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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.

 
 

October 28, 2024-February 27, 2025

Then and Now

Opening Reception, Thursday November 7

5:30pm-7:30pm

Then and Now brings a new exhibition with old elements to River Arts of Morrisville.  

Inspired by Morrisville, Lamoille County and Vermont’s ever-changing spaces, River Arts’ Then and Now exhibition highlights the ways our spaces have changed, connecting our community to both history and the current world around us.  This summer, River Arts had an open call to artists asking for submissions of artwork with historic photography of our area to inspire their creations.  Artists of every medium responded to this challenge.  From textile to pen and ink, paintings, and prints, artwork comes together to tell the story of change, creation and nostalgia.

River Arts is located at 74 Pleasant Street. Please park in the municipal parking lot across the street.

Thank you for supporting the arts in our community, and we look forward to seeing you there!

Come join us for a reception on Thursday, November 7 from 5:30pm-7:30pm with an artists’ talk and light refreshments.

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.

News and Updates Featuring Exhibits
Works by Nan Carle Beauregard at Capstone
Works by Nan Carle Beauregard at Capstone

We’re excited to announce a new exhibit of photographs by Nan Carle Beauregard at the Capstone Community Action Hub building. We hope you’ll stop by next time you’re in town to enjoy this wonderful exhibit highlighting the history of the Granite Industry in Vermont.

Road Trip by Kent Shaw at the Post Office
Road Trip by Kent Shaw at the Post Office

Start your engines for this trip down memory lane in Road Trip, the latest collection of photography from the mind of Kent Shaw. Kent is a local photographer and digital artist living in Elmore, VT with a love for the technical production in photography where he makes composite images, often based on model cars.

The Importance of Listening; Recapping Our Latest Gallery Talks
The Importance of Listening; Recapping Our Latest Gallery Talks

The Listening Outside the Lines project is a hard one to describe without witnessing it. This is the first time that River Arts has attempted to present a multimedia presentation. Oral histories use the QR technology to share audio links that lead to a person's story of their experience in Vermont. Along with each recording is a portrait of the person. The connecting thread of these oral stories are that the narrators all identify at People of the Global Majority (PGM), more widely known by the acronym BIPOC. These stories are profoundly personal and humbling to listen to.

Winter Exhibits at River Arts
Winter Exhibits at River Arts

River Arts presents two exhibitions Listening Outside the Lines on display in the Folley Hall Gallery and Women and Girls; Paintings by Kathy Black from January 20th till April 9th, 2022. An artist talk and opening reception will be held with limited capacity on Thursday, January 27th from 5:30PM to 7:30PM.

Photo CO-OP Exhibit at the Morrisville Post Office
Photo CO-OP Exhibit at the Morrisville Post Office

The Morrisville Post Office exhibit is up and will be on display through January 15. Stop in and take a look when you mail all those holiday cards you've been meaning to get to!

Listening Outside the Line at the Vermont Studio Center
Listening Outside the Line at the Vermont Studio Center

The first stop of the traveling installation opened Friday, November 19th in the Red Mill Gallery at the Vermont Studio Center in Johnson. Preview this exhibition which will be coming to River Arts in January 2022!

Catch A Glimpse- Post Office Exihibit Up Through Nov. 29th
Catch A Glimpse- Post Office Exihibit Up Through Nov. 29th

If you haven’t already- be sure to check out the Iphone Exhibit up in the Post Office. This gallery represents works from the Master the iPhone as a Camera, taught by Nan Carle Beauregard.

Lamoille Neighbors iPhone Photography Group Exhibit
Lamoille Neighbors iPhone Photography Group Exhibit

River Arts is pleased to announce a new group exhibition now on display at the Morristown Post Office.

Art Review of James Rauchman's work at River Arts
Art Review of James Rauchman's work at River Arts

Pamela Poltson’s recent review of current exhibiting artist James Rauchman dug into the reasons why we are so excited about this exhibition.

Gallery Opening this Thursday!
Gallery Opening this Thursday!

Join us for our opening on Thursday, August 5th. Our two newest exhibits Self Reflection; Works by James Rauchman and of Openness and Closeness; Works by Nitya Brighenti will be on display from July 22nd till October 29th.

Gallery Opening; Self: Reflection & Of Openness and Closeness
Gallery Opening; Self: Reflection & Of Openness and Closeness

This Thursday is the gallery opening for Self Reflections & Of Openness and Closeness, the two exhibits currently on display at River Arts until October 29th.

Gallery Open House - Vermont Watercolor Society "New Beginnings"
Gallery Open House - Vermont Watercolor Society "New Beginnings"

Join us for our first in-person event in over a year! View wonderful works of watercolor from the Vermont Watercolor society at our gallery open house from 5:30 to 7:30 on Thursday, June 10th.

Post Office Poetry Exhibition
Post Office Poetry Exhibition

In celebration of April Poetry Month, the River Arts Poetry Clinic is displaying an exhibition of poetry at the Morristown Post Office from late April till early June.

Exhibit at River Arts: Call to Artists
Exhibit at River Arts: Call to Artists

The River Arts Gallery Committee is currently accepting art submissions until June 1st, 2021 for the January 2022-June 2022 calendar.

New Exhibits at River Arts: New Beginnings, The Vermont Water Color Society at River Arts
New Exhibits at River Arts: New Beginnings, The Vermont Water Color Society at River Arts

River Arts presents the annual juried spring show for the Vermont Watercolor Society. New Beginnings displays an exemplar celebration of the watercolor and is on display in both the Folley Hall Gallery and the Copley Common Room.

Gallery Talks: Anne Cummings
Gallery Talks: Anne Cummings

Our first-ever virtual gallery talk is available now! Listen to Anne Cummings talk about her work, currently on display at River Arts until April 9th.

Community Tapestry Project
Community Tapestry Project

See the first tapestry on display now at the Morrisville Post Office. After our free Community Tapestry Workshop, events committee member, Jayne Allister, reflects on individual creativity and inspiration.

New Exhibits on Display
New Exhibits on Display

Visual Journey and Lugo - Natura will be on display until April 9th. Bring your mask and stop by River Arts between 10am and 2pm Tuesday - Saturday to see the work.

 
 

 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.