Welcome to the

Rivoli Arts Building

Where Artists Thrive and Community Connects with Creativity

The Rivoli Arts Building is La Crosse's home for working artists—a vibrant creative ecosystem housed in the historic Rivoli Building in downtown La Crosse, Wisconsin. We're not just providing studio space; we're creating an economic environment where artists can make a living from their craft while making art accessible and visible to our community.

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Upcoming Events

  • First Fridays

    April 3rd | 5:00-8:00 PM

    Join us on the first Friday of every month from 5–8 PM for an evening of creativity and community! Explore over 20 artist studios throughout the Rivoli Arts Building, where you can browse new art shows, support local artists by purchasing their work, and chat directly with them about their creative process.

    This month we are kicking off our charity collaboration with The Family & Children’s Center. Hear about their mission, see some unique artwork, learn more about the organization and how you can provide support.

    We’re also excited to open a new show in the 411 Gallery – MOTHER IS AN ADJECTIVE by Juliet Maya. Opening reception from 5-8pm.

    Free and open to the public.

  • Mother is an Adjective by Juliet Maya

    411 Gallery | April 3 – May 31

    MOTHER IS AN ADJECTIVEis a mixed-media exhibition that explores motherhood as a fluid identity shaped by language, culture, and lived experience. Through painting, drawings, textiles, and collage, the work reflects on ideas, actions, and moments often associated with motherhood—acts of care, strength, sacrifice, resilience, exhaustion, and invisibility—and how these concepts shape expectations of mothers as a collective personality or identity, a copy-paste experience. Presented at the Rivoli Arts Building in La Crosse, the exhibition invites audiences to encounter motherhood as the complex, layered, and evolving human experience.

    Free and open to the public.

  • Visit our studios

    Open to the public

    Saturdays – 11am – 2pm

    New hours coming soon!

Painting by Elayne Stevens