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
Richmond Art Center’s programs continue to provide pathways for lifelong arts learning through exhibitions, arts education, and community events. This Impact Report offers a snapshot of how our work over the past year has engaged the local community, especially Richmond-residents and under-resourced artists.
Behind the scenes, the organization is strong and stable. During two years of the pandemic we were able to stay afloat and operate without a deficit. In FY2022-23 Richmond Art Center planned a budget deficit – in order to build back quickly post-pandemic with new programs and staff – and were able to end the year with a much smaller loss than expected. We have been successful in securing new major grants while also increasing vital grassroots support through individual donations, memberships, and volunteer service.
And we’re proud to have received recognition for our work. Over the past twelve months, Richmond Art Center’s exhibitions have been positively reviewed in the San Francisco Chronicle, East Bay Express, Richmond Confidential, Daily Californian, and Artforum, to name a few. Parents Press selected our art classes and camps for “Best of” Reader’s Choice awards.
Calling all artists, artisans, crafters and makers! Be part of Richmond Art Center’s 61th Annual Holiday Arts Festival!
Vendor applications will open in August. To receive notification when they open please submit your contact info in the form below.
Richmond Art Center’s Holiday Arts Festival 2023
Event Date: Sunday, December 3, 2023, 10am-5pm
The Holiday Arts Festival offers visitors a chance to buy unique gifts from local arts and crafts vendors, enjoy food and beverages, and participate in art-making activities for the whole family. The Festival’s gift sale runs from 10am to 5pm at Richmond Art Center, 2540 Barrett Avenue, Richmond.
In 2022, over 50 vendors participated and 1,100 folk attended the event.
IMPORTANT DATES
Vendor Application Opens: August 2023 TBA Vendor Application Deadline: Monday, September 25, 2023, 11:59pm Vendor Notification: Friday, October 6, 2023 Vendor Set Up: Saturday, December 2, 10am to 5pm OR Sunday, December 3, 8:30am-10am Holiday Arts Festival: Sunday, December 3, 10am to 5pm
More vendor information coming soon.
Top image: Dogs of the Holiday Arts Festival in 2022
Fall art classes are now 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!
Announcing Major Commissioning and Exhibition Opportunity for Artists
Right Here, Right Now 2024
Deadline to Entry: Monday, October 16, 2023, 11:59pm
All artists who live and/or work in Richmond are invited to apply to participate in the biennial exhibition, Right Here, Right Now, Richmond.
Now in its third iteration, we are excited to announce that in 2024, with support from the NEA, the program will award $2,000 each to seven selected artists to make and exhibit their work.
For the first time celebrated JUNETEENTH with a free paint and sip event (June 2023)
With your help we can achieve even more over the next twelve months.
Can you donate to Richmond Art Center before the end of today?
Contributions by midnight tonight, June 30, will help keep Richmond Art Center in the black for our fiscal year. Anything you can donate will be greatly appreciated!
Donations are tax-deductible as allowed by law. (Richmond Art Center’s Tax ID is 94-6104204.)
Top images (left to right from top left): a student in the summer intensive class ‘Framing Identity’; Ashlée Garrison, Cynthia Brannvall and Derrick Bell at an artist talk for Art of the African Diaspora; Fencelines workshop participants show their painted slats; a young person gets creative with buttons at Spring Family Day; teaching artist Colleen Garland demonstrates using a kick wheel; exhibitions director Roberto Martinez with Andrée Singer Thompson; Mechica dancers; gallery visitors interact with Amanda Ayala’s artwork; and Duane using a floor loom in the textiles studio.
Donations are tax-deductible as allowed by law. (Richmond Art Center’s Tax ID is 94-6104204.)
Top images (left to right from top left: a family making glass art at the Holiday Arts Festival; Printmaker Art Hazelwood demonstrates Emmy Lou Packard’s press in action; Solo exhibition artists J.B. Broussard and Donna Gatson; Calaveritas workshop instructor artist Daniel Camacho; a young student on a Youth Art Tour; teaching artist Colleen Garland; a student in the metals studio; ‘Stitching Stolen Lives’ book talk with Sara Trail; and volunteer Bree at the spring exhibitions reception.
Volunteers at Richmond Art Center assist our teachers and staff, help out at events, support community outreach, and more. If you have a passion for art, a desire to help your community, or are just looking to get more involved, fill out a volunteer application today!
SUMMER EVENTS WE NEED VOLUNTEERS FOR:*
July 15: Summer Exhibitions Reception
July 15: Taste of Richmond Festival
July 22: Enough Considered Workshop and Portrait Sessions
July 29: NIAD Artist Talk & Andrés Cisneros-Galindo Printmaking Demo
August 5: Go Fish! Fundraiser
August 12: Paint & Sip (21 and over)
* We especially need volunteers who can assist with light physical duties such as setting up and breaking down events.
Volunteer benefits include a discount on studio classes. We can also support students wanting to complete community service hours for class credit.
Wishing folk a rich and fulfilling day from everyone at Richmond Art Center
Last week we celebrated Juneteenth early with a special paint and sip event at Richmond Art Center. Thirty community members gathered in the main gallery as artisan Elishes Cavness guided them through the steps to paint their own ‘black panther’ masterpiece.
