Click here for the 2024 Art on the Rocks catalogue of new art works. All works are for sale at the Bass Rocks Golf Club, 34 Beach Road, Gloucester, MA. If you’re interested in a purchase, please call the Club Manager, Peter Hood, at 978.283.1866, ext. 7, or Event Manager Laura O’Shea at 978-283-1866, ext. 5, to arrange an in-person viewing.

Click here for general information on Art othe Rocks 2024.

Art on the Rocks 2023

Video of Demo and Discussion by Renowned Artist Geoffrey Teale Chalmers at Bass Rocks Golf Club, June 8, 2023.

Renowned Artist Geoffrey Teale Chalmers demonstrating his painting technique at the opening reception of Art on the Rocks, June 8, 2023.

Art on the Rocks: Four Works Already Sold!
Below: Frolicking Seas, mixed media by Kristine Fisher, Surge, acrylic painting by Katherine Coakley, Footbridge to the Heavens, photograph by John Abisamra and Race Day, oil on canvas by Nancy Jarvis. Congratulations to all three artists.

Highlights of the Opening Reception, especially Guest Speaker Geoffrey Teale Chalmers and his expert demo on painting technique.

Congratulations to winners of the Jury Awards:

First Place: Sunrise Good Harbor, Bruce Fieldman
Second Place: Coastal Mischief, Jeff Crawford
Third Place: Fleeting Reflections, Andrew Anderson-Bell
Honorable Mention: Nancy Alimansky, The Breezeway
Honorable Mention: Ann Guyer, Way to the Beach at Cape Elizabeth

Congratulations to all artists featured in the show:

John AbisamraMelissa CoxJim Kociuba
Jerry AckermanJeff CrawfordCharles McCarthy
Nancy AlimanskyRob DiebbollPatricia McCarthy
Andrew Anderson-BellCassie DoyonJan Murphy
Joan BedizBruce FieldmanCrissie Murphy
Christine BobekKristine FisherBrian Murphy
Heidi Caswell-ZanderChristine Gauthier-KelleyJudy Robinson-Rox
Matt CegelisJohn GrantDebbie Shirley
Geoffrey Teale ChambersAnn GuyerMichael Storella
Michele ChampionOlga HayesJuni Van Dyke
Jan CharlesNancy JarvisMarny Williams
Katherine CoakleyKen King

Our 2023 Show

Again this year, we’ll welcome a wider range of themes and styles , e.g., more portraits, abstract works and multi-media.

Plus, this year’s Art on the Rocks will be the same great opportunity it’s always been to display your art. Every work chosen for the 2023 show will be entered into our virtual catalogue, and a link will be sent to every media contact in Cape Ann and beyond, to reach a wider than ever audience of art lovers and to bolster sales. 

This is a juried show. We’ll have an Artists’ Reception and Awards Ceremony. Dates and times TBA.

Membership

Everyone who subscribes to seARTS Weekly has a Basic seARTS Membership. If you upgrade to a Premium Membership, not only can you participate in Art on the Rocks, you’ll have the privilege of having your new works announced in seARTS Weekly and listed in our online catalogue.

How to Apply

How to ApplyMembership in seARTS is required to apply. If you’re not sure of your membership status, please email us at allinfo@searts.org. To become a member or renew membership, please mail a check for $50 made out to seARTS, to:seARTS, c/o Higgins, 20 Pine Street, #3, Gloucester, MA 01930 OR send $50 via PayPal to treasurer@searts.org. No payments can be made through our website due to the hacking incident. Please send a maximum of three photos of the works you wish to submit for jurying to allinfo@searts.org, along with the following information: Your name, address, email and phone number.For each work, please include title, dimensions (framed and unframed), medium and price.

All works remain on view at the Bass Rocks Golf Club in Gloucester for one year from the date of installation (TBA). If a work sells during that time, the artist can submit three photos of other works as suggested substitutes to be juried. The artist will receive 70% of the work’s sale price, and 30% will go to seARTS.

Drop-Off/Pick-Up Day

Be assured that we will proceed with drop-off of new works and pick-up of unsold works in a responsible and safe way. Details TBA