Richmond & San Pablo Teens Unveil New Collaborative Murals
Eighteen teens from Richmond and San Pablo will unveil the two large murals they collaboratively designed and painted during a community celebration on Thursday, July 31 from 3:00 – 4:00 pm in the Marina Bay neighborhood of Richmond. The murals are the culmination of a free eight-week summer class, part of the Richmond Art Center’s […]
Press Release: Richard Diebenkorn’s Work Returns to Art Center
Fall Exhibitions Highlight Artists of Bay Area Figurative Movement (Richmond, CA) – The Richmond Art Center is pleased to announce its Fall Exhibitions program including, Closely Considered – Diebenkorn in Berkeley (September 14 – November 22, 2014), an important exhibition of works on paper by Richard Diebenkorn created during his Berkeley years (1953-1966). An opening […]
San Francisco Chronicle: Ruth Braunstein Collection Helps Mold Clay’s Reputation
San Francisco Chronicle • June 12, 2014
Press Release: Ruth Braunstein Brings Collection to Richmond Art Center
The Richmond Art Center’s exhibition Ruth Braunstein: Focus on Clay, curated by Anthony Torres, honors and celebrates the life of Ruth Braunstein and her role in advancing the cultural history of art in the San Francisco Bay Area as a long-time gallerist, art advocate and collector. “For nearly six decades, Ruth Braunstein has expanded and […]
Art Critical: Exhibition at Richmond Art Center Toasts Bay Area Institution
Art Critical · May 3, 2014
East Bay Express: Tattoos of Memory
East Bay Express · April 23, 2014
San Francisco Chronicle: Victor Cartagena’s subtle political wake-up call
SF Chronicle · April 11, 2014
San Francisco Chronicle: Kids Learn How to Turn Trash into Art in Richmond
SF Chronicle 96 Hours · April 9, 2014
Art in the Community at Eight Locations This Spring
“We learned how to use metal the right way, how to form it, but in a safe way.” That’s how a middle school student described what he learned in the Metal Arts class at our newest site, DeJean Middle School. Our traveling Art in the Community program continues to expand and we are now at […]
Fine Art Connoisseur: The Language of Realism
Why Not Just Photograph it? That’s the question that Jeffrey Carlson, Contributing Editor at Fine Art Connoisseur asked John Wehrle the curator for our exhibition The Language of Realism and a California artist best known for his site-specific public artworks. This exhibition features four West Coast realist painters — Michael Beck, Christine Hanlon, Anthony Holdsworth and […]
