Category: Art
Students connect through ceramics at workshop
The California Baptist University Art Club recently held a ceramic workshop where students made stylized slab mugs. A slab mug is made from rolled-out clay that is wrapped in a circle and bound to itself using slip, or a highly diluted clay water mixture that acts like glue. The event was co-taught by artists Emma […]
New art exhibit opens at RAM
The Riverside Art Museum (RAM), located in the historic Mission Inn district of downtown Riverside, is now showing a revival of the 2013 exhibit More Dreamers of the Golden Dream by Susan Straight and Douglas McCulloh. The exhibit will run from Oct. 7 to Jan. 2. The exhibit was created by Straight, prolific author and […]
Local artist uses Riverside community as inspiration
Through her love and appreciation for people, art and community, local artist Keely Berry turned her passions into a career through freelance painting, creating and coordinating spaces and events for people and artists to connect and gather together. Berry grew up in Riverside, surrounded by a lot of small businesses. She started her artistic career […]
LACMA announces RAM partership
The Los Angeles County Museum of Art announced on Jan. 15 that it would begin a new partnership with Riverside Art Museum in hopes of sharing 21st-century art with audiences across Southern California. Starting in 2021, The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) announced its brand-new partnership with four art institutions located in the […]
Art proven to be therapeutic
Art is a discipline that is dynamic and subjective. However, scientists have been able to translate this complex subject into a quantitative form of therapy for many people. “As a form of clinical therapy, art therapy gives individuals a way of communicating traumatic or complex issues in another form when verbalization of these issues is […]
Inspiration found at Riverside Arts Walk
Every first Thursday of the month, the Riverside Arts Council hosts a community event called the Riverside Arts Walk in Downtown Riverside from 6–9 p.m. The Riverside Arts Walk is a free event that consists of music, food and laughter as the community comes together to make lasting memories. Each artist works long hours to […]
Photography student showcases work
Raymond Alva unveiled his first ever solo photo exhibition, “Finding Beauty” on Jan. 18 at a California Baptist University studio space. Alva is a sophomore photography major at CBU who has been involved with photography since he was a freshman in high school. Alva said he categorizes his photography style as “experimental portraiture” and has […]