Current Exhibitions & Events
Call for Artists
Affordable Art Show @ RIVAA Gallery
December 7th - 8th and 14th - 15th, 2024
Application Deadline: November 22, 2024
RIVAA Gallery is holding an affordable art sale.
Artworks and art related crafts such as ceramics, pottery, textile art or jewellery will be for sale at affordable prices.
The cost for a table will be $20 per day.
There is a 15% commission on sales.
If you're interested in participating for one or more days, use the link below and complete the application by Friday, November 22nd. You can find additional details on the form.
Apply Here
On the Move: NYC and Beyond
November 9 - 17, 2024
Photographs by Piotr Olszewski
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​​​Opening reception: November 9, 2024 5:00 -8:00 PM
The exhibition On the Move: NYC and Beyond features landscape and street photographs by Piotr Olszewski exploring the relationship between space and time. Taken in New York City, Arizona, Texas, and other states between 2010-2024, they offer a reflection on seemingly contrasting environments that make up our country.
Join us for the opening reception from 5-8 PM on Saturday, November 9 at RIVAA Gallery, 527 Main Street, Roosevelt Island, NY. The exhibition runs from November 9-17, and there is no charge to visit.
Read more about the exhibition and the artist here.
'Kairosclerosis'
September 27 - January, 3, 2025
​​​Opening reception: October 5, 2024
6:00 -9:00 PM
@The Octagon, 888 Main St. Roosevelt Island, NY, NY
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Amazia Thompson
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While life can be difficult to navigate, there are sudden moments of happiness. You can savor such a moment when you view the symmetry, geometry, balance and order of Amazia Thompson’s artwork. Combined with the positivity of bright and vibrant colors, it gives hope that chaos need not prevail.
The exhibition 'Kairosclerosis' runs at the Octagon on Roosevelt Island, 888 Main Street from September 27, 2024 to January 3, 2025. Join RIVAA and Amazia Thompson at the opening reception on Saturday, October 5, 2024 from 6-9 PM.
Fiddles and Fortepianos
Sunday, November 24, 2024 @ 3pm
@ RIVAA Gallery
November 24, 2024​
3:00 PM
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Free Admission. Suggested donation of $25, $10 for students and seniors.
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The Berwick Fiddle Concert with Yi-heng on fortepiano
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Traditional Irish and Scottish music from the 18th Century, Cape Breton, St. Clare on period instruments.