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Art of Peace Richmond Unveiling Celebration

by CC News
City of Richmond

RICHMOND, CA – The Reentry Success Center (RSC) will publicly unveil a new Art of Peace Richmond sculpture created by two members of the RSC’s Restorative Art Program and local artist Maxon Zorro McCarter.

The new permanent installment was produced using decommissioned firearms that were sourced from previous Richmond buyback programs and guns taken as evidence in crimes throughout California. The first of its kind in Richmond, this installation is the newest in a series of Art of Peace projects completed across the Bay Area.

Curtis, one of the RSC members who designed the art piece, decided to join the project because of his close ties to the RSC and Richmond. Director of the RSC Pat Mims contacted Curtis immediately after his release from incarceration in September 2020 and encouraged him to connect with the men’s group, Restorative Art Program, and other resources.

“I trusted Pat because of all the support the RSC gave me after I got out,” Curtis says. “I think I designed a piece that really represents the entire City of Richmond.”

The unveiling celebration will take place at the RSC at 912 Macdonald Ave., Richmond on April 29 at 11:00 AM.

Members of the public, community and civic leaders, and members of the press are welcome and encouraged to attend. This public art will be an enduring reminder about the impacts of all types of gun violence in our community, as well as symbols of community healing that open conversations focused on unity and peace for all.

Guns for the project were donated by the Robby Poblete Foundation. Art of Peace Richmond was a community service project of the Rotary Club of Richmond. Funding was provided by a grant from the Rotary District 5160 Foundation, with storage and studio space provided by Bridge Storage, Arts and Events.

Rubicon Programs transforms East Bay communities by equipping people to break the cycle of poverty. Since 1973, Rubicon Programs has provided job training and placement, financial education, behavioral health, and other supportive services to low-income people in Contra Costa County, and in Alameda County since 2005, in order to break the cycle of poverty. Today, Rubicon operates sites in Antioch, Concord, Oakland, Hayward, and Richmond. Learn more at www.rubiconprograms.org.

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