RNAC Competitions / Calls for Entry
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Goetemann Gloucester Artist Grant
The Goetemann Artists Residency (GAR) seeks submissions from Gloucester-based artists for its 2026 Goetemann Gloucester Artist Grant. The grant was created specifically to encourage a talented Gloucester artist to explore, expand, and move through his or her process with some financial help. The chosen artist is provided a $1,000 stipend to pursue and explore in a studio practice for one month. The stipend can be used to continue a current project, fund a creative new direction or “kickstart” a new project.
Eligibility
- Artists must live in Gloucester or have an art studio in Gloucester
- Artists must be current members of the Rocky Neck Art Colony
To check your membership status email director@rockyneckartcolony.org
To join or renew: https://rockyneckartcolony.org/become-a-member/
Expectations
- Funds are to be used during the one-month period of October 2026
- Artists are asked to give an opening talk at the Rocky Neck Cultural Center at the beginning of the month and to host an informal conversation at their studio space at the end of the 1-month period.
- Artists are expected to have a minimum of one open-studio session during the month of October, where the public is invited to the artist studio to observe and discuss the artist’s process.
Application Requirements
- Two referrals
- A written statement (200-250 words) describing your goals for the grant, how you will use the $1,000, and why you are applying for this opportunity.
- Website or Instagram address
- Artist bio or CV
- 10 images of recent work—Images must be good quality (not blurred, badly cropped, or with anything extraneous in the frame); 6 inches or 1200 pixels on longest side at 300 dpi (not to exceed 10MB). Label as follows: Last name_first name_title_date.jpg (example: Smith,_J_Sunset_2025.jpg).
- Studio address
Promotion
RNAC will promote the grant through its weekly e-Newsletter, social media campaigns, and outreach to a significant list of media outlets through targeted press releases. Artists are encouraged to promote the grant period through their own social media channels.
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About the Grant
The Goetemann Gloucester Artist Grant program was initiated by Rocky Neck artist Ruth Mordecai in 2015 and is an extension of The Goetemann Artist Residency which was organized in 2005 by Rocky Neck artist, Gordon Goetemann. Previous recipients have included Gloucester artists Jeffrey Marshall, Phoebe Potts, Stevens Brosnihan, Terry Del Percio, Jason Burroughs, Robin Colodzin, Loren Doucette and Deb Read.
About the Rocky Neck Art Colony
The Rocky Neck Art Colony is one of the oldest working art colonies in the country and has attracted artists to its picturesque shores for more than 150 years. As a 501-c3 nonprofit organization, RNAC is dedicated to nurturing excellence in the arts and celebrating the artistic history and culture of Rocky Neck in Gloucester, MA. Find out more at rockyneckartcolony.org.
RNAC Member Showcase
RNAC will conclude the 2025 season with Member Showcase, a dynamic juried exhibition highlighting the work of 5-8 RNAC artist-members. This prestigious opportunity invites a select group of artists—curated by a distinguished guest juror—to show a cohesive body of their recent work. Works may cohere based on theme or style; or they might demonstrate the evolution of an idea, technique, or style over time. An artist statement explaining the work should accompany each submission. Member Showcase aims to celebrate artistic excellence and innovation across a wide range of media and subject matter and to offer viewers a deeper understanding of the artists’ work.
Our juror, Shana Dumont Garr is a contemporary art curator, writer, and educator based in Greater Boston. She is a curator at Emerson Contemporary and a professor in the Department of Visual & Media Arts at Emerson College.
Full Prospectus:
https://rockyneckartcolony.org/rnacmembershowcase/
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Boundless:The Art of the Book
The Rocky Neck Art Colony (RNAC) invites artists to submit work for inclusion in Boundless: The Art of the Book, to be held at The Cultural Center at Rocky Neck, in Gloucester, Massachusetts.
The artist book, rather than disappearing in this digital age, is enjoying a period of reinvention and celebration. This exhibition showcases the myriad ways, both conventional and contemporary, that visual artists interpret the notion of the book, the written page, and/or the book illustration. Submissions may include artist’s books(all media), individual book illustrations, zines, graphic novels, and comics. All traditional book forms as well as unbound, reworked, hybrid and deconstructed examples are welcome.
Rocky Neck Art Colony Member Discount code-member
Full prospectous: https://rockyneckartcolony.org/boundless-the-art-of-the-book/
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