Fall play: Our Town
Senior Theatre Company
Nov 7–9
Riverside Black Box Theatre
2026–27 School Year
Riverside Arts Academy
A division-wide academy for students who learn best on a stage, in a studio, or behind a lens.
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On the marquee
This Season at a Glance
Chamber strings showcase
Grade 9–12 orchestra
Nov 13
Fairview Civic Hall
Fall Studio Exhibition
Visual Arts Majors
Nov 15–17
Riverside Gallery Wing
District bulletin
Winter break hours
All Fairview School Division schools and the district office will be closed December 22 – January 2. Classes resume January 5.
School news
All newsOur Town opens this month: tickets now open to families
Fifty-two students across cast, pit orchestra, and technical crew have been in rehearsal since September. Three evening performances and one matinee, in the Black Box Theatre.
Chamber Strings Invited to the Provincial Music Festival
Our Grade 9–12 orchestra is one of four school ensembles invited to perform at this year’s provincial festival, following a first-place standing in the divisional round.
Visual Arts Majors Hang Their Fall Exhibition
Forty portfolios go up in the Gallery Wing this month: painting, printmaking, photography, and this year, for the first time, a room of digital work.
Riverside Choir Wins the Divisional Choral Award
Ninety voices took the divisional award in the mixed-choir category, the school’s third in five years. The choir performs next at the fall awards evening.
Upcoming events
Full calendar- Nov7
Our Town: opening night
7:00 PM · Black Box Theatre
- Nov13
Chamber strings showcase
7:30 PM · Fairview Civic Hall
- Nov15
Fall Studio Exhibition Opens
5:00 PM · Gallery Wing
- Nov18
Portfolio Night for Grade 12 Majors
6:30 PM · Studio 3
Today at RA
Today’s schedule
- 8:15 AM
Studio Warm-up
- 8:45 AM
Academic block A
- 10:10 AM
Academic block B
- 11:30 AM
Lunch
- 12:15 PM
Major Studio
- 2:25 PM
Rehearsal & production
From the principal
"An arts education is not a detour from a rigorous one. Our students carry a full academic load and still put eleven productions on a stage every year, and the discipline runs in both directions."
Ms. Naomi Adeyemi
Principal, Riverside Arts Academy
Our staff
DirectoryMs. Naomi Adeyemi
Principal
Mr. Théo Bellerose
Vice Principal, Studios
Ms. Priya Raman
Director of music
Mr. Owen Fitzgerald
Head of Technical Theatre
Programs and activities
Theatre Major
Acting, direction, and stagecraft
Instrumental music
Orchestra, jazz band, and chamber groups
Visual arts
Painting, printmaking, and sculpture studios
Media Arts
Photography, film, and digital design
Dance
Ballet, contemporary, and choreography
Choral music
Concert choir and chamber vocal ensemble
Life at Riverside Arts Academy