ROCKPORT CENTER FOR THE ARTS — CAMPUS FACT SHEET
Rockport Center for the Arts
204 S. Austin Street, Rockport, TX 78382
(361) 729-5519 rockportartcenter.com
Size: 14,000 SF / two-story building
Purpose: Visual Arts, Art Education, Administration
Main Features:
· $12.5 million campus in downtown Rockport opened Dec.10, 2022
· First original construction for the non-profit organization (est. 1969)
· Hours of operation for the showroom, galleries, and gift shop: Tuesday–Saturday from 10 a.m.–5 p.m., and Sunday from noon–4 p.m.; admission is always free
· Five galleries: 1,600-square-foot H-E-B Gallery and 850-square-foot McKelvey Charitable Fund Gallery, variety of exhibitions, upper level; 500-square-foot Jeanie and Bill Wyatt Gallery, small-scale sculptures, upper level; 850-square-foot Mendez Family Gallery, permanent member artist exhibition area, main level; John and Mary Willrodt Gift Shop: member artists’ handmade works including jewelry, pottery, paper craft (cards and prints), and fabric art
· Five classrooms: Fernandes Family Studio, main classroom for advanced workshops; Bill Hildebrand & Sam Williams Ceramic Studio, main classroom for advanced clay workshops; Margaret Sue Rust Foundation Studio; the June Ainsworth Studio; the Bridgie & John Barrett Studio
· Public can sign up online for hands-on classes and workshops including painting/drawing, jewelry, photography, mixed-media, sculpture, clay, and new media
· The Brown Foundation Executive Suite: administration offices and work areas, Castaways Thrift Store Privées, and the Robert E. Miller Lift
· Kelly and Scott Biar Terrace: 450-square-foot rooftop terrace with views of the bay and Sculpture Garden below
· The Meadows Foundation Loggia: wrap-around porch connecting the entire building
The Rockport Conference Center (The ROCC)
106 S. Austin Street, Rockport TX 78382
(361) 729-5519 the-rocc.com
Size: 8,000 SF / one-story building
Purpose: Business Conferences and Meetings, Expos, Galas, Events, Culinary Arts, Performing Arts, Media and Literary Arts
Main Features:
· Randy Ewing Kemper Hall: 4,400-square-foot ballroom, partitions to break into four spaces
· The Estelle Stair Foyer: 1,400-square-foot foyer and reception area
· A 900-square-foot AEP Foundation Culinary Arts Kitchen for catering and education
· State-of-the-art audiovisual and Wi-Fi throughout
· Home of the Rockport Film Festival, Silver Meltdown Runway Show, Clay Expo Weekend, Performing Arts Series, and Culinary Series
· Contact Darryl Meadows for information and booking: (361) 450-8033, or darryl@the-rocc.com
Patricia Bennett Moore Sculpture Garden
Size: 16,000 SF
Purpose: Exterior green space providing connectivity between the two buildings and featuring 11 sculptural works from RCA’s permanent collection of 23
Main Features:
· Reliant, an NRG Company, Promenade weaves throughout the garden, an art sidewalk connecting visitors to various sculptures including the 21-foot hallmark piece by Jesús Moroles, Lighthouse Fountain
· Extension of the visual arts program through the display of sculptural work by artists of regional, national and international renown
· Green spaces, water features, bench seating
· Exterior performing arts and event space with state-of-the-art audio
Featured Sculptures: Merry Time Romance, 2021, and Kingfisher, 2012, Kent Ullberg; Man’s Best Friend, 1999, Michael Atkinson; Moonscape, 2014, Lighthouse Fountain, 2002, and Interlocking, 1985, Jesús Moroles; Uccelli (Birds of St. Francis), 1972, Charles Umlauf; Walking White Flower, 2011, James Surls; The Inevitable Question, The Lure of Simple Inclinations, and The False Shadow of Transformation, 2016, Danville Chadbourne; Days, 2009, Mark Williamson; and Espinazo, 2024, Greg Reuter
Parking
On-Site: 30 spaces directly behind the facility
Offsite Lot: 60 spaces, intersection of Magnolia and North streets, one block from the RCA campus
Street Parking: 37 spaces in immediate vicinity along Austin and Water streets
State-of the-Art Facilities
· Designed by award-winning Richter Architects of Corpus Christi
· General contractor, Teal Construction Company of Houston and Corpus Christi
· Installation/services from Network Cabling Services of Houston, and Layer One Networks of Corpus Christi (telephone, audio visual, structured cabling, Wi-Fi integration, and campus-wide security monitoring)
· Resilient concrete and steel construction, exceeding FEMA hurricane requirements
· Dedicated fiber optic cable line for high-speed internet throughout the campus
· Underground electrical utilities
· Back-up internet services for the entire campus
1/2025