Nantucket Island School of Design and the Arts (NISDA) has been dedicated to sharing the spirit and creativity that the Arts bring into our lives for over 40 years. NISDA offers a place to be inspired, refreshed, to create, and learn through their numerous programs for children, college-level adults, professional artists, public school students and teachers, and the Nantucket community. NISDA is a year-round cultural and arts educational institution and an arts resource center on Nantucket whose mission is to explore the connections of the arts, sciences, humanities, and the environment, and to enhance education, community and quality of life through the arts.

NISDA’s campus is comprised of two properties where its programs and support services take place: Seaview Farm Art Center (23 Wauwinet Road) and the NISDA O.A.R. – Offshore Artist Residencies (55 Wauwinet Road) both in beautiful, scenic Wauwinet. Seaview Farm, home to the only two remaining silos on the island is historically significant to Nantucket both agriculturally and culturally.

NISDA hosts an annual Sand Castle and Sculpture Contest held at Jetties beach each summer. This year’s event will be held on July 3oth 2022. All are welcome to participate and observe!  To register as a contest participant visit www.nisda.org