Rivington School

Rivington School was an art group that emerged from the East Village art scene in the 1980s in New York City. Many of the artists of the Rivington School were involved in welding and forging sculptures, performance art or street art.

The group, that was started in 1983 by early founder "Cowboy" Ray Kelly, named themselves after an abandoned public school house building located on Rivington Street. The school was located near the art clubs No Se No and A's where many artists would meet and where many music and poetry performances were held.

The group is most noted for "massive junk sculpture installations on the Lower East Side," and other forms of metal public sculpture. Also a group of women artists have organized themselves as W.A.R.S. (Women Artists of the Rivington School).