The new Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art & Culture in downtown Riverside was praised as a game changer for the art world by dignitaries attending a dedication ceremony Thursday, June 16.
They predicted it would make Chicano arts and artists more visible and become a force for inclusion.
Riverside County Supervisor Kevin Jeffries had his own take.
“It’s just cool.”
“The Cheech” will open to the public Saturday, June 18.
What visitors will see is two floors of paintings and sculptures in eye-popping colors and a variety of styles. Some tell more than one story at once, like the lenticular artwork of Torre and Einar de la Torre, which is included in a retrospective exhibition. Similar to 3D postcards, the image in a lenticular can change with just the slight shift of the head.
About 100 works from Marin’s collection are on display on the ground floor, including a 2006 portrait of the comedian by Eloy Torrez.
Opening day is sold out but tickets are available after that.
Tickets for adults are $15.95, and admission is timed. The museum encourages visitors to buy tickets online in advance. Guests can purchase them in person, but if the museum is at capacity, they may have to buy an advance time slot.
The Cheech is at 3581 Mission Inn Ave., Riverside.
Information: 951-684-7111 or riversideartmuseum.org
A visitor looks at one of the mixed-media installations on display in the temporary exhibition, “Collidoscope,” by artist-brothers Einar and Jamex de la Torre, at The Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art & Culture in downtown Riverside on Thursday, June 16, 2022. The museum held a preview for invited guests Thursday after a dedication ceremony. (Photo by Watchara Phomicinda, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
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Visitors tour the temporary exhibition, “Collidoscope,” by artist-brothers Einar and Jamex de la Torre, during a preview of The Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art & Culture in downtown Riverside on Thursday, June 16, 2022. (Photo by Watchara Phomicinda, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
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Tara Moran, a 16-year-old Upland resident, looks at artwork in the temporary exhibition, “Collidoscope,” by artist-brothers Einar and Jamex de la Torre, during a preview of The Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art & Culture in downtown Riverside on Thursday, June 16, 2022. (Photo by Watchara Phomicinda, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
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A mixed-media installation that includes an Olmec mask by artist-brothers Einar and Jamex de la Torre, “Colonial Atmosphere,” is on display at The Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art & Culture in downtown Riverside on Thursday, June 16, 2022. (Photo by Watchara Phomicinda, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
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Visitors check out a painting by Frank Romero, “The Arrest of the Paleteros,” at a preview of the Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art & Culture in downtown Riverside on Thursday, June 16, 2022. (Photo by Watchara Phomicinda, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
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Visitors tour the “Cheech Collects” exhibition at a preview of the Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art & Culture in downtown Riverside on Thursday, June 16, 2022. (Photo by Watchara Phomicinda, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
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Art is on display in the temporary exhibition, “Collidoscope,” by artist-brothers Einar and Jamex de la Torre, at The Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art & Culture in downtown Riverside on Thursday, June 16, 2022. (Photo by Watchara Phomicinda, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
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Invited guests preview The Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art & Culture in downtown Riverside on Thursday, June 16, 2022. (Photo by Watchara Phomicinda, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
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A visitor walks through the “Cheech Collects” exhibition at The Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art & Culture in downtown Riverside during a museum preview on Thursday, June 16, 2022. (Photo by Watchara Phomicinda, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
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Visitors check out one of many mixed-media installations in the temporary exhibition, “Collidoscope,” by artist-brothers Einar and Jamex de la Torre, at a preview of The Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art & Culture in downtown Riverside on Thursday, June 16, 2022. (Photo by Watchara Phomicinda, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
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A visitor looks at one of Cheech Marin’s art collections at a preview of The Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art & Culture in downtown Riverside on Thursday, June 16, 2022. (Photo by Watchara Phomicinda, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
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A visitor walks through the “Cheech Collects” exhibition at The Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art & Culture in downtown Riverside on Thursday, June 16, 2022. (Photo by Watchara Phomicinda, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
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A visitor walks through the “Cheech Collects” exhibition during a preview of The Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art & Culture in downtown Riverside on Thursday, June 16, 2022. (Photo by Watchara Phomicinda, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
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A mixed-media installation in the temporary exhibition, “Collidoscope,” by artist-brothers Einar and Jamex de la Torre, is on display at The Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art & Culture in downtown Riverside on Thursday, June 16, 2022. (Photo by Watchara Phomicinda, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
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A visitor walks through the “Cheech Collects” exhibition at a preview of The Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art & Culture in downtown Riverside on Thursday, June 16, 2022. (Photo by Watchara Phomicinda, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
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Visitors check out one of many mixed-media installations in the temporary exhibition “Collidoscope” by artist-brothers Einar and Jamex de la Torre during a preview of The Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art & Culture in downtown Riverside on Thursday, June 16, 2022. (Photo by Watchara Phomicinda, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
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David Williams captures a video of a mixed-media installation in the temporary exhibition, “Collidoscope,” by artist-brothers Einar and Jamex de la Torre, at a preview of The Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art & Culture in downtown Riverside on Thursday, June 16, 2022. (Photo by Watchara Phomicinda, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
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A visitor takes a photo of an art installation on display in the temporary exhibition, “Collidoscope,” by artist-brothers Einar and Jamex de la Torre, at a preview of The Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art & Culture in downtown Riverside on Thursday, June 16, 2022. (Photo by Watchara Phomicinda, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
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Art is on display in the temporary exhibition, “Collidoscope,” by artist-brothers Einar and Jamex de la Torre, at The Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art & Culture in downtown Riverside on Thursday, June 16, 2022. (Photo by Watchara Phomicinda, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
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A visitor walks through the “Cheech Collects” exhibition during a preview of The Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art & Culture in downtown Riverside on Thursday, June 16, 2022. (Photo by Watchara Phomicinda, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
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Visitors tour the “Cheech Collects” exhibition during a preview of The Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art & Culture in downtown Riverside on Thursday, June 16, 2022. (Photo by Watchara Phomicinda, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
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Cheech Marin speaks at the dedication of The Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art & Culture, standing in front of Einar and Jamex De La Torre’s two-story installation at the downtown Riverside museum on Thursday, June 16, 2022. The museum is set to open Saturday, June 18, 2022. (Photo by Watchara Phomicinda, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)