This Week: Three Things Not to Miss!
The Art Center’s abuzz with lots of things to do, so here’s our short list for you! Be sure to send in your application for the Holiday Arts Festival if you want to be a vendor. Deadline is end of day, September 22! Apply here. RSVP to our Back to School Community Celebration: an event […]
Richmond Confidential: Making Our Mark
Thanks to Richmond Confidential for profiling our new exhibition, Making Our Mark: http://richmondconfidential.org/2016/09/15/exhibit-showcases-rac-mentor-mentee-artist-legacy/ From the article: “The Richmond Art Center celebrated its 80th anniversary last Saturday with the opening of “Making Our Mark and Making New Paths,” an exhibit that builds a family tree of artists and their mentees. The show includes work by 14 artists […]
Best Classes for Kids: Register Today!
Enroll your kids in our Parents’ Press award-winning classes this Fall! Our Studio Education team has selected their top three favorites… see which one is right for you and your family. Calder Circus (Ages 6 – 8) Be inspired by the magic of Alexander Calder’s 1927 Circus to create dioramas, small wooden figures, animals and […]
See and Make Art with Girls, Inc.
The Richmond Art Center’s ongoing See and Make Art Free Family Workshops were started in 2014 to broaden our arts offerings and include our community in new experiences around the making of art. Centered at the main branch of the Richmond Library, each workshop starts with a story, continues with an art-making project, and then […]
Press Release: Dual Art-Music Partnership: Richmond Art Center and Del Sol String Quartet Weave Art and Music
DUAL ART-MUSIC PARTNERSHIP: RICHMOND ART CENTER AND DEL SOL STRING QUARTET WEAVE ART AND MUSIC IN CELEBRATION OF 80TH ANNIVERSARY YEAR A grant awarded by Chamber Music America provides for the SF-based Del Sol String Quartet Residency at the Richmond Art Center, bringing chamber music and accompanying art classes to local K-12 schoolchildren. RICHMOND, CA […]
East Bay Express, SFArts, and more: Making Our Mark in the News
Our much anticipated Fall exhibition Making Our Mark fills three galleries with extraordinary art. And the press has noticed as well. The show has made the East Bay Express’ list of Top Gallery and Museum shows: http://www.eastbayexpress.com/oakland/top-gallery-and-museum-shows/Content?oid=4955774 and the Richmond Standard showcases the unique relationship between two of our featured artists, Enrique Chagoya and Yvette Deas: http://richmondstandard.com/2016/08/richmond-art-center-80th-anniversary-major-exhibition-to-make-a/ SFArts.org had a […]
A personal message from our new President of the Board…
Our new President of the Board of Directors, Inez Brooks-Myers, reflects on her personal history with the Richmond Art Center. Click here to learn more about our Board and the people who provide governance of the Art Center. My mother, Hattiemay, loved the Richmond Art Center. After she retired, she volunteered on Friday mornings, answering […]
Celebrate Community and Richmond-Based Art Making with Us!
In Fall 2016, the Richmond Art Center continues to celebrate 80 years of community art making in Richmond and its surrounding areas with its Back to School community event. This all-ages event is open to Art Center constituents old and new and serves as a means for our community to celebrate and contribute to […]
Press Release: Artists Enrique Chagoya and Yvette Deas Present Work Addressing Cultural Appropriate and Societal (Mis)Representation
ARTISTS ENRIQUE CHAGOYA AND YVETTE DEAS PRESENT WORK ADDRESSING CULTURAL APPROPRIATION AND SOCIETAL (MIS)REPRESENTATION AT RICHMOND ART CENTER’S FALL 2016 EXHIBITION Former teacher/student, now artistic colleagues, Chagoya and Deas exhibit recent works in Making Our Mark, the 80th Anniversary Exhibition on view at the Richmond Art Center. RICHMOND, CA — AUGUST 30, 2016 — Identity […]
Top Ten Fall Classes!
Our catalog is full of many great classes and workshops (and don’t forget our Parents’ Press award-winning classes for kids), we’ve highlighted a few we don’t want you to miss! Social Media for Artists: Get an introductory artist’s guide to using social media as a promotional tool for your work and your brand. Printmaking Extravaganza: Learn various types of […]
