Why I liked the Urban Arts Class
An inspired group of middle school students delivered a stack of letters to our executive director yesterday. The students loved our after-school Urban Arts class so much, they wrote persuasive letters to ask that the class continues for the entire year. Help us make this class and more happen by making a donation today. “Let me tell you why I […]
Need a gift for friends, family or coworkers?
Having trouble finding the perfect holiday gifts for your friends and loved ones? Look no further! The Richmond Art Center has three easy ways for you to give the gift of creativity! Gift Certificates Gift certificates to the Richmond Art Center are an ideal present and are good towards classes, workshops and memberships. Help your […]
Giving Tuesday To Inspire Generosity; Help Us Reach Our Goals
We hope you will support the Richmond Art Center during Giving Tuesday on December 2. This one-day national fundraising event aims to inspire people, like you, to donate to the nonprofits you love. Watch the video below and see the after-school art programs that generous people, like you, are helping us to deliver to children […]
Exhibition of Works by World-Renowned Artist Richard Diebenkorn Draws Record Crowds
A record number of people have flocked to the Richmond Art Center to view an exhibition of works by world-renowned artist Richard Diebenkorn and supporting exhibitions which feature artists of the Bay Area Figurative movement. A closing party for the public will be held on Sunday, Nov. 16 from 3:00-5:00 p.m. The closing party will […]
Call for Artists: The Art of Living Black Exhibition
The Art of Living Black is seeking Bay Area artists of African American descent to participate in the 19th Annual The Art of Living Black exhibition to be held at the Richmond Art Center from January 10 – February 27, 2015. This non-juried exhibition is open to Bay Area artists of African American descent. Deadlines […]
Superheroes and Princesses Make Art During Skeletonfest
More than 300 people from all across Richmond and the East Bay, including superheroes, witches, princesses and bumblebees, came to make art and celebrate the multicultural traditions of Halloween and Day of the Dead at Skeletonfest on Saturday, Oct 25, 2014. The Richmond Art Center first hosted Skeletonfest in 2009 and it’s been a wildly […]
East Bay Monthly: Bay Area Figuration and More in Four RAC Shows
The Monthly • October 2014
Richmond Confidential: Art Center provides a blank canvas for community creativity and learning
Richmond Confidential • October 2, 2014
Annual Holiday Arts Festival Takes Sabbatical for 2014
The Richmond Art Center has announced that its annual Holiday Arts Festival is taking a sabbatical for 2014. “Organizing this annual community event is a labor of love and one that we all look forward to each year, but as a nonprofit and the largest visual arts center in the East Bay, we are often […]
Fall Programs Include Works by Richard Diebenkorn & Improvements
Our fall programs, which includes an exhibition of works by world-renowned artist Richard Diebenkorn, will kick off with a gallery reception for the public on Sat., Sept. 13, 2014, 6:00-8:00 p.m. “Our exhibition lineup this season is exceptionally strong, and underscores the Art Center’s historic role in supporting emerging and established artists,” says Richard Ambrose, […]
