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Rocky Neck Art Colony presents ''Member Showcase'' Oct. 24-Dec. 8 at the Cultural Center
Gloucester MA — ROCKY NECK ART COLONY (RNAC) announces its final exhibition of the season, Member Showcase, featuring seven distinctive bodies of work by RNAC members, selected by juror Shana Dumont Garr. Dumont Garr selected works that “possess remarkable vibrancy of color, composition, and method. Some of this vibrancy emerges through palette and medium; others through a sense of whimsy or the handmade.” This exhibition celebrates artistic excellence and innovation across a wide range of media and
Does Art Have to Be an Object? Deborah Read Named Goetemann Artist-in-Residence at Rocky Neck, October 2025
Does Art Have to Be an Object?Deborah Read Named Goetemann Artist-in-Residence at Rocky Neck, October 2025Gloucester, MA — This October, Gloucester-based artist Deborah Read joins the Goetemann Artist Residency at Rocky Neck Art Colony with a deceptively simple but urgent inquiry: Does art have to be an object? For Read, the answer has long been “not necessarily.” Her interdisciplinary practice—spanning installation, performance, writing, and collaborative projects—frames art as an act of generosity. As
