foster dialogue on climate and stewardship.

Residents receive three weeks of housing, a $3,000 stipend, $500 travel, and an exhibition in AAN’s Champion Gallery, with opportunities to connect to local ecological themes and