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
Richmond Standard: Richmond Art Center to host Drag Queen Story Hour for families
Photo courtesy of the Richmond Art Center By Kathy Chouteau The Richmond Art Center (RAC) is celebrating Pride month by hosting a free online “Drag Queen Story Hour with PerSia” on Saturday, June 12 from 10-11 a.m. In an event geared toward kids and their families, PerSia will read A Day in the Life of […]
East Bay Times: Richmond, Alameda art exhibits celebrate Black History Month
‘Art of the African Diaspora,’ ‘Demystifying the Journey’ feature Bay Area artists’ works By MARTA YAMAMOTO | Correspondent PUBLISHED: February 6, 2021 at 5:00 p.m. | UPDATED: February 7, 2021 at 7:14 a.m. In honor of Black History Month, the Richmond Art Center is hosting its “Art of the African Diaspora” exhibit along with a satellite exhibit at Alameda’s Rhythmix […]
Richmond Standard: What’s up with the fish?
Did you know that the big fish artwork displayed prominently on the Richmond Art Center is named “Guillermo — The Golden Trout?” The 50-foot-long, 800-pound work by artist Andree Singer Thompson may be named Guillermo, a typical male name, but this fish is actually a she. And she is “pregnant with hope.” It’s just one […]
San Francisco Business Times: Richmond Supplement features Local Arts Leaders
Did you see the San Francisco Business Times’ Richmond Supplement – “Richmond Leaders, Innovators & Change Makers”? This magazine includes an article on Richmond arts leaders Amanda Eicher (Executive Director of NIAD), Stephen Bruce (artist and local organizer), and RAC’s very own Executive Director José Rivera!! See pages 22 and 23. Click here to view […]
East Bay Times: Richmond Art Center’s new executive director has unique resume
The Richmond Art Center’s new executive director, José R. Rivera, might be the non-profit organization’s most improbable appointment of its 84-year history. The arts education and exhibition center is prominently located at Richmond’s Civic Center Plaza and has four galleries, over 600 members, hundreds of art classes, an operating budget of over $1.5 million and […]
East Bay Express: Art of the Heal (new Executive Director at RAC)
“Art of the Heal”, East Bay Express, By Janis Hashe, June 17, 2020 When it’s safe to do so, the venerable Richmond Art Center will reopen under new leadership. José R. Rivera, the new executive director, is well aware he’s assuming control as the RAC faces multiple challenges. Read the full article article: PDF Link or […]