NIAD Gallery
See great art and enjoy food trucks and music.
Opening reception: Saturday, September 21, 12:30-3pm
551 - 23rd Street, Richmond
1. Check Your Head: Some Figurative Works. Long known for powerful abstract paintings, NIAD Art Center has a secret … a cadre of its artists who have produced vibrant bodies of work that, well, looks at bodies. Featuring works on paper by Billy White, Eddie Braught, Sylvia Fragoso, Kevin Randolph and Erica Martinez.
2. Street View: Recent Sculptures From Kathleen King. Kathleen King’s painted constructions begin with scraps of wood found in streets, building sites, and dumpsters. The artist creates an abstract vocabulary with spray-painted markings, gradated color and blunt geometry that explores the relationships between the urban environment and the emotions and behavior of its inhabitants.
3. The Maurice Stradford Free Bookstore: Offering loads of great contemporary lit and free artist zines from around the country. That’s right, free!
Richmond Art Center
Get up close with artists and talk to them about their art while enjoying wine, snacks and the company of other art appreciators.
Opening Reception: Saturday, September 21, 4-6pm
2540 Barrett Avenue, Richmond
4. Bella: A 50-year survey of the work of Bella Feldman: The first major survey of Oakland artist Bella Feldman’s 50-year career. Two galleries and a sculpture courtyard showcase impressive steel sculptures, mixed-media collages, pieces from her well-known series War Toys and Flasks of Fiction and her latest explorations in large paintings. Come meet this dynamic 83-year-old artist who is still creating art.
5. Formed and Fired: Clay & Glass: A group exhibition of the Association of Clay and Glass Artists of California featuring 8 artists (Mimi Abers, Beverly Crist, Bill Heiderich, Kathy Pallie, Margaret Realica, Virginia Rigney, Gail Rushmore and Melissa Woodburn) who demonstrate the diverse work being created in both clay and glass. Juried by accomplished ceramicists Bill Abright and Claudia Tarantino.
5. Inspiration: Richmond Art Center Faculty Show: The Art Center began in 1936 when local artist Hazel Salmi walked, biked and rode streetcars throughout Richmond carrying a suitcase filled with art supplies and helped people unleash their inner artist. Inspiration celebrates the work of the Art Center’s current faculty—a talented group of professional artist-instructors who continue to inspire creativity in students of all ages.