Spring Family Day: Clean Air in the Wind
4/29/23
Español Spring Family Day: Clean Air in the Wind Saturday, April 29, 12pm-3pm | FREE Richmond Art Center (courtyard), 2540 Barrett Avenue, Richmond Spend your Saturday afternoon with us making art and celebrating the community-voices that demand Richmond residents’ right to clean air. This free, family event features art-making activities, community action groups, spoken word, and […]
GO Public Schools West Contra Costa Family Night
4/25/23
GO Public Schools West Contra Costa Family Night Tuesday, April 25, 5pm-7pm Richmond Art Center, 2540 Barrett Avenue, Richmond, CA Richmond Art Center is proud to be a resource for hosting community meetings and events. Richmond Art Center is not the organizer of this event. For more information contact Briel Pomerantz bpomeratz@gopublicschools.org
Earth Day / Fencelines Installation (off-site)
4/22/23
Earth Day / Fencelines Installation Saturday, April 22, 10am-4pm (Community Remarks at 3pm) Richmond Parkway Bay Trail between Gertrude and Vernon Avenues Take a stand along the fenceline! The Fencelines public art installation event is happening on Earth Day, Saturday, April 22. Community members are invited to meet at Richmond Parkway between Vernon and Gertrude […]
Reception for the WCCUSD Student Art Show
4/18/23
Reception for the WCCUSD Student Art Show Tuesday, April 18, 5:00pm-6:30pm (Award Presentation at 5:45pm) Richmond Art Center, 2540 Barrett Avenue, Richmond, CA FREE This event is sponsored, in part, by Richmond Rotary Club. Top image: Artwork by Meghan Shelby Reisbord, El Cerrito High School
Spring Exhibitions Opening Reception
4/15/23
Spring Exhibitions Opening Reception Saturday, April 15, 12pm-2pm Richmond Art Center, 2540 Barrett Avenue, Richmond, CA FREE Join us for the opening reception of our spring exhibitions: FENCELINES: A Collective Monument to Resilience Requiem: The Remains of the Day, August 4, 2021 Tanja Geis: Recompose This event is free, open to all and no rsvp is necessary.
GO Public Schools West Contra Costa Family Night
3/28/23
GO Public Schools West Contra Costa Family Night Tuesday, March 28, 5pm-7pm Richmond Art Center, 2540 Barrett Avenue, Richmond, CA Richmond Art Center is proud to be a resource for hosting community meetings and events. Richmond Art Center is not the organizer of this event. For more information contact Briel Pomerantz bpomeratz@gopublicschools.org
Bohemian: Artist Amanda Ayala Invites Visitors into an Ancestral Embrace
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, breathe.” When she was […]
Interested in teaching at Richmond Art Center?
Prospective Teaching Artist Information Sessions In these informal online sessions RAC’s Education Team will share information about our hiring process and teaching opportunities. Richmond Art Center offers visual arts education programs for the community year round, on-site at RAC, off-site in the community and online via Zoom. We work collaboratively with Teaching Artists to develop […]
Spring Class Registration Opens Wednesday, February 15 (really soon!)
Spring Class Registration Opens Wednesday, February 15 Spring classes are now posted (don’t worry if the class says ‘Fully Booked’ this will change once registration opens). Browse listings and plan which class or workshop you’ll sign up for when classes open for registration on Wednesday, February 15 at 10am. And don’t forget to get your scholarship […]
Press Recap for Art of the African Diaspora: SF Chronicle, The San Francisco Standard, Diablo Magazine, The Daily Californian, SF/Arts
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 accompanied by […]
