About River Arts
Our Mission
is to enrich the community through the arts. We offer arts for everyone by providing affordable arts programming and community events to the Lamoille Valley.
River Arts is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that is supported by donations from the community.
The History of River Arts
Located in Morrisville, River Arts serves the Lamoille County area and emerged from the “Morristown Our Town” community forum held in 1999. The mandate of the community at the forum was to create a multi-generational arts and cultural center that would present visual & performing arts programs for the community. On The Rise, a youth arts organization created in 2000, merged with River Arts in 2003 to create a single organization serving all ages. In 2006, we purchased the Lamoille Grange building and renovated it to create an arts center for everyone. Construction was completed in February, 2008, and programs began in March.
Our Partners
- Morristown School District
- Town of Morristown
- Johnson State College
- Lamoille Family Center
- Morristown Centennial Library
- Northeast Kingdom Arts
- Copley Munson Trust
- Career Academy of the Arts at Peoples Academy
- UnBound at Peoples Academy
- Lamoille County Planning Commission
- Morrisville Congregational Church
- Central Vermont Community Action Council
- Washington County Youth Service Bureau
- REACH-Hardwick
- Lamoille Senior Center
- Laraway Youth and Family Services
- The Vermont Campaign to End Childhood Hunger
- Central Vermont Community Action Council-Head Start
- West Branch Apartments-Stowe
- The Vermont Arts Council
- The Helen Day Art Center
- Johnson Senior Center