Faces of Richmond
Paintings of people who live and work in our community This pop-up exhibition brings together the artists of the Richmond Senior Center with “every day” people who live or work in our city. Using a variety of media including watercolor, oil, graphite and pastel, the artists have created sensitive portraits of a diversity of people […]
Keep Families Together Mural
How do we define borders? How do borders show up in our lives? What does it mean to move freely and to cross borders freely? How can one take a structure that’s made to separate and use it to unify people? The Keep Families Together Mural is a project by young people from RYSE Youth Center, […]
What Knot?
Presented by the Richmond Art Center in partnership with the Northern California Surface Design Association, What Knot? features contemporary art by Californian artists working with fiber and textile construction techniques, and offering new twists on traditional processes, materials and concepts. The exhibition is juried by Camille Ann Brewer, Curator of Contemporary Art at The George Washington University […]
Lia Cook: Inner Traces
Inner Traces will present recent jacquard loom pieces by Lia Cook. Cook is an established Bay Area artist who combines weaving with self-portraiture, photography, digital technology and neuroscience. Most of the work in the exhibition has not been shown in California before. Guest Curator: Inez Brooks-Myers Image: Lia Cook, Revisioned, 2018. Courtesy of the Artist […]
Califas
Califas: Art of the US-Mexico Borderlands Exhibition Dates: September 11 – November 16, 2018 Reception: Saturday, September 8, 5-7pm The Artists of Califas: A Special Presentation and Performance: September 19, 6:30-8:30pm What is Border Art? Panel Discussion: November 3, 11:00am-12:30pm Exhibition Catalogue PDF Califas: Art of the US-Mexico Borderlands / El Arte de la Zona Fronteriza […]
Strange Forest
Strange Forest presents contemporary drawings devoted to abstract and surreal dimensions of the natural world. Utilizing techniques of botanical and scientific illustration, six Bay Area artists – Leo Bersamina, John Casey, Masako Miki, Nora Pauwels, Lela Shields and Elizabeth Sims – take on the role of experimental naturalists. Through processes such as painstaking delineation, classification, […]
Small Works
Small Works: Selections by Phil Linhares features original small works of art (up to 14 inches) by California artists, representing a wide range of media, artistic styles and topics. Total cash awards of $1,000. Juror’s Statement: “As juror for the Small Works exhibition I was very pleased by the quality of the work submitted. Approximately […]
2018 Members’ Show
Each year, the Richmond Art Center invites our members to participate in our Annual Members’ Show, which is showcased in our Main and West Galleries. This year’s featured Member Spotlight Artists are John Friedman, Ed Lay, Hilda Robinson, and Sandy Walker. Please be sure to join us for the Opening Reception on Saturday, June 9, from 5:00 […]
Richmond Creates: 6th Annual Art in the Community Student Show
Richmond Creates: The 6th Annual Art in the Community Show brings a portion of the work created this year in our off-site satellite classes here to the Richmond Art Center. The artists shown here range from ages 5 to 85 and were all participants in 6-10 week art classes held at local school and community centers. […]
WCCUSD Student Art Show
In collaboration with the West Contra Costa School District (WCCUSD), the Richmond Art Center will present the annual West Contra Costa Unified School District Art Show in its Community Gallery. The Richmond Art Center has a prosperous and long-standing 53-year partnership with the WCCUSD, and this year there are over 300 works of various media […]
