The Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art & Culture, or ‘The Cheech’ as it’s called, houses nearly 500 paintings, drawings, and sculptures donated from comedian, actor and art collector Cheech ...

DENVER (CBS4) – The Denver Chicano art community is mourning the loss of one of its own. Stevon Lucero was a well-known muralist, pioneer and the Chicano Humanities and Arts Council co-founder.

The Cheech will also include a community art exhibit, video multi-purpose room and education studio. The Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art & Culture opens Saturday, June 18th at 10 a.m.

His papers are archived at the University of California at Santa Barbara. He was a “godfather of Chicano art,” according to friend and artist Pamela Flores. “He was doing it since 1953.” ...

It’s not a thing. It doesn’t belong. It’s not part of American art,’” said Pilar Tompkins-Rivas, the chief curator and deputy director of the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art.

Esquivel is one of the founding members of the Chicano art collective Con Safo, originally known as "El Grupo" when it first got its start in 1968, according to his website.

Drew Oberjuerge, Executive Director Riverside Art Museum, spoke at the ceremony and praised him for "leveraging his celebrity to uplift the Chicano, Latino community and the artists' incredible work." ...

In 1973, he lectured in Chicano/o Studies at Cal State Los Ángeles before relocating to México City. There, he met Belén Miranda, an activist, labor leader and anthropologist.

Art World Calling It a ‘Stoner Art Museum,’ a Republican Assembly Candidate Decries Public Funding for Cheech Marin’s Chicano Art Center But the comedian's museum has nothing to do with drugs.