Website: www.kristiholohan.com
Catherine Ricketts will be a vendor at the Holiday Arts Festival from 10am to 5pm on Sunday, December 4 at Richmond Art Center, 2540 Barrett Avenue, Richmond.
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Hello RAC Community,
It’s hard to pinpoint the exact moment it occurred. Perhaps it was when a beautiful new mural returned life and color to the Community Gallery’s long corridor? Or when the Board of Directors was able to meet in person after two years of isolating zoom calls?
No matter when, there came a time when everyone at Richmond Art Center sensed a new optimism on the corner of Barrett Avenue and 25th Street. Under the watchful gaze of Guillermo the Golden Trout, we had survived the pandemic! But victory had come with a steep price: the galleries had been closed for two years, in-person classes canceled, and many staff members laid off as financial resources dwindled.
Our optimism was fueled from many directions: the arrival of a new executive director who led the charge to increase the flow of funds into RAC, including two PPP grants from the federal government. Also, special Angels among our friends and supporters made significant donations that enabled us to renovate the interiors of galleries and classrooms. New staff members were added slowly as budgets permitted, and program offerings expanded.
The community response was inspiring.
But our spirits were darkened when we lost 23% of our income in July when we learned that two major funders would no longer be contributing to our annual budget. With this devastating news, the Board of Directors estimated that it will take a further eighteen months to complete the full recovery of RAC operations, staffing and programming.
I am writing now to ask: can you help? We are requesting your assistance by making a donation to Richmond Art Center’s end-of-year appeal.
Our goal of returning Richmond Art Center to full operational capacity by the end of 2023 is focused on these tasks:
WE ARE THE RICHMOND ART CENTER!
We teach art! We create art! We show art! We work in service to Richmond and the East Bay!
PLEASE HELP US COMPLETE THE RENAISSANCE AT RICHMOND ART CENTER. YOUR DONATION WILL HELP TO RESTORE RAC AS A JEWEL IN THE HEART OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND’S CIVIC CENTER.
Sincerely,
Michael Dear
Board President
Richmond Art Center
About: The Latina Center’s mission is to improve the quality of life and health of the Latino community by providing leadership and personal development opportunities for all Latinas.
The Latina Center: thelatinacenter.org
The Latina Center will be at the Holiday Arts Festival from 10am to 5pm on Sunday, December 4 at Richmond Art Center, 2540 Barrett Avenue, Richmond.
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About: NIAD Art Center is a gallery and art studio in Richmond, CA that supports more than 70 artists with disabilities in our virtual studio and 23rd Street space. Frequently remarkable, surprising, and engaging, work by NIAD artists garners attention from the contemporary art world on a global scale. Each work created at NIAD is an original piece of contemporary art that tells an individual story from the perspective of an artist with disabilities. In our Studios and Galleries, NIAD artists develop a sense of pride in their artistic abilities, connect with each other and with NIAD’s community of supporters, and earn an income from the sale of their work.
Website: niadart.org
NIAD will be a vendor at the Holiday Arts Festival from 10am to 5pm on Sunday, December 4 at Richmond Art Center, 2540 Barrett Avenue, Richmond.
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About: Art of the African Diaspora is the longest running event of its kind in the Bay Area. The showcase exhibition at Richmond Art Center features work by over 120 artists of African descent. Visit the Art of the African Diaspora table to meet participating artists in 2023 and learn about the upcoming event!
Website: www.aotad.org
Art of the African Diaspora will be at the Holiday Arts Festival from 10am to 5pm on Sunday, December 4 at Richmond Art Center, 2540 Barrett Avenue, Richmond.
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About: The City of Richmond is beginning a year-long planning process to guide the development of new public art and cultural arts programming for the Public Art Master Plan! Art Builds Community will be at the Holiday Arts Festival to hear from you how we can shape and invest in the future of public art and cultural arts programming in Richmond.
Website: www.ci.richmond.ca.us/2064/Arts-Culture
Art Builds Community will be at the Holiday Arts Festival from 10am to 5pm on Sunday, December 4 at Richmond Art Center, 2540 Barrett Avenue, Richmond.
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About: I started making little decorated pill boxes for friends and family who traveled with medications. Everyone who saw them wanted one, so my side hustle was born! Using a millefiori caning technique, each polymer clay design is unique and eye-catching.
Online Store (third party): www.artpal.com/Hope_Meredith
Hope Meredith will be a vendor at the Holiday Arts Festival from 10am to 5pm on Sunday, December 4 at Richmond Art Center, 2540 Barrett Avenue, Richmond.
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Saturday, January 28, 2pm-4pm
Richmond Art Center, 2540 Barrett Avenue, Richmond, CA
FREE
Join Social Justice Sewing Academy in an interactive hands-on workshop that merges craft, art and activism to create textile art pieces that are displayed nationally in museums and other shows.
This workshop allows participants to discuss topics pertaining to social justice issues in a brave and safe space. During the two hour workshop you will participate in critical discussion and create a piece of textile art that you are passionate about.
This workshop is free, open to all and no rsvp is necessary.
Saturday, January 28, 12:30pm-2pm
Richmond Art Center, 2540 Barrett Avenue, Richmond, CA
FREE
A special conversation with MoAD’s Monetta White, Executive Director and CEO, and Key Jo Lee, Chief of Curatorial Affairs & Public Programs. Facilitated by Flo Wiley.
Monetta White, a native San Franciscan has strong ties to the city both personally and professionally. In 2007 when she and husband Chef David Lawrence opened 1300 on Fillmore, the duo were excited by the opportunity to help revive the neighborhood through good food and music. For the past ten years, White’s business savvy and passion for food and community continues on with her opening 1300 on Fillmore at SFO International Airport. White manages and oversees all business operations and marketing for the restaurant group. White has been recognized for her knowledge and leadership by the City of San Francisco, for which she served as Vice President of the Small Business Commission. She sits on the board of directors for several non-profit and business organizations including SF Travel.
Key Jo Lee is a Ph.D. candidate in History of Art and African American Studies at Yale University. She is the author of Perceptual Drift: Black Art and an Ethics of Looking (2023) and the forthcoming essay, “Gesturing Towards Infinitude: Writing Blue/Black Cosmologies” in Going Dark: The Contemporary Figure at the Edge of Visibility. (Guggenheim Museum. Curated by Ashley Jones. (2023)). Lee was formerly the Associate Curator of American Art, Director of Academic Affairs at Cleveland Museum of Art. She curated the exhibition Currents and Constellations: Black Art in Focus (2020) featuring Dawoud Bey and Lorna Simpson, and was the co-moderator Art of Collective Care & Responsibility: Handling Images of Black Suffering & Death, (2020) a virtual teach-in with LaTanya Antry.
Florene Wiley is a 50 year veteran arts administrator in the Bay Area, New York City, and Lagos Nigeria. Former Chair of the Richmond Arts & Culture Commission, President of Spirit & Image Entertainment whose Actors Workshop with Flo Wiley starts February 4 at CoBiz in Richmond.
About: East Bay artist who loves to make wearable statements using a lasercutter, wood, acrylic and my imagination.
Online Store (third party): www.etsy.com/shop/FrikkinLaserSharks
Under Construction Creations / Frikkin Laser Sharks will be a vendor at the Holiday Arts Festival from 10am to 5pm on Sunday, December 4 at Richmond Art Center, 2540 Barrett Avenue, Richmond.
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