Offshore Artists Residency (OAR)
NANTUCKET ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND THE ARTS
OFFSHORE ARTIST RESIDENCY - OAR
We are currently in the midst of a huge transition necessitated by continual flooding ofour Artist’s Residency cottages formerly located at 71 Washington St. After 40 years, we are moving and re-establishing the residencies. When completed OAR will be located a mile from NISDA’s Seaview Farm Art Center in Wauwinet.The Offshore Artist Residency House and Cottages will provide live-in studios to create, work and collaborate.
Located on the island of Nantucket, 30 miles to sea, NISDA’S Offshore Artist Residency welcomes emerging and professional artists and educators in fields including but not limited to: classical photography, painting, ceramics, textiles, writing, music, performance and any alternative projects. NISDA is especially interested in interdisciplinary art, art in the environment and conceptual works and welcomes all cultures and peoples, representing our diverse spectrum of humanity.
OAR is an on-your-own, self-structured experience that provides time and climate for personal renewal. Artists may create in their live/work studio, at Seaview Farm or engage the island’s sea and landscape.
PO Box 958
Nantucket, MA 02554
United States
Residency Program Information
Residency Program Summary
Application Information
NISDA is in the midst of Historic Restoration of NISDA's Seaview Farm Studios, and moving the location of our Town Harbor Cottage residences to OAR Offshore Artist Residency at NISDA's Wauwinet Campus, near our Seaview Farm studios.
Due to COVID, construction and supply chain delays, we project we will be resuming Residencies/Programming in Fall 2022. Contact us to be on the mailing list at islandcolony@nisda.org.
Residency fees depend of the size of the cottage/studio and also if additional studio space is desired at the Seaview Farm Studios. Artists have the opportunity to apply for a partial residency exchange fee in the summer months. For each reduction the artist contribution is a lecture, demonstration or workshop. Accommodations and costs range from one-room live-in studios, to large open living & studio spaces. Private kitchenettes and baths are in all cottages with shared laundry on-site.
Please contact nisdaartsnantucket@nisda.org for information on reduction of your artist residency fee by your exchange of a lecture, demo or workshop.
Accessibility
Portable ramp available for Seaview Farm Dairy Barn access.
At the Residency House there is one accessible live/work studio with kitchenette and bathroom, that is adjacent to the common living, dining room. At Seaview Farm Studios, the Dairy Barn is accessible by portable ramp and the Ceramics Long Shed Studios are accessible across a lawn with a slight grade.
Seaview Farm is a historic converted Dairy Barn and the upper level administrative offices of the building are not accessible.Administrative staff meets artists at the front barn door entrance at ground level. First floor studio spaces are accessible by a portable ramp.
Housing & Accomodation
We have one accessible living/studio with accessible kitchenette and bathroom, that is accessible to the common living, dining room. At Seaview Farm, the Dairy Barn is accessible with portable ramp and Ceramics in the Long Shed are accessible.
Seaview Farm is a historic converted Dairy Barn with administrative offices located on the second floor and are not accessible. Administrative staff meets artists at the barn door entrance.
Studio & Facilities
Most artists live/work in their OAR studios. Studios described at our Seaview Farm are one mile down the road and are available for additional studio space in fall, winter and spring. During the summer some opportunity for the use of the clay and photography studios may be accommodated. Additional fees apply.
At Seaview Farm Studios, the Dairy Barn is accessible by portable ramp and the Ceramics Long Shed Studios are accessible across a lawn with a slight grade.