Pride: A message from RAC’s Executive Director
Dear RAC community, It’s June and Pride Month! Starting with the Stonewall Uprising in June 1969, this month celebrates and commemorates LGBTQ+ activism and culture through the years. At Richmond Art Center we celebrated Pride last weekend with Drag Queen Story Hour. In this special storytelling event with Drag Queen PerSia, families came together to […]
Press Release: California Girls 2
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJune 10, 2021 California Girls 2 Marking the 50th Anniversary of Tom Marioni’s time at Richmond Art Center California Girls 2: richmondartcenter.org/exhibitions/california-girls-2 Rewriting the Rules: An Interview with Tom Marioni: richmondartcenter.org/announcements/interview-with-tom-marioni Richmond, CA: Richmond Art Center (RAC) presents a new exhibition marking the 50th anniversary of California Girls. The 1971 exhibition was the […]
Rewriting the Rules: An Interview with Tom Marioni
By Shaelyn Hanes Tom Marioni is a San Francisco-based artist, curator, and writer who played a key role in Bay Area conceptual art in the 1970s—a movement in which artists used humor and action to intertwine art and daily life. Marioni moved to San Francisco from Cincinnati in 1959. His first major foray into the […]
Richmond Standard: Richmond Art Center to host Drag Queen Story Hour for families
Photo courtesy of the Richmond Art Center By Kathy Chouteau The Richmond Art Center (RAC) is celebrating Pride month by hosting a free online “Drag Queen Story Hour with PerSia” on Saturday, June 12 from 10-11 a.m. In an event geared toward kids and their families, PerSia will read A Day in the Life of […]
Summer Catalog Launch Party in your Inbox! | With Love… Issue 22
ISSUE 22The Latest Edition | Celebrating Pride | Live Online Soon! | Summer Fun for Young ArtistsTaller de comunicación gratuito (Free Communications Workshop) The Latest Edition Summer 2021 Class Catalog Our Summer Class Catalog is here! Register today for online classes starting weekly June through August. Summer 2021 Class Catalog PDF (download to print or […]
Drag Queen Story Hour!!
6/12/21
Saturday, June 12, 10am-11am, FREE CLICK HERE TO REGISTER Richmond Art Center celebrates Pride with this special online event. Join PerSia as she reads A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo by Jill Twiss. This event is for kids and their families. About PerSia: With a pedigree from weekly performances at the late, iconic Esta Noche, […]
Summer Bucket List: Art Class CHECK! | With Love… Issue 21
ISSUE 21Summer Session is Here | An Update on Reopening RAC | Live Online Soon! | The Beginners Gallery | Job Opportunities Summer Session is Here Registration for Summer Session NOW OPEN Classes for Adults! Paint Sketching Experiments, Figure Drawing from Photos, Beginner’s Sumi-e, and more! Classes for Kids! Squishy Wonderful Clay!, Animals and Beyond, […]
COVID-19 Prevention
COVID-19 SAFETY MEASURES Richmond Art Center is implementing a COVID-19 Prevention Plan (download the complete plan below) to prevent the spread of COVID-19. RAC’s safety protocols for all visitors include: A requirement that all staff and visitors over the age of two wear masks at all times inside the building An attendance limit of twenty-five […]
Family Ghosts | With Love… Issue 20
ISSUE 20Three Artists Talk | Two Artists Talk | We’re Hiring! Flora, Family Ghosts + Resilient Correspondence Three artists discuss the threads and themes of their work Online Artists’ Talk: Thursday, May 27, 7-8pm PST Join us for a special event bringing together three artists – Shari Arai DeBoer, Manon Wada, Irene Wibawa – to […]
We’re Hiring: Curator (part-time)
Job Title: CuratorOrganization: Richmond Art Center, 2540 Barrett Avenue, Richmond, CA 94804Salary: $33.65 per hourJob Type: Part-Time, 12-Month ContractSchedule: This position is 20 hours per week. Many of the position’s duties can be conducted offsite. The schedule is flexible, but the Curator must be able to be onsite for exhibition installations, and attend opening receptions […]
