Each year an outstanding artist is selected for a solo exhibition during the summer, and creates the signature "poster piece" which becomes the official poster of the Rockport Art Festival. The original artwork that inspires the poster is auctioned off as the final item of the Live Auction during the Art Auction Party, preceding the Annual Art Art Festival. 

Past Poster Artists are honored each year with a group exhibition of recent work in RCA's Garden Gallery, and select works from Past Poster Artists are available during the Art Auction Party preceding the Art Festival.

1993 - Harold Phenix
1994 - Steve Russell
1995 - Al Barnes
1996 - Herb Booth
1997 - Jesus Moroles
1998 - Evelyn Atkinson
1999 - Ricardo Rivera
2000 - Kay Barnebey
2001 - Jim Offeman
2002 - Flint Reed
2003 - Anita Diebel
2004 - Thom Evans
2005 - Carol Koutnik
2006 - Hal McCaskill
2007 - Nanci Barnes
2008 - Teresa Justice
2009 - Lisa Baer
2010 - Shirley Blackman
2011 - Betty Shamel
2012 - Bruce Bitter

2013 - Bonnie Lou Prouty

2014 - Pamela Fulcher