#EastBayGives: Get ready to give on May 3!
On May 3, the Richmond Art Center will be participating in East Bay Gives 2016. Please help us make our goal of $4,000 to help support our wonderful programs, including Studio Arts Education, Art in the Community, and Exhibitions! There are several prizes we’d love to win… are you game? Calling all night owls! The […]
Open Workshops to Check Out!
We have some spaces in great workshops being offered this Spring. Don’t miss out… check them out today! Forging Spoons Learn how to move and shape metal with basic hammering techniques and surface finishing. Beginning with copper stock, we will cold forge handmade spoons. In addition to technical skills, we will explore design elements such […]
Thank you for supporting UPCYCLE!
We’re still smiling from our great day at the Art Center yesterday. Upcycle 2016 was a great day full of creative energy, focused on reusing and remaking found materials, and our courtyard and studios were filled with families and friends making art! Over 300 people attended our event! Our thanks extend to the Richmond community […]
Celebrate Earth Day at Upcycle!
Celebrate our planet and the art of creative reuse tomorrow with us at Upcycle, our own maker festival! Our event is free, family-friendly and lots of fun. Check out the exciting workshops we’ll be offering from noon-4pm in our courtyard and studios! Bring your friends! Upcycle Saturday, April 23, 2016 Time: noon – 4:00 pm Free
FREE, Fun and Kid-Friendly Workshops at UPCYCLE!
Coming Soon! Saturday, April 23 @ 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm Upcycle: Free and Fun Workshops Create, see and learn at this hands-on maker festival for the whole family. Upcycling workstations will feature hands-on activities that creatively re-use materials otherwise headed for the landfill. Screen print and take home your very own T-shirt, make copper pressed […]
PHOTOS: Reception for 51st Annual WCCUSD Student Art Show
We had a wonderful reception to celebrate the young artists of the West Contra Costa Unified School District (WCCUSD). Over 150 people attended our event, including parents, friends, teachers and Bruce Harter, the WCCUSD superintendent. The jazz band from Pinole High School played several sets while attendees mingled, enjoyed refreshments, and took in all of the […]
Helen Park Bigelow: Remembering David Park
The Richmond Art Center was proud to host a public presentation about the artist David Park’s work and life by his daughter, Helen Park Bigelow. In this deep and touching presentation, Ms. Bigelow shared some of her earliest memories of her father, their family life and the community of artists that surrounded the Park family, his […]
Be a Sponsor for UPCYCLE 2016!
Put your business front and center as a sponsor of our 4th Annual Upcycle event! This hands-on maker festival is free and brings the whole family together to create, see and learn about the art of upcycling—the creative re-use of materials otherwise headed for the landfill. We have sponsorship levels for every business and budget. […]
Press Release: Richmond Art Center Honored with NobleCause Grant to Foster Volunteerism
The Richmond Art Center Honored with NobleCause Grant to Foster Volunteerism RICHMOND, CA–March 24, 2016– The Richmond Art Center is pleased to announce that they have been awarded a $6500 grant through NobleCause, a national grant competition mobilizing volunteers to address the greatest challenges facing their local communities. These funds will support The Richmond Art […]
San Francisco Chronicle: David Park Exhibition
“Two exhibits celebrate Richmond Art Center milestone” via SFGate.com Our opening reception on Saturday, March 19 kicked off this wonderful retrospective of David Park’s drawings and gouaches. Many of these pieces have never been exhibited before. We hope you’ll visit the Art Center to see this show, open now until May 22 and free to […]
