RIVAA

Roosevelt Island Visual Art Association

'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

Amazia Thompson

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.

Roosevelt Island:
The Vision Revisited

September 26 - October 21, 2024

Opening reception: September 28, 2024
5:00 - 8:00 PM
@RIVAA Gallery

Photographs by Chris Vail

The Vision Revisited is a series of photographs by Chris Vail that focuses on structures and spaces on Roosevelt Island. Chris's unique perspective is enhanced by revealing bits of color in his black and white images. Together with thoughts from architects and planners who left their mark on the Island, the series provides visual evidence of the Island’s complex history.

The opening reception takes place from 5-8 PM on September 28th at RIVAA Gallery, 527 Main Street, Roosevelt Island, NY. Please join us, and enjoy the exhibition at no charge.

Roosevelt Island: Art, Memory, & Community

Panel Discussion @ RIVAA Gallery

Join us for a discussion in conjunction with the current photographic exhibition, Roosevelt Island: The Vision Revisited. RIVAA will bring together three distinguished panelists, who through their talent and remarkable efforts, have contributed to the beauty and quality of our built environment on Roosevelt Island. Amanda Matthews is a sculptor and creator of The Girl Puzzle, a tribute to groundbreaking investigative journalist Nellie Bly. Through her reporting, Nelly Bly changed how mental illness was treated in this country. Gina Pollara, Executive Director of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms Park from 2006-2013, oversaw the construction of the memorial designed by architect Louis I. Kahn to commemorate the 32nd President of the U.S. Susan Rosenthal, President and CEO of Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation from 2016-2020, conceived the idea of a monument to Nelly Bly. Chris Vail, exhibiting photographer, Roosevelt Island: The Vision Revisited, will moderate the discussion.