Press Release: Winter Exhibitions Announced
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Monday, November 25, 2024
Introducing Three Exhibitions Opening in January
Art of the African Diaspora | Attaboy’s Upcycled Garden | Across Land and Sea
January 22 – March 22, 2025
Opening Reception: Saturday, January 25, 1pm-3pm
Richmond Art Center, 2540 Barrett Avenue, Richmond, CA 94804
Gallery Hours: Wednesday-Saturday, 10am-4pm
Exhibitions and events are all free and no rsvp is necessary
Richmond, CA: Opening January 2025, Richmond Art Center’s galleries will showcase new art that bursts with color, meaning, and inventive materials.
In its 28th year, Art of the African Diaspora continues to express and honor the creative achievements of artists of African descent. In the Main Gallery, over 150 local Black artists will showcase their work in the Bay Area’s largest non-juried exhibition of its kind. The adjacent West Gallery highlights work by featured artists Deborah Butler, Kim Champion, and Carrie Lee McClish.
The Art of the African Diaspora program includes receptions, guest speaker events, open studios, and satellite exhibitions throughout the Bay Area. Be sure to grab a copy of the print catalog, available in January 2025, for a comprehensive guide to this dynamic celebration.
In the South Gallery, Daniel “Attaboy” Seifert unveils a new iteration of his Upcycled Garden, an ever-growing project born during the pandemic. In 2021, faced with lockdown challenges, Attaboy began repurposing materials like pizza boxes, COVID test kits, shipping boxes, and house paint through an intuitive, meditative process to create whimsical organic forms. Over time, these forms evolved into a garden installation that serves as both a diary of consumption and an otherworldly space—both playful and strange—that outshines its humble origins. Upcycled Garden has been exhibited at ten venues across the United States, and we’re excited to now present it in Richmond, the artist’s hometown.
Finally, the Community Gallery we’re proud to showcase work by the talented students working in our studios. Across Land and Sea will include mixed media and pastel works on paper by students from Jennifer Linderman’s fall art classes at Richmond Art Center, along with works by Linderman herself.
An Opening Reception for all exhibitions will be held on Saturday, January 25, from 1pm to 3pm. All are welcome to attend.
About Richmond Art Center: Richmond Art Center has been sharing art and creating with the community since 1936. Our programs encompass classes, exhibitions and events at our facility in downtown Richmond, as well as off-site activities that bring free, high-quality art making experiences to WCCUSD schools and community partners. richmondartcenter.org
Images (from top down): Artworks by Jennifer Linderman, Carrie Lee McClish, and Attaboy
For more information and images contact:
Amy Spencer, amy@richmondartcenter.org
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