BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Riverside Art Museum & The Cheech - ECPv6.17.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Riverside Art Museum & The Cheech X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://riversideartmuseum.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Riverside Art Museum & The Cheech REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20230312T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20231105T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20240310T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20241103T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20250309T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20251102T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Denver BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:MDT DTSTART:20230312T090000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:MST DTSTART:20231105T080000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:MDT DTSTART:20240310T090000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:MST DTSTART:20241103T080000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:MDT DTSTART:20250309T090000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:MST DTSTART:20251102T080000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241203T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241231T234500 DTSTAMP:20241227T001923Z CREATED:20241227T001744Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241227T001923Z UID:10001005-1733212800-1735688700@riversideartmuseum.org SUMMARY:End of the year giving - Donate today! DESCRIPTION:Give today! Donate to the Riverside Art Museum and The Cheech to uplift diverse artistic and cultural voices! \n\n\n\nFrom our Executive Director\, Drew Oberjuerge\n\n\n\nIn 2024\, RAM worked to fulfill our mission to “uplift diverse artistic and cultural voices\, cultivate inclusive exhibitions\, collections\, and educational programming\, engage in transformative conversations\, and foster strong community connections.” So far in 2024 we have welcomed 92\,300 people from across the region\, state and nation to The Cheech and the Riverside Art Museum at the historic Julia Morgan building—putting us on track to reach 100\,000 by year’s end. These participants viewed exhibitions\, took guided tours\, learned through art classes\, or participated in one of our free Artswalk or Summer Sundays events. In addition\, our arts education team brought our Art-to-Go program to 30\,000 K-8 students throughout the Inland Empire\, and the Art Alliance’s Riverside Art Market welcomed 3\,000 visitors and 100 artisan vendors. \n\n\n\nBetween both sites\, twenty-one exhibitions have featured 871 objects by 232 artists. With these exhibitions our goal is to amplify local\, Chicana/o/x\, and marginalized voices and uphold artistic expression that increases empathy and understanding. The critically-acclaimed exhibition Judithe Hernandez: Beyond Myself\, Somewhere\, I wait for My Arrival\, curated by The Cheech Artistic Director Maria Esther Fernandez\, features an accompanying catalogue which—we are excited to announce—is available for purchase in La Tiendita. (On-line orders with shipping are available). Publishing these exhibition catalogues including Collidoscope: de la Torre Brothers RetroPerspective is key to continuing to establish Chicano Art in the American Art canon\, ensuring that scholars and students across the nation have access to scholarly articles that uplift the contributions of these artists. \n\n\n\nExhibitions originating at The Cheech continue to tour nation-wide. Collidoscope in partnership with the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Latino closes at the Corning Museum of Glass this early January and will open at the Crocker Art Museum this February\, then at the Mint Museum in June. Stay tuned for the announcement of two more venues. \n\n\n\nAdditionally\, Judithe Hernandez: Beyond Myself\, Somewhere\, I wait for My Arrival will open at the El Paso Museum of Art this winter. \n\n\n\nEarlier in the year we were proud to exhibit the work of Riverside-raised\, New York-based Rico Gatson curated by Lisa Henry. Another exhibition\, Sacred Spaces: The Work and Collection of Charles Bibbs\, presented the work of prolific Riverside-based artist Charles Bibbs\, whose work is collected across the nation. We are proud to be part of LACMA’s Art Bridges program\, debuting their Before You Now exhibition in April. And this year we focused on our historic Julia Morgan building with an exhibition about the history of the building—which featured newly commissioned photography by Sofia Valiente as well as preservation plans. \n\n\n\nAccessibility to our sites is critically important to us\, and we are grateful to the Art Bridges Foundation for being a part of their Access for All initiatives. This allowed us to provide free access to visitors on Sundays from June 2\, 2024 to September 1\, 2024. Almost 10\,000 people participated in this free admission program! We are fortunate to be part of this program for two more years\, so stay tuned for more info. \n\n\n\nA new sculpture\, Meet Me at The Cheech by artist Ignacio Gomez\, ensures Cheech Marin will meet the public at The Cheech for years to come. With open arms\, the sculpture of Cheech warmly welcomes visitors to see Chicano art\, Cheech having championed its inclusion in museums for decades. Cheech says\, “This statue is not just a reflection of my work\, but of the incredible power of Chicano art to tell stories\, challenge narratives\, and bring us together.” \n\n\n\nWe continue to receive media attention with nearly 200 media stories. Notably\, PBS Artbound’s documentary The Cheech gives insight into Cheech’s journey to “bring Chicano art to the mainstream art world.” A forthcoming Craft in America documentary on collectors\, again through PBS\, premieres December 27th. Catch a preview here! \n\n\n\nYour support will help make possible the following exhibitions plus many more: \n\n\n\n· Joel Sternfeld: On This Site at Riverside Art Museum\, January 25\, 2025–July 6\, 2025.On This Site presents a timely and critical examination of landscape photography as a medium for exploring complex societal issues moving beyond aesthetic representation to engage with place as repositories of memory\, sites of traumatic history\, and witnesses to American violence. The exhibition is curated by Lisa Henry. \n\n\n\n· Amalia Mesa-Bains: Archaeology of Memory at The Cheech\, March 1\, 2025–August 3\, 2025. This exhibition is the first major retrospective to explore the historically significant work and career of Amalia Mesa-Bains\, a pioneering Chicana artist\, curator\, and theorist. The exhibition is co-curated by María Esther Fernández\, Artistic Director\, The Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art & Culture of the Riverside Art Museum\, and Laura E. Pérez\, PhD\, Professor of Chicanx\, Latinx and Ethnic Studies and Chair of the Latinx Research Center\, UC Berkeley. \n\n\n\n· 2025 Members Show at the Riverside Art Museum\, April 12\, 2025–October 5\, 2025. The exhibition will showcase outstanding examples of contemporary drawing\, printmaking\, collage and 2D works on paper created between 2020 and 2024. We are particularly interested in artworks that explore themes\, imagery or perspectives connected to the Inland Empire—its cities\, landscapes\, communities and\, if applicable\, the experiences of those living and working here. The exhibition is co-curated by Lisa Henry and Denise Kraemer. \n\n\n\nThank you for supporting us in our journey. Individual giving remains the critical backbone of philanthropy. By choosing us\, you choose a world where free expression is valued\, and artists critically engage in pressing issues impacting us. \n\n\n\n\nDonate Now URL:https://riversideartmuseum.org/event/end-of-the-year-giving-donate-today/ LOCATION:Riverside Art Museum + The Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art & Culture\, 3425 Mission Inn Avenue\, Riverside\, California CATEGORIES:Riverside Art Museum,The Cheech ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://riversideartmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/RAM-047.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241205T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241205T203000 DTSTAMP:20241120T003024Z CREATED:20241120T003018Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241120T003024Z UID:10000937-1733421600-1733430600@riversideartmuseum.org SUMMARY:Palabra @ The Cheech DESCRIPTION:Palabra @ The Cheech is a series that celebrates the wonderful tradition of floricanto\, poesía\, and the spoken word. Join us for this new open mic poetry series co-hosted by Donato Martinez\, featuring poets Meliza Bañales\, Carlos Ornales\, and Antoine Victorin. Doors open at 6pm. \n\n\n\nSchedule of Events6PM: Sign-Ups begin7PM: Featured Poets8PM: Open Mic \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHosted By\n\n\n\nDonato Martinez was born in in small pueblo\, Garcia de la Cadena\, Zacatecas\, Mexico and immigrated into USA at six years old. He teaches English composition\, Literature\, and Creative Writing at Santa Ana College. He has also taught classes in Chicano Studies. He has also been a co-coordinator of the Puente Program for 25 years and has presented workshop sessions at both the regional and state level. He has also spoken at many motivational and educational conferences. He hosts and curates many artistic events that feature poetry and music at his campus or in the community. He is also a poet and writes about his barrio upbringing\, his community\, his culture\, and his Chicano identity. He has a self-published collection with three other Inland Empire poets\, Tacos de Lengua. His full length collection of poetry\, Touch the Sky\, was published in 2023 by El Martillo Press. He loves the outdoors and is inspired by music and books and other artistic expressions\, and his children\, Gabriel and Abigail. He was recently recognized as the Distinguished Faculty of the Year at Santa Ana College in 2024. Instagram @donatomartinez1 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFeatured Poets\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMeliza Bañales aka Missy Fuego is the author of six books\, a Lambda Literary Finalist\, and a Slam Champion. She has written for the Washington Square Review\, On Our Backs Magazine\, Razorcake\, Ladybox\, and Encyclopedia Brittanica. Along with being the 2024 Los Angeles Erotica Slam Champion\, they are also on the West Hollywood Slam Team who are the Chill List Slam Team Champions. They are a 2024 Tin House Fellow in Young Adult Fiction and a 2024 Los Angeles LGBTQIA Center Summer Resident. They live\, write\, and cause radical trouble in their hometown of Los Angeles. Instgram- @missyfuego   \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAntoine Victorin is a son\, uncle\, brother\, veteran\, and free soul on a journey within. Coming from humble beginnings\, Victorin recognizes the struggles we all face and wants to cultivate a community of love\, kindness and compassion. Instagram- @antoinevee \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCarlos Ornelas is a Mexican American Poet and the author of 2 poetry collections. He has been published in The San Diego Poetry Annual\, Voices of Compton\, the Myriad\, and several anthologies and has been instrumental in the development of the CLI school of poetry. He has been recognised by the Los Angeles Library Commission as “one of the top rhythmic poets in L.A.” and he is dedicated to the advancement of the written arts and continues his work helping writers and poets find their poetic voice and becoming published authors. He recently published Villian’s Vernacular\, a collection of poetry\, with Riots of Roses Publishing. Instagram– @carlosornelaspoetry URL:https://riversideartmuseum.org/event/palabra-the-cheech/ LOCATION:Cheech Marin Center\, 3581 Mission Inn Ave\, Riverside\, California\, 92507\, United States CATEGORIES:The Cheech ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://riversideartmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/POET-015-1-1-scaled-e1732062600309.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20241205T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20241205T210000 DTSTAMP:20241023T184735Z CREATED:20240715T140750Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241023T184735Z UID:10000195-1733421600-1733432400@riversideartmuseum.org SUMMARY:Free Admission – First Thursday of every month during Riverside ArtsWalk DESCRIPTION: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. \nWe 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. \n \nRiverside 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. \n \nRiverside ArtsWalk is supported in part by: \n \nPhoto credit: Puma Photography URL:https://riversideartmuseum.org/event/free-admission-first-thursday-of-every-month-during-riverside-artswalk-5/ LOCATION:Riverside Art Museum\, 3425 Mission Inn Avenue\, Riverside\, CA\, 92501\, United States CATEGORIES:Riverside Art Museum,The Cheech ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://riversideartmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/RAM-026-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241205T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241205T210000 DTSTAMP:20241120T184042Z CREATED:20241120T182547Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241120T184042Z UID:10000938-1733421600-1733432400@riversideartmuseum.org SUMMARY:ArtsWalk at RAM DESCRIPTION:Holiday Ornament Making with Bethany – RAM Stebler Studio \n\n\n\nGet crafty and make fun holiday ornaments with us! \n\n\n\nLive Music – RAM Lobby \n\n\n\nGreat live music provided by students from the Ramona High School Band. URL:https://riversideartmuseum.org/event/artswalk-at-ram/ LOCATION:Riverside Art Museum\, 3425 Mission Inn Avenue\, Riverside\, CA\, 92501\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://riversideartmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/ram-69-scaled-e1729703744409.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR