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ARTBOUND Kicks Off Its 15th Season with a Look Inside Cheech Marin’s Riverside Art Museum

Plus Nobuko Miyamoto, West Coast Modernism and more.

PBS SoCal, Southern California’s flagship PBS station, announced today the return of the original Emmy® award-winning arts and culture series ARTBOUND. The 15th season of the one-hour documentary series kicks off with a look at the creation of a world-class art museum and education center dedicated to Mexican-American artists—The Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art & Culture of the Riverside Art Museum (aka “The Cheech”) featuring interviews with actor and art collector Cheech Marin. The additional four documentaries in the new season lineup include a look at the life of dancer, musician and activist Nobuko Miyamoto, the impact of Leimert Park’s Brockman Gallery on Black artists, the rise of West Coast Modernism by looking at popular “Case Study Homes” as well as the fusion of art and science at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Here’s the full lineup:

Artist Michael Alvarez, actor and art collector Cheech Marin, LACMA’s Michael Govan, artist Jaime Munoz and artist Alfonso Gonzales, Jr pictured at The Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art & Culture as featured in ARTBOUND season 15 “The Cheech.” Photo courtesy of PBS SoCal.

The Cheech” – Fri., Oct. 4 at 8 p.m. on PBS SoCal / Wed., Oct. 9 at 9 p.m. on PBS SoCal Plus

Cheech Marin is bringing Chicano art to the mainstream art world. After amassing over 700 pieces since the mid-1980s, his efforts have led to the creation of The Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art & Culture of the Riverside Art Museum, a regionally based, nationally-focused art institution dedicated to Mexican-American artists. Told through perspectives of established artists and those who know him best, the film tells his journey from comedy icon to Chicano art advocate.

Employees Dan Goods and David Delgado pictured at JPL as featured in ARTBOUND season 15 “Blended Worlds: The Fusion of Art and Science at JPL.” Photo courtesy of PBS SoCal.

“Blended Worlds: The Fusion of Art & Science at JPL” – Fri., Oct. 11 at 8 p.m. on PBS SoCal / Wed., Oct. 16 at 9 p.m. on PBS SoCal Plus

NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) transforms science into awe-inspiring creative projects showing how a passion to explore space informs art and vice versa. Scientific advancements happening at JPL are taking the form of large-scale installations and unforgettable immersive experiences that help imagine better futures. The film includes a look at “Blended Worlds,” a featured exhibition part of Getty’s Pacific Standard Time (PST ART) initiative for 2025.

The Stahl House by Pierre Koenig as featured in ARTBOUND season 15 “Arts & Architecture: The Case Study House Program.” Photo courtesy of PBS SoCal.

Arts & Architecture: The Case Study House Program” – Fri., Oct. 18 at 8 p.m. on PBS SoCal / Wed., Oct. 23 at 9 p.m. on PBS SoCal Plus

West Coast Modernism took hold in Southern California when Arts & Architecture Magazine sponsored the “Case Study House” program. As one of the most significant architectural studies supporting experiments in Post WWII American residential architecture, it involved the commission of major architects that included Pierre KoenigRichard Neutra and Charles Eames.

Artist Mark Steven Greenfield as featured in ARTBOUND season 15 “Black Art: A Brockman Gallery Legacy.” Photo courtesy of PBS SoCal.

Black Art: A Brockman Gallery Legacy” – Fri., Oct. 25 at 8 p.m. on PBS SoCal / Wed., Oct. 30 at 9 p.m. on PBS SoCal Plus

The Brockman Gallery in Leimert Park was the center of a community of Black artists from 1967-1990. Founded during the heyday of the Black Arts movement and two years after the Watts uprising, it would go on to feature artists that included Betye Saar, Noah Purifoy and John Outterbridge. The Brockman Gallery ushered in a new era of Black artists, helping them penetrate the mainstream art world.

Musician, dancer and activist Nobuko Miyamoto as featured in ARTBOUND season 15 “Nobuko Miyamoto: A Song in Movement.” Photo courtesy of PBS SoCal/ Mike Murase.

“Nobuko Miyamoto: A Song in Movement” – Fri., Nov. 1 at 8 p.m. on PBS SoCal / Wed., Nov. 6 at 9 p.m. on PBS SoCal Plus

A new sweeping documentary follows the life of visionary musician, dancer and activist Nobuko Miyamoto. Featuring rare archival footage, the film tells the story of a changing community through one of its most beloved storytellers as she reflects on decades of groundbreaking cultural work and a life that has bridged coasts, industries, families and history. 

ARTBOUND will be available to stream on all station-branded PBS platforms, including PBS.org and the PBS App, available on iOS, Android, Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Android TV, Samsung Smart TV, Chromecast and VIZIO.

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