RNAC Competitions / Calls for Entry
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Yes! The Rocky Neck Year End Show
The Rocky Neck Art Colony (RNAC) invites all artist-members to submit one work that excites you right now, a piece that signals a new direction or that is pushing you forward as an artist in some way - in medium, process, materials, theme, size, etc. All media welcome. Yes! will be held at The Cultural Center at Rocky Neck, in Gloucester, Massachusetts.
We hold these truths...American Stories
Artists in all media are invited to submit work in a juried exhibit to be held at the Cultural Center at Rocky Neck, Gloucester, MA, July 3-August 10, 2026. We seek artwork in a wide range of approaches, to present visual narratives of what it is to be American now. We welcome works that critique, affirm or counter our dominant national narratives. Please see full prospectus for details.
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Rhythm and Rhyme
The Rocky Neck Art Colony (RNAC) invites artists to submit work for inclusion in Rhythm and Rhyme, to be held at The Cultural Center at Rocky Neck, in Gloucester, Massachusetts. Exhibition runs from Friday, May 22 through Sunday, June 28, 2026.
With this exhibition, the Rocky Neck Art Colony invites artists to submit up to five works inspired by music or musical lyrics in any media. Regardless of materials or the creative method, submitted work should reflect the artist’s inspiration by sound and/or song, and the accompanying artist statement should support this connection.
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Emerging Perspectives
The Rocky Neck Art Colony invites artists aged 18-30 to submit work in all media for Emerging Perspectives, a juried exhibition to be held at the Cultural Center in Gloucester, April 10 – May 17, 2026. Juried by the RNAC Exhibits Committee.
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