The Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art & Culture opened its doors to the public on Saturday, June 18, 2022 in Riverside, California. An influential and rare permanent space dedicated to prolific ...

Actor and comedian Richard “Cheech” Marin is set to speak at the opening ceremony of the “El Noroeste” exhibit at the Tacoma Art Museum this Saturday. Marin, commonly known for being one half of the ...

The California city of Riverside has approved plans and funding for the Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art, Culture, and Industry. Cheech Marin with a work from his collection of Chicano art. Photo ...

Artist John Valadez stands amid Chicano youths, middle-aged Latinas and blacks rushing to a bus stop near 4th Street and Broadway. A camera hangs from his neck; his concentration is focused on an ...

Saturday was a red-letter day for the history of art in Southern California. On June 18, the Riverside Art Museum opened its Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art and Culture in a handsomely renovated, ...

Richard “Cheech” Marin–the iconic comedian and actor–had for 30 years established himself as a preeminent collector of Chicano art by the time officials from the City of Riverside, California and the ...

Looking for alternatives : notes on Chicano art, 1960- 1990 / Philip Brookman -- Con Safo (C/S) artists : a contingency factor / Mel Casas -- El arte del Chicano : "The spirit of experience" / Gilbert ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — When filmmaker Travis Gutiérrez Senger reflects on ASCO’s legacy, he quickly notes they were more than an art group; they created a movement, one with remarkable influence on ...

For many, Cheech Marin is a household name. The comedian and actor is best known as part of the countercultural duo Cheech and Chong, but he’s also an avid collector of Chicano art and opened the ...

Rasquachismo doesn’t directly translate to any single English word. Scholar Tomás Ybarra-Frausto coined the term in his 1989 essay, “Rasquachismo: A Chicano Sensibility.” ByChadd Scott, Contributor.