Upcoming Events
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.
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.
A Deeper Relationship with Painting and Drawing Workshop with Loren Doucette
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.
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.
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!
Workshop: Expressive Figure Drawing
This two-day workshop with Amy Sudarsky will renew our basic figure drawing skills within the realm of Gestural Expression.
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.
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.
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.
Closing Reception: Interconnected
Join the artists at the Closing Reception at Cove Gallery for an afternoon to enjoy lively conversation, light refreshments, and one final chance to experience the exhibit before it closes.
Rocky Neck Historic Walking Tours
Explore Rocky Neck Art Colony’s neighborhood on a guided historic walking tour with its rich artistic and maritime past as you visit artists' studios, historic fishing shacks, galleries, and more.
Live Music by BrassFed Nation
Carlos Menezes Jr. brings the BrassFed Nation to Rocky Neck for an evening filled with a horn-driven music featuring a unique sound of early jazz, New Orleans funk & soul, Jamaican ska, and so much more!
Paint Out on Rocky Neck
Cape Ann Plein Air, Cape Ann Art Haven, and Rocky Neck Art Colony are hosting this year’s Paint Out on Rocky Neck! More details to follow.
Opening Reception: Making an Impression
Join Rocky Neck Art Colony at the opening reception for Making an Impression. View the exhibit, meet the artists, enjoy lively conversations and refreshments.
Live Music by Knotted Pine & Pop Up Art Show & Demo
Join Rocky Neck Art Colony for an evening of live music by Knotted Pine, a Boston-area string band bringing toe-tapping, Bluegrass-adjacent Americana to Rocky Neck, plus a Pop Up Art Show.
Making an Impression
Making an Impression brings together traditional and contemporary printmakers from the greater Cape Ann region in an exhibition that aims to inspire, educate, and engage visitors through appreciation of the varied and expressive work on display.
Breaking the Ruts: Artist workshop with Kat Masella
This workshop is full.
Register for this 4-day artist workshop with Kat Masella, the 2026 Goetemann Distinguished Artist/Teacher.
Artist Talk: Kat Masella - 2026 GAR Distinguished Artist/Teacher
Kat Masella, GAR’s 2026 Distinguished Artist/Teacher will offer insights into her practice and the ideas behind her work at this artist talk.
Compass Bros - O’Leary and Dolinsky Go to Sea!
Michael O’Leary and Gary Dolinksky sing salty songs and fishy ballads - audience participation required or rum ration denied! The Bros will sing, chant, croon and intone a variety of songs of the sea, from tragic to comic and old to new - including originals!