Riverside Art Museum

For Presidents’ Day, we wanted to share some artfully done portraits of past presidents! Have a happy and safe day. From first to last: George Washington, portrait by Gilbert Stuart in 1797 Theodore Roosevelt, portrait by John Singer Sargent in 1903... John F. Kennedy, portrait by Aaron Shikler in 1970 Barack Obama, portrait by Kehinde Wiley in 2018 George W. Bush, portrait by John Howard Sanden in 2011 William Howard Taft, portrait by Anders Leonard Zorn in 1911 Abraham Lincoln, portrait by George Peter Alexander Healy in 1869 Image credits: https://www.whitehousehistory.org/ga/presidential-portraits https://npg.si.edu/learn/classroom-resource/barack-obama

Thank you to everyone who attended today’s orientation and the first meeting for The 52 Project! It was a pleasure meeting everyone and we can’t wait to see what you create. If you couldn’t make it to today’s meetings, please check the below for more information about registration and future meetings. Sponsors: Sue Mitchell | Riverside Personnel Services Inc. The Ransom-Mckenzie Team: Artists in Disguise as Realtors, Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage... https://riversideartmuseum.org/create_/the-52-project-2022/

Thank you to everyone who attended today’s orientation and the first meeting for The 52 Project! It was a pleasure meeting everyone and we can’t wait to see what you create. If you couldn’t make it to today’s meetings, please check the below for more information about registration and future meetings. Sponsors: Sue Mitchell | Riverside Personnel Services Inc. The Ransom-Mckenzie Team: Artists in Disguise as Realtors, Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage... https://riversideartmuseum.org/create_/the-52-project-2022/

Artists you should know: Sandra Rowe is a visual artist, writer, consultant, curator, and educator. Born in Richmond, Indiana, Sandra Rowe received a Bachelor of Arts from CSU Fresno, in 1977 and a Master of Fine Arts from UC Irvine, in 1980. She has exhibited in Japan, Paris, Cuba, and Nigeria, as well as in many museums across the United States. Rowe has also produced various public art installations in Southern California. Rowe’s art focuses on the experimentation, questio...ning, and overall integrity of ideas. She goes beyond the normal standards of artmaking and breaks down boundaries in order to develop and display her ideas, such as those of race, gender, relationships, and human nature. All pieces featured were a part of our 2020 exhibition, Mother Wit. For more information about Sandra Rowe's 2020 exhibition, please visit: https://spark.adobe.com/page/u5Tj8veZ87OL9/ Image credits and sources: @roweartdesign https://spark.adobe.com/page/u5Tj8veZ87OL9/ http://www.sandrarowe.com/

For more info, please visit: https://riversideartmuseum.org/create_/the-52-project-2022/

If you’re having trouble staying creatively motivated, consider The 52 Project! The 52 Project serves as a way for creatives to find inspiration and accountability from one another. In a 52-week project, you self-direct a creative project of your choosing, whether it be in writing, painting, dance, or even cooking! Stop by this Saturday, Feb. 19, at 10 a.m. for an informational meeting followed by The 52 Project’s first official meeting at 11 a.m.!... For more info, visit https://riversideartmuseum.org/create_/the-52-project-2022/

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Many of my works are available at Riverside Art Museum store. Call 951-684-7111 or visit 3425 Mission Inn Avenue, Riverside, CA 92501. Store hours are Wed-Sat 1...0-4pm and Sun 12-4pm. Closed Mon & Tue. https://www.riversideartalliance.org/featured-artist Sign up for the occasional email to stay up-to-date-ish on my creative happenings. www.mindygriffith.com #mindygriffith #riversideca #riversideartmuseum #mixedmedia #RiversideArtAlliance

Many of my works are available at Riverside Art Museum store. Call 951-684-7111 or visit 3425 Mission Inn Avenue, Riverside, CA 92501. Store hours are Wed-Sat 1...0-4pm and Sun 12-4pm. Closed Mon & Tue. https://www.riversideartalliance.org/featured-artist Sign up for the occasional email to stay up-to-date-ish on my creative happenings. www.mindygriffith.com #mindygriffith #riversideca #riversideartmuseum #mixedmedia #RiversideArtAlliance

In honor of Valentine’s Day and Black History Month, we wanted to share work by Black artists we love! All artists mentioned were featured in our 2016 Visual Voice exhibition. For more info on this exhibition, visit https://riversideartmuseum.org/exhibits/visual-voice/ ... Image credits: https://rcwg.scrippscollege.edu/samella-lewis-contemporary/ https://www.wattstowers.org/charles-dickson Screenshots: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4L4I9nb9hGo

As we pause to reflect on the meaning of freedom this Independence Day, take a moment to read this blog post by Mary Elliott, Curator of American Slavery at the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, found at https://nmaahc.si.edu//nations-story-%E2%80%9Cwhat-slave-f The Riverside Art Museum will be closed Sunday, July 4, and Monday, July 5, in observance of Independence Day. Have a safe holiday with your friends and loved ones.

This weekend is a Bank of America Museums on Us weekend. Show us your Bank of America or Merrill Lynch credit or debit card on the first full weekend of every month with photo ID and get in for free! Our 2021 Members' Exhibit opens this Saturday! Stop by to see the amazing artwork submitted by our talented artist members. If you haven't checked out the typewriter pop-up exhibit in partnership with the Inlandia Institute and Typewriter Muse in our atrium, come check it out and... give them a try! Experience the nostalgia or engage with them for the first time. Be sure to peep the super special typewriter in the display case! The museum will be closed on Sunday, July 4, and Monday, July 5, in observance of the Fourth. We will reopen at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, July 6. Have a good weekend, everyone!

More details about the Mardi Gras themed fundraiser being put on by the Art Alliance! Sign up today at: http://riversideartmuseum.org//virtual-mardi-gras-wine-ta/

We are honored to be a part of this program to expand equity in the arts and community engagement.