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Layered Conversations: Artist in Residence Exhibition

Layered Conversations: Artist in Residence Exhibition

Layered Conversations: Artist in Residence Exhibition featuring the works of Avery Williamson and Nick Azzaro  About the showThis September, Riverside Arts Center will share the work of their 2024 artists-in-residence - Nick Azzaro and Avery Williamson. Both...

Youth Drawing Classes

Youth Drawing Classes

Youth Drawing Classes Riverside is excited to offer two levels of drawing classes for your young artist! Join Gabrielle Dolin for Introduction to Drawing for 3rd-5th graders and Foundational Drawing geared towards teens, 6-8th grade.   Introduction to Drawing...

Call for Art: Contemporary Drawing Exhibition

Call for Art: Contemporary Drawing Exhibition

Venue: Riverside Arts Center 76 N. Huron St. Ypsilanti, MI 48197Exhibition Dates: April 12 - May 19 Overview: Riverside Arts Center is thrilled to announce a call for submissions for our upcoming Contemporary Drawing Exhibition. This exhibition seeks to highlight the...

Downtown Ypsi Processional & Community Party

Downtown Ypsi Processional & Community Party with UMS, Festifools, and the Detroit Party Marching Band

April 19th, 4:00pm
Free! We encourage you to RSVP
Beginning at Riverside’s Off-Center

Art Explorers! After School Art Classes

In this weekly class, we will explore different kinds of art. The art we make will be inspired by your child’s own imagination, ordinary things, and the world around us. Your young artist will make colorful and vibrant drawings, collages, paintings, and more! 

Ypsi Fine Arts Club Group Exhibition – Call for Art

Call for Art: Ypsi Fine Arts Club Group Exhibition - application deadline extended now through March 27th! Venue: Riverside Arts Center 76 N. Huron St. Ypsilanti, MI 48197Exhibition Dates: April 18 - May 16, 2025 Overview: Riverside Arts Center is delighted to extend...

Become a Teaching Artist

Riverside Arts Center’s Workshops and Classes Program provides engaging and high-quality arts instruction for our creative community. Our workshops and classes are designed to be accessible to a wide range of experience levels — from beginners to professional artists looking to expand their skill set.

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! 

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!

SPACE TO WORK IN

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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