About: My ceramic work is primarily thrown on the wheel and hand-painted with underglaze. It is made from very durable porcelain clay which is food safe, and microwave and dishwasher friendly. I often color the clay itself using powdered mason stains. Then I paint on top of that colored background and fire the clay in a high-fire reduction kiln. I like to imagine each piece after it leaves my studio and continues its life in someone’s home. It brings me endless satisfaction to share with others and communicate through clay. I believe that daily rituals with handmade vessels can enrich our lives with joy, meaning, and community.
Please contact me via email if you have any questions or want to connect! marisa.burman@gmail.com
Marisa Burman will be a vendor at the Holiday Arts Festival from 10am to 5pm on Sunday, December 4 at Richmond Art Center, 2540 Barrett Avenue, Richmond.
Feliz día de los Muertos | Get Creative, Give Creative | Don’t Miss Out | Upcoming Classes Open Studios Invitation
Feliz día de los Muertos
Remembering Our Loved Ones
It’s Día de los Muertos and we remember friends and family members who are no longer with us.
Thank you to everyone who came to our Día de los Muertos Family Day celebration on October 23. It was a wonderful day of community and creativity. We’ve shared some photos from the day on our Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/RichmondArtCenter
59th Annual Holiday Arts Festival Get creative and give creative this holiday season Online and In-Person* Activities | Starts November 4
Richmond Art Center invites creative gift-makers, holiday shoppers and art lovers to experience the 59th Annual Holiday Arts Festival! With the Arts & Crafts Hub, Ceramics Sale, and free gift-making workshop series, the Holiday Arts Festival has something for everyone to get creative and give creative this holiday season.
Stay tuned later this week for an e-announcement with everything you need to know about the Holiday Arts Festival this year!
*In-person activities are subject to change as we see further developments in the Covid-19 pandemic. Mask wearing and signing a Visitor Waiver is a condition of entry to RAC. We track attendee numbers in the courtyard and galleries to ensure spaces do not get too crowded. Read more about Richmond Art Center’s Covid-19 safety measures HERE (https://richmondartcenter.org/about/covid/) .
Top and bottom banner image: Alebrije workshop with Rachel-Anne Palacios at Fall Family Day
Have something to share? Please email us at admin@richmondartcenter.org
Richmond Art Center invites creative gift-makers, holiday shoppers and art lovers to experience the 59th Annual Holiday Arts Festival!
The Holiday Arts Festival is a beloved tradition at Richmond Art Center for over half a century. In 2021 we’re getting into the holiday spirit over two months – November and December – with both in-person and online activities that celebrate the joy of making, discovering, and gifting arts and crafts.
Online Arts & Crafts Hub
Online Artist Listings
November 4 – December 31, 2021
The Arts & Crafts Hub is an online space for Bay Area artists and makers to share and/or sell their work during the holiday season. It is a retail space for holiday arts and crafts shopping, but it is more than that too! Hub launches November 4!
Artists, click HERE to register your listing in the hub.
Ceramics Sale
In-Person Ceramics Store at Richmond Art Center
Thursdays and Saturdays, 10am-2pm, November 4 – November 20, 2021
Richmond Art Center, 2540 Barrett Avenue, Richmond, CA
Our popular Ceramics Sale is back in-person this year with an opportunity to shop local and handmade for your holiday gifts! Stop by Richmond Art Center anytime during gallery hours from November 4 through to November 20 and purchase beautiful and usable ceramics such as plates, cups, bowls, made by our students, teachers and friends. The Ceramics Sale will be set up in our galleries and new pieces will be added weekly.
All sales benefit Richmond Art Center.
Make a Gift That Brings Joy
Free Workshops Online and In-Person
Workshop announcements and registration links coming soon!
Is there anything more special than receiving a holiday gift that is handmade by the person giving it to you? This free workshop series is designed for folks who need a nudge towards starting their holiday craft gift projects.
Be Part of the 25th Anniversary of the Bay Area Black Artists Exhibition at Richmond Art Center!
Ad Deadline: Sunday, November 21, 2021
Founded 1997
100-150 artists participate annually
Major exhibition at Richmond Art Center
20-30 open studios annually
10-20 satellite exhibitions annually
Featured speaker events, special receptions, artist talks, live performances
Reaches an annual audience of over 5,000 Bay Area residents!!
Advertise in the Art of the African Diaspora Guide: The Catalogue is a 30+ page full color magazine published and distributed in conjunction with Art of African Diaspora. 3,000 copies will be printed and distributed to arts and community venues throughout the Bay Area. Click here to view the 2020 Art of the African Diaspora Catalogue
AD RATES:
CATALOGUE SIZE 11” H x 8.5” W
Back Cover: $500 – 10 3/4″ H x 7 3/4″ W SOLD
Front Inside Cover: $450 – 10 3/4″ H x 7 3/4″ W SOLD
Back Inside Cover: $400 – 10 3/4″ H x 7 3/4″ W
Full Page: $300 – 10 3/4″ H x 7 3/4″ W
1/2 Page: $175 – 4 3/4″ H x 7 3/4″ W
1/4 Page: $90 – 4 3/4″ H x 3 1/2″ W
Ad Deadline: Sunday, November 21, 2021
Questions? Please contact info@aotad.org
Terms: Art of the African Diaspora will publish your advertisement in the 2022 Art of the African Diaspora Catalogue. Total circulation 3,500. Ads must be submitted in digital format (pdf or eps file), full color, 300dpi and ad slick/print-ready (to size), sent via email to amy@richmondartcenter.org no later than November 21, 2021. Ad payment in full must be received by November 21, 2021 . All sales and transactions are final. The Art of the African Diaspora Steering Committee reserves the right to assign advertising space. Ads also appear in an online version of the publication.
100% of funds go to the Art of the African Diaspora Steering Committee, who is solely responsible for producing and publishing the Catalogue.
Prefer to pay with a check?CLICK HERE to download the pdf ad form. Checks should be made payable to Richmond Art Center. Completed forms and checks should be mailed to Richmond Art Center, 2540 Barrett Avenue, Richmond, CA 94804 by the ad deadline.
Get creative and give creative this holiday season
Online and In-Person Activities | November & December 2021 Richmond Art Center, 2540 Barrett Avenue, Richmond, CA Event webpage: richmondartcenter.org/haf
Richmond, CA: Richmond Art Center invites creative gift-makers, holiday shoppers and art lovers to experience the 59th Annual Holiday Arts Festival!
In 2021 we’re getting into the holiday spirit over two months – November and December – with both in-person and online activities that celebrate the joy of making, discovering, and gifting arts and crafts.* With the Arts & Crafts Hub, Ceramics Sale, and free gift-making workshop series, the Holiday Arts Festival has something for everyone to get creative and give creative this holiday season.
Visit richmondartcenter.org/haf to view the workshop schedule, artist listings, and ceramic sale hours.
Online Arts & Crafts Hub
Online Artist Listings November 4 – December 31, 2021
The Arts & Crafts Hub is an online space for Bay Area artists and makers to share and/or sell their work during the holiday season. It is a retail space for holiday arts and crafts shopping, but it is more than that too! Local artists and makers share recent work, holiday specials, project links, posters for change, messages for peace, and more in this interactive catalog of Richmond Art Center’s creative community.
The Hub launches November 4! Interested artists should CLICK HERE to join.
Ceramics Sale
In-Person Ceramics Store at Richmond Art Center Thursdays and Saturdays, 10am-2pm, November 4 – November 20, 2021 Richmond Art Center, 2540 Barrett Avenue, Richmond, CA
Our popular Ceramics Sale is back in-person this year with an opportunity to shop local and handmade for your holiday gifts! Stop by Richmond Art Center anytime during gallery hours from November 4 through to November 20 and purchase beautiful and usable ceramics. All items are made by our students, teachers and friends. The Ceramics Sale will be set up in our galleries and new pieces will be added weekly.
All sales benefit Richmond Art Center.
Make a Gift That Brings Joy
Free Workshops Online and In-Person Workshop announcements and registration links coming soon!
Is there anything more special than receiving a holiday gift that is handmade by the person giving it to you? This free workshop series is designed for folks who need a nudge towards starting their holiday craft gift projects.
Covid-19 Prevention: Mask wearing and signing a Visitor Waiver is a condition of entry to Richmond Art Center. We track attendee numbers to ensure spaces do not get too crowded. See RAC’s website for more information about what we are doing to prevent the spread of Covid-19: richmondartcenter.org/about/covid
* In-person activities are subject to change based on Covid-19 developments. Please check Richmond Art Center’s website before planning your visit to RAC. Due to the ongoing uncertainties of the Covid-19 pandemic the annual in-person vendor fair will not be happening this year.
For more information contact: Amy Spencer amy@richmondartcenter.org
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 decades, activists around the world have been pushing for the release of Leonard Peltier. The Native American activist was convicted of murdering two FBI agents in 1971 during a shootout on a South Dakota reservation. Peltier has been in a federal prison for 45 years, serving two life sentences, and says he didn’t kill the agents. Irregularities in the story from that fatal day are why activists say Peltier didn’t get a fair trial.
When you speak of Leonard, you’re not just talking about individual. You’re talking about hundreds of thousands that this person has somehow come to represent and be a symbol for.
Rigo 23
The statue Rigo 23 created is inspired by a self-portrait of Leonard Peltier. The feet of the statue are detachable and have traveled around the country to historic sites of Indigenous resistance, including Standing Rock and Alcatraz.
See the statue now until November 18th at the Richmond Art Center. The exhibit is free.
Jenee Darden is an award-winning journalist, author, public speaker and proud Oakland native. She hosts the weekly arts segment Sights & Sounds and covers East Oakland for KALW. Jenee has reported for NPR, Marketplace, KQED, KPCC, The Los Angeles Times, Ebony magazine, Refinery29 and other outlets. In 2005, she reported on the London transit bombings for Time magazine. Prior to coming to KALW, she hosted the podcast Mental Health and Wellness Radio.
Feliz día de los Muertos | Get Ready for the Holiday Arts Festival | Seeing Urban Nature new class Be Part of the 25th Anniversary | Upcoming Classes | In Memoriam
Feliz día de los Muertos
Día de los Muertos Saturday, October 23, 12pm-3pm* at Richmond Art Center FREE
Family Day is back at RAC with a special celebration of Día de los Muertos happening this Saturday, October 23, 12pm-3pm. Featuring Alebrije workshop, performances by Puerto Rican youth Bomba ensemble Quenepas, storyteller Olga Loya, and more!
Holiday Arts Festival – Artist Registration Open!!
Join the Arts & Crafts Hub for the Holiday Arts Festival (https://richmondartcenter.org/haf/) ! This online space is for Bay Area artists and makers to share and/or sell their work during the holiday season. New/recent/past work, holiday crafts, end-of-year sales, mini-exhibitions, posters for change, messages for peace… it’s all welcome!
Julia Beery spoke with us about her new class Urban Nature Journaling (https://www.hisawyer.com/the-richmond-art-center/schedules/activity-set/260599) . She says, “Students who take this class will start to see that you don’t need to be a scientist to understand the natural world, anybody’s observations are valid.”
Art of the African Diaspora 2022 Artist Deadline to Register: Sunday, October, 31, 2021, 11:59pm
Artists, be part of the 25th Anniversary of the Bay Area Black Artists’ exhibition at Richmond Art Center! 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.
Lynn passed on October 10 after a swift battle with cancer. A talented and prolific textile artist, Lynn was a kind and welcoming member of Richmond Art Center’s weaving community. Her quiet cheer and giving spirit will be greatly missed by all who knew her. Her friends are planning an exhibition of her past 15 years of work (date TBD).
*In-person activity dates are subject to change as we see further developments in the Covid-19 pandemic. Mask wearing and signing a Visitor Waiver is a condition of entry to RAC events. We track attendee numbers in the courtyard and galleries to ensure spaces do not get too crowded. Read more about Richmond Art Center’s Covid-19 safety measures HERE (https://richmondartcenter.org/about/covid/) .
Have something to share? Please email us at admin@richmondartcenter.org
Julia Beery is a science illustrator with a passion for drawing all the animal, plant, and fungi who live in the Bay Area. Her most peaceful moments are spent capturing the curve of a petal in ink. When Julia is not creating science illustrations she likes to sew clothing and embroider what she already owns to make it feel new again. @juliabeery_art
Julia Beery spoke with Amy Spencer, Richmond Art Center’s Exhibitions Director, on October 21, 2021
Thanks for speaking with me today, Julia. As a new teaching artist at Richmond Art Center can you please introduce yourself to our community.
Hi, I’m Julia Beery. I was born in Berkeley and have spent most of my life in the Bay Area. I left for a while to attend school but am now back and living in Point Richmond. Where I grew up in Berkeley there are lots of wild and overgrown backyards. And I loved wandering around seeing all the birds and insects and animals. It often felt like I was in a forest, even though it’s a city.
How did you get started as an artist?
I’ve always been drawing. At some point during high school I started feeling shy about calling myself an artist. So I tried to find another way I could make a career from art, and went ahead and completed a degree in Art Conservation. Art Conservation is a blend of chemistry and art history with the goal to preserve artworks for future generations. I thought it was interesting but I still wanted to make my own work. Then I heard about the Science Illustration program at California State University Monterey Bay. I applied and got in. It was an incredible experience; a really great course and I felt part of a wonderful community there.
I’m fairly new to this career but I like how science illustration is collaborative. I like talking to scientists and developing work as part of a conversation. There is so much research and talking involved before you even start drawing.
Can you tell us about the Urban Nature Journaling class you are teaching at Richmond Art Center this semester?
This class is about finding ways to observe the natural world. My plan for the start is to bring everyone outside at Miller-Knox beach in Point Richmond to talk about the materials for field sketching. It’s a small kit – pencils, paper, watercolors. You really don’t need a lot of equipment to start.
I will then give some demonstrations and teach some simple drawing techniques designed to get students started looking, sketching and sharing. But it’s not just about drawing. We’ll also be doing things like writing, recording sounds, and creating swatches of color.
The goal is not to create a finished piece, but rather to get lost in the pleasure of observing and making art.
Is much science involved?
Nothing intimidating. There will be a quick intro to botanical terminology. At this time of year there aren’t so many flowers around, so we’ll focus on leaves a lot. We’ll look at their different shapes and arrangements, and then practice using the different terms to describe what we see. Hopefully we might find some mushrooms too, that would be cool!
What is one thing you think students will walk away with after taking your class?
I’m hoping that after taking this class students will feel they can look at their surroundings in their neighborhoods and observe them in a new way. I hope they get into the habit of taking their journal with them and recording what they see over time.
Nature journaling is, like any journaling, a record of a time and a place. One of the most important things to do is to record where you are and what time of year. Then you can really start to build your knowledge of the natural world.
Students who take this class will start to see that you don’t need to be a scientist to understand the natural world, anybody’s observations are valid.
Nudibranchs by Julia Beery
What art projects are you working on at the moment?
I’ve been doing a digital illustration series of nudibranchs, which are a kind of sea slug. I’ve been doing a lot of digital drawings since the pandemic. This work is in a group show at the Deep Ocean Explore Store in Alameda that will be opening this Saturday at noon. It should be up for a while if people are interested in checking it out. If you don’t know about nudibranchs, they are so much fun!
I’ve been doing a digital illustration series of nudibranchs, which are a kind of sea slug. I’ve been doing a lot of digital drawings since the pandemic. This work is in a group show at the Deep Ocean Explore Store in Alameda that will be opening this Saturday at noon. It should be up for a while if people are interested in checking it out. If you don’t know about nudibranchs, they are so much fun!
Urban Nature Journaling with Julia Beery starts on Thursday, November 4. The class meets weekly for four weeks from 12pm to 2pm. CLICK HERE to learn more and register online.
What is the Online Arts & Crafts Hub? The Arts & Crafts Hub is an online space for Bay Area artists and makers to share and/or sell their work during the holiday season. It is a retail space for promoting arts and crafts, but it is more than that too! Artists and makers are invited to create their own listings in this non-juried space. New/recent/past work, holiday specials, mini-exhibitions, community events showcasing artwork, project links, posters for change, messages for peace… it’s all welcome!
How will the Hub be promoted? During the holiday season, Richmond Art Center will be promoting the Hub via online and print advertising, social media, our e-newsletter, via community partnerships, and at community events.
What does the Hub look like? All artists who register receive a listing in the Hub Directory (organized by media) and an Individual Artist Webpage to share their work. Click here to view a sample listing
Arts & Crafts Hub Important Dates:
Arts and Crafts Hub Goes Live: Thursday, November 4, 2021
Registration Deadline: Thursday, November 20, 2021
Arts & Crafts Hub Online Until: Friday, December 31, 2021
Artist Listing Fee: We’re offering listings FREE to our awesome community of teachers, artists and supporters!! The following artists and makers are invited to participate:
Richmond Art Center Teaching Artists (must have taught a class in either 2020 or 2021)
Richmond Art Center Students (must have taken a class or workshop in either 2020 or 2021)
Richmond Art Center Members (all membership levels are eligible, but membership must be current at time of registration)
Art of the African Diaspora Artists (must be registered for the 2022 program)
If none of these categories apply to you, no worries – sign up for a RAC Membership today to join the Arts and Crafts Hub (as well as enjoying many other great benefits).
Registration:
Eligibility: Art or craft in any media is welcome. All work must be original to the artist registering.
Sales: The Hub is a listing website only. Artists wishing to offer items for sale need to receive payments on their own websites (or third party sites) and should be prepared to ship purchases.
Register Online Using the Form Below: Be prepared to submit: Your name and contact information; Up to 3 images (minimum 1 image required); Paragraph Text (business description, artist statement, etc.) (500 words maximum); 1 web link (to your website, online store, social media, etc)
Listing Creation and Requesting Edits: Once an artist submits their registration form it will take up to five weekdays for the listing to be posted. Once the listing is live, the artist will receive an email notification. The artist may submit one set of requested edits/corrections to the posted information (sorry, but we don’t have the capacity for more edits than this).
Terms and Conditions:
Fees: Registration fees are non-refundable.
Indemnification: Participating Artists shall indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Richmond Art Center from any and all claims, losses, liabilities, or damages to persons or property, governmental charges or fines and attorney’s fees.
Images: Participating Artists agree to allow Richmond Art Center the use of their submitted images for publicity and educational purposes. Richmond Art Center will endeavor to credit the Artist when possible.
Listing: Richmond Art Center retains the right to withdraw all or part of an Artist Listing from its website at its sole discretion.
