Events
River Valley Ripple Artist Salon: Playing with Pixels, an Interactive Showcase | Kristofor Gieske
River Valley Ripple Artist-in-Residence Kristofor Gieske invites the public to an interactive Artist Salon at The YES! House on May 9, featuring a hands-on playtest of his in-progress narrative pixel-art game Aeronaut Adrift. Attendees can explore his creative process, provide feedback, and enjoy a live demo, Q&A, and behind-the-scenes look at game development in a free, drop-in event with food and drinks.
River Valley Ripple Artist Salon: Logan Van Sickle
Doors will open at 6 PM with a happy hour and mingle, then at 6:30 PM Logan will take to the stage and share his process for writing songs through conversation and live performance. Be the first to hear him perform his new songs live!
River Valley Ripple Artist Salon: Live in Concert with STUBBORN
Walker, stage name "STUBBORN", will be performing his new original music influenced by his own life experiences both past and present. The show will be put on in collaboration with Walker's producer/ engineer Gibson Prescher. Following the performance will be an Artist Q&A and conversation where guests can learn more about Walker and his music.
River Valley Ripple Artist Residency | Application Due Date
Applications are due by 11:59 PM CST on November 10, 2025. Late applications will not be reviewed.
River Valley Ripple Artist Residency Virtual Information Session
A virtual information session about the RVR Artist Residency will be held on October 28, 2025, from 12–1 PM CDT.
RVR Artist Salon: Residency Retrospective: Puppet Palooza
River Valley Ripple Artist in Residence Sierra Kallio, will be hosting her Artist Salon "Residency Retrospective: Puppet Palooza" at The YES! House on Saturday, March 15th at 5:30 PM!