What are they saying about our latest exhibit?
Call for Submissions–Photography Exhibit at the Richmond Museum of History
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS!
Photography Exhibit at the Richmond Museum of History
Artists and community members are invited to submit original photographs for potential inclusion in an exhibit at the Richmond Museum of History.?
?DEADLINE: Saturday, 6/1/19 by 5:00 p.m. PST
Subject matter of photography must be somehow related to Richmond California. Open to all members of the Bay Area community as well as established and emerging artists of various mediums, schools, and community organizations. Family-friendly content is kindly requested.
The photographs will be on display for the public in the Seaver Gallery at the Richmond Museum of History between July and December 2019. Artists will be provided a modest stipend for their time and talent at the completion of the exhibition. The Museum will incur all costs related to printing and hanging all accepted photographs. Submission does not guarantee inclusion in the exhibit. Artist agrees to a one-time use for exhibition purposes only. Accepted submissions will be notified via email by June 30, 2019. Submission materials will not be returned and will be deleted by the museum. Preference will be given to images that illustrate life in the City of Richmond.
SUBMISSION DIRECTIONS:
1) Create a submission with the following information:
- A) Artist?s Name: First name, Last name
- B) Contact Info: Mailing Address; Contact Phone Number; E-Mail Address
- C) Label submitted artwork with: Title(s) of Work(s); Year(s) Executed; Media; Dimensions
- D) Artist Statement
- E) Connection to Richmond, Calif.
- F) Send images as attachment (Jpeg only), longest dimension of 10 inches at 300PPI resolution
2) EMAIL SUBMISSIONS to: melinda@richmondmuseum.org with subject line ?2019 Photography Exhibit?
Download the Call for submissions: RMH Call for Photos Summer 2019
Bubbe Reads Story Time with a Jewish Granny (2/18/19)
Fun was had by all at the story time with a Jewish granny event!
This special out of school time event took place on President’s Day as part of the Pioneers to the Present: Jews of Richmond and Contra Costa County exhibit series.
Exhibit: Pioneers to the Present – Jews of Richmond and Contra Costa County
An exhibit that showcases the often unknown stories of the local Jewish community, shares results of a US Holocaust Memorial Museum project and explains Jewish culture and traditions.
View the flyer!
Make YOUR voice heard in our Exhibit Renovation!
Attention all Richmond History Lovers!
You may have heard we’re working to renovate the Native American Gallery in our permanent exhibit. We’re so honored to be working with a team of Native American Advisors that are guiding the renovation process.
After working with the advisory council and exhibit designers at Scientific Art Studio, we developed a detailed set of plans. You can take a look at the overview below or in hard copy at the Museum.
We envision murals of the natural landscape,that immerses the visitor in the natural world prior to industrial development. There are several interactive stations planned that teach about the Chochenyo language, basket weaving and the Native diet. Artifacts recovered from the shellmound on Brooks Island will illustrate how the Ohlone used natural materials to make tools and body ornaments. Columns will show stratigraphy of the archaeological excavations in the local shellmounds and modern Native voices will
Do you want to learn more about the exhibit renovation process? Do you have comments or ideas you want to share with us about the plans? We’re hosting a free day and community advisory meeting on August 18, 2018 to discuss the plans and learn more about what you think! Can’t join us on August 18th but still want to participate? Feel free to email us at info@richmondmuseum.org.
Thank you for your continued support! We couldn’t do it without you.