Press Coverage
Richmond Confidential: Richmond Art Center recovering after losing major donor: ‘We are in the black now, not red.’
January 16th, 2024
Richmond Confidential Weblink: https://richmondconfidential.org/2024/01/16/richmond-art-center-budget-reaching-goal/ Richmond Art Center recovering after losing major donor: ‘We are in the black now, not red.’ Sophia Sun on January 16, 2024 When the Richmond Art Center lost its biggest donor last year, Executive Director José Rivera said he was worried about the future. “Over many years, that donor contributed $100,00 annually,... Continue Reading
Richmond Confidential: ‘This is like our Harlem Renaissance’: Exhibition showcasing Black artists set to open in Richmond
January 2nd, 2024
Richmond Confidential Weblink: https://richmondconfidential.org/2024/01/02/richmond-art-african-diaspora-exhibition/ ‘This is like our Harlem Renaissance’: Exhibition showcasing Black artists set to open in Richmond Panashe Matemba-Mutasa on January 2, 2024 In an arena where they’re often in the shadows, Black artists are creating spaces to recognize and celebrate their talent. For the 28th year, the Richmond Art Center will present the... Continue Reading
Richmond Standard: RAC celebrates Indigenous Peoples’ Day through artmaking
October 11th, 2023
Richmond Standard Weblink: https://richmondstandard.com/richmond/2023/10/09/rac-celebrates-indigenous-peoples-day-through-artmarking/ RAC celebrates Indigenous Peoples’ Day through artmaking October 9, 2023 By Mike Kinney Dozens of community members and their families celebrated Indigenous Peoples’ Day through artmaking at the Richmond Art Center on Saturday. It was part of the art center’s annual “Fall Family Day,” a fun, free event that invited the local... Continue Reading
Wee Poets Features WCCUSD Youth and Richmond Art Center
June 28th, 2023
Wee Poets Features WCCUSD Youth and Richmond Art Center For over thirty years Wee Poets on Channel 28 has supported literacy development through interviews with thousands of Bay Area children. This month three WCCUSD students and Roberto Martinez, RAC's exhibitions director, were invited onto the show to talk about the WCCUSD... Continue Reading
The Richmond Standard: Richmond mayor’s office also an art gallery
June 26th, 2023
Link: https://richmondstandard.com/community/2023/06/23/richmond-mayors-office-also-an-art-gallery/ The Richmond Standard Richmond mayor’s office also an art gallery June 23, 2023 After a four years, works from locally-based NIAD Art Center are being exhibited on rotation at the office located at Richmond Civic Center, according to Mayor Eduardo Martinez. The mayor’s office also partnered with the Richmond Art Center to display... Continue Reading
Artnet News: Chevron Took Down an Artwork, Which Called Out the Oil Giant for Polluting a California City, From a Fence Surrounding Its Refinery
June 8th, 2023
Weblink: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/chevron-removes-public-artwork-pollution-2317611 Artnet News Chevron Took Down an Artwork, Which Called Out the Oil Giant for Polluting a California City, From a Fence Surrounding Its Refinery The project adorned a fence separating an oil refinery from residential neighborhoods. Brian Boucher | June 8, 2023 Oil giant Chevron has acknowledged that it removed an art installation from a... Continue Reading
ARTnews: ‘They’re Trying to Erase Us’: Chevron Takes Down Public Art Piece
June 8th, 2023
Weblink: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/chevron-takes-down-public-art-piece-fencelines-richmond-1234670880/ ARTnews ‘They’re Trying to Erase Us’: Chevron Takes Down Public Art Piece Michael Cabanatuan BY SHANTI ESCALANTE-DE MATTEI | June 8, 2023 4:36pm In the middle of the night on May 15, a public art project in Richmond, California, disappeared without a trace. The project, titled Fencelines – A Collective Monument to Resilience, was a collection... Continue Reading
San Francisco Chronicle: Chevron admits it took down public art project that criticized the oil giant
June 7th, 2023
Weblink: https://www.sfchronicle.com/eastbay/article/chevron-admits-took-public-art-project-18140972.php San Francisco Chronicle Chevron admits it took down public art project that criticized the oil giant Michael Cabanatuan | June 7, 2023 The mystery of who removed the colorful wooden slats of a Richmond public art project criticizing Chevron has been solved. It was Chevron, a spokesman for the oil company admitted on Wednesday. Fencelines, a... Continue Reading
San Francisco Chronicle: A huge Bay Area art installation near the Chevron refinery vanished. The artists say it was stolen
June 6th, 2023
Weblink: https://www.sfchronicle.com/eastbay/article/richmond-chevron-art-installation-missing-18136796.php San Francisco Chronicle A huge Bay Area art installation near the Chevron refinery vanished. The artists say it was stolen Michael Cabanatuan | June 6, 2023 A Richmond public art display championing social justice, criticizing Chevron and brightening a dreary industrial part of the city has vanished weeks before it was scheduled... Continue Reading
East Bay Express: From the Ashes
May 19th, 2023
East Bay Express From the Ashes: Richmond Art enter Captures the Devastation of California’s Wildfires Article weblink: https://eastbayexpress.com/through-the-fire/ Digital copy of the East Bay Express: https://edition.pagesuite-professional.co.uk/html5/reader/production/default.aspx?pubname=&pubid=8808aae8-e6fe-4270-adb0-c95bab71909c Through the Fire By Lou Fancher | May 17, 2023 Ruth Morgan’s stark and provocative works at Richmond Art Center highlight climate change’s role in CA... Continue Reading
KneeDeep Times: Humanity on the Fence
May 16th, 2023
KneeDeep Times Humanity on the Fence by Jasmine Hardy | May 16, 2023 A new public art installation, called Fencelines, redefines the only barrier separating Richmond’s residential neighborhoods from the Chevron oil refinery: a wire fence. “It is a participatory project meant to engage folks and get a message to Chevron, but also gather visions that offer a... Continue Reading
The Richmond Standard: Guillermo the Golden Trout undergoes repairs for 25th anniversary
May 15th, 2023
The Richmond Standard: Guillermo the Golden Trout undergoes repairs for 25th anniversary Article link: https://richmondstandard.com/richmond/2023/05/15/guillermo-the-golden-trout-undergoes-repairs-for-25th-anniversary/ By Mike Kinney On Monday, repairs on Guillermo the Golden Trout, which hangs above the Richmond Art Center on Barrett Avenue, was completed. A small team replaced two metal scales on the 50-foot-long fish. The repair is in honor of... Continue Reading
East Bay Express: Light in the Dark
March 29th, 2023
Link: https://eastbayexpress.com/light-in-the-dark/ East Bay Express: Light in the Dark By Janis Hashe | Mar 29, 2023 ‘FENCELINES’ fights back in Richmond Sometimes art speaks louder than petitions and public meetings. The creators and partners in “FENCELINES: A Collective Monument to Resilience” believe their project can. The Richmond community-based art project is designed to amplify the... Continue Reading
Bohemian: Artist Amanda Ayala Invites Visitors into an Ancestral Embrace
February 23rd, 2023
Artist Amanda Ayala Invites Visitors into an Ancestral Embrace By Chelsea Kurnick | Feb 21, 2023 Weblink: bohemian.com/amanda-ayala Three woven baskets hold round pillows, each painted with a bright sun-like geometric design. On the wall behind them, scrawled in curly cursive, is the message, “Hug a pillow/ Hug your ancestors/Notice, feel,... Continue Reading
Press Recap for Art of the African Diaspora: SF Chronicle, The San Francisco Standard, Diablo Magazine, The Daily Californian, SF/Arts
February 1st, 2023
The San Francisco Standard: Celebrate Black History Month at Museums, Festivals and More Across the Bay Article Link: sfstandard.com/arts-culture/celebrate-black-history-month-at-museums-festivals-and-more-across-the-bay Christina Campodonico | February 1, 2023 Excerpt: Originating from the 1989 African American artists salon known as “Colors of Black,” this exhibition highlights the work of over 120 artists of African descent and is... Continue Reading
ArtDaily: Richmond Art Center presents 'The Remembrance Project' as part of their winter exhibition schedule
January 18th, 2023
Richmond Art Center presents 'The Remembrance Project' as part of their winter exhibition schedule Published January 17, 2023 Link: https://artdaily.com/news/153618/Richmond-Art-Center-presents--The-Remembrance-Project--as-part-of-their-winter-exhibition-schedule RICHMOND, CALIF.- The Remembrance Project will open January 18th at the Richmond Art Center as part of their winter exhibitions project, which will include an opening reception on Saturday, January 21st from 2pm-4pm, as well as... Continue Reading
Post News Group: Richmond Art Center Announces Trio of Winter Exhibitions
January 16th, 2023
Post News Group: Richmond Art Center Announces Trio of Winter Exhibitions Community members can check out Art of the African Diaspora Jan. 18 through March 18 in the RAC’s Main Gallery, with the opening reception being held Saturday, Jan. 21 from 2 – 4 p.m. The exhibition will spotlight the work of more... Continue Reading
Hyperallergic: Statue of Native Activist Mysteriously Lost (and Found) in Oakland
January 4th, 2023
Link: https://hyperallergic.com/791346/native-activist-leonard-peltier-statue-mysteriously-lost-found-in-oakland/ Artist Rigo 23’s sculpture of Leonard Peltier was eventually found with its arm missing and racist graffiti scrawled on a U-Haul truck in which it was being transported. by Matt Stromberg LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Artist Rigo 23’s statue of incarcerated Native American activist Leonard Peltier has traveled across the county, stood... Continue Reading
Richmond Confidential: After city reduces funding, Richmond Art Center campaigns for donations to keep going
December 15th, 2022
Sasha Schell on December 13, 2022 Hyperlink: https://richmondconfidential.org/2022/12/13/richmond-art-center-funding-donations/ The Richmond Art Center has overcome much in recent years, including the closure forced on all during the pandemic and more recently, a significant loss in donations over the summer. As 2023 looms, Executive Director José Rivera says that despite bouncing back from the major revenue losses of... Continue Reading
The Daily Californian: 'Art of the African Diaspora’ reveres Black history, present, future
December 3rd, 2022
'Art of the African Diaspora’ reveres Black history, present, future Weblink: https://dailycal.org/2023/02/23/diaspora Katherine Shok | February 23, 2023 After stepping through the Richmond Art Center’s entrance, visitors immediately begin celebrating Black excellence, as laid bare in the “Art of the African Diaspora.” Gracing the center’s main gallery in every medium imaginable, the exhibition... Continue Reading
San Francisco Chronicle: Find the best Christmas gifts of 2022 at these Bay Area holiday markets, fairs and festivals
November 27th, 2022
Anne Schrager, November 25, 2022 Except below. Read full article here: https://datebook.sfchronicle.com/guide/find-the-best-christmas-gifts-of-2022-at-these-bay-area-holiday-markets-fairs-and-festivals There’s no place like home for the holidays, and this year you won’t have to go far to procure the perfect gifts for friends and family. Now that Thanksgiving has passed, it seems like local holiday fairs are popping up everywhere. Check... Continue Reading
Richmond Confidential: Richmond Art Center celebrates Dia de los Muertos ‘to educate people about such an important cultural event.’
October 13th, 2022
Richmond Confidential: Richmond Art Center celebrates Dia de los Muertos ‘to educate people about such an important cultural event.’ Article link: https://richmondconfidential.org/2022/10/13/richmond-art-center-dia-de-los-muertos/ Sasha Schell on October 13, 2022 Amid the drug store offerings of Halloween consumer goods, any Dia de los Muertos-themed item invariably sticks out. Decorations featuring iconic skulls and cempasúchil marigolds, or... Continue Reading
Wee Poets Features Richmond Art Center
October 7th, 2022
Wee Poets Features Richmond Art Center View the show on Berkeley Community Media Channel 28 on Monday 10/10 at 8:30pm, Wednesday 10/12 at 5pm, and Thursday 10/13 at 5pm (or on YouTube HERE) For over thirty years Wee Poets on Channel 28 has supported literacy development through interviews with thousands of Bay Area children. This... Continue Reading
Cal Humanities: Focus on the Humanities Through an Interpretive Exhibition, “Emmy Lou Packard: Artist of Conscience”
October 5th, 2022
Cal Humanities: Focus on the Humanities Through an Interpretive Exhibition, “Emmy Lou Packard: Artist of Conscience” Published by Cal Humanities on September 29, 2022 Link: https://calhum.org/focus-on-the-humanities-through-an-interpretive-exhibition-emmy-lou-packard-artist-of-conscience/ Image Above: Diego Rivera & Emmy Lou Packard painting for the Golden Gate International Exposition, on Treasure Island in San Francisco Bay, 1938-40. Photograph Gelatin silver print,... Continue Reading
Hispanic LA: Mujeres Unidas y Activas (MUA) - tejiendo solidaridad
September 20th, 2022
Hispanic LA: Mujeres Unidas y Activas (MUA) - tejiendo solidaridad https://hispanicla.com/mujeres-unidas-y-activas-mua-tejiendo-solidaridad-71278 Por Adriana Briff 09/10/2022 Ser mujer y migrante latina es enfrentarse a la soledad y a los desafíos económicos, sociales y emocionales diarios. Muchas veces nos gana el desánimo frente a los hostigamientos y la discriminación. Sin embargo hay espacios de encuentro y solidaridad desde donde... Continue Reading