Special Delivery! Spring 2021 Class Catalog
Classes, workshops, lectures, outdoor events… what will you join? Our Spring Class Catalog is now out! Register today for online classes starting weekly March through May. Spring 2021 Class Catalog Flip Book (view as an interactive, online publication) Spring 2021 Class Catalog PDF (download to print or share with your friends!)
Classes, classes, we’ve got spring session online art classes | With Love… Issue 16
Sign up to receive this e-newsletter delivered to your inbox HERE. ISSUE 16 Spring Session 2021 | AOTAD Special Events | Spotlight On… | Classes Starting Soon | Join Our Board Spring Session 2021 Registration for Spring Classes NOW OPEN Browse class listing online and check out new workshops including Mexican Tin Art, Hand-building Functional Forms […]
“When someone really loves ceramics, they just absolutely give themselves to it.”
Interview with Richmond artist Colleen Garland Colleen Garland grew up in Richmond and works as a potter and ceramics teacher in the Bay Area. She learned wheel throwing in community college, taking classes at Diablo Valley College and Contra Costa College. Now she rents a studio where she works in clay, and since the covid […]
Join our Board!
Richmond Art Center is poised to re-open! We have a new Executive Director, José Rivera, who is eager to lead the center forward. Richmond Art Center’s board plays an important role in supporting and guiding the organization. Different individual board members bring different experience, skills, knowledge and connections to their Board work. Read Richmond Art […]
Let’s Do Art for Lunch | With Love… Issue 15
Sign up to receive this e-newsletter delivered to your inbox HERE. ISSUE 15 Celebrating the Journey | Make Art with José and Lauren | Hello Rebeca Garcia-Gonzalez | Classes Starting Soon | From Our Neighbors, For Our Neighbors Celebrating the Journey Reception for Art of the African Diaspora Saturday, March 20, 2021, 3-4:30pm Join us for […]
“I appreciate the warmth of my students during this very isolating time.”
Rebeca Garcia-Gonzalez is a painter and a muralist living in Richmond whose creative practice focuses on social justice issues. She is Puerto Rican and often paints traditional subjects seen from the lens of her Latina perspective. Rebeca chatted with Ilene Conde, Studio Education Manager at RAC, on January 28, 2021. Can you please start by […]
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 & […]