Off Shore Artists Residency (OAR) | Summer 2025

Associated Residency Program

As an artist resident at Nantucket Island School of Design & the Arts’ Offshore Artist’s Residency (OAR) you will have the opportunity to explore this special and truly beautiful natural landscape on an island 30 miles out to sea, which is also very rich with cultural history!  Nantucket is a vibrant year-round New England community full of creative people running galleries, museums, restaurants, theaters, and non-profits of every sort!   Whether you take to the studio, or head into our unique landscape,  we hope your residency will provide you an opportunity to recharge and come away with lots of new ideas…and renewed energy.

The NISDA Artist Community welcomes emerging and professional artists and educators in all fields including, but not limited to, classical photography, painting, ceramics, textiles, writing, music, performance and any alternative projects committed to the creative process. NISDA is especially interested in interdisciplinary art, art in the environment and conceptual works. We welcome educators pursuing the integration of the arts and interdisciplinary projects in their classrooms. NISDA’s residency is an on-your-own, self-structured experience that provides time and  studio space  for personal renewal. In June, July, August, September + October  you may arrange open studio time to work in NISDA’s Long Shed Ceramics Studio at SeaView Farm, in addition to working in your Atlantic House Residency Studio or in the Nantucket landscape.

NISDA’s OAR Atlantic House is just a short mile down the road from our Historic Seaview Farm Dairy Barn and Long Shed Community Center school facilities – we welcome you to create, work and collaborate with the other Artists, the Community and enjoy our Cultural Arts Lectures and Events! The school also has two private single rooms designated for Artists in Residence on site at the farm. The simple barn accommodations have shared bathrooms and kitchen.

Deadline
Residency Length
1 week - 6 months
Languages
English
Average Number of Artists in Residence at a Time
5
Collaborative Residency
Must apply and be accepted individually
May apply as a team
Discipline
Acting
Architecture
Art Education
Art History
Book Arts
Ceramics/Clay Arts/Pottery
Choreography
Costume/Fashion Design
Criticism
Dance
Drawing
Ecology
Environmental Arts
Environmentalism/Conservation
Fiction
Graphic Design
History
Illustration
Installation Arts
Interdisciplinary Arts
Journalism
Literary Nonfiction
Literature
Mixed Media
Multimedia Arts
Music
New Genres
Nonfiction
Painting
Paper Arts
Performance Art
Philosophy
Photography
Playwriting
Poetry
Printmaking
Public Art
Screenwriting
Sculpture
Sound Art
Storytelling
Textile & Fiber Arts/Weaving
Translation
Visual Arts
Writing
Companions
Pets are not allowed
Country of Residence
Open to artists based anywhere in the world
Family Friendly
Spouses/partners allowed for full stay (non-collaborators)
Stage of Career
Any stage of career
Additional Expectations/Opportunities
Donate a work of art
Participate in public programming
Participate in open studio with fellow residents
Give artist talk or presentation
Lead workshop for the public
Lead workshop for fellow residents
Lead a skill share
Accessible Housing
Partially Accessible (50% or more)
Meals Provided
Residents have access to shared kitchen
Residents have access to private kitchen
No meals are provided
Studios/Special Equipment
Private Studios
Shared Studios
Exhibition / Installation Space
Performance/Presentation Facilities
Ceramics Workspace
Electric Wheels
Slab Roller
Electric Kiln
Darkroom (Black And White)
Easels
Hot Plates
Light Tables
Large Sinks
Textiles Workspace
Fiber Arts Workspace
Dye Area
Washer And Dryer
Studios/Facilities Accessibility
Partially Accessible (50% or more)
Type of Housing
Private housing on campus (individual apartment/cabin/house)
Private bedroom in a shared housing facility on campus
Shared bedroom
Additional Eligibility Information

Application available at:  https://nisda.org

Number of Artists Accepted in Most Current Year
30
Total Applicant Pool in Most Current Year
35
Artist Stipend
0
US Dollar (USD)
Travel Stipend/Material Stipends
0
US Dollar (USD)
Residency Fees
Fee Details

Residency fees depend of the size of the live-in studio space, or single rooms at the barn,  and also if additional work space is desired at the Seaview Farm Studios.

Accommodations and costs range from single bedrooms in the barn, one-room live-in studios, to large open living & studio spaces.  Some live/work spaces may be shared by 2 artists. 

 At the Atlantic House: All studio units have private kitchenettes and baths. Shared laundry on-site.   Common living room, dining and full kitchen. 

At the barn: Single rooms use a shared kitchen and  bathrooms.

Residency Fees:   Fees for the 2025 Season will be updated December 1, 2024. Registration prior to that date can expect to pay the 2024 fees listed below.

SUMMER 2025 / DATES OF RESIDENCIES  / 

MONDAY TO MONDAY

 June 2-9  / June 9-16  / June 16-23  / June 23 -30 / 

June 30-July 7 / July 7-14 / July 14-21 /  

July 21-28  / Aug. 4-11  /  Aug. 11-18  / Aug. 18-25 / 

Aug.25-Sept.1  /  

Sept. 1- 8  /  Sept. 8-15 / Sept. 15-22  / Sept. 22-29

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ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE STUDIO FEES  PER WEEK

Multiple weeks are encouraged.

Weekly Fee

Atlantic House

STUDIO 1    /   $875.00

STUDIO 2  / $950.00

STUDIO 3  /   $1,100.00

STUDIO 4 or 5  /  $1,450.00  

**SHARED STUDIO 4 or 5 / $1600.00  incl. $150.share fee

Rustic Barn at NISDA  Single Rooms

Rooms 2 & 3 / $525.00 each  / Available until October 27

Artists or Educators desiring longer stays for sabbaticals, month long, or season long residencies please note there are prorated fees available. Please reach out to islandcolony@nisda.org  or call 508-228-9248 to explore.

 

 

 

Grant/Scholarship/other Funding Support
Grant/Scholarship/Other Funding Support Details

 Contact NISDA regarding specific  information about possible partial  funding.  508-228-9248

Application Fee
50
US Dollar (USD)
Application Type
Open application