Art Works startup project is the first of its kind in the Inland Empire. Programming, such as drama, choir, drawing, painting, and crafts, are offered three-four times per week at the Riverside Peer Support and Resource Service Center (PSRSC) and the Perris PSRSC. This November, Art Works opens a gallery space in downtown Riverside.

The goal of the art center project is twofold: to offer the best environment and programming for artistic expression for those who carry a mental health diagnosis and to create a commercial gallery that exhibits, markets, and sells work of art and sustains itself economically. It is our belief that through artistic expression, that wellness and recovery can be cultivated. We also hold that through this project the stigma of those who carry a mental health diagnosis will be reduced.

The art center is part of the Jefferson Transitional Program. The Riverside County Department of Mental Health has donated funds to cover the base operating costs of the art center.

SCHEDULE
Tuesdays: TAY Day @ Riverside PSRSC
Outreaching to all Transitional Age Youth within Riverside County
11:00AM :: Slam Poetry
1:00PM :: Local Scene Outing

Wednesdays: Art Day @ Perris PSRSC
Outreaching to mid-County areas with transportation provided to/from Temecula Mental Health Services, Perris Mental Health Services, and Hemet Mental Health Services - call 951.686.5484, x. 116 for details
10:00AM :: Drama
11:00AM :: Special Interest Projects
1:00PM :: Experimenting with Colors

Thursdays: Art Day @ Riverside PSRSC
10:00AM :: Drama
11:30AM :: Drawing
11:30AM :: Culinary Arts
1:30AM :: Special Interest Projects

Fridays @ Riverside PSRSC
Lunch :: Sewing for Serenity
Every other Friday at 2:00PM :: Floral Arranging

Drama Troupe
Ongong rehearsals on Monday, Wednesday, and Thursdays
Performances scheduled for Friday, October 24 at Art Works Gallery; Saturday, October 26 at the NAMI Walk at Diamond Vallery Lake in Hemet, CA; and Sunday, October 27 at the Art Works Gallery.

COMING SOON!
Drumming for Healing
Watercolor Painting
Dance

Past Events
September 10 @ 3:00PM :: Lecture and Presentation by renowned artist Linda Sibio
September 20 :: Art Works @ Riverside Mayor's Ball