Be Our Next Catalog Cover Artist!

We’re looking for extraordinary art made here in our studios to feature as our next (and future!) catalog cover image. Maybe it’s yours. Image requirements: Work must be made here in one of our studio classes or workshops within the last year. Current students and teaching artists may apply. Work must be emailed to julie@richmondartcenter.org Full […]
Donate Your Fabric for a Good Cause!

Bring your unused fabrics to the RAC! We’ll make sure the artists at the Social Justice Sewing Academy can use them for their upcoming quilt projects. (We will be exhibiting their work in partnership with The Latina Center this Winter!) What is the SJSA? Founded in 2017, the Social Justice Sewing Academy (SJSA) is an art […]
We’re Hiring: Development Assistant and Database Coordinator
Position: Development Assistant and Database Coordinator Schedule: 24 hours weekly: non-exempt, days/hours to be determined Supervisor: Director of Development Essential Functions: Under the supervision of the Director of Development, the Development Assistant and Database Coordinator (1) manages the fundraising database, (2) supports all activities of the annual fund including handling all gift acknowledgements and annual […]
Review: Art in the Community This Year

This year, our Art in the Community program (AIC) worked with a total of 48 student groups in ongoing arts learning experiences, as well as holding a weekly drop-in class at the Richmond Public Library, engaging over 1700 students. In collaboration with the WCCUSD office of expanded learning, we provided after-school art classes in eight […]
Press Release: Richmond Art Center Awarded California Arts Council “Arts Education: Extension” Grant
State funds support Richmond Art Center’s Art in the Community arts education programming [Richmond, CA] – The California Arts Council announced its plans to award $13,500 to the Richmond Art Center as part of its Arts Education: Extension program. As a segment of the California Arts Council Arts Education grant opportunities, Extension grants support arts education […]
Help us win Best of the East Bay!
We’ve been nominated for Best Art Classes in Best of the East Bay! Help us win: it’s fast and easy! Voting happens here: https://www.EastBayExpress.com/BestOf You’ll find Best Art Classes listed on page 3. Thank you for sharing the work of the Richmond Art Center! Voting ends on July 11.
New Documentary “The Artist in Society: Talking with Hershell West” Free Screening

Hershell West, local arts icon, is very active in the art scene of the East Bay. He was a member and later president of the board of ProArts in Oakland and the Richmond Art Center in Richmond. He served on both the Oakland Arts Commission and the Richmond Arts and Cultural Commission, for both of […]
Call for Entries “What Knot?” Now Open
Presented by the Richmond Art Center in partnership with the Northern California Surface Design Association, What Knot? will feature contemporary art by Californian artists working with fiber and textile construction techniques, and offering new twists on traditional processes, materials and concepts. The exhibition will be juried by Camille Ann Brewer, Curator of Contemporary Art at The George Washington University Museum and The Textile […]
An Interview with Phil Linhares: Small Works Juror
AN INTERVIEW WITH PHIL LINHARES by Amy Spencer, Exhibition Director Unlike many exhibitions juried online, the scale of the work for Small Works actually translated very well to a computer screen. Where you thinking about this as you viewed the works? The submissions came off pretty well. Years ago I dealt with juried shows where […]
Annual Board Election and Reception
ANNOUNCEMENT RICHMOND ART CENTER ANNUAL MEMBERS’ BOARD ELECTION and RECEPTION SATURDAY, JUNE 9, 2018, 3:00 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. The Richmond Art Center’s Annual Members’ Board Election and Reception will be held at the Art Center beginning at 3:00 p.m. The purpose of the meeting is to hold the election for the fiscal year 2018-2019 Board […]