TALK / PERFORMANCE

Join us for a special performance by artist and musician Stephen Bates. This multi-disciplinary event will feature Bates’ original paintings alongside live musical compositions, performed by the artist himself on clarinet, flute, and bass clarinet. Free and open to the public (donations to RNAC is encouraged).

Rocky Neck Historic Walking Tours are back for the season! This guided public walking tour covers the rich history of Rocky Neck Art Colony, showcasing the many artists who worked here, especially from the late nineteenth century to today.

Local Author Dan Duffy uncovers a 50-year-old family mystery in his powerful new memoir, In Search of Brother Rich. Hosted at the Cultural Center at Rocky Neck on Thursday, June 12 from 7-8:30pm. The Reading and Book Signing is FREE and OPEN to the public, donations to Rocky Neck Art Colony are appreciated.

Rocky Neck Historic Walking Tours are back for the season! This guided public walking tour covers the rich history of Rocky Neck Art Colony, showcasing the many artists who worked here, especially from the late nineteenth century to today.

Join Boston-based artist and educator Adria Arch for an engaging image-based presentation exploring the language of abstraction in art. Discover how abstraction emerged, why it matters, and how it continues to resonate in today’s artistic conversations.

Rocky Neck Historic Walking Tours are back for the season! This guided public walking tour covers the rich history of Rocky Neck Art Colony, showcasing the many artists who worked here, especially from the late nineteenth century to today.

Join us for a Book Talk & Author Signing with bestselling author and environmental journalist Alan Weisman. He returns with his latest book HOPE DIES LAST: Visionary People Across the World, Fighting to Find Us a Future. A decade in the making, this powerful new book follows Weisman across the globe where he meets those confronting the planet’s most urgent crises.

Learn about Larry Volk’s work and process in this free artist talk presented in conjunction with Boundless: The Art of the Book.

Rocky Neck Historic Walking Tours are back for the season! This guided public walking tour covers the rich history of Rocky Neck Art Colony, showcasing the many artists who worked here, especially from the late nineteenth century to today.

Join Talya Baharal, the 2025 Goetemann Artist Residency (GAR) Distinguished Artist, at her Artist Talk on August 10 from 5-6pm at The Cultural Center at Rocky Neck. Baharal will share insights into the creation of her abstract work featured in her exhibit, What's In A Voice currently on display at the Cove Gallery. This event […]