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 ...

“My goal is to bring Chicano art to the forefront of the art world,” said comedian Cheech Marin in 2012, when he was named Arts Patron of the Year at the ArtHamptons fair. Measuring about 60,000 ...

While Richard "Cheech" Marin and Tommy Chong's stoner comedy was decidedly silly, their financial success allowed Marin to pursue a serious passion: collecting Chicano art. Some 30 years after he ...

AUSTIN — Compared to cities like Chicago, Los Angeles, or San Diego, Austin is not often considered an important hub for the Chicano Movement or Chicano artmaking. But a new exhibition at the ...

For decades, comedian Cheech Marin has been finding ways to bring attention to Chicano art. The avid art collector has produced several traveling exhibitions from his collection, served as an ...

Macario “Tosh” Carrillo is not a name you often hear associated with Chicano art. An actor, props designer and photographer, he appeared in New York avant-garde theater during the mid-1960s and ...

A celebration of Chicano art, culture and music was on display on Saturday, Sept. 10, as dozens gathered for the opening of the dA Center for the Arts’ newest exhibition. The exhibit, Chicano Park ...

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 ...

Dancers at one of Kansas City's previous Chicano Art Festivals. Taking place Oct. 7 in the West Bottoms, Kansas City's Chicano Art Festival includes live music, dancing and a lowrider hop competition.

Actor and comedian Cheech Marin, who for decades has been a noted collector of Chicano art, is teaming up with the city of Riverside and the Riverside Art Museum to create a Chicano art center. The ...

An influential and rare permanent space dedicated to prolific Chicano art and culture –possibly the nation’s first and largest permanent collection of Mexican American Art, museum officials say – ...