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Spring Family Day
5/14/22

Spring Family Day

Saturday, May 14, 12pm-3pm

Richmond Art Center (courtyard), 2540 Barrett Avenue, Richmond

PRESS RELEASE

Kids of all ages and their grown-ups are invited to Richmond Art Center’s Spring Family Day on Saturday, May 14, 12pm-3pm. This free, family event is an opportunity to celebrate the gifts of spring through art-making, dancing, and music. 

  • Bomba by Quenepas
  • Live Printing by Liberación Gráfica
  • Fencelines Workshop
  • Succulent Art Planters
  • Art Making Activities
  • Flower Photo Booth
  • Pottery Demo with a Kick Wheel
  • Richmond Our Power Coalition
  • Gallery Search and Find
  • …and more!

Thank you to Richmond Rotary Club for sponsoring this event.


Right Here, Right Now: Artists’ Talk
5/12/22

Right Here, Right Now: Artists’ Talk

Thursday, May 12, 7pm-8:30pm

ONLINE EVENT | FREE

CLICK HERE TO RSVP (RSVP REQUIRED TO RECEIVE THE ZOOM LINK)
(Links sent via email 30 minutes before the event starts)

Join us for an online discussion with the artists participating in Right Here, Right Now: A Biennial of Richmond Art.

Images (left to right, top to bottom): Details of works by Karen Seneferu, Heather McAlister, Melanin Buford, Jeff Maylath, Daniel Ballesteros, Adrian Delgado, Janet Lipkin, and AJ Serrano

Artist’s Talk: Dewey Crumpler
4/30/22

Artist’s Talk: Dewey Crumpler

Saturday, April 30, 1pm | FREE
Richmond Art Center, 2540 Barrett Avenue, Richmond, CA 94804

An Artist’s Talk with Dewey Crumpler presented in conjunction with his solo exhibition Dewey Crumpler: Crossings. More info…

Welcome Elaine Moreno, RAC’s new Visitor Services Coordinator!

We are so happy to welcome Elaine Moreno to Richmond Art Center’s staff team. Elaine is our new Visitor Services Coordinator.

Please say hello and welcome to Elaine at the front desk next time you are at RAC!

About Elaine: Elaine Moreno is a Bay Area born and raised Visual Artist, primarily working with Film and Digital Photography. Elaine’s passion for the arts started at an early age, and brought her to California College of the Arts where she graduated in 2021 with a Bachelor’s of Fine Arts in Photography and Visual Studies Minor. Elaine aims to give back to her community that helped propel her artistic journey in hopes to inspire and guide others along their artistic paths.

Image: Elaine with her pup Pickle

Spring Exhibitions Opening Reception
4/2/22

Spring Exhibitions Reception

Saturday, April 2, 2pm-4pm

Richmond Art Center, 2540 Barrett Avenue, Richmond, CA

FREE

Join us on Saturday, April 2, 2pm-4pm for the opening reception for our spring exhibitions:

Dewey Crumpler: Crossings

The first survey of Dewey Crumpler’s ‘shipping container’ work to be exhibited in the Bay Area. The exhibition will include over 120 works that ask us to consider the history, lived legacy and future impact of the global shipping industry.

Right Here, Right Now: A Biennial of Richmond Art

In its second edition, Right Here, Right Now will present the work of eight Richmond artists selected for their risk-taking and visionary creative practices.

Nadie es ilegal en tierra robada

A solo exhibition of photography by Diamela Cutiño.

Top image: Artwork by Dewey Crumpler. Courtesy of the Artist and Jenkins Johnson Gallery

Closing Meet & Greet
3/19/22

Closing Meet & Greet

Art of the African Diaspora Closing Event: Saturday, March 19, 12pm-2pm

Richmond Art Center, 2540 Barrett Avenue, Richmond, CA 94804

Richmond Art Center and the AOTAD Steering Committee will host a special event for artists and art fans to come together one last time to celebrate Art of the African Diaspora 2022! Meet artists, share your experiences of AOTAD, and enjoy over 150 artworks in the Art of the African Diaspora exhibition.

CLICK HERE for more information about Art of the African Diaspora in 2022.

Visiting Richmond Art Center during the Pandemic: Mask wearing is still required to visit the galleries and in all indoor spaces at Richmond Art Center. Refreshments will be served in our courtyard (where folks may remove their masks if they wish). No RSVP is necessary to attend this event.


INFORMATION FOR PARTICIPATING ARTISTS

Artwork Pick Up: Exhibiting artists may pick up their artworks at the end of the ‘Meet and Greet’ event from 2pm-3:30pm. Please note, no earlier artwork pick up can be accommodated.

Artwork Pick Up Times:

  • Saturday, March 19, 2pm-3:30pm
  • Sunday, March 20, 10am-2pm
  • Monday 21, 11am-4pm.

Artist Announcement: Right Here, Right Now, Richmond

We are so excited to announce the artists selected for Right Here, Right Now: A Biennial of Richmond Art!

The artists participating in the second edition of the Biennial are:

These eight Richmond artists will contribute work to an exhibition to be presented in Richmond Art Center’s South Gallery that will run from April 7 through to June 3, 2022. Participating artists are selected for their risk-taking and visionary creative practices. More info about the exhibition coming soon!

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Richmond Art Center
2540 Barrett Avenue
Richmond, CA 94804-1600

 

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