About: I combine hand blown glass and wood to make unique creations. I use wood sourced from tree jobs and that I find on hikes. Some pieces I carve and/or burn for desired effect.
Website: eyesfortrees.wixsite.com/gallery
Eyes for Trees 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.
CLICK HERE to return to the participant listings.
About: Necklaces, scarfs and purses and bags are the major items I create in textiles, using my own designed fabric. Pillows, table cloths and abstract work you can use as interior design.
I am showing at ETSY and the East Bay Open Studios regularly.
Online Store (third party): www.etsy.com/shop/ArtsyKaethi
ArtsyKaethi is an online only participant in the Holiday Arts Festival.
CLICK HERE to return to the participant listings.
About: As a ceramic artist I love the diversity of form and surface with clay. I make one of a kind functional art & sculpture; no two pieces are the same. Visit my Etsy page to see more. Have a question, email me: CERAMICSbyREGINA@gmail.com
Online Store (third party): www.etsy.com/shop/CERAMICSbyREGINA
CERAMICSbyREGINA 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.
CLICK HERE to return to the participant listings.
“It gave me a sense of hope and that my circle of support was widening at a time when we were all feeling increased isolation.”
By Laura Kamian McDermott
In Summer of 2019 I dropped off my “Studio Ceiling, Giant Trade Center” tapestry at the Richmond Art Center for their annual Members Exhibition. I was elated to hear from the curator on the eve of the opening that this tapestry had earned me a 3-person exhibition to be held in the Summer of 2020! The other artists chosen were Steven Morales, a Richmond-based mixed-media artist who is influenced by materials and themes in his architecture practice, and Oakland-based ceramicist and painter Leslie Plato Smith whose work focuses on climate issues.
Leslie, Steven and I started having rotating potluck dinners at each other’s houses to get to know each other better and talk art. In January of 2020 Amy Spencer, the RAC Exhibitions Director, came to our studios to choose work for the summer show. Then came March 2020…
Throughout the shutdown, all four of us kept in touch, checking in on each other, our families, our art practices, and how we were all coping. It was comforting to have these brand-new connections in my life. It gave me a sense of hope and that my circle of support was widening at a time when we were all feeling increased isolation. Big thanks to Amy, Leslie, and Steven for staying in touch!
Fast forward to Fall 2021… We are cautiously entering better times! The galleries at the Richmond Art Center are now open and they are offering some in-person classes in addition to the online classes they hosted throughout the pandemic. Our show, now titled “Opossum Magic,” based on an opossum trapped in Leslie’s studio, is one of 4 shows on display during this tender moment of reopening. The theme of our show centers on our shared use of materials and inspirations from our everyday life in our creative work. My “Jagged Skyline of Car Keys” series, based on keys from my junk drawer, is on display as well as several other tapestries. Also included is a large-scale felted I-Cord (knitted tube), hung in the abstract gesture and knotted shape that the felting process helped set it into. I also updated my Armenian Alphabet series, spelling out some new words related to our shared pandemic experience and re-opening: “Breath, shunch”, “Community, hamaynk”, and “Connection, kap.” My work is interspersed with Leslie and Steven’s throughout the gallery. All our works are full of rich textures and vivid colors, a great celebration for the RAC’s re-opening! We were able to hold a Covid19-friendly reception on October 16th, making use of the outdoor courtyard. It very nearly felt like a normal reception and was so good for the soul. Thank you Care and Dance for coming out! Throughout the show I’ve been meeting friends and family, some of whom I haven’t seen in over two years, at the gallery for intimate small group visits. It has been a sweet and hopeful way to re-gather. As of this writing, two of the key skyline pieces have sold from the RAC show, and I’ve also sold a few pieces off of my website and Instagram earlier in the year. Priorities shifted during the past couple of years, and I’m glad to see personal art purchases bringing joy and comfort into people’s homes.
Opossum Magic is on display through November 18th. I hope those of you who are nearby get a chance to see it in person! Let me know if you are planning a visit, I’m 10 minutes away and may be able to meet you. And check out the three other exhibits while you are there:
Time and Again, Rigo 23’s large scale sculptural tribute to Leonard Peltier: https://richmondartcenter.org/exhibitions/time-and-again/
Summer Rites, Richmond Youth Photographers: https://richmondartcenter.org/exhibitions/summer-rites/
Works From Home, Richmond Art Center Student Showcase: https://richmondartcenter.org/exhibitions/student-showcase/
Laura Kamian McDermott wrote this piece for the Tapestry Weavers West newsletter. Thank you for sharing it with us also, Laura! tapestryweaverswest.org
Top Image: Leslie Smith (left), Steven Morales (center), and Laura Kamian McDermott (right) at Richmond Art Center. Note, masks were temporarily removed for this photo. Please wear your mask at RAC. 🙂
Marisa Burman
About: My ceramic work is primarily thrown on the wheel and hand-painted with underglaze. It is made from very durable porcelain clay which is food safe, and microwave and dishwasher friendly. I often color the clay itself using powdered mason stains. Then I paint on top of that colored background and fire the clay in a high-fire reduction kiln. I like to imagine each piece after it leaves my studio and continues its life in someone’s home. It brings me endless satisfaction to share with others and communicate through clay. I believe that daily rituals with handmade vessels can enrich our lives with joy, meaning, and community.
Please contact me via email if you have any questions or want to connect! marisa.burman@gmail.com
Instagram: @marisaburman
Marisa Burman 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.
CLICK HERE to return to the participant listings.
ISSUE 30
Feliz día de los Muertos | Get Creative, Give Creative | Don’t Miss Out | Upcoming Classes
Open Studios Invitation
Feliz día de los Muertos
Remembering Our Loved Ones
It’s Día de los Muertos and we remember friends and family members who are no longer with us.
Thank you to everyone who came to our Día de los Muertos Family Day celebration on October 23. It was a wonderful day of community and creativity. We’ve shared some photos from the day on our Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/RichmondArtCenter
If you missed the event there’s still time to get creative for Día de los Muertos! Check out this short video (https://richmondartcenter.org/video/art-activities-for-dia-de-los-muertos/) by RAC teaching artist Tatiana Ortiz. She’ll teach you how to make papel picado and a simple marigold watercolor. Or download this Ofrenda Activity (https://richmondartcenter.org/instructables/ofrenda-activity-for-dia-de-los-muertos/) by Vero d. Orozco.
Image: Community altar at Richmond Art Center
Get Creative, Give Creative
59th Annual Holiday Arts Festival
Get creative and give creative this holiday season
Online and In-Person* Activities | Starts November 4
Richmond Art Center invites creative gift-makers, holiday shoppers and art lovers to experience the 59th Annual Holiday Arts Festival! With the Arts & Crafts Hub, Ceramics Sale, and free gift-making workshop series, the Holiday Arts Festival has something for everyone to get creative and give creative this holiday season.
Stay tuned later this week for an e-announcement with everything you need to know about the Holiday Arts Festival this year!
More info: https://richmondartcenter.org/haf/
Don’t Miss Out
Time and Again
Exhibition Closes November 20
Gallery Hours: Thursdays 10am-2pm and Saturdays 10am-2pm*
Time and Again centers on Rigo 23’s monumental sculptural tribute to Native American activist Leonard Peltier.
See what people are saying about this important show: KALW (https://richmondartcenter.org/in-the-news/kalw-artist-rigo-23-honors-incarcerated-native-activist-leonard-peltier-with-a-12-foot-statue/) , Richmond Pulse (https://richmondartcenter.org/in-the-news/richmond-pulse-richmond-art-center-amplifies-calls-to-release-native-american-activist-leonard-peltier/) , Richmond Confidential (https://richmondartcenter.org/in-the-news/richmond-confidential-richmond-art-center-opens-doors-to-free-event-for-indigenous-peoples-day/) , Indybay (https://richmondartcenter.org/in-the-news/indybay-time-and-again/) , Native News (https://richmondartcenter.org/in-the-news/native-news-california-art-center-hosts-controversial-leonard-peltier-exhibition/), KPFA (https://richmondartcenter.org/in-the-news/anthony-gonzalez-interviews-rigo-23-on-kpfa/)
Image: Recent visitors to Richmond Art Center
Learn more: https://richmondartcenter.org/exhibitions/time-and-again/
Open Studios Invitation
Meet Our Teaching Artists
Three of our Teaching Artists are participating in East Bay Open Studios! Lauren Ari (https://eastbayopenstudios.com/artist/lauren-ari-2/) (Richmond), Jennifer Linderman (https://eastbayopenstudios.com/artist/jennifer-linderman/) (Oakland) and Jill McLennan (https://eastbayopenstudios.com/artist/jill-mclennan-jmac/) (Oakland) are hosting in-person open studios this weekend Saturday, November 6 and Sunday, November 7, 10am to 5pm. Get a behind-the-scenes look at the creative processes of these three wonderful artists.
Image: Artworks by Jill McLennan
Learn more: https://eastbayopenstudios.com/welcome-to-ebos-2021/
*In-person activities are subject to change as we see further developments in the Covid-19 pandemic. Mask wearing and signing a Visitor Waiver is a condition of entry to RAC. We track attendee numbers in the courtyard and galleries to ensure spaces do not get too crowded. Read more about Richmond Art Center’s Covid-19 safety measures HERE (https://richmondartcenter.org/about/covid/) .
Top and bottom banner image: Alebrije workshop with Rachel-Anne Palacios at Fall Family Day
Have something to share? Please email us at admin@richmondartcenter.org
Richmond Art Center invites creative gift-makers, holiday shoppers and art lovers to experience the 59th Annual Holiday Arts Festival!
The Holiday Arts Festival is a beloved tradition at Richmond Art Center for over half a century. In 2021 we’re getting into the holiday spirit over two months – November and December – with both in-person and online activities that celebrate the joy of making, discovering, and gifting arts and crafts.
Online Artist Listings
November 4 – December 31, 2021
The Arts & Crafts Hub is an online space for Bay Area artists and makers to share and/or sell their work during the holiday season. It is a retail space for holiday arts and crafts shopping, but it is more than that too! Hub launches November 4!
Artists, click HERE to register your listing in the hub.
In-Person Ceramics Store at Richmond Art Center
Thursdays and Saturdays, 10am-2pm, November 4 – November 20, 2021
Richmond Art Center, 2540 Barrett Avenue, Richmond, CA
Our popular Ceramics Sale is back in-person this year with an opportunity to shop local and handmade for your holiday gifts! Stop by Richmond Art Center anytime during gallery hours from November 4 through to November 20 and purchase beautiful and usable ceramics such as plates, cups, bowls, made by our students, teachers and friends. The Ceramics Sale will be set up in our galleries and new pieces will be added weekly.
All sales benefit Richmond Art Center.
Free Workshops Online and In-Person
Workshop announcements and registration links coming soon!
Is there anything more special than receiving a holiday gift that is handmade by the person giving it to you? This free workshop series is designed for folks who need a nudge towards starting their holiday craft gift projects.
Ad Deadline: Sunday, November 21, 2021
Advertise in the Art of the African Diaspora Guide: The Catalogue is a 30+ page full color magazine published and distributed in conjunction with Art of African Diaspora. 3,000 copies will be printed and distributed to arts and community venues throughout the Bay Area. Click here to view the 2020 Art of the African Diaspora Catalogue
AD RATES:
CATALOGUE SIZE 11” H x 8.5” W
Back Cover: $500 – 10 3/4″ H x 7 3/4″ W SOLD
Front Inside Cover: $450 – 10 3/4″ H x 7 3/4″ W SOLD
Back Inside Cover: $400 – 10 3/4″ H x 7 3/4″ W
Full Page: $300 – 10 3/4″ H x 7 3/4″ W
1/2 Page: $175 – 4 3/4″ H x 7 3/4″ W
1/4 Page: $90 – 4 3/4″ H x 3 1/2″ W
Ad Deadline: Sunday, November 21, 2021
Questions? Please contact info@aotad.org
Terms: Art of the African Diaspora will publish your advertisement in the 2022 Art of the African Diaspora Catalogue. Total circulation 3,500. Ads must be submitted in digital format (pdf or eps file), full color, 300dpi and ad slick/print-ready (to size), sent via email to amy@richmondartcenter.org no later than November 21, 2021. Ad payment in full must be received by November 21, 2021 . All sales and transactions are final. The Art of the African Diaspora Steering Committee reserves the right to assign advertising space. Ads also appear in an online version of the publication.
100% of funds go to the Art of the African Diaspora Steering Committee, who is solely responsible for producing and publishing the Catalogue.
Prefer to pay with a check? CLICK HERE to download the pdf ad form. Checks should be made payable to Richmond Art Center. Completed forms and checks should be mailed to Richmond Art Center, 2540 Barrett Avenue, Richmond, CA 94804 by the ad deadline.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 26, 2021
Online and In-Person Activities | November & December 2021
Richmond Art Center, 2540 Barrett Avenue, Richmond, CA
Event webpage: richmondartcenter.org/haf
Richmond, CA: Richmond Art Center invites creative gift-makers, holiday shoppers and art lovers to experience the 59th Annual Holiday Arts Festival!
In 2021 we’re getting into the holiday spirit over two months – November and December – with both in-person and online activities that celebrate the joy of making, discovering, and gifting arts and crafts.* With the Arts & Crafts Hub, Ceramics Sale, and free gift-making workshop series, the Holiday Arts Festival has something for everyone to get creative and give creative this holiday season.
Visit richmondartcenter.org/haf to view the workshop schedule, artist listings, and ceramic sale hours.
Online Artist Listings
November 4 – December 31, 2021
The Arts & Crafts Hub is an online space for Bay Area artists and makers to share and/or sell their work during the holiday season. It is a retail space for holiday arts and crafts shopping, but it is more than that too! Local artists and makers share recent work, holiday specials, project links, posters for change, messages for peace, and more in this interactive catalog of Richmond Art Center’s creative community.
The Hub launches November 4! Interested artists should CLICK HERE to join.
In-Person Ceramics Store at Richmond Art Center
Thursdays and Saturdays, 10am-2pm, November 4 – November 20, 2021
Richmond Art Center, 2540 Barrett Avenue, Richmond, CA
Our popular Ceramics Sale is back in-person this year with an opportunity to shop local and handmade for your holiday gifts! Stop by Richmond Art Center anytime during gallery hours from November 4 through to November 20 and purchase beautiful and usable ceramics. All items are made by our students, teachers and friends. The Ceramics Sale will be set up in our galleries and new pieces will be added weekly.
All sales benefit Richmond Art Center.
Free Workshops Online and In-Person
Workshop announcements and registration links coming soon!
Is there anything more special than receiving a holiday gift that is handmade by the person giving it to you? This free workshop series is designed for folks who need a nudge towards starting their holiday craft gift projects.
Sign up for up for our e-newsletter, or follow us on Instagram or Facebook @RichmondArtCenter to get workshop announcements.
Covid-19 Prevention: Mask wearing and signing a Visitor Waiver is a condition of entry to Richmond Art Center. We track attendee numbers to ensure spaces do not get too crowded. See RAC’s website for more information about what we are doing to prevent the spread of Covid-19: richmondartcenter.org/about/covid
* In-person activities are subject to change based on Covid-19 developments. Please check Richmond Art Center’s website before planning your visit to RAC. Due to the ongoing uncertainties of the Covid-19 pandemic the annual in-person vendor fair will not be happening this year.
For more information contact: Amy Spencer amy@richmondartcenter.org
About Richmond Art Center: Richmond Art Center has been sharing art and creating with the community since 1936. Our programs encompass classes, exhibitions and events at our facility in downtown Richmond, as well as off-site activities that bring free, high-quality art making experiences to WCCUSD schools and community partners. richmondartcenter.org
JENEE DARDEN SPEAKS WITH RIGO 23 ABOUT HIS EXHIBITION ‘TIME AND AGAIN’ AT RICHMOND ART CENTER
For decades, activists around the world have been pushing for the release of Leonard Peltier. The Native American activist was convicted of murdering two FBI agents in 1971 during a shootout on a South Dakota reservation. Peltier has been in a federal prison for 45 years, serving two life sentences, and says he didn’t kill the agents. Irregularities in the story from that fatal day are why activists say Peltier didn’t get a fair trial.
When you speak of Leonard, you’re not just talking about individual. You’re talking about hundreds of thousands that this person has somehow come to represent and be a symbol for.
Rigo 23
The statue Rigo 23 created is inspired by a self-portrait of Leonard Peltier. The feet of the statue are detachable and have traveled around the country to historic sites of Indigenous resistance, including Standing Rock and Alcatraz.
See the statue now until November 18th at the Richmond Art Center. The exhibit is free.
CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO THE INTERVIEW
Jenee Darden is an award-winning journalist, author, public speaker and proud Oakland native. She hosts the weekly arts segment Sights & Sounds and covers East Oakland for KALW. Jenee has reported for NPR, Marketplace, KQED, KPCC, The Los Angeles Times, Ebony magazine, Refinery29 and other outlets. In 2005, she reported on the London transit bombings for Time magazine. Prior to coming to KALW, she hosted the podcast Mental Health and Wellness Radio.
