Exhibitions & Events
Roosevelt Island Day
@Firefighter's Field, Roosevelt Island
Sunday, June 8 from 11AM - 4PM
Join the fun with RIVAA on Roosevelt Island Day!
RIVAA will have a table at Firefighter’s Field on Sunday, June 8 from 11 AM to 4 PM, where t-shirts will be available with a suggested donation, and you can browse our table for creative postcards, posters, and other artful treasures.
At RIVAA Gallery, we’ll also host special activities for children:
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Collage-making from 11 AM to 2 PM
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Portrait-making from 11 AM to 3 PM
Children’s activity times may shift slightly, and you can stop by the gallery for details. RIVAA Gallery will be open regular Sunday hours from 11 AM to 5 PM.
Pride & Prejudice
Celebrating Pride Month @ RIVAA Gallery
June 1-11 & 23-29, 2025
June 1
Opening Reception 5-8 PM at RIVAA Gallery
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June 2
RIOC Pride Flag Raising Ceremony 11 AM at Blackwell House
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June 2, 9, 16 & 23
Pride Monday Nite Movies 5 PM at Library
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June 6
Queer Shabbat: 5 PM gallery tour | 6 PM potluck Shabbat dinner
RSVP: @Mx.Enigma​
June 29
Closing Reception 5-8 PM at RIVAA Gallery
RIVAA Gallery is celebrating LGBTQ+ Pride throughout the month of June. "Pride & Prejudice" is the timely theme for June's exhibition and will feature LGBTQ+ Allied artists.
Please join us on Roosevelt Island as we partner with RIOC (Pride flag raising), our local NYPL (Monday Nite Queer Movies) and RIJC (a Queer Shabbat).
Leading with our heart has always been Roosevelt Island's superpower, so come celebrate the LGBTQ+ community at RIVAA Gallery!
Solo Exhibition: Eternal Ephemera
Classic Photography Exhibition by Anton Wei @ The Octagon Gallery
April 1 - June 29, 2025
Opening Reception: April 12th from 5 - 8 PM
@The Octagon, 888 Main St, Roosevelt Island, New York, NY
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Join us for the opening of Anton Wei's classic photography exhibition Eternal Ephemera at The Octagon Gallery.
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In the artist's words: "The world turns, moments unfold, some linger as treasures, most fade away. Through my camera, I captured the ordinary’s charm, developing it into black-and-white life. Touching the wet photo paper, I felt those scenes revive, as if I were there, unseen, sharing their emotions. We live, feel, and think; that’s what makes us human. This exhibition invites you to pause and see—through the lens, onto the paper, into the soul."