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Riverside Arts Center is dedicated to providing rental opportunities to individuals and groups that align with our mission to offer, promote, and nurture dynamic arts and cultural programs through arts education, performing arts, visual and fine arts activities that serve and engage the community in Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County, and the surrounding area. Generally, rentals to individuals, groups and organizations should involve visual arts, performance arts, and other forms of artistic expression.

Community events that do not fall within Riverside’s mission will be considered on a case to case basis. 

Riverside does not currently accept private event rentals, partisan political, or religious events. Examples include but are not limited to: private birthday parties, weddings, private receptions, graduation celebrations, funerals, private galas, private mixers, mixers and galas for for-profit entities, partisan political campaign events, church services, religious study groups. This list is non-exhaustive.

Riverside Arts Center does not provide event staff or catering services.

Please submit your rental request at least two weeks prior to your proposed rental date(s), as the onboarding process might take a few days to complete. Short-notice rentals may not be able to be accommodated. New rentals are available on a first-come first serve basis.

Please request additional tables/linens/chairs at least a week in advance of your event. (You can find information about what each space has available on https://www.riversidearts.org/rent-space/ or our rental inquiry form. Last minute requests for additional tables/chairs/linens will incur an additional fee.

RAC Staff manages rentals for all spaces in our facilities except for the RAC Theater. The RAC Theater rentals are managed by two of our volunteer board members. 

We begin renting the RAC Theater in May/June for the next calendar year. Priority is first given to long-time renters and returning renters, for week-long rental periods, then priority is given to new renter requests.

View our entire rental and cancellation policy here.