Events at RAC

Raven’s Ball
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Raven’s Ball

Introducing RAC's fall fundraiser, Raven’s Ball, where an evening of art, intrigue and imagination awaits.
Step into a world where elegance meets mystery, and the poetry of the dark dances with the beauty of the strange.

Saturday, October 18, 2025

Beyond Words
7933 39th St in Lyons

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The RAC Reveal: An exclusive print collection event
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The RAC Reveal: An exclusive print collection event

The Riverside Arts Center presented The RAC Reveal: An Exclusive Print Collection Event. This unique evening of creativity included drinks, hors d'oeuvres, music, and a print sale featuring an exclusive collection of limited edition, high-quality screen prints by four acclaimed artists: Chicago's Emmy Star Brown, Thailand's 2Choey, Chicago's Sergio Farfan, and fellow Chicagoan Phido, revealing an exciting new partnership with Chicago's Vertical Gallery. Adult beverages, live music by Jimmy Marquis and excellent company.

This fun-filled evening took place at Berwyn's own beloved arts and music venue The Outta Space in support of Riverside Arts Center.

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Exquisite Corpse Fall Gala
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Exquisite Corpse Fall Gala

On October 19, 2024, the Riverside Arts Center hosted the Exquisite Corpse Fall Gala. Inspired by the collaborative surrealist art game originating in France, this unique evening of creativity and imagination included locally made hors d'oeuvres and cocktails, music, a silent auction featuring art & exclusive items from area artists and businesses, and live exquisite corpse drawings by talented community members.

Together, we raised more than $26,000 to ensure that the arts are thriving and accessible in Riverside! Your incredible support ensures that artists like the 107 artists we exhibited and the 900 community members touched by RAC’s work this year can thrive and continue to engage in the arts! Our gratitude for purchasing tickets and sponsorships, buying raffle tickets, bidding on auction items, making in-kind donations, and, most of all, believing in the power of the arts to nurture our community! 

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Photobooth
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Photobooth

On May 24, 2024, the Riverside Arts Center and A&A Studios hosted a sold out evening for RAC’s spring fundraiser, Photobooth. We showcased the magnificent creative work of Riverside's Andrea and Anthony Vizzari, proprietors of A&A Studios, a multifaceted creative studio dedicated to preserving the beauty of vintage photo booths and the legacy of analog photography.

Over seventy guests had the opportunity to step inside a selection of vintage photobooths, tour a photography lab, and view an extensive collection of antique photos. They enjoyed wine, cocktails, and delicious small bites from Lagniappe Beverage, Owen's Craft Mixers, and Stella’s while bidding on exciting art and themed silent auction items from A&A Studios, Ballyhoo Hospitality, The Book Table, Paul D’Amato, Edith Farnsworth House, Ale Alverez Visual, Brasero, Michelangelo Sabatino and Kim Freeark.

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