UCR ARTS is the University of California, Riverside’s internationally recognized photography museum and art center. UCR ARTS produces an average of 14 exhibitions, 150 screenings, and 20 performances annually, serving 33,000 visitors, students, and community members each year. Its rich history extends back to the founding of the Sweeney Art Gallery in 1963, the California Museum of Photography in 1973, and the Barbara and Art Culver Center for the Arts in 2010. With over 750,000 photographs, photographic imaging technologies, and contemporary artworks in its collection, these entities comprise one of premiere university art museums and centers in the country. From major thematic exhibitions, historical photography exhibitions, artist projects, new work by emerging artists/curators, and touring exhibitions, UCR ARTS strives to cover the range and diversity of photography and contemporary art and the cultural heritage in the region. Additionally, the center houses the only independent cinema in the area, bringing foreign, independent, experimental, documentary, and exemplary Hollywood film to Riverside in its 72-seat theater. UCR ARTS’ mission complements the University’s greater mission to provide opportunities and educational success for students from under-represented communities by bringing world-class visual arts to the area, and marrying these national and international activities to significant, local community initiatives with hands-on, in-depth educational opportunities.  Beyond UCR ARTS’ multiple galleries, exhibition spaces, and screening room, the facility houses a media editing lab, with extensive capabilities for the creation of film and web-based media, 360 video, virtual reality, among others. UCR ARTS also houses two dance studios, a black box theater equipped with green screen and full theatrical lighting, and a sound recording studio with full mixing and mastering capabilities. UCR ARTS’ staff consists of 16 arts professionals dedicated to bringing a slate of diverse and dynamic exhibitions, performances, educational opportunities, and related programming to its region.