The City of Riverside’s Arts and Culture District, known locally as The ACD, has been designated one of 10 new California Cultural Districts by the California Arts Council.
The designation, made in a unanimous vote, is good from 2026 to 2030 and includes $10,000 in funding during a two-year period, as well as access to technical assistance and joint marketing resources, including a library of online resources from the Global Cultural Districts Network.
“This designation is a testament to the hard work that Riverside has put into creating The ACD and ensuring California residents know what our city has to offer,” Mayor Patricia Lock Dawson said. “We are eager to share our downtown and its many arts offerings with the rest of the state.”…