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2014 Flashback: Inland Empire

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Inhabiting the throne of the Greater Los Angeles area, the Inland Empire hosts a hive of artists eager to explore the melding of cultures and traditions on the outskirts of the metropolis. Today, we look back at five of 2014's featured articles from the Inland Empire. We hope you enjoy catching up on all the artistic discussions and activities that pervaded arts and culture in 2014.


Ricardo Breceda: Sorcerer of Sheet Metal

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Ricardo Breceda is a legend in Borrego Springs for his sea monster creation and other metal sculptor creatures.


Nathaniel Osollo and Collaboration X

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Nathaniel Osollo's "ART Friends," statues that speak through cell phones, encourage the public to engage with his artwork in new technological ways.


Sharon Zorn-Katz's Little Prints from Perris

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Sharon Zorn-Katz's prints at the Riverside Art Museum capture her family's stories through her art.


The Riverside Legacy: California Plein Air Paintings Past and Present

In a new exhibition at the the Riverside Art Museum, featured works tell the history of plein air in Riverside and other parts of the Inland region.


Vital Signs: Revitalizing the Pulse of San Bernardino

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The exhibition "Vital Signs" explores the vibrant melding of Hispanic and Anglo-American cultures indigenous to San Bernardino County.

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An 8mm film still "The Kitchen" (1975) by Alile Sharon Larkin. The still features an image of a young Black woman being escorted by two individuals in white coats. The image is a purple monochrome.

8 Essential Project One Films From the L.A. Rebellion Film Movement

For years, Project One films have been a rite of passage for aspiring filmmakers at UCLA's School of Theater, Film and Television. Here are eight Project One pieces born out of the L.A. Rebellion film movement from notable filmmakers like Ben Caldwell, Jacqueline Frazier and Haile Gerima.
A 2-by-3 grid of Razorcake zine front covers.

Last Punks in Print: Razorcake Has Been the Platform for Punks of Color For Over Two Decades

While many quintessential L.A. punk zines like "Flipside," "HeartattaCk," and "Profane Existence" have folded or only exist in the digital space, "Razorcake" stands as one of the lone print survivors and a decades-long beacon for people — and punks — of color.
Estevan Escobedo is wearing a navy blue long sleeve button up shirt, a silk blue tie around his neck, a large wide-brim hat on his head, and brown cowboy pants as he twirls a lasso around his body. Various musicians playing string instruments and trumpets stand behind him, performing.

The Art of the Rope: How This Charro Completo is Preserving Trick Roping in the United States

Esteban Escobedo is one of only a handful of professional floreadores — Mexican trick ropers — in the United States, and one of a few instructors of the technical expression performing floreo de reata (also known as floreo de soga "making flowers with a rope"), an art form in itself and one of Mexico's longest standing traditions.