The arts are an integral part of students' life at Rishi Valley School. Students sing, paint, sculpt, embroider, and learn the techniques of woodworking, dyeing, printing weaving, batik and constructing motorized toys.

The Fine Arts Department holds an annual exhibition Srujana where student work is exhibited.

Students can specialize in art leading to examinations at both ICSE and ISC levels.

The Department of Music provides instruction in vocal music, mridangam, tabla, violin and veena. The dance department offers instruction in Bharatnatyam style of dance. Around two dance and six musical performances are scheduled each term. Concerts by visiting musicians form highlights of the school term.

Students who wish to specialize can take the music examination, where they gain proficiency in both theory and the practice of Karnatik music, at the ISC and ICSE levels.