Featured News & Updates
RiverArts To Present a New Play Written and Directed by Melanie Hoopes
Set at a concert on a cold winter night, Kindness Committee sneaks us into the minds of seven audience members connected by varying degrees to one another. All of them peel away layers of their past as they reach for a sustainable present.
RiverArts Presents Stravinsky, Brahms, and Commissioned Chamber Version of Strauss’ Four Last Songs
RiverArts will present a compelling program for its next Chamber Music concert, including Igor Stravinsky’s playful Chamber Suite from A Solder’s Tale, Brahms’ lyrically soaring Clarinet Trio, and the world premiere of a specially commissioned chamber version of Strauss’ monumental Four Last Songs.
At the Intersection of Appalachia and Himalaya | The Bluegrass Standard
It might seem odd to compare the folkways of Appalachia to the culture of the Himalayas, but to music teacher Tara Linhardt, these mountain communities aren’t such strange bedfellows. Some similarities are apparent while others are more obscure, and this bluegrass musician first discovered the commonalities and disparities while traveling abroad during college.
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2026 Spring Benefit
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2026 RiverArts Music Tour
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SummerArts Camp | Week 1
August 3 @ 9:00 am - August 7 @ 3:00 pm -
SummerArts Camp | Week 2
August 10 @ 9:00 am - August 14 @ 3:00 pm -
SummerArts Camp | Week 3
August 17 @ 9:00 am - August 21 @ 3:00 pm
Annual Chamber Music Fundraiser Hosted by The Newington-Cropsey Foundation
RiverArts® is proud to announce the return of their Chamber Music series. The first concert of the year will be the annual fundraiser hosted by the Newington-Cropsey Foundation in Hastings-on-Hudson. The concert will feature Arnold Schönberg’s late romantic masterpiece, Verklärte Nacht [1899] in its original version for string sextet. Also on the program will be Richard Strauss’ Piano Quartet [1886].
Studio Tour Returns | The Rivertowns Enterprise
The RiverArts Studio Tour is returning on Saturday, Oct. 23 after a two-year hiatus due to the Covid-19 pandemic. This marks the first time the Studio Tour, which invites the public into artists’ workspaces, is taking place in the fall rather than in April, as has been the annual tradition. More than 70 artists from Hastings, Dobbs Ferry, Ardsley, Irvington, and Tarrytown are participating.
Artist Conversation with Malcolm D. MacDougall III
In our ongoing effort to connect local artists with art lovers we are proud to present our nextRiverArts Artist Conversation with sculptor, Malcolm D. MacDougall III live and in-person at his studio on the Dobbs Ferry waterfront on Sunday October 17th at 3pm.“ We are thrilled to have another wonderful opportunity to gather this great community of artappreciators together to learn about this incredible local artist’s perspectives and process,”said Artist Conversation Producer, Marie-Louise Miller.
RiverArts Celebrates a New Season of Art, Performance, Education and Conversation | River Journal
RiverArts launches its 59th season in October 2021 with an inaugural fall edition of its Annual Studio Tour. This will be the first full season of programming under the leadership of Artistic Director Kate Ashby and Managing Director Josh Suniewick.
Upcoming Events
May 3 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm at St. Barnabas Episcopal ChurchSpring Chamber Music Concert: String Quintets
May 13 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm at Jazz Forum2026 Spring Benefit
May 20 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm at Hastings Public Library, Orr Room, Lower LevelFigure Drawing – May 20
- June 4 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm at Hastings Public Library, Orr Room, Lower Level
Figure Drawing – June 4
A Rich History of Art in the Rivertowns
Founded by artists in the village of Hastings-on-Hudson, NY, in 1963, RiverArts has been making the arts a part of everyday life in Westchester’s Hudson River communities for more than 50 years. Today, our programs and performances reach more than 20,000 people annually.
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Any form of art is a form of power; it has impact, it can affect change – it can not only move us, it makes us move.
— Ossie Davis