Environmental Artist Residency

A funded residency for emerging and established artists whose practice engages with the environment, climate issues, and the natural world. The selected artist will live and work on Nantucket, create work informed by its ecological landscape, engage with the community, and contribute to public dialogue around environmental stewardship. Support includes a $3,000 stipend, $500 for travel expenses, three weeks of housing, a private studio, and an exhibition at AAN’s Champion Gallery. The page describes both a month-long program and three weeks of residence, and gives conflicting residency years.

Environment, climate issues, ecology, and the natural world

Open to emerging and established artists in all mediums, including visual art, installation, mixed-media, performance, interdisciplinary and environmental art. Applicants must be 18 or older. Artists must be available for the residency and are expected to engage with the community. Dates conflict: the main text states April 11–May 8, 2027, while the eligibility section requires availability April 11–May 8, 2026; confirm the year before applying. The page describes the program as month-long but specifies three weeks of living and working on Nantucket and three weeks of housing. Housing is in the Kaaren and Charles Hale Apartment for Artists in Residence at AAN’s Visual Arts Center on Amelia Drive, with a private studio at the VAC and an exhibition at its Champion Gallery. Application materials: personal information including name, address, email, phone, website/portfolio links and social media; primary mediums; artist biography of 150–200 words; artist statement of 300–500 words describing artistic practice and interest in environmental themes and/or place-based work; 8–12 images or links to video/audio work, each with title, year, medium and a brief description of 1–2 sentences; current resume or CV in PDF; residency proposal of 500–750 words addressing planned exploration, environmental issues and the relevance of Nantucket, plus potential community engagement or collaboration; community engagement concept of 200–400 words proposing a public workshop, collaborative artwork, installation, youth engagement or other interactive experience; exhibition overview of 150–300 words, which may include work created during the residency, existing work or a proposed project/installation; youth or school engagement proposal of 100–200 words; and a local environmental organization collaboration proposal of 100–200 words. The form also invites additional information for the selection committee. No application, participation or additional fees are stated.