Happy Juneteenth from Richmond Art Center!
Happy Juneteenth! Wishing folk a rich and fulfilling day from everyone at Richmond Art Center Last week we celebrated Juneteenth early with a special paint and sip event at Richmond Art Center. Thirty community members gathered in the main gallery as artisan Elishes Cavness guided them through the steps to paint their own ‘black panther’ masterpiece.
Important Parking Notification for Students and Visitors to RAC during RPAL’s Juneteenth Carnival (6/13-6/19)
Important Parking Notification for Students and Visitors to Richmond Art Center during RPAL’s Juneteenth Carnival Set-Up through Deinstall: Tuesday, June 13 – Monday, June 19 Carnival Dates: Friday, June 16 – Sunday, June 18 Starting Tuesday, June 13 through Monday, June 19 the City parking lot opposite Richmond Art Center (on the 400 block of […]
WCCUSD Student Artwork Displayed in Mayor Martinez’s Office
WCCUSD Student Artwork Displayed in Mayor Martinez’s Office Congrats to the students who received Artistic Achievement Awards in the WCCUSD Student Show!! These artists will have their artworks on display in Richmond Mayor Eduardo Martinez’s office at Civic Center Plaza until September 17. Artistic Achievement Awards: Jasmin Alfaro Capybara, Pinole Valley High School; Mario Lopez, Richmond High School; Isabel […]
Artnet News: Chevron Took Down an Artwork, Which Called Out the Oil Giant for Polluting a California City, From a Fence Surrounding Its Refinery
Weblink: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/chevron-removes-public-artwork-pollution-2317611 Artnet News Chevron Took Down an Artwork, Which Called Out the Oil Giant for Polluting a California City, From a Fence Surrounding Its Refinery The project adorned a fence separating an oil refinery from residential neighborhoods. Brian Boucher | June 8, 2023 Oil giant Chevron has acknowledged that it removed an art installation from a […]
ARTnews: ‘They’re Trying to Erase Us’: Chevron Takes Down Public Art Piece
Weblink: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/chevron-takes-down-public-art-piece-fencelines-richmond-1234670880/ ARTnews ‘They’re Trying to Erase Us’: Chevron Takes Down Public Art Piece Michael Cabanatuan BY SHANTI ESCALANTE-DE MATTEI | June 8, 2023 4:36pm In the middle of the night on May 15, a public art project in Richmond, California, disappeared without a trace. The project, titled Fencelines – A Collective Monument to Resilience, was a collection […]
San Francisco Chronicle: Chevron admits it took down public art project that criticized the oil giant
Weblink: https://www.sfchronicle.com/eastbay/article/chevron-admits-took-public-art-project-18140972.php San Francisco Chronicle Chevron admits it took down public art project that criticized the oil giant Michael Cabanatuan | June 7, 2023 The mystery of who removed the colorful wooden slats of a Richmond public art project criticizing Chevron has been solved. It was Chevron, a spokesman for the oil company admitted on Wednesday. Fencelines, […]
San Francisco Chronicle: A huge Bay Area art installation near the Chevron refinery vanished. The artists say it was stolen
Weblink: https://www.sfchronicle.com/eastbay/article/richmond-chevron-art-installation-missing-18136796.php San Francisco Chronicle A huge Bay Area art installation near the Chevron refinery vanished. The artists say it was stolen Michael Cabanatuan | June 6, 2023 A Richmond public art display championing social justice, criticizing Chevron and brightening a dreary industrial part of the city has vanished weeks before it was scheduled to […]
Press Release: Summer Exhibitions at Richmond Art Center
ANNOUNCING: Summer Exhibitions at Richmond Art Center June 28 – August 19, 2023Richmond Art Center, 2540 Barrett Avenue, Richmond, CA 94804Gallery Hours: Wednesday-Saturday, 10am-4pmExhibitions and events are all free and no rsvp is necessary Richmond, CA: Summer exhibitions at Richmond Art Center (RAC) bring Nahui Ollin to the main gallery. This large survey of work by esteemed Richmond-based artist Andrés Cisneros-Galindo is […]
Summer Art Camp for WCCUSD Students
Español FREE SUMMER ART CAMP FOR KIDS Scholarships Available for West Contra Costa Unified School District Students to Attend Camp for Free In partnership with the WCCUSD Office of Extended Learning, Richmond Art Center is offering WCCUSD students scholarships for free enrollment in our Summer Art Camp! Program Information: Summer Art Camp at Richmond Art […]
Press Release: Fencelines Public Artwork Stolen
Press Release: Fencelines Public Artwork Stolen Large-scale art installation confronting Chevron refinery in Richmond is stolen Richmond, CA: The Fencelines public art project was stolen from a fence along the Richmond Parkway in North Richmond sometime between May 15 and May 16. The artwork was nearly one thousand feet long and made up of hundreds of painted fence slats. The Fencelines project team […]
