Plan Your Next Visit to Richmond Art Center
As summer approaches and schedules open up, we invite you to make Richmond Art Center part of your plans. Group Visits Explore our galleries with your group during open hours, Wednesday through Saturday, 10am–4pm. Admission is free. Please notify us in advance for groups of 15 or more Interested in a guided tour? Contact us […]
Press Release: Spring Family Day – Art-making fun served family style!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEWednesday, April 30, 2025 Spring Family DayArt-making fun… served family style! Saturday, May 17, 12pm-3pm | FREERichmond Art Center, 2540 Barrett Avenue, RichmondEvent 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 […]
Summer Exhibitions Opening Reception 7/12/25
Opening Reception for Summer Exhibitions Saturday, July 12, 1pm-3pm | Free Richmond Art Center, 2540 Barrett Avenue, Richmond, CA Sate the date! More info coming soon… About Donate
East Bay Express: John Wehrle’s 50 years of art unveiled in ‘Time & Tide’ exhibition
Richmond Art Center showcases the artist’s journey from Vietnam to East Bay murals in a comprehensive retrospective By Janis HasheApr 22, 2025 From his time as a Vietnam War combat artist, to his iconic East Bay murals, to his recent digital photographic work, Richmond-based artist John Wehrle has used his insatiable curiosity about the world […]
Summer Camp Volunteers Needed
Summer Art Camp for Kids Camps run over six weeks in June and July, with each weekly session held Tuesday through Friday, 9:30am to 2:30pm. (There will be no camp the week of July 1.) Camp volunteers support art activities for children ages 5–12, help supervise outdoor play, and assist staff with classroom management. VOLUNTEER […]
Positively John Wehrle – Thank you for your RSVP!
Thank you for your RSVP! If you are able, please consider making a donation to support Richmond Art Center. Time & Tide is our only in-person fundraiser for FY2024–2025, and your support will help us close out the fiscal year in the black. Every contribution makes a difference!
Positively John Wehrle 6/5/25
A Closing Reception for Time & Tide Thursday, June 5, 5:30pm-7:30pm | RSVP Required (see below) Richmond Art Center, 2540 Barrett Avenue, Richmond, CA 94804 Supporters and friends of John Wehrle and Richmond Art Center are warmly invited to a special closing reception for the exhibition Time & Tide: The Art of John Wehrle. In […]
Richmond Art Center is looking for new Board Members
Join Our Board Are you passionate about art and community? If so, we want YOU to join our Board of Directors! Richmond Art Center’s board plays an important role in supporting and guiding the organization. Different individual board members bring different experience, skills, knowledge and connections to their Board work. Read Richmond Art Center’s FY2023-2024 […]
Getting Fired Up: New Metal Arts Demos, Open Studios & Workshops
This spring, we’re excited to launch a series of demos, studio orientation sessions, and workshops that highlight our Jewelry and Metals Studio. Practicing metal artists, as well as beginner prospective students, are invited to explore new programming that offers a range of ways to learn about and use metal smithing tools and equipment available at […]
KQED Arts: A Ride on the ‘Arty Bus’ with Oakland Painter Sloane Gross
Pendarvis Harshaw | March 18, 2025 Art lovers in the Bay Area are often faced with a funny conundrum: art is everywhere, but given traffic and the geographic size of the nine-county region, it’s hard to get to all of it. That was the intriguing pitch behind Sloane Gross’ Arty Bus, a party bus that took […]
