presented by The O’Connor & Hewitt Foundation
December 13, 2025 - January 18, 2026
All Galleries
Reception Saturday, December 13th 5-7PM
Running December 13, 2025, through January 18, 2026, the Big Wave! Annual All-Members Exhibition presented by The O’Connor & Hewitt Foundation will feature works from nearly 200 of RCA’s talented member artists, along with Merit Artist, showcasing three juried member artists from last year’s Big Wave! exhibition.
Spanning the H-E-B, Mendez Family, and Jeanie and Bill Wyatt galleries, Big Wave! will include more than 200 original works, such as paintings, sculptures, ceramics, and pottery. This year’s Merit Artist exhibition will be displayed in the McKelvey Charitable Fund Gallery with works by Jeanna Peña, Michelle Belto, and Dinah Bowman selected by 2024 Big Wave juror, Joe Schenk the former director of the Art Museum of South Texas in Corpus Christi
This year’s Big Wave! guest juror TBD, who will have the honor of selecting the three participants for next year’s Merit Artist show. The artists will be announced at a special reception on Saturday, Dec. 13th, from 5–7 p.m., which is free and open to the public, and features work available for purchase from both exhibitions. The reception will be part of the final Austin Street Art Walk of the year, a free, alfresco, walkable art experience featuring RCA and other galleries located in downtown Rockport.
