Richmond Standard: Richmond Art Center exhibit to explore works of Emmy Lou Packard
https://richmondstandard.com/lifestyle/entertainment-and-food/2022/05/17/racs-artist-of-conscience-to-explore-the-art-activism-of-emmy-lou-packard/ By Kathy Chouteau The Richmond Art Center (RAC) will feature Artist of Conscience, an exhibition, from June 22 through Aug. 2, that will explore the life and work of Emmy Lou Packard (1914-1998), an artist not only known for her paintings, prints and murals, but also for her activism, per the center. Robbin Légère Henderson […]
San Francisco Chronicle: Spring Family Day
Published in Datebook on May 9, 2022 Link: datebook.sfchronicle.com/event/festivals/spring-family-day Kids of all ages and their grown-ups are invited to the Richmond Art Center’s Spring free, family event. Celebrate the gifts of spring through art making activities, dancing and music including Bomba music and dance from Quenepas, pive printing by Liberación Gráfica, succulent art planters, photo […]
StarkInsider: ‘Crossings’ art reception featuring paintings by Dewey Crumpler
Link: https://www.starkinsider.com/2022/04/whats-happening-crossings-art-reception-featuring-paintings-by-dewey-crumpler.html What’s Happening: ‘Crossings’ art reception featuring paintings by Dewey Crumpler BY JEANNE POWELL – 04.01.2022 From April 6th to June 4th, the Richmond Art Center is presenting the paintings of popular local artist Dewey Crumpler. The exhibit features an absorbing survey of Crumpler’s “shipping container” work. More than 120 pieces of his art will be on display, providing […]
San Francisco Chronicle: Black History Month 2022: events, performances and more ways to celebrate in the Bay Area
Scroll down to see Art of the African Diaspora at Richmond Art Center listed in the San Francisco Chronicle among many awesome events happening during Black History Month! Black History Month 2022: events, performances and more ways to celebrate in the Bay Area Anne Schrager January 31, 2022Updated: February 2, 2022, 3:23 pm February is officially […]
KALW: Artist Rigo 23 honors incarcerated Native activist Leonard Peltier with a 12-foot statue
JENEE DARDEN SPEAKS WITH RIGO 23 ABOUT HIS EXHIBITION ‘TIME AND AGAIN’ AT RICHMOND ART CENTER For decades, activists around the world have been pushing for the release of Leonard Peltier. The Native American activist was convicted of murdering two FBI agents in 1971 during a shootout on a South Dakota reservation. Peltier has been […]
Richmond Pulse: Richmond Art Center Amplifies Calls to Release Native American Activist Leonard Peltier
Link: https://richmondpulse.org/2021/10/11/richmond-art-center-amplifies-calls-to-release-native-american-activist-leonard-peltier/ Posted Oct 11, 2021 at 16:13h in Arts and Culture, Criminal Justice by Danielle Parenteau-Decker Top image: Native American activist Anne Begay at the Richmond Art Center event “Gathering in the Spirit of Gwarth-ee-las,” held Oct. 8 in honor of imprisoned activist Leonard Peltier. Story and photos by Denis Perez-Bravo Through word and art, the call to free […]
Richmond Confidential: Richmond Art Center opens doors to free event for Indigenous People’s Day
Read article online here: https://richmondconfidential.org/2021/10/07/richmond-art-center-opens-doors-to-free-event-for-indigenous-peoples-day/ PDF of article is here: https://richmondartcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Richmond-Confidential_-RAC-Indigenous-Peoples-Day.pdf Elgin Nelson on October 7, 2021 In honor of Indigenous People’s Day, the Richmond Art Center will host “Gathering in the Spirit of Gwarth-ee-lass,” a free event on Sunday featuring spoken word, candid conversations and live music, all in the backdrop of artist Rigo 23’s newest […]
Indybay: Time and Again: An exhibition centering on Rigo 23’s statue of Native activist Leonard Peltier
Read article online here: https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2021/09/24/18845117.php PDF of article is here: https://richmondartcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Indybay_-Time-and-Again_-An-exhibition-centering-on-Rigo-23s-statue-of-Native-activist-Leonard-Peltier.pdf By Dan BacherFriday Sep 24th, 2021 2:16 PM This exhibit centers on “Leonard Peltier – Waiting,” a mixed media 12 X 6 X 9 foot statue that is based on a painted self-portrait that Peltier painted from prison. The statue has been exhibited in four […]
Native News: California Art Center Hosts Controversial Leonard Peltier Exhibition
BY NATIVE NEWS ONLINE STAFF SEPTEMBER 20, 2021 RICHMOND, Calif. — The Richmond Art Center in Richmond, Calif. is hosting Time and Again, an exhibition centered on artist Rigo 23’s monumental sculptural tribute to imprisoned Leonard Peltier (Turtle Mountain Ojibwe). Peltier has been incarcerated for the past 45 years for the murder of two FBI […]
KPFA: Anthony Gonzalez interviews Rigo 23
Anthony Gonzalez interviews artist Rigo 23 on KPFA Radio discussing the opening of Rigo’s Leonard Peltier Statue at Richmond Art Center. Free Speech Radio! Interview starts at 3:50mins https://kpfa.org/player/?audio=363905
