Featured Performance
The students of the Riverside Arts Academy perform "Let There Be Peace on Earth" to show solidarity to the people of Ukraine. Thank you to our community for coming together to spread the message of love and peace. Our hearts are with you, Ukraine!
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September 1, 2022
President’s Message, September 2022
MARK YOUR CALENDARS AND BUY YOUR TICKETS TODAY! The Riverside Arts Academy is pleased to announce and invite you to the greatest community driven musical, which will be at the landmark Fox…
August 1, 2022
The State of California has awarded $25 million for the renovation of the Cesar Chavez Community Center!
Dear community, Your support is the heart and soul of the Riverside Arts Academy organization. It’s what truly keeps our hearts pumping and blood flowing, so we can keep our program alive and…
August 1, 2022
Riverside Arts Academy Students Perform at YOLA National Festival Concert at the Walt Disney Hall
The Riverside Arts Academy is excited to share that two of our students performed at the YOLA National Festival Concert and Celebration at the Walt Disney Hall this summer. Congrats to Yunshu Zhang,…
August 1, 2022
2022 Riverside Arts Academy: Summer Recap
Our Summer Music Program concluded on July 29 and it was a wonderful success! We had about 150 students fill the rooms of the Cesar Chavez Center each week. We also launched two new classes this…
August 1, 2022
President’s Message, August 2022
To our village within the City of Riverside: The Riverside Arts Academy wishes to express our heartfelt thanks. “It takes a village.” “All for one and one for all, united we stand divided we…
July 15, 2022
RAA Performs at the City of Riverside’s Summer Fun Concerts in the Park
Our Mariachi Juvenil students, as well as two students from our Riverside Youth Orchestra, performed at the City of Riverside’s Summer Fun Concerts in the Park series on July 13 and 20 at Fairmount…
July 15, 2022
President’s Message, July 2022
Hurrah for the Red, White, and Blue! Happy 4th of July, This summer month we will all celebrate the birth of our nation in different ways, but one way that unites us deeply is song and music.…
June 18, 2022
RAA Mariachi Juvenil de Riverside Performs at The Cheech Grand Opening!
On June 18, our wonderful Mariachi Juvenil de Riverside students performed at the grand opening of The Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art & Culture in Downtown Riverside. They kicked off the…
“We’re all about changing lives through the arts!”
the mission:
Riverside Arts Academy provides access and connection to the arts with a focus on music, as a way of changing the trajectory of the lives of underserved youth ages 4-17.
Our vision:
COMMITMENT
Positively develop students from elementary school through high school graduation.
COMMUNITY
Work to build a community of supportive families and community partnerships to further the RAA Mission.
COLLABORATION
Foster collaboration among students, teachers, student mentors, staff, Community partners, funders, sponsors, and the Board to accomplish more by working together rather than separately.
RESPECT
Respect one another as students, parents, teachers, mentors, staff, community partners, funders, sponsors, and Directors.
RESPONSIBILITY
Take responsibility for their own acts and failures to act and for the success of their students and programs; as students, as families, as teachers, as staff, and as Board members.
SUSTAINABILITY
Work to sustain its ability to promote the development and health of its students and its communities in the future.
INTEGRITY
Work to promote the integrity of its personnel, students, and program.