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Shantae Robinson, Karen May and Raven Harper in “Projects from ‘Soft Material'” at Berkeley Art Center

AUGUST 18 – SEPTEMBER 3 Sherrie Aradanas, Ricky Bearghost, Raven Harper, Gail Lewis, Elmeater Morton, Shantae Robinson Soft Material is a collaborative garment-construction project between artists who have an interest in and connection with fashion and textiles, as well as the corporeal, the body, and performativity. The program supports and connects artists living with disabilities whose communal studios were severely interrupted by the pandemic. The project is co-organized by NAN COLLYMORE and CELIA LESH with artists from NIAD, Creative Growth, Elbow Room, and the Center for Craft. Related Events Thursday August 18 // Opening Reception at Berkeley Art Center Friday Read More …

NIAD Art Centers front windows display a series of artworks by African American artists including ceramics, prints, and drawings.

Online Event: Thirsty Thursday with Raven Harper and Shawna Kinard //

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Join us online at 6PM, Thursday, February 11! We’ll welcome NIAD Studio Artists Raven Harper and Shawna Kinard in conversation about their NIAD Windows Exhibition, “History in the Making.” In addition to curating this month’s NIAD Windows Show, Raven and Shawna join seven NIAD Studio Artists exhibiting in Richmond Art Center’s Art of the African Diaspora. At Thirsty Thursday, they will reflect on both exhibitions and their perspectives on African American History Month. Admission is free, but you must register to receive the join-in link. See you there!

A ceramic vase with cover featuring a glazed pattern of overlapping semi-circles in red, black, green, yellow, and purple

NIAD Windows Exhibition: History in the Making organized by Raven Harper and Shawna Kinard //

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About the exhibition In this exhibition, Shawna Kinard and Raven Harper are exploring their relationship to Black history through the lens of NIAD Studio Artists whose work they identify with. “Black women deserve to be heard. Often Black people don’t get to be heard and I wanted to show Black women because I know a lot about Black history. Black history is important to know about because it’s something you can teach your children about.” For Raven Harper, her curatorial direction followed the pathway of remembering. “People these days should recognize that our ancestors did it for us. Rosa Parks Read More …

Raven Harper

I am an African American artist who works primarily in printmaking, painting, fiber and ceramics. Learning new skills and improving my craft is an important foundation for my art practice. I am currently working on my first rug with Maria Guzman Capron in NIAD’s fiber department. I like how NIAD encourages developing new skills and how I can work on long term projects. The NIAD studio facilitators are an integral part of my practice. Bill Zindel in the printmaking department has helped me develop my printmaking works and expand into making t-shirts and bags. I like to use different techniques Read More …

NIAD Annex Gallery Exhibition // “Sisters Shall Be: Raven & Shana Harper”

Raven and Shana Harper have dedicated themselves to their art practice for decades. During their time in the NIAD Studio, they have moved fluidly through different medium to create bodies of work that explore a wide breadth of themes. From flora and fauna, family, sisterhood, pop culture icons and civil rights leaders, this exhibition highlights the multi-disciplinary practices of Raven and Shana Harper. Read More …

Gallery Reception // Sisters Shall Be: Raven & Shana Harper

We didn’t always get along. We spent some years apart but when we both came to work at NIAD, our relationship grew deeper and stronger. Without my sister I don’t know what I would do. She’s my world. I am happy that we have a show together and I know it will be amazing and exciting.  Read More …

Shana Harper

I am a phenomenal artist who works primarily in printmaking, ceramics, textiles and drawing. In my drawings I like to work with holes or gaps, especially in my nature scenes. Sometimes that’s me, sometimes I’m in a hole trying to get out of it and a lot of my art is about my feelings. When I work in the studio I like to stay in one spot so I can focus. I like to draw variations of an image; a flower, a leaf. I like to repeat an image; that’s why stencils and printmaking interest me. I like to work an image Read More …

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HUES: An Exhibit of Bay Area Black Artists

Join Senator Scott Wiener as he proudly presents the exhibition HUES, featuring twenty-five exceptional Black artists from the Bay Area. Hosted at Senator Scott Wiener’s Office in the State of California Building, San Francisco, this showcase will run from February 22 to March 30, 2024. Read More …

A flyer: peach serif text on a navy blue background. Craneway Craft Fair 200+ artists & craftspeople November 25th November 26th Free Admission & Free Parking 10am to 5pm daily Craneway Pavillion 1414 Harbour Way South, Richmond CA

Holiday Event // Craneway Craft Fair

The KPFA Craft Fair is back at the Craneway!
With more than 70 active artists, the 23rd Street Studios have been in full swing all year and we have SO many one-of-a-kind, extremely gift-able works to show you.
Stop by and say hello! Read More …

Donate Today I have been an artist at NIAD for 17 years. I have been growing and growing and growing into my practice everyday. Art making makes me feel powerful, and it makes me feel seen and heard.I am at home here.“ Donate today to support NIAD artists as they build powerful creative futures and stronger, more vibrant communities for us all. Based in downtown Richmond, California for more than 40 years, NIAD Art Center provides a five-day fine art studio program and a six-day exhibitions program. NIAD’s programming is designed by 70 adult artists with intellectual and developmental disabilities Read More …

Opening Reception for “An incomplete collection of all the Earth’s living creatures vol. 1” at Et al. etc.

An incomplete collection of all the Earth’s living creatures vol. 1 OPENING RECEPTION: Saturday, September 9th 5-8pm Hacer Acma Saul Alegria Deatra Colbert Julio Del Rio Luis Estrada Raven Harper James Heartsill Samantha Kershnar Jean McElvane Ann Meade Maria Radilla Dorian Reid Shawn Sanders The world is vibrating with the growth and motion and birth and death of living beings. Given a pen and paper or lump of clay, our hands seem drawn to depicting this menagerie, taking liberties with verisimilitude in a drive to capture quickly the gist of the creature whether human or turtle. This is quite separate Read More …

two artists in fashionable clothing pose for the camera, each holding their glasses with one hand against a colorful backdrop.

OMCA Vibrations of Awesomness // Films & Fashion

Join this playful, colorful, and lively event celebrating films and fashion created by the superstar artists of the wildly popular current exhibition, Into the Brightness: Artists from Creativity Explored, Creative Growth & NIAD. Films showcasing vibrant textiles and wearable art from artists featured in the exhibition kick off the afternoon. Next up will be a live exhibition of fashions modeled by more than two dozen artists from these studios in an informal, salon-style presentation with music and fun! This program is part of OMCA’s Spotlight Sundays series that presents innovative and engaging programs the third Sunday of each month. Participating Read More …

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NIAD Annex Exhibition // “Crossover”

Crossover is an apt title for this show, which will showcase the vibrant and newly-connected fiber art scenes of NIAD and Cedars. Crossover is a companion to the textile-centered exhibition Follow the String, on view at Marin MOCA. In preparation for this show, artists from both programs visited each other’s studios, and participated in a tee-shirt and doll making workshop at Marin MOCA. T-shirts and dolls from this workshop will be on view in NIAD and Marin MOCA. Read More …