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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 Fridays, 4 – 6 pm, and 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 Recent Exhibitions
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.
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.