Free Community Workshop – Glass Marbles!
Free Community Workshop – Glass Marbles!
SESSION ONE: Saturday, August 10, 10:30am-1pm
SESSION TWO: Saturday, August 10, 1:30pm-4pm
Get Ready for Fall Classes
Get Ready for Fall Classes
Announcing Fall Semester
Class Registration Opens Wednesday, August 14, 10am
Fall art classes are being posted on our website (don’t worry if the class says ‘Fully Booked’ this will change once registration opens). Browse listings now and plan which class you’ll sign up for. And don’t forget to get your scholarship applications in early!
Image: Artwork by Fumiyo Yoshikawa. Sensei Yoshikawa is teaching sumi-e painting this fall
Made Here: New Exhibition Opens at Richmond Council Chambers
Made Here
New Exhibition Opens at Richmond Council Chambers
Exhibition: July – November, 2024
Richmond City Council Chambers, 440 Civic Center Plaza, Richmond, CA 94804
In celebration of the Richmond Art Center’s new partnership with the Richmond City Council, our inaugural Council Chambers exhibition explores the relationships between nature, people, and the built environment—elements central to life in Richmond.
This exhibition features artwork created by the Richmond Art Center’s expansive community, including pieces from our students, teachers, staff, members, and volunteers.
With an 80-year history of serving the people and City of Richmond, our first Council Chambers exhibition pays homage to the vision and legacy of Richmond Art Center’s founder, Hazel Salmi. From the early days when Hazel would bike around town with art supplies in her basket to serve the burgeoning Richmond arts community, to the post-war decision to include an art center with studios and galleries in the Civic Center complex, to our current efforts to educate and empower local artists of all ages—we’re honoring the enduring commitment to the arts shared by the Richmond City Council and Richmond Art Center.
We hope you’ll join us in celebrating this exciting new collaboration. More to come!
Free Summer Classes for Youth: Zines and Filmmaking
Make Art with Us this Summer!
Free Art Classes for Teens and Young Adults
About the Program: The Youth Artist Xchange is a series of free summer intensive classes. The program gives middle and high school students, as well as young adults (up to 24 years), in-depth, hands-on arts learning experiences in our studios led by professional artists.
How to Join:
- Prospective students are invited to complete a short online application to let us know their arts interests and class preferences.
- Available classes are listed below (click the LEARN MORE button to see the class schedules)
- USE THIS FORM TO APPLY
AVAILABLE CLASSES
Dreams of Liberated Futures: A Zine & Printmaking Series
An intensive six-week summer class (with 12 sessions) for 8-12 youth (ages 14-24) that combines hands-on visual arts learning with storytelling. Taught by artist Shani Ealey, the class is rooted in traditional African Indigenous wisdom to provide inspiration for students to explore visual storytelling through zinemaking.
Schedule: July-August
Deadline to Apply: Tuesday, July 2, 2024
Digital Narrative: Short Stories for Film
Learn the art of storytelling through filmmaking! Participants will explore the language of creating visual narratives using professional filmmaking processes. From storyboarding and directing to shooting and editing, students will gain hands-on experience in crafting their own short movies. All materials and tools are included. This class is a youth space for ages 13 to 17.
Schedule: July-August
Deadline to Apply: Tuesday, July 2, 2024
Current Members are invited to vote to elect new Board Members at our Annual Members Meeting
Current Members are invited to vote to elect new Board Members at our Annual Members Meeting
At the Annual Members’ Meeting meeting there will be a ballot to elect new members to the Board of Directors. There will also be a vote to make amendments to Richmond Art Center’s By-Laws. All current Richmond Art Center members are invited to vote. The meeting will happen at Richmond Art Center on Saturday, June 29, 2024 starting at 12pm.
PROSEPECTIVE NEW BOARD OF DIRECTOR MEMBERS
Richmond Art Center’s Nominating Committee and Board of Directors have nominated each of the following seven people for a three-year term on Richmond Art Center’s Board of Directors, beginning July 1, 2024. Biographical information is available HERE. You may vote for up to seven candidates.
- Amy Feitelberg
- Amy Zheng
- Cristina Saavedra
- Dawn Gonzalez
- Sandra Kozma-Kennedy
- Tia Foss
PROPOSAL TO AMEND THE BY-LAWS
At the meeting there will also be a vote to make amendments to Richmond Art Center’s By-Laws. The proposed amendments are HERE.
Richmond Derivations – Call for contributions
Richmond Derivations – Call for contributions
Artist Quinn Keck is collecting words, stories, poems, and images for a project that will be part of the Right Here Right Now exhibition opening at Richmond Art Center in September 2024. Community members are invited to submit their memories and moments of Richmond to be included in a new artwork that will be part of the show.
Important Parking Notification during RPAL’s Juneteenth Carnival
Important Parking Notification during RPAL’s Juneteenth Carnival
RPAL’s Juneteenth Carnival
Set-Up through Deinstall: Monday, June 9, 12am (midnight) – Monday, June 17, 5pm
Carnival: Friday, June 14, 5pm – Sunday, June 16, 11pm
Starting Sunday, June 9 at 12am (midnight) through Monday, June 17, 5pm the City parking lot opposite Richmond Art Center (on the 400 block of 25th Street between Barrett and Nevin Avenues) will be reserved for the Juneteenth Carnival being sponsored by the Richmond Police Activities League. As a result students and visitors to Richmond Art Center during this period may need to find alternative parking.
PARKING OPTIONS:
- There are City parking lots adjacent to 1st Northern California Credit Union or across from Richmond Library
- Residential street parking on the other side of Barrett Avenue from RAC might be the best option
For information about the Juneteenth Carnival Celebration call Richmond PAL at 510-621-1221 or visit their website at www.rpal.org
Vote for Richmond Art Center
Vote for Richmond Art Center!
We’re honored to be nominated for “Best Art Gallery” in the East Bay Express’s BEST OF THE EAST BAY 2024 ballot.
Please consider voting for us, it’d be much appreciated.
Bravo to the WCCUSD students honored with Artistic Achievement Awards!
WCCUSD Student Artistic Achievement Awards
Congratulations to the students who won Artistic Achievement Awards for their artwork in the 58th Annual WCCUSD Student Art Show!
ARTISTIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS
- Adrian Salmoran, Richmond High School
- Rose Yerian, Pinole Valley High School
- Valeria Rodriguez, John F. Kennedy High School
- Quin Savage, Pinole Valley High School
- Jose Guzman, De Anza High School
- Ira Quimora, De Anza High School
- Tyson Williams, El Cerrito High School
- Meghan Reisbord, El Cerrito High School
- Lourdes Mendoza Ramos, John F. Kennedy High School
- Caylee Patterson, Betty Reid Soskin Middle School
HONORABLE MENTIONS
- Jirah Jabla, Montalvin K-8
- Suzie Rassinoux, Fred T. Korematsu Middle School
- Ronard Abesamis, El Cerrito High School
- Raheru Allen, Hercules High School
- Dani Hermosillo, DeJean Middle School
- Lydia Icabalceta, Vista High School
- Brian Perez, Helms Middle School
- Gorety Valdivia Gomez, El Cerrito High School
- Ashley Belen Torres, Pinole Valley High School
- Liana Soriano, Pinole Valley High School
Top image: Lourdes Mendoza Ramos, Untitled, Watercolor and ink, John F. Kennedy High School
10 days left to apply! Richmond Artist Residency
10 days left to apply! Richmond Artist Residency
The Richmond Artist Residency offers one community-responsive artist a dedicated studio for 8 months, $8,000 artist stipend, opportunities to teach, exhibit, take classes, and develop strategies for community-based arts programming.
