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A woman views the "Shadow Archive" exhibition at UCR ARTS

UCR ARTS unveils its three spring exhibitions

On Saturday, March 22, UCR ARTS held a reception heralding the California Museum of Photography's three exhibitions for spring

By J.D. Mathes | March 26, 2025 | Arts / Culture
UCR Arts receives American Alliance of Museums accreditation

UCR Arts receives American Alliance of Museums accreditation

AAM is the fields’ gold standard for museum excellence.

By Sandra Baltazar Martínez | March 7, 2022 | University
Outpost Concert Series is back at the Culver Center of the Arts for the 2021-22 season

‘Adventurous Music for Curious Ears’

The 2021-22 Outpost Concert Series kicks off the five-concert season on Nov. 3.

By Sandra Baltazar Martínez | October 29, 2021 | Arts / Culture
UCR ARTS building exterior

UCR ARTS reopens May 13 — now with free admission

Explore six exhibitions at the California Museum of Photography and Culver Center of the Arts with new measures ensuring guest safety

By Jessica Weber | May 3, 2021 | Arts / Culture
Virtual UCR ARTS logo

UCR ARTS goes virtual

Experience 360-degree exhibition tours, artist interviews, hands-on activities, and more from the comfort of home

By Jessica Weber | May 22, 2020 | Arts / Culture
Mannheim Wasserturm in Germany (Courtesy of Paulo C. Chagas)

Connecting the world through images and sound

UCR professor’s research weaves together a visual and auditory presentation of Riverside, Brazil, India, Russia, and Germany.

By Sandra Baltazar Martínez | February 20, 2020 | Arts / Culture
An artistic photograph of a skate park

‘Empty Vessel’ offers a rare insider’s view of California skate parks

Photographer Amir Zaki highlights the unique architectural spaces and their place in California culture

By Jessica Weber | February 14, 2020 | Arts / Culture
Amir Zaki's photo exhibit and book launch are set for Sept. 19 in Orange County, with the show traveling to UCR’s Culver Center of the Arts in January 2020. (Courtesy of Amir Zaki)

Skateboarder’s view: Photo exhibit captures an inside look at California’s skate parks

A photo exhibit and book launch are set for Sept. 19 in Orange County, with the show traveling to UCR’s Culver Center of the Arts in January 2020.

By Sandra Baltazar Martínez | September 6, 2019 | Arts / Culture
Reflection Eternal

Decoding race, monstrosity, and desire in ‘Candyman’

“Reflection Eternal,” on view at the Culver Center of the Arts Aug. 31-Jan. 19, unpacks the iconic horror film figure

By Jessica Weber | August 28, 2019 | Arts / Culture
Photo of albatrosses in a field and in flight on Midway Island

Finding grace through waste in ‘Intolerable Beauty’

The new exhibition from artist and environmental activist Chris Jordan runs July 6-Jan. 5 at the Culver Center of the Arts

By Jessica Weber | June 17, 2019 | Arts / Culture
Image of artwork by Emory Douglas featuring a boy holding a paper that reads "All Power to the People". Photo by Essence Harden. Archives of Southern California Library

The enduring power of art as activism in “Emory Douglas: Bold Visual Language”

Although the Black Panther Party dissolved nearly 40 years ago, the movement’s legacy endures — largely through the iconic imagery created by former party member Emory Douglas. As the minister of culture for the Black Panther Party and graphic artist for the organization’s newspaper, Douglas was charged with establishing the...

By Jessica Weber | May 6, 2019 | Arts / Culture
dancer

UCR celebrates 25 years of dance and scholarship

A Feb. 9 event commemorates the Department of Dance’s critical dance studies program. The day-long celebration will feature performances, talks, and roundtable discussions.

By Sandra Baltazar Martínez | January 18, 2019 | Arts / Culture
Show & Prove Hip Hop Studies Conference 2016 (UCR/Carrie Rosema)

Hip-hop diaspora: Life, culture and academia

When Imani Kai Johnson was in graduate school, she began thinking about what hip-hop is – and where it’s going. Several years later, Johnson created her own space to showcase and discuss the future of hip-hop studies. On Dec. 7-9, the University of California, Riverside’s Department of Dance will host...

By Sandra Baltazar Martínez | November 27, 2018 | Arts / Culture

Deconstructing the indestructible ‘Luke Cage’

“How do you show that he’s bulletproof?” asks artist and University of California, Riverside professor John Jennings, while discussing Marvel superhero Luke Cage. “You have to shoot him. You have to have a black man during the Black Lives Matter movement shot every episode to prove that he’s bulletproof. And...

By Jessica Weber | November 15, 2018 | Arts / Culture

Arts patron and UCR supporter Henry Coil dies at 85

Henry W. Coil Jr., a Riverside native and community booster whose construction firm and personal giving preserved historic buildings, built multiple schools and strengthened programs for young people and the arts, died October 3, 2018 at the age of 85. “Henry is one of those rare individuals who not only...

By Jeanette Marantos | October 4, 2018 | University
Red Carpet in C at the Culver Center of the Arts

Rolling out the ‘Red Carpet’

Walk into the Culver Center of the Arts, and you’ll immediately find yourself immersed in the new, large-scale exhibition by Yunhee Min and Peter Tolkin. Three gigantic, undulating swathes of red fabric extend toward the entryway, inviting viewers to walk directly onto the massive artwork before arching sharply up toward...

By Jessica Weber | October 1, 2018 | Arts / Culture

UCR Arts exhibition examines architecture and painting

“Painting Architecture” will open at the Barbara and Art Culver Center of the Arts on Sept. 1

By Madeline Adamo | August 28, 2018 | University

UCR Arts Exhibition blurs boundaries of art and architecture

“Red Carpet in C” will open at the Barbara and Art Culver Center of the Arts on Aug. 18

By Madeline Adamo | August 16, 2018 | Arts / Culture
Belltower shot

UCR ARTS celebrates new name, purpose

The newly renamed arts institution will bring enhanced programming and scholarship to downtown Riverside

By Jessica Weber | August 8, 2018 | Arts / Culture

ARTSblock exhibition features public’s work alongside artist’s

The Culver Center will host an exhibition featuring photography submitted by the community in conjunction with installations by Xavier Cázares Cortéz

By Jessica Weber | June 11, 2018 | Arts / Culture
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