Exhibitions & Events
Afforable Art Weekend
@ RIVAA
November 28-30, 2025
Join us for RIVAA’s Affordable Art Weekend from November 28-30, 2025.
Event Location & Hours:
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Friday, November 28, 6–9 PM
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Saturday, November 29, 11 AM–5 PM
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Sunday, November 30, 11 AM–5 PM
At RIVAA Gallery, 527 Main Street, Roosevelt Island, NY
We’re inviting artists and makers to participate and share your handcrafted work with the community. This event is designed to keep art affordable and welcoming, because art is for everyone.
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RIVAA’s programs are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.
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New Day, New Year
Holiday Exhibition@ RIVAA
On view: November 26, 2025-January 4, 2026
The Roosevelt Island Visual Art Association (RIVAA) is opening the Holiday Season with our Affordable Art Sale (November 28–30) and our annual Holiday Exhibition, New Day, New Year (November 26–January 4).
Holiday Exhibition, Opening Reception: Saturday, December 6, 5–8 PM.
All are welcome!
Thank you, Roosevelt Island, for your support all year long. We are looking forward to the New Year, when we have many exciting exhibitions and events planned.
RIVAA wants to be the center of your art universe in 2026! See you at RIVAA!
RIVAA GALLERY, 527 Main Street, Roosevelt Island, NY
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Nov 28–30 (Affordable Art Weekend)
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Nov 26–Jan 4 (Holiday Exhibition)
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Dec 6, 5–8 PM (Opening Reception)
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RIVAA's programs are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature
The Poetics of Happenstance
Katerina Kyselica Solo Exhibition @ RIVAA
On View: October 6- December 19
Katerina Kyselica: The Poetics of Happenstance
The Octagon Gallery, 888 Main Street, Roosevelt Island, NY 10044
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On view: October 6 – December 19, 2025
Reception: Saturday, October 18, 5–8 PM​
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Explore prints, mixed media, and handmade paper works by Katerina Kyselica, whose art embraces structure, chance, and subtle imperfection. Drawing from her series Études, Just Like That, and Crossing, this exhibition invites viewers to discover unexpected beauty in the poetic balance between order and irregularity.