Press Release: Spring Family Day – Art-making fun served family style!

Spring Family Day 2025

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Wednesday, April 30, 2025

Spring Family Day
Art-making fun… served family style!

Saturday, May 17, 12pm-3pm  | FREE
Richmond Art Center, 2540 Barrett Avenue, Richmond

Event webpage: richmondartcenter.org/familyday

Richmond, CA: Join us on Saturday, May 17, from 12pm to 3pm for art-making fun… served family style at Richmond Art Center’s annual Spring Family Day!

This free event features all-ages drop-in art activities that celebrate creativity, curiosity, and making art side by side. Families can:

  • Screenprint posters with an original design by Julia LaChica
  • Make native seed bombs to take home
  • Create handmade zines with artist Shani Ealey

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Inside the galleries, kids and adults can dive into John Wehrle’s retrospective exhibition with a fun search-and-find activity—prizes included! Plus, don’t miss the WCCUSD Student Art Show, featuring work by talented young artists from West County middle and high schools.

This free event is open to kids of all ages and their grown-ups. No rsvp is necessary. 

Visitor Information: Richmond Art Center is located at 2540 Barrett Avenue, Richmond, CA 94804. Gallery hours are Wednesday through Saturday, 10am-4pm. Admission is free.

Accessibility and Parking: Ample free parking is available in the 25th Street lot across from Richmond Art Center. Wheelchair access is available via the Barrett Avenue entrance, with accessible parking spaces nearby. Parking and Entrance Map

About Richmond Art Center: Richmond Art Center has been sharing art and creating with the community since 1936. Our programs encompass art 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 and images contact:
Amy Spencer, amy@richmondartcenter.org 

Images:
Top: Drawing by Maria Wonder Sirof
Bottom: Spring Family Day in 2024

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