Richmond Standard: Richmond Art Center announces Fall exhibitions
Richmond Standard: Richmond Art Center announces Fall exhibitions Link: https://richmondstandard.com/richmond/2022/08/24/richmond-art-center-announces-fall-exhibitions/ By Mike Aldax Four new exhibitions — all free and open to the public — are coming this Fall to the Richmond Art Center at 2540 Barrett Ave. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday. The Main Gallery exhibition, set to […]
48 Hills: Artist Emmy Lou Packard shines in overdue expo—but she never left SF walls
She apprenticed with Diego Rivera, and mentored the Mission’s mural movement. By NATALIA ROBYNS-KRESICH Published in 48 Hills on AUGUST 17, 2022 Article link: 48hills.org/2022/08/artist-emmy-lou-packard-shines-in-overdue-expo-but-she-never-left-sf-walls/ “Too many artists are contemptuous of the public,” said Emmy Lou Packard. “Art which loses contact weakens.” This was the defining principle of Packard, whose work is being shown at […]
SF Chronicle, Square Cylinder, El Tecolote, 48 Hills, and more: Emmy Lou Packard Press Recap
SF Chronicle, Square Cylinder, El Tecolote, 48 Hills, and more: Emmy Lou Packard Press Recap Read what the press is saying about Emmy Lou Packard: Artist of Conscience at Richmond Art Center: 48 Hills “Ultimately, there is a certain joy in the perennial re-discovery of unknown artists like Packard. And there couldn’t be a more perfect […]
El Tecolote: Richmond exhibit captures the artistic legacy of Emmy Lou Packard
El Tecolote: Richmond exhibit captures the artistic legacy of Emmy Lou Packard BY ANNA HOCH-KENNEY Published August 4, 2022 Link: https://eltecolote.org/content/en/richmond-exhibit-captures-the-artistic-legacy-of-emmy-lou-packard Emmy Lou Packard may not be a name that you recognize immediately, but a visit to the Richmond Art Center’s new exhibit on the artist will quickly correct that. The exhibit Emmy Lou Packard: Artist of […]
Mission Local: Who is Emmy Lou Packard?
Mission Local: Who is Emmy Lou Packard? By Carolyn Stein July 28, 2022 Link: https://missionlocal.org/2022/07/who-is-emmy-lou-packard/ If people are familiar with the name Emmy Lou Packard, it is mostly because of her long alliance with the Mexican muralist Diego Rivera and his wife Frida Kahlo. Indeed, “Emmy Lou Packard: Artist of Consciences,” an exhibit that opened […]
Square Cylinder: Portrait of a ‘Fighter’ @ Richmond Art Center
Portrait of a ‘Fighter’ @ Richmond Art Center Published in Square Cylinder on July 21, 2022 By Diana Scott Link: https://www.squarecylinder.com/2022/07/portrait-of-a-fighter-richmond-art-center/ Emmy Lou Packard: Artist of Conscience is a stunning, if overdue, retrospective exhibition of an artist largely ignored in her lifetime by critics — even though she worked directly with Diego Rivera, mentoring and inspiring […]
San Francisco Chronicle: Emmy Lou Packard, chief assistant to Diego Rivera, gets her due at Richmond Art Center
Link: https://datebook.sfchronicle.com/datebook-pick/emmy-lou-packard-chief-assistant-to-diego-rivera-gets-her-due-at-richmond-art-center Tony Bravo | July 1, 2022 Bay Area artist and mural advocate Emmy Lou Packard is the subject of a timely exhibition at the Richmond Art Center titled “Emmy Lou Packard, Artist of Conscience,” which centers her place in art history. A native Californian who studied art at UC Berkeley and the San Francisco […]
The Activist (Richmond Progressive Alliance): Emmy Lou Packard at Richmond Art Center
Link: https://www.richmondprogressivealliance.net/emmy_lou_packard_at_richmond_art_center Interview with Richmond Art Center’s curators of the Emmy Lou Packard exhibition Emmy Lou Packard: Artist of ConscienceExhibition: June 22 – August 20, 2022Richmond Art Center, 2540 Barrett Avenue, Richmond, CA 94804Gallery Hours: Wed-Sat, 10 am – 4 pmExhibition and events are free to the public The new exhibition at Richmond Art Center, […]
KPFA La Raza Chronicles: Interview with Rick Tejada-Flores, co-curator of Emmy Lou Packard exhibition
Julieta Kusnir spoke with curator Rick Tejada-Flores about the exhibition Emmy Lou Packard: Artist of Conscience at Richmond Art Center on June 14, 2022. CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO THE INTERVIEW (STARTS AT 16:26MINS) This transcript has been edited lightly for clarity. Julieta Kusnir: You’re listening to La Raza Chronicles, I’m Julieta Kusnir and I’m […]
Richmond Standard: Liberación Gráfica selected for residency at Richmond Art Center
Link: https://richmondstandard.com/richmond/2022/06/06/liberacion-grafica-selected-for-residency-at-richmond-art-center/ By Kathy Chouteau The Richmond Art Center (RAC) has selected community based art collective Liberación Gráfica as its artists-in-residence this year, with its residency to encompass hands-on community screen printing workshops, a summer youth class and a major fall exhibition. Funding for the artistic endeavor has been provided by a grant from the National Endowment for […]
