Fall Class Registration Now Open! | With Love… Issue 6
ISSUE 6Fall 2020 Session | New Classes We Want You to Know About | Art Boost! Fall 2020 Session Fall 2020 Class Registration is NOW OPEN The Fall 2020 session brings over forty classes, including old favorites and beloved teachers, as well as new offerings for kids, adults and families!! Browse the Class Listings New Classes […]
Press Release: Fall 2020 Class Registration Opens
Richmond Art Center Expands its Online Offerings RICHMOND, CA: Richmond Art Center opens its Fall 2020 class registration with expanded online art class listings. The Fall 2020 session offers over forty classes by nearly thirty different teaching artists, including old favorites and beloved teachers, as well as new offerings for kids, adults and families. Oil painting, figure drawing, ceramics […]
Artists Caring for Community | With Love… Issue 5
ISSUE 5Art Lives Here: New Artworks Unveiled | Classes for At-Home Creativity | See and Make Art: Let’s Get Mucky | And Other News Art Lives Here Two New Artworks Reflect Community on RAC’s Facade Art Lives Here is a series of RAC commissioned projects designed to support artists and build community connection during shelter-in-place. Two new projects from the […]
Collaborate, Create, Reflect | With Love… Issue 4
ISSUE 4Collaborate with Artist Dawline-Jane Oni-Eseleh | Art is Wellness Events and Classes | A Moment to Reflect Together Special Project Collaborate with Artist Dawline-Jane Oni-Eseleh During shelter-in-place RAC is working with artists to build opportunities to make meaning of our experiences through art. Dawline-Jane Oni-Eseleh is an artist (and Teaching Artist at RAC!) whose […]
Stillness, Slowness and Introspection
An Invitation to Reflect Together As we sit with the historic and current realities of systemic oppression that the Black Lives Matter movement has called global attention to, we invite our community to take a moment for time to reflect and process.
Press Release: Announcing… RAC UPLOADED!
Richmond Art Center Launches Online Art Classes RICHMOND, CA: Richmond Art Center launches RAC UPLOADED, a new online art program. RAC UPLOADED includes workshops, classes, demos and virtual meet-ups featuring accessible materials and media for at-home creativity. Online offerings for adults, youth, children and families Making screen time active and engaging Fee, sliding-scale and free […]
East Bay Times: Richmond Art Center’s new executive director has unique resume
The Richmond Art Center’s new executive director, José R. Rivera, might be the non-profit organization’s most improbable appointment of its 84-year history. The arts education and exhibition center is prominently located at Richmond’s Civic Center Plaza and has four galleries, over 600 members, hundreds of art classes, an operating budget of over $1.5 million and […]
Remembering Clayton Bailey (1939-2020)
We are saddened by the death of artist Clayton Bailey on Saturday, June 6 at age 81. Known for his innovative and irreverent ceramic and metal sculpture, Bailey was a lead figure in the Funk Art and Nut Art movements. He lived in Port Costa for many years, and from 2013 until recently ran the Bailey […]
East Bay Express: Art of the Heal (new Executive Director at RAC)
“Art of the Heal”, East Bay Express, By Janis Hashe, June 17, 2020 When it’s safe to do so, the venerable Richmond Art Center will reopen under new leadership. José R. Rivera, the new executive director, is well aware he’s assuming control as the RAC faces multiple challenges. Read the full article article: PDF Link or […]
Trabajo crítico para unirnos como comunidad: una declaración del Director Ejecutivo del RAC
Estimado amigos del Richmond Art Center, Mientras tomo el mando del Richmond Art Center, mi corazón está triste por el asesinato de George Floyd y las más de 100,000 vidas perdidas durante los últimos meses de la pandemia de coronavirus. Esto, por supuesto, es en suma a las pérdidas de Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, Tony […]
