Win Win 12: NIAD Art Center’s Annual Benefit Art Auction

Win Win, NIAD’s annual fundraiser and benefit auction, is around the corner! This year we’ll gather at NIAD on March 11 to celebrate our good fortune and our gratitude for the 40+ years of magic we have shared in NIAD’s studios. Our 23rd Street studio in Richmond will sparkle as we enjoy art, tacos, great live performances, cumbia cocktail hour, auctions and connecting with our community. Read More …

NIAD Windows // “Heart & Soul of Richmond”

“Walking down a narrow path, you’re surprised as you reach a clearing.This sudden openness makes you stop short and catch your breath as you begin to absorb the change in landscape.Works in a clearing beckon, inviting you to enter.Each artist composes forms evolving from intuitive, rather than predetermined, thinking. In these works, the initial pattern elements break down and fall away, creating an opportunity for something unknown to arise. Overlapping and unpredictable shapes and colors create conversations, inviting viewers to come closer, soften their gaze, release expectations. Through a variety of materials, these artworks attain a color energy using vibrant hues and textures. Optical vibrations and textures rumble as deeper looking opens to a clearing.” Read More …

NIAD Main Gallery Exhibition // “a clearing”, organized by Mel Prest

“Walking down a narrow path, you’re surprised as you reach a clearing.This sudden openness makes you stop short and catch your breath as you begin to absorb the change in landscape.Works in a clearing beckon, inviting you to enter.Each artist composes forms evolving from intuitive, rather than predetermined, thinking. In these works, the initial pattern elements break down and fall away, creating an opportunity for something unknown to arise. Overlapping and unpredictable shapes and colors create conversations, inviting viewers to come closer, soften their gaze, release expectations. Through a variety of materials, these artworks attain a color energy using vibrant hues and textures. Optical vibrations and textures rumble as deeper looking opens to a clearing.” Read More …

April NIAD Opening Reception + Artist Talk // “a clearing”, organized by Mel Prest + “Danny Thach: Best Buddies” + “Heart & Soul of Richmond”

“Walking down a narrow path, you’re surprised as you reach a clearing.This sudden openness makes you stop short and catch your breath as you begin to absorb the change in landscape.Works in a clearing beckon, inviting you to enter.Each artist composes forms evolving from intuitive, rather than predetermined, thinking. In these works, the initial pattern elements break down and fall away, creating an opportunity for something unknown to arise. Overlapping and unpredictable shapes and colors create conversations, inviting viewers to come closer, soften their gaze, release expectations. Through a variety of materials, these artworks attain a color energy using vibrant hues and textures. Optical vibrations and textures rumble as deeper looking opens to a clearing.” Read More …

Win Win 11: NIAD Art Center’s Annual Benefit Art Auction

Win Win, NIAD’s annual fundraiser and benefit auction, is around the corner! This year we’ll gather at NIAD on March 11 to celebrate our good fortune and our gratitude for the 40+ years of magic we have shared in NIAD’s studios. Our 23rd Street studio in Richmond will sparkle as we enjoy art, tacos, great live performances, cumbia cocktail hour, auctions and connecting with our community. Read More …