Holiday Art Making

Teaching artist Tatiana Ortiz shows us how to make some cute holiday art projects! Evergreen Macramé (starts 0:27) Materials Needed: Wooden bead, any color yarn/string, scissors, piece of paper, pencil Snowman Jar (starts 3:39) Materials Needed: any size jar, paint (white, red, black, orange), paint brushes, scrap paper, optional- candy! Holiday Pop-Up Card (starts 5:12) […]

Papel Picado and a Marigold Watercolor for Día de los Muertos

Teaching artist Tatiana Ortiz teaches us how to make papel picado and a marigold watercolor for Día de los Muertos. PAPEL PICADO Supplies needed: Tissue paper, scissors, string, tape (optional) MARIGOLD WATERCOLOR Supplies needed: Watercolor paint, cup of water, water color paper, oil pastel, pencil

Art of the African Diaspora – 2021 Reception

Over 80 people gathered on Saturday, March 20, 2021, 3-4:30pm, for the online reception celebrating Art of the African Diaspora.  The event was hosted by artist Patricia Patterson, and featured live artist talks, vintage video interviews, and tributes to the folk – past, present and future – who make Art of the African Diaspora possible.

Let’s Do Art for Lunch

Online guided drawing session with Lauren Ari!With special guest Richmond Art Center’s executive director José Rivera! On Friday, March 5, 12:30pm, artist Lauren Ari led an online session for drawing and relaxation. And her special guest was Richmond Art Center’s executive director José Rivera! José started at Richmond Art Center at the end of summer […]

Setting up a Space for Clay at Home

Setting up a Space for Clay at Home In winter 2021, with many public studios closed due to Covid-19, Richmond Art Center’s Ceramics Manager Marisa Burman created this video on how to set up a friendly space for working with clay at your house.

Creative Self-Care: Erin McCluskey Wheeler

Artists share art-centered practices to ground and refresh during stressful times. At Richmond Art Center we’ve been thinking a lot about the upcoming 2020 election; how the lead up to it and aftermath are going to be stressful for so many people. To encourage folk to look after themselves during this time we’ve invited artists to […]

Creative Self-Care: Irene Wibawa

Artists share art-centered practices to ground and refresh during stressful times. At Richmond Art Center we’ve been thinking a lot about the upcoming 2020 election; how the lead up to it and aftermath are going to be stressful for so many people. To encourage folk to look after themselves during this time we’ve invited artists to […]

Creative Self-Care: Sarah Player Morrison

Artists share art-centered practices to ground and refresh during stressful times. At Richmond Art Center we’ve been thinking a lot about the upcoming 2020 election; how the lead up to it and aftermath are going to be stressful for so many people. To encourage folk to look after themselves during this time we’ve invited artists to […]

Creative Self-Care: Tiffany Conway

Artists share art-centered practices to ground and refresh during stressful times. At Richmond Art Center we’ve been thinking a lot about the upcoming 2020 election; how the lead up to it and aftermath are going to be stressful for so many people. To encourage folk to look after themselves during this time we’ve invited artists to […]

Creative Self-Care: Jennifer Lugris

Artists share art-centered practices to ground and refresh during stressful times. At Richmond Art Center we’ve been thinking a lot about the upcoming 2020 election; how the lead up to it and aftermath are going to be stressful for so many people. To encourage folk to look after themselves during this time we’ve invited artists to […]