Posts Tagged ‘art’
Five men, one town, four decades of art
For more than four decades, five Richmond friends have come together to create collaborate art. Meeting weekly, the Gang of Five shares stories, art supplies and drawings.
Read MoreBay Area artist runs unique business inspired by her grandmother
Among the many unorthodox tools Cara Corey has used to make her handmade artist line unique are knitting needles made out of PVC pipe and merino wool fiber (the material before wool becomes “wool”) shipped from the Ukraine. Corey moved to Richmond, California, in 2010 after spending over four years as a newspaper reporter in Des…
Read MoreMeeting of the Minds aims to design more livable cities
Last week’s Meeting of the Minds Conference at the Craneway Pavilion brought together social entrepreneurs, politicians and innovation strategists to help Richmond and other cities design more efficient, livable urban environments. Here are four audio interviews of individuals at the forefront of these efforts:
Read MoreConference highlights innovative approaches for sustainable city
Over a two-day period, conference participants presented projects ranging from the rehabilitation of public parks and arts education to sustainable energy and transportation initiatives. A number of local projects demonstrated how Richmond is being transformed through investment and creative redevelopment.
Read MoreCommunity works together to rebuild John F. Kennedy Park
Almost 400 volunteers spent last Saturday rebuilding Richmond’s John F. Kennedy Park. The park, wedged between John F. Kennedy High School and King Elementary, was this year’s project for Make A Difference Day, a nationwide event.
Read MoreShipyard exhibit brings wartime art to life
A new exhibition of rarely seen prints by California artist Emmy Lou Packard opened Saturday in Richmond, offering visitors a glimpse of one of the Bay Area’s most noteworthy 20th century artists at work during World War II.
Read MoreExhibition at NIAD seeks to turn Richmond into an art destination
The National Institute of Art & Disabilities, which works with artists with physical and developmental disabilities, is hosting one of the twelve solo shows planned for this year.
Read MoreWar Ink: Stories of war veterans “coming all the way home”
War Ink (warink.org), which launched on Veterans Day, is an online multimedia exhibit that seeks to offer an authentic documentation of veterans’ experiences coming home from war. Using video, still photography, audio and text, the exhibit features Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans from across California – each with their own personal story, spelled out in ink on skin.
Read MoreWith an iPhone, artist Mindy Pines photographs the everyday beauty of Richmond
In one of her photo essays, City of Pride and Purpose, artist Mindy Pines, captures Richmond on election day.
Read MoreYoung artists envision a better world
On Monday evening, the Bayside Council PTA hosted a celebration of student art. The theme for this year’s Reflections Showcase was, “The World Would Be a Better Place If…”
Read MoreRichmond Art Center: building community through art
You don’t need to be an artist to work with clay or fibers. All you need is the desire. And a little support from your friends doesn’t hurt. The Richmond Art Center provides artistically inclined residents with potter’s wheels, electric kilns and looms to transform their creativity into a variety of art forms. Located near…
Read MoreElm Avenue, a street for kids to play
Pogo Park is working to create an open, artful space on Elm Street for kids. And it could be a weekly thing.
Read More“Innocent Until – Why Black and Brown Lives Matter” unites youth and art
Young Richmond and Oakland artists came together at the RYSE Center on Friday to deliver their brand of poetic expression in response to community violence, particularly the deaths of young black and brown men at the hands of law enforcement. “It’s a necessary event,” said Josh Healey, an activist and artist. “Whenever you can have…
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