Tag Archives: art

Art Behind Doors

By: Mitzi Mock | December 5, 2011 – 1:03 pm

Sculpting our bedroom lives. Turning gas tanks into robots. Finding beauty in roadkill. Four artists open their homes to Richmond Confidential.

Creating a community of learners

By: Christina Lopez | March 2, 2011 – 7:52 am

Since 2005, the Elders Learning Community has paired professionals in the community with elderly seniors learning lessons in areas such as astronomy, history, art. But...

Richmond residents put a new spin on bicycle art

By: Kerri Connolly | November 15, 2010 – 7:25 am

Two new Richmond residents are hoping to open the city’s first Bicycle Art Salon.

RYSE kicks off school year with street festival

By: Robert Rogers | August 24, 2010 – 5:00 am

Hundreds of youths, community members and civic leaders turned out for the RYSE Center’s 2nd Annual “Back to School Summer Jam.”

Richmond Tale: Local building tells story on its wall

By: Robert Rogers | February 13, 2010 – 10:34 pm

Take a stroll down McDonald Avenue near Ninth Street west of downtown, and you might come face-to-face with a local legend.

Artists with disabilities defy traditions, expectations

By: Kristine Wong | December 23, 2009 – 6:03 am

Working in a constant, fluid motion, artists at the National Institute of Arts and Disabilities honor creativity in its most spontaneous form.

Local artists unveil ambitious mural at Police Department

By: Kristine Wong | December 21, 2009 – 6:00 am

A new mural by artists from the National Institute of Art and Disabilities depicts Richmond’s colorful past and present.

Mexican Art Form on a Roll

By: Alexa Vaughn | November 13, 2009 – 6:00 am

First revived as a wild, technicolor reanimation of Mexico City’s public transit culture for a San Francisco art show, the flagship bus for Hafter’s Richmond-based...

For Halloween, how about some glass pumpkins

By: Yuanxi Huang | October 30, 2009 – 6:03 am

During weekends in October, Cohn-Stone Studios display hundreds of glass pumpkins in their garden. Visitors can select their favorite pieces to take home, and watch...