• 2025 Beaux Arts Ball & Bacchanal*

    It's Back...the 2025 Beaux Arts Ball & Bacchanal! Get ready for a night of dancing, appetizers, and celebration. It's all back, all fun!

  • Opening Reception: RNAC Member Showcase

    The Cultural Center at Rocky Neck 6 Wonson Street, Gloucester, MA, United States

    The public is invited to celebrate Member Showcase at the Opening Reception on October 26, 4-6pm. View the art, meet the artists, and enjoy light refreshments and lively conversation.

  • Getting Abstract with Watercolor

    The Cultural Center at Rocky Neck 6 Wonson Street, Gloucester, MA, United States

    Artist Tamara Krendel comes to Rocky Neck with her two-day class to share her unique style and seasoned teaching method. Enjoy beautiful surprises that come with washy, atmospheric colors as they inform new ways of seeing subject matter.

  • Open Studio: Deb Read, Goetemann Gloucester Artist-in-Residence

    Gallery RAG 37 Rocky Neck Avenue, Gloucester, MA

    Join artist Deb Read, this year's Goetemann Gloucester Grant Artist-in-Residence, for an informal open studio session. Visitors are welcome to stop by, see the artist at work, and get a glimpse into her process and works in progress.

  • Culminating Talk: Deb Read, Goetemann Gloucester Grant Artist-in-Residence

    Gallery RAG 37 Rocky Neck Avenue, Gloucester, MA

    Join artist Deb Read, this year's Goetemann Gloucester Grant Artist-in-Residence, for a conversation reflecting on her experiences over the past month. Rather than a formal lecture, this will be an open discussion about process, exploration, and what has emerged during her time in the studio.

  • Stories from Uganda

    The Cultural Center at Rocky Neck 6 Wonson Street, Gloucester, MA, United States

    Join us to hear Elizabeth Carey, Pete Willcox, and Laura Dow share stories from their trip to the Village2Village Project at The Cultural Center at Rocky Neck on Sunday, November 9 from 5-7pm. Light refreshments will be served.

  • Rocky Neck Art Colony’s Year in Review

    The Cultural Center at Rocky Neck 6 Wonson Street, Gloucester, MA, United States

    Join us for our Annual Meeting where we will present "Our Year in Review on Wednesday, November 12 starting at 5:30pm. Part of the agenda will be electing new Board Members to fill slots of outgoing Board Members.

  • Reclaiming Folk: Celebrating People of Color in Folk Music

    The Cultural Center at Rocky Neck 6 Wonson Street, Gloucester, MA, United States

    Reclaiming Folk is an event series that celebrates and honors People of Color (POC) in folk music – they “reclaim” folk because, despite POCs being at the root of the genre, history and culture has erased them from American Folk music. From field calls to Blues and Gospel to Indigenous traditions, the origin of American folk music is connected to people of color.

  • Strum and Sing with Cape Ann Guitar Society 

    The Cultural Center at Rocky Neck 6 Wonson Street, Gloucester, MA, United States

    Join the Cape Ann Guitar Society for its next Strum and Sing at the Cultural Center at Rocky Neck. A no-pressure opportunity to play and sing with members of the community. All levels welcome.

  • Artist Demo: Meet the Murphy Bros at the RNAC Member Showcase

    The Cultural Center at Rocky Neck 6 Wonson Street, Gloucester, MA, United States

    The game is on! Join Brian Murphy and Bob Murphy, two of the featured artists in RNAC's current exhibition, “Member Showcase,” for a hands-on presentation of their artwork at the Cultural Center at Rocky Neck Art Colony.