RiverArts creates opportunities to amplify the artistic voice, bringing insight and delight to our community. We are proud to spotlight great storytelling and 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 and arts experts. Recent events have featured Maxine Sherman and Bennett Rink of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre, three octogenarians on what it means to be an Ageless Artist, and a panel of Young Audience authors: Veera Hirandanani, Sheela Chari, and Dr. Sayantai DesGupta.
RiverArts illuminates creativity in all forms, including poetry reading events, radio plays, and stand-up comedy. RiverArts also presented the world premiere of Braiding, an original performance piece integrating music, dance, art, and video.
Past Conversations
Cross Pollination | Sunday, March 9, 2025
Flow Lines: Variations on Stillness at Sunset | Saturday, June 22, 2024
We the Spirits: A Conversation with Photographer Jason Gardner | Sunday, April 14, 2024
Memory Palaces: Imagination & Reckoning in Mosaic with Haifa Bint-Kadi | Sunday, February 25, 2024
Inspiration, Fuel & Identity: A Conversation with Ted & Nune | Saturday, October 14, 2023
T.S. Eliot & Benjamin Britten: An Immersive Dialogue of Poetry and Music | Sunday, March 23, 2023
“A Spirituals Experience” The inner life and inspiration of African American spirituals, with Yolanda F. Johnson, Soprano | Saturday, April 2, 2022
Malcolm D. MacDougall III | Saturday, October 17, 2021
Artist Conversation with Ray Wilcox and Evan Bishop of Yonkers Arts | Wednesday, April 28, 2021
