Richmond Art Center, 2540 Barrett Avenue, Richmond, CA94804
FREE
Artists Anne Wolf and Lisa Levine invite you to become part of their ENOUGH Considered portrait project and receive a digital copy of your ENOUGH portrait.
The photographic portrait series created as a collaboration between artist Anne Wolf and photographer Lisa Levine synthesizes the material/somatic and non-material/language/rhetoric of ENOUGH. A simple writing exercise invites participants to reflect on this word.
Each participant is then invited to choose an ENOUGH stamp and apply it directly to their body as a starting point for an embodied gesture of ENOUGH, as a means of healing an old wound or violation, a message of boundaries/protection, or a means of sanctifying one’s own sense of abundance.
This the first of the Enough Photo Sessions to be held at Richmond Art Center as part of Wolf and Levine’s ENOUGH Considered project which will be presented as an exhibition in the Summer of 2023.
Artist Walkthrough and Ancestor Wheel Journaling Workshop with Amanda Ayala
Saturday, February 18, 2023, 12pm-2pm
Richmond Art Center, 2540 Barrett Avenue, Richmond, CA
FREE
Join artist Amanda Ayala for an exhibition walkthrough and interactive journaling workshop where she will share the process of creating the Ancestor Wheel. Ayala’s interactive talk will provide an insight into her process, inspirations and trajectory of working with the ancestor wheel project. In this workshop participants will have an opportunity to participate in a group conversation about their ancestral connections through the process of journaling.
Participants will receive a hand-bound journal and will use this to capture thoughts, feelings, and connections. The interactive walk through and journaling workshop will take place in the South Gallery and will be followed by a Q&A session.
All materials will be provided.
This event is free, open to all and no rsvp is necessary.
CLICK HERE for information about Amanda Ayala’s exhibition at Richmond Art Center.
Richmond Art Center, 2540 Barrett Avenue, Richmond, CA
FREE
Join Social Justice Sewing Academy in an interactive hands-on workshop that merges craft, art and activism to create textile art pieces that are displayed nationally in museums and other shows.
This workshop allows participants to discuss topics pertaining to social justice issues in a brave and safe space. During the two hour workshop you will participate in critical discussion and create a piece of textile art that you are passionate about.
This workshop is free, open to all and no rsvp is necessary.
AOTAD Featured Speakers: Monetta White and Key Jo Lee
Saturday, January 28, 12:30pm-2pm
Richmond Art Center, 2540 Barrett Avenue, Richmond, CA
FREE
A special conversation with MoAD’s Monetta White, Executive Director and CEO, and Key Jo Lee, Chief of Curatorial Affairs & Public Programs. Facilitated by Flo Wiley.
Monetta White, a native San Franciscan has strong ties to the city both personally and professionally. In 2007 when she and husband Chef David Lawrence opened 1300 on Fillmore, the duo were excited by the opportunity to help revive the neighborhood through good food and music. For the past ten years, White’s business savvy and passion for food and community continues on with her opening 1300 on Fillmore at SFO International Airport. White manages and oversees all business operations and marketing for the restaurant group. White has been recognized for her knowledge and leadership by the City of San Francisco, for which she served as Vice President of the Small Business Commission. She sits on the board of directors for several non-profit and business organizations including SF Travel.
Key Jo Lee is a Ph.D. candidate in History of Art and African American Studies at Yale University. She is the author of Perceptual Drift: Black Art and an Ethics of Looking (2023) and the forthcoming essay, “Gesturing Towards Infinitude: Writing Blue/Black Cosmologies” in Going Dark: The Contemporary Figure at the Edge of Visibility. (Guggenheim Museum. Curated by Ashley Jones. (2023)). Lee was formerly the Associate Curator of American Art, Director of Academic Affairs at Cleveland Museum of Art. She curated the exhibition Currents and Constellations: Black Art in Focus (2020) featuring Dawoud Bey and Lorna Simpson, and was the co-moderator Art of Collective Care & Responsibility: Handling Images of Black Suffering & Death, (2020) a virtual teach-in with LaTanya Antry.
Florene Wiley is a 50 year veteran arts administrator in the Bay Area, New York City, and Lagos Nigeria. Former Chair of the Richmond Arts & Culture Commission, President of Spirit & Image Entertainment whose Actors Workshop with Flo Wiley starts February 4 at CoBiz in Richmond.
Art of the African Diaspora Artistic Achievement Awardee Talk
Saturday, January 21, 12:30pm-1:30pm
Richmond Art Center, 2540 Barrett Avenue, Richmond, CA
FREE
Join us for a conversation with the artists who received Artistic Achievement Awards for their work in Art of the African Diaspora: Derrick Bell, Cynthia Brannvall, and Pryce Jones. The conversation will be facilitated by Ashleè Garrison.
The Holiday Arts Festival is back in-person to celebrate its ‘diamond jubilee’ 60th year.
Each year the Holiday Arts Festival offers over 1,000 visitors a chance to shop for unique gifts from local arts and crafts vendors, enjoy food and beverages, learn about inspiring community organizations, 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.
Covid-19 Safety: Note, this is an indoor event. We will do what we can to keep people safe. Mask wearing will be required in the galleries and indoor public spaces. Masks may be removed while in the courtyard.
Meet the participants of the 60th Annual Holiday Arts Festival!
Richmond Art Center is pleased to serve as gateway for local artists to display and sell their works. At the Holiday Arts Festival we’re also highlighting community organizations with vital messages.
Richmond Art Center does not receive any portion of the proceeds from sales – either in-person at the Festival or online via linked artist or organization websites – and the terms of all sales are set by the participants.
Richmond Art Center, 2540 Barrett Avenue, Richmond
Artists across all disciplines who live, work, play, or create Richmond are invited to participate in a focus group at Richmond Art Center that will explore how we can shape and invest in the future of public art and cultural arts programming for the city and artists.
