Bro. Cletus Behlmann, S.M., a Marianist Brother, taught for 19 years before arriving in San Antonio to become a full time artist. His first opportunity to study art came at age 28, when he studied at the Chicago Institute of Art and Washington University in St. Louis.

Gulf Coast is a juried exhibition of artworks that celebrate, challenge, and capture the activities, ideas and scenery that shape daily life on the Gulf Coast.

Six RCA Member Artists stand out from the crowd in this annual group exhibition.

She has been a traditional sewer/quilter all her life, but today, Susie Bracht Black is branching out to experimental fabric art, showing off her brilliant work in the Art Center's Garden Gallery this summer.

Art Festival Poster Artists from years past show their latest work to kick off Art Festival season

Pamela Fulcher is known for her bold and beautiful photographs, whether seascapes and harbor views, industrial and pastoral scenes or portraits of well-known local characters.

Deb Gioia brings her whimsical painting and sculpture to the center in May.

Photographers Jerra and Buddy Lee's photographs span many subjects, but for this exhibition, the work centers around the artist's recent trips to Cuba.

Diane Pike is known for her confident, sharp and colorful plein air paintings. Pike received her degree in Fine Art from the University of Northern Colorado where she studied printmaking and graphic design, then worked for 10 years as a graphic designer in Denver.

Every year RCA hosts a statewide juried exhibition for undergraduate and graduate students emerging in the visual arts. Prize winners are awarded to the top three artworks and selected by an invited juror: $500 First Prize, $300 Second Prize, and $200 Third Prize. Honorable Mentions may be awarded at the juror's discretion. 

Hill Country potters and founders of the Texas Clay Festival showcase their work as part of Rockport Clay Expo weekend!

Robert Johnson's detailed drawings are featured in the Garden Gallery in February.

The annual all-member exhibition highlights our family of artists and provides a chance to stand out as a Merit Artist the following year. An invited juror will chose five Merit Artists, and a sixth is selected by popular vote.

A world class exhibition at its only Texas venue!

Chance Yarbrough grew up in Waco, Texas. He began hunting and fishing with his Dad from a very early age. He has always had an interest and natural talent for art, even as a young child.

The 2013 Merit Artists are selected from the previous All-Member Show (Currents). Five are selected by an invited juror, and one by popular vote. All six artists display new work for the exhibition.

Poster Artists from year's past show recent work in the Garden Gallery to kick off Art Festival season!

Bonnie Lou Prouty was Art Director at Rockport Center for the Arts when the very first Art Festival poster was created in 1993.

2013 Resident Artists Judith Selby and Richard Lang collect plastic from a small beach in Northern California, making colorful and intriguing works of art out of the pieces they find.

Mimi Braniff has been part of the Rockport Art Center family since 1999. She was featured as a Merit Artist in 2001, in both Aransas Artists for Nature exhibitions (in 2005 and 2008) and was designated as one of Texas's Ten Best Craftspersons in 2005.