Tomorrow is the opening of the Nantucket Arts Festival. Here are some photos of last year’s events which haven’t been published before. This first set is from the Festival Signature Exhibition entitled “Departures and Diversions: Exploring New Directions in the Visual Arts.” This year’s exhibition is entitled “Challenges and Chance Encounters: Expecting the New / Encountering the Unexpected” which will focus on visual arts not often seen in island galleries, explore new ways of seeing, and encourage those artists who have shifted direction from what is safe though successful expression to a more adventuresome and risk-taking manner. The exhibition opens on Friday, August 28 at 6 pm with an opening reception. Hours during the week are noon – 8 pm through September 6.
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