Past Exhibitions & Events - 2025
The Lives That Made The Life We Live
Saturday, March 1, 2025
Closing Ceremony @ RIVAA Gallery
Closing Ceremony: March 1, 2025
6:00 - 9:00 PM
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Curators: Amazia Thompson | Angie St. Louis | Bleu Pablo | Dhierry Clermont | Saundra Lamb
Back by popular demand! Join us for the closing reception of The Lives That Made The Life We Live, RIVAA's Black History Month exhibition, showcasing the creativity and talent of local artists. Experience an evening of artwork, artist talks, music, live painting, and community as we honor the stories and legacies that shape our lives.
Donations are encouraged. RSVP here: Eventbrite link
We look forward to celebrating with you!
The Lives That Made The Life We Live
February 7 - March 2, 2025
Celebrating Black History Month @ RIVAA Gallery
​​​Opening reception: February 8th, 2025
6:00 - 9:00 PM
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Closing Ceremony: March 1st, 2025
6:00 - 9:00 PM | Suggested Donation - $5
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The Lives That Made The Life We Live is an exhibition highlighting unlauded Black inventors and their silent impact on our way of living. Through this exhibition, artists explore the effects of Black inventions on the physical world and human psyche in mediums ranging from paint and textiles to photography and film. Serving as a tribute to these forgotten legacies, it calls for recognition and respect for Black creators who touch every part of our lives, often missed and taken for granted, spanning culture, technology, medicine, and everything in between and beyond.
The Romantics:
Piano Quartets of Fanny Hensel and Johannes Brahms
3:00 PM @ RIVAA GALLERY
Sunday, February 16, 2025
On Sunday, February 16 at 3 PM, the brilliant Aisslinn Nosky, concertmaster of the Handel and Haydn Society, returns to RIVAA Gallery's concert series with Yi-heng Yang, fortepiano, Maureen Murchie, viola, and Sarah Stone, cello, in a program of Romantic-era chamber music on period instruments. On the program are Johannes Brahms' Piano Quartet No. 2 in A Major, Op. 26 and Fanny Hensel's Piano Quartet in A-Flat Major.
There is no entry fee but a suggested donation of $25 for adults and $10 for students / seniors. Your donation supports the musicians and RIVAA programs.
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Open Doors Book Release
March 20, 2025 @6 PM
@ RIVAA Gallery
OPEN DOORS’ long awaited poetry anthology is here!
Wheeling and Healing 2: Holding the Mic in the Middle of the Storm includes writing from friends and allies near and far. Hosted by renowned slam poet Steven Willis, we bring to you a night of poetry sharing featuring many of the talented poets who contributed to this anthology.
Join us for a special book release party on Thursday, March 20th at 6 PM at RIVAA Gallery.
All are welcome.
RSVP (optional) here