"I looked around and said, 'This could be the next big art town' - because the foundations were already there,"
"There was this kind of nebulous underground here, but [they'll] reach officialdom when they have their museum."
"We were recognized as one of the top 50 shows in the world,"
"The fame of the museum is spreading far and wide, and people are coming from all over the United States."
Cheech Marin opened the Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art and Culture in 2022 to inspire a Chicano art renaissance. The museum in Riverside exclusively showcases Chicano art and houses hundreds of works from Marin's private collection, including pieces by Wayne Alaniz Healy, Judithe Hernández and Frank Romero. The center drew over 200,000 visitors in its first two years, with about 90% coming from outside the Inland Empire, and generated roughly $29 million for the local economy. The museum has grown in national prominence and functions as a regional hub offering networking and professional development opportunities for Chicano artists.
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