Now Hiring! Jewelry and Metal Teaching Artist and Lead Monitor

Be Part of our Team Today, everything we do at the Richmond Art Center continues to breathe life into our founder Hazel Salmi’s original vision: That within every person lives an artist. Join the largest visual arts center in the East Bay and help us bring arts experiences to people of all ages. We’re hiring! […]

Attention Teaching Artists: Join us on June 4 for a special event!

Attention artists! The Richmond Art Center is hosting an event for interested teaching artists professionals to join our growing team. Please mark your calendar for June 4 from 11am – 1pm to meet our staff and learn more about the teaching opportunities associated with the Art Center. To RSVP, click here.

Blick Art Materials Supports the Art Center!

Blick Art Materials supports the artist community of the Richmond Art Center! They have provided us with a special discount just in time for the annual Members Show. We’re so grateful to Blick for their support. Please click on the image to get your Art Center discount!

May is for Members!

Thank you for being a vital part of the Art Center community! We would like to offer our members a complimentary gallery walkthrough, lead by Exhibitions Director Jan Wurm, on Saturday, May 14, from 2-3 pm. Please RSVP! Stop by the front desk, call us at 510 620 6772, or email us at RSVP@richmondartcenter.org Our Members […]

Our Message Regarding #EastBayGives Campaign

Dear Richmond Art Center Patrons, Board and staff, As you know, we’ve been looking forward to the #EastBayGives campaign as a way to engage our community and raise funds to support the variety of wonderful programs the Art Center offers year-round: classes, free events and exhibitions, scholarships for youth and adults, arts education for almost […]

East Bay Monthly: David Park

The East Bay Monthly has a feature article on our current exhibition David Park: Personal Perspectives! The article by Lou Fancher gives a deeper personal portrait of Park’s history and his entry into the Figurative Art movement. You can read the entire article online here if you’re not able to pick up a copy. This […]

Weekend Update: Cinco de Mayo!

The Richmond Art Center represented this weekend as part of the Cinco de Mayo Parade on Saturday, and the Cinco de Mayo Festival on 23rd Street on Sunday. Our Art in the Community staff supported the families who took part in the float parade. This partnership between the Richmond Art Center, The Latina Center and the Richmond High School […]

#EastBayGives: Get ready to give on May 3!

On May 3, the Richmond Art Center will be participating in East Bay Gives 2016. Please help us make our goal of $4,000 to help support our wonderful programs, including Studio Arts Education, Art in the Community, and Exhibitions!  There are several prizes we’d love to win… are you game? Calling all night owls! The […]

Open Workshops to Check Out!

We have some spaces in great workshops being offered this Spring. Don’t miss out… check them out today! Forging Spoons Learn how to move and shape metal with basic hammering techniques and surface finishing. Beginning with copper stock, we will cold forge handmade spoons. In addition to technical skills, we will explore design elements such […]

Thank you for supporting UPCYCLE!

We’re still smiling from our great day at the Art Center yesterday. Upcycle 2016 was a great day full of creative energy, focused on reusing and remaking found materials, and our courtyard and studios were filled with families and friends making art! Over 300 people attended our event! Our thanks extend to the Richmond community […]

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