David Stone
Founder & Euro Editor
Navigating Apps with Changes in Memory: Join Our Study
December 2, 2025
Weill Cornell Medicine seeks older adults with mild memory loss for a study on improving navigation apps. Participation is valuable,...
On Saturday, RIVAA Gallery Welcomes “Echoes from Home,” a New Exhibit from the Li Tang Commuity
The Roosevelt Island Daily News According to the Li Tang Community Echoes of Home is a celebration featuring twenty-seven Asian artists from the Li Tang community. Through an array of paintings, photography, sculptures, and cutting-edge digital art, this exhibition unfolds a…
Vibrant Art For August. RIVAA’s New Exhibit Crosses the Spectrum
Art draws communities together on multiple levels. Vibrant art also raises energies just as a rain shower raises water levels. Spectrum, the Roosevelt Island Visual Art Association’s August members exhibit puts all that together. There’s so much to like in…
RIVAA Gets A New President. The Momentum Continues
Roosevelt Islander Catherine Kim is the Roosevelt Island Visual Art Association’s (RIVAA) new president. She replaces Sandra Gavelyte whose one year in office brought numerous positive changes to the group. “We also want to express our thanks and appreciation to…
Spectrum, RIVAA’s New Members Show, Opening Reception on Saturday
Gallery RIVAA’s summer members show, Spectrum, welcomes everyone for an opening reception on Saturday, August 5th. From 6:00 to 9:00 p.m., meet the artists and see what they’ve been up to this year. Get a first look at Spectrum on…
Piaskowski’s “Luminous” Now Opening at the Octagon Gallery
As a founding member of Gallery RIVAA, Esther Piaskowski – as an artist, she uses only her last name – took part in countless exhibits. Those include her own as well as pitching to help with others. Now, we get…
Gap Show – RIVAA’s New Idea Surprises Next Week at the Gallery
What is a gap show? We’re about to find out on Wednesday June 14th, when RIVAA‘s artists surprise visitors with a themed show. With ten days to run, they will fill the walls with inspiration while sculpted objects surprise from…
Small But Worth the Time: From the Island of Art
Georgette Sinclair’s exhibit, now at the Octagon Gallery, From the Island of Art is also from the heart with a story to tell. by David Stone The Roosevelt Island Daily News From the Island of Art is an eight-step presentation…
Vernissage 22 – Starts Next Weekend With a Free Opening Reception
“The Roosevelt Island Visual Art Association (RIVAA) is pleased to announce that it is once again time for Vernissage. Vernissage 22 is RIVAA’s annual celebration of another year as part of the Roosevelt Island community. Whether you have been to our…
Rachel Garrick, June 18, 1929 – February 8, 2023, Memorial
The first time Rachel Garrick caught my attention, it was in October 2010, at the Roosevelt Island Visual Art Association’s Fall for Arts show. In my review for the local newspaper, I noted her “…sweetly poetic pairing of watercolors, Boathouse…
RIVAA Celebrates Black History Month with “Essence Creations”
Opening on Thursday, February 2nd, Essence Creations is showcased in a free opening reception on Saturday, February 4th from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. This year, the History Month art exhibit is again curated by Roosevelt Islander Lorraine Williams. The Roosevelt…
David Stone
Founder & Euro Editor