Richmond Pulse: Richmond Art Center Amplifies Calls to Release Native American Activist Leonard Peltier
Link: https://richmondpulse.org/2021/10/11/richmond-art-center-amplifies-calls-to-release-native-american-activist-leonard-peltier/ Posted Oct 11, 2021 at 16:13h in Arts and Culture, Criminal Justice by Danielle Parenteau-Decker Top image: Native American activist Anne Begay at the Richmond Art Center event “Gathering in the Spirit of Gwarth-ee-las,” held Oct. 8 in honor of imprisoned activist Leonard Peltier. Story and photos by Denis Perez-Bravo Through word and art, the call to free […]
Richmond Confidential: Richmond Art Center opens doors to free event for Indigenous People’s Day
Read article online here: https://richmondconfidential.org/2021/10/07/richmond-art-center-opens-doors-to-free-event-for-indigenous-peoples-day/ PDF of article is here: https://richmondartcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Richmond-Confidential_-RAC-Indigenous-Peoples-Day.pdf Elgin Nelson on October 7, 2021 In honor of Indigenous People’s Day, the Richmond Art Center will host “Gathering in the Spirit of Gwarth-ee-lass,” a free event on Sunday featuring spoken word, candid conversations and live music, all in the backdrop of artist Rigo 23’s newest […]
Gathering for Indigenous Peoples’ Day | With Love… Issue 28
ISSUE 28The Latest Edition | Indigenous Peoples’ Day | Exhibitions Reception | Fall Family Day: Día de los MuertosFree Class for Aspiring Artists | Call for Artists of the African Diaspora | Upcoming ClassesIn Memoriam: John Rampley The Latest Edition Fall 2021 Class Catalog Our Fall Program Catalog is here. Register today for in-person* and […]
Fall 2021 Catalog OUT NOW
In-person classes are back! Online classes continue! Our Fall Program Catalog is here. Register today for in-person and online classes starting weekly October through November. And read about the exciting exhibitions and events happening at Richmond Art Center this fall. Fall 2021 Catalog Flip Book (view as an interactive, online publication) Fall 2021 Class Catalog PDF (download to print or […]
Indybay: Time and Again: An exhibition centering on Rigo 23’s statue of Native activist Leonard Peltier
Read article online here: https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2021/09/24/18845117.php PDF of article is here: https://richmondartcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Indybay_-Time-and-Again_-An-exhibition-centering-on-Rigo-23s-statue-of-Native-activist-Leonard-Peltier.pdf By Dan BacherFriday Sep 24th, 2021 2:16 PM This exhibit centers on “Leonard Peltier – Waiting,” a mixed media 12 X 6 X 9 foot statue that is based on a painted self-portrait that Peltier painted from prison. The statue has been exhibited in four […]
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Native News: California Art Center Hosts Controversial Leonard Peltier Exhibition
BY NATIVE NEWS ONLINE STAFF SEPTEMBER 20, 2021 RICHMOND, Calif. — The Richmond Art Center in Richmond, Calif. is hosting Time and Again, an exhibition centered on artist Rigo 23’s monumental sculptural tribute to imprisoned Leonard Peltier (Turtle Mountain Ojibwe). Peltier has been incarcerated for the past 45 years for the murder of two FBI […]
Hispanic Heritage Month, A Letter from José Rivera, Executive Director
Saludos RAC Community! Happy Hispanic Heritage Month! After being closed for over a year and a half due to the Covid-19 pandemic, I’m happy it is during Hispanic Heritage Month that Richmond Art Center has finally reopened to the public. Explore our Fall Program 2021 Catalog to see what exhibitions we have on view (pages […]
KPFA: Anthony Gonzalez interviews Rigo 23
Anthony Gonzalez interviews artist Rigo 23 on KPFA Radio discussing the opening of Rigo’s Leonard Peltier Statue at Richmond Art Center. Free Speech Radio! Interview starts at 3:50mins https://kpfa.org/player/?audio=363905
Leonard Peltier’s Birthday
9/12/21
Leonard Peltier’s 77th Birthday and Reception for Rigo 23’s Time and Again Sunday, September 12, 3pm-6pm Richmond Art Center’s Courtyard, 2540 Barrett Avenue, Richmond, CA 94804 Please join us at Richmond Art Center on Sunday, September 12 from 3pm to 6pm for a special reception to honor Leonard Peltier’s 77th birthday – the 45th he […]
