"Imperfect Offerings" is a solo exhibition of monotypes, collage and ceramics by VAR member Betsy Kellas in the Annex at Gallery Route One. It’s a beautiful time enjoy the natural beauty of rural West Marin and to visit Gallery Route One. Betsy’s work is beautiful, and there are two other exhibitions in the gallery that are well worth seeing as well.

We need the community’s support to make the John Wehrle Retrospective happen! Thanks to a generous donor, if you donate by October 31, 2024 your gift will be MATCHED—dollar for dollar—up to our $10,000 goal.

This October 4-6, the El Cerrito Art Association will hold its annual Art Show and Sale, featuring a few members of the Visual Artists of Richmond. This is an annual event that features local artists in a fun and engaging setting. Join us for the Opening Reception on Oct 4 from 7-9 pm!

The 8th Annual National Juried Contemporary Christian Art Show at the Lexis Gallery at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral in Sacramento has accepted Brian Rothstein's painting, "On The Loose!." More details here!

The GRO Fellowship is a wonderful opportunity for early and mid-career artists to develop their practice and grow their audience within the context of a 40+ year old non-profit organization that brings together art, artists, and community for the benefit of all.

This show includes all original works by Jim Bruce, both painting and ceramic figure sculpture. Jim will show landscape paintings from regions around the Bay Area and California. The ceramic work includes warmly expressive portraits and figures.

A year ago, with support from the National Endowment for the Arts, seven artists who live or make their work in Richmond were invited to create new work that expanded their artistic practices. This exhibition offers a creative lens on Richmond and the Bay Area’s history, environment, and the experiences of its vibrant communities.

Join many other Richmond artists at first large-scale Richmond Open Studios, August 17-18 between 11 and 5 pm. This is a free event. Art lovers can visit to individual and collective studios throughout Richmond and its unincorporated areas.

A solo exhibition of imagined landscapes, titled Sketches of Nod, traces the evolution from realistic painting thru impressionism and tonalism into increasing abstraction. At ar.ti.fact Gallery. Find out more…

Through various mediums, this group exhibition explores the complexities of assimilating into new societal landscapes while zealously safeguarding ancestral customs, offering a poignant reflection on the delicate balance between adaptation and tradition

Please join us for a free Family Day and opening reception on Saturday, May 18th from 1 pm to 4 pm at the Richmond Museum of History & Culture (400 Nevin Ave., Richmond, CA, 94801). We will offer docent-led tours, engaging art activities for all ages from the Children's Art Studio Richmond's curriculum, and light refreshments. Click for more details.

This is a hands-on clay sculpting workshop that promises to awaken the artist within you! Click for more details. Register through the West Contra Costa Adult Education website.

Femme Noir Art Show: anexploration of Black womanhood through visual and performance art featuring Taylor James Monet and Kimberly Antoinette. Don’t miss the opening reception! More details here.

Ckeck out “Square Play,” Pam Fingado’s solo exhibit at 437 Colusa Ave. in Kensington. More details here!

Come see the three artists selected to represent the Visual Artists of Richmond at Art Passages, the Contra Costa County Administrative Building Gallery organized by Arts CCC.

In Flux promises to be a particularly poignant show, given that the SF Art Institute closed because of financial issues after a 150 year history.

Submit your qualifications to create artwork for the Medical Respite Center, a key element of the Alameda Wellness Campus. Find out how!

VAR member Lauren Ari has an opening reception at Cass Ceramics!