Exhibitions & Events
Klezmer is back!
Sunday, March 23, 2025
3 PM @ RIVAA Gallery
Klezmer is back! The previously postponed Klezmer concert has been rescheduled for Sunday, March 23 at 3 PM.
Make RIVAA Gallery your Sunday afternoon destination, and familiarize yourself with this lively music. See you on Sunday at RIVAA.
24th Vernissage
24 Year Anniversary Exhibition @ RIVAA Gallery
March 7 - March 30, 2025
Opening reception: Saturday , March 8
6 - 9 PM
Like a good friend, we're here for you!
RIVAA is proud to celebrate another year as a Roosevelt Island nonprofit organization. We wouldn’t be here without you, our loyal Island art lovers and supporters. So we thank you and hope that you’ll celebrate with us by bringing your family and friends to our Vernissage 24 exhibition.
Call for LGBTQ+ Artists
Submission Deadline May 15th, 2025
Pride Month Exhibition @ RIVAA Gallery
RIVAA invites LGBTQ+ artists to participate in our upcoming exhibition 'Pride & Prejudice'. This year's theme, a nod to Jane Austen's famous novel, explores identity and societal perception, focusing on both/either side of the title's coin - the celebration of LGBTQ+ PRIDE and the struggles against PREJUDICE. Open to all NYC based LGBTQ+ artists. The exhibition will feature works that reflect personal narratives, historical challenges, and visions of a more inclusive society. Open to all mediums, including painting, photography, sculpture, digital and video art, and mixed media. Feel free to express your interpretation of PRIDE & PREJUDICE through your art. 🖼️ Submission Guidelines: - Up to 5 pieces per artist. - Explain how your artwork relates to the theme "Pride & Prejudice." - Artwork must be ready to hang or set on a display surface. 📝 Submission Details: - Submissions are free. - If your artwork is accepted, there is a $25 flat fee for participation. - Drop-off your accepted artwork in-person with the fee at RIVAA Gallery on May 29, 2025. 📅 Important Dates: - Deadline for submissions: May 15, 2025 - Exhibition dates: June 1-12, 2024 - Opening Reception: Sunday, June 1, 2025 from 5 - 8PM - Artwork pick-up: June 12, 2025 📍 Location: RIVAA Gallery 527 Main St, Roosevelt Island, NY 10044 📧 For questions and submissions, please contact us at pride@rivaagallery.org🏳️🌈
Basswood and Steel Sculpture
@ The Octagon
January 5 – March 28, 2025
Opening reception: Thursday , January 9, 6 -9 pm
The Octagon Gallery: 888 Main Street, Roosevelt Island, New York City
The exhibition Basswood and Steel Sculpture features sculptures Waterfall, Ascent, and Foxtrot by Victoria Thorson whose artistic practice centers on a search for abstract forms.
Thorson works with basswood valued by artists for its soft, fine, even texture. It is in the process of making that she discovers the final form.
The artist explains: “With minimalistic precision basswood is cut into tilting planes. Next, it is carved, shaped, and smoothed to a softness of touch. I sense the wood’s strength and flow by intuitively feeling the lines of energy in the grain, cracks and knots of the wood. Each form is then anchored by a repurposed, found steel object that is the right proportion, weight, and aesthetic to become part of the sculpture.”