Executive Director

Richmond Art Center Seeks Executive Director

Executive Director for a community art center in its 90th year of serving a diverse and vibrant community in Richmond, California. The Center advances its mission through exhibitions, education, and community engagement. We seek a dynamic leader with experience in nonprofit arts administration.

Date:
February 2026

Final date to receive applications:
March 30, 2026

Organization:
Richmond Art Center, 2540 Barrett Ave, Richmond, CA 94804

Job Title:

Executive Director

Reports to:

Board of Directors

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: $ – $ annual salary

Status:
Exempt, full-time

For ninety years, Richmond Art Center has served residents of Richmond and surrounding communities by providing studio art education programs for adults and children, exhibitions, off-site classes, and community interactive experiences. Richmond Art Center’s mission is to be a catalyst in Richmond for learning and living through art.

• Be leaders in contemporary and intersectional thinking about art, artistic expression and arts education.
• Attract, develop, support and retain leadership, staff, community partnerships and audiences who embody the diversity of the Richmond Bay Area.
• Ensure that highly effective and cohesive communication, collaboration and internal operations systems are in place.
• Generate resources to support organizational capacity, facilities improvement and programmatic growth.

We are looking for a dynamic and experienced leader to steward Richmond Art Center as a participatory space that equitably grows and sustains innovative art practices in Richmond. Strong fundraising and organizational leadership skills are fundamental to the position.

Advance arts learning and practice in Richmond; implement Richmond Art Center’s Strategic Plan with the board, staff and community stakeholders; ensure that program development, implementation and evaluation are consistent with Richmond Art Center’s mission; identify, engage and collaborate with mission aligned organizations.

• Maintain an inclusive, positive, cooperative, healthy and safe environment at Richmond Art Center for all who work, volunteer or visit in accordance with legal requirements, good employment practices and Richmond Art Center’s mission, vision and values.
• Cultivate respectful relationships with staff and within the community; lead and manage a team of 15 administrative staff; oversee management of teaching artists and volunteers.
• Oversee administrative and technical support for all Art Center operations and events and ensure Richmond Art Center meets all applicable legal and record‑keeping requirements.
• Develop and manage annual budgets; oversee financial controls, practices and reporting.
• Direct the development and implementation of public relations strategies; oversee marketing initiatives to facilitate growth.
• Ensure effective communication between staff and board; identify, assess, and inform the board of all internal and external issues that impact Richmond Art Center.
• Identify and implement a vision for the future and growth of Richmond Art Center.

A majority of the ED’s time will be devoted to ensuring the financial strength and sustainability of Richmond Art Center including the following responsibilities:

• Develop and oversee implementation of annual giving, major gifts plan, and special fundraising events to maintain and increase Richmond Art Center’s financial strength;
  Identify, cultivate and meet with new and existing donors to solicit donations and steward relationships.
• Work with RAC staff and Board to identify and secure grants and sponsor ships.
• Develop and maintain good relationships with the City of Richmond, the West Contra Costa County Unified School District and other actual and potential Art Center supporters.
• Work with the board president to build board involvement in and capacity for fundraising.

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