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River Arts is home to two gallery spaces: The Copley Studio Gallery on the main floor and the Folley Hall Gallery on the second floor. River Arts also curates satellite spaces at the Morrisville Post Office, Town Offices, and Capstone Building bringing visual art into the everyday fabric of the community.

 
 

September 29-November 9, 2025

Jamie Rauchman, “Cousins”, Oil on Canvas

Art by Committee

Paintings, Photographs & Textiles by the River Arts Gallery Committee

Copley Studio Gallery & Folley Hall Gallery

Art by Committee brings together the creative voices of the very people who help guide River Arts’ gallery program. This exhibition features paintings and photographs by members of the Gallery Committee, offering a chance to see the “curators” step into the spotlight as artists.

With subjects ranging from landscapes to abstractions, portraits to everyday moments, the show highlights the diverse perspectives and talents that shape the gallery year-round

Varied in style and subject but united by their shared commitment to River Arts, these works remind us that behind every great exhibition is a group of artists dedicated not only to organizing shows—but also to making art of their own.

Post Office Exhibition: October 10, 2024 - January 7, 2025

Artwork by local Artist Jo Marsan

Jo Marsan (they/them) launched The Campy Bird Print Studio, a screenprint artist studio, in September of 2022. Jo draws, designs, and screenprints their original art inspired by nature, gardening, typography, tarot, and cryptids. They received a BFA in printmaking from Ohio University before moving to Johnson with their wife, Loran, who participates in and inspires many of Jo’s artistic projects. Jo also has experience in graphic design and mural arts, and takes commissions in these areas. Their life’s dream was to start a screenprint studio and they were able to begin realizing that dream once in Vermont. They print their serigraph art on 100% cotton archival paper, cardstock, tote bags, thrifted and new shirts, drawstring bags, bandanas, and upcycled materials. Jo’s medium of choice is environmentally-friendly water-based ink and they are invested in making their art as sustainably as possible.

To view artwork, visit the Morrisville Post Office at 16 Portland St. To purchase artwork, contact River Arts at 802-888-1261.

 
 

 Past Exhibits

 
Exhibit Calander
Solace Unfolding
Nov 10
Solace Unfolding

November 10th, 2022 - February 1st, 2023
Paintings by Mareva Millarc, Folley Hall Gallery
Paintings and Prints by Cathy Osman, Copley Studio Gallery

Action/Reaction
Jul 21
Action/Reaction

Cameron Schmitz, Jessica Hughes, and Matt Larson
Folley Hall & Copley Studio Galleries
July 21st - October 28th, 2022

Art in a Time of Crisis
Apr 21
Art in a Time of Crisis

Rebecca Schwarz, Caroline Loftus, Kate Arslambakova, and Martha Dunbar
Copley Studio Gallery
April 21st - July 9th, 2022

I Give You Mountains and Rivers Without End
Apr 21
I Give You Mountains and Rivers Without End

Works by Dan Gottsegen
Folley Hall Gallery
April 21st - July 9th, 2022

Listening Outside the Lines
Jan 20
Listening Outside the Lines

An Oral History Project part of the Lamoille Art & Justice Project
Folley Hall Gallery
January 20 - April 9, 2022

Oral history is the oldest form of historical study, and art is the oldest tool for appealing to human emotion. Listening Outside the Lines is a multimedia group exhibition exploring what it means to be a Person of the Global Majority (PGM; Black, Indigenous, or other Person of Color) in Vermont using oral history and inspired art. The exhibit will feature oral histories from PGM in Lamoille County as well as visual art and poetry from Vermont-based PGM artists Sarah Audsley, Alexa Herrera Condry, Harlan Mack, Crystal Stokes, Isadora Snapp, and Madeleine Ziminsky.

Listening Outside The Lines is part of the Lamoille Art & Justice Project, which merges public art, oral histories, podcasting and literature to foster connection and community for People of the Global Majority (PGM) in Vermont across generations.

Women and Girls
Jan 20
Women and Girls

Works by Kathy Black
Copley Studio Gallery
January 20 - April 9, 2022

Can we think about female power without clashing with expectations of motherhood and femininity? This is the question posed by Kathy Black in her latest body of work. Women and Girls is inspired by two related threads: the experience of changing perspectives and exploring the connections that run between women at different points of life. These paintings look at roles women and girls take on to explore and think about how they might be or what they might do. Maybe it looks at changing lives and changing bodies with each age. Or maybe the shifts over time reveal the ordinary yet important moments of similarities.

Call and Response
Nov 8
Call and Response

Works by the Photographer’s Workroom
Copley Studio Gallery
November 8th - January 15th, 2022

Exhibition Reception and Artist Talk
Thursday, November 11th
5:30pm to 7:30pm

Tradition/Improvisation
Nov 8
Tradition/Improvisation

Fiber Arts by Kristina Snook
Folley Hall Gallery
November 8th - January 15th, 2022

Exhibition Reception and Artist Talk
Thursday, November 11th
5:30pm to 7:30pm

Of Openness and Closeness
Jul 22
Of Openness and Closeness

Paintings by Nitya Brighenti
Copley Studio Gallery
July 22nd, 2021 - October 29th, 2021

Of Openness and Closeness is a contemplation of muse, the closeness of studying a master's work, and the expanding perspective it inspires. Brighenti provides a written guide for each of the works, expanding the experience for viewers. Poetry weaves its way through each piece, sometimes framing an inanimate piece simply and other times casting shadows and exploring drama and depth.

Self: Reflection
Jul 22
Self: Reflection

Works by James Rauchman
Folley Hall Gallery
July 22nd, 2021 - October 29th, 2021

James Rauchman has been painting self-portraits for nearly 40 years in an attempt to grapple with being an outsider—a gay man and an artist—and reflect on identity within the context of a society not quite able (or ready) to accept him. The works push at the boundaries of portraiture, from unapologetically realistic to playfully abstract. After decades in New York City and other urban climates, James is delighted to be showing these works together for the first time, in Vermont where he feels he has finally come home.