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Call for Art: Beara Bakes From Riverside Arts Center

Call For Art Beara Bakes From Riverside Arts Center Beara Bakes has a beautiful vacancy. After a large-scale work by Ypsilanti artist Nina Shahin sold right off their wall, Beara Bakes's bakery/café is ready to fill that space again. They want to fill it with local...

Call for Art: Surface Labor

Call For Art Surface Labor: Print and Fibers Group Show | RAC 2026-2027 Gallery Season Printmaking and fiber arts share a deep connection through process, repetition, and labor. Historically, both practices have existed at the intersection of art and utility—creating...

Sun Printing Bandanas – July 19

Sun Printing Bandanas | Artmaking @ Riverside Use sunlight and botanicals to create a one-of-a-kind cyanotyped bandana. Connect with nature and leave with a fresh new look! Details: Date and Time: Sunday July 19th, 2 - 4pm. (Rainy Day Backup Date: July 26th)...

INNOVATIVE EXHIBITIONS

We hold 6 – 8 exhibitions a year in our gallery. We strive to present a wide diversity of art, from students, to professionals. See what’s current on exhibiton and what’s coming next!

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CREATIVE EXPERIENCES FOR ALL

Riverside Arts Center is a hub of creative activity with something for everybody. See a play or performance. Take a class or come to an Ypsi Fine Arts Club gathering!

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We offer affordable creative space for you to teach, perform, or create at Riverside Arts Center. Rent our artists studios, theater that seats 155, a light-filled dance studio, and more. Rent space at RAC today!

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Call for Art: Beara Bakes From Riverside Arts Center

Call For Art Beara Bakes From Riverside Arts Center Beara Bakes has a beautiful vacancy. After a large-scale work by Ypsilanti artist Nina Shahin sold right off their wall, Beara Bakes's bakery/café is ready to fill that space again. They want to fill it with local...

Call for Art: Surface Labor

Surface Labor – Call for Art!

Apply through August 4th.

Sun Printing Bandanas – July 19

Use sunlight and botanicals to create a one-of-a-kind cyanotyped bandana.

Connect with nature and leave with a fresh new look!

Sunday, July 19th 2-4pm

Woven Dialouges: A conversation with the artists of “Knit Narratives” Exhibition

Woven Dialogues: A conversation with the artists of “Knit Narratives” ExhibitionReese Ford, Hana Ichikawa, and Stella Moore explore the act of painting as both a tactile and conceptual form of weaving in Knit Narrative, an exhibition on display at Riverside’s North...