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The latest news, press releases, and media highlights from Richmond Art Center.

Sponsor the Holiday Arts Festival

Showcase Your Business at the 2025 Holiday Arts Festival Promote your business to a creative crowd who wants to shop local! ABOUT THE FESTIVAL 63rd Annual Holiday Arts FestivalSunday, December 7, 2025, 10am-4pm | Admission is Free Every year, the

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Press Release: This Fall at Richmond Art Center

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEThursday, August 28, 2025 This Fall at Richmond Art CenterFour New Exhibitions Invite Experiential, Tactile, and Communal Encounters with ArtBig Feelings  |  Unsettled Things/Things I Had to Leave BehindSeeds of Tradition  |  Ebb and Flow Exhibition Dates: September 24 – November 20,

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Art Club! : A Third Space for Creative Minds

NEW PROGRAM! Fall Afterschool Art Club Wednesdays, 3:30pm-6:30pm  |  FREE  Ages 13 to 18   |   Registration required Join our afterschool Art Club and explore new media – paint, paper, printmaking, fabric, beads, and more. Whether you’re experienced or just curious,

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Introducing Mini Makers (Ages 0-4)

NEW PROGRAM! Mini Makers Wednesday, October 22, 10am-1pm |  $15  Ages 6 months to 4 years with guardian   |   Registration required Mini Makers is a welcoming, hands-on art time for children ages 6 months to 4 years and their caregivers

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Fall Art Classes for Kids & Teens

Explore our lineup of kids and teen classes below – and get ready to make art this fall! New students, use coupon code fallleaves2025 for 20% off your first class.Terms: Code can only be used once per student. Classes available until full.

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East Bay Express: They would not be silenced

Richmond Art Center photo exhibit captures past activism By Janis HasheJul 22, 2025 No photographs exist of the American Revolution, which created a new, free nation. No photographs exist of the 1381 English Peasants’ Revolt battling crippling taxes and serfdom.

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Hello Fall Classes

 Registration for Fall Classes Opens in 3, 2, 1… Registration Opens: Wednesday, July 23, 2025 at 10am Popular classes fill fast – don’t miss out! New Student Discount: New students, use code fallleaves2025 for 20% off your first class.* Online Registration

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Flash Sale: Metals Workshops

Try something new this summer! We’re offering a limited-time discount on upcoming jewelry workshops. Register by Monday, July 7 to lock in these reduced rates:  Stacking Rings Create your own stacking rings while learning how to texture metal, size rings,

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In Memory of Orlonda Uffre

With sadness, we share the passing of Orlonda Uffre. Orlonda Uffre was a Bay Area curator, artist, and arts educator who played a leading role in Art of the African Diaspora at Richmond Art Center – curating the exhibition for many years and

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Summer Life Model Sessions Are Here

Bring your favorite materials and enjoy a relaxed afternoon of drawing or painting from a nude model. Open to students of all levels who can work independently. Join for only $25! SUMMER SCHEDULE Saturday, June 28, 1pm-4pm Friday, July 25, 1pm-4pm

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Just Added: New Summer Art Classes!

Five new art classes have just been added to our summer lineup! Whether you’re trying something new or diving deeper, there’s something for everyone – take a look: Mixed Media Magic (Kids, Ages 5-12) Drawing Outside the Lines: Mixed Media

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Press Release: Three new exhibitions opening this summer

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEWednesday, May 28, 2025 Past & PresentThree New Exhibitions Opening This July at Richmond Art CenterMade in Richmond  |  Mobilize, Organize, Occupy  |  Reassembled Memories Exhibition Dates: July 9 – September 6, 2025Opening Reception: Saturday, July 12, 1pm-3pmRichmond Art Center, 2540 Barrett Avenue, Richmond,

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