Welcome, again, one-and-all to the newly overhauled (and freshly completed) River Valley Arts Alliance website! From the menu across the top of your screen you will find access to event listings, photo galleries, an artists database,  and a little bit of information on what this whole RiVA thing is all about.

Our Dooryard 2010 microsite (accessible from said menu, or via www.dooryardarts.net) has also been launched, just about three months in advance of the kickoff of this year’s festival — which, by the way, is shaping up to blow our inaugural soiree out of the water. On the Dooryard site you’ll find a complete event schedule, a list of participating visual artists, this year’s lineup of downtown exhibition spaces, and information on ticket outlets (including an option to purchased online — hooray!). As we are still fairly early on in the spring, make sure to keep watching the site for further details and additions.

One of the principal requirements we had when we undertook this site design a few months ago was to implement a process for the user to buy a RiVA membership from home, and we’re happy to say that it’s been carried out. If you aren’t yet a RiVA member, all you need to do is visit our membership page and sign up. Once you’ve filled in the required information, you’ll be prompted to make your payment via PayPal, a secure service that allows you to pay for goods and services via credit card or bank transfer.

We’re very excited to be back online, just in time for our press launch for Dooryard 2010. Watch this space for frequent updates on the festival, our community gallery project, and other fun news and events.

See you in the Dooryard!