Alejandro "Mano" Mirandé is a muralist, graphic designer, musician, and events promoter who has been putting in the work for over 25 years. The Riverside Arts Council named him its March Artist of the Month, and it is hard to argue with the pick.
His newest mural, "Flor y Canto," is up now on 6th Street in Downtown Riverside. Go see it. It is the kind of piece that stops you in your tracks, full of color and culture and the sort of energy that sets an aspirational vibe for the city. It represents what we think of ourselves on our best day.
March's ArtsWalk falls on Thursday, March 5, and it is a good one. On top of celebrating Mano, venues across Downtown are marking Women's History Month with exhibitions, readings, and live programming.
March 2026 ArtsWalk, Downtown
Thursday, March 5, 6-9 p.m.
RCAA Gallery 3860 Lemon St.
- Sculpture Showcase: Celebrating Inspiring Women (6-9 p.m.)
- RUSD high school ceramics exhibition
- ArtsWalk reception: March 5, 6-9 p.m.
- Opening reception: March 14, 2-5 p.m.
- Exhibition runs through March 28, 2026
Inlandia Institute at Riverside Main Library 3900 Mission Inn Ave. (Community Room)
- "Voices of Cultura" (6-7:30 p.m.)
- A Women's History Month celebration of Latine voices, presented with Riverside Public Library and Cultura sin Fronteras
- Featuring Juanita Mantz, Natalie Sierra, Consuelo, and Sammy
- Open mic to follow, 7-7:30 p.m.
Civil Rights Institute of Inland Southern California 3933 Mission Inn Ave. #102
- Mind the Gender Gap III: Life Beyond the Muse (5:30 p.m.)
- Panel discussion on creativity, equity, and navigating artistic careers
- Featuring artists Rosy Cortez, Maryam Trebeau, Denise Kraemer, and Clarissa Cervantes
- Opening remarks by Susan Freeman, CEO and Founder of Freeman Means Business
- Produced by Gregory Cuellar, moderated by Barbara Simpson-Lara
- RSVP at MindTheGapIII.eventbrite.com
The Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art & Culture 3581 Mission Inn Ave.
- "Chicano Camera Culture: A Photographic History, 1966 to 2026," ongoing exhibition
- Curated by Elizabeth Ferrer; the first exhibition to span both Riverside Art Museum locations
- Featuring approximately 150 works by nearly 50 U.S. Chicana/o/x artists
- On view through September 6, 2026
Riverside Art Museum (RAM) 3425 Mission Inn Ave.
- "Chicano Camera Culture: A Photographic History, 1966 to 2026," ongoing exhibition
- RAM location on view through July 5, 2026
- Film Screening: The Secret Lives of Bill Bartell, by David Markey (Sixty Miles East Gallery)
- Doors at 6 p.m., film at 6:30 p.m.
- Presented by World Gone Mad, Sixty Miles East, Ripperside Cinema, and Riverside's Plumber
Division 9 Gallery 3850 Lemon St.
- Andrea Bersaglieri presents a collection of paintings of dead birds (6-9 p.m.)
- Far from morbid curiosity, the dead bird has taken on real symbolic and cultural weight, and Bersaglieri's work takes that seriously
More information: ArtsWalk takes place the first Thursday of each month in Downtown. Learn more at riversideartscouncil.com.
