Join us at the reception for care & respite, our new Main Gallery exhibition.
Finding care and respite through positive redirection. Changing your mother’s bandages, affirmations of finding self, the necessity of making home, meditations on familial patterns, climbing and conquering mountains. This and more. This and more. Read More …
The Arts Center at Duck Creek is pleased to present upcoming solo exhibition featuring artist Karen May, opening Saturday, June 8, and on view through Sunday, July 7, 2024. A reception will be held on Saturday, June 8, from 5-7 pm. Read More …
Join us at the reception for Now Presenting, our new Annex exhibition featuring work by artists new to NIAD. Read More …
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 …
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 …
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. Read More …
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. Read More …
Join us at the closing reception for Piper Snow’s new NIAD exhibition, Unbridled, and a toast to the New Year at 2pm. Read More …
Kala Art Institute is excited to collaborate with NIAD to present new work by Carlota Rodriguez and Kala Fellowship alumni Emma Spertus, on view at Milvia/ Addison Windows located at 2100 Milvia Street, Berkeley. Read More …
Join us at the reception for Piper Snow’s new NIAD exhibition “Unbridled.” We’ll offer food, music, and holiday cheer as we celebrate the “Unbridled” artists. Read More …
Kick off Visual Artists of Richmond Open Studio weekend with cocktails, art and music here at NIAD. Tunes courtesy of KALX DJ Penny Royal and fun n’ fruity sparkling wines courtesy of multimedia artist-cum-vintner Patrick Church. Laugh, mingle, and shake off the week while immersed in NIAD’s outstanding collection of contemporary art. This is the first in a series of events—tell your friends you were at the very first ARTY PARTY! Read More …
“Don’t mind if I do” destabilizes rigid ableist and exclusionary museum “best practices” like sparse seating, untouchable objects, dense wall labels, and guards who protect rather than invite engagement. It is a project built upon a framework of flexibility. By welcoming glitches, inviting informality and messiness, and unsettling the hierarchy of objects, “Don’t mind if I do” prioritizes people over artwork and makes more room for us to show up as our full selves. Read More …
NIAD artist Felicia Griffin and Executive Director Amanda Eicher will be in person at the opening reception for this incredible exhibition! “Don’t mind if I do” destabilizes rigid ableist and exclusionary museum “best practices” like sparse seating, untouchable objects, dense wall labels, and guards who protect rather than invite engagement. It is a project built upon a framework of flexibility. By welcoming glitches, inviting informality and messiness, and unsettling the hierarchy of objects, “Don’t mind if I do” prioritizes people over artwork and makes more room for us to show up as our full selves. Read More …
Join us in NIAD’s Galleries to celebrate the spirit of community activism and creative energy of Richmond High School and NIAD Art Center artists! Richmond Artists Activate! centers artists as agents for lasting social change and leaders in the Richmond community. Read More …
Join us at NIAD Art Center to meet the artists and celebrate our November exhibitions with music, food and drink, art for sale, and a cooking demonstration!
Main Gallery // What’s Cookin!?, organized by Terri Moore
Annex Gallery // Crossover, organized by the NIAD Exhibitions Team
Studio // Art Sale + Cooking Demonstration Read More …
Gallery Reception Saturday October 8 1 to 4PM NIAD Art Center Join us at NIAD Art Center to celebrate our October exhibitions! Main Gallery // Feeling Language, organized by Kate Laster About the Exhibition This show is all about comfort text: resilience in everyday words, writing and reading. Expression can also be wordless, the use of line and color as new vocabulary, pushing a thought out onto a surface, making marks and continuously trying to communicate with the world. We tell stories to sustain ourselves and find each other. These messages embedded in art become an emotional telegram– a signal flare Read More …