Announcing Richmond Art Center's Winter Exhibitions
[Richmond, CA] ¨C December 12, 2018 ¨C The Richmond Art Center will present three new exhibitions, opening January 15, 2019: , , and .
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Main and West Galleries
Exhibition Dates: January 15 - March 8, 2019
Reception: Saturday, February 2, 2:00 - 5:00 pm
As the longest running event of its kind in the Bay Area to feature artists of African descent, The 23rd Annual Art of Living Black will present an exhibition at the Richmond Art Center, as well as Open Studios and Satellite Exhibitions at locations across the Bay Area.
 The Art of Living Black was founded in 1997 by the late sculptor Jan Hart-Schuyers and the late painter Rae Louise Hayward after their realization that black artists were not being represented by galleries in any significant way. As Hart-Schuyers said at the time, ¡°We¡¯re just a group of artists that share the same dream. We¡¯ve decided to do something about it.¡± And they did. Since its founding 23 years ago, The Art of Living Black has featured hundreds of emerging and established artists; showcasing their work, introducing them to new patrons and audiences, and building a creative community of artists and art lovers. Image: Rae Louise Hayward, Three Women, date unknown
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South Gallery
Exhibition Dates: January 15 - March 8, 2019
Reception: Saturday, February 2, 2:00 - 5:00 pm
Featuring work by both established and emerging enamelists, Place as Landscape/Place as Concept brings together enamel arts that explore place and landscape from an American perspective. In the United States, where the sheer size of the country  has created an incredible diversity of landscape, concepts of place are intimately connected to identity and culture. The works in this exhibition use a range of traditional and experimental enameling techniques to explore place not just as scenery but as as a way of understanding who we are. This exhibition expands upon the American showcase presented at BLAZE: International Contemporary Enamel Exhibition at the National Taiwan Craft Research and Development Institute in Taipei (2017-2018).? Featured Artists: Ken Bova, Harlan Butt, Katy Cassell, Kat Cole, Helen Elliott, Danielle Embry, Greg Flint, Kristina Glick, Gretchen Goss, Janly Jaggard, Sarah Loch-Test, Sharon Massey, Cynthia Miller, Pat Musick, Gail Reid, Rene Roberts, Averill Shepps, Jan Smith, Judy Stone, Don Viehman, Carly Wright
Image: Katy Cassell, Lost Sea, 2016
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Community Gallery
Exhibition Dates: January 15 - March 8, 2019
Reception: Saturday, February 2, 2019, 2:00 - 5:00 pm
 In August 2018 the Richmond Art Center and Social Justice Sewing Academy (SJSA) partnered to run a workshop at the Latina Center in Richmond, CA. Women from the Latina Center¡¯s leadership program came together to learn how to visualize social justice issues to design fabric squares that express ideas relevant to themselves and their community. The multiple squares were then embroidered, pieced and sewn together to create a quilt that amplifies the impact and energy of the individual messages within it.
Empowering Threads brings together recent SJSA quilts made in workshops held across America, including quilts by women at the Latina Center and youth from Richmond High School.Featured Artists and Community Groups: Cambridge School of Weston, Carina Cabriales, Mailan Carr, Chloe Gorski, The Latina Center, Laura Madriz, Yaneli Martinez, Bryan Robinson, Alonso Saenz, Juan Tapia, Yosief Teckle, Alysia Thach, Jamia Williams
Image: Laura Madriz, My Blood is in the Soil, 2016
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About the Richmond Art Center: The Richmond Art Center is the largest visual arts center in the East Bay, delivering exciting arts experiences to young and old alike who reflect the diverse richness of our community. The Art Center features hands-on learning, well-equipped studios, Art in the Community programs and contemporary exhibitions in its galleries.
Every year, the Richmond Art Center serves thousands of students through classes and programs taught by professional artists, both onsite at the Art Center and at sites throughout Richmond. The Art Center¡¯s four galleries mount rotating exhibitions that display the works of emerging and established Bay Area artists. Artists such as Richard Diebenkorn, Richard Misrach, Wanxin Zhang, Mildred Howard, Bella Feldman, Hung Liu, William Wiley, June Schwartz, and David Park have been showcased here.
The Richmond Art Center originated in 1936, when local artist Hazel Salmi, who worked for the WPA, traversed the streets of Richmond with a suitcase packed with art supplies, eager to teach art to anyone interested. Today, everything at the Art Center continues to breathe life into Salmi¡¯s original vision: That within every person lives an artist.
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Contact for more information:
Amy Spencer
Exhibitions Director
amy@...
510-620-1252
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