BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Riverside Art Museum & The Cheech - ECPv6.15.18//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/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 BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:MDT DTSTART:20260308T090000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:MST DTSTART:20261101T080000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE 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 BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20260308T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20261101T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20250403T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20250403T210000 DTSTAMP:20260404T010724 CREATED:20241210T004134Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241210T004140Z UID:10000876-1743703200-1743714000@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/2025-04-03/ 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/2024/07/RAM-026-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250306T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250330T170000 DTSTAMP:20260404T010724 CREATED:20250305T223204Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250305T223354Z UID:10001087-1741284000-1743354000@riversideartmuseum.org SUMMARY:Riverside County Arts & Culture Month DESCRIPTION:Learn how to acquire a Riverside County Arts and Culture Exploration Passport!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDiscover 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. \n\n\n\nThe 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. \n\n\n\nParticipating Locations URL:https://riversideartmuseum.org/event/riverside-county-arts-culture-month/ LOCATION:Riverside Art Museum\, 3425 Mission Inn Avenue\, Riverside\, CA\, 92501\, United States CATEGORIES:Riverside Art Museum,The Cheech ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://riversideartmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/RCACM-Logo-FINAL-Main-Shadow-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250306T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250306T210000 DTSTAMP:20260404T010724 CREATED:20250218T213236Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250304T144307Z UID:10001082-1741284000-1741294800@riversideartmuseum.org SUMMARY:Palabra at 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 Karla Cordero\, Amanda Jade\, Gaby Ramos\, and Sandy Shakes. Doors open at 6pm. \n\n\n\n\nSchedule:\n\n6:00 pm – Sign-Ups begin\n\n\n\n6:30 – 7:00 pm – Acoustic performance by Red Planet Rebellion\n\n\n\n7:00 – 8:00 pm – Featured Poets\n\n\n\n8:00 – 8:30 pm- Open Mic\n\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.  \n\n\n\nFeatured Poets\n\n\n\n\nSandy Shakes is a spoken truth artist homegrown in Boyle Heights. She has shared microphones all over LA county\, San Diego\, New Mexico\, and El Paso. She has collaborated and performed for many poetic organizations and has had her work honored in their powerful anthologies. In the last few years\, she has led poetry workshops\, spoken in classrooms\, and has had her stories featured in up-and-coming podcasts. In 2024 she released her first poetry chapbook baptized “Scribble Scrabbles”. You can follow all her upcoming projects and performances on \n\nFind her on Instagram! @sandyshakes_themic\n\n\n\n\n\nKarla Cordero is the author of the debut poetry collection How To Pull Apart The Earth\, a San Diego Book Award winner and a finalist for the International Latino Book Award. Her work has appeared in NPR\, Academy of American Poets Poem-a-Day\, Split This Rock\, The Oprah Magazine\, PANK\, The Breakbeat Poets Vol. 4 LatiNext Anthology\, among other publications. Cordero is the recipient of the COURAGE to WRITE Writer of Note from The deGroot Foundation and the California Arts Fellowship. She is a professor of composition and creative writing at MiraCosta College and San Diego City College and the Executive Director for the non-profit art organization Glassless Minds.\n\n Find her on Instagram! @karlaflaka13 and her website www.karlacordero.com  \n\n\n\n\n\nGabriela Ramos is a fifteen-year-old Chicana poet\, artist\, and student born and raised in the Inland Empire. She has written poetry for the past 5 years and regularly performs at community spaces in San Bernardino like Creative Grounds & Barrio Fuerza. As a multimedia artist\, Gabriela mixes poetry into her art pieces and aims to grow up to be an artist. Her older brother Erick and mentor Alma Rivera were big inspirations in teaching her to use writing as a form of expression.\n\n\n\nAmanda Jade is a Chicana poet\, songwriter\, singer\, and hip-hop artist based in the IE. She has been utilizing her gifts over the past ten years as medicine in the form of prayer songs. In her indigenous ancestral traditions as a curandera\, she carries the medicine to heal with the breath and with the right ear. Amanda is the owner of Keep Your Crown Right® salon & community space located on Yuhaaviatam/Maarenga’yam land\, also known as San Bernardino California\, where she provides a holistic space to support BIPOC folks to reconnect to their crown & ancestral practices connected to the hair & the head. She has spoken at Cal. State Dominguez Hills on social entrepreneurship and at the Riverside Eminence Barber Academy. Her intention is to walk authentically in her medicine\, sharing the healing and wisdom gained from her lived experiences\, as well as the ancestral teachings received by her elders & teachers in efforts to remind others of their own unique and beautiful medicine they have to offer.\n\nFind her on Instagram! @keepyourcrownright URL:https://riversideartmuseum.org/event/palabra-at-the-cheech-2/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:The Cheech ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://riversideartmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Chhech-7-scaled-e1739914210528.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250306T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250306T210000 DTSTAMP:20260404T010724 CREATED:20250212T211754Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250212T212103Z UID:10001081-1741284000-1741294800@riversideartmuseum.org SUMMARY:Little Pinata Maker at RAM DESCRIPTION: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. URL:https://riversideartmuseum.org/event/little-pinata-maker-at-ram/ LOCATION:Riverside Art Museum\, 3425 Mission Inn Avenue\, Riverside\, CA\, 92501\, United States CATEGORIES:Riverside Art Museum ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://riversideartmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/RAM-80-scaled-e1739395004816.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20250306T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20250306T210000 DTSTAMP:20260404T010725 CREATED:20241210T004134Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241210T004140Z UID:10000875-1741284000-1741294800@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/2025-03-06/ 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/2024/07/RAM-026-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250302T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250302T143000 DTSTAMP:20260404T010725 CREATED:20250225T212807Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250225T212815Z UID:10001085-1740922200-1740925800@riversideartmuseum.org SUMMARY:Glide with Swallows! DESCRIPTION: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 URL:https://riversideartmuseum.org/event/glide-with-swallows/ LOCATION:Riverside Art Museum\, 3425 Mission Inn Avenue\, Riverside\, CA\, 92501\, United States CATEGORIES:Riverside Art Museum ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://riversideartmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/March-First-Sundays-PUPPETS_FB_R1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250302T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250302T160000 DTSTAMP:20260404T010725 CREATED:20250212T182201Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250212T182236Z UID:10001079-1740920400-1740931200@riversideartmuseum.org SUMMARY:First Sunday with UCR Gluck Fellows DESCRIPTION:Join the UCR Gluck Fellow in the Cheech Classroom for a fun\, free\, and all-ages friendly art activity! \n\n\n\n“The mission of the Gluck Fellows Program of the Arts at the University of California\, Riverside is to create the opportunity for the broader community to benefit from the creative\, performative\, and the expository talents of the graduate and undergraduate students of the Departments of Art\, Creative Writing for the Performing Arts\, Dance\, History of Art\, Music\, Theatre\, Film and Digital Production\, and UCR Arts”  URL:https://riversideartmuseum.org/event/first-sunday-with-ucr-gluck-fellows/ 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/2025/02/RAM-104-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250302T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250302T140000 DTSTAMP:20260404T010725 CREATED:20250218T213928Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250218T214020Z UID:10001083-1740918600-1740924000@riversideartmuseum.org SUMMARY:Plática at The Cheech - Amalia Mesa-Bains with Judy Baca DESCRIPTION: URL:https://riversideartmuseum.org/event/platica-at-the-cheech-amalia-mesa-bains-with-judy-baca/ 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/2025/02/CH_Amalia_Judy_platica_website_rectangle_r3-e1739914664821.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250302T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250302T170000 DTSTAMP:20260404T010725 CREATED:20250204T045016Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250213T214701Z UID:10001010-1740916800-1740934800@riversideartmuseum.org SUMMARY:Free Admission - First Sunday of every month\, in collaboration with RAC DESCRIPTION: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. \n\n\n\nAs 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. \n\n\n\nPresenting Sponsor: URL:https://riversideartmuseum.org/event/free-admission-first-sunday-of-every-month-in-collaboration-with-rac-2/ 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/2024/07/RAM-044.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250302T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250302T160000 DTSTAMP:20260404T010725 CREATED:20250212T185529Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250225T213106Z UID:10001080-1740877200-1740931200@riversideartmuseum.org SUMMARY:First Sunday at RAM DESCRIPTION: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! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVisit 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 URL:https://riversideartmuseum.org/event/first-sunday-at-ram-2/ LOCATION:Riverside Art Museum\, 3425 Mission Inn Avenue\, Riverside\, CA\, 92501\, United States CATEGORIES:Riverside Art Museum ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://riversideartmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/RAM-82-scaled-e1739386514567.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250228T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250228T170000 DTSTAMP:20260404T010725 CREATED:20250210T185605Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250210T185639Z UID:10001078-1740729600-1740762000@riversideartmuseum.org SUMMARY:RAM - The Cheech Scholarship DESCRIPTION:Application Criteria \n\n\n\nThe 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. \n\n\n\nThe 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). \n\n\n\nNote: 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. \n\n\n\nClick here to download the application!Download URL:https://riversideartmuseum.org/event/ram-the-cheech-scholarship/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Riverside Art Museum,The Cheech ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://riversideartmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Untitled-design.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250222T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250222T170000 DTSTAMP:20260404T010725 CREATED:20250222T023123Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250222T030206Z UID:10001084-1740218400-1740243600@riversideartmuseum.org SUMMARY:Winter Catalog Sale DESCRIPTION:50% off Riverside Art Museum exhibition catalogs from the archives. URL:https://riversideartmuseum.org/event/winter-catalog-sale/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Riverside Art Museum ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://riversideartmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Unknown-8.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250206T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250206T210000 DTSTAMP:20260404T010725 CREATED:20250115T204010Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250115T204015Z UID:10001071-1738864800-1738875600@riversideartmuseum.org SUMMARY:Valentine's Day Cards at RAM DESCRIPTION:Join us for the February Arts Walk and view our newest exhibitions! Stop by our art classroom and make a Valentine’s Day card for a loved one. This activity is all-ages! URL:https://riversideartmuseum.org/event/valentines-day-cards-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/2025/01/RAM-34-1-scaled-e1736973457166.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250206T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250206T210000 DTSTAMP:20260404T010725 CREATED:20250115T202240Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250124T005352Z UID:10001070-1738864800-1738875600@riversideartmuseum.org SUMMARY:Resource Walk at The Cheech\, in collaboration with Rainbow Pride Youth Alliance DESCRIPTION:In partnership with Rainbow Pride Youth Alliance\, join us for another Resource Walk at the Cheech!  Enjoy art activities\, lawn games\, and learning about local resources. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLearn more about Rainbow Youth Pride Alliance! URL:https://riversideartmuseum.org/event/resource-walk-at-the-cheech-in-collaboration-with-rainbow-pride-youth-alliance/ LOCATION:Cheech Marin Center\, 3581 Mission Inn Ave\, Riverside\, California\, 92507\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://riversideartmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/RAM-29-scaled-e1736972131880.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20250206T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20250206T210000 DTSTAMP:20260404T010725 CREATED:20241210T004134Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241210T004140Z UID:10000874-1738864800-1738875600@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/2025-02-06/ 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/2024/07/RAM-026-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250202T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250202T163000 DTSTAMP:20260404T010725 CREATED:20250115T221732Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250121T210848Z UID:10001072-1738508400-1738513800@riversideartmuseum.org SUMMARY:Saltwater: A Conversation with WildSeeds DESCRIPTION:From 3PM to 4:30PM\, meet the poets behind the Wild Seed Retreat and Saltwater Anthology. In this reading and conversation Ginger Galloway and Nikia Chaney will talk about how this program came together\, share poems\, and ideas on the creation for more spaces for black creatives. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n Learn more about Wild Seeds on the Beach at RAM URL:https://riversideartmuseum.org/event/saltwater-a-conversation-with-wildseeds/ LOCATION:Riverside Art Museum\, 3425 Mission Inn Avenue\, Riverside\, CA\, 92501\, United States CATEGORIES:Riverside Art Museum ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://riversideartmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Wild-Seeds-at-RAM-e1737493717766.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250202T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250202T143000 DTSTAMP:20260404T010725 CREATED:20250122T172238Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250122T172243Z UID:10001074-1738503000-1738506600@riversideartmuseum.org SUMMARY:Soar with Dragons! DESCRIPTION:On Sunday\, February 2\, at 1:30 PM\, join Inlandia and Riverside Art Museum for a celebration of Lunar New Year with puppeteer Nicole Cloeren and Puppets a la Carte. The presentation includes story time\, interactive participation\, and your help in bringing the giant dragon puppet to life outdoors. Join us for this fun\, free\, family-friendly event!Nicole B. Cloeren is the founder and creative director of Puppets a la Carte where she feeds the imagination through hands-on puppeteering for all ages. Emphasizing play and techniques of improvisation\, she creates a space of surprise and wonder in which we all learn from one another through puppetry arts. She leads a Youth Puppet Club\, works in the RUSD after school programs\, and partners with various artists and organizations in the Inland Empire.  She holds a Ph.D. in Higher Education and an MA in American Studies from The College of William & Mary and a BA in English from The College of the Holy Cross. Her puppets go everywhere Nicole likes to go including coffee shops\, museums\, places with music & dance\, camping in the desert\, street festivals\, and a seat next to you! URL:https://riversideartmuseum.org/event/soar-with-dragons/ LOCATION:Riverside Art Museum\, 3425 Mission Inn Avenue\, Riverside\, CA\, 92501\, United States CATEGORIES:Riverside Art Museum ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://riversideartmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/thumbnail_LunarNewYearFB-e1737566476566.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250202T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250202T160000 DTSTAMP:20260404T010725 CREATED:20250115T200340Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250131T224915Z UID:10001069-1738501200-1738512000@riversideartmuseum.org SUMMARY:First Sunday at RAM DESCRIPTION:Join Isaias Rodriguez @littlepinatamaker on the RAM Rooftop for a piñata art project! Enjoy music from DJ Aztecparrot. \n\n\n\nUCR GLUCK Fellows will host a tea coaster art activity using yarn and other recycled materials. Find them in the RAM art classroom! \n\n\n\nMeet Andrew K. Thompson\, the artist behind The Pleasure of Being Wrong exhibition. Thompson will take visitors through his artistic process and answer any questions! Join Thompson at 1PM and 3PM for a tour. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Pleasure of Being Wrong URL:https://riversideartmuseum.org/event/first-sunday-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/2025/01/RAM-35-scaled-e1736971189983.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250202T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250202T160000 DTSTAMP:20260404T010725 CREATED:20250115T191846Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250115T191854Z UID:10001068-1738501200-1738512000@riversideartmuseum.org SUMMARY:Mini Piñatas with UCR GLUCK Fellows DESCRIPTION:Join UCR GLUCK fellows Jo and Nico to paint a mini piñata with a surprise gift inside! This activity is for all-ages. \n\n\n\nCome and learn about the history\, origin\, and symbolism of piñatas and their widespread use in Latin American communities. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n“The mission of the Gluck Fellows Program of the Arts at the University of California\, Riverside is to create the opportunity for the broader community to benefit from the creative\, performative\, and the expository talents of the graduate and undergraduate students of the Departments of Art\, Creative Writing for the Performing Arts\, Dance\, History of Art\, Music\, Theatre\, Film and Digital Production\, and UCR Arts”  URL:https://riversideartmuseum.org/event/mini-pinatas-with-ucr-gluck-fellows/ LOCATION:Cheech Marin Center\, 3581 Mission Inn Ave\, Riverside\, California\, 92507\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://riversideartmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/RAM-081-scaled-e1736968390216.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250202T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250202T170000 DTSTAMP:20260404T010725 CREATED:20241023T181658Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241231T004431Z UID:10001009-1738497600-1738515600@riversideartmuseum.org SUMMARY:Free Admission - First Sunday of every month\, in collaboration with RAC DESCRIPTION: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. \n\n\n\nAs 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. URL:https://riversideartmuseum.org/event/free-admission-first-sunday-of-every-month-in-collaboration-with-rac/2025-02-02/ 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/2024/07/RAM-044.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250126T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250126T170000 DTSTAMP:20260404T010725 CREATED:20250122T234821Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250123T172059Z UID:10001073-1737896400-1737910800@riversideartmuseum.org SUMMARY:I Love Lupe - Screening DESCRIPTION:I Love Lupe documents the first and only roundtable discussion between Chicanx artists Ester Hernandez\, Yolanda Lopez and Alma Lopez. Artists present and discuss their feminists revisionists version of the cultural icon\, the Virgin of Guadalupe and the controversies encountered. \n\n\n\nI Love Lupe is a 46 minute video first published as a visual chapter in the book titled Our Lady of Controversy: Alma Lopez’s “Irreverent” Apparition edited by Alicia Gaspar de Alba and Alma Lopez.Texas: University of Texas Press\, 2011. ISBN-13 : 978-0292719927. More information at almalopez.com. \n\n\n\n\n\nCredits: Alma Lopez copyright 2011\n\n\n\nImages featured are from I Love Lupe. URL:https://riversideartmuseum.org/event/i-heart-lupe-screening/ LOCATION:Cheech Marin Center\, 3581 Mission Inn Ave\, Riverside\, California\, 92507\, United States CATEGORIES:The Cheech ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://riversideartmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Screenshot202025-01-1620at207.17.56E280AFAM-e1737589617861.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250105T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250105T170000 DTSTAMP:20260404T010725 CREATED:20241226T221348Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241227T183836Z UID:10000945-1736082000-1736096400@riversideartmuseum.org SUMMARY:Dia de Los Reyes Magos DESCRIPTION:Riverside Art Museum (Atrium & Lobby) \n\n\n\nJoin us as we celebrate Dia de Los Reyes Magos at Riverside Art Museum. Mr. Blue and Cultura con Llantas are back\, bringing the tamales\, pan dulce\, chocolate Mexicano\, Rosca de Reyes\, and entertainment! This event is absolutely FREE. Invite your loved ones and friends! \n\n\n\nSchedule of Events \n\n\n\n\n1:00 PM: Program begins\n\n\n\n1:15 PM – 1:45 PM: David Bosquez\n\n\n\n2:00 PM – 2:15 PM: Rubidoux High School Ballet Folklórico\n\n\n\n2:30 PM – 3:00 PM: Grupo Axolotl\n\n\n\n3:15 PM – 3:30 PM: Perris Community Ballet Folklórico\n\n\n\n3:45 PM – 4:15 PM: David Bosquez\n\n\n\n\nThank you sponsors: Patricia Reynolds with Los Cinco attorneys Luis Aguilar\, Richard Carnero\, Jorge C. Hernández\, Russell Jauregui\, and Luis Lopez. \n\n\n\nGluck Fellows Art Project & Digital Exhibition (Stebler Studio) \n\n\n\nEach participant will receive a small canvas to draw their rendition of a museum artwork or create a completely original piece. Paint and markers will be provided. Attendees can opt to have their artwork photographed for inclusion in a digital collage exhibit\, which will be shared across the social networks of the Rio Junto art collective\, the UCR Gluck Fellows Program of the Arts\, and the Riverside Art Museum. \n\n\n\nAs 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. URL:https://riversideartmuseum.org/event/dia-de-los-reyes-magos/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Riverside Art Museum ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://riversideartmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-26-at-1.37.15 PM-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250105T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250105T170000 DTSTAMP:20260404T010725 CREATED:20241023T181658Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241231T004431Z UID:10001008-1736078400-1736096400@riversideartmuseum.org SUMMARY:Free Admission - First Sunday of every month\, in collaboration with RAC DESCRIPTION: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. \n\n\n\nAs 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. URL:https://riversideartmuseum.org/event/free-admission-first-sunday-of-every-month-in-collaboration-with-rac/2025-01-05/ 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/2024/07/RAM-044.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20250102T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20250102T210000 DTSTAMP:20260404T010725 CREATED:20241210T004134Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241210T004140Z UID:10000873-1735840800-1735851600@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/2025-01-02/ 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/2024/07/RAM-026-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241215T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241215T143000 DTSTAMP:20260404T010725 CREATED:20241209T193154Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241216T175251Z UID:10000942-1734265800-1734273000@riversideartmuseum.org SUMMARY:Catalogue Signing - Judithe Hernández: Beyond Myself\, Somewhere\, I Wait for My Arrival DESCRIPTION:Please join us for a special catalogue signing with artist\, Judithe Hernández on December 15th at 12:30PM for the opportunity to have your copy of Judithe Hernández: Beyond Myself\, Somewhere\, I Wait for My Arrival signed. \n\n\n\nThis event is free with admission. Catalogues are available for purchase in-store at La Tiendita.  \n\n\n\nJudithe Hernández: Beyond Myself\, Somewhere\, I Wait for My Arrival* is a much overdue opportunity to immerse ourselves in the world and art of Judithe Hernández. The catalogue accompanies the first major retrospective and comprehensive evaluation of her fifty-year career \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nShipping Available\n\n\n\nThe Cheech is excited to announce that Judithe Hernández: Beyond Myself\, Somewhere\, I Wait for My Arrival is now available for domestic shipping (excl. AK and HI) for a fee of $10.00. Judithe Hernández: Beyond Myself\, Somewhere\, I Wait for My Arrival is expected to arrive at The Cheech in the coming days\, just in time for the holidays URL:https://riversideartmuseum.org/event/catalogue-signing-judithe-hernandez-beyond-myself-somewhere-i-wait-for-my-arrival/ LOCATION:Cheech Marin Center\, 3581 Mission Inn Ave\, Riverside\, California\, 92507\, United States CATEGORIES:The Cheech ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/heic:https://riversideartmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/IMG_2160-scaled-e1733772659855.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241207T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241207T140000 DTSTAMP:20260404T010725 CREATED:20241113T185530Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241118T222351Z UID:10000935-1733562000-1733580000@riversideartmuseum.org SUMMARY:Metrolink - Holiday Express Train Event DESCRIPTION:RAM and The Cheech will join Metrolink at the Riverside – Downtown train station on December 7th from 9AM to 2PM. Stop by our table for a crown decorating art activity and a photo opportunity with Eloy Torrez’ It’s a Brown World! \n\n\n\nCome aboard an immersive winter wonderland complete with visits from Santa Claus\, his friends and beloved characters from animated classics. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTickets for the @Metrolink #HolidayExpressTrain are available by presale only. Make a reservation today. \n\n\n\n\nAM Train\n\n\n\nPM Train URL:https://riversideartmuseum.org/event/metro-link-holiday-express-train/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Riverside Art Museum,The Cheech ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://riversideartmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/1729806807000-e1731523829830.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241205T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241205T210000 DTSTAMP:20260404T010725 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 BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20241205T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20241205T210000 DTSTAMP:20260404T010725 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:20241205T203000 DTSTAMP:20260404T010725 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/Los_Angeles:20241203T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241231T234500 DTSTAMP:20260404T010725 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 END:VCALENDAR