BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//RiverArts - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:RiverArts X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://riverarts.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for RiverArts REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20220313T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20221106T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20230312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20231105T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250605T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250605T203000 DTSTAMP:20260423T221753 CREATED:20250501T221718Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250502T193910Z UID:14128-1749150000-1749155400@riverarts.org SUMMARY:Artist Conversation: Intricate Fabric of Life with Susan Richman and Rachel Weatherford Whitlow DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, June 57-8:30pmUpstream Gallery8 Main StreetHastings on Hudson\, NY \n \n \n \n \n \n How does anyone cope with constant flux\, with a steady stream of near emergency\, with the knowledge that what once was\, is gone? Illness\, death\, upheaval of most kinds necessitates an anchor. When we feel this way\, some of us look to nature. \n\n“The shore is an ancient world\, for as long as there has been an earth and sea there has been this place of the meeting of land and water. Yet it is a world that keeps alive the sense of continuing creation and of the relentless drive of life. Each time that I enter it\, I gain some new awareness of its beauty and its deeper meanings\, sensing that intricate fabric of life by which one creature is linked with another\, and each with its surroundings.” Rachel Carson \n\nIn this conversation we will explore the liminal space of change and connection as we dive into the works of artists Susan Richman and Rachel Weatherford Whitlow. Each artist has a unique relationship with nature both as a source of inspiration and a medium from which to create\, seeking her anchor in the uncertainty of nature and creating images in which that “intricate fabric of life “is revealed. \n \n Purchase Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE ARTISTS\n\n \n \n \n \n Purchase Tickets URL:https://riverarts.org/event/richman-whitlow/ LOCATION:Upstream gallery\, 8 Main Street\, Hastings-on-Hudson\, NY\, 10706 CATEGORIES:Art,Artist Conversation,Chamber Music,In-person,Readings and Conversations ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://riverarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Website-Banner-for-Homepage.png ORGANIZER;CN="RiverArts":MAILTO:info@riverarts.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250302T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250302T170000 DTSTAMP:20260423T221753 CREATED:20250206T213839Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250226T155049Z UID:13863-1740927600-1740934800@riverarts.org SUMMARY:Artist Conversation: Cross Pollination DESCRIPTION:Sunday\, March 2\, 20253–5pm \nTed & Nune Studio45 Main StreetHastings on Hudson\, NY 10706 \n \n \n \n \n \n Join us for an engaging afternoon as we meet for a moderated discussion with the five artists behind Collective Art Space (CAS). \nCAS is an experiment in the benefits of pooling together artistic resources and inviting others in. Over the last decade Alison Mara\, Jen Moore Smith\, Alison Cimmet\, Marisa Gonzales Silverstein\, and Raine Gifford have enjoyed working alongside each other within their shared studio space in Dobbs Ferry. The long-term exposure to one another’s work has revealed threads of influence in each artist’s choices and inspirations\, even as each individual’s practice remains unique and intact. \n\n \nThe studio is like a living entity\, fed by and sustaining its members\, and somehow more than the sum of its parts. Cross Pollination was first explored as an exhibit at the Donald Gallery and now as an Artist Conversation with RiverArts\, we invite you to explore the creative ecosystem and why artmaking within community may be the best thing an artist can do for themselves and their work.\n \n \n \nABOUT THE ARTISTS\n\nAlison Cimmet draws upon collage and painting techniques to create expressive mixed-media works full of texture and vibrant color.\n \nRaine Gifford‘s acrylic and watercolor paintings and mosaics investigate patterns of light\, color\, and negative space found within nature.\n \nMarisa Gonzales Silverstein crafts paper sculptures combining geometry and repetition in rhythmic patterns to reveal a contemplative understanding of significant data points.\n\nAlison Mara employs the use of tiny glass beads\, meditatively and painstakingly placed\, to create swirling patterns reflecting designs and textures found in nature. \nJen Moore Smith‘s practice encompasses painting and assemblage to reflect on the power of memory as it shapes landscape and natural elements. \n\n \n Purchase Tickets URL:https://riverarts.org/event/cross-pollination/ LOCATION:Ted and Nune Studio\, 45 Main Street\, Store B\, Hastings-On-Hudson\, 10706 CATEGORIES:Art,Artist Conversation,In-person,Readings and Conversations ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://riverarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/artist-convo-march-2-crop.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="RiverArts":MAILTO:info@riverarts.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240622T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240622T213000 DTSTAMP:20260423T221753 CREATED:20240528T182247Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240613T010014Z UID:13368-1719086400-1719091800@riverarts.org SUMMARY:Flow Lines: Variations on Stillness at Sunset | Artist Conversations Series DESCRIPTION:Flow Lines: Variations on Stillness at Sunset | Artist Conversations Series\n \n \n \n \n \n Saturday\, June 22\, 20248:00 PM – 9:30 PMQuonset Hut145 Palisade Street\, Dobbs Ferry\, NY(over the bridge\, across the tracks) \n$15 in advance\, $20 at the door \n \n Purchase Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n Join us for our Artist Conversations Series presentation of Flow Lines: Variations on Stillness at Sunset. \nFlow Lines is an interdisciplinary collaboration blending art\, visual effects\, and sound\, featuring contributions from Jon Hatch\, Bruce Robbins\, and Malcolm Macdougall. Inspired by the multidirectional flow of rivers and estuaries\, Flow Lines represents an interconnection of multiple creative disciplines. \nThis immersive experience synthesizes responses to various original source materials\, with each response building upon the last. Flow Lines invites the audience to explore these variations as a community\, while reflecting on their own individual responses. A talk-back with the artists will follow the performance. \nThe Variations: \n\nPhase 1 – Gathering and viewing sculptures by Malcolm Macdougall\, on display outside of the Quonset Hut.\nPhase 2 – Inside the Quonset Hut\, we convene with artists Bruce Robbins and Jon Hatch.\nPhase 3 – The main presentation will begin at sunset in the Hut\, featuring:\n\nOriginal electronic music by Jon Hatch\nVisual works by BC Robbins\n\n\nPhase 4 – Exploration of darkness.\nPhase 5 – Talkback after performance with artists.\n\n\nAbout the Artists \n \nJon Hatch \nJon is a versatile composer and musician who navigates between the worlds of media composition and live performance. With a passion for crafting immersive sonic experiences\, Jon specializes in composing music for film\, television\, and video games\, infusing his pieces with a unique blend of analog synthesizers\, experimental modular synths\, tape loops\, and traditional orchestral instruments. As a performing artist\, Jon captures audiences with his diverse range of performances\, from ethereal ambient soundscapes to daring and innovative sonic landscapes\, all while maintaining a captivating sense of melody. www.jonhatchmusic.com \nBruce Robbins \nBC Robbins is a multimedia artist who runs a studio in Dobbs Ferry\, NY. His creations span various art forms\, including painting\, photography\, performance\, sculpture\, and video\, delving into themes such as the passing of time and introspection. Alongside a deep appreciation for both visual and performing arts\, he has embraced puppetry as a means to intertwine his diverse passions. For over three decades\, Mr. Robbins has also been an arts educator at The Masters School. In one of his favorite activities\, he incorporates puppetry into an interdisciplinary project with fellow faculty members and students. The yearly puppet opera with the fifth-grade students enriches the learning experience through the arts. bcrobbins.com \nMalcolm MacDougall \nMalcolm endeavors for his sculptures to enter into a dialogue with the natural landscape. He concentrates on studying materials and their properties in relationship to the natural versus man-made environs. Referring to his sculptures as landscape “chapter objects\,” they allude to other material experiences\, as a chapter in a story may refer to others\, helping to unite a holistic meaning between the natural and fabricated\, real and abstract\, concrete and metaphorical. These objects are conduits to broader thoughts and experiences. As a symbol of both the natural and man-made constructs around us\, his sculptures create an awareness of industrial materials\, with those which are invented blurred against those which are natural\, imploring the viewer to appreciate the aesthetic qualities of all. Through fluid\, albeit solid\, forms\, Malcolm’s landscape-driven works allow one to discover a personal concept or image in the work. malcolmmacdougall.com \nAbout the Artist Conversation Series:   RiverArts creates opportunities to amplify the artistic voice\, bringing insight and delight to our community. We are proud to spotlight leading voices in art\, music\, poetry\, dance\, and theater. Under the direction of Marie Louise-Miller\, our Artist Conversation series offers a chance to get up close and personal with artists. The Artist Conversation Series aims to shed light on the intricacies of creativity across all its artistic mediums from the fine artist to the performance artist.  \n \n Purchase Tickets URL:https://riverarts.org/event/flow-lines/ LOCATION:Quonset Hut\, 145 Palisade Street\, Dobbs Ferry\, NY\, 10522 CATEGORIES:Art,Artist Conversation,In-person,Readings and Conversations ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://riverarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Flow-Lines-Event-Banner.png ORGANIZER;CN="RiverArts":MAILTO:info@riverarts.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240414T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240414T183000 DTSTAMP:20260423T221753 CREATED:20240319T222203Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240320T231323Z UID:13156-1713114000-1713119400@riverarts.org SUMMARY:We the Spirits | A conversation with photographer Jason Gardner DESCRIPTION:We the Spirits | A conversation with photographer Jason Gardner\n \n \n \n \n \n Sunday\, April 14\, 20245:00 PM – 6:30 PMTed and Nune Studio45 Main St.\, Hastings-on-Hudson\, NY \n$15 in advance\, $20 at the door \n \n Purchase Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n Join us for a conversation with American photographer Jason Gardner as he shares details from his new book and collection\, We the Spirits\, exploring his 15-year journey through 15 countries as he visually documented the ritual and festival of Carnival.   \nWe the Spirits focused on documenting tradition\, folklore\, and community within the celebrations. Collaborating with ethnographers and local experts\, Gardner chose subjects in smaller villages and remote towns to most accurately present the complexities of these local customs. We the Spirits have been featured in Photolucida’s Top 50 portfolio\, GEO Magazine France\, and The Guardian (UK).  \nAbout the Artist \nJason Gardner is an American photographer\, based in Paris and New York. He tells stories\, using photography and writing\, within the framework of Visual Anthropology. He is passionate about culture\, ritual\, and music and how they impact human expression.  \nIn 2013\, Jason published A Flower in the Mouth\, a photobook about the culture\, music and rituals of Carnaval in Pernambuco\, Brazil (Visual Anthropology Press\, USA). Now he continues with We the Spirits (GOST Books\, UK\, 2024). Jason’s work has been published in The New York Times\, The Guardian\, Financial Times\, GEO France\, This is Colossal\, L’Oeil de la Photographie\, Sunday Times Magazine (UK)\, Rolling Stone\, Le Parisien\, New York Magazine\, FotoMagazin (Germany)\, NPR.org\, and SPIN Magazine.  \nAbout the Artist Conversation Series:   RiverArts creates opportunities to amplify the artistic voice\, bringing insight and delight to our community. We are proud to spotlight leading voices in art\, music\, poetry\, dance\, and theater. Under the direction of Marie Louise-Miller\, our Artist Conversation series offers a chance to get up close and personal with artists. The Artist Conversation Series aims to shed light on the intricacies of creativity across all its artistic mediums from the fine artist to the performance artist.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Purchase Tickets URL:https://riverarts.org/event/we-the-spirits/ LOCATION:Ted and Nune Studio\, 45 Main Street\, Store B\, Hastings-On-Hudson\, 10706 CATEGORIES:Art,Artist Conversation,In-person,Readings and Conversations ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://riverarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/JasonGardnerArtistConvoEvent.png ORGANIZER;CN="RiverArts":MAILTO:info@riverarts.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240225T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240225T153000 DTSTAMP:20260423T221754 CREATED:20240125T223440Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240212T210031Z UID:12938-1708869600-1708875000@riverarts.org SUMMARY:Memory Palaces: Imagination & Reckoning in Mosaic | Artist Conversation with Haifa Bint-Kadi DESCRIPTION:Memory Palaces: Imagination & Reckoning in Mosaic | An Artist Conversation with Haifa Bint-Kadi\n \n \n \n \n \n Sunday\, February 25\, 20242:00 PM – 3:30 PMUrban Studio Unbound66 Main St.\, Yonkers\, NY \n$15 in advance\, $20 at the door \n \n Purchase Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n Join us for a conversation with artist Haifa Bint-Kadi as she unveils her new collection\, Memory Palaces\, led by Marie-Louise Miller. \nThis collection features 3-dimensional structures with mosaic elements representing the essence of home stemming from her deep connection to her own heritage to the Arab culture. Each palace is paired with an audio recording specific to the memories contained by the palace. \nMemory Palaces is inspired by Bint-Kadi’s childhood as a first generation Palestinian-Afro-Caribbean American and a daughter of refugees. Bint-Kadi’s work explores the feelings of nostalgia\, grief\, and yearning often felt by refugees and immigrants as they relocate in search of new homes. Each piece represents an evolution of memories drawn from the past into the present through the Bint-Kadi’s mosaic practice. This collection is made possible by a grant received from NYSCA. \nAbout the ArtistHaifa Bint-Kadi a first Generation Palestinian-Afro-Caribbean American\, a daughter of refugees\, a mother\, and a grandmother. Haifa was trained in Italy as a classical mosaicist\, but even in her early work\, she was always drawn to the idea of public art as an index or marker of lived experience. She holds a B.A. and M.F.A. from Istituto d’Arte per il Mosaico in Ravenna\, Italy\, and has been creating public art mosaics since 1993. She serves as a full-time curator for the City of Yonkers library system\, a certified teaching artist\, and an adjunct professor at Suny Purchase\, focusing on Arts for Social Justice. Haifa has created over 24 public art mosaics and steel sculptures across the state. Haifa’s studio practice revolves around family archives\, translating them into paintings and mixed media-maps exploring her Afro-Caribbean and Arab roots. Recognized with numerous awards\, grants\, and accolades\, including the Kennedy Center’s Steam Educator Award\, Haifa believes art fosters healing\, builds self-esteem and identity\, and inspires wonder and exploration.  \nAbout the Artist Conversation Series:   RiverArts creates opportunities to amplify the artistic voice\, bringing insight and delight to our community. We are proud to spotlight leading voices in art\, music\, poetry\, dance\, and theater. Under the direction of Marie Louise-Miller\, our Artist Conversation series offers a chance to get up close and personal with artists. The Artist Conversation Series aims to shed light on the intricacies of creativity across all its artistic mediums from the fine artist to the performance artist.  \n \n Purchase Tickets URL:https://riverarts.org/event/memory-palaces/ LOCATION:Urban Studio Unbound\, 66 Main Street\, Yonkers\, NY\, 10701\, United States CATEGORIES:Art,Artist Conversation,In-person,Readings and Conversations ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://riverarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/ArtistConversation-Haifa-Bint-Kadi-Rev-3_Event-1920x1080-V1.png ORGANIZER;CN="RiverArts":MAILTO:info@riverarts.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231014T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231014T183000 DTSTAMP:20260423T221754 CREATED:20230814T184536Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231008T214229Z UID:12379-1697304600-1697308200@riverarts.org SUMMARY:Inspiration\, Fuel & Identity: A Conversation with Ted & Nune DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, October 14th\, 5:30 pmTed & Nune Studio; 45 Main Street\, Store BHastings On Hudson\, NY  \nTickets: $10/ must be purchased in advance  \n \n Purchase Tickets Here\n \n \n \n \n \n Join RiverArts for a conversation with Ted Andreasian and Nune Karamyan\, led by artist and expert art restorer\, Katerina Spilio. Ted and Nune discuss their new book\, Stone and Candle: Armenian Monasteries—the epic journey into the mountains of Armenia\, unpack the deeper meanings of the book’s title\, the inspiration for the trip\, and the power of connecting to the past while shaping a creative path into the future.  \nStone and Candle: Armenian Monasteries is a collection of images that pays homage to Armenian nature and the magnificent churches ingeniously assembled over centuries by stone. Within the book’s pages\, Ted and Nune’s work captures the profound play between human artistry and its surrounding natural environment. The images weave a narrative conveying the intrinsic connection between human creativity and the sacred architectural marvels of Christian heritage.  \n \n \n \n \n \n About the Artists:   \nTed and Nune are a photographic team who seek inspiration and a spiritual dimension in the man-made world. They journey to discover monumental human constructions for studies of architecture and industry\, bringing a joint male-female point of view to their shared vision. Their work is held in many private collections and has been exhibited in many countries around the world.  \nSince 1987\, Katerina Spilio has worked for and later led Byzantine Icons Studio/Byzantium Arts Studio\, where she has crafted icons ranging from a sixteen-foot Last Supper to delicate miniatures measuring five inches across. Her religious artworks find homes in churches and private collections across the United States. Beyond her religious works\, Spilio’s secular work adorns private collections in the United States\, England\, and Greece. In addition to running her own business\, she is also a scenic artist for film and television. \n \n Purchase Tickets Here\n \n \n \n \n \n About the Artist Conversation Series:   \nRiverArts creates opportunities to amplify the artistic voice\, bringing insight and delight to our community. We are proud to spotlight leading voices in art\, music\, poetry\, dance\, and theater.   \nUnder the direction of Marie Louise-Miller\, our Artist Conversation series offers a chance to get up close and personal with artists. The Artist Conversation Series aims to shed light on the intricacies of creativity across all its artistic mediums from the fine artist to the performance artist. URL:https://riverarts.org/event/ted-and-nune/ LOCATION:Ted and Nune Studio\, 45 Main Street\, Store B\, Hastings-On-Hudson\, 10706 CATEGORIES:Art,Artist Conversation,In-person,Readings and Conversations ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://riverarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Artist-Conversation-Event.png ORGANIZER;CN="RiverArts":MAILTO:info@riverarts.org END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR