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The Arts May 18, 2005
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60 years of Art
Exhibit at the Egan Institute tells the story of the Artists’ Association through its permanent collection
By Laura Raskin Independent Arts Writer
     There are three elements necessary for an art colony: central art figures, a fixed location and most importantly, colonists.
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In praise of “Chadwick’s Folly”
By Chris Edmonds Independent Writer
     Island historian Robert Mooney called it Nantucket's first trophy home.
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Get to know your nose: Wine Fest kicks off today
By Laura Raskin Independent Arts Writer
     In the 2005 Academy Award-winning movie “Sideways,” wine got as much on-screen time as Paul Giamatti and Thomas Haden Church combined.
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Island bridal shoot taps local, national business
By Laura Raskin Independent Arts Writer
     If you saw a bride in white running from Main Street from Bartlett’s Greenhouse to the Great Harbor Yacht Club on Friday, it was not because she got cold feet.
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Identify This Georgen Gilliam Charnes
     The Nantucket Historical Association houses the most complete visual record of Nantucket history in existence. However, many photographic images of people and places we cannot identify, so we are asking
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Exhibition 2
AAN showcases cross-section of artistic talent Photographer Josh Azar, painter Joan Albaugh two of the many exhibitors
By Laura Raskin
     Independent Arts Writer The Artists' Association of Nantucket has 200 artist members, many of whom have been tucked away in hibernation, busy producing work for the summer season. One hundred of those members – some of them new – will be showcased in the Gallery’s Exhibition 2, opening Friday,
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Pet Tracks
Jan Jaeger
     Greyhounds If you ask any owner of a retired racing greyhound about their pet, you will get an earful. Because every dog has a story. And the story for two very fortunate and now former racers is beginning a new chapter as they have a run at life on Nantucket.
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