Parent’s Press Voting—It’s That Time of Year

It’s that time of year again… Parent’s Press is holding their annual vote for the Best Of in children’s classes and camps. We’d love your help to get gold stars for 2017! Last year we were thrilled to receive the gold in the categories for classes and camps. This year, you can vote for the Richmond Art […]

Parking Update for May 6

Dear Art Center visitors, The adjacent parking lots will be closed on May 6 in the morning till early afternoon during the Cinco de Mayo parade down 23rd Street. If you need to bring art supplies to class, please give yourself some extra time to park in the nearby neighborhood.

Art Practical: John Zarobell and Seeing Power through the Map

Our Spring Exhibition, Mapping the Uncharted, was recently the subject of an essay by Bay Area curator and professor John Zarobell. Excerpted from his essay, “Seeing Power Through the Map,” in this month’s edition of Art Practical: The impulse of showing the state of the world through visual means is what maps accomplish even as the […]

Press Release: A Wealth of April Art Events at the Richmond Art Center

A calendar full of exciting Spring events takes place this month at the Richmond Art Center. Events are for everyone at the Richmond Art Center this April. Starting off the month on Saturday, April 1, a panel of artists from the Marking Space sculpture and installation exhibition. Artists Mari Andrews, Genevieve Hastings, Jann Nunn, Gay […]

To our valued Richmond Art Center community

To our valued Richmond Art Center community: We add our voice and join with so many others who understand and value the crucial impact the arts and humanities bring to us as individuals, as members of our communities, and to our society, nationally and globally. The proposed federal budget estimates $54 billion in domestic program […]

Behind the Scenes of Marking Space

Behind the scenes when installing a new show can be adventurous work! Here are a couple of peeks from our new exhibition, Marking Space, which opens next Tuesday, March 21, at 10:00 am. But you can see everything this coming Saturday at our Opening Reception for Spring Exhibitions from 5:00 to 7:00pm. This unique survey […]

Free Family Events Keep All Ages Making Art

Family Art Fridays at E. M. Downer YMCA We’ve added Family Art Fridays to keep all ages making art together. These free classes take place at the E. M. Downer YMCA, located at 263 South 20th Street in Richmond, from 6:00 – 8:00 pm. Bring the whole family! Snacks provided! No registration required. March 31,6:00 […]

March Workshops: Engage Your Creative Process in One Day

One-day workshops are perfect for diving into a new skill or jumpstarting a creative process.  Bring a friend, make a new one. And for our first-time students, apply discount code FA16W for a $5 discount when you register! March 5: Moon Tools: Primal Creative Process Are you passionate about a project, an art vision or a […]

The Art of Living Black: An Interview with Lorraine Bonner

Lorraine Bonner was born and raised on the East Coast. She moved to California in 1970, and began working in clay in the early 90’s. Her work began in response to trauma, but soon evolved to embrace the larger political and spiritual themes of dominationism and the mutually reflective processes of the political and personal. […]