Bob Lockhart, One of Kentucky's Most Influential Artists, Commences Residency at Rockport Center for the Arts

Her first solo show in ten years, Anita Diebel and Rockport Center of the Arts present Wing Songs.  About the exhibition, Diebel remarked it is "a celebration of the avian wonders that abound in my world.  

Friends, family, and collectors of the late Herb Booth honor his extraordinary talent by sharing collected masterworks in the Rockport Center for the Arts' Garden Gallery.  

Ed Boyd creates amazing and unique art from vinyl. While working at a sign shop in 2003, he became intrigued by the scraps left over from the sign making process.

Each December, five artists are chosen by a distinguished juror from the all-member show, Currents, to debut new work. One additional artist is chosen by the people. Standing Out: The Merit Artist 2015, will open with a gallery talk August 8th at 4:30 PM.

Rockport Center for the Arts is excited to announce the 2015 Rockport Art Festival Poster Artist: Chance Yarbrough, an emerging artist in the Texas sporting genre.

Rita Kirkman, after spending years as a portrait artist, has become known for her award winning pastels spanning portraiture, figurative and landscape scenes.

Billy Keen's work spans painting, sculpture and assemblage, often encapsulating plein air landscapes, carved figures and abstract color fields. Sacred Voices is Keen's latest series of works exploring these elements which encourage introspection, create layered meanings and celebrate the aesthetics of nature and wildlife.

Texas wood artists George Bagnall and Michael Geer show off their latest work in April.

Michael Geer (Seguin, TX) uses the natural forms of mesquite to create one of a kind wood turnings, artwork and furniture. Geer has won Best of Media at the Rockport Art Festival among many other awards and shows including the Texas Mesquite Art Festival and the Texas Furniture Makers' Show.

Marietta Patricia Leis's work explores one of the most fundamental aspects of visual art: color. Her abstract color field paintings range from subtly smooth to deeply rich. Leis pursues the infinite variety of color in her work, showing a sharp design sensibility and enlivening the visual senses.

Every year RCA hosts a statewide juried exhibition for undergraduate and graduate students emerging in the visual arts.

Jessica Battes is an artist and educator that lives and works in Arlington,Texas. Jessica studied Fine Art at the University of North Texas in Denton where she received a B.F.A. with a concentration in ceramics. She received her M.F.A. from the University of Texas at San Antonio.

A group of Rockport artists rediscover the beauty of Texas by traveling and painting across the state: June Ainsworth, Angalee DeForest, Anita Diebel, Susan Forrest, Caro Jackson, Carol Koutnik and Betty Shamel.