Welcome to the City of Riverside’s Arts & Cultural Affairs Division (ACAD), where the commitment to the arts is evidenced by the many opportunities for residents, visitors, artists and organizations to share in our city’s cultural expression through the arts.

ACAD provides support and creates local, regional and national partnerships with the many Riverside arts and cultural institutions, the Smithsonian Institution, and others that can be found under Community Arts & Culture. We are guided by our mission, which is to champion and advance Riverside as the “City of Arts & Culture” in the broadest economic and social context possible. Together we all work to provide access to the diversity of art and culture in Riverside!