Be a Sponsor for UPCYCLE 2016!
Put your business front and center as a sponsor of our 4th Annual Upcycle event! This hands-on maker festival is free and brings the whole family together to create, see and learn about the art of upcycling—the creative re-use of materials otherwise headed for the landfill. We have sponsorship levels for every business and budget. […]
David Park Opening Reception Recap
We had an wonderful reception for the opening receptions for David Park: Personal Perspectives and The Human Spirit: Contemporary Figuration as an Expression of Humanism on Saturday! Please join us in the galleries Tuesday through Sunday to experience a diverse and human display of Figurative Art, curated by our Director of Exhibitions, Jan Wurm. We have a […]
Vote for the Richmond Art Center for 2016 Parents Press Best of Contra Costa County!
Calling all Richmond Art Center friends and supporters! We’d love your help in getting nominated for the Parents’ Press Best of 2016 Awards! Last year, we were proud to be recognized in three categories: Best Arts & Crafts Summer Camps, Best Art Classes, and Best Enrichment & Afterschool Programs! It’s really easy to vote for us! Visit […]
Meet an Instructor: Joyce Shon
About the interviews: The Richmond Art Center is fortunate and proud to work with a diverse and growing number of artists and teachers who work with our students at the Art Center as well as in our local communities. We want to share some of these wonderful people with you, to inspire your own artistic […]
Call for Artists: Our Town Juried Exhibition
Our Town Juried Exhibition June 12 – August 27, 2016 Richmond Art Center The people and places which mark a town as “Our Town” are as varied as our lives. The histories and generations of schools and teachers, shops and customers, workplaces and co-workers, these populate our days. As the Richmond Art Center reflects […]
Early Bird Registration Special for Spring and Summer Art Camps!
Art Camps Early Bird Registration Special! Come make new art and new friends at the Richmond Art Center this summer! $20 off any session of Spring or Summer camp at the Richmond Art Center when you sign up early! Register before March 31 with coupon code: RACAMP. Coupon can be used more than once and […]
Meet an Instructor: Dawn Gonzales
About the interviews: The Richmond Art Center is fortunate and proud to work with a diverse and growing number of artists and teachers who work with our students at the Art Center as well as in our local communities. We want to share some of these wonderful people with you, to inspire your own artistic […]
We made Squarecylinder’s Best of 2015 List!
Mildred Howard, What Came First, 2007, plastic building, chicken head 11 x 16 x 9 1/2” We’re proud to announce that Mildred Howard:”Spirit and Matter” show we exhibited from March to May 2015 made Squarecylinder’s Best of 2015 list! From the website: “Howard,” wrote Jeff Kelley, “is trying to hold something together in her works, some moments […]
Holiday Hours at the Art Center
During the Holiday Season, the Richmond Art Center will be closed from December 24th through January 3rd. See you on Monday, January 4th! We will be closed on Sundays through January 9th. Art classes begin on Monday, January 4th. You can still register online for many popular classes. We look forward to seeing you at the […]
Holiday Arts Festival Recap from Executive Director Ric Ambrose
On Saturday, December 5, the Richmond Art Center hosted our 53rd annual Holiday Arts Festival. The Art Center bustled with artisans, teachers, and members of the East Bay communities. Studio Arts hosted fun, creative activities for the kids, Ceramics held its famous sale, and our pop-up cafe served delicious paninis, desserts, and lattés. Both the […]
