Nantucket AIR Residency Program

About this program

Artists Association of Nantucket’s Nantucket AIR program offers a range of visual-arts residencies providing furnished studio space and housing on Nantucket, from fully funded fellowships (e.g., the one‑month Hale Masters of Fine Art Fellowship) and a funded ceramics residency to a three‑week Environmental Artist Residency and fee‑based summer teaching residencies. Residencies vary by duration, season, funding, and obligations—key examples include the Hale Fellowship (Jan–Feb, for current MFA students or graduates within five years), the Erin Donohue Ceramics Residency (funded but requires teaching two five‑week fall classes), and summer teaching residencies that require a three‑day workshop (fees: 2‑week $1,000; 1‑month $2,000). Applicants working in painting, drawing, printmaking, ceramics, digital arts, and crafts must submit a single PDF to the Director of Education with a CV (max 3 pages), 200‑word artist statement, 200‑word bio, 300‑word cover letter specifying residency and goals (and workshop proposal/fee when applicable), 12 images with an image list, and contact details for three references; selection is merit‑based and residents must comply with studio usage rules.