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.
Important Parking Notification for Students and Visitors to Richmond Art Center during RPAL’s Juneteenth Carnival
Set-Up through Deinstall: Tuesday, June 13 – Monday, June 19
Carnival Dates: Friday, June 16 – Sunday, June 18
Starting Tuesday, June 13 through Monday, June 19 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.
PARKING OPTIONS:
The Civic Center parking lot at Richmond Art Center’s 25th Street entrance is open, visitors can enter from Nevin Avenue only, as 25th Street is closed to traffic
There are City parking lots adjacent to 1st Northern California Credit Union or across from Richmond Library (these may get crowded)
Residential street parking on the other side of Barrett Avenue from RAC might be the best option (RPAL has informed us that during the Carnival 2-hour street parking limits will not be enforced)
Lastly, we encourage visitors to RAC to take public transportation, car pool or use a ride share service
For information about the Juneteenth Carnival Celebration call Richmond PAL at 510-621-1221 or visit their website at www.rpal.org
WCCUSD Student Artwork Displayed in Mayor Martinez’s Office
Congrats to the students who received Artistic Achievement Awards in the WCCUSD Student Show!! These artists will have their artworks on display in Richmond Mayor Eduardo Martinez’s office at Civic Center Plaza until September 17.
Artistic Achievement Awards: Jasmin Alfaro Capybara, Pinole Valley High School; Mario Lopez, Richmond High School; Isabel Gil, Pinole Valley High School; Ivy Hu, De Anza High School; Shahzain Malik, Mira Vista School; Olivia Elices, Fred Korematsu Middle School; Madison Wyatt, Fred Korematsu Middle School; Anya Troll, El Cerrito High School; Andrea Zavala Cruces, El Cerrito High School; Ashley Mejia, Kennedy High School
Madison Wyatt, Fred Korematsu Middle School Anya Troll, El Cerrito High SchoolShahzain Malik, Mira Vista SchoolIsabel Gil, Pinole Valley High SchoolAshley Mejia, Kennedy High SchoolOlivia Elices, Fred Korematsu Middle SchoolJasmin Alfaro Capybara, Pinole Valley High SchoolAndrea Zavala Cruces, El Cerrito High School Ivy Hu, De Anza High SchoolMario Lopez, Richmond High School
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!
