The Cove Gallery Exhibits

Click HERE to download the 2025 Cove Gallery Call, Proposal Form and Instructions.

Regular exhibitions at Cove Gallery are over for the season — but keep an eye out here for pop-ups and special events in the coming months. A big thank you to all the amazing artists who worked together to create and mount five exceptional shows this year. And to Mark Goetemann, son of the late Rocky Neck artists, Gordon and Judith Goetemann. Mark has generously donated the use of his parents’ former home and gallery space to RNAC to honor their legacy as artists and to carry on their commitment to keeping Rocky Neck a haven for artists and art lovers.

The opportunity to curate an exhibition and/or exhibit your work at Cove Gallery is open to all – we encourage you to start thinking about it now! Keep an eye out in the coming weeks for the 2025 Request for Proposals, which will be announced here in this newsletter and in various publications throughout the region. There is no fee or membership requirement to submit a proposal, but it is required that all exhibiting artists must be or become members before the start of their show. Exhibiting at Cove Gallery is a unique and special opportunity – as these 2024 artists can attest:

“The Cove is a very special place to show in and feel part of community.”

“It was such a great experience being a co-curator. Getting the opportunity to curate, craft a proposal, bounce ideas off of each other and see it all come together was so gratifying”

“I found that the freedom to co-curate a show with my fellow artists involved was the most rewarding part of the experience.”

“It was gratifying to have a full range of my ceramic work on display. I was delighted by how the show was hung — the painters’ work complemented each other AND mine.”

“The Cove is such a great space to be in, with its history and its location, it seems to guide visitors in.”

“The Cove Gallery is a gorgeous, sunlit and welcoming place. We are so lucky to have it for our use.”

“I so appreciate the beauty of the gallery and the generosity of Mark Goetemann in allowing RNAC to use the space.”

2024 Exhibitions

Phyllis Feld—A Retrospective | October 12 – 14

Phyllis Feld: A Retrospective, a three-day exhibition curated by Dina Gomery, showcasing the works of Phyllis Feld (1943–2023). This retrospective honored Phyllis’s memory, celebrated her legacy, and reflected on her contributions to the artistic community.

HandWork: The Fine Art of Craft curated by Jane Keddy | September 12 – October 6

Jane Keddy (curator): textiles; Judy Robinson-Cox: assemblage and collage; Richard Honan: driftwood sculpture; Deborah Way: jewelry, Diane Slezak: ceramics and weaving; Pam Stratton: mosaics and Eco printing

eco-harmony curated by Sallie Strand | August 15 – September 8

Nic Bannerman, Jennifer K Brown, Maria Malatesta, Martin Sorger, Sallie Strand

Press Play curated by L. Marie Lamarche and Paula Borsetti | July 18 – August 11, 2024

Katherine Bagley, Paula Borsetti, Donna Caselden, L. Marie Lamarche, Michael Lamarche, Brian E. Murphy

Gounding

Kathleen Gerdon Archer, Amanda Bittner, Paige Farrell, Jeffrey Marshall, Vanessa Michalak

The Life Drawing Show curated by Amy Sudarsky | April 25 – May 19

Jerry Ackerman, Elizabeth Bish, Janice Brand, Helen Brown, Karl Frank, Elizabeth Gauthier, Dina Gomery, Janet Grover, Sharon Hall, Stephen Hall, Linda Henneman, Ken King, Ira Levine, Juliet Lockwood, Don Love, R.D. Murphy, Gerry O’Leary, Joyce Roessler, Amy Sudarsky, Helen Tory

Sacred Space curated by Suzanne Agostino and Laureen Maher | May 23 – June 16

Suzanne Agostino, Joan Bediz, Alev Danis, Nancy Jarvis, Laureen Maher, Patricia Scialo