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UCR MFA Exhibit: Polylogue Opening Reception

Please join us for the Opening Reception of the UCR 1st and 2nd Year MFA Exhibition: Polylogue.

This exhibit spotlights the work of seven first and second year graduate students, PuiShuen (Tiffany) Chow, Richard Corral, Kellie Flint, Merideth Hillbrand, Joe Leavenworth, Julie Sadowski, and Ji Won, facilitated by UCR Associate Professor of Art, Yunhee Min.

Every family has a great story. Join local authors and artists, Larry Burns, James Luna, Deana Romo, and Teodor Dumitrescu, for a series of four workshops to write and illustrate your family tales – tall or true.

To fully complete your “story”, you’ll want to come back at least four times, once for each section: Finding Your Story, Telling Your Story, Drawing Your Story, and Coloring Your Story. Each section is offered on two dates.

We are offering all four sections in both English and Spanish. 

English

Finding Your Story: June 3 or 11

Telling Your Story: June 17 or 25

Drawing Your Story: July 1 or 9

Coloring Your Story: July 15 or 23

Spanish

Finding Your Story: June 4 or 10

Telling Your Story: June 18 or 24

Drawing Your Story: July 2 or 8

Coloring Your Story: July 16 or 22

Please join us on Saturday, July 29, at 1 p.m. Award-winning storyteller and variety artist Karen Rae Kraut joins forces with guitar and keyboard virtuoso Jay DeAngelo in The Giant (who had no heart in his body!). Watch out for the giant whose heart has been separated from his body! A pair of unlikely heroes, the Ash Boy and the Cowgirl Princess, risk everything to defeat the giant with help from a talking wolf, a king salmon, and a blackbird in this musical recreation of a Norwegian folklore classic. Songs, movement, and a live musical soundtrack will keep listeners of all ages part of the action from start to finish! Opportunities will also be available for those who completed their own Tell Your Story to read them aloud during this fun and interactive afternoon.

(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:

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Join author and screenwriter John Sacret Young (The West Wing, China Beach) in conversation about his new book, Pieces of Glass – an Artoir.

About Pieces of Glass

Award-winning Hollywood screenwriter and author John Sacret Young embraces and appreciates art, particularly American art and Modernism, and has collected and written about it for much of his life. In Pieces of Glass, Young mixes the “art” side of his life with a true memoir to create a unique “Artoir” in which he explores the profound effect it has had on him, his work, and his existence.

From Rothko to John Marin, Diebenkorn to Vermeer, and Rockwell to Charles Burchfield, Young discovers that paintings, drawings, sketches, and even chalk on an old garage wall have helped “paint” him into the person he is today.

Reviews

“Warmly engaging ‘Artoir’ is Pieces of Glass by John Sacret Young. Wonderfully readable and very smart on art.” — Joyce Carol Oates

“. . . a writer of effortless dexterity and a true, unaffected originality. . . . The story he tells cuts right to the bone.” — The New Yorker

“Young’s artoir ultimately succeeds because he is able to reconnect with the wonderment and pure joy that comes from seeing a painting for the first time, from connecting with a work of art produced by another human being, and relishing in its inherent qualities.” — American Fine Art magazine

A limited number of books will be available for purchase during the event.

RSVPs requested. Please call 951.684.7111 as seating is limited.

Presented by the Riverside Art Museum Collections and Acquisitions Committee.

Brand Ambassador @ RAM:

Experience RAM on another level and explore the galleries afterhours.

Grab a drink at our no-host bar, make some COOL art, and come say hello to someone new!

We’ll have music playing,

an “open mic” (come show off your talents!), and

Lift Coffee Roasters will be here, too.

JUST ADDED!

Our Print Media Collective artist-member group will be here screenprinting t-shirts that will be available for purchase and they’ll be doing a monoprint demo! Come check them out, and if you’re a printmaker or want to be, chat with them to see if joining the group is right for you!

Make a night of it at RAM!

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Private Artists Reception, Thursday, July 6, 2017, 5 p.m. – 6 p.m.

Awards Reception, Thursday, July 6, 2017, 6 p.m. – 8 p.m., Awards announced promptly at 6:10 p.m., Free

Please join us as we announce this year’s winners of the 2017 Members’ Exhibition | California Tales: Real or Imagined. 

A private exhibiting artists’ reception will take place from 5 p.m. – 6 p.m. to honor all of our participating artist-members.

The open-to-the-public, free Awards Reception, which will take place during Artswalk, will take place from 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. Awards will be announced promptly at 6:10 p.m.

RAM is proud to debut our new Julia Morgan Tribute Wall designed and funded by HMC Architects and their Designing Futures Foundation. This permanent exhibition features new information and imagery to educate visitors about the building’s architecture and history, and Morgan’s story as the first professional female architect in California and winner of the American Institute of Architect’s Gold Medal, the AIA’s highest honor. Please join us for the ribbon-cutting ceremony!

In additional, Julie Donoho, a well-regarded Morgan expert, will give a presentation on Morgan’s early work and life. She will also discuss the process of posthumously awarding Morgan the AIA Gold Medal and its significance globally. 

Join Dr. Anthea Hartig (California Historical Society), Jana Itzen (Itzen Architects Inc.), and Lindsey Rossi (independent design curator) for a conversation about Julia Morgan’s remarkable trailblazing career and the state of the field for women today.

Join us on a fun bus trip with old friends and NEW as we journey up to visit Hearst Castle, famously designed by our very own Julia Morgan, and help support our art education department at the same time! 

This FUNdraiser kicks off at 7 a.m. on Saturday, November 4, with muffins, fruit, and mimosas on the road up to Morro Bay!

We’ll stop in Arroyo Grande for lunch, and then continue on up to Morro Bay for some site-seeing and check-in to your rooms at the Inn at Morro Bay.

Dinner at the hotel will be at 7 p.m.

The rest of the evening is yours to enjoy, just be sure to get some breakfast before you load the bus leaving for Hearst Castle at 9 a.m.!

We should arrive at Hearst by 9:45 a.m. The tour begins by watching a short film, then you’ll take a walking tour of the castle. Then enjoy a truly behind-the-scenes, exclusive-for-us tour of Julia Morgan’s studio drawings with the renowned Victoria Kastner, Hearst Castle’s Decorative Arts Curator! We’ll be having lunch at Hearst and don’t worry, you’ll have time to hit the gift shop before heading back to Riverside (we’ll have dinner and wine on the bus back)!

This fantastic trip benefiting our art education programs is only $300/person. This includes the price of the bus, hotel room (double occupancy), breakfast, and the dinner/wine on the way back to Riverside. 

For more information, please contact Caryn Marsella at [email protected].

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!

Free with paid admission or membership

Join artist Naida Osline as she gives a short talk and tour of her exhibition, Naida Osline: Florescence.

High School Art Show Awards Reception

Please join us as we announce this year’s winners on Thursday, May 11, 2017, from 6 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

Artwork was judged by a panel of respected figures in the local art community to select winners from each of the nine art categories, as well as sponsorship awards, honorable mentions, and the Howard H. Hays Sr. Best of Show Cover Award.

The Doors Open event is back! The City of Riverside, in partnership with the Old Riverside Foundation, the Riverside Arts Council, the Riverside Downtown Partnership, and the Mission Inn Museum and Foundation are hosting the City’s second annual Doors Open event. 

Doors Open events began over 30 years ago in France and has since spread across Europe, North America, and Australia. These events provide free access to captivating historic sites that are often closed to the public. By opening the doors to these architectural gems, event organizers hope to increase awareness of historic architecture and the community’s collective heritage. 

“This event showcases Riverside’s historic architecture which spans more than a century and is part of the Downtown soul,” said Erin Gettis, City of Riverside’s Principal Planner and Historic Preservation Officer. “Last year’s event drew more than a thousand attendees” she said.  

On Thursday, May 11, from 6 p.m. – 9 p.m., select buildings in downtown Riverside will open their doors. Guests will be taken on a riveting tour of each exquisite building and will learn about each building’s intriguing history. Tours begin at 6 p.m. and occur every twenty minutes. 

A number of downtown restaurants located in historic buildings will be offering specials before, during, and after the tours. Visitors can stop at the event’s information station located outside the Main Library and pick up a map or use the website to locate participating buildings and get directions. 

Some of the historic buildings that will be opening their doors include: the Riverside Art Museum (former Riverside YWCA), Fox Theater, Metropolitan Museum, Municipal Auditorium, First Church of Christ Scientist, First Congregational Church, Universalist Unitarian Church, the RCC Center for Social Justice and Civil Liberties (former Citrus Trust), the Culver Center for the Arts (former Rouse Department Store), the California Museum of Photography (former Kress Department Store), the Arcade Building occupied by Krieger & Stewart, Loft.84 in the Aurea Vista Building, the Bonnett Building and more. 

Please visit the official Doors Open Riverside website to review the complete list of participating locations, and view images and restaurant specials only available during the event. www.DoorsOpenRiverside.com

Please join us at the Riverside Art Museum for a celebration of the Visual and Performing Arts!

Come see the artwork from our talented RUSD Middle School artists, as well as art by Riverside County High School artists.

Enjoy music by:

  • Ramona High School pianists at 10 a.m.;
  • the Sierra Middle School Band at 10:30 a.m.;
  • the King High School Flute Choir at 11 a.m.; and
  • the King High School Sax Quartet at 11:30 a.m.

Join us for Michael Whelan in conversation with JJ Jacobson of the Eaton Collection of Science Fiction and fantasy, in conjunction with Beyond Science Fiction: The Alternative Realism of Michael Whelan. The Eaton Collection is one of the world’s largest, richest, and deepest collections of science fiction, fantasy, horror, utopian literature, and related genres. The Collection originated with the personal library of Dr. J. Lloyd Eaton, which was acquired by the UCR Library in 1969.

This free-wheeling conversation and extensive Q&A session is sure to delight fans of science fiction, fantasy, illustration, and Michael’s artwork.

Free, Click here to register

Last year, we danced at dawn.

This year, we dance after work!

The Art Institute of California – Inland Empire will present art happenings and play the music for this Force-infused Design After Dark.

Come design alongside featured artist The Black Light King as he creates a glowing wonder in paint and pigment. This event is family friendly and there will be art supplies provided for your creative enjoyment. Please feel free to bring your own art supplies. 

Star wars Cos-Play is welcome as we host a dance party in the back lot with sounds to get you moving by Mental Physix.

Be sure to check out what the Riverside Municipal Auditorium is doing to celebrate the Force, as well.

May the Fourth Be With You is done in partnership with the San Bernardino County Museum and March Field Air Museum. Check out their websites for times and details for their events!

It’s also Artswalk, so be sure to check out all that we’re doing for that, too!

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Free with regular museum admission or membership

The Riverside Art Museum is proud to once again be a  host venue for Slow Art Day.

What is Slow Art Day?

One day each year – April 8 in 2017 – people all over the world visit local museums and galleries to look at art slowly. Participants look at five works of art for 10 minutes each and then meet together with our Museum Guide docents to talk about their experience. That’s it. Simple by design, the goal is to focus on the art and the art of seeing.

For more information on what Slow Art Day is all about, click here.

Then click here to register to participate.

You have two “tracks” to choose from:

  • Visit Trabajamos/We Work and Papel Chicano Dos to look at five pre-designated art pieces. Spend five-to-ten minutes looking at each piece on your own (we suggest starting in Trabajamos/We Work). Meet back in the Art Alliance Gallery (Papel Chicano Dos) at 1:30 p.m. to talk with our Museum Guide about the use of color and its impact, as well as your experience and what YOU saw.
  • Visit Beyond Science Fiction to look at five pre-designated art pieces. Spend five-to-ten minutes looking at each piece on your own. At 1:30 p.m., our Museum Guide will facilitate a discussion on the difference between science fiction and surrealism, and their ability to transform worlds, as well as your experience and what YOU saw.

…so, How Long Do You Need to Look at a Work of Art to Get It? Join us and find out for yourself!

Exhibition: Month-long exhibit at the Vanguard Gallery, Moreno Valley, in May. Details TBA

The Plein Air Artists of Riverside (PAAR), an Artist Group of the Riverside Art Museum (RAM), announces their 12th Annual Paint-Out, April 1-9, 2017. This year’s theme is “Kimberly Crest iconic Mansion”. The public is invited to come out and watch participating artists turn a blank canvas into a magical work of art.

The celebration kicks off April 1 at the Riverside Art Museum. The public is invited to visit art supply vendors Randy Higbee King of Frame, Jack Farley’s Art Supply, The Brush Guys, Golden Artists Color, Inc., and Best Brella on-site from 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.

Artists continue the Paint-out in Redlands, where they will paint Kimberly Crest and Prospect Park en plein air with attention to light, color, and atmosphere.

The culmination of these events is the awards reception On April 30. Entries will be judged by David Fairrington.

A month-long exhibition at the Vanguard Gallery in Moreno Valley will then showcase the artwork from the Paint Out. Details TBA.

For more information, contact Event Chair Luz Maria Perez at [email protected] or 909.225.8306, or visit PAAR’s website.

“The 52 Project brought together the arts, personal enrichment and community togetherness in a way that I respect and desire,” he says. “Once I saw how those could and should be connected, it fundamentally changed me. I could not help but see how all the communities that make up Riverside were interconnected and interdependent.”

The book that resulted is “100 Things to Do in Riverside Before You Die,” published by Reedy Press. It features restaurants, entertainment, events and out-of-the-way experiences.

“I wanted this to be more than just ‘Larry’s List,” he says. “I wanted it to be a community book; Riverside’s book.”

— Larry Burns, “How Riverside man came to write ‘100 Things to Do in Riverside Before You Die'”

Please join us for the book launch of 100 Things to Do in Riverside Before You Die, written by Larry Burns, whose participation in our 52 Project last year inspired him to push forward with his artistic dreams.

There will be a short reading by Larry Burns, as well as a book signing with sales on site. Light snacks and drinks will be provided. Free event.

Hello!

There’s more to do than just look at art at RAM. Come Play the Museum!

Engage in our activity centers throughout the museum. Check out games and other fun items (coming in Summer!) from the Visitor Services desk. Interact with the engagement activities and with fellow visitors! 

So what are you waiting for? Get inspired, talk to new people, and Play the Museum.

Thought Experiments: February 2 – March 26

Though experiments are often used by scientists, philosophers, and, most famously, by theoretical physicist Albert Einstein, to pose questions to work out complex ideas that would solve issues in the real world.

Einstein asked, “What would it be like to travel on a beam of light?” This question led him to his Theory of Relativity. In an interactive station in the museum, you can reflect on relevant world issues to pose your own question, e.g., “What if Twitter held all the secrets of the universe in some kind of code?” 

What question would you pose and pin to our Thought Experiments activity center?

The Future Will Be…: February 2 – March 26

In the article “What is the Future of Art?”, Serpentine Galleries co-director Hans Ulrich Obrist was asked by Artsy, an online arts resource, to make a prediction based on his experience working with artists. The article explains Obrist’s approach to take the question one step further by asking the artists directly. He reformulated the question and asked the artists to answer, “The future will be…?”

The artists’ replies went beyond art and the art world. Their responses seemed to be a reflection of the world around them. The article struck a chord and inspired a chalkboard response and reflection.

During your visit, you can read a copy of the article and share your answer to Obrist’s question. The chalkboard is wiped clean at the end of each day to allow for new responses.

Sound Advice: February 2 – April 30

We seek advice from our family, friends, and loved ones to gain guidance concerning future decisions or actions. Even if you don’t take the advice, the act of listening and considering can be comforting and what is needed. 

Come take a seat in our listening station to hear a track list of 10 speakers giving advice about love, work, death, and more. Then feel free to take some advice from the community and leave some of your own as well.

Premier: $50 ($40 RAM Members) | General: $20

The Riverside Art Museum (RAM) proudly presents “Look Who’s Talking” | Cheech Marin, on Wednesday, March 29, 2017, from 6:30 p.m. – 8 p.m. Cheech Marin is back in Riverside to talk about his new memoir, Cheech Is Not My Real Name: …But Don’t Call Me Chong. This ticketed “Look Who’s Talking” fundraising event and book signing is moderated by Susan Straight, novelist, National Book Award finalist andDistinguished Professor of Creative Writing at the University of California Riverside.

Premier tickets, which include a copy of Cheech’s memoir, a drink, and a place in the signing line, are $50 ($40 for RAM Members).

A very limited number of Premier tickets are still available. Please call 951.684.7111 to purchase.

General Admission is $20. Line photo opportunities are time permitting.

General tickets will be available at the door.

All sales are final. No refunds or exchanges. Personalization and line photo opportunities are acceptable, time permitting. No memorabilia will be signed.

In Cheech Is Not My Real Name, Cheech candidly writes about being the wisecracking kid in south central Los Angeles, resisting the draft as a young adult, his chance meeting with Tommy Chong in Vancouver, and how he formed one of the most successful comedy acts of all time to ultimately break up and reunite over the years – and still tour to this day. Cheech will take you on an incredible journey with his famous storytelling. You will learn about how this son of a cop became the face of the recreational drug movement. How this potter-turned-magazine-reporter’s first assignment was to interview Little Richard. Or about the time he won Celebrity Jeopardy! Just how he came to be the owner of the most renowned Chicano art collection in the world. Or even about the night that Kate Middleton, now the Duchess of Cambridge, asked him to dance.

“[This memoir is a] rollicking, plot-rich personal inquiry, in which Marin attempts to answer the question he has heard like a refrain over the nearly 70 years he’s been alive, “What the hell are you?” A fascinating self-portrait and social and artistic history.”

— Booklist

“Bookended by looks at his youth growing up poor in South Central Los Angeles

and his development as a now well-known collector of Chicago art, this memoir is fun,

wacky look inside Marin’s imagination.”

— Publishers Weekly

“A mildly diverting, modestly charming memoir from a surprisingly multifaceted showbiz survivor.”

– Kirkus

This “Look Who’s Talking” lecture coincides with RAM’s current exhibition, Papel Chicano Dos: Works on Paper, from the collection of Cheech Marin, which presents 65 artworks by 24 established and early-career artists whose work demonstrates a myriad of techniques from watercolor and aquatint to pastel and mixed media.

Part of Cesar Chavez Days 2017, presented by Latino Network

Our artist-in-residence, C. Matthew Luther, will be out at UCR for this event with our new Mobile Printmaking Cart! Come talk about printmaking, and even get hands-on experience!

Cesar Chavez Week Membership Special!

March 23 – April 9, 2017

Become a new RAM Family level member for $68 (regular price $100) to commemorate the year artist Emanuel Martinez created the altar that Cesar Chavez broke his 25-day fast.

Family level membership gets you:

  • Unlimited annual admission for up to 2 adults and 2 children
  • 10% discount on all Museum Store purchases
  • Discount on Youth and Adult Art classes, when offered
  • And discounts or free admission to select events

Click here to become a new RAM Family level member today!

Part of Cesar Chavez Days 2017, presented by the Latino Network

The Community Altar Project was inspired by an altar created by Colorado artist Emanuel Martinez. His altar, currently housed in the Smithsonian American Art Museum, was used in the Mass in 1968 when Cesar Chavez broke his 25-day fast.

Riverside-based artist Cynthia Huerta created her own altar, working closely with five different community groups: the congregants at Our Lady of Guadalupe Shrine in the Eastside, the participants of Tesoros de Casablanca, Moreno Valley College students, Riverside Latino Network members, and justice-involved youth on probation who are part of our Creative Horizons program.

Both Martinez and Huerta will be in attendance to talk, as well as participants. Please join us for the free event.

Cesar Chavez Week Membership Special!

March 23 – April 9, 2017

Become a new RAM Family level member for $68 (regular price $100) to commemorate the year artist Emanuel Martinez created the altar that Cesar Chavez broke his 25-day fast.

Family level membership gets you:

  • Unlimited annual admission for up to 2 adults and 2 children
  • 10% discount on all Museum Store purchases
  • Discount on Youth and Adult Art classes, when offered
  • And discounts or free admission to select events

Click here to become a new RAM Family level member today!

Part of Cesar Chavez Days 2017, presented by the Latino Network

Please join us at the Riverside Art Museum for this free lecture by photojournalist David Bacon as he talks about his work and photography behind the Trabajamos/We Work exhibition. The exhibit catalog will be available for sale during this event.

UPDATE: David is very excited for the talk. Unfortunately, the print run for the books hasn’t been completed in time for tomorrow’s event. However, he will have one copy to show everyone and order forms to be the first to get the exhibition catalog when it is shipped from the publisher. Thank you.

Co-sponsored by: Altura Credit Union

Cesar Chavez Week Membership Special!

March 23 – April 9, 2017

Become a new RAM Family level member for $68 (regular price $100) to commemorate the year artist Emanuel Martinez created the altar that Cesar Chavez broke his 25-day fast.

Family level membership gets you:

  • Unlimited annual admission for up to 2 adults and 2 children
  • 10% discount on all Museum Store purchases
  • Discount on Youth and Adult Art classes, when offered
  • And discounts or free admission to select events

Click here to become a new RAM Family level member today!

Part of Cesar Chavez Days 2017, presented by the Latino Network

Come enjoy free birthday cake (well it lasts!) at the Chavez Memorial Statue downtown in honor of Cesar Chavez’s birthday! Our current artist-in-residence, C. Matthew Luther, will be there with the newly created Mobile Printmaking Cart for people to watch him work and even help out! Come engage in some conversation about printmaking and get hands-on experience, after eating cake, of course!

Cesar Chavez Week Membership Special!

March 23 – April 9, 2017

Become a new RAM Family level member for $68 (regular price $100) to commemorate the year artist Emanuel Martinez created the altar that Cesar Chavez broke his 25-day fast.

Family level membership gets you:

  • Unlimited annual admission for up to 2 adults and 2 children
  • 10% discount on all Museum Store purchases
  • Discount on Youth and Adult Art classes, when offered
  • And discounts or free admission to select events

Click here to become a new RAM Family level member today!

For Friend of RAM, Julia Morgan Associate, Artist Circle Advocate, and Art Alliance members only. 

What wine pairs best with cheeseburgers and a good book?

Open to Friend of RAM, Julia Morgan Associate, Artist Circle Advocate, and Art Alliance members, this FREE members event will feature an author talk and book signing by Lisa Napoli, author of Ray & Joan – The Man Who Made the McDonald’s Fortune and the Woman Who Gave it All Away, along with tax tips about charitable giving.

Wine pairings with a selection of McDonald’s fare will be served.

RSVPs required. Please call 951.684.7111 as seating is limited.

Presented by the Riverside Art Museum Fund Development Committee

Book Review

“…this wonderfully moving and entertaining biography will have you thinking differently about what it means to give generously and spend lavishly.” 
—Marie Claire

“Napoli’s narrative skills are outstanding. She depicts Ray and Joan in vivid detail and with deep sympathy, something that’s especially difficult given how neither Kroc was an especially appealing person.”
—Chicago Tribune

“Journalist Lisa Napoli’s Ray & Joan is remarkable… a playful, even waggish work of biography.”
—Christian Science Monitor

“Napoli weaves together the Krocs’s personal and business dramas with considerable intelligence… [her] portrait of Joan in her final two decades, impulsively writing multimillion-dollar checks and dispatching her private jet “like a pickup truck” to run personal errands for friends, is charming and engaging.”
—Boston Globe

“Lisa Napoli shows herself to be both a storyteller and a journalist as she pulls back the curtain.”
—San Diego Union-Tribune

“Fabulous… entertaining… Ray & Joan is a moving, extremely well-written story of big business, big love, and big giving.”
—Huffington Post

Books will be available for purchase at this event.

Please join us for the free, open-to-the-public reception for Beyond Science Fiction: The Alternative Realism of Michael Whelan. Be one of the first to see this astounding collection of work by acclaimed artist Michael Whelan, who will be in attendance. 

Mental Physix will be providing music for the reception.

Whelan Bio

Whelan is one of the world’s premier painters of imaginative realism. For 40 years, he has created book and album covers for authors and musicians like Isaac Asimov, Stephen King, Ray Bradbury, Anne MacCaffrey, Robert Heinlein, Melanie Rawn, Michael Moorcock, the Jacksons, and Meatloaf. His clients have included every major U.S. book publisher, CBS Records, the Franklin Mint, and many more.

As the most honored artist in Science Fiction, Whelan has won an unprecedented 15 Hugo Awards, three World Fantasy Awards, and 13 Chesleys from the Association of Science Fiction and Fantasy Artists. The readers of Locus Magazine have named him Best Professional Artist 30 times in their annual poll and the Spectrum Annual of the Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art named him a Grand Master in 2004. Other noteworthy awards include a Gold Medal from the Society of Illustrators, a Grumbacher Gold Medal, and the Solstice Award from the Science Fiction Writers of America.

In 2009, he was inducted into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame, which includes such luminaries as H.G. Wells, Philip K. Dick, Gene Roddenbury, H.R. Giger, Octavia E. Butler, and Ursula K. Le Guin.

Please join us for the Opening Reception on Thursday, February 2, 2017, from 7 p.m. – 9 p.m. It is free and open to the public, occurring during the monthly Riverside Artswalk.

This evening will host the opening receptions for Papel Chicano Dos: Works on Paper | From the Collection of Cheech Marin, Trabajamos/We Work: In the Fields of the North | Photographs by David Bacon, and the Community Altar Project with Artist Cynthia Huerta.

Come meet artists and curators, as well as Cheech Marin (he will be available to sign copies of the exhibit catalog which will be available for sale).

Be sure to get here early as the Riverside Art Museum’s Buildings and Grounds Committee will be holding a ribbon-cutting ceremony and other festivities, presided over by Councilman Gardner, on the rooftop from 5 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. We will be celebrating the completion of our rooftop shade sail project.

We will also have our normal Artswalk programming from 6 p.m. – 9 p.m.

Come celebrate art with us!

Free with paid admission or membership

Join feminist artist Judith Palmer and novelist Ben Stoltzfus for a repeat spoken word performance of ROMOLAND, an embodied dialogue between a man and a woman that is a postmodernist reading that dramatizes the condition of being a woman in a world dominated by men.

In partnership with the Inlandia Institute, please join us if you missed the reading back in November!

Artists-in-residence work in the museum to design and implement engagement activities that inspire creativity and dialogue within diverse communities. During their residencies, the artists create on-site, are available to the public to interact with, and help teach visitors about their art practice.

Beall’s The Temple of Neptune, inspired by Julia Morgan’s Neptune Pool at Hearst Castle, will be installed in the atrium.

“When I was growing up, my mom took me to see Hearst Castle and, after seeing the Neptune Pool, I was captivated. I was mesmerized and spellbound at how something from the ancient past had been uplifted and reworked into a modern masterpiece for its time. It inspired both awe and wonder in me, and was a critical element in shaping how I view aesthetics.”

Beall is also working on a non-traditional, new art form of origami to demo and a project people can participate in.

During his residency, he will be here daily during museum hours, as well as on May 4, 6 p.m. – 9 p.m., during Artswalk.

Stay tuned for more info!

Artists-in-residence will work within the newly redesigned Taylor Family Gallery to design and implement engagement activities that inspire creativity and dialogue within diverse communities. During their residencies, the artists will create on-site, be available to the public to interact with, and help teach visitors about their art practice.

C. Matthew Luther will be building a Mobile Printmaking Cart during his residency. The Cart will be a self-contained, modular unit with the ability to print silkscreen and woodcut prints. It will be able to be moved manually, but also attached to a bicycle!

You’ll be able to watch him work and even help, engage in conversation about printmaking, and get hands-on during various printmaking workshops he will be teaching.

Luther will be at the museum every Saturday, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., and Sunday, 12 noon – 4 p.m., starting February 18 through April 15.

He will also be out in the community on:

Stay tuned for his workshop dates at the museum!

Artists-in-residence work in the museum to design and implement engagement activities that inspire creativity and dialogue within diverse communities. During their residencies, the artists create on-site, are available to the public to interact with, and help teach visitors about their art practice.

Join artist Cynthia Herrera in the Taylor Family Gallery on Saturdays, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. for the duration of her residency. The artwork in the gallery is part of Project Bici: Stories from the Eastside, which took place earlier this year (see below).

Herrera will share the stories of Eastside participants with the broader Riverside community and gives voice to this disenfranchised neighborhood. There will be opportunities for the visiting public to participate, as well.

Stay tuned for more details.

Project Bici: Stories from the Eastside with artist Cynthia Herrera

February – April, 2017

Thanks in part to the National Endowment of the Arts’ Challenge America Grant, RAM is moving forward with Activating Alleys; Building Community (AABC), an artist-driven program focused on transforming blighted sites in Riverside’s Eastside community through art. A collaborative project between RAM, the City of Riverside’s Community and Economic Development Department, and neighborhood residents and organizations, artists will work with residents to activate alleyways and blighted lots, transforming them from vacant to vibrant, and providing opportunities for residents of all ages to participate in hands-on art-making activities and to share oral histories. 

The first of AABC’s series of programs to launch is Project Bici: Stories from the Eastside with artist Cynthia Herrera. Additionally funded by Bank of America and an Artists Activating Communities Grant from the California Arts Council, Project Bici workshops will be set up in vacant lots and alley ways via a bicycle book “library” on loan to Herrera from Antena, a language justice collaborative.

The first wave of workshops (February 4, 11, 18, & 25) will focus on storytelling and photography, where participants will envision the future of the community and screen print posters of residents’ artwork to introduce the project. Cynthia will be at Patterson Park around 11 a.m. to talk to local residents and build relationships.

During the second set of workshops (March 4 [will be rescheduled], 11, 18 19, & 25), community members will tell, write, and archive histories by creating books, sharing stories, and performing live readings as a form of empowerment.

Finally, on April 1 and 8, pop-up exhibits in the vacant lots and alley ways will help residents reclaim these spaces as places for the community to gather and enjoy. The project will conclude with an exhibit at RAM in the Taylor Family Gallery that shares the stories of Eastside participants with the broader Riverside community and gives voice to this disenfranchised neighborhood.

 

AABC/Project Bici is funded by:

National Endowment for the Arts – Challenge America Grant

California Arts Council – Artists Activating Communities Grant

Community Altar Project Kicks Off Artist-in-Residency Program at RAM

The Riverside Art Museum (RAM) is proud to launch an artist-in-residency program with Riverside-based artist Cynthia Huerta to facilitate the “Community Altar Project”. The purpose of the museum’s artist-in-residency program is to create exhibition-related engagement activities both at the museum and off-site in the community that inspire creativity and dialogue within our diverse community.

This project is inspired by an altar currently housed in the collection of the Smithsonian American Art Museum. [http://americanart.si.edu/collections/search/artwork/?id=33081] This revered altar was used in the mass when Cesar Chavez broke his 25-day fast in 1968. The original altar was created by Colorado artist Emanuel Martinez and depicts intricate images and icons of La Causa and the Mestizo heritage of Chicanos.

To create her altar, Huerta worked closely with five different community groups: the congregants at Our Lady of Guadalupe Shrine in the Eastside, the participants of Tesoros de Casablanca, students at Moreno Valley College, members of the Riverside Latino Network, and justice-involved youth on probation who are taking part in RAM’s Creative Horizons program. Huerta guided them through conversations about their values, community, and heritage.

“I firmly believe in knowing where you come from in order to know where you are going,” says Huerta. “This is an idea that is consistently visible in my imagery. Whether it is working on personal projects or collaborating with other artists in the community, the idea of honoring where you come from guides my work.”

The project was launched Saturday, October 29, at the Fall Quermez at Our Lady of Guadalupe Shrine, which is one of the subjects of our Spanish Colonial Revival exhibition opening September 2017 as part of Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA, an initiative of the Getty with arts institutions across Southern California (the presenting sponsor is Bank of America).

Baudelia Cadena, who is part of the Eastside HEAL Zone’s Parent Leadership group and who participated at the launch said, “Everything that we do, we do it out of love for the community and it gives me great joy to see the museum feels the same way.”

Huerta has brought back the information from these conversations to the museum where she and her team of volunteers have etched the design onto panels with wood burning tools. The public is invited to join Huerta to help on Saturdays, 11 a.m. – 4 p.m., and Sundays, 12 noon – 4 p.m. (Please be aware that the holidays and other factors may affect her residency dates/times. Check our Facebook or call to confirm.)

After the etching is completed, the panels will then be brought back to the participants of the five partner community groups for Huerta and community members to paint together. The panels will ultimately be arranged into the altar and showcased inside the Riverside Art Museum along with the exhibition on farmworker photography by famed civil rights photographer, David Bacon, called Trabajamos/We Work: Photographs by David Bacon, running January 24 – April 11, 2017.

Please join us for the Opening Reception on Thursday, February 2, 2017, 7 p.m. – 9 p.m.

Huerta completed an Associate of Arts/Fine Arts Education program at Riverside Community College in 2015 and is currently attending CSUSB for her Bachelor of Arts/Fine Arts Education/Art Therapy. She has taught classes and workshops at California Institute of Men in Chino, ENGAGE for seniors, Riverside Metropolitan Museum, Riverside Art Museum, and afterschool programs at Alvord Unified School District.

Please join us during Huerta’s residency days at the museum to participate in the altar’s completion and see the completed altar during the run of Trabajamos/We Work: Photographs by David Bacon.

This Project was made possible by:

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The 4th Annual Riverside Art Market will be held at the Riverside Art Museum. Vendor booths will be set up inside, as well as on the surrounding grounds. 

Meet local artists and artisans, hear their stories, and buy their art. Last year over 2000 people attended and shopped from over 50 artists and vendors.

In addition to a fun day of shopping, face painters, balloon artists, and the very popular children’s craft area makes this a family-centered day.

* There is a small fee for some of the children’s art projects.

Partial List of Vendors

Cathy Morford Designs

Lucile Arntzen – LSA Designs

Susan Toscano Designs

Dean Stayner

Yoland Terrell – Art by Landy

http://www.artbylandy.com

Brad Willason – B. Willa Art Works

www.bwilla.com

Michele Orsini – Birdhouses by Michele

BirdhousesByMichele.etsy.com

Kimberli Munkres – Earth Interrupted Studios

Valerie Starck – Lulu’s Jewelry

Amanda Arias

http://amandarias.com

Renee Theuer – Renee’s Artique

Didi Lunceford – Walkalone Design

Margaret Goodward

Heather Andrews-Horton


Megan Prosper – Nomad Fine Art

Elisa Arancibia Fine Art

Yeye Li – Leaf Li

Lorena Gamino – Crochet Gamino

Cambria Ortega-Diersen

Jozelyn Espinoza

Harold Hart-Nibbrig

Andrea McCormick – Little Luxuries

EWM Limited Editions

Henna Art

Natasha Yetman – Byline Jewelry

Denise Rietz

Vlad Voytilla

Steve Van Stockum

Riah’s Beads

Call for Vendors

Reserve your spot by downloading, printing out, and filling out this Vendor Application and Waiver.

Then click here to pay for and submit your application for your space. You will be prompted to attach your completed, signed, and scanned application and waiver, as well as upload a photo sample of your wares and vendor booth (if applicable).

Become a Sponsor!

Because there is no cost for the public to attend the Riverside Art Market (except for a small fee for some of the children’s art projects), funds are raised by:

  • Booth fees from the vendors.
  • Sponsors who help underwrite the event.

Please support our commitment to art education and outreach by becoming a sponsor today. 


Thank you in advance for your support (in any amount!) and for making art an important part of the Riverside community.

Sponsor Levels:

$1000:

  • Your name or company logo featured on advertising, website, artist lists, and sponsor signage throughout the event in BOLDEST/HIGHEST placement;
  • 10 Free Museum Passes; and
  • One-time offer only for Art Market: 1 Free Adult or Child Class at RAM, value up to $175

$500:

  • Your name or company logo featured on advertising, website, artist lists, and sponsor signage throughout the event in BOLDEST/HIGHER placement;
  • 8 Free Museum Passes; and
  • One-time offer only for Art Market: 1 Free Child Class at RAM, value up to $175

$250:

  • Website, artist lists, and sponsor signage throughout the event;
  • 6 Free Museum Passes

Click here to become a Riverside Art Market sponsor! Can’t sponsor at this time? Please consider donating $25-$100 (or any amount you can give) to help us purchase supplies for the kids’ crafts and to offer as many free craft tickets for children as we can. Click here to donate!

THIS EVENT IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY: 

Thank you to our Riverside Art Market Sponsors:

Christine Cahraman

Lucile Arntzen | Cookie Smith | Shannon Murphy

Bob & Fran Moerke | Cathy & Steve Morford | Suzy Clem

David & Patti Funder | Collette Lee | Kathy & Gary Christmas | David & Kathy Bocian

Ken and Debby Phillips | T.L. Mazzetti

Thank you to our Riverside Art Market Donors:

Joe & Jane Barr | Craig Chidley | Peggy Luebs | James Carder | Helen L. Bell | Mike & Susie Cardney

Sally Tavaglione | Katie Hernandez | Nicolette Rohr | Subway | Chick fil A – Day Street

Join RAM for the 2nd annual “pARTy the night away” New Year’s Eve bash + fundraiser on Saturday, December 31, 2016, from 9 p.m. – 12:30 a.m., as we say goodbye to 2016 with:

  • music provided by DJ Mental Physix, 
  • “casino play night”, 
  • food, 
  • drinks, 
  • art-making, 
  • an art-projection countdown, 
  • and more!

Each general admission guest receives two free drink tickets, one complimentary midnight champagne toast, a photo booth pic, and 2000 in “casino play money”.

Early-bird special: Purchase your general admission ticket BEFORE December 1 and receive an additional drink ticket and an extra 200 in “casino play money”! 

General admission tickets: $85/person or $150/couple (RAM Members: $72/person or $127/couple)

TICKETS AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR

General admission 10-pack: $717 (No member discount)

21+/Dress to impress!

No email/paper tickets will be issued. Your PayPal receipt is your confirmation. No refunds will be issued. Thank you.

Your name will be added to our reservation list. Reservations will be held at the door. Thank you.

VIP TICKETS

VIP tickets include:

  • VIP lounge with private food access,
  • three free drink tickets,
  • VIP bar access,
  • one complimentary midnight champagne toast, 
  • a photo booth pic, 
  • and 4000 in “casino play money”.

Limited availability. No early-bird special or member discount.

VIP tickets: $120/person or $220/couple

21+/Dress to impress!

No email/paper tickets will be issued. Your PayPal receipt is your confirmation.

Your name will be added to our reservation list. Reservations will be held at the door. Thank you.

Marriott NYE Package

If you haven’t purchased your tickets yet and are looking to book a room at a local hotel for New Year’s Eve, consider the Marriott Riverside at the Convention Center!

One of their Room Packages is the NYE Package with the Riverside Art Museum pARTy, which includes:

  • either a Guest Room or a Jacuzzi Suite;
  • buffet breakfast for 2 adults;
  • wireless Internet; and
  • 2 tickets to RAM’s NYE pARTy the night away! fundraiser!

Click the Marriott link or call them at 951.784.8000 and ask for the NYE Package with the Riverside Art Museum pARTy to book your room and get tickets now!

Thank you to our generous sponsors:

Photos from last year’s event by Sinly Lim and Michael J. Elderman.

Join us this holiday season for an afternoon of cooking authentic Mexican cuisine from Michoacan with Maria Rico Contreras, star of Abuela’s Kitchen.

Silvia Salas-Sanchez began to record her grandmother cooking for YouTube in order to create a digital archive of her grandmother’s recipes and to document her culture and traditions for future generations.

Come and sit around the table with Abuela’s Kitchen and learn to make a delicious holiday treat.

Join RAM at the Gateway to the Festival of Lights for our second Art Light Projection project! Each night from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. during the Festival of Lights (November 25 – January 7), come see the art projection on the entire front facade! Described as “beyond cool”, we hope you will stop by to enjoy!

Don’t miss our Luminaries Project on Lime Street. Several local artists were invited to repurpose damaged light sculptures from last year’s Festival of Lights that were donated by the City of Riverside for our inaugural Luminaries Project. CalBaptist University (CBU) Assistant Professor in the visual arts Kristi Lippire and CBU visual arts students, as well as selected Vocademy makers reimagined the broken light sculptures into new illuminated sculptures and be on exhibition on our sculpture pads on the Lime Street side of the museum for the duration of the Festival of Lights.

Thank you to our Art Light Projection sponsors:

Free with paid admission or membership

Join us in an all-levels dance class combining everyday life movements with playful improvisational scores.

EveryBODY welcome! Facilitated by choreographer, dancer, and educator Sue Roginski.

Free with paid admission or membership

Join feminist artist Judith Palmer and novelist Ben Stoltzfus for a spoken word performance of ROMOLAND, an embodied dialogue between a man and a woman that is a postmodernist reading that dramatizes the condition of being a woman in a world dominated by men.

In partnership with the Inlandia Institute, please stay for a book signing by the artist and author following the performance.

Join us for The Blue Door Museum Store Holiday Shopping Preview Day! We will be closing the store Tuesday, November 15, to restock the store with special holiday items for this event.

Be the first to shop the newly restocked store to get a head start on your holiday shopping! Bring a friend and shop local…and unique!

Martha McLean-Anza Narrows Park: 5759 Jurupa Ave. Riverside, CA 92504

We will meet at the path at the north parking lot at the end of the park next to the Santa Ana River Trail. Please wear comfortable shoes and clothes and don’t forget you’re sunscreen, hat, and eco-friendly water bottle!

Stay after the river cleanup to enjoy the debut of There is a River Here, an environmental textile art project curated by Carolyn Schutten and facilitated by textile artists Alyssa Arney and Liz Flynn, and co-created with the community. Patricia Locke Dawson of the Santa Ana River Trust will be on hand to talk about the revitalization of the Santa Ana River. This project addresses graffiti issues by the river and integrates the yarn bombing of several boulders in order to create an ephemeral river of blue in the natural landscape. There will also be a performative experience led by Crystal Sepúlveda’ called “the river knows – dancing with the Santa Ana River”.

If you would like to help create the textiles to temporarily cover the graffiti-covered boulders, please donate knitted or crocheted blankets or sweaters in shades of blue to the Riverside Art Museum, or join us at RAM for one or both of our Community Crochet Circles on September 24 and October 22, 12 noon – 3 p.m.

If you want to volunteer to help install the art project, come at 6 a.m., stay for the river clean up, then enjoy the debut that YOU helped with.

Martha McLean-Anza Narrows Park: 5759 Jurupa Ave. Riverside, CA 92504

We will meet at the path at the north parking lot at the end of the park next to the Santa Ana River Trail. Please wear comfortable shoes and clothes and don’t forget you’re sunscreen, hat, and eco-friendly water bottle!

RAM is finishing up our Art of Water series with a big splash! We will be leading a morning of river cleanup where Inland Empire Waterkeeper Megan Brousseau will treat you to a fascinating talk about the history and ecology of the Santa Ana River.

Stick around for the unveiling of There Is a River Here at 11 a.m. If you want to volunteer to help install the art project, come at 6 a.m., clean the river with us, then stay for the unveiling.

Free with paid admission or membership

In conjunction with Land/Sky, join artist and founder of ArtPlantae, Tania Marien, for an afternoon of sketching and learning about urban grasses.

Grass plants are everywhere—in our yards, our kitchens, our parks, and along the streets; Land/Sky artist Karen Kitchel introduces us to the third largest plant family.

Enjoy the exhibition and then discover the flowing shapes and intricate details of grasses by participating in an exploratory session of botanical illustration.

Participants will take home preliminary sketches and information about how to create grass studies at home.

Free with paid admission or membership

Get inspired by the works of Eric Nash in Land/Sky, then join us for an urban photography workshop to learn the secrets of photographing people, places, and things in the streets. Meet Anthony at the Riverside Art Museum to review your “rights” as a street photographer and get some photography guidelines to take compelling street images. Then hit the streets in this hands-on walk-and-shoot.

This workshop is open to all skill levels of photography and is limited to 12 photographers.

Please register for a spot by clicking here or calling 951.684.7111, and bring your point-and-shoot or DSLR camera to the workshop.

Free with paid admission or membership

Join curator Todd Wingate and artists Karen Kitchel and Eric Nash for a tour and discussion of Land/Sky.

Free with paid admission or membership

In conjunction with Elements of Art: Color, CalBaptist Assistant Professor in the visual arts Kristi Lippire and her students will walk you through various methods to mix your own paints and pigments, including watercolor, egg tempera, oil, and more.

Join us for a hands-on workshop and discover a world of color. Everyone will mix their own handmade paint to take home.

Join us for a conversation on the history of color, how pigments have been made in the past, and how color is used around the world and across cultures. CalBaptist University (CBU) Assistant Professor in the visual arts Kristi Lippire will discuss art historical and global perspectives on color and guide visitors in an exploration of ancient and contemporary materials. What does Realgar and Orpiment look like—or cochineal beetles both in beetle form and their powdered pigment? Come find out!

This is in conjunction with Elements of Art: Color.

Free with paid admission or membership

Textile artists Alyssa Arney and Liz Flynn will be leading crochet and stitching circles in order to fabricate the environmental art installation There Is a River Here. Alyssa and Liz are pros at crochet, so come learn crochet while constructing pieces for the installation. Bring your own hooks and donate yarn in shades of blue if you like, but we will have some on hand. If you are an experienced knitter, bring your knitting needles and give us some lessons!

No time to crochet? Please donate cast-off blue sweaters or blankets!

Join us on Saturday, November 12, 2016, for the debut of the There Is a River Here installation at the Santa Ana River (exact location TBA), at 11 a.m. Join us a bit earlier at 9 a.m. to help with the Santa Ana River Cleanup!

Trolley tours will begin at Back to the Grind Coffeehouse at 11 a.m., 12 noon, 1 p.m., 2 p.m., and 3 p.m.

Trolley Dances Riverside is in its fifth year of production and continues to invigorate the community through the art of site-specific choreography. Re-imagine your city spaces and experience dance like never before. All aboard! Trolley Dances Riverside is an iconic event that offers the local community an exciting way to experience the art of dance outside of a traditional theater setting. Local dance artists work with community dancers to create site-specific choreography (movement that is informed by the location where the dance is to be performed). Audience members will board Trolley cars and take a ride along a pre-selected route, stopping at various sites in Riverside, including the Riverside Art Museum, to view these distinct dance performances. This collaboration between Riverside’s dance community and the neighborhoods, businesses, and landmarks brings dance directly into the community and city spaces, drawing attention to Riverside’ unique places and architecture, history, and people.

Trolley tours will begin at Back to the Grind Coffeehouse at 11 a.m., 12 noon, 1 p.m., 2 p.m., and 3 p.m. The Riverside Art Museum will be one of many surprise stops along the trolley dance tour. Learn more at trolleydancesriverside.com.

Trolley Dances Riverside is a production of P.L.A.C.E. Performance and Riverside City College Dance in partnership with the Riverside Transit Agency. Trolley Dances is a trademarked event of Jean Isaacs San Diego Dance Theater.

Photo by Michael J. Elderman

Free with paid admission or membership

Join Cosme Cordova for this special two-day workshop and learn how to make alebrijes, brightly colored Oaxacan-Mexican folk art sculptures of fantastical creatures. Though these sculptures are traditionally made of wood, Cosme will be helping visitors create fun papier mâché alebrijes.

Serenade Art at Off the Wall comes alive at the Riverside Art Museum this October with a Gala Opening on October 14, 2016 and sales that continue through Thursday, October 20, 2016.

Come and shop your heart out at this six-day art sale that fills two huge galleries with original art that you can buy right “off the wall”. The sale will feature works by artists and craftspeople from throughout the Inland Empire. It’s a rare opportunity to purchase original pieces of art at the VERY reasonable prices of $100, $200, $300, or $400. This is a great chance for new collectors and for seasoned collectors alike.

The serenade begins on Friday, October 14, 2016, 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m., with a Spanish Gala that will kick off the biggest art sale in Riverside! Tickets for this Latin-themed party and art sale are $25 each. ONLY guests at the Gala will be able to buy art on our opening night. Become a sponsor and get early entry into the event so you can grab your favorite piece before someone else grabs it off the wall.

The sale continues for the general public on Saturday, October 15, through Thursday, October 20. Doors open daily at the Riverside Art Museum at 10:00 a.m. (12:00 noon on Sunday) and close at 4:00 p.m. The Riverside Art Museum is closed on Monday. 

On Thursday, October 20, the last day of the sale, there will be an additional incentive of 25% off all remaining artworks.

Serenade Art at Off the Wall is a fundraiser for the Riverside Art Museum. The Art Alliance of the Riverside Art Museum is the non-profit fundraising arm of the museum and hosts many events all year long to keep art alive in Riverside.

Come and join us as we have fun “Serenading Art”!!!

Important Dates

Art Intake Days: Sunday, October 9, 12 noon – 4 p.m., and Tuesday, October 11, 10 a.m. – 12 noon

Note for Artists: Artists receive 50% of the price of their sold artwork. If you are currently a RAM member, you may submit up to five pieces of original art. All pieces must be priced at $100, $200, $300, or $400. At least one piece must be priced at $100 and only one may be priced at $400. If you are not currently a member of RAM, you may submit up to three pieces. At least one piece must be priced at $100 and, once again, only one piece may be priced at $400. All mediums are welcome. Artwork must be framed/ready-to-hang and securely wired with D-rings or eyehooks and hanging wire. Pieces are to be labeled with the artist’s name and the title of the work (a business card works great).

To become a member or renew your members, click here.

Artists Reception: Thursday, October 13, 6:30 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Sponsor Reception: Friday, October 14, 5 p.m. – 6 p.m. See below for details.

Spanish Gala: Friday, October 14, 6 p.m. – 9 p.m. Tickets are $25. Online ticket sales have ended. However, tickets will be available for sale at the door. Thank you.

Public Sale: Saturday, October 15 – October 20, during regular museum hours. RAM is closed on Mondays.

Last Day of Sale: Thursday, October 20, 25% off all remaining artwork.

Unsold Art Pick-up Days: Friday, October 21, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., and Saturday, October 22, 10 a.m. – 12 noon.

Become a Sponsor!

Are you passionate about art? Does a beautiful painting make your heart want to sing?

Well, you’re going to to love all the alegria that is coming your way this fall as the Art Alliance of the Riverside Art Museum presents its most popular fundraiser: Off the Wall.

Off the Wall will romance you with an art sale featuring over a hundred local artists, a Spanish Gala where you’ll enjoy food and wine to the sound of Latin serenades (and maybe a little jazz) and you will be able to “grab” the art of your choice right off the wall — at incredible prices.

We are looking for a few great sponsors and wanted to offer you the opportunity to be part of this exciting and fun-filled event. RAM is the largest visual arts museum in the Inland Empire and welcomes over 50,000 visitors each year. Your sponsorship will allow our museum to keep showing great art and offer educational programs for all ages.

You can choose to be a Picasso Sponsor for $1000, a Dali Sponsor for $500, or a Miro Sponsor for $250. With these tax deductible sponsorships, your name or company name will be listed on all marketing materials under the event title. We believe that this will total nearly 65,000 brand impressions throughout Riverside County. We will provide you with free tickets to the the always sold-out gala event, a value of $150 for the Picasso Sponsorship, $100 for the Dali, and 450 for the Miro. In addition, you’ll get to enjoy a Sponsor Reception on Friday, October 14, starting at 5 p.m. Just prior to the Spanish Gala starting at 6 p.m., the sponsors, depending on your level, will get early entry to the sale to grab art off the walls and purchase them before anyone else!

To meet our printing deadlines, we need to hear from you as soon as possible, but certainly by August 31.

Picasso Sponsor

  • 6 tickets to the Spanish Gala
  • FIRST early-bird admittance to take art “off the wall” and buy it
  • Your name on invitations, program, and signage throughout the event

Dali Sponsor

  • 4 tickets to the Spanish Gala
  • SECOND early-bird admittance to take art “off the wall” and buy it
  • Your name on invitations, program, and signage throughout the event

Miro Sponsor

  • 2 tickets to the Spanish Gala
  • THIRD early-bird admittance to take art “off the wall” and buy it
  • Your name on invitations, program, and signage throughout the event

Thank you to our generous Off the Wall Sponsors:

PICASSO

James Antoyan – JLA Real Estate Group

Tim & Meredith Maloney

Mchelle Ouellette

Susan Rothermund & Robert Harris

DALI

Eric & Francie Johnson

Shannon Murphy & John Conrad

MIRO

Kathy & John Allavie

Stephen & Eileen Ashwal

Kathleen Bocian

Philip & Selina Bremenstuhl

Suzy & Gary Clem

Merrill Consulting

Dayton & Cheryl Gilleland

David & Patti Funder

Sam & Judy Lemon

David & Barbara Moore

Steven & Cathy Morford

Betty & Walter Parks

Tom & Lori Raffy

Emmanuelle & Morey Reynolds

Rodolfo Ruibal

Roorda, Piquet and Bessee, Inc. CPAs

Leslie Slamal

Martha J. Smith

Barbara and Jim Robinson

In RAM’s first augmented-reality exhibition, comic book artist and author Nathaniel Osollo will “install” his The Shadow People Are Here exhibit throughout the museum, running October 1 – November 6. His artwork will only be visible on your smart phone using the free Aurasma app (be sure to follow TheShadowPeople).

Nathaniel will lead a talk and tour during Artswalk and will be on hand to sign his second augmented reality comic book on the Shadow People, which will be released in the fall. Come and explore the museum and find the Shadow People haunting the museum!

Read Nathaniel’s description of HOW to find the Shadow People in the museum!

and Beyond Opening Reception +

Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration

Please join us for the Opening Reception of Self Help Graphics: Aztlán, the Permanent Collection, and Beyond during the October Artswalk.

Come celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with SHG and local artists, as well as with the Riverside County Mexican American Historical Society’s “Roots of Our Family” pop-up exhibition.

Free

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

The Riverside Art Museum will be joining City of Riverside Parks & Recreation at the annual Mariachi Festival at Fairmount Park. We will be hosting a drawing and painting station for kids and families to design their own mariachi skulls!

Check out www.riversideca.gov/park_rec for more info.

Textile artists Alyssa Arney and Liz Flynn will be leading crochet and stitching circles in order to fabricate the environmental art installation There Is a River Here. Alyssa and Liz are pros at crochet, so come learn crochet while constructing pieces for the installation. Bring your own hooks and donate yarn in shades of blue if you like, but we will have some on hand. If you are an experienced knitter, bring your knitting needles and give us some lessons!

No time to crochet? Please donate cast-off blue sweaters or blankets!

We will have one more Community Crochet Circle on Saturday, October 22, 2016, 12 noon – 3 p.m. Then join us on Saturday, November 12, 2016, for the debut of the There Is a River Here installation at the Santa Ana River (exact location TBA), at 11 a.m. Join us a bit earlier at 9 a.m. to help with the Santa Ana River Cleanup!