Rockland Center for the Arts (RoCA)

Rockland Center for the Arts (RoCA) is a 76 year old cultural center dedicated to experiencing & creating art through its School for the Arts, gallery exhibitions, its Catherine Konner Sculpture Park, public programs, performing arts events, Summer Arts Day Camp, & outreach programs. What began as a grassroots organization developed into one of the largest multi-arts centers in the lower Hudson Valley. Originally named Rockland Foundation, RoCA was founded in 1947 by a group of community leaders & renowned artists, including Aaron Copland, Kurt Weill, & Helen Hayes. They drew on the artistic talent in their community by offering art “of a caliber seldom available outside of NYC.” RoCA moved in the 1950s to the property in W. Nyack donated by Maryann Emerson, where it still resides. Today, RoCA attracts over 25,000 visitors & students annually from the region.

RoCA’s mission is to inspire, educate, enrich & provide opportunities for all people to experience our region’s cultural life. Open to the public for free, Mondays-Saturdays, 11am-4pm.  Art classes are scheduled and held mornings into the evenings.  Check our website for classes, exhibitions, and performances at www.rocklandartcenter.org