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Gallery Events

Artist Talks, Receptions, Workshops for Fall/Winter

December

December 3

2-4pm Free Film Screening - International Mail Art Exhibition
How to Draw a Bunny, A documentary on the life of artist Ray Johnson, known as the granddaddy of Mail Art.  The film includes cameos by many artists involved in the New York art scene of the 1970s - 90s.  Free Admission.
 Ages 16+.
December 11 1-4pm Sunday Artist's Group Lets Make Stuff, Artist studio time, held on the 2nd Sunday of every month in the Gallery.
$5 drop-ins, free for members.
December 1-4pm There is no Family Sunday in December 
Dec 25 - 27 **Closed for Christmas Holidays*

January

January 5 6-9pm Art Gallery late night hours
January 8 1-4pm Sunday Artist's Group Lets Make Stuff, Artist studio time, held on the 2nd Sunday of every month in the Gallery.
$5 drop-ins, free for members.
January 10 9-5pm City Hall Exhibit
"Orchids", by  Zahra Hosseinkhan to March 11
January 26 7-9pm Opening Reception: Fantasy Gardens, Stuart McCall & Neil Wedman
Exhibition is on until April 1.
January 29 1-4pm Family Sunday a free drop-in art program that offers families the occasion to explore art making together.

February

Fenruary 2 12:00 to 1:00pm Art for Lunch, Great food, great art, and great conversation! $10 includes the tour and a tasty lunch. Register through the City of Richmond Call Centre
February 2 6-9pm Art Gallery late night hours
February 4 1pm Artist Talk, Stuart McCall & Neil Wedman discuss their exhibition,  Fantasy Gardens
February 9 6-9pm Art Gallery late night hours
February 12 1-4pm Sunday Artist's Group Lets Make Stuff, Artist studio time Held on the 2nd Sunday of every month in the Gallery.
$5 drop-ins, free for members.
February 14 - 16 10am-3pm Children's Art Festival, Drawing Workshops 
February 17 - 18 10am-3pm Children's Art Festival, Drop-in Drawing Activities
February 16 6-9pm Art Gallery late night hours
February 26 1-4pm Family Sunday a free drop-in art program that offers families the occasion to explore art making together.

March

March 1 6-9pm Art Gallery late night hours
March 3 1-2:30pm Open Forum - Developing Richmond
March 8-11 3 to 9pm  Finn Slough Exhibition, Celebrating the Current , an annual display of artwork about Finn Slough.
March 8 6-9pm Art Gallery late night hours
March 9 7-9pm Finn Slough Celebration, Live music, refreshments and guest speaker, Michael Kluckner.
March 11 1-4pm Sunday Artist's Group Lets Make Stuff, Artist studio time, held on the 2nd Sunday of every month in the Gallery.
$5 drop-ins, free for members.
March 12 9am-5pm City Hall Exhibit Xiao ping Meng to May 14
March 12 - 23 9:30am-3:30pm Spring Break Art Camps for children
Registration through City of Richmond Call Centre
March 15 6-9pm Art Gallery late night hours
March 18 5pm Deadline for Family Portrait Submissions
for My Big Family
March 22 6-9pm Art Gallery late night hours
March 25 1-4pm Family Sunday  - a free drop-in art program that offers families the occasion to explore art making together.
March 29 6-9pm Art Gallery late night hours

April

April 6 & 8 Gallery Closed for Easter Holidays
April 19 7-9 pm Opening Reception: My Big Family  Hua Jin
Exhibition is on until June 9.
April 22 1–4pm Family Sunday  - a free drop-in art program that offers families the occasion to explore art making together.
April 26 6-9 pm Art Gallery late night hours


The Richmond Art Gallery is mandated to exhibit, preserve, and promote contemporary visual arts and to provide exhibition related programming. Our motto:  Making contemporary art make sense.

The Richmond Art Gallery is an award-winning gallery that presents remarkable art exploring ideas relevant to the world today.  Our highly praised public events, programs and activities help the public explore art’s meaning in real life.  We offer the public ways to connect to art, their community and themselves by looking, thinking, creating and communicating.

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