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Letter from Elizabeth Warren, Executive Director

Letter from Elizabeth Warren, Executive Director

Dear friends of RAC,               , When I wrote to you in December of 2022, I had been at Riverside Arts Center for just over a month, full of nervous excitement and hope. We have accomplished so much since then, and there is so much on the horizon to look forward...

Riverside’s Ypsi Fine Arts Club Has Arrived

Riverside’s Ypsi Fine Arts Club Has Arrived

Wednesday May 17th will be the first ever gathering of the Ypsi Fine Arts Club! Inspired by the Detroit Fine Arts Breakfast Club (DFABC), Riverside is looking forward to providing a space for local artists to showcase their work.    The creation of Ypsi’s Fine Arts...

Y Art: A YCS STUDENT EXHIBITION

Y Art: A YCS STUDENT EXHIBITION

About the showJoin Riverside Arts Center and Ypsilanti Community Schools as we celebrate the opening of this special exhibition: Y ART: YCS Student Exhibition. Experience the fabulous and creative work of YCS’s students.   All gallery events are FREE but we encourage...

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.

Share: Riverside’s Ypsi Fine Arts Club Group Exhibition

4/18/25 – 5/16/25 | North Gallery at Riverside Arts Center | Reception: 5/2/25, 5 – 7pm | Promotional Artwork by Terry Moore.

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! 

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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