GALLERY
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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.
Online Galleries
Current and upcoming Exhibitions
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...
PAST EXHIBITIONS
December: DIYpsi
Come see every space at Riverside Arts Center stuffed to the brim with art and creative gifts. Bring your appetite, we’ll have incredible hand crafted food and drink when you get here!
November: Way Opens (Disability Arts and Culture)
Explore the creativity and culture made by artists who identify as disabled.
October: The EMU School of Art & Design Lecturers
Thirteen part time and full time lecturers will present their work for this group show at the RAC.
Interdependence
We live on a big planet that is feeling smaller and smaller with the advancement of technology. However, we are all connected beyond technology and what we do has a ripple effect. The artists in this exhibition represented visually how they perceive Interdependence as humans, as diverse species, as ecosystems, as a planet.
Pivots and Pitfalls June 2019
Pivots and Pitfalls seek to show common grounds between people as we individually each fumble our way through life (together). This exhibit closes June 28, 2019.
citizenSHIP August 2019
A community work-in-progress on the balance between the people and the state. This exhibit opens August 3 and closes August 30, 2019
Ypsilanti Community Schools
April 2019
Riverside Arts Center is proud to showcase the talent and creativity of students attending Ypsilanti Community Schools. Kindergarten through through high school students will exhibit in the North Gallery.
Glyph
May 2019
Glyph will explore the diversity, complexity and aesthetics of language. Come enjoy the intricacies of blurring art and language, as broadly as we can define them. Opening Reception May 3rd 6-10pm 7:00PM YCS Step Team 7:15PM Pure Dance Ensemble 7:30PM Gina Thompson...
Towards/Past the Future
March 2019
Riverside is seeking science fiction art for our March exhibit Towards/Past the Future. Apply online here. Deadline to apply is February 20th.