diff --git a/lib/src/runtime_artboard.dart b/lib/src/runtime_artboard.dart
index d71fbe9..5c7b52d 100644
--- a/lib/src/runtime_artboard.dart
+++ b/lib/src/runtime_artboard.dart
@@ -1,9 +1,21 @@
 import 'package:flutter/foundation.dart';
+import 'package:rive/rive.dart';
 import 'package:rive/src/rive_core/artboard.dart';
 import 'package:rive/src/rive_core/component.dart';
 import 'package:rive/src/rive_core/event.dart';
 import 'package:rive/src/core/core.dart';
 
+/// Adds getters for linear animations and state machines
+extension RuntimeArtboardGetters on RuntimeArtboard {
+  /// Returns an iterable of linear animations in the artboard
+  Iterable<LinearAnimation> get linearAnimations =>
+      animations.whereType<LinearAnimation>();
+
+  /// Returns an iterable of state machines in the artboard
+  Iterable<StateMachine> get stateMachines =>
+      animations.whereType<StateMachine>();
+}
+
 /// This artboard type is purely for use by the runtime system and should not be
 /// directly referenced. Use the Artboard type for any direct interactions with
 /// an artboard, and use extension methods to add functionality to Artboard.
diff --git a/lib/src/widgets/rive_animation.dart b/lib/src/widgets/rive_animation.dart
index ea86c28..757b910 100644
--- a/lib/src/widgets/rive_animation.dart
+++ b/lib/src/widgets/rive_animation.dart
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ class RiveAnimation extends StatefulWidget {
   final String name;
   final _Source src;
   final String? artboard;
-  final String? animation;
+  final List<String> animations;
+  final List<String> stateMachines;
   final BoxFit? fit;
   final Alignment? alignment;
 
@@ -26,7 +27,8 @@ class RiveAnimation extends StatefulWidget {
   const RiveAnimation.asset(
     this.name, {
     this.artboard,
-    this.animation,
+    this.animations = const [],
+    this.stateMachines = const [],
     this.fit,
     this.alignment,
   }) : src = _Source.asset;
@@ -34,7 +36,8 @@ class RiveAnimation extends StatefulWidget {
   const RiveAnimation.network(
     this.name, {
     this.artboard,
-    this.animation,
+    this.animations = const [],
+    this.stateMachines = const [],
     this.fit,
     this.alignment,
   }) : src = _Source.network;
@@ -45,7 +48,7 @@ class RiveAnimation extends StatefulWidget {
 
 class _RiveAnimationState extends State<RiveAnimation> {
   /// Rive controller
-  late RiveAnimationController _controller;
+  final _controllers = <RiveAnimationController>[];
 
   /// Active artboard
   Artboard? _artboard;
@@ -110,15 +113,33 @@ class _RiveAnimationState extends State<RiveAnimation> {
       throw FormatException('No animations in artboard ${artboard.name}');
     }
 
-    final animationName = widget.animation ?? artboard.animations.first.name;
+    // Create animations
+    // If there are no animations or state machines specified, select a default
+    // animation
+    final animationNames =
+        widget.animations.isEmpty && widget.stateMachines.isEmpty
+            ? [artboard.animations.first.name]
+            : widget.animations;
+
+    animationNames.forEach((name) => artboard
+        .addController((_controllers..add(SimpleAnimation(name))).last));
+
+    // Create state machines
+    final stateMachineNames = widget.stateMachines;
+
+    stateMachineNames.forEach((name) {
+      final controller = StateMachineController.fromArtboard(artboard, name);
+      if (controller != null) {
+        artboard.addController((_controllers..add(controller)).last);
+      }
+    });
 
-    artboard.addController(_controller = SimpleAnimation(animationName));
     setState(() => _artboard = artboard);
   }
 
   @override
   void dispose() {
-    _controller.dispose();
+    _controllers.forEach((c) => c.dispose());
     super.dispose();
   }
 
diff --git a/test/artboard_test.dart b/test/artboard_test.dart
index d8c4d28..6d2692d 100644
--- a/test/artboard_test.dart
+++ b/test/artboard_test.dart
@@ -33,4 +33,10 @@ void main() {
     expect(artboard.animationByName('Animation 1') is LinearAnimationInstance,
         true);
   });
+
+  test('Linear animations can be retreived ffrom artboards', () {
+    final artboard = riveFile.mainArtboard;
+    expect(artboard.linearAnimations.toList().length, 2);
+    expect(artboard.stateMachines.toList().length, 1);
+  });
 }