On Saturday we celebrated Indigenous Nations across the Americas at our annual Fall Family Day event. Hundreds of folk came to Richmond Art Center – in Huichun, the unceded territory of the Lisjan-Ohlone people – to make art, share in community, and honor the contributions and culture of Indigenous people.
Thanks to all our partners, artists and participants who made this event so much fun!
Special Thanks: Luis Garcia, Native American Health Center, Andrés Cisneros-Galindo, Tiffany Conway, Anne Wolf and Lisa Levine, DJ Freddie, UC Master Gardener Program, Tamales Tamazula
RAC Receives Special Recognition from the State of California
Adrianna Jackson, District Director for Senator Nancy Skinner, visited us recently to present Richmond Art Center with a Certificate of Recognition for our Greenhouse Live Youth Art Showcase.
We’re so proud to receive this commendation!
Image above: Stu212 founders, Jeremy Phillips and Ron Armstrong Jr, Adrianna Jackson, and RAC’s executive director, José Rivera.
Richmond Art Center is proud to announce we recently received a Community Ties Giving Program grant from Union Pacific Railroad! 100% of grant funds will support needs-based Art Boost scholarships for children, teens and adults to enroll in classes for free.
Thank you Union Pacific for helping us continue to keep art accessible in our community!
Image: RAC’s executive director José R. Rivera with Union Pacific Railroad’s Peggy Ygbuhay
Greenhouse LIVE, on Friday, September 22, was an amazing evening of music, poetry, dance and art! We also launched Richmond Art Center’s new mural, “Epic Struggle / Battle Royal”.
Thanks to all of the amazing artists for gracing us with your talents:
Spoken Word: Rozell the Bard @rozellthebard; Anizha aka Spoken Soul @its.anizhas.world; Tajanique Bell, and special guest Donté Clark @donblak Music: Lai’Jhon Hawkins @laijhonhawkins Dance: Auseon Wakefield Visual Art: Belle Garcia
S.P.O.T.S Mural: Martin Cabrales, Yahir Garcia, Mariella Gutiérrez, Israel Macedo, Jonathan Paz Pureco, Carlos Poblano, Giselle Reyes, Sebastian Vela (and program lead artists Keena Romano @lamakina510 and Fredericko Alvarado @frederickoalvarado)
Thank you to City of Richmond Mayor Eduardo Martinez @richmondmayoreduardo and Adrianna Jackson, District Director for Senator Nancy Skinner @senatorskinner for attending and your continued support of the youth in our community.
Thanks to Stu212 @stu212 for your partnership, hard work and dedication to this event.
Finally, thanks to everyone who showed up in support of Greenhouse Live!
Event Date: Sunday, December 3, 10am-5pm Vendor Application Deadline: Monday, October 2, 11:59pm
Local artists, artisans, and makers are invited to apply to sell their work at the Holiday Arts Festival. This shop-local event is a great way to expose your work to an audience of 1,000+ who appreciate hand-crafted gifts.
There is no application fee and first-time vendors to the festival are encouraged to participate.
Special Guest Donté Clark to perform at Greenhouse Live!
We’re excited to announce poet, actor, and community activist Donté Clark will be a special guest at Greenhouse Live! Donté is a former poet laureate of Richmond and youth mentor. And fun fact, his portrait is part of the ‘Keep Richmond Beautiful‘ mural at Richmond Art Center.
Greenhouse LIVE: Youth Art Showcase
VISUAL ART | SPOKEN WORD | MUSIC Friday, September 22, 5pm-8pm | FREE Richmond Art Center, 2540 Barrett Avenue, Richmond, CA
Greenhouse Live is a youth talent showcase and open mic event that calls for justice in response to the environmental crisis. Featured performers are spoken word artists Anizha aka Spoken Soul, Damien Rozell Pope Jr, and Tajanique Bell. Singer Lai’john Hawkins will perform, and visual artist Belle Garcia will present work. With special guest poet, actor, and community activist Donté Clark!
Greenhouse Live is presented in partnership with Stu212.
To perform in the Open Mic: Sign up on the day of the event at 5pm. The first 5 sign-ups are guaranteed to perform, with additional artists if time allows. Plan to do up to two songs/poems (limit stage time to 5-8 minutes, time permitted).
Bring your class to Richmond Art Center and enjoy a guided tour of current exhibitions. Students will also visit studio spaces and engage in an art-making activity.
Artists, Register for Art of the African Diaspora in 2024
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.
Sign up now for these fall painting classes exploring oil, watercolor and acrylic mediums. We’ve got something for artists (and artists-to-be) of all levels of experience!
And new students, don’t forget to use the coupon code sweater2023 for a 20% discount off your first class.*
Everyday Still-life
Tuesdays, 6pm-8pm, Sep 5 – Oct 24
$320 for 8 sessions
Paint natural and man-made objects to develop and strengthen your skills with oil paint. For students of all levels of experience.
In this class, students will build on the techniques they learned in Beginning Watercolor to create original landscapes. We will learn how to paint a variety of subjects based on photographs and life.
We Celebrated 25 Years of Guillermo the Golden Trout
We felt the love at our Go Fish! community party the other week. Thank you to everyone who showed up in support our first in-person fundraiser since the pandemic. We met our fundraising goals and had a great time doing it!
Special thanks to artist Andrée Singer Thompson, Mayor Eduardo Martinez, and former Mayor Rosemary Corbin, who spoke and reminded us of the power of artworks such as Guillermo the Golden Trout to express the ideas and vitality of our community.
MANY THANKS TO THE INDIVIDUALS WHO MADE THIS EVENT POSSIBLE
EVENT COMMITTEE: Michele Seville (Chair), Don Lau, John Boychuk, Monique Ziesenhenne, Jane Diokas, José R. Rivera, Addela Garboos, Kimberly A. Ross, Amy Spencer
EVENT SPONSORS: Mechanics Bank, Matt and Margaret Jacobson, Phillips 66, Overaa Construction, Sims Metal, Collins Management, MSH Group, Jan and Byron Brown – in memory of Gay Parker and the RACettes, Rosemary and Douglas Corbin, M.A. Hays Co., Martin McNair and Margi Cellucci, Susan Wittenberg, Ninomiya – Koda Charitable Foundation, James Wheeler and Joyce Shon
INDIVIDUAL DONORS: Denise Abersold, Robin Bernstein, Stephen Bischoff, Lisa Blade, Dawn E Nakashima, Amanda Eicher, Kathleen Gadway, Nancy Grant, Robert Herr, Nettie Hoge, Susan Hybloom, Michelle Knapik, Don Lau, Bertha Lay, Katherine Lui, Marla Misunas, Susan Moffat, Jeanette Nichols, Anne Oklan, Fredrick Page, Joanne Paulsen, Vita Rey, Rebecca Riley, Laurel Scheinman, Niran Shah, Kathryn Sibley, Leslie Smith, Amy Stewart, Lina Velasco, Wendy Warren, John Wehrle, Sol Werthan, Mary White, Melanie Wilkins, Monique Ziesenhenne, Minoosh Zomorodinia
IN-KIND DONORS: Agave Azul Restaurant, Andrée Singer Thompson, Catahoula Coffee, El Sol, Falkenstein Foundation, Ilene Conde, Inez Brooks-Myers, John Ziesenhenne, Kaleidoscope Coffee, Kao Sarn Thai, Lara’s Fine Dining, M.A. Hays Co., Michele Seville, Outback in the Temple of Venus, Patricia Bennett, Sue Hartman, The Dead Fish, The Factory Bar, The Grape Nest, Tokyo Fish Market
VOLUNTEERS: Breean Lowe, Gillian Belcher, Irene Hightower, Irene Thwaites, Iris Fisher, Jacqueline Mucha, Linda Gault, Lisa Krepela, Lisa Zimmer-Chui, Nia Crater, Renita Primm, Sophie Stathakos, Susan Hybloom, Tracee Coltes
BOARD: Michael Dear, Lina Velasco, Paul Collins, Nettie Hoge, John Boychuk, Jane Diokas, Helen Duhé, Susan Kuramoto Moffat, Stephen Nomura, Rachel Sommovilla, Monique le Conge Ziesenhenne
Special Thanks: Luis Garcia, Native American Health Center, Andrés Cisneros-Galindo, Tiffany Conway, Anne Wolf and Lisa Levine, DJ Freddie, UC Master Gardener Program, Tamales Tamazula 
