• 2025 Trails and Sails Historic Walking Tour of Rocky Neck

    Rocky Neck Gloucester, MA

    Join one of our knowledgeable tour guides during Essex National Heritage Area's Trails & Sails to explore Rocky Neck's rich history and the contributions and achievements of the present community. All tours are free. Registration is required.

  • 2025 Trails and Sails Historic Walking Tour of Rocky Neck

    Rocky Neck Gloucester, MA

    Join one of our knowledgeable tour guides during Essex National Heritage Area's Trails & Sails to explore Rocky Neck's rich history and the contributions and achievements of the present community. All tours are free. Registration is required.

  • Ocean School Collective Performance

    Ocean Alliance 32 Horton St, Gloucester, MA, United States

    Join the Ocean School Collective (OSC) as they present the work resulting from their Goetemann Artist Residency* at the Paint Factory.

  • Artists Panel Discussion: Oceans of Uncertainty

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

    The public is invited to join several of the artists at the Cultural Center on September 28, from 4:00-5:30 PM for a lively conversation exploring how connections between artistic expression, scientific understanding, and imaginative thinking can address the challenges of the changing ocean.

  • ARTIST TALK | Deborah Read, Goetemann Artist-in-Residence

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

    Join Gloucester-based artist Deborah Read at her Artist Talk for an engaging conversation about her art, process, and experience as this year’s Goetemann Artist-in-Residence at Rocky Neck Art Colony. Read’s interdisciplinary practice—spanning installation, performance, writing, and collaborative projects—challenges the notion that art must be an object. As co-founder of Gallery RAG and the international foundation Art+Everywhere, she has […]

  • A Night of Poetry with Heather Treseler and JD Scrimgeour

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

    The Gloucester Writers Center is proud to bring Massachusetts Book Award winner Heather Treseler and Salem poet laureate JD Scrimgeour to Gloucester for a night of poetry. This special is free and open to the public -- donations always appreciated.

  • Closing Reception: INTER/PLAY

    Cove Gallery 37 Rocky Neck Ave, Gloucester, MA, United States

    Join curator Morgan Dyer and the featured artists at the Closing Reception on Sunday, October 12 from 5-7pm. This event is free and open to the public.

  • RNAC Member Showcase

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

    Member Showcase is Rocky Neck Art Colony's final exhibition of the season featuring seven distinctive bodies of work by RNAC members - John Bassett, Michelle Champion, Eser Costanza, Joanne Hurd, Patricia Scialo, Brian Murphy, R. D. Murphy - selected by juror Shana Dumont Garr.

  • 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.