Holiday Arts Festival 2025 – Thank you for agreeing to the Vendor Terms and Conditions

If you haven’t already, please pay your Vendor/Artist fee online (the link for online payments was sent to you via email). Other Payment Options: Fees can be paid via check, cash, or credit card at Richmond Art Center during gallery hours, Wednesday-Saturday, 10am-4pm. Checks can also be mailed to: Richmond Art Center2540 Barrett AvenueRichmond, CA […]
Holiday Arts Festival 2025 – Vendor/Exhibitor Terms and Conditions

VENDOR/EXHIBITOR TERMS AND CONDITIONS This contract states the terms of agreement for the provision of table space at the Richmond Art Center’s 63rd Annual Holiday Arts Festival, hereafter referred to as “The Event”. Only persons or entities that have been approved as exhibitors by the Richmond Art Center may sign this contract. The Event will […]
Press Release: Celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day at Richmond Art Center

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASETuesday, September 30, 2025 SPECIAL EVENTFall Family DayCelebrate Indigenous Peoples’ DaySaturday, October 11, 12pm-3pm | FREERichmond Art Center (courtyard), 2540 Barrett Avenue, RichmondEvent webpage: richmondartcenter.org/familyday Richmond, CA: Come celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day at Richmond Art Center! Join the fun on Saturday, October 11, from 12pm to 3pm, at our Fall Family Day open house. This […]
Sharing Our Achievements: FY2024-2025 Impact Report

FY2024-2025 Impact Report Thanks to our members, donors, and partners, Richmond Art Center continues to thrive as a hub for creativity and community. This impact report shares what we accomplished together over the past twelve months. Richmond Art Center’s FY2024-2025 Impact Report
The Richmond Standard: Former RAC director fills in during Rivera’s medical leave

September 22, 2025 Jeff Nathanson has been named interim executive director of Richmond Art Center while José R. Rivera is on medical leave. The Board of Directors says Nathanson’s appointment will provide stability and continuity during this interim period. Details of Rivera’s condition were not disclosed. Rivera supports the decision: “I’ve had the pleasure of working with […]
Press Release: Jeff Nathanson Named Interim Executive Director of Richmond Art Center

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMonday, September 22, 2025 Jeff Nathanson Named Interim Executive Director of Richmond Art Center Richmond, CA: Richmond Art Center’s Board of Directors is pleased to announce the appointment of Jeff Nathanson as Interim Executive Director. Nathanson will serve in this role while the organization’s current Executive Director, José R. Rivera, is on medical […]
Richmond Art Center Wins GOLD for ‘Best Art Gallery’ in 2025 East Bay Express Reader’s Picks

Thank you to everyone who voted for us. We’re honored to receive this award! See all the Arts & Culture Awardees: https://eastbayexpress.com/best-of-the-east-bay-2025-arts-and-culture/ We’re also proud that Richmond Art Center was recently recognized by the El Cerrito Chamber of Commerce with the Best Art Classes award.
Sponsor the Holiday Arts Festival

Showcase Your Business at the 2025 Holiday Arts Festival Promote your business to a creative crowd who wants to shop local! ABOUT THE FESTIVAL 63rd Annual Holiday Arts FestivalSunday, December 7, 2025, 10am-4pm | Admission is Free Every year, the Holiday Arts Festival welcomes over 1,250 visitors to shop for one-of-a-kind gifts from local arts […]
The Richmond Standard: Fall into art: Richmond Art Center unveils seasonal exhibitions

September 10, 2025 By Kathy Chouteau The Richmond Art Center’s (RAC) fall exhibitions from Sept. 24h through Nov. 20 transcend the viewing of art to invite experiential, tactile and communal encounters with it. Four exhibitions include Big Feelings, Unsettled Things/Things I Had to Leave Behind, Seeds of Tradition and Ebb and Flow. “These exhibitions invite people to experience art in ways that […]
Advertise in the 2026 Art of the African Diaspora Catalog

Expand the Visibility of Your Business in the Art of the African Diaspora Catalog! Ad Deadline: Monday, November 17, 2025 Major exhibition at Richmond Art Center Event Founded in 1997 100-150 artists participate annually 20-30 satellite exhibitions and open studios Featured speaker events, special receptions, artist talks, live performances Reaches an annual audience of over […]