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MISSION
Riverside Arts Center offers, promotes, and nurtures dynamic arts and cultural programs through arts education, performing arts, visual and fine arts activities that serve and engage the community in Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County, and the surrounding area.
VISION
Riverside Arts Center offers diverse and high-quality arts programming that makes a positive contribution to the image, culture, education, and economic development of the Ypsilanti community. A hub of artistic ventures, Riverside Arts Center produces and hosts various fine and performing artist activities in an accessible facility that includes a theater, art galleries, dance studio, artist studios, and classrooms. With a primary focus on the Ypsilanti community, Riverside Arts Center provides artistic programming for Washtenaw County and the surrounding area.
A Message to Our Community: Privacy, Safety, and Respect at Riverside Arts Center
Riverside Arts Center is a welcoming space for members of our entire community. You belong here.
We are committed to protecting the privacy, dignity, and safety of everyone who participates in our programs, visits our galleries, or engages with our staff.
What this means in practice
Riverside Arts Center treats personal information shared with us as confidential and limits access to what is necessary for operations and programming.
If any law enforcement agency, person, or other entity requests information or access, Riverside will follow applicable laws and require proper legal documentation, such as a valid judicial warrant or court order, before responding.
We recognize that policies and requirements can vary across organizations. Riverside Arts Center continues to consult with legal guidance and sector best practices to ensure our procedures remain appropriate and compliant.
Riverside exists to foster creativity, connection, and belonging. Everyone should feel safe engaging with the arts in our space.
This statement is endorsed by Riverside’s Staff and Board of Directors
Human Centered Practices at Riverside
The Board and staff of the Riverside Arts Center (RAC) believe that diversity is essential to engaging the communities we serve and, ultimately, in achieving RAC’s mission. Diversity includes, but is not limited to: race, religion, national origin, color, economic status, gender and gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, and disability.