Early Bird Registration Special for Spring and Summer Art Camps!

Art Camps Early Bird Registration Special! Come make new art and new friends at the Richmond Art Center this summer! $20 off any session of Spring or Summer camp at the Richmond Art Center when you sign up early! Register before March 31 with coupon code: RACAMP. Coupon can be used more than once and […]

Meet an Instructor: Dawn Gonzales

About the interviews: The Richmond Art Center is fortunate and proud to work with a diverse and growing number of artists and teachers who work with our students at the Art Center as well as in our local communities. We want to share some of these wonderful people with you, to inspire your own artistic […]

Press Release: David Park: Personal Perspectives and The Human Spirit

THE RICHMOND ART CENTER PRESENTS: DAVID PARK: PERSONAL PERSPECTIVES and THE HUMAN SPIRIT: CONTEMPORARY FIGURATION AS AN EXPRESSION OF HUMANISM In conjunction with our 80th anniversary, the Richmond Art Center will present two important companion exhibitions that trace the human figure as vehicle in Bay Area art.   RICHMOND, CA — JANUARY 29, 2016 — […]

We made Squarecylinder’s Best of 2015 List!

Mildred Howard, What Came First, 2007, plastic building, chicken head 11 x 16 x 9 1/2” We’re proud to announce that Mildred Howard:”Spirit and Matter” show we exhibited from March to May 2015 made Squarecylinder’s Best of 2015 list! From the website: “Howard,” wrote Jeff Kelley, “is trying to hold something together in her works, some moments […]

Holiday Hours at the Art Center

During the Holiday Season, the Richmond Art Center will be closed from December 24th through January 3rd.  See you on Monday, January 4th! We will be closed on Sundays through January 9th. Art classes begin on Monday, January 4th. You can still register online for many popular classes. We look forward to seeing you at the […]

Holiday Arts Festival Recap from Executive Director Ric Ambrose

On Saturday, December 5, the Richmond Art Center hosted our 53rd annual Holiday Arts Festival. The Art Center bustled with artisans, teachers, and members of the East Bay communities. Studio Arts hosted fun, creative activities for the kids, Ceramics held its famous sale, and our pop-up cafe served delicious paninis, desserts, and lattés. Both the […]

Visit Our Vendors at the Holiday Arts Festival!

The Holiday Arts Festival at the Richmond Arts Center is a great place to find unique gifts for the holidays for friends and loved ones! We’re proud to showcase so many local artists, including several of our own instructors. Below is a collection of some of the items that will be for sale here on […]

Holiday Arts Festival Live Auction Items!

Our incredible Holiday Arts Festival on December 5 features a Live Auction. All of our auction items are featured below, with descriptions to entice art collectors and people seeing unique lifestyle experiences. We hope to see you at our event! A limited number of tickets are still available… please call us at 510-622-6772 to purchase […]

First Preview of Silent Auction Items at Holiday Arts Festival!

Just some of the fantastic art you’ll see on display at our Silent Auction at the Holiday Arts Festival! Our South Gallery is filled with beautiful art right now, in anticipation of our daytime event, which is free and family friendly! All of this wonderful art will be available for bidding at our silent auction. Please join us […]

Press Release: Holiday Arts Festival Celebrates 53rd year at the Richmond Art Center!

Doors Open Saturday, December 5 at 11 a.m. Shop for unique, handmade ceramics, arts and crafts gifts and fine art while supporting the oldest, largest visual arts center in the East Bay. RICHMOND, CA — Mon., Nov. 9, 2015—On Saturday, December 5, 2015, the largest community event and fundraiser for the Richmond Art Center returns […]