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an assortment of fruit - grapes, bananas, cherries, limes - drawn with thick black outlines.

NIAD Main Gallery Exhibition // “What’s Cookin?!”

NIAD Art Center 551 23rd Street, Richmond, CA, United States

In the exhibition What's Cookin?!, you will see food, art and creativity from various NIAD artists. So feel free to pull up a chair in your mind, take a seat at our dinner table, and see what's cookin'! Cooking Corner is a place where artists can share artwork, make art, share food ideas and recipes, and interests they have in cooking, and also cook along with me from the comfort and safety of their own homes. Since we have returned to being on site, Cooking Corner has made its way back to the 23rd Street NIAD studio, where myself and a group of artists meet weekly, and come up with recipes to prepare, prep, cook and serve to the NIAD community.

Opening Reception for Art of the African Diaspora // Richmond Art Center

Richmond Art Center 2540 Barrett Avenue, Richmond, CA, United States

Art of the African Diaspora is the longest running event of its kind in the Bay Area. This year it brings together over 150 artists of African descent, showcasing their work at the Richmond Art Center, as well as in open studios and satellite exhibitions at thirty different venues across ten Bay Area cities.

Reception for Art of the African Diaspora 2023 // Oakland Satellite Exhibition

Wearhouse 416 416 26th Street Oakland, Oakland, CA, United States

Opening Reception Friday February 3 6 to 8:30pm Warehouse 416   This year NIAD is delighted to have works by ten NIAD artists in both the Richmond Art Center AOTAD exhibition and a satellite exhibition at the Warehouse 416 art space in Oakland. The reception coincides with Oakland's First Fridays Art Walk. Art of the African Diaspora, in partnership with Richmond Art Center, supports artists of African descent in the Bay Area through representation, professional development, and building a creative community.   Participating NIAD Artists: Christian Vassell Deatra Colbert Dorian Reid Evelyn Davis Felicia Griffin Jason Powell-Smith Shawna Kinard Shawn Read More ...

a multi-colored tufted rug mounted on a canvas printed in a bright floral pattern.

Opening Reception for “Art of the African Diaspora 2024” // Richmond Art Center

Richmond Art Center 2540 Barrett Avenue, Richmond, CA, United States

This year NIAD is delighted to have works by seventeen NIAD artists in the Richmond Art Center's AOTAD exhibition, with satellite exhibition locations to be announced. Art of the African Diaspora, in partnership with Richmond Art Center, supports artists of African descent in the Bay Area through representation, professional development, and building a creative community.

a contemporary art gallery installation

NIAD Main Gallery // “Radiant Souls” organized by Fernanda Martinez

NIAD Art Center 551 23rd Street, Richmond, CA, United States

Radiant Souls Is an invitation to reflect on all the evoking and mysterious symbols that get suspended in our memories, making the familiar objects an incitement to explore beyond our desires and look deeper into our reality.

Free
A flyer designed by NIAD Communications Intern Arisa Koike. A graphic with the words "Radiant souls" in large white sans serif font floating over a woozily psychedelic background. Artists names and exhibition information are repeated in the event listing. NIAD's logo is in the bottom right corner.

Gallery Reception // “Radiant Souls” organized by Fernanda Martinez

NIAD Art Center 551 23rd Street, Richmond, CA, United States

Radiant Souls Is an invitation to reflect on all the evoking and mysterious symbols that get suspended in our memories, making the familiar objects an incitement to explore beyond our desires and look deeper into our reality.

Free

Gallery Reception // “We Make Art In Richmond” organized by Erin McCluskey Wheeler

NIAD Art Center 551 23rd Street, Richmond, CA, United States

All of the artists in the show, We Make Art in Richmond, really do exactly that. There are twenty artists here who work in a wide range of disciplines, from bookmaking, textiles, ceramics, printmaking, poetry, and painting.

Half of the artists work out of NIAD’s 23rd Street Studio and the other half work out of their homes or studios scattered throughout Richmond. There are artists who have put in decades making art and some that are just getting started.

In putting together this show, I wanted to shine a light on artists working in Richmond. I wanted this show to feel inspiring and exciting for future and present artists in our community. There are twenty artists in this show, but there could easily have been four times as many artists who are excelling at their craft, sharing their work globally, giving back to their communities, and making it happen here in Richmond.

Free

NIAD's Annual Benefit Art Auction Win Win 12 // MAY 18, 2024

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