NEWS
- Big names, rising stars at Writers Week May 5-8
by John Sanford on April 8, 2026 at 7:00 amUC Riverside’s annual festival of prose and poetry kicks off May 5 and runs through May 8 with a diverse slate of presenters, including several of today’s most distinguished authors.
- Creating a critical cultural exchange
by Devlin Smith on April 1, 2026 at 7:00 amThe Wong family pays tribute to their parents by establishing an endowment to support AAPI programming at UCR ARTS.
- UCR Orchestra to perform music inspired by American optimism, Welsh folk, and an operatic classic
by J.D. Mathes on January 21, 2026 at 8:00 amJoin the UCR Orchestra, conducted by Ruth Charloff, on January 31 at 8 p.m. and February 1 at 3 p.m. in the University Theatre. Tickets are available now.
- UCR ARTS presents Transgresoras: Mail Art and Messages, 1960s–2020s
by J.D. Mathes on December 23, 2025 at 8:00 amTransgresoras: Mail Art and Messages, 1960s-2020s reveals how Latinx and Latin American women artists subverted the censorship of authoritarian regimes by using the government’s postal system.
- Kimberly Guerrero is having a moment
by John Warren on October 29, 2025 at 7:00 amActor and UCR theater professor Kimberly Guerrero is having a moment, as they say in old Hollywood vernacular. The moment started about six years ago, and it’s gathering momentum. The latest milestone in her acting career may be the pinnacle to date, in the just-premiered “IT: Welcome to Derry” series on HBO Max. “I’ve worked more in my 50s, and on very high-profile work, than I ever had. It’s been one project after another,” said Guerrero, a professor in the Department of Theatre, Film, and Digital Production. “I’m on a high right now.”