Scholarships Available for West Contra Costa Unified School District Students to Attend Camp for Free
In partnership with the WCCUSD Office of Extended Learning, Richmond Art Center is offering WCCUSD students scholarships for free enrollment in our Summer Art Camp!
Program Information: Summer Art Camp at Richmond Art Center gives kids (ages 5-12) an exciting immersion in visual arts practice. Daily projects include drawing, painting, printmaking, textile arts, and sculpture.
Schedule: In 2023 camps will be held over 6 weeks between June 12 to July 28. (No camp July 3 to July 7). Weekly camps run Tuesday through Friday from 10am to 2pm.
Please note, scholarships to attend camp for free are awarded on a first come first served basis. Camp seats are limited.
HOW TO APPLY FOR A CAMP SCHOLARSHIP
1. Choose which camps your student would like to attend
CLICK HERE to view Summer Art Camps. (Weekly camps themes are listed towards the bottom of this webpage. Don’t worry is a camp is listed as fully booked – we have reserved spaces for WCCUSD students. A staff person will contact you after you submit an application.)
2. Complete the Scholarship Request Form
CLICK HERE to fill out the scholarship application with your contact information and list which camp/s you would like to attend. A Richmond Art Center staff person will contact you to confirm enrollment.
Scholarships Terms
Eligibility: All enrolled WCCUSD students between the ages of 5 and 12 are eligible to apply for a Summer Camp Scholarship.
Selection: Awards are given on a first come first served basis. Camp seats are limited.
Non-sharable Award: Applicants are not allowed to share the scholarship discount code under any circumstances.
Withdrawal Policy: Applicants are responsible for communicating if they can no longer attend their camp at least two weeks in advance of withdrawing.
Breach of Terms and Conditions: If these terms and conditions are breached, the applicant may be suspended from applying for all future scholarship opportunities.
Please let us know if you have any questions or you need help to register.
Becas disponibles para que los estudiantes del Distrito Escolar Unificado de West Contra Costa asistan al campamento de forma gratuita
¡En asociación con la Oficina de Aprendizaje Extendido de WCCUSD, el Centro de Arte de Richmond ofrece becas a los estudiantes de WCCUSD para la inscripción gratuita en nuestro Campamento de Arte de Verano!
Información del programa: El Campamento de Arte de Verano en el Centro de Arte de Richmond brinda a los niños (de 5 a 12 años) una inmersión emocionante en la práctica de las artes visuales. Los proyectos diarios incluyen dibujo, pintura, grabado, artes textiles y escultura.
Horario: en 2023, los campamentos se llevarán a cabo durante 6 semanas entre el 12 de junio y el 28 de julio. (No hay campamento del 3 de julio al 7 de julio). Los campamentos semanales se realizan de martes a viernes de 10 a. m. a 2 p. m.
Tenga en cuenta que las becas para asistir al campamento de forma gratuita se otorgan por orden de llegada. Los asientos del campamento son limitados.
CÓMO SOLICITAR UNA BECA DE CAMPAMENTO
1. Elija a qué campamentos le gustaría asistir su estudiante
HAGA CLIC AQUÍ para ver los campamentos de arte de verano. (Los temas de los campamentos semanales se enumeran en la parte inferior de esta página web. No se preocupe, si un campamento aparece como completo, tenemos espacios reservados para los estudiantes de WCCUSD. Un miembro del personal se comunicará con usted después de enviar una solicitud).
2. Complete el formulario de solicitud de beca
HAGA CLIC AQUÍ para completar la solicitud de beca con su información de contacto y enumere a qué campamento(s) le gustaría asistir. Un miembro del personal del Centro de Arte de Richmond se comunicará con usted para confirmar la inscripción.
Condiciones de las becas
Elegibilidad: Todos los estudiantes inscritos en WCCUSD entre las edades de 5 y 12 son elegibles para solicitar una beca de campamento de verano.
Premio: Las Becas de Campamento de Verano cubren las tarifas de inscripción del Campamento de Verano para estudiantes calificados de WCCUSD.
Selección: Los premios se otorgan por orden de llegada. Los asientos del campamento son limitados.
Premio no compartible: los solicitantes no pueden compartir el código de descuento de la beca bajo ninguna circunstancia.
Política de retiro: los solicitantes son responsables de comunicar si ya no pueden asistir a su campamento al menos dos semanas antes del retiro.
Incumplimiento de los términos y condiciones: si se infringen estos términos y condiciones, se puede suspender al solicitante para solicitar todas las futuras oportunidades de becas.
Háganos saber si tiene alguna pregunta o si necesita ayuda para registrarse.
STOLEN: ‘Fencelines’ Collective Monument to Resilience
To the people of Richmond and the Greater Bay Area,
To the individuals, collectives and organizations that are on the ground fighting for environmental justice,
To those that believe in the power of art, people and community to help us imagine and build a better world,
With sadness and anger in our hearts we inform you that the city-sanctioned public art project Fencelines – A Collective Monument to Resilience was stolen from its location on the Richmond Parkway along the Bay Trail between Vernon Avenue and N Castro Street in North Richmond; the fenceline at this location separates Richmond neighborhoods from the Chevron petroleum refinery.
The Fencelines installation brought together messages from the community: messages of hope, of unity and of care for our living world, and calling for accountability from Chevron for generations of polluting the community’s air, water, land and people. Collectively and in community with paint and words we built a Monument to Richmond’s Resilience in the ongoing struggle for environmental justice. In what we must understand as an attempt to silence our voices and erase our stories, the Fencelines public art has been completely disappeared.
We are seeking the public’s help in locating hundreds of ‘slat’ painted wood art pieces. It is believed the art pieces were stolen or deliberately removed between the evening of May 15 and May 16.
We ask you to stand in solidarity with the Richmond community in demanding that our art pieces be found and returned.
In 2021, co-creators of the Fencelines project started to work with many local organizations to engage community to reflect on Richmond’s historic environmental injustices through art. At workshops in the community and at Richmond Art Center, individuals and families participated in creating hundreds of colorful wooden slats, culminating in a major exhibition at Richmond Art Center during the Spring of 2023 on view until June 3. This allowed participants to get a visual of their personal customized slats in Richmond Art Center. With so many supporters, this project became a force to be reckoned with!
In addition to popular support and widespread grassroots participation, the Fencelines project also received unanimous approval from Richmond’s Public Arts and Culture Commission, the City of Richmond’s Love Your Block program and Public Works Department, as well as Contra Costa County’s North Richmond Municipal Advisory Committee to install the project pieces on city-owned portions of this fenceline.
On Earth Day 2023, Fencelines partnered with Richmond LAND to install hundreds of the slats in an effort to amplify the voices of Richmond. Together and in formation, the slats provide a creative platform to express the lived experience of folks here in the ongoing struggle for environmental justice and housing stabilization.
The Fencelines public art installation was installed on April 22, 2023 along the Bay Trail between Vernon Avenue and N Castro Street in North Richmond and was to be displayed until mid-June.
If you have seen any of the art pieces from the project or have any information regarding its whereabouts, please email Roberto Martinez at roberto@richmondartcenter.org
Please share this letter far and wide. Together we can find our stolen artwork and stand strong against the erasure of the struggle for environmental justice.
Thank you for your support!
With love and gratitude,
The Fencelines Project Team
Graham L.P., Princess Robinson, Gita Khandagle, and members of the Richmond Community. In Partnership with the City of Richmond’s Love Your Block, Richmond Art Center, Richmond Our Power Coalition, Richmond LAND.
Join artist Colleen Garland in an exploration of ceramic artwork and techniques. Students will engage in discussion of pieces made by a variety of ceramic artists who identify as women. They will also receive a hands-on introduction to the practice of wheel throwing.
Schedule: Wednesdays, 2pm-4pm, June 28 – August 9, 2023
Location: Richmond Art Center, 2540 Barrett Avenue, Richmond, CA 94804
Price: Free!
Eligibility: For youth ages 13-17 in Richmond
This class is a gender inclusive space. Students of all gender identities are welcome to enroll.
Richmond Art Center is looking for youth and young adult volunteers to assist with our Summer Art Camp. Volunteers will assist Teaching Artists in the classroom (morning and afternoon shifts available), as well as support with lunchtime and student pick up.
About Summer Art Camp: Summer Art Camp at Richmond Art Center gives kids (ages 5-12) an exciting immersion in visual arts practice. Daily projects include drawing, painting, printmaking, textile arts, and sculpture. This year camps will be held over 6 weeks between June 12 to July 28. (No camp July 3 to July 7). Weekly camps run Tuesday through Friday from 10am to 2pm.
Volunteer Requirements:
Enjoy interacting with kids ages 5 to 12 years old
Can move around in the studio
No art experience necessary, but need to be able to follow instructions from the Teaching Artist
High schoolers and recent graduates welcome (we are specifically looking volunteers between the ages of 16 and 25)
Volunteers 18+ must complete a LiveScan background check before start date of volunteering
How to Apply: If you would like to become a Summer Art Camp volunteer then CLICK HERE to submit a volunteer application.
Save the date! On Saturday, August 5, 1pm-4pm, we’re having a community party to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Andrée Singer Thompson’s Guillermo, the Golden Trout (the large fish sculpture that adorns our building).
Go Fish! will be Richmond Art Center’s first in-person fundraiser since the pandemic. We’ll be honoring Andrée Singer Thompson and wishing Guillermo a happy birthday with art-making, games, live music, auction and cake. This event is free and open to all, but we’re also selling ‘Golden (Trout) Tickets’ to those who can show their support.
Please consider purchasing a ticket for yourself and a community member to enjoy the event. We are counting on those who can contribute to help us raise money to support class scholarships, free community programs, studio equipment, and teaching artist fees.
Announcing these family workshops for kids and their grown-ups to make art together.
Ages 5+ welcome with an adult | Ages 12+ welcome solo
La instrucción en español estará disponible.
Registration required. Workshops are available until full. Registered students are responsible for communicating if they can no longer attend the workshop at least one week in advance of withdrawing.
Fabric Marbling
Saturday, June 10, 1pm-3pm
Craft swirling patterns using the ancient art of marbling to decorate a journal, pencil case, and ornament!
Estos talleres familiares son para que los niños y sus adultos hagan arte juntos.
Mayores de 5 años bienvenidos con un adulto | Mayores de 12 años bienvenidos solos
La instrucción en español estará disponible.
Se requiere registro. Las clases están disponibles hasta completar. Los estudiantes registrados son responsables de comunicar si ya no pueden asistir al taller al menos una semana antes de retirarse.
Marmoleado de Tela
Sábado, 10 de junio, 1pm-3pm
¡Crea patrones de remolinos utilizando el antiguo arte del marmoleado para decorar un diario, un estuche para lápices y un adorno!
Summer Semester Registration Opens Wednesday, May 3, 10am
Browse art classes now and get ready for summer registration opening on May 3. Summer class listings are posted on our website (don’t worry if the class says ‘Fully Booked’ this will change once registration opens).
Image: New class – Gel Prints into Journals! Create beautiful gel prints and then incorporate them into hand-bound journals. This weekend workshop, July 22-23, is taught by Rebeca Garcia-Gonzalez and Anna Kingsley.
Richmond Parkway Bay Trail between Gertrude and Vernon Avenues
On Earth Day, Saturday, April 22, community members gathered at the Richmond Parkway Bay Trail to install the hundreds of painted wooden slats that make up the Fencelines public artwork. The site of the installation – an existing chain link fence – highlights the close proximity between the Chevron petroleum refinery and Richmond residential neighborhoods. For generations, the refinery has polluted the neighboring community’s air, water, land and people.
Fencelines represents the collective voice of hundreds of individuals and families who, over the past year, gathered at events to paint their stories and messages on the slats, responding to the questions: “What message do you have for the polluting industry here in Richmond?” and “What vision do you have for your community in the future?” The resulting public artwork documents the impact of the petroleum industry; As you travel along this fence you will see messages of hope, unity, and care woven together into a collective monument to the resistance and resilience of Richmond.
Fencelines project is created by Graham L.P., Princess Robinson, and Gita Khandagle, local artists and organizers; inviting participation from Richmond & North Richmond community members and working in partnership with the Richmond Our Power Coalition to envision a just and regenerative future.
Special thanks to Richmond LAND for hosting the Earth Day event on the parkway, and Richmond Mayor Eduardo Martinez for his participation and support.
S.P.O.T.S: Supporting Peoples Outlooks, Talents, and Speech
Tuesdays and Thursdays, 3pm to 6pm
The painting spot, the gathering spot, the spot light or epicenter of action.
Public art is a powerful tool for community building. This program will introduce young artists to the means to create vibrant community art works. A cohort of twelve young artists (ages 14-24) will learn about different models of community art projects, help to define how the program will local youth, and create a collaborative mural project. Students will learn basic color theory, composition, and painting methods.
CLICK HERE to view the mural created by youth participating in the program in 2021.
CLICK HERE to view the mural created by youth participating in the program in 2022.
Eligibility: This seven week class is for youth ages 14-24 who live, work or study in Richmond.
Stipend: Each student will receive a $250 stipend for their work at the completion of the program.
Schedule: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 3pm to 6pm from June 13 to August 3, 2023
Instructors: Fred Alvarado and Keena Azania Romano
This class welcomes Spanish speakers and is an inclusive bilingual space. El Artista Maestro habla Español.
S.P.O.T.S: Supporting Peoples Outlooks, Talents, and Speech
Aprenda cómo el arte público es una herramienta poderosa para crear comunidad. Una grupo de doce artistas jóvenes (de 14 a 24 años) creará un proyecto de mural colaborativo en el Centro de Arte de Richmond este verano con los artistas Fred Alvarado y Keena Azania Romano. Los estudiantes que completen el programa recibirán un estipendio de $250 por su trabajo.
Horario: Martes y jueves, de 15:00 a 18:00 horas del 13 de junio al 27 de julio de 2023
Ubicación: Richmond Art Center, 2540 Barrett Avenue, Richmond, CA 94804
Elegibilidad: para jóvenes de 14 a 24 años en Richmond
