GALLERY
Visit Our Galleries
Riverside Arts Center is excited to bring a robust season of exhibitions to Ypsilanti.
We have two galleries spread throughout our facility: our North Gallery in the lower level of the north building, and our new Eight Walls Gallery: a micro-gallery that is designed to exhibit solo 2D artists. located in the Off-Center.
Hours
The North Gallery is open on Saturdays 11am – 2pm during exhibitions.
Additional open hours will be announced on social media and posted on the webpage of the current exhibition, which can be found below.
Visits to the gallery outside of open hours can be made by appointment. To schedule your visit, email us at info@riversidearts.org, or call 734.480.2787 (ARTS) during office hours.
Current and Upcoming Exhibitions
Deconstruction
Deconstruction: The work of Daniel Cicchelli, Calvin Waterman, Michael Thoresen, and Caeleigh Girad About the show Creative minds are born with the desire to create, but forged with the greater desire to reprocess. There’s something intimate in breaking down...
Online Galleries
PAST EXHIBITIONS
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...
Y Art | Ypsilanti Community Schools Annual Exhibition
Opening Reception: May 1, 2025, 5 – 7 pm. Located in the Off Center at Riverside Arts Center. Open Through: May 25, 2026
Knit Narrative
Knit Narrative: An exhibition of work by Reese Ford, Stella Moore, and Hana Ichikawa, selected from Riverside’s 2025 Call for Exhibitions.
Exhibition Dates: April 26, 2026 – June 7, 2026.
Opening Reception: May 8th, 5-7pm.
Connect: 3rd Annual YFAC Exhibition
Connect: Third Annual Ypsi Fine Arts Club Group ExhibitionAbout the showTwice a month, Riverside’s Ypsi Fine Arts Club gathers to share their art, exchange ideas, ask questions, and grow in community. Join Riverside as we celebrate the work of YFAC. Any artists who...
4th Annual Black Artist Exhibit – aachm and RAC
4th Annual Black Artist Exhibit African American Cultural and Historical Museum of Washtenaw County Partnered Exhibition About the showThis Year's Theme: Embracing Unity Through Art Celebrating the life of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and Black History...
Anything But… New Materials Exhibition
Anything But... New Materials Group ExhibitionAbout the showAnything But... New Materials Group Exhibition Anything But… is an annual exhibition series at Riverside Arts Center that invites artists to challenge assumptions about art materials and processes. Each...
Michigan Water Color Society Traveling Exhibition
Michigan Water Color Society Traveling ExhibitionAbout the showMichigan Water Color Society Traveling Exhibition The Michigan Water Color Society (MWCS) Traveling Exhibition features the top 30 pieces that received special awards from this year’s exhibition. The 78th...
Abstracting the Anthropocene: An Ecological Elegy – Exhibition of Work by Brittanie Bondie and Megan Major
Abstracting the Anthropocene: An Ecological Elegy An exhibition of work by Brittanie Bondie and Megan Major, Selected from RAC's 2024 Call for ExhibitionsAbout the showAbstracting the Anthropocene: An Ecological Elegy In an era marked by unprecedented environmental...
Riverside’s 30th Anniversary Invitational
March 7, 2025 – April 11, 2025 | North Gallery at Riverside Arts Center | Opening Reception: March 7, 2025 5-7pm. |First Fridays Ypsilanti April Art Party: April 4, 2025 | 5-7pm.