Environmental Funded Artist Residency

Residency Environmental Funded Artist Residency

U.S. National Deadline:
Feruary 1, 2026
– The Artists Association of Nantucket (AAN) invites applications for a Funded Artist Residency, a three-week immersive program designed for artists whose practice engages with the subject of the environment, climate issues, and the natural world. This residency supports creative inquiry into the unique ecological landscape of Nantucket—a coastal island facing rapid environmental change including erosion, rising seas, and shifting habitats.

Selected artists will live and work on Nantucket for three weeks, create new work informed by the island’s environment, engage with the community, and contribute to public dialogue around climate and environmental stewardship.

• Open to emerging and established artists.
• Artists in all mediums are welcome (visual art, installation, mixed-media, performance, interdisciplinary, environmental art, etc.).
• Applicants must be 18 or older.
• Artists must be available for EAIR dates: 4/6-25th, 2026.

The selected artist will receive:

• Three weeks of housing in the spacious Kaaren and Charles Hale Apartment for Artists in Residence at AAN’s Visual Arts Center on Amelia Drive.
• Artist stipend of $3000.
• Travel expenses of $500.
• Exhibition in AAN’s Champion Gallery at the VAC.

The mission of the Artists Association of Nantucket is to foster the visual arts on Nantucket. We create a vibrant arts community by promoting, supporting and encouraging the work of Nantucket artists, providing educational programs in the arts, and preserving the legacy of Nantucket artists.