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Rockport Center for the Arts
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Exhibitions

BILLY HASSELL: WATERMARK

From the Rockport Center for the Arts: "Fort Worth-based fine artist Billy Hassell, who was recently referred to as “Mother Nature’s Stylist” by The New…

January 31 through March 30, 2025

NANCY BANDY: ATMOSPHERES

From Rockport Center of the Art: "Nancy Bandy has a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Kansas, and a Master of Arts degree from…

January 10 through March 02, 2025

The Big Wave! Annual All-Members Exhibition

From the Rockport Center for the Arts: "Running Nov. 22, 2024, through Jan. 23, 2025, The Big Wave! Annual All-Members Exhibition will feature works from…

November 22 through January 23, 2025

Rebecca Bridges Rice: JUXTAPOSITIONS

From Rockport Art Center: "Juxtapositions, the solo exhibition of artist Rebecca Bridges Rice, will be displayed Sept. 13–Oct. 27 at Rockport Center for the Arts.…

September 13 through October 27, 2024

Jesse Moreno: Coastal Mementos

From the Rockport Center for the Arts: "Jesse is a local San Antonio woodworker artist who describes himself as a “creative woodworking enthusiast.”  He said…

August 08 through October 06, 2024

Sam Modder: Source of All Hair, Wearer of All Socks

From the Rockport Center for the Arts: "Sam Modder is a Nigerian-Sri Lankan artist who works figuratively in pen, collage, and digital media to portray…

August 23 through September 22, 2024

Tara Conley: Making Ends Meet

From the Rockport Center for the Arts: “Making Ends Meet,” featuring a unique collection of creative shapes and wall-mounted bronze phrases by multi-media sculptor Tara Conley, opens May…

May 28 through August 11, 2024

Nichole Gronvold-Roller: A Quiet Saunter

From the Rockport Center for the Arts: "Geometric-shaped canvasses with bold palettes and patterns are the hallmark of artist Nichole Gronvold-Roller, including “A Quiet Saunter” at…

May 11 through June 16, 2024

Anthony Sonnenberg: The State of My Heart

From the Rockport Center for the Arts: "Anthony Sonnenberg’s exhibition will explore the art of decoration. He expresses the process of decoration and adorning by…

March 19 through April 28, 2024

Rising Eyes of Texas 2024

From the Rockport Center for the Arts: "Rising Eyes of Texas, a yearly collegiate juried exhibition showcasing paintings, sculptures, video art, prints, and more by select Texas undergraduate…

February 16 through March 31, 2024

Greg Reuter: Make the Dog Bark

From the Rockport Center for the Arts: "In his new exhibition, "Make the Dog Bark,” sculptor Greg Reuter invites viewers to explore their emotions through his…

January 12 through March 17, 2024

Ansen Seale: Rising Tide, Shifting Sand: A Chronicle of Change in Texas

From the Rockport Center for the Arts: "In his new exhibition, "Rising Tide, Shifting Sand: A Chronicle of Change in Texas,” artist Ansen Seale showcases images of landscapes…

January 12 through March 10, 2024

Ariana Heinzman: Stack.Loop.Shift

From the Rockport Center for the Arts: “Stack.Loop.Shift,” featuring a unique collection of ceramic sculptures, wall works and functional objects by artist Ariana Heinzman, will kick…

January 09 through February 11, 2024

Big Wave! Annual All-Members Exhibition

From the Rockprot Center for the Arts: "The new Rockport Center for the Arts (RCA) opened on Dec. 10, 2022, with the Big Wave! Annual All-Members Exhibition as…

November 24 through January 07, 2024

Mckay Otto: Ever Legacies Ever

From the Rockport Center for the Arts: "Ever Legacies Ever, showcasing the mindbending painting and sculpture creations of Wimberley, Texas-based artist McKay Otto, is coming…

October 06 through November 19, 2023

Mary Jenewein: To Put It Bluntly

From the Rockport Center for the Arts: "In her current body of work, To Put It Bluntly… Southern artist Mary Jenewein’s boxes, or cages as…

September 22 through November 12, 2023

Quinn Antonio Briceño: Sin Estado

From the Rockport Center for the Arts: "In his current body of work, Sin Estado, or “stateless,” Nicaraguan-American artist Quinn Antonio Briceño explores the blending…

August 11 through October 01, 2023

Debra Kay Chronister: Drawn to Clay: Birds of Rockport

From the Rockport Center for the Arts: "Featured in the RCA Jeanie & Bill Wyatt Gallery, Drawn to Clay: Birds of Rockport showcases raku-fired Royal…

July 21 through September 24, 2023

Jacqueline Negreros: El Cariño Nunca Olvida

From Rockport Center for the Arts: "Jacqueline Negreros’ solo show El Cariño Nunca Olvida (Love Never Forgets), will be hosted in RCA’s McKelvey Gallery featuring…

July 28 through September 17, 2023

Kent Ullberg: Feathers & Flippers

From Rockport Center for the Arts: "Rockport Center for the Arts (RCA) today announced acclaimed wildlife sculptor Kent Ullberg as the 31st Rockport Art Festival Master…

June 11 through August 06, 2023

Brian Wedgworth: Tejidos en Fierro

From the Rockport Center for the Arts: "Tejidos en Fierro showcasing the welded sculptures of artist Brian Wedgworth, is coming to Rockport Center for the…

April 28 through July 16, 2023

55th Annual Rockport Art Festival

From the Rockport Center for the Arts: "Final preparations continue for the annual Rockport Art Festival, presented by Salemi Ace Hardware, Saturday and Sunday, July…

July 01 through July 02, 2023

Fernando Andrade: Confluence

From the Rockport Center for the Arts: "Beginning April 28, Rockport Center for the Arts will host Confluence, an art exhibition featuring the abstract paintings…

April 28 through June 11, 2023

Lynne Ruf: Contrast as the Muse

From the Rockport Center for the Arts: "Contrast as the Muse, showcasing the paintings of artist Lynne Ruf, will be featured at Rockport Center for…

April 14 through June 04, 2023

BIRDS IN ART

From the Rockport Center for the Arts: "Crowds will soon be flocking to Rockport for Birds in Art, an annual, internationally curated exhibit showcasing the very…

February 01 through April 23, 2023

CONTEMPORARY CLAY

From the Rockport Center for the Arts: "Contemporary Clay, showcasing the work of ceramic artist Winston Taylor, will be featured at Rockport Center for the Arts (RCA), Jan. 13–Feb. 26,…

January 13 through February 27, 2023

Austin Uzor: Windows for Forgotten Landscapes

From Rockport Center for the Arts: "Rockport Center for the Arts (RCA) will host Windows for Forgotten Landscapes featuring the paintings of Austin Uzor, Aug. 5–Sept. 18. A public…

August 05 through September 18, 2022

Jeffrey Neel McDaniel: Loving Every Sandblasted, Sunburnt, Salt-Crusted Moment...

From Rockport Center for the Arts: "Rockport Center for the Arts (RCA) has named Corpus Christi native Jeffery Neel McDaniel as the 2022 Rockport Art…

June 17 through July 31, 2022

2022 Rockport Art Festival Past Poster Artist Show

From the Rockport Center for the Arts: "Also known as the Rockport Art Festival Past Poster Artist Show, the exhibition features works from many of…

June 17 through July 31, 2022

Glenda Pivaral: Beauty of Gentleness

From Rockport Center for the Arts: "Glenda Pivaral’s solo show Beauty of Gentleness will be hosted in RCA’s Galería Dos, featuring a collection of child-like…

May 13 through June 12, 2022

Don Hazlitt: Kress Works 2021-2022

From Rockport Center of the Arts: "Kress Works showcases Hazlitt’s attempt to explore numerous artistic movements of the 20th century  he believes can be gleaned…

May 13 through June 12, 2022

thoughtfully handcrafted

From the Rockport Center for the Arts: "About Splinter Group Splinter Group began in 1998 with six tenants and 5000 square feet.  In 2019, we…

April 08 through May 08, 2022

Erin Cunningham: Refinement

From the Rockport Center for the Arts: "Erin Cunningham (b. 1979 Honolulu, HI) is an artist living and working in Austin, Texas. She received her…

April 08 through May 08, 2022

2022 Rising Eyes of Texas

From the Rockport Center for the Arts: "Each year, undergraduate and graduate students in the visual arts take center stage in the Rising Eyes of Texas, a…

March 04 through April 03, 2022

William Tersteeg: Safe Passage in a Turbulent Sea

From the Rockport Center for the Arts: "In his current body of work, “The Lighthouse — Safe Passage in a Turbulent Sea,” ceramic sculptor William Tersteeg explores the…

February 04 through February 27, 2022

Currents 2021

From Rockport Center for the Arts: "Currents features new work by participating members, with all media represented, including paintings, sculptures, ceramics, and pottery. From this…

November 20 through January 09, 2022

15th Annual Rockport Film Festival

From the Rockport Center for the Arts: "Always international in scope, but local in flavor, the 15th Annual Rockport Film Festival once again celebrates the power of storytelling…

November 11 through November 14, 2021

Jeff Horton: Release: Moving Forward

From Rockport Center for the Arts: "Since 2012, Rockport Center for the Arts (RCA) has invited one artist each year to take part in its Artist-in-Residence…

October 15 through November 14, 2021

Salvador Rodriguez: Senderos del Desierto

From the Rockport Center for the Arts: "The first RCA solo show for Salvador Rodriguez, celebrating National Hispanic Heritage Month, will be hosted in the…

September 10 through October 09, 2021

June Ainsworth: On the Waterfront

From the Rockport Center for the Arts: "Featured in RCA’s Galeria Dos, Ainsworth’s colorful On the Waterfront plein-air oil paintings capture the beauty and serenity of the…

September 10 through October 09, 2021

The New Normal–Rockport

From the Rockport Center for the Arts: "It was just over a year ago that Rockport-area artists were applying for a share of $150,000 in…

August 06 through September 05, 2021

Robin Hazard: Follow Me

From the Rockport Center for the Arts: "With an interest in art that began as a child, the paintings, drawings and printmaking creations of Robin…

June 18 through August 01, 2021

Rockport: The Center for the Arts of the Coastal Bend

From the Rockport Center for the Arts: "Rockport Center for the Arts (RCA) mid-summer exhibition, Rockport: The Center for the Arts of the Coastal Bend is a…

June 18 through July 31, 2021

Earthborn: Impressions of Our Natural World

From the Rockport Center for the Arts: "Curated by Ryan O’Malley and Cassie Normandy and featured in the RCA Main Gallery, Earthborn showcases a dynamic…

May 14 through June 13, 2021

Earthbound: Work by Benjamin McVey

To register for the artist talk with curator Elena Rodriguez & Benjamin McVey, go here. From the Rockport Center for the Arts: "Benjamin McVey’s solo…

May 14 through June 13, 2021

Richard W. James: Ref Yous

From the Rockport Center for the Arts: "Rockport Center for the Arts (RCA) is hosting two shows April 9–May 9:  Ref Yous, featuring the unique work of…

April 09 through May 09, 2021

Jimi Kabela: Patterns: Peace and Chaos

From the Rockport Center for the Arts: "Rockport Center for the Arts (RCA) is hosting two shows April 9–May 9:  Ref Yous, featuring the unique work of…

April 09 through May 09, 2021

14th Annual Rising Eyes of Texas Exhibition

From the Rockport Center for the Arts: "Each year, undergraduate and graduate students in the visual arts take center stage in the Rising Eyes of Texas,…

March 05 through April 04, 2021

Rising Eyes of Texas 2021

From the Rockport Center for the Arts: "Each year, undergraduate and graduate students in the visual arts take center stage in the Rising Eyes of…

March 05 through April 04, 2021

The Many Shapes of Texas Clay

From the Rockport Center for the Arts: "Although “The Many Shapes of Texas Clay” artists come from varied backgrounds and training, they all share a…

February 05 through February 28, 2021

THE MANY SHAPES OF TEXAS CLAY

From the Rockport Center for the Arts: "Although The Many Shapes of Texas Clay artists come from varied backgrounds and training, they all share a similar…

February 05 through February 28, 2021

Currents: The All-Members Exhibition

From the Center: "As the holidays approach, Rockport Center for the Arts (RCA) is decking the halls with the work of its member artists for…

November 25 through December 28, 2020

Juleanna Fuller: Threading Memories

"Rockport Center for the Arts will host Threading Memories Nov. 20–Dec. 19, a special graduate thesis show for Juleanna Fuller, who will receive her Bachelor…

November 20 through December 19, 2020

Evelyn Contreras: The Fragile

A solo exhibition featuring work by artist-in-residence Evelyn Contreras. From Rockport Center for the Arts: "Rockport Center for the Arts welcomes it's 8th Artist-in-Residence, Evelyn…

October 23 through October 20, 2020

SACRED AMERICANX

A two person exhibition featuring work by Alejandro Macias and Amorette V. Garza. To view this exhibition online, go here. From the Center "Rockport Center…

September 11 through October 17, 2020

Standing Out 2020

A group show organized by Rockport Center for the Arts. From the Rockport Center for the Arts: "Continuing a long-standing tradition now in its 36th year,…

August 08 through September 05, 2020

Coastlands: At the Boundary of Light

"With her impressionist oil paintings gracing the collections of museums and private collectors alike, Virginia “V….” Vaughan’s work focuses on special projects that are heartfelt and…

June 19 through August 01, 2020

Past Poster Artist: Honoring Our Legacy

"Every year, a special committee honors one artist as the Art Festival poster artist. This individual is chosen for their achievements and excellence in the arts,…

June 19 through August 01, 2020

Richard W. James: Icon.

Icon., a solo exhibition of three-dimensional work by Richard W. James, on Friday, April 3, as originally scheduled. However, the traditional opening reception with the…

April 03 through May 15, 2020

Art With Me: Kelly Schaub

Join us LIVE Online on Thursday afternoons to learn new techniques and media with our wonderful teaching artists. This week join collagemaker Kelly Schaub as she…

May 14 through May 14, 2020

Rockport Studio Tour Episode 5: Stan Irvin

Break out your teapots Tuesday @ 4pm and join us while clay artist Stan Irvin breaks down the anatomy of a teapot. Going beyond the…

May 12 through May 12, 2020

Rockport Studio Tour Episode 3: Steve Russell - Paintings, Bronzes, and Coconut Goblets

Note: This event is online-only. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HguEhcMChYw Join us, Tuesday, April 21, for Episode 3: “Steve Russell – Paintings, Bronzes, and Coconut Goblets”. Known for his impressionistic…

April 21 through April 21, 2020

Rising Eyes of Texas 2020

https://youtu.be/0edEdZZ5L88 Each year, undergraduate and graduate students in the visual arts take center stage in the Rising Eyes of Texas, a juried exhibition now in its…

March 06 through March 28, 2020

Gaye Lynn & Michael Hodgson: Recent Work

After 30 years in clay, Texas artists Michael and Gaye Lynn Hodgson are still surrounded by love: love for one another and for the handmade…

January 31 through February 29, 2020

Currents 2019

"The annual all-member show features 109 pieces, including ceramics, paintings, photography, fiber arts, and much more! Dr. Laura Petican, Associate Professor of Art History and…

December 07 through January 03, 2020

Caryl Gaubatz and Anne Katrosh: The Personal and the Global

A two person exhibition featuring fabric art by Caryl Gaubatz and Anne Katrosh. "About her work, Gaubatz states, “My intention is to produce exquisitely crafted…

October 18 through November 23, 2019

Caryl Gaubatz & Anne Katrosh: The Personal & The Global

"Rockport Center for the Arts’ second exhibit of the fall season features fabric art by two artists Caryl Gaubatz and Anne Katrosh. Gaubatz, who resides…

October 18 through November 23, 2019

Greg Reuter: Fundamental Facets

A solo exhibition featuring work by Greg Reuter. "In Fundamental Facets, Reuter returns to his roots in ceramics and coastal subject matter. His solo exhibition…

September 06 through October 12, 2019

STANDING OUT 2019

A group exhibition featuring: Kelly Schaub, Robin Hazard, Elizabeth Misitano, Sarah Fedak, Sally Mitchell, Rebecca Bridges Rice.

August 03 through September 02, 2019

Past Poster Artist Exhibition

A group exhibition featuring work from Rockport community artists.

June 21 through July 27, 2019

Tyler Vouros: Tenebroso

A solo show featuring works by Rockport Center for the Arts seventh artist-in-residence Tyler Vouros.

May 17 through June 14, 2019

Rockport Center For the Arts 50th Celebration

A celebration party for Rockport Center for the Arts 50th Anniversary.

May 20 through May 20, 2019

Rockport Art Center Market

A multi-media art market featuring food trucks and live music. Admission is free, rain or shine.

May 11 through May 11, 2019

Chala Jan: Tapestry of Dreams

A solo show of photographic works by Chala Jan.

April 05 through May 11, 2019

Rising Eyes of Texas

The Rising Eyes of Texas is an annual exhibition featuring works by Texas-based undergraduate and emerging graduate students in the visual arts. This year's show…

March 08 through March 30, 2019

Diana Kersey: Good Natured

A show of works by San Antonio-based artist Diana Kersey. The artist on her work: "My art is about the end of the world. It is…

February 01 through March 02, 2019

Rabecca Signoriello: Grit

A show of paintings by artist Rabecca Signoriello. Signoriello’s work is a direct response to her personal experiences working in the construction field. She paints scenes…

October 20 through November 17, 2018

12th Annual Rockport Film Festival

The Rockport Film Festival returns for its 12th year! For a full schedule, go here.

November 01 through November 04, 2018

Kitty Dudics: Reflections: Texas Virginia Colorado

An exhibition of landscape works by artist Kitty Dudics.

September 08 through October 13, 2018

STANDING OUT: The Merit Artists Exhibit 2018

A group show featuring works by Joey Blazek, Kim Jones, Veronica Koenig, Mark Mayfield, Bruce Moore, and Brenda Staresnick.

August 04 through August 31, 2018

Taking Flight, a Solo Exhibition by Debbie Stevens

An exhibition featuring works by Cypress, Texas-based artist Debbie Stevens. Stevens was selected as the 49 th Annual Rockport Art Festival Poster Artist.

June 16 through July 28, 2018

Plein Air Southwest 2018

Plein Air Southwest 2018 is a national juried art exhibition.

May 25 through June 09, 2018

Brad Pearce

An exhibition featuring colored glass works by Corpus Christi-based artist Brad Pearce.

April 07 through May 19, 2018

Rising Eyes of Texas XI

Rising Eyes of Texas XI is the Rockport Center for the Arts' annual statewide, juried exhibition for undergraduate and graduate students emerging in the visual arts.…

March 10 through March 31, 2018

Between: Works by Blake Kennedy

An exhibition featuring ceramics by San Antonio-based artist Blake Kennedy.

February 03 through March 03, 2018

Tim Olson: Opus Miniscule His Maiden

A show of works by San Antonio artist Tim Olson. The pieces in the show are small-scale drawings and paintings that employ collage elements and include…

August 05 through September 07, 2017

Standing Out

Rockport Center for the Arts' 33rd annual Merit Show. Featuring artists Sheila Gritte (Corpus Christi), George Ann Johnson (Huntsville), Joan Laughlin (Houston), Joyce McAdams (Edgewater, FL), Elena Rodriguez (Corpus Christi),…

August 05 through August 31, 2017

Barb Robinson

A show of Texas coastal landscape paintings by Rockport artist Barb Robinson.

June 17 through July 29, 2017

The Six Pack Show

An exhibition featuring works by more than 60 artists who are members of the Texas Clay Arts Association.

May 20 through June 10, 2017

Carol Koutnik: Fantastic Garden

A show of works by Carol Koutnik. The pieces in the exhibition utilize the form of the cabbage to explore color, design, and pattern.

April 08 through May 13, 2017

Rising Eyes of Texas

A juried exhibition featuring works by undergraduate and graduate art students. This year's juror was Mary Mikel Stump, curator for the Southwest School of Art in…

March 11 through April 01, 2017

Mary Fischer

A show of ceramic works by Mary Fischer.

February 04 through March 04, 2017

Ellen Heck

A show of works by North Carolina-based printmaker Ellen Heck. The exhibition will include Heck's newest portrait series, as well as pieces from her Carolina Color Wheels multi-paneled compositions.

October 15 through November 19, 2016

Rockport Film Festival

The Rockport Film Festival is here! Featuring three days of shorts, documentaries, animated films, and more. For a full schedule and for tickets, please go here.

November 03 through November 05, 2016

Chispa Bluntzer: My Two Worlds & Lotus McElfish: Hierbas Curativas- Healing Herbs of the Mexican Curanderismo Tradition

My Two Worlds is an exhibition of abstract landscapes and altarpieces by Venezuelan artist Chispa Bluntzer. Hierbas Curativas- Healing Herbs of the Mexican Curanderismo Tradition is…

September 10 through October 08, 2016

Jorge Alegría: Heaven

An exhibition of works by Corpus Christi-based artist Jorge Alegría. The show will feature more than 20 new drawings.

August 06 through September 03, 2016

Standing Out

An exhibition curated by Joe Peña and featuring works by Robert Pate (Corpus Christi), Bob Rhodes (Corpus Christi), Elena Rodriguez (Port Aransas), Taylor Starkey (Victoria), Ken Reese (Rockport), and Clementina Rivera (Rockport).

August 06 through September 03, 2016

Joey Blazek

An exhibition by Joey Blazek.

June 18 through July 30, 2016

Rockport Art Festival

An arts festival featuring local artists, live music, kid's activities, and more.

July 02 through July 03, 2016

Danville Chadbourne: Sculptures and Paintings

An exhibition of works by San Antonio-based artist Danville Chadbourne. Three works in the show were recently acquired by the Rockport Center for the Arts. Other…

May 14 through June 11, 2016

Rising Eyes of Texas

An exhibition featuring works by 33 artists from 16 Texas universities.

March 12 through April 09, 2016

Currents

An exhibition featuring works by members of Rockport Center for the Arts.

December 05 through January 15, 2016

Bob Lockhart

An exhibition of new works by Bob Lockhart.

October 17 through November 21, 2015

Anita Diebel: Wing Songs

An exhibition of works by artist Anita Diebel.

September 10 through October 10, 2015

Standing Out: 2015 Merit Artists

A group exhibition featuring: Jorge Alegria (pictured), Beth Alexander, Kimberly Delgado, Mary Frazier, Carol Koutnik, and Betty Shamel. Curated by Deborah Fullerton, Curator of the Art Museum of South Texas.

August 05 through September 05, 2015

Billy Keen and Rita Kirkman

A show of new work by Texas artists Billy Keen and Rita Kirkman.

May 16 through June 13, 2015

Marietta Leis: Sea & Sky

An exhibition of abstract color field paintings by artist Marietta Leis.

April 11 through May 09, 2015

Rising Eyes of Texas

This 8th annual Rising Eyes of Texas show brings 34 emerging artists from 12 university graduate and undergraduate visual arts programs across the state, juried…

March 14 through April 04, 2015

Standing Out: 2014 Merit Artists

August 09 through September 06, 2014

Susie Bracht Black

August 09 through September 06, 2014

Rising Eyes of Texas 2014

36 artists from 19 Texas colleges and universities - this seventh annual juried exhibition brings together emerging student artists from across the state of Texas.…

March 08 through April 05, 2014

Rising Eyes of Texas

40 graduate and undergraduate students in the visual arts representing 16 Texas universities. The 2013 prize juror is Dennis Nance, Exhibitions and Programming Director for…

March 16 through April 06, 2013

3rd Annual Rising Eyes of Texas

Come out and support the Rockport Center for Contemporary Art! Emerging student artists from 13 different Texas Colleges and Universities across the state come together…

March 03 through March 27, 2010

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