Tours Available September, October and November
Bring your class to Richmond Art Center and enjoy a guided tour of current exhibitions. Students will also visit studio spaces and engage in an art-making activity.
(And pssst, tours are free for Richmond youth!)
Sunday, December 3, 2023, 10am-5pm | Free Entry
Richmond Art Center, 2540 Barrett Avenue, Richmond
More info: richmondartcenter.org/haf
Each year the Holiday Arts Festival offers over 1,000 visitors a chance to buy unique gifts from local arts and crafts vendors, enjoy food and beverages, and participate in art-making activities for the whole family. The Festival’s gift sale runs from 10am to 5pm at Richmond Art Center, 2540 Barrett Avenue, Richmond.
Call for Arts and Crafts Vendors! Richmond Art Center is now accepting applications from local artists, artisans, crafters and makers to sell their work at the Holiday Arts Festival. This shop-local event is a great way to expose your work to a creative audience that appreciates hand-crafted gifts. The deadline for vendors to apply is October 2. Applications are juried and selected vendors will be notified by October 12. There is no application fee and first-time vendors to the Festival are encouraged to participate.
Richmond Art Center provides: Vendor contract, table, chair/s, vendor sign (if needed), wall space (as requested/as available), electrical outlet (as requested/as available), time for set-up and deinstall, online vendor listing
Promotion: During the holiday season, Richmond Art Center will be promoting The Holiday Arts Festival via online and print advertising, social media, our e-newsletter, via community partnerships, and at community events. Vendors will also have the opportunity to promote their websites in our online Arts & Crafts Hub on Richmond Art Center’s website.
Jurying Process: Unfortunately we don’t have space to accept all vendors who apply for a table at the Holiday Arts Festival. As a result applications are juried by a panel made up of RAC staff. Things we look for when reviewing applications include: Artistic Quality; Sales Potential; Media Range Across Vendors; and Community Connection.
6 Foot Table Fee: $190 for RAC members; $200 for non-members*
4 Foot Half Table Fee: $110 for RAC members; $125 for non-members*
These are flat fees. No sales commission is charged.
Not a member? Become a member today!
Applications are now closed.
Set-Up, Vendor Hours, Load-In/Out Information:
Tables, Signage, Installation:
Wifi:
Arts and Crafts Hub (online vendor listing)
We invite event participants to help us spread the word about the Holiday Arts Festival:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 22, 2023
New Exhibition Dates: June 28 – November 16, 2023
Andrés Cisneros-Galindo Print Demo: Saturday, October 7, 12pm-3pm
Richmond Art Center
2540 Barrett Avenue, Richmond, CA 94804
Gallery Hours: Wed-Sat, 10am-4pm
Richmond, CA: Richmond Art Center is pleased to announce the first major survey of Andrés Cisneros-Galindo’s work, Nahui Ollin, has been extended through November 16.
The exhibition’s curator Roberto Martinez says, “We are happy to lengthen the run of this exhibition – it will give the community an extended opportunity to learn about the life and artistic trajectory of influential Bay Area artist Andrés Cisneros-Galindo whose work spans over 50 years and has helped move forward grassroots community efforts for self-determination, education, and cultural expression.”
Nahui Ollin offers an intimate perspective into Cisneros-Galindo’s experiences as a Mexican immigrant, activist, educator and artist. From the political posters that helped mobilize the Bay Area’s Chicano community to the abstract expressionist paintings that embody fragments and cultural vestiges of the immigrant identity, this exhibition highlights how Cisneros-Galindo’s practice has always been integrated in contemporary struggles around race, education, the environment, justice and democracy both in the U.S. and in Mexico.
In conjunction with the exhibition, the artist will be presenting a hands-on print workshop at Fall Family Day on Saturday, October 7 from 12pm to 3pm. The free, all ages event is an opportunity to meet the artist and learn about his unique printing techniques.
Nahui Ollin and Fall Family Day are free, open to all and no rsvp is necessary. Richmond Art Center is located at 2540 Barrett Avenue in Richmond.
Exhibition: https://richmondartcenter.org/exhibitions/andres-cisneros-galindo
Fall Family Day: https://richmondartcenter.org/events/fall-family-day10-7-23/
Above images (l-r): A visitor to Nahui Ollin; prints by Andrés Cisneros-Galindo; Andrés Cisneros-Galindo shows his prints to exhibition visitors
Top image: Andrés Cisneros-Galindo, Mictlan, 1995, Oil and mixed media on canvas
About Richmond Art Center: Richmond Art Center has been sharing art and creating with the community since 1936. Our programs encompass classes, exhibitions and events at our facility in downtown Richmond, as well as off-site activities that bring free, high-quality art making experiences to WCCUSD schools and community partners. richmondartcenter.org
For more information contact: Amy Spencer, amy@richmondartcenter.org
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Art Of The African Diaspora is a non-juried group exhibition featuring work by artists of African descent. The showcase exhibition is held at Richmond Art Center and is accompanied by self-guided open studio tours and satellite exhibitions throughout the Bay Area.
Sign up now for these fall painting classes exploring oil, watercolor and acrylic mediums. We’ve got something for artists (and artists-to-be) of all levels of experience!
And new students, don’t forget to use the coupon code sweater2023 for a 20% discount off your first class.*
Tuesdays, 6pm-8pm, Sep 5 – Oct 24
$320 for 8 sessions
Paint natural and man-made objects to develop and strengthen your skills with oil paint. For students of all levels of experience.
Tuesdays, 2pm-5pm, Sep 5 – Oct 24
$400 for 8 sessions
An introduction to oil paint for beginning painters as well as intermediate painters wanting to hone their skills.
Wednesdays, 10am-1pm, Sep 6 – Oct 25
$400 for 10 sessions
Loosen up your painting through fun experimentation of process! Open to all painting media, but an emphasis on oil.
Thursdays, 2pm-4pm, Oct 12 – Nov 16
$240 for 6 sessions
Gain creativity and peace of mind by learning Japanese ink brush painting and calligraphy. Open to all levels, beginners welcome.
Saturdays, 10:30am-12:30pm, Sep 16 – Oct 21
$240 for 6 sessions
In this class, students will build on the techniques they learned in Beginning Watercolor to create original landscapes. We will learn how to paint a variety of subjects based on photographs and life.
Saturday, October 28, 10am-4pm
$100 for 1 workshop
Discover how to splash, drip and manipulate paint to create intriguing effects. Students should feel comfortable using watercolor paints.
*Terms: Code can only be used once per student. Classes available until full. Not applicable to workshops.
We felt the love at our Go Fish! community party the other week. Thank you to everyone who showed up in support our first in-person fundraiser since the pandemic. We met our fundraising goals and had a great time doing it!
Special thanks to artist Andrée Singer Thompson, Mayor Eduardo Martinez, and former Mayor Rosemary Corbin, who spoke and reminded us of the power of artworks such as Guillermo the Golden Trout to express the ideas and vitality of our community.
MANY THANKS TO THE INDIVIDUALS WHO MADE THIS EVENT POSSIBLE
EVENT COMMITTEE: Michele Seville (Chair), Don Lau, John Boychuk, Monique Ziesenhenne, Jane Diokas, José R. Rivera, Addela Garboos, Kimberly A. Ross, Amy Spencer
EVENT SPONSORS: Mechanics Bank, Matt and Margaret Jacobson, Phillips 66, Overaa Construction, Sims Metal, Collins Management, MSH Group, Jan and Byron Brown – in memory of Gay Parker and the RACettes, Rosemary and Douglas Corbin, M.A. Hays Co., Martin McNair and Margi Cellucci, Susan Wittenberg, Ninomiya – Koda Charitable Foundation, James Wheeler and Joyce Shon
INDIVIDUAL DONORS: Denise Abersold, Robin Bernstein, Stephen Bischoff, Lisa Blade, Dawn E Nakashima, Amanda Eicher, Kathleen Gadway, Nancy Grant, Robert Herr, Nettie Hoge, Susan Hybloom, Michelle Knapik, Don Lau, Bertha Lay, Katherine Lui, Marla Misunas, Susan Moffat, Jeanette Nichols, Anne Oklan, Fredrick Page, Joanne Paulsen, Vita Rey, Rebecca Riley, Laurel Scheinman, Niran Shah, Kathryn Sibley, Leslie Smith, Amy Stewart, Lina Velasco, Wendy Warren, John Wehrle, Sol Werthan, Mary White, Melanie Wilkins, Monique Ziesenhenne, Minoosh Zomorodinia
IN-KIND DONORS: Agave Azul Restaurant, Andrée Singer Thompson, Catahoula Coffee, El Sol, Falkenstein Foundation, Ilene Conde, Inez Brooks-Myers, John Ziesenhenne, Kaleidoscope Coffee, Kao Sarn Thai, Lara’s Fine Dining, M.A. Hays Co., Michele Seville, Outback in the Temple of Venus, Patricia Bennett, Sue Hartman, The Dead Fish, The Factory Bar, The Grape Nest, Tokyo Fish Market
VOLUNTEERS: Breean Lowe, Gillian Belcher, Irene Hightower, Irene Thwaites, Iris Fisher, Jacqueline Mucha, Linda Gault, Lisa Krepela, Lisa Zimmer-Chui, Nia Crater, Renita Primm, Sophie Stathakos, Susan Hybloom, Tracee Coltes
STAFF: Marisa Burman, Ilene Conde, Addela Garboos, Chris Kerr, Elaine Moreno, José Rivera, Carolyn Rodkin, Kimberly Ross, Petey Rodriguez, Annaliese Ruano, Amy Spencer, Gabriela Yoque
BOARD: Michael Dear, Lina Velasco, Paul Collins, Nettie Hoge, John Boychuk, Jane Diokas, Helen Duhé, Susan Kuramoto Moffat, Stephen Nomura, Rachel Sommovilla, Monique le Conge Ziesenhenne
Richmond Art Center’s programs continue to provide pathways for lifelong arts learning through exhibitions, arts education, and community events. This Impact Report offers a snapshot of how our work over the past year has engaged the local community, especially Richmond-residents and under-resourced artists.
Behind the scenes, the organization is strong and stable. During two years of the pandemic we were able to stay afloat and operate without a deficit. In FY2022-23 Richmond Art Center planned a budget deficit – in order to build back quickly post-pandemic with new programs and staff – and were able to end the year with a much smaller loss than expected. We have been successful in securing new major grants while also increasing vital grassroots support through individual donations, memberships, and volunteer service.
And we’re proud to have received recognition for our work. Over the past twelve months, Richmond Art Center’s exhibitions have been positively reviewed in the San Francisco Chronicle, East Bay Express, Richmond Confidential, Daily Californian, and Artforum, to name a few. Parents Press selected our art classes and camps for “Best of” Reader’s Choice awards.
Saturday, September 30, 11am-12pm
Richmond Art Center, 2540 Barrett Avenue, Richmond, CA
FREE
Learn about Art of the African Diaspora in 2024! All artists interested in participating in the event, as well as those who have already registered, are invited.
Artists who need assistance with registration are welcome to stay after the event to register in-person.
Class Registration Opens Wednesday, July 26, 10am
Fall art classes are now posted on our website (don’t worry if the class says ‘Fully Booked’ this will change once registration opens). Browse listings now and plan which class you’ll sign up for. And don’t forget to get your scholarship applications in early!
Image: Kasey Jorgensen will be teaching Etching for Jewelry next semester.
Deadline to Entry: Monday, October 16, 2023, 11:59pm
All artists who live and/or work in Richmond are invited to apply to participate in the biennial exhibition, Right Here, Right Now, Richmond.
Now in its third iteration, we are excited to announce that in 2024, with support from the NEA, the program will award $2,000 each to seven selected artists to make and exhibit their work.
