Double your impact through matching grants!
Give now and double your impact through one of our matching grants! $200-$999 donations will be matched one-to-one by a generous, anonymous Foundation, up to $10,000. $1,000+ donations will be matched one-to-one by the City of Richmond, up to $100,000. Thanks for your support of the arts!
Last Day of Camp! Friday, July 10 Come Celebrate with Us!
This Friday is our last day of camp! It’s been a wonderful session brimming with creativity, and we will surely miss this flock of young artists! To celebrate the amazing work that your children have put into the last four weeks, we’ll be having an exhibition and party on Friday, July 10 in our community […]
Help us Win “Best Art Gallery” in the East Bay Express!
Thanks to your votes, we were named “Best Community Arts Center” in the East Bay Express’ 2014 Best of the East Bay readers’ poll. This year, help us bring home the prize in the “Best Art Gallery” category by filling out an online survey here.
Art in the Community Program Update: Summer Camps are Here!
Our Art in the Community program has begun its summer schedule! Thanks to the EdFund, the summer camps held at Richmond community centers have grown to four sites this year. Artists Marie Kamali and Chris Castle will be teaching at Booker T. Anderson, Parchester, Nevin and Shields-Reid community centers.
Thank You to the Richmond Art Center Volunteers
Thank you to all of our volunteers for helping us out with Upcycle, our opening and closing receptions and for helping out with gallery installations! We would like to give a special thanks to Mary Gillis who is an extraordinary force transitioning our galleries from start to finish! Thank you Mary! You ROCK! Thank you […]
Art in the Community Program: Annual Student Show & STEAM Camp News
Art in the Community Director Rebeca Garcia-Gonzalez shares an update on the conclusion of the Annual Student Show and the beginning of the program’s popular STEAM Camps: About the Art in the Community Show: Our Art in the Community student show concluded this Saturday, May 30. The work will be returned to students this week, […]
Put your Online Shopping Dollars to Work for the Richmond Art Center
At no cost to you, your online purchases can help support the Art Center! We all buy stuff on-line. It’s easy and convenient. With a tiny bit of advance planning, you can designate the Richmond Art Center as the recipient of a donation each time you buy. Your purchase price will not be increased; the […]
Huffington Post: Mildred Howard’s Spirit and Matter
As we enter into the final week of Mildred Howard: Spirit and Matter, the Huffington Post’s Jane Vandenburgh has published a lively and thought-provoking piece on the exhibit. Vandenburgh concludes, “If you haven’t seen this show, don’t miss the chance. If you have had the pleasure, you may well want to go again, as as with […]
Art in the Community: Our Cinco de Mayo Success Story
Our Cinco de Mayo parade will never be the same again! Not only was the Richmond Art Center one of the parade’s official sponsors for the first time ever, the partnership between our Art in the Community programs and the Peace and Unity Cinco de Mayo Parade Committee resulted in two colorful floats and lots of […]
Art in the Community: Highlights from the 3rd Annual Student Show Reception
The art of more than a thousand students is on display during the Center’s 3rd Annual Art in the Community Student Show, running through Friday, May 29. To celebrate the exhibition’s opening, a free, public opening reception was held on Sat., May 9, from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. This year the show doubled in size, featuring the ceramics, […]
