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Rockland Center for the Arts A Multi Arts Center: School, Gallery, Concerts, Workshops, A Summer Day Camp, & more! Follow us on Instagram !
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Our History
RoCA is a multi-arts center dedicated to creating and promoting art through its School for The Arts, exhibitions, workshops, literary and performing arts events, Summer Arts Day Camp, and outreach programs. Originally known as the Rockland Foundation, RoCA was founded in 1947 by a group of renowned artists, including Aaron Copland, Paulette Goddard, Kurt Weill and Lotte Lenya, Maxwell Anderson, and Helen Hayes. Their intention was to create a new cultural center, separate from New York City, taking advantage of the immense creative talent that had recently migrated to the region. RoCA outgrew its Nyack storefront and moved in the 1950's to a ten-acre property in West Nyack. What began as a grassroots, volunteer organization has developed into the largest professionally staffed multi-arts center in the lower Hudson Valley. RoCA attracts over 25,000 visitors and students annually from throughout the region. RoCA's School for the Arts and intensive Summer Arts Day Camp has an annual enrollment of over 2000. RoCA's Community Outreach Programs provide studio art programs to the underserved populations in the area. RoCA also administers the County 1% for Art, program that commissions public works of art. "New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the New York State Legislature."

Rockland Center for the Arts is proud to announce its annual Fall Family Art Festival! Surrounded by the vibrant colors ...
10/13/2026

Rockland Center for the Arts is proud to announce its annual Fall Family Art Festival! Surrounded by the vibrant colors of fall on our beautiful five acres of property, this Fall Festival celebrates the season through various artistic activities.

This event will include many of RoCA’s teaching artists, both from our Summer Arts Camp and our School of the Arts throughout the year.

Explore The Catherine Konner Sculpture Park while participating in creative projects scattered around the grounds. Join local artist Poramit Thantapalit for an incredible Cyanotype Printing Workshop, or stop by the Fall Centerpiece Tent to make your own seasonal arrangement using natural materials.

Before taking a tour of the sculpture park and creating a sketch of your favorite artwork, take a break and warm up with some hot c***r and live music.

For more information, head to our website using the link in our bio! Stay tuned for more information about RoCA's teaching artists.

This exhibition of New York artists delves into how physical clay transforms from a raw substance into an expressive, ma...
10/07/2026

This exhibition of New York artists delves into how physical clay transforms from a raw substance into an expressive, malleable medium.

Moving far beyond functional pottery, the ceramic sculptors on view utilize the inherent qualities of earth, the formal elements of sculpture, alternative methods of glazing, and chemical reactions occurring in kilns to explore individualized processes and contemporary themes.

Exhibiting Artists:
Joel Brown
Leigh Burton
Ada Pilar Cruz
Lisa Karrer
Leigh Taylor Mickelson
Mari Ogihara
Jackie Shatz
Maria Spiess
Louis Spitz
Kurt Steger

Join us on October 17 from 1-4pm for the opening reception to view this striking and dynamic exhibit! For more information, head to our website using the link in our bio.

"Through the years, one consistency in a lot of my art has been physical presence. As something of an obsessive collecto...
09/30/2026

"Through the years, one consistency in a lot of my art has been physical presence. As something of an obsessive collector, I am drawn to found material and objects, intrigued by form, history, and elemental characteristics.

I think of these stacked accumulations sort of like batteries, charged by use by many hands, and marked with signs of experience over the course of time. Work and play, similarity and difference, chaos and order, and implied potential functionality are some of the things on my mind."

That's Peter Artin's statement about his solo exhibit at RoCA up until November 21st. The Artist's Reception is on Saturday, October 17 from 1-4pm. We hope you will join us for this incredibly dynamic exhibit.

For more information, head to our website using the link in our bio.

Congratulations to all of the honorees at RoCA’s 2026 Autumn Art Party. A huge thank you to Samuel Harps, Marlene Krumm-...
09/29/2026

Congratulations to all of the honorees at RoCA’s 2026 Autumn Art Party. A huge thank you to Samuel Harps, Marlene Krumm-Sanders, and Peter Artin for their contributions to the arts and to the RoCA community. Their leadership and artistry continues to make the art community a better place to create.

Another thank you the outstanding Jeremy Wall, who performed at the Autumn Art Party!

And finally, a sincere thank you to the RoCA community, whose creativity and dedication uplift the arts in so many special ways!!

For upcoming events, exhibits, classes, and workshops, head to our website using the link in our bio.

This Saturday, September 26 from 6:30-9:30pm, we will be honoring key figures in RoCA's artistic community– Marlene Krum...
09/21/2026

This Saturday, September 26 from 6:30-9:30pm, we will be honoring key figures in RoCA's artistic community– Marlene Krumm-Sanders.

Marlene Krumm-Sanders has been a ceramics instructor at RoCA for quite some time now, while also being an incredible ceramic artist for over 20 years. With a long history as a celebrated self-taught artist, Marlene also owns her own studio in Piermont NY. Her signature style rings true throughout each piece she creates, filled with texture, space, and light converging into her own language of abstract forms.

We are very excited to celebrate and honor Marlene Krumm-Sanders this Saturday at the Autumn Art Party! For more information, head to the link in our bio!

Experience the gripping two-act drama, The Burning of New York, inspired by the true events of The Great Conspiracy of 1...
09/15/2026

Experience the gripping two-act drama, The Burning of New York, inspired by the true events of The Great Conspiracy of 1741.

In the spring of that year, a series of enigmatic fires ravaged lower Manhattan, sending the City into a state of panic. Following a swift trial in Westchester County, dozens were convicted of an alleged slave uprising, culminating in the tragic lynching of 30 individuals on Wall Street.

Join Shades Repertory Theater for a powerful play reading, written and directed by Samuel Harps, in partnership with The Gordon Center for Black Culture and Arts.

For more information and tickets, please visit the link in our bio.

We are incredibly excited to honor Peter Artin at our Autumn Art Party on September 26, 2026. Peter has been an incredib...
09/14/2026

We are incredibly excited to honor Peter Artin at our Autumn Art Party on September 26, 2026. Peter has been an incredible influence and presence at RoCA, assisting in everything from art handling, concerts, installations, and much more.

With a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree with concentrations in Video, Sculpture, and Dance, Peter's vast knowledge of the arts has had a deep impact of RoCA and the arts community throughout the area.

We look forward to honoring Peter Artin at the Autumn Art Party – A RoCA Fundraiser on September 26, 2026 from 6:30-9:30! For more information, head to our website using the link in our bio.

Rockland Center for the Arts is proud to announce its annual Fall Family Art Festival! Surrounded by the vibrant colors ...
09/08/2026

Rockland Center for the Arts is proud to announce its annual Fall Family Art Festival! Surrounded by the vibrant colors of fall on our beautiful five acres of property, this Fall Festival celebrates the season through various artistic activities.

This event will include many of RoCA’s teaching artists, both from our Summer Arts Camp and our School of the Arts throughout the year.

Explore The Catherine Konner Sculpture Park while participating in creative projects scattered around the grounds. Join local artist Poramit Thantapalit for an incredible Cyanotype Printing Workshop, or stop by the Fall Centerpiece Tent to make your own seasonal arrangement using natural materials.

Before taking a tour of the sculpture park and creating a sketch of your favorite artwork, take a break and warm up with some hot c***r and live music.

For more information, head to our website using the link in our bio! Stay tuned for more information about RoCA's teaching artists.

On September 26, RoCA is hosting the Autumn Art Party- a fundraiser event celebrating 3 distinct honorees for all of the...
09/05/2026

On September 26, RoCA is hosting the Autumn Art Party- a fundraiser event celebrating 3 distinct honorees for all of their contributions to the arts and to RoCA.

Meet Samuel Harps! Playwright and Artistic Director at Samuel Harps. We’ve had the privilege of hosting many staged play readings and productions of Samuel’s through the years!

For more information, head to our website using the link in our bio!

Join us for an exciting evening of art & music with a special performance by Jeremy Wall, founding member of Spyro Gyra ...
08/31/2026

Join us for an exciting evening of art & music with a special performance by Jeremy Wall, founding member of Spyro Gyra and pianist/Grammy nominated composer. The event will feature contemporary art exhibitions, and a silent auction of contemporary art and distinctive experiences.

The Honorees:
Peter Artin
Samuel Harps
Marlene Krumm-Sanders

Proceeds from the event benefit RoCA's acclaimed exhibitions and cultural programs. For more information head to our website using the link in our bio!

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27 S Greenbush Road
West Nyack, NY
10994

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Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm
Saturday 9am - 4pm
Sunday 1pm - 4pm

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