Join us on the first Thursday of every month from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. for the Riverside ArtsWalk, a vibrant community event that celebrates the diversity of arts and culture in Riverside and the Inland Empire.

We offer free admission at both Riverside Art Museum (Julia Morgan Building) and The Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art & Culture as part of the ArtsWalk, which includes many downtown arts destinations.


Riverside Artswalk is hosted by the Riverside Arts Council and sponsored by the City of Riverside and Riverside Downtown Partnership. More information and Artswalk map available here.

Riverside ArtsWalk is supported in part by:

Photo credit: Puma Photography

Join poet Juan Delgado and photographer Thomas McGovern as they walk visitors through their exhibition while discussing their 10-year creative collaborations.

Major themes of their work include culture and communities of inland California, swapmeets, murals and local signage.

September 23: 1 pm – 3 pm. Free and open to the public. No registration required.

Artist talk will take place at Riverside Art Museum on the 2nd floor in the Powell and DeVean galleries.

Saturday, August 12, 5:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m.

The Pachuco Ball is back and happening at a new location! Join us at Skyview Event Center, 5257 Wineville Ave, Jurupa Valley, on Saturday, August 12, from 5:00-11:00 p.m. Get ready to dress up to get down!

Tickets are $50/person. Join us for music by BB Wolf and solo singer Micayla Rivera. We’ll have a buffet-style dinner from 5:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m., a no-host bar, a fun raffle for some cool prizes, and dancing until 11:00 p.m.

Proceeds from this event support programming at The Cheech.

ONLINE TICKET SALES HAVE CLOSED. HOWEVER, TICKETS ARE STILL AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR!

THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS

PRESENTING SPONSOR:
Maureen and Juan Rubalcaba – Chingona Consulting

Silver Sponsor:

Bronze Sponsor:

Ronald H. Chilcote Endowed Chair – University of California, Riverside
Latino and Latin American Studies Research Center

Copper Sponsor:

Suzanne & Lawton Gray

In-Kind Sponsor:
Raquel’s Specialty Linens, Inc.

For more info, contact Valerie Found at [email protected].

Saturday, August 20, 6 p.m.–12 a.m.

Mr. Blue and Cultura con Llantas have done it! The Pachuco Ball is back and happening at the Lake Perris Fairgrounds on Saturday, August 20, 6 p.m.–midnight, so get ready to dress up to get down!

Tickets will be $50/person. Join us for music by BB Wolf and guest performer Trio Sol De Amores! We’ll have a buffet-style dinner laid out from 6 p.m.–8 p.m., a no-host bar, a fun raffle for some cool prizes, plus we’ll be bringing back our button-making station and we’ll have some fantastic printed totes and shirts you can buy (so bring some cash)!

Online ticket sales are closed but you can still buy tickets at the door!

Become a sponsor here!

Sponsorships are available with great benefits. View the sponsorship form here. For more info, contact Valerie Found at [email protected].

FAQs:

Here are some answers to some commonly asked questions about the Pachuco Ball!

Q: Do we need to dress up?
A: If you’ve got a zoot suit, do you really need a better excuse to wear it than to go to a Pachuco Ball? But if you don’t, you can still hang with us. Just come dressed to dance and have a great time!

Q: Do we have to pay for parking?
A: No. We got you covered.

Q: Is there a secure parking area if I bring my lowrider or classic car?
A: Indeed. There will be a secure and designated area for your sweet ride. For more info, contact Anita Gonzales: 951-255-1342, Rene “Pecas” Camargo: 951-443-7626, or Mr Blue: 951-204-6613.

Q: It’s August. In Lake Perris. Is the event happening inside? Is there A/C?
A: We wouldn’t leave you out in the heat. Yes, the Pachuco Ball is indoors inside Harrison Hall, WITH A/C! The only way you’re going to break a sweat is if you dance . . . and you better dance.

Q: What’s included in the $50?
A: Admission to the Pachuco Ball, where you’ll dance the night away to awesome musical talent. Parking. Amazing classic rides to swoon over. Buffet-style dinner from 6–8 p.m. only.

Q: Will there be a bar?
A: Yes, there’s a no-host bar!

Q: Will tickets be sold at the door?
A: Yes! …if we haven’t sold out yet…

Saturday, August 6, 7 p.m.–9 p.m.

Please join us for the closing reception of What Would You Say?, the artist receptions for Naida Osline’s Chasing Clouds and Karen Kitchel’s Garden/ Plot, and, in partnership with the National Museum of the American Latino, a reception celebrating Collidoscope. RSVP required and capacity is limited. Please RSVP here.

featuring Oscar R. Castillo and Luis C. Garza

Conversation/Photography/Music 

Free Zoom Event | Registration Required

Join Oscar R. Castillo and Luis C. Garza in conversation about photography and documenting protest. Organized to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Chicano Moratorium on August 29, 1970, Castillo and Garza will speak about their personal work to photograph the Chicano civil rights movement and protests of the late 1960s and early 1970s. Moderated by Judge Jorge Hernandez, the conversation will take place over Zoom on Saturday, August 29, 2020, 6 p.m.–8 p.m. (PDT). This is a free event.

Please click here to register.

Top Photo by Luis C. Garza, Students and barrio youth lead protest march, La Marcha por La Justicia, Belvedere Park. January 31, 1971. © Luis C. Garza. Courtesy of the photographer and UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center.

Bottom Photo by Oscar R. Castillo, Activists marching during the National Chicano Moratorium on East Los Angeles on August 29, 1970. © Oscar R. Castillo. Courtesy of the photographer and UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center.

For more info about the Chicano Moratorium, click here.

Free event | Registration required

The last two Augusts, we’ve enjoyed the Pachuco Ball organized by Cultura con Llantas to raise funds for The Cheech. Due to COVID-19, we have to postpone the event this year.

In the spirit of the Pachuco Ball, join Mr. Blue of Radio Aztlan and Dr. Carlos E. Cortés, Professor Emeritus of History at University of California, Riverside, as they talk about the significant history behind the Pachuco Ball.

After the Zoom talk, Mr. Blue will spin Boogie Woogie tunes. 

For those registered for the event, if you’d like to learn more about the Zoot Suit Riots prior to the event, click here.

And check out Mr. Blue’s Homenaje al Pachuco SoundCloud mix, here.

To register for the Zoom, click here.

WE HAVE EXCEEDED RESERVATIONS. THANK YOU FOR THE ENTHUSIASTIC RESPONSE. 

If you did not get into the Zoom, please join us for future programs to be announced.

To learn more about The Cheech, click here.

To donate to The Cheech, click here (and choose Cultural con Llantas) or text CHEECH to 44321.

About Dr. Carlos E. Cortés

Dr. Carlos E. Cortés is a Professor Emeritus of History at the University of California, Riverside. Since 1990 he has served on the summer faculty of the Harvard Institutes for Higher Education, while he is also on the faculties of the Summer Institute for Intercultural Communication and the Federal Executive Institute and has served as a Smithsonian Institution public lecturer.

A consultant to many government agencies, school systems, universities, mass media, private businesses, and other organizations, Cortés has lectured widely throughout the United States, Latin America, Europe, Asia, and Australia on the implications of diversity for education, government, business, and media.

Cortés has served as Scholar-in-Residence with Univision Communications and as Creative/Cultural Advisor for Nickelodeon’s Peabody-Award-winning children’s television series, “Dora the Explorer,” and its sequels, “Go, Diego, Go!” and “Dora and Friends: Into the City.” For his Nickelodeon contributions, he received the 2009 NAACP Image Award.

He also travels the country performing his one-person autobiographical play, A Conversation with Alana: One Boy’s Multicultural Rite of Passage. His recent books include The Children Are Watching: How the Media Teach about Diversity, The Making—and Remaking—of a Multiculturalist, and his memoir, Rose Hill: An Intermarriage Before Its Time. He also edited the four-volume Multicultural America: A Multimedia Encyclopedia.

Cortés has received numerous honors, including honorary doctorates and awards. While at the University of California, Riverside, he received the campus’ Distinguished Teaching Award, Faculty Public Service Award, and Emeritus Professor of the Year Award. In 2016, the City of Riverside, California, established the annual Carlos E. Cortés Award for community service that fosters inclusivity and diversity.

Zoot Suit, 1978, by Ignacio Gomez. This screenprint on paper is dated 2002 and is part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, gifted by Ricardo and Harriett Romo.

Hosted by Barrio Sounds & Mr. Blue from Radio Aztlan | A Cultura Con Llantas Committee Event

The first Vinyl & Rides was a hit, so we’re bringing it back! During Artswalk!

Listen as DJs spin their vinyl 45s on the roof and check out the sweet rides in front of the museum. Drinks/snacks available for purchase.

DJ Lineup:

  • Mr. Blue
  • DJ Guaracha
  • Barrio Sounds
  • Glo’s Oldies
  • Bobby Rendon

Friday, August 16, 5 p.m.–8 p.m., $20

Don’t miss this popportunity to watch professional balloon artists paired with amateur teams as they compete to create large-scale art sculptures!

As the teams puff, pinch, and sculpt with their balloon artist pro, you’ll get to create art of your own while enjoying music, food, a no-host bar, and participate in a fantastic raffle! Come see who wins and have a say yourself as there’ll be a People’s Choice awarded as well! Tickets are only $20.

Poppin’ Party, Sunday, August 18, 4 p.m.–5 p.m., $5

What goes up, must get POPPED!

Join us for a champagne (or sparkling cider) toast and balloon-popping extravaganza (ear plugs optional) on Sunday, August 18, from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m.!

Click here to purchase your tickets.

Want to enter your own team in this competition? See the Team Building Sponsorship below!

Team Building Sponsorship

Want to encourage a creative, collaborative culture at your company? Provide opportunities for your employees to get to know each other better or build bridges across departments?

Pop-a-Balloonza is a fun, unique opportunity for your team members to join with professional balloon artists to create large-scale, one-of-a-kind sculptures inspired by works from the museum’s permanent collection. They’ll collaboratively puff, pinch, and sculpt with the pros to bring their team’s artistic vision to life.

The sculpture-building will begin in the afternoon on Friday, August 16th, with family, friends, and coworkers joining for an early evening Pop-a-Balloonza party with music, food, libations, and hands-on art projects at the museum. Team members and volunteers are welcome and encouraged to drop by on Thursday to meet their balloon pro leaders, learn some simple techniques, and start preparations for their sculptures. PLUS, they can come back on Sunday at 4 p.m. for a Poppin’ Party, complete with champagne and snacks.

Sign up today for this unique, exclusive experience. Bring up to 10 team members for $1,000. Add additional team members for $100 each. Pop-a-Balloonza party tickets for family, friends, and co-workers are $20 per person, and Sunday afternoon Poppin’ Party tickets are $5 per person.

BONUS! In addition to providing your team with an innovative experience, you’ll also be supporting the museum’s mission to inspire, engage, and build community through the arts. We’ll include your company logo on event materials, announce your participation on social media, and include your logo in the next Artifacts newsletter. The sculptures created Friday night will be part of a friendly competition where everyone’s a winner and will be on view for museum visitors to Instagram throughout the weekend. 

Click here to sign up your team!

Sponsorships

Prize sponsor: $250. Includes two tickets to Pop-a-Balloonza and two tickets to the Poppin’ Party. And you get to be a judge!

Presenting sponsor: $1500. Includes 10 tickets to Pop-a-Balloonza and 10 tickets to the Poppin’ Party. Your name/company name/logo will be featured as the presenting sponsor of this event in all appropriate media.

FMV of Pop-a-Balloonza tickets is $20 each, $5 each for the Poppin’ Party.

Click here to sponsor!

Thank you to our generous sponsors:

Presenting Sponsor

Team Builder

Prize Sponsors

In-Kind Sponsors

Special thanks to our partners, QBN So. Cal Balloon Network members:

Theresa Alfonso/Tess’ Touch Balloon Décor/Long Beach

Amanda Armstrong/Top Hat Balloon Werks/Mission Viejo

Carolyn Baker/Total Package Balloons/Los Angeles

Dara Butler/In Awe Event Décor/Greater Los Angeles

Guadalupe Campos/Dream Décor/Bell Gardens

Bridgette Carter/Carter’s Balloons & Candy Creations/Victorville

Brenda Dillion/Dezignz Etc/Gardena

Claudia Gee/Amazing Balloons by Gee/Hawthorne

Denise Hagopian/Heavenly Choice Flowers & Events/Whittier

Charity Hill/Lighter Than Air Balloons/Rancho Santa Margarita

Bertha Johnson/Joy Productions/Rialto

Yvette Mack/Yvette’s Balloon Designs/Pasadena

Carmen Mayo/Elegant Designs by Carmen/Inglewood

Mackie McAllister/Spectacular Events & Décor/Los Angeles

Sylvia McClung/Charming Balloons/Los Angeles

Celini McKinney/Balloons & Party/Capistrano Beach

Kesha Miller/Three C’s/Bev’s Balloons & Flowers/Los Angeles

Melissa Mog/Creative Designs/Anaheim

Sandy Moreno/Hermosa Celebrations/Hermosa Beach

Yadira Noriega/Face Painting & Balloons/Riverside

Elizabeth Peterson/Tip Top Entertainers/City of Orange

Francie Rosen/Balloons Sound Great/Huntington Beach

Leslie Withers/Elite Floral Design/Eastville/Corona

Ja’Net Wyatt/POP! Balloons/Reseda

Linda Zeller/Party Blitz/Simi Valley

Sharon Woolfolk/Begin Again/Palmdale

Rosie Haynes/Ms. Rosies Balloons/Inglewood

RSVPs are now closed. We are at capacity. Thank you. Please consider coming to the Opening Reception at 5:30 p.m., if you did not already RSVP for the Book Launch.

Author Susan Straight’s memoir, In the Country of Women, is the inspiration behind our Badass Women and the Road to the Promised Land exhibition. Please join us for the book launch, which will include a talk and book signing, before the opening reception for Badass Women. Books will be available for purchase.

In Inland Southern California, near the desert and the Mexican border, Susan Straight, a self-proclaimed book nerd, and Dwayne Sims, an African American basketball player, started dating in high school. After college, they married and drove to Amherst, Massachusetts, where Straight met her teacher and mentor, James Baldwin, who encouraged her to write. Once back in Riverside, at driveway barbecues and fish fries with the large, close-knit Sims family, Straight—and eventually her three daughters—heard for decades the stories of Dwayne’s female ancestors. Some women escaped violence in post-slavery Tennessee, some escaped murder in Jim Crow Mississippi, and some fled abusive men. Straight’s mother-in-law, Alberta Sims, is the descendant at the heart of this memoir. Susan’s family, too, reflects the hardship and resilience of women pushing onward—from Switzerland, Canada, and the Colorado Rockies to California.

A Pakistani word, biraderi, is one Straight uses to define a complex system of kinship and clan—those who become your family. An entire community helped raise her daughters. Of her three girls, now grown and working in museums and the entertainment industry, Straight writes, “The daughters of our ancestors carry in their blood at least three continents. We are not about borders. We are about love and survival.” In the Country of Women is a valuable social history and a personal narrative that reads like a love song to America and indomitable women.

This event is generously sponsored by:

Suzy & Gary Clem

Cati & Lloyd Porter

18700 Lake Perris Drive, Harrison Hall

Presented by Cultura Con Llantas

Dress up to get down! Again! This fundraiser for The Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art, Culture & Industry of the Riverside Art Museum was a HUGE hit last year so we’re bringing it back! Hundreds of you showed up (many even before doors opened) and stayed for the whole event. What a great night!

Put on by Cultura Con Llantas, the Pachuco Ball will feature live music, food, and drinks, as well as classic cars and lowriders, all at the Lake Perris Fairgrounds.

UPDATE: The Midnite Cruzzers will be our headliner band for the evening!

UPDATE 2: Also performing this evening is Brittany Nicole Flores! Ruben Molina, from the Southern Soul Spinners, will also be here spinning original 78s.

Make art, win raffles for vintage items, and more!

Tickets are $25 per person, with all proceeds benefiting The Cheech!

Buy your tickets here.

More info can be found on Cultural Con Llantas’ Facebook and Instagram.

FAQs:

Here are some answers to some commonly asked questions about the Pachuco Ball!

Q: Do we need to dress up?
A: If you’ve got a zoot suit, do you really need a better excuse to wear it than to go to a Pachuco Ball? But if you don’t, you can still hang with us. Just come dressed to dance and have a great time!

Q: Do we have to pay for parking?
A: No. We got you covered.

Q: Is there a secure parking area if I bring my lowrider or classic car?
A: Indeed. There will be a secure and designated area for your sweet ride. For more info, contact Anita Gonzales: 951-255-1342, Rene “Pecas” Camargo: 951-550-9801, or Mr Blue: 951-204-6613.

Q: It’s August. In Lake Perris. Is the event happening inside? Is there A/C?
A: We wouldn’t leave you out in the heat. Yes, the Pachuco Ball is indoors inside Harrison Hall, WITH A/C! The only way you’re going to break a sweat is if you dance . . . and you better dance.

Q: What’s included in the $25?
A: Admission to the Pachuco Ball, where you’ll dance the night away. Parking. Amazing classic rides to swoon over. Appetizers from 6–8 p.m.

Q: Will there be a bar?
A: Yes, there’s a no-host bar!

Q: Will tickets be sold at the door?
A: Yes! …if we haven’t sold out yet…

Thank you to our generous sponsors!

Rosa Elena Sahagun, Atty at Law

Ofelia Valdez-Yeager

Ride N Pride Car Club Sur Califas

Presented by Cultura Con Llantas
Lake Perris Fairgrounds, 18700 Lake Perris Drive

Dress up to get down! This fundraiser for The Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art, Culture & Industry of the Riverside Art Museum is taking place at the Lake Perris Fairgournds.

Put on by Cultura Con Llantas, the Pachuco Ball will feature live music by Lil Bit of Soul and Flash Bak, food, and drinks, as well as classic cars and lowriders, all at Lake Perris Fairgrounds.

Make art, win raffles for vintage items, and compete in the Dance and Best Dressed competitions!

Tickets are $25 per person, with all proceeds benefiting The Cheech!

Buy your tickets at the door at the event.

More info can be found on Cultural Con Llantas’ Facebook and Instagram.

FAQs:

Here are some answers to some commonly asked questions about the Pachuco Ball!

Q: Do we need to dress up?
A: If you’ve got a zoot suit, do you really need a better excuse to wear it than to go to a Pachuco Ball? But if you don’t, you can still hang with us. Just come dressed to dance and have a great time!

Q: Do we have to pay for parking?
A: No. We got you covered.

Q: Is there a secure parking area if I bring my lowrider or classic car?
A: Indeed. There will be a secure and designated area for your sweet ride. For more info, contact Anita Gonzales: 951-255-1342, Rene “Pecas” Camargo: 951-550-9801, or Mr Blue Hernandez: 951-204-6613.

Q: It’s August. In Lake Perris. Is the event happening inside? Is there A/C?
A: We wouldn’t leave you out in the heat. Yes, the Pachuco Ball is indoors, WITH A/C! The only way you’re going to break a sweat is if you dance . . . and you better dance.

Q: What’s included in the $25?
A: Admission to the Pachuco Ball, where you’ll dance the night away to Lil Bit of Soul and Flash Bac. Parking. Amazing classic rides to swoon over. Appetizers from 6 – 8 p.m.

Q: Will there be a bar?
A: Yes!

Q: Will tickets be sold at the door?
A: Yes!

Thank you to our generous sponsors:

Don Peterson, Mayor Pro Tem of Banning

Jairo Ruiz

2nd Saturdays of June, July, & August, 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

$12/person, $25 for 3 family members, $30 for 4 family members

Grab your family and friends and begin your museum adventure with us! Enjoy our exhibitions and explore our rooftop for adventure-themed activities on the 2nd Saturdays of June, July, and August. 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. $12 per person, $25 for 3 family members, or $30 for 4 family members. Museum admission, drinks, and snacks also included in the price.

June 9 – Beach Day
Hang ten with us on Beach Day at the museum! Come dressed in your beach attire; flip flops and Hawaiian shirts welcome! Enjoy a surfboard selfie station, giant bubble making, three bodacious art projects, and more!

July 14 – Travel Day
Travel the world and beyond with three hands-on art projects that will take you far and away, plus a learning station and more!

August 11 – Nature Day
Enjoy learning about the prehistoric creatures that roamed the IE thanks to the Western Science Center! Nature-themed art projects will rule the day.

(1 drink ticket included; additional drink tickets will be available – price TBA)

UPDATE! We’ve added live painting featuring Ivan “Gathe” Preciado sponsored by The Art Institute of California Inland Empire to the night’s entertainment!

UPDATE! We’ve just confirmed Tio’s Tacos will be bringing their delicious agua frescas to Art on Tap for a tasty non-alcoholic option!

Art on Tap is back!

Join us for a late night art bash to benefit arts education. All three floors will be rockin’ with music, food, beer tastings from local home brewers and local breweries (thanks to The Brickwood!), and hands-on artmaking activities!

Brand Ambassador at RAM Lift Coffee Roasters will also provide coffee!

So come hang out with your friends or as a date night at the museum. Make some art, maybe take home a screen printed shirt or tote or two, learn how to make beer at home, and feel good knowing proceeds go to art education!

Tickets will be available (same price!) at the door. Thank you and see you soon!

 

Art on Tap 2017 is sponsored by:

Brand Ambassador @ RAM:

Naida Osline’s fantastical exhibition is inspiring a day of flowers and art. Help RAM make the largest paper flower arrangement Riverside has even seen or learn how to grow a water-wise English flower garden in our Mediterranean dry climate from master gardener, Nan Simonsen, at 1:45 p.m.

Naida will be here at 1 p.m. for a short Gallery Talk and Tour, as well, so be sure to join us!

The Riverside Art Museum invites the community to celebrate seven artists who will face off at the museum to each create a unique piece of art. Each artist will get a box full of unknown cast-off “junk.” After opening the box, they each get two and a half hours to create their masterpieces. A panel of judges will choose who will be winner and who will receive the “brush off.”

“After years of working as an instructor at the Riverside Art Museum and creating my own metal/assemblage sculptures in my home studio, I am excited for the opportunity to represent the staff of RAM at the Brush Off,” says Bethany Molyneaux. “This event creates a friendly competition that shows that what is considered ‘junk’ can become something beautiful. In my own artwork, I usually search out my own ‘junk,’ so I am excited to have the challenge of using the unknown. Challenge accepted!”

The panel of judges includes RAM Curator of Exhibitions and Collections Todd Wingate, RAM Trustee Patsy Herrera, and Kathy Allavie, a long-time RAM and Art Alliance member, and Riverside Unified School District Trustee. They will evaluate the work for creative use of materials, overall aesthetic, and other aspects. There will also be an audience choice award. 

Patti Funder, RAM Trustee and artist sponsor says, “I am thrilled that Charles Bibbs has agreed to participate in the Brush Off. I am a great admirer of his artistic genius. I hope those in the community will join me in support of the arts in Riverside and RAM.”

The event will be MC-ed by artist and RAM Trustee James Antoyan. It will feature art-making activities for guests, a hosted bar, and hors d’oeuvres. 

Competing artists include:

  • reigning champion Martin Sanchez of Tio’s Tacos;
  • Nick Bahula;
  • Charles Bibbs;
  • Cosme Cordova;
  • Adeola Davies-Aiyeloja;
  • Danielle Giudici Wallis; and
  • Bethany Molyneaux.

We will also be holding a silent auction during the event of the following items:

  • Bill Gardner sculpture;
  • Kelly Rider original piece;
  • Jeff Soto print;
  • Beth Kollmyer pet portrait;
  • Live Nation concert tickets;
  • Sue Simonin fused glass bowl;
  • and more!

This fundraiser is catered by DLS Events and Pastries by Sue Tatosian. Music provided by The Bladerunners Bluegrass Band

“I am tickled to be participating in this fun event,” says Adeola Davies-Aiyeloja. “Check it out and come have fun with me and the other artists as we are under the ‘gun’ to create and you will be supporting the museum!”

Tickets

General Admission Tickets $50

Come watch the artists create during the Brush Off and get one People’s Choice Award ballot. Hosted bar and hors d’oeuvres included.

VIP Admission Tickets $75

A VIP ticket gives you access to the pre-event Meet-and-Greet with the artists and judges, a front row seat to watch the artists create during the Brush Off, and five extra People’s Choice Award ballots. Hosted bar and hors d’oeuvres included.

Artist Sponsorships $500

Have a favorite artist amongst the competitors? Want to own the piece they create during the Brush Off? Then become an Artist Sponsor!

Martin Sanchez

TAKEN!

Nick Bahula

Available

Charles Bibbs

TAKEN!

Cosme Cordova

Available

Adeola Davies-Aiyeloja

Available

Danielle Giudici Wallis

Available

Bethany Molyneaux

Available

TICKETS STILL AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR!

All proceeds from the event benefit the Riverside Art Museum. 

Thank you to our generous sponsors:

AmericasPrinter.com | David and Patti Funder | Jinnifer Razo, Swenson Corporation

Kathy Wright & Dwight Tate

Thank you to our materials sponsors:

Polymer Logistics | Bourns Engineering | Urge Palette & Fritz Aragon
Mothership Scrapbook Gal by Rina Gonzales| Julie Ann Silverman

Join us at 6:30 p.m. for the Validation and Value Panel that will focus on how the various aspects of validation—self, academic, social, or systematic—translate to an artist’s value. Panelists will discuss how that value can be maintained and developed through placement, collecting, and archiving, as well as some of the other means available.

Panelists currently include: Barb Houser, Kayren Lyle, Eric Hanks, Charmaine Jefferson, Mark Steven Greenfield, Anthony Silva, Berlinda Fontenot, Charles Bibbs, and Bernard Stanley Hoyes. Additional panelists will be added as they confirm participation.

“One main aspect of a self-validating artist is the satisfaction of achieving a level of independence as it relates to being economically self supporting. We will discuss some of the requirements in becoming a successful artist outside of the institutional validation system. Currently, there are thousands of visual artists making well over $100k/year under the radar of the system. Many of these artists have achieved this with minimum to no structured education or mentoring. This panel will be geared to cover these realities.”

Artist, panelist, and co-curator of Visual Voice, Charles Bibbs

September 22: Join us for Validation and Value, the Conversation Continues at 6:30 p.m. Panelists currently include: Diane Shannon Young, Kenneth Gatewood, Larry Poncho Brown, Inge Pelzer, Nedra Myricks, Kathleen Atkins Wilson, Theresa Shellcrof, Cosme Cordova, and Alicia Lee. Free with admission or membership.  

Stand up, get over the hump, and de-stress with an hour of free tai chi at the museum.

Join us for drinks every month this summer as we explore the art of handmade brewing and distilling during our Late Thursdays: Toast and Tour, 5 p.m. – 7 p.m.

June 23: Join artisan distillers J. Riley from Redlands for some serious whiskey history and taste some epic handcrafted whiskey.

July 21: Sample local craft beer from one of Riverside’s beloved breweries, Wicks Brewery.

August 11: In honor of the Olympics in Brazil and in conjunction with our 2016 Members’ Exhibition: Carioca Soul, we will be having caipirinhas, Brazil’s national cocktail, made with cachaça, sugar, and lime. We has invited dancer, choreographer, and teacher Julie Simon for an evening of Brazilian contemporary dance and drums at 6 p.m. and again (at approximately 7 p.m.) after Bernard Stanley Hoyes’ curatorial tour. Join us for an evening celebrating Brazil!

TOURS: Artist extraordinaire Bernard Hoyes will lead curatorial tours of the Visual Voice exhibition at 6:30 p.m. after each Late Thursday event.

Every Saturday this summer, come to RAM for Maker Series Saturdays. Get inside the artistic process, participate in collaborative art, interact with artists, and learn how to make stuff! We will be making ice cream with A La Minute, learning how to etch with salt water and electricity with Bernard Stanley Hoyes, and more.

June 18: Nathaniel Osollo

Sequential artist Nathaniel Osollo, author of Shadow People and Dark Mouse, returns to the Riverside Art Museum for an afternoon of comic book making. Nathaniel will talk through and demo his process of comic book drawing and writing, and help visitors work on their own comics. He will also discuss his first augmented reality comic book project and his experiences in the sequential art world.

June 25: Bernard Stanley Hoyes

In conjunction with Visual Voice, join artist in residence Bernard Stanley Hoyes on June 25, July 9, July 30, and August 13, and learn how to etch using salt water and electricity. Etched zinc plates will be used for printmaking.

July 2: How to HEAR Compost Temperature with J no.e ParkerThis workshop will inspire/introduce visitors to using sensors and micro-controllers to explore the physical world around them through HEARING an on-site compost pile. Audiofied on a continual basis, the compost pile renders a non-stop, real-time sound “performance”—making the silent process of decomposition tangible on a human scale. Visitors are immersed in a continuous, eight-point soundscape created and controlled by temperature sensors buried inside the compost. Each temperature value is translated directly to frequency and amplified in its own distinct speaker—mirroring the placement of its sister temperature sensor inside the container. Visitors will also gain practical knowledge on compost biology and home composting by “feeding” the compost with vegetable scraps, helping to turn the compost, and participating in “microbe searches” using a USB microscope at various times of the day.

July 9: Bernard Stanley Hoyes

In conjunction with Visual Voice, join artist in residence Bernard Stanley Hoyes on June 25, July 9, July 30, and August 13, and learn how to etch using salt water and electricity. Etched zinc plates will be used for printmaking.

July 16: #InstaVIBES: Instagram 101 | What’s Your Personal Brand with Mad Creative (CANCELLED DUE TO ILLNESS. We apologize for any inconvenience.)

Mad Creative will have three mini-workshops from 12 noon – 3 p.m. Come to one or all of them!

12 noon | Self-portraits: Invent your best selfie

1 p.m. | Objects: Let things tell your story

2 p.m. | Places: Show your adventurous side when you are out and about

Visitors are invited to bring 3-5 small objects that tell their story. Other props will also be on hand to practice shooting those Instagram moments.

From Ashley Meyers of Mad Creative:

When you think of Instagram do you simply think photo envy? Too complicated a task to try and navigate the waters of all the new Insta apps being pumped out on a daily basis? Not sure how to make your profile and photos standout? Unsure why your photos receive less than 5 likes? Oh man, the hashtag and his friend the emoji! Who the heck are those guys? Hey you’re not alone, we promise!

Master the art of Instagram marketing from both a personal and business perspective. Join us for a special afternoon as we help you navigate the ever-evolving waters of social media on the world’s most popular visual marketing medium. We will discuss storytelling, the power of your iPhone, popular Instagram filters and apps, a breakdown of hashtags, and speak to the challenges and opportunities of connecting with your community on the Instagram platform. All participants must have their own cell phone with access to Instagram.

We will be using the Riverside Art Museum as our backdrop for this creative and informative workshop. Seating is limited to 30, so please click here to register.

Enter our contest for a chance to win a Baby Tattooville poster or free tickets to the museum! Simply register and post your next instagram pic with #instavibesworkshopRAM.

July 23: Arcade Coffee + Parliament Chocolate/à la minute ice cream (see special times below)

Wake up and roll into the museum for some coffee! Join Shane Levario and Stevie Hasemeyer of Arcade Coffee at this special 10 a.m. Maker Series Saturday for a talk and demonstration about the art of coffee roasting. Taste small batch-roasted coffee beans from all over the world.

At 1 p.m., join Ryan Berk, owner of Parliament Chocolate and à la minute ice cream, as he tells his story as a self-proclaimed food artist. Learn about locally sourced foods, the science of nitrogen-made ice cream, and travelling to source cacao beans. Taste Berk’s famous handcrafted ice cream and spectacular small batch chocolate.

Seats are limited to 30 people, so reserve your spot now with Ryan Berk by clicking here.

“For me, food is my expression, and an extension of my inner creativity. I consider it my art. As with any creative process, it starts with an idea. . . .” — Ryan Berk

July 30: Bernard Stanley Hoyes

In conjunction with Visual Voice, join artist in residence Bernard Stanley Hoyes on June 25, July 9, July 30, and August 13, and learn how to etch using salt water and electricity. Etched zinc plates will be used for printmaking.

August 6: Comfort Food Blanket Lessons and Dialogue with Alyssa Arney and Liz Flynn

Comfort Food Blanket discusses our psychological relationship with food during depression and difficult times, as well as the emotional appeal of junk food as a source of consolation and support. It physically represents a blanket, a pig in a blanket, environmental landscapes like trash heaps, and the gluttony of our emotional needs. In contrast with consuming, many cite the practice of crochet as being a source of consolation and support during emotionally straining times. Artists Alyssa Arney and Liz Flynn hope to engage visitors in a dialogue about the role of food as pleasure, desire and craving, and personal relationships with food and consumption. Visitors will be able to interact with the piece and explore the tactile art of crochet. Comfort Food Blanket will be on view over the fireplace in the lobby from June 21-August 5 (tentative). In conjunction with Comfort Food Blanket, Arney and Flynn will host a drop-in station where visitors can learn to crochet basic stitches or make yarn pom-poms of various sizes. Experienced crochet artists are welcome to express their creativity and create their own pieces as well.

August 13: Bernard Stanley Hoyes

In conjunction with Visual Voice, join artist in residence Bernard Stanley Hoyes on June 25, July 9, July 30, and August 13, and learn how to etch using salt water and electricity. Etched zinc plates will be used for printmaking.

Mr. Blue and Cultura con Llantas have done it! The Pachuco Ball is back and happening inside Harrison Hall at the Lake Perris Fairgrounds on Saturday, August 28, 6 p.m.–midnight, so get ready to dress up to get down!

Tickets will be $50/person. Join us for music by Lil Bit of Soul and guest performer Joey Quinones of Penrose Records! We’ll have a buffet-style dinner laid out from 6 p.m.–8 p.m., a no-host bar, a fun raffle for some cool prizes, plus we’ll be bringing back our button-making station and we’ll have some fantastic printed totes and shirts you can buy (so bring some cash)!

To purchase tickets, click here.

Sponsorships are available with great benefits. For more info, contact Valerie Found at [email protected].

FAQs:

Here are some answers to some commonly asked questions about the Pachuco Ball!

Q: Do we need to dress up?
A: If you’ve got a zoot suit, do you really need a better excuse to wear it than to go to a Pachuco Ball? But if you don’t, you can still hang with us. Just come dressed to dance and have a great time!

Q: Do we have to pay for parking?
A: No. We got you covered.

Q: Is there a secure parking area if I bring my lowrider or classic car?
A: Indeed. There will be a secure and designated area for your sweet ride. For more info, contact Anita Gonzales: 951-255-1342, Rene “Pecas” Camargo: 951-443-7626, or Mr Blue: 951-204-6613.

Q: It’s August. In Lake Perris. Is the event happening inside? Is there A/C?
A: We wouldn’t leave you out in the heat. Yes, the Pachuco Ball is indoors inside Harrison Hall, WITH A/C! The only way you’re going to break a sweat is if you dance . . . and you better dance.

Q: What’s included in the $50?
A: Admission to the Pachuco Ball, where you’ll dance the night away to awesome musical talent. Parking. Amazing classic rides to swoon over. Buffet-style dinner from 6–8 p.m. only.

Q: Will there be a bar?
A: Yes, there’s a no-host bar!

Q: Will tickets be sold at the door?
A: Yes! …if we haven’t sold out yet…

Join us on Tuesdays at 6 p.m. on RAM’s Instagram (@riversideartmuseum) to watch and learn live as artist Juan Navarro (and occasional guest artists) create art and give tips!