This ongoing community project will begin in May and continue to November. It offers an exciting opportunity for community members and visitors to contribute to an art installation and to have their photography exhibited in an established art institution. Participants are encouraged to photograph the art, architecture, events, programs, and performances at Riverviews Artspace. Sylvia Noyes, Exhibition and Program Manager, says this about the project, “Instagram is a platform that brings out the visual artist in all of us. The goal of the Instagram Gallery at Riverviews Artspace is to encourage people to engage with art, and to continue to increase the accessibility of art in the community. My hope is that people will embrace this opportunity to create photographs with an excitement to have their work exhibited at Riverviews”. The Instagram Gallery is the kick off Riverviews’ tenth anniversary; a year-long celebration of exhibitions and events beginning First Friday, November 1st, 2013.

The Surface Design Association is an international community engaged in the creative exploration of fiber & fabric. Their mission is to promote awareness & appreciation of the textile arts.   This exhibition is compromised of 43 works from a selection of 21 artists from Virginia and West Virginia.

Exhibiting Artists: Mary Beth Bellah, Marilyn Casto, Eileen Doughty, Joan Dreyer, Cheryl Gerhart, Sandi Goldman, Joan Griffin, Lotta Helleberg, Susan Iverson, Jill Jensen, Kristin La Flamme, Ann Liddle, Andrea Limmer, Lorie McCown, Judith McIrvin, Suzan Morgan, Cathy Nault, Helene Renard (collaboration with Martha Sullivan), Diane Siebels, Susan Srygley, Bonnie G. Venable.

This show was curated by Guest Curator, Kristin Harris.

May 3-June 16.  Gallery Hours: W-Sun: noon-5pm or for appt email sylvia@riverviews.net

Venable, Bonnie. Fridays Shirt

Laflamme, Kristin. Absence II

Helleberg, Lotta. Reminiscence Rose

Opening Night Party -

• Doors open at 6:30.
• Live Music (including selections from the films) from Quintana,
• Comedy Improv from members of BENT Theater (Charlottesville) and No Strings Attached (Harrisonburg)
• Tasty food selections from local restaurants -
• Cash Bar (Good Beer, PBR and Wine) with proper ID

Tickets are $25. No banana peels please.   Ticket sales support our film programs!  Please support us and have some fun at the same time.

 to purchase tickets, click here (they will also be available for purchase at the door)

Our work is only made possible with the generous help from our community of supporters. From individual donors to foundations to corporate sponsors, we thank you for your commitment to our mission to advance the work of artists in visual, literary and media  arts.  

Saturday, April 20

1pm: The General

Probably Buster Keaton’s best movie, with some of the most amazing stunts ever performed on film. The movie simply never stops moving start to finish, and has enough slapstick and other visual humor that most kids probably won’t care that it’s a silent film.

3pm: Night at the Opera

This classic farce featuring the outrageous genius of the Marx Brothers is a chance to see some of their best bits woven together seamlessly in a story of high society, matchmaking, and chaos.

7pm: Some Like It Hot

This film is a romantic screwball comedy film directed by Billy Wilder and starred Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon and George Raft.  The American Film Institute names this film as the funniest film ever made.

Sunday, April 21

2:30pm: The Gold Rush

Charlie Chaplin’s comedic masterwork—which charts a prospector’s search for fortune in the Klondike and his discovery of romance (with the beautiful Georgia Hale)—forever cemented the iconic status of Chaplin and his Little Tramp character.

7pm: The Lady Eve

One of Preston Sturges’s most clever and beloved romantic comedies, The Lady Eve balances broad slapstick and sophisticated sexiness with perfect grace.  Starring Barbara Stanwyck and Henry Fonda.

Each film will be $5 at the door. Films will be shown in the Riverviews Screening Room (Entrance on Jefferson Street).

The Riverviews Artists’ Co-Op Gallery represents many of the artists who are tenants of the facility. The original art ranges from realistic to abstract, the media from oils and acrylics to photography, needlework, encaustic, etchings and serigraphs. The gallery serves as a catalog of available styles and methods and points the way to more extensive offerings in the individual studios.

Every two months a new and different show is mounted.  A member artist is featured on the front wall.

The hours of operation are:
Wed – Friday, noon – 3pm
Sat & Sun, 1 – 4pm

The gallery is staffed by the artists who comprise the Co-op. The staff person on duty will be happy to discuss the artwork on display with you.

The artists (studios) currently being represented by the gallery and their usual media are:

Karen Bowden (206)
Watercolor / Acrylic / Mixed Media
www.bowdenartworks.com

David Eakin (206)
Oil / Acrylic
www.davideakin.com

Jane Garrett
Pottery

Rick Hughes
Digital Mixed Media
www.warmstreets.org

Jill Jensen
Quilt /Textile / prints
www.jilljensenart.com

Dave Keebler
Oil / Acrylic

Duane Nelligan
Oil / Watercolor / Pastel

Judy Noon
Ceramic and Sculpture (5H)

Purnell Pettyjohn
Watercolor / Oil

Patty Powers
Fiber Art
brooksidefiberarts.blogspot.com 

Rosalie Short
Oil
www.rosalieshort.com 

Gay Tucker
Oil

Katie Hill Vaden
Oil / Watercolor

Cindy Vener
Oil / Acrylic
www.cindyvener.com

♦ Our house band, Quintana will be playing their creative jazz.

♦ The exhibition, John R.G. Roth: Mobile Applications will be up. 

♦ Wine, good beer, and PBR on sale.

We welcome Sylvia Noyes, our Program/Exhibitions Manager! Stop by and say hello on First Friday.

The Coop Gallery

♦New Show in the Coop Gallery: Bridging the Gap
♦Featured Artist: Patty Powers

1st and 2nd Floor

♦Urban Art Bazaar - local artists and artisans selling the work

♥See what the studio artists have been up to!

 Venture upstairs and meet our studio artists and learn about the fascinating work they’ve been doing here at Riverviews .

Learn about the artists

For more about our current programs, click back to our homepage