Berkeleyside: Amy Keefer Interview

“Amy Keefer is not your average rainy afternoon knitter, crocheter or embroiderer. Keefer holds both bachelor’s and master’s degrees in fine arts with an emphasis on textiles and fibers, and uses these patience-demanding crafts as tools for self-expression, as well as to provoke political discussion.” We’re proud to have Amy on our staff of Teaching […]

Press Release: Viola Frey and Juan Carlos Quintana in The Human Spirit

THE RICHMOND ART CENTER EXHIBITION FEATURES REFLECTIVE WORKS OF VIOLA FREY AND JUAN CARLOS QUINTANA IN THE HUMAN SPIRIT: CONTEMPORARY FIGURATION AS AN EXPRESSION OF HUMANISM In conjunction with our 80th anniversary, the Richmond Art Center will present two important companion exhibitions that trace the human figure as vehicle in Bay Area art.   RICHMOND, CA […]

Meet an Instructor: Joyce Shon

About the interviews: The Richmond Art Center is fortunate and proud to work with a diverse and growing number of artists and teachers who work with our students at the Art Center as well as in our local communities. We want to share some of these wonderful people with you, to inspire your own artistic […]

Call for Artists: Our Town Juried Exhibition

Our Town Juried Exhibition June 12 – August 27, 2016 Richmond Art Center   The people and places which mark a town as “Our Town” are as varied as our lives. The histories and generations of schools and teachers, shops and customers, workplaces and co-workers, these populate our days. As the Richmond Art Center reflects […]

Early Bird Registration Special for Spring and Summer Art Camps!

Art Camps Early Bird Registration Special! Come make new art and new friends at the Richmond Art Center this summer! $20 off any session of Spring or Summer camp at the Richmond Art Center when you sign up early! Register before March 31 with coupon code: RACAMP. Coupon can be used more than once and […]

Meet an Instructor: Dawn Gonzales

About the interviews: The Richmond Art Center is fortunate and proud to work with a diverse and growing number of artists and teachers who work with our students at the Art Center as well as in our local communities. We want to share some of these wonderful people with you, to inspire your own artistic […]

Press Release: David Park: Personal Perspectives and The Human Spirit

THE RICHMOND ART CENTER PRESENTS: DAVID PARK: PERSONAL PERSPECTIVES and THE HUMAN SPIRIT: CONTEMPORARY FIGURATION AS AN EXPRESSION OF HUMANISM In conjunction with our 80th anniversary, the Richmond Art Center will present two important companion exhibitions that trace the human figure as vehicle in Bay Area art.   RICHMOND, CA — JANUARY 29, 2016 — […]

We made Squarecylinder’s Best of 2015 List!

Mildred Howard, What Came First, 2007, plastic building, chicken head 11 x 16 x 9 1/2” We’re proud to announce that Mildred Howard:”Spirit and Matter” show we exhibited from March to May 2015 made Squarecylinder’s Best of 2015 list! From the website: “Howard,” wrote Jeff Kelley, “is trying to hold something together in her works, some moments […]

Holiday Hours at the Art Center

During the Holiday Season, the Richmond Art Center will be closed from December 24th through January 3rd.  See you on Monday, January 4th! We will be closed on Sundays through January 9th. Art classes begin on Monday, January 4th. You can still register online for many popular classes. We look forward to seeing you at the […]

Holiday Arts Festival Recap from Executive Director Ric Ambrose

On Saturday, December 5, the Richmond Art Center hosted our 53rd annual Holiday Arts Festival. The Art Center bustled with artisans, teachers, and members of the East Bay communities. Studio Arts hosted fun, creative activities for the kids, Ceramics held its famous sale, and our pop-up cafe served delicious paninis, desserts, and lattés. Both the […]