The Richmond Art Center invites the community to view the 29th annual Art of the African Diaspora exhibition, a landmark event featuring over 160 Black artists from across the Bay Area.
The exhibition will run through March 14, offering the community a chance to engage with a wide variety of creative works including paintings, sculptures, photography, and digital art.
An opening reception for the free exhibition is set for Saturday, Jan. 24, from 1-3 p.m. Open to all ages, participating artists are expected to be in attendance. Just before the reception, from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., the public is invited to an artist talk featuring this year’s artistic achievement award winners.
In addition to the exhibition at the Richmond Art Center, the Art of the African Diaspora provides more than 30 satellite exhibitions across the Bay Area from January through June.
Amy Spencer, community engagement director at the Richmond Art Center, expressed elation for hosting the exhibit, calling it important for Richmond and the Bay Area.
“Now more than ever, it’s essential to provide exposure and access for all to art – viewing it, learning art history and space to create it,” Spencer said.
Irene Bee Kain, curator and vice-chair of the Art of the African Diaspora Steering
Committee, noted this is the longest running show featuring Black artists in the U.S. “And it gets bigger and better each year,” Kain said.
