Programs
Creative Career Pipeline
Building pathways from early creative exploration to mentorship, professional development, paid opportunities, and careers in the creative economy.
About the Pipeline
Creative growth needs real next steps
RAC’s Creative Career Pipeline connects young people, emerging artists, Creative Workforce Fellowship fellows, teaching artists, and community partners to opportunities that help creative talent grow over time.
The pipeline begins with accessible creative learning and continues through workshops, mentorship, Creative Workforce Fellowship placements, public presentation, artist opportunities, and pathways into paid creative work.
Why It Matters
Creative careers are built through access, guidance, and opportunity.
By connecting education, mentorship, community programs, professional development, and real-world experience, RAC helps artists and young creatives see a future for themselves in the arts.
Pathway
From first spark to creative workforce
Creative Exposure
Youth and community members experience the arts through workshops, events, exhibitions, public programs, and hands-on creative activities.
Skill Building
Participants develop creative skills through guided instruction, workshops, teaching artists, peer learning, and repeated opportunities to practice.
Mentorship
Emerging creatives connect with artists, arts administrators, cultural workers, and community partners who can share knowledge and encouragement.
Public Presentation
Participants gain confidence by sharing work through exhibitions, events, community showcases, performances, and public-facing creative projects.
Professional Experience
Creative Workforce Fellowship placements, volunteer roles, artist calls, vendor opportunities, and project support help participants understand how creative work happens in practice.
Paid Opportunities
RAC works to connect artists and emerging creatives to calls, commissions, workshops, vendor opportunities, teaching roles, and creative workforce pathways.
Connected Programs
How RAC supports the pathway
ArtRoots
Free weekly arts workshops for youth ages 8-18, supporting creativity, confidence, mentorship, skill development, and career exploration.
Learn About ArtRootsMentor / Mentee
Artist-to-artist connection for established artists who want to share knowledge and emerging artists seeking guidance, encouragement, and creative community.
Explore MentorshipArtswalk
Monthly public presentation, vending, performance, audience connection, and community visibility for artists in Downtown Riverside.
Learn About ArtswalkWorkshops
Professional development workshops on grants, vending, public speaking, branding, documentation, portfolios, pricing, taxes, and creative business.
View WorkshopsCreative Workforce Fellowship
Paid hands-on opportunities for students and emerging creatives to learn about arts administration, programs, events, communications, marketing, and community engagement.
View FellowshipArtist Opportunities
Open calls, exhibitions, vendor opportunities, workshops, public art projects, and creative pathways that help artists continue building their practice.
Find Opportunities
Partners
Partnerships make the pathway stronger
Schools, youth-serving organizations, colleges, cultural organizations, businesses, funders, and civic partners all play a role in helping creative talent move from interest to experience to opportunity.
RAC can partner around workshops, Creative Workforce Fellowship placements, creative workforce experiences, public programs, mentorship connections, artist talks, community projects, and paid creative opportunities.
Contact RAC About PartnershipsWho It Serves
Supporting creative growth at many stages
Early access to arts learning, creative confidence, mentorship, and career exploration.
Opportunities to build skills, show work, participate in events, and connect with the field.
Hands-on paid experience in arts administration, events, programming, communications, and community work.
Pathways to lead workshops, mentor participants, support programs, and share creative practice.
Start with youth arts learning, mentorship, skill-building, and creative exploration.
02 Artist OpportunitiesFind calls, vendor opportunities, workshops, Creative Workforce Fellowship opportunities, and creative pathways.
03 ProgramsExplore RAC programs supporting artists, youth, public art, and community access.
04 Get InvolvedSupport creative pathways as a partner, sponsor, volunteer, donor, or advocate.
Help build creative futures
Support from partners, funders, volunteers, artists, and community members helps RAC create more accessible pathways into the arts and creative workforce.