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Redefining contemporary art.

Each NIAD artwork is an original piece of contemporary art that tells an individual story from the perspective of an artist with disabilities. Frequently remarkable, surprising, and engaging, NIAD artwork has become a highlight of the Richmond art scene and has received recognition from the national art community.

10/21/2026

📣 NIAD Art Center is hiring! Join our progressive art studio and gallery in Richmond, CA, supporting adult artists with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Five new positions just opened up:
Grants Consultant: Writing & Management (contract)
Studio Manager
Studio Coordinator
Collections Intern
Gallery Intern

Click here for full job descriptions and application instructions: https://niadart.org/pages/work-at-niad

More openings, including studio support and personal care roles, are listed on our website. Need an accommodation to apply? Contact [email protected] or (510) 620-0290.

Image Descriptions:
1. Blue graphic with a white guitar sculpture by Heather Copus. Text: “Grants Consultant. Contract, ~12 months, ~15 hours per week. $55–$65 per hour. Primarily remote, with regular working sessions at NIAD’s Richmond studio or by video.”

2. Green graphic with a tall lamp sculpture by Jeremy Burleson. In white text (also in images 3-6): “NIAD is hiring!” Text: “Studio Manager. Four days (28 hours) per week, Monday–Friday, 8:30 AM–4 PM. $35–$38 per hour. On-site in Richmond, CA.”

3. Yellow graphic with a sculpture of four hands by Carlota Rodriguez. Text: “Studio Coordinator. Four days (26 hours) per week, 9 AM–4 PM. $26.50–$29 per hour. On-site in Richmond, CA.”

4. Red graphic with a navy and orange abstract sculpture by Peter Harris. Text: “Collections Intern. 2026–2027 academic year, 2–3 days (10–15 hours) per week, scheduled flexibly. $20 per hour. On-site in Richmond, CA.”

5. Green graphic with a green cactus sculpture by Fabian Arias. Text: “Gallery Intern. 2026–2027 academic year, 2–3 days (10–15 hours) per week, scheduled flexibly. $20 per hour. On-site in Richmond, CA.”

6. Blue and cream graphic. Text: “Priority deadline: October 30. How to apply. Full job descriptions and application instructions at: niadart.org/pages/work-at-niad (Link in bio). More openings, including studio support and personal care roles, on our website.” “Need an accommodation to apply? Contact [email protected] or (510) 620-0290.”

10/19/2026

Don't miss NIAD’s current quilt exhibition, “North Star,” before it closes on October 30, 2026. Curator Josh Faught chose Felicia Griffin’s Untitled, 2025, as one of the images to introduce the show. On her work: “I love the ways that Felicia Griffin’s work so adeptly moves between abstraction and storytelling. Although she’s known for her signature handmade pom poms, the works in the show lean into her use of printmaking, painting, and hair braids as a form of drawing and connection.”

Click here to see Felicia’s work in “North Star” online, or come see it in person before the show closes at the end of the month: https://niadart.org/collections/north-star

North Star
NIAD Main Gallery
551 23rd Street, Richmond, CA
Through Thursday, October 30, 2026

Image & Artwork Descriptions:
1. Installation View, North Star, Curated by Josh Faught, NIAD Art Center, 2026. Photo: Chris Grunder—Installation view of the “North Star” quilt exhibition at NIAD with a yellow quilt hanging at the center of the gallery.
2. Felicia Griffin, Untitled, 2025 (F0512)—A yellow quilt with a beige border, black lines, and scattered red prints.
3. Felicia Griffin, Untitled, 2025 (F0512) (detail)—Close-up image of a yellow quilt with thick black stitching and thin stitching curving across each other. Small red block prints are scattered across the quilt.

10/15/2026

Last Saturday, we explored Richmond's quilting history with Elaine Y. Yau at our event, “Making Home Where You Are: Some Quilters of Richmond." Elaine’s talk was presented with “North Star,” our current exhibition curated by Josh Faught.

Thank you, Elaine, for bringing the stories of Richmond’s quilters into the room, and thank you to everyone who attended!

“North Star” brings together 13 NIAD artists and 3 guest artists, and is on view through October 30. Click here to plan your visit: https://niadart.org/collections/north-star

North Star
NIAD Art Center
551 23rd Street, Richmond, CA
Through Friday, October 30, 2026�

Image Descriptions:
1. Elaine Y. Yau, Associate Curator at BAMPFA, a woman with long dark hair, wearing a gray-and-white striped shirt, reads from a sheet of paper with one hand raised mid-gesture. Behind her, a couch and an open laptop showing a quilt pattern.
2. A seated audience faces Amy Kisch, NIAD's Executive Director, who is presenting beside a screen that reads “Making Home Where You Are: Some Quilters of Richmond.” A navy quilt with red patches hangs on the wall to the right.

10/06/2026

🧵 This week at NIAD: Elaine Yau, BAMPFA Associate Curator, will give a talk on the quilters of Richmond this Saturday, October 10, at 2 PM in our Main Gallery, as part of our current quilt exhibition, "North Star."

⭐ Click here to RSVP: https://luma.com/h642r31n

Free and open to the public, Yau’s talk will highlight quilts made by African American women in Richmond, and you will learn about the creators’ stories and how they incorporated aspects of their lives into fabric. Through the use of material abstraction, language, or motif, the artists in North Star use quilts as guides to help us find our way. Have a closer look before the exhibition closes on October 30!

Making Home Where You Are: Quilters of Richmond. A Talk with Elaine Y. Yau�NIAD Main Gallery�551 23rd Street, Richmond, CA�Saturday, October 10, 2026�1–4 PM: Reception�2–3 PM: Talk

Image Descriptions:
1. Maria Radilla, Barbie, 2025 (F0490)—A beige quilt with a pink-outlined embroidered figure in a floral dress, surrounded by colorful stitched flowers and animals.

2. Susan Wise, Wallhanging, 2017 (F0712)—A quilt with a turquoise border, a white field of hand-drawn flowers, and an orange center panel of patterned fabric shapes.

3. Julio Del Rio, Untitled, 2018 (F0239)—A tall blue wall hanging covered in fabric scraps, with four stuffed, embroidered pod shapes radiating from its center.

4. Esmeralda Silva, Untitled, 2018 (F0231)—A square of blue and pink tie-dyed fabric with a red border, hand-drawn hearts and flowers, and rainbow stitching.

10/02/2026

“In my visual art colors are important. I like to listen to water.” – Nakiesha White

Now Open: NIAD artists Nakiesha White, Hacer Acma, and Sylvia Fragoso are featured in “High Pile: Concepts in Tufting” at Bedford Gallery (Bedford Gallery), on view now through December 13 in Walnut Creek!

“High Pile” brings together 20 artists working in tufting beyond its domestic and commercial roots, as a contemporary medium where color is built through fiber density and form through pile structure.

Visit the link in our bio for exhibition details and to plan your visit.

High Pile: Concepts in Tufting
Bedford Gallery, Lesher Center for the Arts
1601 Civic Drive, Walnut Creek, CA
September 26–December 13, 2026

Image and Artwork Descriptions:
1. Eleven second video of Nakiesha White, a Black woman with black hair in a ponytail, wearing a navy t-shirt, working at a wooden table in NIAD’s courtyard. She is pulling strands of colored yarn through a white mesh canvas.

2. Nakiesha White sitting at a wooden table in NIAD’s garden, pulling a strand of yarn through a sheet of white mesh canvas.

3. Nine-second close-up video of Nakiesha White’s hands pulling yarn through mesh canvas, with colorful bundles of colored yarn gathered along the edge.

4. Nakiesha White, Sleeping Beauty, n.d., (F0575)–A colorful tufted work on canvas, its surface crowded with yarn pom-poms in purple, red, teal, yellow, pink, lavender, and blue. Colorful, bunched-up, loose strands of purple, red, and green fan out past the pom-poms.

09/30/2026

On Saturday, October 10, join us for "Making Home Where You Are: Quilters of Richmond," a talk with BAMPFA curator Elaine Y. Yau in the Main Gallery.

The talk highlights quilts made by African American women who made Richmond, California their home. We'll learn a bit about their life stories and look at examples of their quilt work, exploring how each artist brings her personal vision to life in fabric.

Click here to learn more and RSVP: https://luma.com/h642r31n

The event is free and open to the public. Our current exhibition, "North Star," curated by Josh Faught, is on view through October 30.

Making Home Where You Are: Quilters of Richmond. A Talk with Elaine Y. Yau
NIAD Art Center, 551 23rd Street, Richmond
Saturday, October 10, 2026
1–4 PM: Reception
2–3 PM: Talk

1. A light blue "North Star" flyer with nine square details of quilted textiles arranged in a diamond, outlined in navy with dashed stitch lines. Text includes information listed above.

2. Elaine Y. Yau, a woman with fair skin and shoulder-length black hair, smiles at the camera in a green top against a gray wall.

3. Carlos Fernandez, Wallhanging, 2026 (F0226)—A patchwork textile of purple, blue, green, and pink squares, some floral and polka-dot printed, hand-stitched with green thread and bound in a red, yellow, blue, and tan striped edge.

09/14/2026

Thank you for coming to Glamour Moves on Saturday! Once every two years, for one glamorous afternoon, the studio turns into a runway 👠 Thank you to everyone who came and cheered for our artists and the amazing work they create in the studio every day.

Thank you to each volunteer and staff member for keeping the show running; to Tacos El Tucán, Rubicon Bakers, and Robin Biles for food & drinks.

Thank you to our sponsors: Pixar, MCE, Mechanics Bank, Fort Point B**r Co., the City of San Pablo, Mack5, Foggy Notion, BAGGU, Magic Cabinet, and Kimberlee Swig

Missed Glamour Moves? 🌠
"North Star," our new quilt exhibition, is on view at NIAD through October 30, 2026.

Photos: RJ Mickelson

1. Artist Jonathan Velazquez in a red-and-black leather outfit struts down a runway in NIAD’s studio during a musical performance as the audience applauds.

2. Artist Shantae Robinson, wearing a white top with a black graphic and a purple and yellow headpiece, and Studio Director Shantanice Swain pose with their hands on their hips.

3. Artist Julie MacDonald, holding a bright pink tote bag, wearing a blue shirt and black pants, and a white and pink headpiece, walking with Facilitator Chinzalee down the runway as the audience applauds.

4. Artist Halisi Noel-Johnson in a yellow poncho with colored graphics raises both arms as she walks down the runway past a clapping audience.

5. Artist Jarelle Peters in a red-and-white cap with a Pikachu pillow on his shoulder and artist Jason Powell-Smith, raising his hands in a hand-lettered white T-shirt while the crowd cheers.

6. A white sponsor thanking Fort Point B**r Co., City of San Pablo, MCE, Mack5, Pixar, Magic Cabinet, Rubicon Bakers, BAGGU, Mechanics Bank, and Foggy Notion, and Kimberlee Swig

09/11/2026

💃 We can't wait to see you tomorrow at Glamour Moves!

Our artists take the runway in their original handmade fashion pieces, with a special live performance by Jonathan Velazquez. Shop the studio sale for handmade garments, jewelry, and accessories, and get an exclusive first look at our new quilt exhibition, "North Star." Then celebrate with us in the courtyard with tacos from Tacos El Tucán and desserts from Rubicon Bakers.

Here's a look back at our 2024 fashion show photoshoot by Andria Lo, featuring Raven Harper, Donzell Lewis, and Christian Vassell in their own designs.

A special thank you to our sponsors for making this happen: Pixar, MCE, Mechanics Bank, Fort Point B**r Co., the City of San Pablo, Mack5, Foggy Notion, BAGGU, Rubicon Bakers, Magic Cabinet, and Kimberlee Swig.

Tickets and event and accessibility information: https://cbo.io/app/public/bidapp/glamour

Glamour Moves
NIAD Art Center
551 23rd Street, Richmond
Saturday, September 12, 2026
2:30–3:30 PM: VIP Hour
3:30–6:30 PM: Fashion Show and Runway Party

Images 1 and 2 by Andria Lo

Image Descriptions:
1. Raven Harper, in a hot pink dotted tunic and pom-pom-trimmed striped shawl, stands beside Donzell Lewis, seated on a red velvet sofa in sunglasses and a fur-collared white smock covered in hand-drawn cats. Behind them, a teal wall and green geometric woven backdrop.

2. Christian Vassell leans against a green geometric woven backdrop in a hand-painted trucker cap and wire-frame glasses, a Holga camera hanging from a necklace of multicolored yarn pom-poms.

3. A white graphic reading "Thank You To Our Sponsors" above ten logos: Fort Point B**r Co., City of San Pablo, MCE, Mack5, Pixar, Magic Cabinet, Rubicon Bakers, BAGGU, Mechanics Bank, and Foggy Notion, with "Special thanks to Kimberlee Swig" at the bottom.

08/20/2026

Our Glamour Moves Silent Auction is now live! 💃

Scenes from our 2024 fashion show, when our artists walked the runway in their handmade pieces.

This year, place your bids before September 12 to win runway garments, exclusive items, and local experiences, including private collection tours and an outdoor sauna. An event ticket is not required to participate, and bidding is open remotely!

Tickets are moving fast, but there is still time to claim your spot at our largest event of the year!

Visit the link in our bio to browse the auction and to find full event and accessibility information.

Glamour Moves
NIAD Art Center
551 23rd Street, Richmond
Saturday, September 12, 2026
2:30–3:30pm: VIP Hour
3:30–6:30pm: Fashion Show and Runway Party

Images by Katie Sugarman

Image Descriptions:

1. Maria Radilla laughs and raises her hand while modeling a teal patterned outfit with a white illustrated vest and matching tote bag on the runway.

2. Felicia Griffin raises both arms while modeling a colorful striped poncho garment on the runway at NIAD’s 2024 fashion show as the audience applauds.

3. Dorian Reid walks the runway wrapped in an American flag, wearing white pants with red pinstripes and black cat drawings, and a red, white, and blue headpiece.

07/30/2026

💃 NIAD’s Biggest Celebration Is Back! 🕺🏽

Glamour Moves, NIAD’s biennial fashion show, returns to celebrate the artists at the center of everything we do. Expect a runway that puts NIAD artists front and center—bold, original, and unlike anything else on the calendar. Tickets are on sale now. Seats are limited, so reserve yours early!

Visit the link in our bio for event and ticket info.

Glamour Moves
Saturday, September 12, 2026
2:30–6:30 PM
NIAD Art Center
551 23rd Street, Richmond, CA

Glamour Moves Artists:
Alice Sampson, Arstanda Billy White, Brandon Harris, Carlota Rodriguez, Christian Vassell, Deatra Colbert, Dorian Reid, Felicia Griffin, Halisi Noel-Johnson, Heather Copus, Hector Barajas, Jarelle Peters, Jason Powell-Smith, Jerry Taylor, Julie MacDonald, Julio Del Rio, Karen May, Maria Radilla, Max Wheaton, Nathan Lam, Raven Harper, Rebecca Jantzen, Samantha Kershnar, Saul Alegria, Shana Harper, Shantae Robinson, Yuka Kobayashi

Image Descriptions:
1. A light green poster for Glamour Moves with purple font, with cutout photos of NIAD artists posing in fashion show outfits. The text include information listed above.

2. A light green poster titled “Meet This Year’s Runway Artists” with eight cutouts of NIAD artists posing in fashion show outfits. The poster includes the 27 artists listed above in three columns in blue text.

Address

551 23rd Street
Richmond, CA
94804

Opening Hours

Monday	10am - 4pm
Tuesday	10am - 4pm
Wednesday	10am - 4pm
Thursday	10am - 4pm
Friday	10am - 4pm
Saturday	1pm - 4pm

Telephone

(510) 620-0290

Website

http://niadart.org/, http://linktr.ee/niadartcenter

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