Murals as a call for social justice | With Love… Issue 18

ISSUE 18 My Zoom Classroom | Spotlight on… Luis Pinto | AOTAD Artists’ Talk | Classes Starting Soon❤️ SHARE SOME LOVE! ❤️ My Zoom Classroom 55th Annual WCCUSD Student Art Show For the first time in 2021 the West Contra Costa Unified School District Student Art Show is presented as an online exhibition. See how […]
Press Release: 55th Annual WCCUSD Student Art Show

Online Exhibition: April 9 – June 4, 2021 Richmond, CA: Richmond Art Center, in partnership with the West Contra Costa Unified School District, presents the 55th Annual WCCUSD Student Art Show. For the first time, due to the covid pandemic, this show is presented as an online exhibition running April 9 through to June 4, 2021. […]
“These classes will open up students’ understanding and perspective on what street art is.”

Interview with artist Luis Pinto Luis Pinto is an interdisciplinary artist who received his Master of Fine Arts degree from California College of the Arts in 2015. His work ranges from digital art to fine art working in mediums such as sound, film, digital media, performance, painting, sculpture, and works on paper. Pinto, who has worked […]
Take better photos on your mobile device! | With Love… Issue 17

ISSUE 17 Mobile Photography | Healing through African Diasporic Art | Watercolor Tricks | Did you see the Catalog? | Join Our Board | More Classes Starting Soon | We Love… Black Magic Cabaret! Free Workshop: Mobile Photography Capture & Edit Photos on a Mobile Device Thursday, April 15, 7pm-8:30pm Teaching Artist: Kumi Rauf Adult […]
Special Delivery! Spring 2021 Class Catalog

Classes, workshops, lectures, outdoor events… what will you join? Our Spring Class Catalog is now out! Register today for online classes starting weekly March through May. Spring 2021 Class Catalog Flip Book (view as an interactive, online publication) Spring 2021 Class Catalog PDF (download to print or share with your friends!)
Art of the African Diaspora – 2021 Reception

Over 80 people gathered on Saturday, March 20, 2021, 3-4:30pm, for the online reception celebrating Art of the African Diaspora. The event was hosted by artist Patricia Patterson, and featured live artist talks, vintage video interviews, and tributes to the folk – past, present and future – who make Art of the African Diaspora possible.
Classes, classes, we’ve got spring session online art classes | With Love… Issue 16

Sign up to receive this e-newsletter delivered to your inbox HERE. ISSUE 16 Spring Session 2021 | AOTAD Special Events | Spotlight On… | Classes Starting Soon | Join Our Board Spring Session 2021 Registration for Spring Classes NOW OPEN Browse class listing online and check out new workshops including Mexican Tin Art, Hand-building Functional Forms […]
“When someone really loves ceramics, they just absolutely give themselves to it.”

Interview with Richmond artist Colleen Garland Colleen Garland grew up in Richmond and works as a potter and ceramics teacher in the Bay Area. She learned wheel throwing in community college, taking classes at Diablo Valley College and Contra Costa College. Now she rents a studio where she works in clay, and since the covid […]
Join our Board!

Richmond Art Center is poised to re-open! We have a new Executive Director, José Rivera, who is eager to lead the center forward. 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 […]
Let’s Do Art for Lunch

Online guided drawing session with Lauren Ari!With special guest Richmond Art Center’s executive director José Rivera! On Friday, March 5, 12:30pm, artist Lauren Ari led an online session for drawing and relaxation. And her special guest was Richmond Art Center’s executive director José Rivera! José started at Richmond Art Center at the end of summer […]