Free Admission - First Sunday of every month
2026-01-04 12:00 - 17:00, 2026-02-01 12:00 - 17:00, 2026-03-01 12:00 - 17:00, 2026-05-03 12:00 - 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Riverside Art Museum + The Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art & Culture, 3425 Mission Inn Avenue, Riverside, California
First Sundays is a community day in the arts & culture district of downtown Riverside.

Featuring activities for all-ages, the event takes place every first Sunday of the month from 1 to 4 p.m.

As part of First 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.

Film Program Networking Event
2026-01-04 12:45 - 15:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | The Cheech Center for Chicano Art & Culture, 3581 Mission Inn Ave, Riverside, California, 92507, United States
Help us kickoff The Cheech’s Film Program by joining us for a Film Network event! Connect with local emerging professionals, explore film and media opportunities and resources in the Inland Empire, and learn more about our upcoming film programming at The Cheech. Light refreshments will be provided.

Fourth Fridays with 60 Miles East
2026-01-23 19:00 - 22:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Riverside Art Museum, 3425 Mission Inn Avenue, Riverside, CA, 92501, United States
Introducing Fourth Fridays — a new way to spend your Friday night. 21+ Only

Join us at Riverside Art Museum for an after-hours experience focused on 60 Miles East: Riverside’s Underground Punk Rock, Hardcore & Ska Scene, from the late 1980s to early 2000.

Co-curators Zach Cordner and Ken Crawford will be in the gallery hanging out, ready to chat about January’s additions to the exhibition.

Sounds by DJ Mano Man!

Local food by Two Trees Kitchen and beers from local breweries will be available for purchase.

Free for Members!

TALLERES WITH CESAR CASTRO
2026-02-01 13:00 - 16:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | The Cheech Center for Chicano Art & Culture, 3581 Mission Inn Ave, Riverside, California, 92507, United States
Learn in community as we continue our Son Jarocho workshop series! This Son Jarocho workshop will be guided by Maestro Cesar Castro. In this multi-level workshop, led by Cesar Castro (@jarochelo), attendees will work on both the techniques and basic rhythms for playing son jarocho in the Veracruz jarana to accompany the main melodies in both minor and major modes, with rhythmic bases in 3/4, 6/8, and 4/4. Attendees will also learn about the main dynamics and special characteristics of some sones, such as “descantes”, “obbligatos”, “redobles”, and embellishments.

Son Jarocho is more than music—it’s a living tradition that brings people together through shared rhythm, storytelling, and dance. No experience necessary, bring your curiosity and an open heart! This workshop welcomes everyone interested in connecting with this beautiful cultural expression.

Be part of a tradition that has united communities for generations. We ask that folks stay for the full 3 hours. Open to all ages and experience levels. Bring any instruments you’d like to share in the musical conversation. Space is limited to 25 visitors at a time.

Lotería Afrolatina with UC Riverside GLUCK fellows
2026-02-01 13:00 - 16:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | The Cheech Center for Chicano Art & Culture, 3581 Mission Inn Ave, Riverside, California, 92507, United States
Lotería Afrolatina with UC Riverside GLUCK fellows (@gluckucr), Jo and Nico (@rio.junto)

A creative take on the classic Mexican bingo game, Lotería Afrolatina highlights 54 Afrolatine people, communities, and cultural traditions. Participants are invited to play, learn about important Afrolatine figures, and enjoy a fun, interactive experience with the chance to win prizes. All materials are provided, and multiple sessions will take place throughout the evening.

*Loteria Afrolatina was created by Cal State University, San Bernadino (@csusb_anthmuseum) students Alessandro Corsaro and Evy Zermeno

Fabric of Us: Textile Art and Queer Identity Workshop - Off-Site Event
2026-02-01 13:00 - 16:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Civil Rights Institute Inland Southern California, 3933 Mission Inn Ave, Ste 102, Riverside, California, 92501, United States
In partnership with the Civil Rights Institute of Inland Southern California (@inlandcivilrights) and local artist Yulissa Mendoza (@yu.lis.sa) we present Fabric of Us: Textile Art and Queer Identity Workshop. Join our friends over at the CRIISC for an afternoon of creativity and conversation as we sit down with Yulissa to explore their artistic journey, inspirations, and the themes that shape their work,~ followed by a hands-on textile art workshop.

Free Admission – First Thursday of every month during Riverside ArtsWalk
2026-02-05 18:00 - 21:00, 2026-03-05 18:00 - 21:00, 2026-04-02 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

Riverside Rock n' Roll Reunion!
2026-02-05 18:00 - 21:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Riverside Art Museum, 3425 Mission Inn Avenue, Riverside, CA, 92501, United States
Doors at 6PM

Palabra at The Cheech
2026-02-05 18:00 - 21:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | The Cheech Center for Chicano Art & Culture, 3581 Mission Inn Ave, Riverside, California, 92507, United States
Palabra at The Cheech is a new series that celebrates the wonderful tradition of floricanto, poesía, and the spoken word. Join us for our first open mic poetry series co-hosted by Donato Martinez, featuring poets Barbara Fant (@iambarbarafant), Anonymous 1 (@farmerstephenyorba), and Ceasar K. Avelar (@ceasarkavelar) Doors open at 6pm.

Schedule of Events6PM: Sign-Ups begin7PM: Featured Poets8PM: Open Mic

Location: Sala José Jaime Medina

Hosted By

Co-Hosted by Donato Martinez (@donatomartinez1) was born in small pueblo, Garcia de la Cadena, Zacatecas, Mexico and immigrated to 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. Find Donato on Instagram.

Featured Poets

Barbara Fant (@iambarbarafant) has been writing and performing for nearly 20 years. She has competed in 9 National Poetry Slam competitions, is a 7x Grand Slam Champion, and a World Poetry Slam finalist. She is the author of three poetry collections, Paint, Inside Out (2010), Mouths of Garden (2022), and Joy in the Belly of a Riot (2025). Her work has been featured in the Academy of American Poets, Electric Literature, McNeese Review, The Ohio State University Press, Button Poetry, and Def Poetry Jam, amongst others. She has received residencies in Havana, Cuba and Senegal, West Africa. For over 15 years, she had led healing-informed poetry workshops for both youth and adults who are incarcerated, those in community, adults in recovery, and survivors of human trafficking and domestic violence. She is a certified Healing Centered Engagement specialist and holds both an MFA in Poetry and a Master of Theology. She is a member of the Recording Academy’s 2025 New Member Class and a 2025-2026 Poetry Coalition Fellow through the Academy of American Poets. She is the founder of Bloom Life Arts, Bloom Life Foundation Inc., and the Black Women Rise Poetry Collective, and co-founder of The Senghor Project, West African International Artist Residency. Currently, she serves as the Program Director for the Homeboy Art Academy at Homeboy Industries and as a Youth Network Advisor for Cause Communications, both in Los Angeles, California.

Anonymous 1 (@farmerstephenyorba) is a farmer, community activist, and poet from Pomona, CA., where he is lead farmer, founder, and Executive Director of Lopez Urban Farm. Recently back from his second trip to Palestine, his book, Falastin Hurra!, captures his experience farming in the occupied West Bank. A1’s work as a farmer/poet seeks to pay homage to the Zapatistas of Chiapas and the Fellahin of Palestine. “For Land and Liberty” is his calling; a pen and pickaxe are his tools. A1 is a graduate of Cal State Fullerton, American University, and Claremont School of Theology where his academic focus was comparative religion, philosophy and theology, with an emphasis on social justice and participatory activism.

Ceasar K. Avelar (@ceasarkavelar) is a Central American poet and is the Writer in Residence of Cafe Con Libros in the Pomona Arts District, where the mission is to bring Literature to the community. Avelar runs and hosts an open mic every second Saturday during the Pomona Art Walk called Obsidian Tongues Open Mic, held at Cafe Con Libros Press in downtown Pomona. He also coordinates writing workshops and a poetry reading with an open mic at Lopez Urban Farms. His collection of poetry, God of The Air Hose and Other Blue-Collar Poems, was published in 2023 by El Martillo Press. His mission is to promote poetry with the youth and bring poetry to public spaces such as the public library and schools. He served as the poet laureate of Pomona from 2023-2024 and is the co-editor of ILL Anthology. He graduated from Cal Poly Pomona with a degree in Sociology.

Platica: Chicano Camera Culture - An Intergenerational Conversation
2026-02-08 13:00 - 14:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | The Cheech Center for Chicano Art & Culture, 3581 Mission Inn Ave, Riverside, California, 92507, United States
Join us for an intergenerational panel discussion moderated by Elizabeth Ferrer, curator of Chicano Camera Culture: A Photographic History, 1966-2026. Panelists include Robert Buitron, William Camargo, Christina Fernandez, Martina Lopez, and Jesus Manuel Mena Garza, who will discuss their work featured in the exhibition.

This event is included with admission. Admission is required to attend the panel.

Moderated by

Elizabeth Ferrer is a curator and writer, and the leading specialist on the history of Latinx photography. She is the author of Latinx Photography in the United States: A Visual History (2021), the first comprehensive survey of the field; of books on the modern Mexican artists Lola Álvarez Bravo and Maria Izquierdo; and of numerous essays and exhibition catalogs. Ferrer has curated exhibitions for such institutions as Aperture; the Smithsonian Institution; El Museo del Barrio; the Wallach Art Gallery at Columbia University, and the Americas Society. Her exhibition of the pioneering Chicano photographer, Louis Carlos Bernal: Retrospectiva, was presented at the Center for Creative Photography, University of Arizona, in 2023-24. The New York Times named her book accompanying the exhibition as a 2024 best art book of the year. Born and raised in East LA, Ferrer is based in New York.

Panelists

Martina Lopez earned her BFA in Photography from the University of Washington in Seattle and her MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She has been working with portraiture, landscape, and digital technology since 1985; her practice explores the believability of the photograph and the malleability of the digital medium. Her work has been widely published in influential photographic books, including A Short Course in Photography: Digital by Barbara London and Jim Stone, Naomi Rosenblum’s A World History of Photography, as well as The Digital Eye by Sylvia Wolf. Lopez has exhibited widely, including at the International Gallery at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., the National Hispanic Cultural Center in Albuquerque, NM, and the Seoul Museum of Art in Seoul, Korea. In addition, she has participated in multiple traveling exhibitions organized by the Aperture Foundation, the George Eastman House, and others. Her work is held in major public and private collections, including the Art Institute of Chicago and the Smithsonian American Art Museum. She has received several photography fellowships and is Head of the Photography Department at the University of Notre Dame, where she has taught since 1993.

William Camargo @billythecamera is a lens-based artist and educator raised in Anaheim, California. He is a lecturer in photography at Pasadena City College and Cal State Fullerton. His work focuses on gentrification, police violence, and Chicanx/Latinx histories and comments on the hegemonic history of photography through archival research and performative interventions that live as photographs. William has held residencies at the Latinx Project at NYU, Light Work in Syracuse, NY, TILT Institute in Philadelphia, Center for Photography at Woodstock, Penumbra Foundation in NYC, Aurora Photo Center in Indianapolis, and Satisfactory Casa in San Jose, Costa Rica. William’s works are in several public and private collections, including S.F MOMA Library, Huntington Library, Museum of Fine Arts in Houston, Harvard Library, MSU Broad Art Museum, LACMA, and the J Paul Getty Museum.

Robert C. Buitrón @robertcbuitron is a photographer, writer, and curator. His photographs have been included in many national and international exhibitions, such as at Seattle Art Museum, International Center of Photography, Denver Art Museum, Camerawork (London), Sala de Exposiciones del Canal Isabel II (Madrid), and Museo Nacional de Arte (Mexico City), as well many other group and solo exhibitions. Grants and awards include a Visual Artist Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts, the 1984 Olympics Photographic Commission Project, Art Matters Foundation, and a Visual Artist Fellowship from the Illinois Arts Council. His photographs are included in the permanent collections of Bibliothèque Nationale, Center for Creative Photography, Consejo Mexicano de Fotografía, Museo Nacional de Arte/Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes, Museum of Contemporary Photography, and New Orleans Museum of Art.

Robert is a founding member of Movimiento Artístico del Río Salado (MARS), Inc., an artist-run art organization in Phoenix, Arizona, established in 1978 and dedicated to advancing the artwork of Chicana/o and Native American artists.

Jesús Manuel Mena Garza is a photographer, artist, and cultural organizer whose work reflects his migrant farmworker heritage and engagement with the Chicano civil rights movement. He studied Journalism at San José State University with an emphasis on Photojournalism, where he became involved in Chicano student activism and media collectives. He then went on to work for Chicano film, theater, and radio organizations. Garza served as a consultant for the San José Museum of Art’s first exhibition on Chicano Art in1974. He has shown his photographs at the Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts, San Francisco; Museo Universitario Arte Contemporáneo, Mexico City; Musée d’Aquitaine, Bordeaux, France; and for the proposed National Museum of the American Latino, Washington, DC. Along with exhibitions, his work has been widely published and serves as a resource for researchers, educators, and cultural institutions.

Working with distinct approaches to the photographic medium, Christina Fernandez has examined such themes as migration, labor, urban space, and personal history. Her projects weave family narratives with social and spatial dynamics, cementing her role in shaping contemporary Chicana/o/x image making. Her survey Multiple Exposures, organized by the California Museum of Photography, University of California, Riverside, traveled nationally. She is a graduate of UCLA and the California Institute of the Arts.

The Cheech Film Program - Screening of Sleep Dealer at The Cheech
2026-02-19 18:00 - 20:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | The Cheech Center for Chicano Art & Culture, 3581 Mission Inn Ave, Riverside, California, 92507, United States
Join us for the launch of The Cheech Film program with a screening of Sleep Dealer and a following Q+A with Director Alex Rivera. Film Rated PG-13.

Sleep Dealer is a science-fiction set on the U.S. / Mexico border that tells the story of Memo Cruz (Luis Fernando Peña), a young man from Mexico who dreams of coming to the United States. However, in this brave new borderland, crossing is impossible, and Memo ‘migrates’ in a new way — over the net. By connecting his body to the net Memo controls a machine that performs his labor in America, sending his pure work without the body of the worker.

About the Director

Alex Rivera is an award-winning filmmaker whose work explores themes of globalization, migration, and technology. Rivera’s first feature film, Sleep Dealer, a cyberpunk thriller set on the U.S./Mexico border, won awards at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival and the Berlin International Film Festival, was screened at the Museum of Modern Art, and had a commercial theatrical release in the U.S, France, Japan, and other countries. Rivera’s second feature, The Infiltrators, won the NEXT: Audience Award and the Innovator Award at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival. The Infiltrators uses documentary and scripted forms to tell the true story of Dreamers who ‘infiltrate’ a detention center to get immigrants out. Rivera is currently developing a few new cyberpunk projectsand, with support from the Ford Foundation, a feature documentary on the history of deportation titled Banishment. Alex Rivera is a 2021 MacArthur Fellow, Sundance Fellow, Creative Capital Grantee and was The Rothschild Lecturer at Harvard University. He studied at Hampshire College and lives in Los Angeles. He is an Associate Professor of Filmmaking Practice at ASU’s Sidney Poitier New American Film School.

Courtesy The MacArthur Foundation

Fourth Fridays with 60 Miles East
2026-02-27 19:00 - 22:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Riverside Art Museum, 3425 Mission Inn Avenue, Riverside, CA, 92501, United States
Introducing Fourth Fridays — a new way to spend your Friday night. 21+ Only

Join us at Riverside Art Museum for an after-hours experience in the gallery of the exhibition: 60 Miles East: Riverside’s Underground Punk Rock, Hardcore & Ska Scene, from the late 1980s to early 2000.

Sip a curated signature cocktail, while relaxing or dancing (your choice!) to Djs and singer The Bohemian Busker.

7:00-8:00 PM & 8:45-10:00 PM

From Las Vegas, DJ Boog of Parkside Records and Penrose Records spinning 45s

Local Audio/video DJ Computer Luv

8:00-8:45 PM

Performing live, The Bohemian Busker

Food and Drinks

People-owned Canvas Pizza will be selling $7 hot slices of their sourdough pizza. Vegan cheese is available.

Locally brewed beers, white wine, sodas, and non-alcoholic beer will be available for purchase for $6.

For the first time at Riverside Art Museum, a “Cocktail of the Month” curated by multi-hyphenate Dave Stolte (including a recipe card designed by him) will be available for $6.

Free for Members!

Artist’s Talk: “Noé Montes: Regional History”
2026-03-01 13:00 - 14:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Riverside Art Museum, 3425 Mission Inn Avenue, Riverside, CA, 92501, United States
Please join Noé Montes for a special tour of his exhibition, which features photographic portraits of working people and communities of color in Coachella Valley, the Inland Empire, and Cuyama (Central Valley). He’ll share personal stories of how the residents with whom he collaborates face the social and environmental impacts of extractive industries (agriculture, logistics, oil) and resist exploitation, whether through activism, cultural preservation, or the richness of family and daily life.

Free

The exhibition “Noé Montes: Regional History” is on view through April 26, 2026

Top Dog Awards - 2026
2026-03-11 17:30 - 20:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | California
Ticket Price – $1255:30 – 6:15 PM Reception and Cocktails6:15 – 8:00 PM Dinner and ProgramRiverside Art Museum3425 Mission Inn Ave, Riverside

The Top Dog evening honors individuals who continue the vision and dedication which transformed a small art center located in the old city dog pound into a dynamic museum housed in an historic Julia Morgan designed architectural gem. These individuals have all contributed their leadership, time and support to help make the Riverside Art Museum the vibrant arts organization it is today.

2026 HONOREES

Drew Oberjuerge, former Executive Director whose visionary leadership and commitment to uplifting the people and places of our region drove the museum’s growth for 13 years.Todd Wingate, who has championed the arts in Riverside for decades, who brought thought leadership and engaging exhibitions to the museum, and provided significant financial support as a major donor, including a lead capital campaign gift to The Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art & Culture of the Riverside Art Museum.Lucile Arntzen, dedicated Art Alliance member and former RAM President, who played a leadership role in The Cheech project, has spearheaded Art Alliance fundraising efforts, and personally supports museum operations.

In Memorium we also honor:Ofelia Valdez-Yeager, Past RAM Board President, community advocate, co-founder of Riverside’s Latino Network, and chair of The Cheech Capital Campaign.Dan Benner, former RAM Trustee and architect who generously gave of his time and expertise during the planning and construction of The Cheech.Madelyn Millen, former RAM Trustee and retired Visual Resources Curator at UCR and long-time museum volunteer who spent countless hours researching and archiving collections materials.Doug McCulloh, former RAM Trustee, world renowned photographer and curator who contributed his expertise and creativity to the museum, including co-curating several exhibitions that brought to life the people and places of our regions.

SOLD OUT

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What is the Budget for Fun? Workshop with Richie Velasquez
2026-03-18 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | The Cheech Center for Chicano Art & Culture, 3581 Mission Inn Ave, Riverside, California, 92507, United States
What it takes to build an independent streaming platform to promote your artwork

This two-hour workshop hosted by Richie Velasquez @deladeso teaches attendees how to build their creative brand and mobile streaming platform to market themselves and/or their artwork.

Using Más Fun TV as the blueprint, Richie will walk attendees through the process of designing branding assets, creating a mobile streaming app, and building a set to create content for his platform.

A panel discussion/brainstorm session will follow, during which attendees can ask Richie questions and contribute their own creative advice.

The workshop concludes with a hands-on segment during which filmmakers/content creators can use the Más Fun TV set to film their own interviews.

Spring Break Art Jam
2026-03-23 09:00 - 2026-03-27 16:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Riverside Art Museum, 3425 Mission Inn Avenue, Riverside, CA, 92501, United States

Fourth Fridays with 60 Miles East
2026-03-27 19:00 - 22:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Riverside Art Museum, 3425 Mission Inn Avenue, Riverside, CA, 92501, United States
Fourth Fridays — a new way to spend your Friday night. 21+ Only

Join us at Riverside Art Museum for our last after-hours experience in the exhibition: 60 Miles East: Riverside’s Underground Punk Rock, Hardcore & Ska Scene, from the late 1980s to early 2000.

DJ Marc Goldstein aka @birdmantastique will be spinning a mix of Indie Chill, Dream Pop & Shoegaze.A regular at Riverside Artwalk, Pixels Bar & Eatery, Mario’s Place and V26 Lounge, DJ Bird Mantastique has curated DJ sets at the Activities Tent each weekend at Coachella Music & Arts Festival for over 15 years running. He is a life-long Riversider and fixture in the music scene here.Beer and wine will be available for purchase. Come and chill on a Friday night, meet some new people or just hang out, listen to some good music while enjoying after hours at museum. Walk-ins welcome!

Just $20 Free for Members!

Our Empire - Opening Reception
2026-04-02 18:00 - 21:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | The Cheech Center for Chicano Art & Culture, 3581 Mission Inn Ave, Riverside, California, 92507, United States
Join us to celebrate the opening of Our Empire, an exhibition curated by James McClung & Marcus Mercado

About Our Empire

This exhibition is a visual exploration of the Inland Empire, told through the combined perspectives of two artists raised in Redlands, California: James McClung and Marcus Mercado. While their individual styles differ, they are united by a shared commitment to storytelling and to re-examining the environments that have shaped them.

Growing up in the Inland Empire means living within a region often overlooked, misunderstood, or reduced to stereotypes. Yet within its cities lies a uniquely diverse landscape — industrial corridors, suburban sprawl, historic downtowns, desert edges, mountain backdrops, and the everyday spaces where culture, identity, and community intersect. This body of work documents and reinterprets these scenes through a stylistic lens that elevates the familiar into something worth lingering on.

Through imagery depicting locations throughout the surrounding cities, the artists highlight the beauty, tension, and character embedded in the Inland Empire’s built and natural environments. Parking lots, street corners, signage, storefronts, and neighborhoods become subjects — not as background elements, but as central figures in the story of the region. By focusing on what is often passed over, the work invites viewers to see these spaces with renewed attention and appreciation.

James McClung and Marcus Mercado approach these scenes with contrasting visual languages that complement one another. Together, the work creates a dialogue — between styles, between artists, and between the viewer and the place being represented.

Ultimately, this exhibition serves as both a celebration and a recontextualization of the Inland Empire. It reclaims visual narratives of the community and presents them with intention, care, and pride. By offering a new way of seeing what has long existed, the exhibition sparks conversations about place, belonging, and the value of overlooked landscapes.

Arts Walk at RAM - WGW Unplugged
2026-04-02 18:00 - 21:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Riverside Art Museum, 3425 Mission Inn Avenue, Riverside, CA, 92501, United States

Riverside Art Market 2026
2026-04-11 10:00 - 16:00 (America/Denver) | White Park, 3936 Chestnut St, Riverside, California, 92501, United States
Saturday, April 11, 2026, 10 a.m.–4 p.m. Free Admission
Save the date for the Riverside Art Alliance 11th annual Riverside Art Market! The event will again be located at the historic White Park in downtown Riverside and will feature 100 artists and artisans, art and other activities for children, art demonstrations, entertainment, food, beer and wine, and much more.
In addition to the Artists Booths we will have:
Children’s Activities:● In the Children’s Pavillion, we will have free children’s crafts, including rock painting and wood ornament painting, as well as sidewalk chalk art activities.● Local artist Emeldy Delgadillo will be offering face painting for kids.
Entertainment:● Entertainment will be provided by: Jesse Aleman of Succs2BYou as MC and DJ, Dr. Ricardo Reyes Paz (Classical Guitarist): Mexican Folk Ballads: Stories Told Through Song, Stokoe Elementary and Promenade Choir, Frank Byrne, Ballet Folklorico, and Brinsbooth.
Food Vendors:● We will have a variety of food vendors: Sunshine Hot Dogs, Happy Camper Creamery (ice cream), JC Concessions Kettle Korn, Revive Coffee, BBQ Team.
Beer and Wine Garden:● We will have a beer and wine garden where we will sell a variety of red and white wines.● Euryale Brewing Company will be our featured brewery, and they will be pouring two or three of their local beers on tap.
Art Demonstrations:● Local artist Elizabeth Rydall will work on a piece as a demonstration.● From Riverside Community Arts Association, artists Car Garnett (oil) and Raymond Fernandez (acrylic) will do painting demonstrations.
Other Activities:● Our Silent Auction includes artwork donated by the market’s artists.● Art Alliance Artist’s Booth: This year we are also including a booth highlighting the art of our Art Alliance members and family.
This event is a FUNdraiser for the Riverside Art Museum classes and programming.
CALL FOR ARTISTS There are still a few booths left! Booth fees are $160 for members and $180 for non-members. Applications are accepted online.. 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 11.
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.

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We would love for you to be a part of the excitement! ART MARKET sponsors receive acknowledgement in marketing materials and our website. We also also offer our sponsors at any level the use of a 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.

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Celebrate the closing of 60 Miles East with the Curators!
2026-04-12 12:00 - 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | California
Celebrate the closing of 60 Miles East with curators Zach Cordner and Ken Crawford! DJs will be spinning records all day.

AT CAPACITY - Cheech Film Program - Screening of Breath Work and Warehouse Empire
2026-04-23 18:00 - 21:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | The Cheech Center for Chicano Art & Culture, 3581 Mission Inn Ave., Riverside, California, 92501, United States
Join us in celebrating Earth Day with a double feature screening of Breath Work (dir. Nina Sarnelle) and Warehouse Empire (dir.Sofia Figueroa). Screenings will be followed by a discussion regarding the logistics industry and air quality in the Inland Empire, featuring the directors along with environmental activists Franco Pacheco and Ismael Gonzalez.

Doors @ 6pm, Screening @ 6:30pm

Admission is FREE

Location: The Cheech Center Auditorium

About the films:

Breath Work is a short documentary and experimental opera created by a group of 13 local community members aged 11-65 in Long Beach, CA, an area home to massive oil production as well as one of the largest ports in the world, where 25% of imported goods enter the US by sea. In the film, shipping infrastructure, railyards, freeways and oil refineries provide a striking backdrop for scenes of solidarity and grief, weaving together personal stories of respiratory disease and environmental racism with collective acts of defiance.

Directed and hosted by San Bernardino-based filmmaker Sofia Figueroa, Warehouse Empire is an Emmy award winning docuseries that investigates the growth of the warehouse and logistics sector in the Inland Empire, examining its environmental, economic, and social impacts.

Generous support provided by:

Comedy Night at The Cheech
2026-04-25 18:30 - 22:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | The Cheech Center for Chicano Art & Culture, 3581 Mission Inn Ave, Riverside, California, 92507, United States
Doors will open to guests at 6:30 PM

Comedy night will begin at 7 PM

VIP Table Seating incl. 4 Tickets + Bottle of Wine + Preferred Table Seating$200*limited tables available*General Admission$30

Beer and wine will be available for purchase$10 per glass

We are thrilled to host:

Christian ZaragozaIG: ChristianZComedyCat AlvaradoIG: CatAlvaradoComedyRichard BarbaIG: Comedian_Richard_BarbaNarcizo GonzálezIG: ComicCizzoooNacho GonzálezIG: YoSoyElNacho

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Talleres with Ulises Rodriguez
2026-05-03 13:00 - 14:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | The Cheech
Learn in community as we continue our Son Jarocho workshop series! This Son Jarocho workshop will be guided by Ulises Rodriguez.

In this immersive workshop, you’ll learn about the dynamics of a “Fandango.” Learn to sing traditional versos, be introduced to the rhythmic footwork of zapateado, and explore the distinctive sounds of jarana while understanding the dynamics of a “Fandango” festivity.

Musicians of all backgrounds are invited to bring their instruments and join the celebration.

Minimal Video Game Development Workshop - UCR Gluck Fellows
2026-05-03 13:00 - 16:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | The Cheech Center for Chicano Art & Culture, 3581 Mission Inn Ave, Riverside, California, 92507, United States
Join us for an afternoon of creative experimentation and make your own video game from scratch.

✨ Free and open to the public💻 Bring your own laptop📍 The Cheech📅 May 3, 2026🕐 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM

Minimal Video Game Creation is a hands-on workshop that introduces participants to creating small interactive games using accessible, open source tools. No prior experience is required. During the session, participants will create a short playable game while exploring simple mechanics, narrative, and visual composition.

Led by UCR Gluck Fellows Nico Valdivia Hennig and Johanna Nieto, the workshop emphasizes accessibility, experimentation, and the possibility of making games with minimal technical resources.

👥 Limited capacity, first come first served basis.

Register link for priority access here: https://forms.gle/g36zavjPx6uu8eh49

The workshop starts at 1:00 PM, and registered spots will be held until 1:15 PM in case it reaches capacity.
