Point Molate

Point Molate
Exhibition: January 24, 2024 – March 16, 2024
Reception: Saturday, January 27, 2024, 2pm-4pm
Point Molate Artist Talk and butohBuddies Performance: Saturday, February 24, 1pm
Gallery Hours: Wednesday-Saturday, 10am-4pm
Richmond Art Center, 2540 Barrett Avenue, Richmond, CA 94804
Point Molate is a diverse ecosystem known as an osprey recovery site and for its rare eelgrass beds, coastal prairie, and coastal bluff native plants. It’s precariously located next to California’s third largest oil refinery in Richmond. Communities that border the facility experience higher health impacts and advocates seek equitable access along with preservation. Artists Rebeca García-González, Irene Wibawa, Tony Tamayo, Tiffany Conway, and the butohBuddies performance group (Ruth Ichinaga, Kiyono Kishi, Lipton Mah, Nina Moore, and Irene Wibawa) present artworks inspired by Point Molate.
This exhibition and community discussion is organized by Arts Contra Costa County (ARTSCCC). ARTSCCC is a grassroots service and advocacy arts organization in Contra Costa County.
Top image: Irene Wibawa, Balance Forward (detail), 2021