Let’s Do Art for Lunch
3/5/21
Free online guided drawing session with Lauren Ari! With special guest Richmond Art Center’s executive director José Rivera! Friday, March 5, 12:30-1:30pm Join Richmond artist Lauren Ari this Friday, March 5 at 12:30pm for a free lunchtime session of guided drawing and relaxation. And meet Richmond Art Center’s new(ish) executive director José Rivera! All ages […]
East Bay Times: Richmond, Alameda art exhibits celebrate Black History Month
‘Art of the African Diaspora,’ ‘Demystifying the Journey’ feature Bay Area artists’ works By MARTA YAMAMOTO | Correspondent PUBLISHED: February 6, 2021 at 5:00 p.m. | UPDATED: February 7, 2021 at 7:14 a.m. In honor of Black History Month, the Richmond Art Center is hosting its “Art of the African Diaspora” exhibit along with a satellite exhibit at Alameda’s Rhythmix […]
Clay at home? Yes! | With Love… Issue 14
Sign up to receive this e-newsletter delivered to your inbox HERE. ISSUE 14 – Clay at Home | Get Ready for Art of the African Diaspora | Welcome Sarah! | Classes Starting Soon Clay at Home Free online workshop THIS Sunday Sunday, February 7, 10am-11:15am Learn how easy it is to set up your own ceramics […]
Press Release: Art of the African Diaspora at Macy’s Union Square
Macy’s Union Square in San Francisco presents a satellite exhibition for Art of the African Diaspora in honor of Black History Month Featured artists: Derrick Bell, Stephen Bruce, Orin Carpenter, Tiffany Conway, Kelvin Curry, Andrea McCoy Harvey, and Akili Simba Exhibition Dates: February 13 – 28, 2021Meet the Artists: February 13 & 14, 20 & […]
Welcome Sarah! Our CAC ACF Fellow
We are so excited to announce that Richmond Art Center has been selected as one of ten host organizations for the inaugural California Arts Council’s Administrators of Color Fellowship. This fellowship is administered by the School of Arts and Culture at the Mexican Heritage Plaza. Richmond Art Center’s fellow is production manager and non-profit administrator […]
Press Release: Art of the African Diaspora
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFebruary 3, 2021 Art of the African Diaspora 2021 Featuring Over 110 Artists of African Descent Online Exhibition: February 11 – May 16, 2021Online Reception: Saturday, March 20, 3pm Richmond, CA: Art of the African Diaspora, in partnership with Richmond Art Center, supports artists of African descent in the Bay Area through representation, professional […]
Black History Month at Richmond Art Center
Hello, We’re excited that February brings to Richmond Art Center the launch of Art of the African Diaspora. Now in its 25th year, but presented as an online exhibition for the first time, Art of the African Diaspora will present artwork by over 130 Black artists from the Bay Area. Art of the African Diaspora begins during Black History Month, […]
Setting up a Space for Clay at Home!
2/7/21
Setting up a Space for Clay at Home! Sunday, February 7, 10am-11:15am Learn how easy it is to set up your own ceramics space Marisa Burman, Richmond Art Center’s ceramics studio manager, will discuss and demonstrate how best to set-up a space for working with clay in your home. Whether it is a corner of your […]
Take a deep breath and draw | With Love… Issue 13
Sign up to receive this e-newsletter delivered to your inbox HERE. ISSUE 13 Honoring Martin Luther King Jr | Take a deep breath… and draw | Meet Alex Martinez | Ask your questions | Classes starting soon Honoring Martin Luther King Jr “Almost always, the creative dedicated minority has made the world better.” – Martin […]
“Making new work and teaching during covid is challenging, but I’m grateful to be able to do it.”
Meet Alex Martinez Artist Alex Martinez is a second-generation Queer, Mexican-American Chicanx, raised in Watsonville, California. She has lived in the Bay Area for 20 years, and is a teaching artist at Richmond Art Center. Alex chatted with Amy Spencer, Exhibitions Director at RAC, on January 12, 2021. Hi Alex! Let’s start with your art and […]