Winter Catalog Sale
2025-02-22 10:00 - 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | California
50% off Riverside Art Museum exhibition catalogs from the archives.

RAM - The Cheech Scholarship
2025-02-28 08:00 - 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | California
Application Criteria

The RAM/ Cheech Scholarship is intended to award $2,500 to a graduating senior to assist with college tuition. If awarded, the scholarship payment would be issued, upon proof of registration, to the university or college the graduating senior attends to be used toward tuition.

The Basic Criteria for the RAM/ Cheech Scholarship include: (1) minimum 2.5 g.p.a.; (2) committed to art or art-related study; (3) engaged w/ local art community (preferred); (4) from a community that is historically underrepresented in the arts (preferred); (5) have a portfolio of visual art (10-pages, if possible).

Note: If you have already started your application via Dollars for Scholars, we urge you to submit as soon as possible. If you have not started your application process, we invite you to print and submit a physical application to The Cheech and Riverside Art Museum. Additionally, scholarship applications will be available at The Cheech and Riverside Art Museum.

Click here to download the application!Download

First Sunday at RAM
2025-03-02 01:00 - 16:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Riverside Art Museum, 3425 Mission Inn Avenue, Riverside, CA, 92501, United States
Join UCR Gluck Fellows in the Sebler Classroom as they present Playful Frogs, a fun art activity! Amphibians will emerge from hibernation when the weather starts to warm up, around early Spring. In this activity, we will make playful frogs from paper towels and paint and help them make their first jumps into the first days of March!

Visit Bako Balloon and Paint for free face painting and balloon art figures! Balloon twisting from 1pm-2:30pm and face painting from 2:30pm-4pm. Find them on Instagram! @bakoballoonandpaint

Free Admission - First Sunday of every month, in collaboration with RAC
2025-03-02 12:00 - 17:00, 2025-04-06 12:00 - 17:00, 2025-05-04 12:00 - 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Riverside Art Museum + The Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art & Culture, 3425 Mission Inn Avenue, Riverside, California
In collaboration with the Riverside Arts Council, First Sundays is a series of free programs at various downtown Riverside locations. Featuring activities for all-ages, the event takes place every first Sunday of the month from 1 to 4 p.m.

As part of Free Sundays, Riverside Art Museum (Julia Morgan Building) and The Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art & Culture are both free and open to the public from 12 to 5 p.m. No tickets are necessary.

Presenting Sponsor:

Glide with Swallows!
2025-03-02 13:30 - 14:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Riverside Art Museum, 3425 Mission Inn Avenue, Riverside, CA, 92501, United States
Puppets a la Carte presents: “Glide with Swallows!” Play with the story of the migration of the Swallows at San Juan Capistrano. This puppet play date uses small bells, paper for nest building, and balls and scarves as swallows. It references: “Song of the Swallows” by Leo Politi and the song “La Golondrina” by Sonia de los Santos. Find them on Instagram! @inlandia_institute and @puppetsalacarte

Free Admission – First Thursday of every month during Riverside ArtsWalk
2025-03-06 18:00 - 21:00, 2025-04-03 18:00 - 21:00, 2025-05-01 18:00 - 21:00, 2025-06-05 18:00 - 21:00 (America/Denver) | Riverside Art Museum + The Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art & Culture, 3425 Mission Inn Avenue, Riverside, California
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

Little Pinata Maker at RAM
2025-03-06 18:00 - 21:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Riverside Art Museum, 3425 Mission Inn Avenue, Riverside, CA, 92501, United States
Join Esaias Rodriquez, AKA Little Pinata Maker, for a free and fun pinata-making project! DJ Aztex Parrot will be playing music on the rooftop. Stay tuned for their Pinot and Pinatas event on the rooftop on April 19th.

Riverside County Arts & Culture Month
2025-03-06 18:00 - 2025-03-30 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Riverside Art Museum, 3425 Mission Inn Avenue, Riverside, CA, 92501, United States
Learn how to acquire a Riverside County Arts and Culture Exploration Passport!

Discover Riverside County by obtaining an exploration pass from any Riverside County Library System branch or designated participating locations. Each spot is a distinctive treasure, and upon exploring your chosen destination, your passport will be stamped to commemorate the experience. Additionally, certain locations may host special events on specific days, offering attendees the opportunity to partake in enjoyable activities.

The Exploration Passport does not constitute as free entry ticket to participating locations; instead, it’s a lasting keepsake designed for year-round use. Refer to the Participating Locations page to access admission information for each institution.

Participating Locations

Eclipse: What's your Perspective? - Opening Reception
2025-04-03 18:00 - 21:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Riverside Art Museum, 3425 Mission Inn Avenue, Riverside, CA, 92501, United States
Anticipating their exhibition Eclipse: What’s Your Perspective? at the Riverside Art Museum, Malik and Jonathan have much to reflect on. Their love for the city of San Bernardino led them to build a space of necessity, perseverance, and not taking no for an answer in the form of a photography studio @eclipsespaces

Jonathan: “We found ourselves in a renaissance of artists and businesses in San Bernardino and the IE in general. And I think that we started this with the intention of it being bigger than us.” – @323.raw

Malik: “I really look at what this project’s brought out of me, it’s really, really essential to even the photographer I’m becoming. And I think I wouldn’t be the photographer I’ve really been chasing the entire time if I didn’t go through this, because of the sense of Black community, the sense of business, and even how I’m navigating that world too.” – @maliklphoto

Special Limited Risograph printed posters from flier artist Gabe Stein @707.creativeLimited Risograph printed posters will be available for free during the Eclipse: What’s Your Perspective? Reception.

First Sunday with UCR Gluck Fellows - Dada Poetry Collage
2025-04-06 01:00 - 16:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Riverside Art Museum, 3425 Mission Inn Avenue, Riverside, CA, 92501, United States
Join UCR Gluck Fellows in the Olds Classroom for an engaging collaging activity! Participants will produce collage/dada poetry from the words and images cut from magazines. The prompt is to follow their intuition and discover the poet within them.

Riverside Art Market 2025
2025-04-12 10:00 - 16:00 (America/Denver) | White Park, 3936 Chestnut St, Riverside, California, 92501, United States
Saturday, April 12, 2025, 10 a.m.–4 p.m. Free Admission
The Riverside Art Alliance is delighted to announce its 10th annual Riverside Art Market! The event will again be located at the historic White Park in downtown Riverside. This year’s event will feature, 100 artists and artisans, art and other activities for children, art demonstrations, entertainment, food, beer and wine, and much more. We anticipate over 4,000 visitors to this free, family-friendly, fun-filled event! All proceeds support the Riverside Art Museum; last year over $30,000 was raised to make art and culture more accessible to Inland Empire residents!
Thank you to our artists, vendors and sponsors who have participated over the years!
Event Brochure
CALL FOR ARTISTS. Applications for artist booths are now being accepted. Legacy artists can register as of November 15th, a special invitation to artists with 3 or more years participation. All other artists may register November 22nd. Early-Bird pricing for registration continues until January 1, 2024., Prices are $140 for RAM members and $160 for non-members. After January 1 2025, booth fees will be $160 for members and $180 for non-members. Applications are accepted online through March 24. There is no additional charge for selecting your specific booth or for sharing a booth. Booth locations can be selected using the online application. We will provide white E-Z UP canopies to all outside vendors (no personal E-Z UPs are allowed). E-Z UPs will be set up for all vendors by 7:30 a.m. on April 12.
Please read all attachments before filling in the Vendor Application!
Vendor Application
Vendor Waiver & Instructions
Vendor Booth Map
If you have any questions, please contact riversideartmarket@gmail.com.
BECOME A SPONSOR!
We would love for you to be a part of the excitement! ART MARKET sponsors get special treatment this year. Not only have we enhanced our signage and sponsorship acknowledgement, but we are also offering our sponsors at any level a new benefit: use of the Sponsors’ Tent, where you can relax, enjoy free refreshments, and have a front row seat to the entertainment Please click on the attached information link to find out more about our sponsorship opportunities.
Sponsor Information or click here to become a sponsor

THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS

BOUQUET PRESENTING SPONSOR

& James Antoyan

ROSE SPONSORKathy and David BocianKathy and Gary Christmas

TULIP SPONSORMyra AppelPam and Mark BalysGordon and Jill Bourns FamilySuzy and Gary ClemDayton and Cheryl GillelandPamela KaptainSandy Webb

HYACINTH SPONSORPat Reynolds

MARIGOLD SPONSORJohn and Kathy AllavieLucile ArntzenMichael and Diane BatesSelina and Phil BremenstuhlSandi and John FayElizabeth Lossing and William NicolettiTami and Steve MaioOivewood Memorial ParkMichelle OuelletteEmmanuelle and Morey ReynoldsRiverside East Rotary FoundationRobyn Rogers in Honor of Ronald McCaskill Kathy Wright and Dwight Tate

DAISY SPONSORLorraine and Richard AndersonTed and Linda BoeckerSharon and Cal BoothbyTeresa Chamiec and Robert GianniniAnne and Joseph Deem Doris and Jim FergusonSandra J. FergusonPatti and David FunderDebra and Jeff JohnsonPeggy LittleworthFran and Bob MoerkeNancy and Ken NollerDebby and Ken PhillipsGary RainsbargerRuth Ann Ryan and Stephen ParkerCookie SmithSue SpitzerCarole StadelbacherAthena and David WaiteMadelyn Warner and Denise Stevens

Thank you to these additional donors:Laura Baldwin Nicolette RohrPat Ryan

A Special Thanks to the City of Riverside for their Sponsorship of the 2025 Art Market – 10th Anniversary

Early bird registration is open!
2025-04-24 14:00 - 2025-05-12 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Riverside Art Museum, 3425 Mission Inn Avenue, Riverside, CA, 92501, United States
Register today for summer art classes and camps to receive early bird, preferred pricing.

Members receive preferred pricing on art classes, workshops and camps.

Learn more about memberships here.

ArtsWalk at RAM
2025-05-01 18:00 - 21:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Riverside Art Museum, 3425 Mission Inn Avenue, Riverside, CA, 92501, United States
Join us for May ArtsWalk as we celebrate local student artists!

The Poly High School Photography Club will showcase a selection of works from their academic year. CBU Photography students of Theology of Image Making will celebrate the presentation of their thesis work from the semester in the Taylor Gallery!

Special preview and walk-through of "To Rise Above Ruins" by artist Tamara Cedré
2025-05-01 19:00 - 20:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Riverside Art Museum, 3425 Mission Inn Avenue, Riverside, CA, 92501, United States
No RSVP needed

Puppets a la Carte at RAM
2025-05-04 13:30 - 14:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Riverside Art Museum, 3425 Mission Inn Avenue, Riverside, CA, 92501, United States
First Sundays at RAM “Flutter with Butterflies!” Join Nicole Cloeren and Puppets a la Carte for a butterfly story, then learn a simple movement piece with butterfly puppets. This puppet play date is FREE at Riverside Art Museum, 3425 Mission Inn Ave, Riverside. 1:30 PM in the Atrium.

Art Alliance - 60th Anniversary Celebration
2025-05-18 14:00 - 15:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Riverside Art Museum, 3425 Mission Inn Avenue, Riverside, CA, 92501, United States
Celebrate the 60th Anniversary of The Art Alliance!

Vinyl and Rides
2025-06-01 12:00 - 16:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Riverside Art Museum, 3425 Mission Inn Avenue, Riverside, CA, 92501, United States
Vinyl and Rides for Free Summer Sundays on June 1st! Starting at noon at the Riverside Art Museum, join us on the rooftop where DJs will spin their own unique style of vinyl records! Bring the family!

Classic car clubs will be showcasing their cars along Mission Inn Street from Lime to Orange Street. Several solo riders will also be present!

Free Summer Sundays
2025-06-01 12:00 - 17:00, 2025-06-08 12:00 - 17:00, 2025-06-15 12:00 - 17:00, 2025-06-22 12:00 - 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Riverside Art Museum + The Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art & Culture, 3425 Mission Inn Avenue, Riverside, California
Riverside Art Museum and The Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art & Culture are inviting you to join us for Free Summer Sundays: June 1 – September 7, 2025.

Generous support provided by Art Bridge Foundation’s Access for All program.

Please RSVP for confirmed admission.

Photo credit: Monica Cortez

RSVP

Electrolyte Printmaking Workshop Invitational Exhibition Opening
2025-06-05 18:00 - 21:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Riverside Art Museum, 3425 Mission Inn Avenue, Riverside, CA, 92501, United States
In the summer of 2024, master printer Bernard Hoyes led a three-day electrolyte etching workshop at the Riverside Art Museum. Six artists from the Inland Empire—Maurice Howard, Lisa Loudin, Adeola Davies, Deborah McDuff, Kayren Lyle, and Ellen Finan—were invited to participate in the workshop, which was funded by a California Creative Corps grant through the Inland Empire Community Foundation.

Using RAM’s printing presses, Hoyes introduced participants to the environmentally conscious technique of electrolyte etching, which uses saltwater and six volts of electricity (instead of toxic acids) to etch plates. Each of the participating artists curated and produced an edition, which they then signed and numbered.

The final portfolio, which is displayed here, showcases each artist’s unique perspective on the themes of environment, social justice, and civic engagement. Their works not only reflect vital conversations taking place among contemporary artists in Inland California but also demonstrate how innovative processes can support environmental responsibility in artistic practice. By providing access to its two printing presses for this workshop, RAM continues its role as a creative laboratory for working artists in the community.

Artists featured: Maurice Howard, Lisa Loudin, Adeola Davies-Aiyeloja, Deborah McDuff, Kayren E. Lyle and Ellen Finan.

Image courtesy of Maurice Howard, Ancestor Freedom, 2024.

Tamara Cedré: To Rise Above Ruins Exhibition Reception
2025-06-05 19:00 - 21:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Riverside Art Museum, 3425 Mission Inn Avenue, Riverside, CA, 92501, United States

Craft & Crave - A Xicanos for Hire Event
2025-06-07 18:00 - 21:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | California
Join us for Craft & Crave – an unforgettable evening of creativity, connection, and culture at the Riverside Art Museum! This one-of-a-kind event, produced by the Xicanos for Hire collective, blends hands-on art-making with music, food, and a vibrant social atmosphere.

Join us for Craft & Crave – an unforgettable evening of creativity, connection, and culture at the Riverside Art Museum! This one-of-a-kind event, produced by the Xicanos for Hire collective, blends hands-on art-making with music, food, and a vibrant social atmosphere.

What’s Included:

Guided Piñata-Making Workshop – Led by My Little Piñatas, you’ll create your own mini piñata inspired by the beloved My Little Piñatas series. Choose a character from the stories, bring it to life through your piñata, and immerse yourself in the magical world of piñata storytelling.

Curated Charcuterie by Quesos and Boards – Enjoy a beautifully crafted spread of artisanal meats, cheeses, fruits, and accompaniments, thoughtfully arranged to elevate your tasting experience.

Live DJ Set by Aztec Parrot – Groove to the beats of Aztec Parrot as you craft and connect with others in a lively, creative space.

Sunset Toast – Raise your glass and celebrate the moment with a communal toast as the sun sets, marking a symbolic start to an evening of creativity and connection.

Wine provided by Seis Soles Wine Company.

Special Highlights:

Raffle Prizes – Win exciting prizes throughout the evening.

Piñata Award Ceremony – Be part of the piñata celebration as we recognize the most creative designs of the night.

Grito Contest – Let loose and show your spirit in a playful grito contest.

Big Piñata Breaking – Close the night by coming together to break a big piñata – a fitting and joyful end to the evening!

A Special Thank You

We are incredibly grateful to the Riverside Art Museum for partnering with us and opening their doors to host this experience. Their support and commitment to fostering community and creativity make this event possible.

This is a 21+ event. Seating is limited – secure your spot today and step into your new adult recess at Craft & Crave!

XicanosForHire.com

Writing Workshop Through the Observation of a Work of Art with Lucila Tosolino
2025-06-22 13:00 - 15:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Riverside Art Museum, 3425 Mission Inn Avenue, Riverside, CA, 92501, United States
Visual art and literature are deeply connected, both seeking to represent reality, emotions, and human thoughts. This workshop invites participants to explore how a work of art can inspire the creation of a story. Through detailed observation of visual pieces—whether paintings, sculptures, etc.—the stories emerging from the gaze will unfold.

In this workshop, works of art will be presented, and participants will write stories inspired by what they observe. The emotions, narratives, and contexts arising from personal interpretation will be explored. As the workshop progresses, participants will work on observation techniques, character and setting creation, and the use of the senses as drivers of storytelling. At the end, participants will have a chance to share their stories in a collective reading, celebrating the intersection between visual art and the written word.

Note: Bilingual workshop. It will be given in both Spanish and English. All levels welcome.

About Lucila Tosolino

Lucila Tosolino is an Argentine writer, journalist, researcher, social communicator, teacher, photographer, music teacher, and flutist.

With over a decade of academic and professional experience, Tosolino has received numerous national and international awards for her work, granted by organizations such as the Argentine Journalism Forum (FOPEA), the Argentine Journalism Association, the Latin American Congress of Investigative Journalism (COLPIN), the Press and Society Institute (IPYS), and Transparency International.

She is the author of the fiction trilogy: “Behind the Scenes” (2023), “Behind the Mask” (2024), and “Behind the Screen” (2025), which is published in Spanish and English. She is also the co-author of four non-fiction books: “Doble Vida” (2016), “El Clan” (2017), “Las Cenizas del Narco” (2018), and “El Nido” (2019).

Tosolino has extensive experience facilitating interdisciplinary workshops in creative writing, education, art, journalism, and photography. Her community work seeks to empower participants through creativity, storytelling, and the arts as tools for emotional healing and self-expression.

Lucila Tosolino

lucilatosolino@gmail.com

951-368-3206
