The Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art & Culture of the Riverside Art Museum has an onsite store where you can buy branded merchandise, as well as a unique selection of art by regional artists. Stop by to purchase t-shirts, mugs, keychains, and more! The store not only offers these keepsakes but also provides visitors with an opportunity to support local talent and take home a piece of Chicano culture. In addition to souvenirs, you can find limited edition prints, handcrafted jewelry, and literature that explores the rich history and influence of Chicano art. The exhibits and items available at the store serve as a meaningful extension of our mission, allowing patrons to engage more deeply with the artwork and its cultural significance. Whether you’re looking for a unique gift or a reminder of your visit, the store is a must-see destination.
The Cheech is excited to announce…
Chicano Camera Culture
A Photographic History, 1966 to 2026
Examines the depth and evolution of Chicana/o/x lens-based image-making
Published to accompany a major exhibition of the same title, this volume surveys some 150 works by nearly fifty US Chicana/o/x artists. It moves thematically and intergenerationally, spanning from early activist photographers shooting in the 1960s and ’70s to contemporary artists of subsequent generations, whose work builds on this powerful legacy. The exhibition was organized by the Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art & Culture of the Riverside Art Museum in 2026 and curated by Elizabeth Ferrer, the leading scholar of Latinx photography in the United States.
Spanning the 1960s to the present day, Chicano Camera Culture is the first publication to survey the entire history of photography by Chicano artists based throughout the United States. The generously illustrated book includes original scholarship from such leading scholars as Elizabeth Ferrer, Jennifer A. González, Deanna Ledezma, Nicole F. Scalissi, Mary Thomas, and Charlene Villaseñor Black. Their essays underscore the significant, historically overlooked role that Chicano photographers have played in advancing aesthetic and technical innovations in the photographic medium. The book also reveals the priority that photographers have placed on portraiture, on the representation of self and others as a means of conveying individual and collective identities.
Catalogues are available for purchase in-store at La Tiendita and via domestic shipping (excl. AK and HI) for a fee of $10.00.
Other Institutional Publications
Judithe Hernández Beyond Myself, Somewhere, I Wait for My Arrival
Judithe Hernández Beyond Myself, Somewhere, I Wait for My Arrival is a much overdue opportunity to immerse ourselves in the world and art of Judithe Hernandez. The catalog accompanies the first major retrospective and comprehensive evaluation of her fifty-year career. It chronicles the evolution of Hernández’s subversive female archetype—the protagonist of her critical exploration of the historical and contemporary roles of women. The exhibition and catalog center Hernández as part of a trailblazing generation of Chicana artists whose work shaped the evolution of aesthetics and conceptual analysis at the core of Chicana/o/x art history and artistic practices today.
Like the show, the catalog is organized with multiple approaches: chronological, conceptual, and aesthetic, determined by the distinct insights and approaches Hernández brings to each of her series. It includes her artist statement and a series of essays by established and emerging
scholars, deepening the historical and societal context of Hernández’s work.
Catalogues are available for purchase in-store at La Tiendita and via domestic shipping (excl. AK and HI) for a fee of $10.00.
Every purchase directly supports our mission to preserve and celebrate art.