Upcoming Events
The Great Marsh Starts Here: A Living Landscape in Motion
This exhibition brings together artists from the Great Marsh Artists Fellowship for an exhibition celebrating three years of artistic exploration, collaboration, and engagement with one of New England’s most significant coastal landscapes.
Legacy Short Film Premiere & The Crab and the Knot Multimedia Presentation
Enjoy the premiere screening of Fellow Erika Sutter’s short film Legacy, followed by The Crab and The Knot, a multimedia presentation by Fellows Susan Quateman and Andrea LeBlanc.
Life Drawing with Live Models
Drawing the figure is not easy, but your comfort and skills will soar with regular practice. These sessions are offered weekly and are drop-in, featuring a different professional model.
RNAC All Members Meeting
Join us for our final All Members Meeting of the year. Celebrate our 2026 accomplishments and learn about what's in store for 2027.
Welcome to Tranquil Space
Fellow Rob Bradshaw presents Welcome to a Tranquil Space taking us into the Great Marsh through an immersive sound and visual experience.
Gelli Printing for Mixed Media Workshop
Printing with a gelli plate is a great way to experiment and play! In this workshop with artist Maria Malatesta, you will learn how to use a gelli plate to make unique monoprints.
Opening Reception: The Great Marsh Starts Here!
Join Manship Artists Residency and the Great Marsh Artist Fellows at the Opening Reception of The Great Marsh Starts Here! A Living Landscape in Motion.
Closing Reception & Artist Talk: Elizabeth Bish, GAR Gloucester Invitational Artist
Join local artist Elizabeth Bish for her Closing Talk and Reception to learn about her technique used to develop a new body of work during her Goetemann Artist Residency.
Workshop: Expressive Figure Drawing
This two-day workshop with Amy Sudarsky will renew our basic figure drawing skills within the realm of Gestural Expression.
Cancelled: Beaux Arts Ball Halloween Bash
This is not your ordinary Halloween party. Get ready for an unforgettable night of Halloween fun, creativity, and Rocky Neck style! The Rocky Neck Art Colony (RNAC) will hosts its third annual Beaux Arts Ball Halloween Bash. Reserve your tickets today!
Open Studio: Elizabeth Bish, Gloucester Invitational Artist
Through the Goetemann Artist Residency, Bish will dedicate focused studio time to developing a new body of work that pushes her landscape and still-life paintings toward greater abstraction.
Gallery Talk : YES!
Join us for a Gallery Talk in conjunction with the RNAC members’ exhibition, YES! A group of exhibiting artist members will discuss their work, highlighting the processes, techniques, and inspiration behind the works on display.
CANCELED: A Deeper Relationship with Painting and Drawing Workshop with Loren Doucette
CANCELED: Need a jumpstart to your art making? Diving in to explore the nature of your creative process and your own unique creativity is the focus of this two-day class with artist and teacher Loren Doucette.
Artist Talk: Elizabeth Bish, Gloucester Invitational Artist
Join Gloucester artist, Elizabeth Bish at her artist talk to learn about new body of work that pushes her landscape and still-life paintings toward greater abstraction.
Closing Talk: Fiona Brehony
Join Brehony at her Artist Talk to learn about residency work in collaboration with Ocean Alliance, made possible through the Goetemann Artist Residency program.
Opening Reception: More or Less
See the exhibit, meet the artists, and enjoy an evening of refreshments and lively conversation at the opening reception of More or Less.
Opening Reception: YES! Year End Show – All Members
Immerse yourself in art and community at the Opening reception for this long anticipated exhibition featuring Rocky Neck Art Colony member artists.
CANCELED - Trails & Sails: Historic Walking Tour of Rocky
CANCELED DUE TO WEATHER: Explore the art, the artists, and history of Rocky Neck Art Colony on one of our guided Historic Walking Tours during the 2026 Trails and Sails.
Open Studios: Walk/Listen - Fiona Brehony, GAR Environmental / Installation Artist
Walk and listen with Fiona Brehony to experience her residency work at the Open Studio session at Ocean Alliance.
YES! Year End Show – All Members
A veritable salon of recent artworks from all our members. A large exhibition of many genres of art, in celebration of the creative spirit alive at RNAC.
More or Less
A show about how much is enough. More or Less, a group exhibition featuring four artists working across painting, printmaking, and sculpture.
Closing Reception: Piece by Piece, The Art of Assemblage Where 1+1=3
Join the artists at the Closing Reception for an afternoon to enjoy lively conversation, light refreshments, and one final chance to experience the exhibit before it closes.
Trails & Sails: Historic Walking Tour of Rocky
Discover the art, the artists, and history of Rocky Neck Art Colony on one of our guided Historic Walking Tours during the 2026 Trails and Sails.
Trails & Sails: Historic Walking Tour of Rocky
Explore the art, the artists, and history of Rocky Neck Art Colony on one of our guided Historic Walking Tours during the 2026 Trails and Sails.
Open Studios: Fiona Brehony, GAR Environmental / Installation Artist
Explore Fiona Brehony’s residency work at her Open Studio session at Ocean Alliance.
FULL WORKSHOP: Getting Abstract with Media
FULL WORKSHOP | Getting Abstract with Media, a one-day intensive workshop with Nic Bannerman.
A Conversation in Making an Impression: Contemporary Printmaking
Five artists from Making an Impression come together to explore the traditions, innovations, and creative possibilities shaping printmaking today in a lively panel discussion moderated by Stacy Thomas-Vickory.
Trails & Sails: Historic Walking Tour of Rocky Neck
Explore the art, the artists, and history of Rocky Neck Art Colony on one of our guided Historic Walking Tours during the 2026 Trails and Sails.
Trails & Sails: Historic Walking Tour of Rocky Neck
Explore the art, the artists, and history of Rocky Neck Art Colony on one of our guided Historic Walking Tour during the 2026 Trails and Sails.
Artist Talk: Fiona Brehony
Join Brehony at her Artist Talk to learn about residency work in collaboration with Ocean Alliance, made possible through the Goetemann Artist Residency program.
Life Drawing with Live Models
Drawing the figure is not easy, but your comfort and skills will soar with regular practice. These sessions are offered weekly and are drop-in, featuring a different professional model.
Folk Electric: Wayfaring Stranger | A Multi-Media Storytelling Installation
Scott Moore and Erica Pisaturo invite you to step into the immersive world of Folk Electric, where music, film, and visual art converge in a dynamic pop-up installation.
Opening Reception: Piece by Piece: The Art of Assemblage
See the exhibit, meet the artists, and enjoy an evening of refreshments and lively conversation at the opening reception of Piece by Piece: The Art of Assemblage.
Piece by Piece: The Art of Assemblage, Where 1 + 1 = 3
Discover the magic when individual objects, no matter how similar or different, are joined into an entirely new work.
Tai Chi - Qigong Foundations
Tai Chi – Qigong Foundations, a monthly class held on the last Wednesday of each month from 5:30–6:30 pm.