There are different displays around Riverside describing historical buildings or events that occurred within the city. Just off of the Downtown walking mall and adjacent to Citizen's Business Bank (3695 Main St, Riverside, CA) is a display showing photographs of the Loring building which at one point housed Riverside's Opera. The Loring Opera House itself was destroyed by fire in 1990. More information on the building can be found here. The designer of the current display is unknown.
Recently I was able to get inside the fence and get better and more complete photos of the courtyard mural at Ben Franklin Elementary School (19661 Orange Terrace Pkwy, Riverside, CA). I am pretty sure these were painted by Tom Seibert and his group at Murals for Schools @muralsforschools as were the murals that face the street.
The ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new Casa Blanca Elementary School (7351 Lincoln Ave., Riverside, CA) took place on Aug. 5 which allowed the public to see a colorful new mural of a phoenix, the school mascot, above the entrance, and an brightly painted playground behind the school. Representative pictures are below. The mural and paintings are unsigned.
On a shelf to the left of the main desk and in the Innovation Center behind the main desk of the Riverside Main Library (3900 Mission Inn Avenue, Riverside, CA) are found three interesting and creative metal insect sculptures. They were made by Jim Bergman @drstrangebot, a local artist who specializes in making robotic art.
#insect art #inland empire artist #inland empire art #Riverside artist #ladybird beetle #Riverside Public Library
Magnolia Elementary School (3975 Maplewood Pl, Riverside, CA) has recently been repainted and now sports a couple of simple new murals showing the name of the school and its mascot, the falcon. The artist is unknown.
The fencing around a ventilation or access shaft on Brockton Ave. (6800 Brockton Ave, Riverside, CA) has been covered with metal coverings showing elephants, giraffes and other African animals. The designer is unknown.
A beautiful mural has been painted at the new Scholarship Prep School (9707 Magnolia Ave, Riverside, CA) on Magnolia Avenue. Construction is still occurring at the school so I had to take these photos from the adjacent sidewalk. I was told the school will be open on Aug. 11 so one will likely be able to get closer photos then. According to an Instagram post, the artist was Brian Peterson @brianpetersonart and the mural was completed in 4 days - pretty amazing.
While riding my bike through downtown Riverside (3635 University Ave, Riverside, CA) and the Brockton Arcade (6744 Brockton Ave, Riverside, CA), I noticed a number of cleverly designed bike racks and a bike enclosure outside of the Main Library (3900 Mission Inn Avenue, Riverside, CA). Here are a few examples. I like the reflected images in photo #2. There is no indication of who the designers were.
#artistic bike racks #bike lockers #Riverside art #Inland Empire art
Monroe Elementary School (8535 Garfield St, Riverside, CA) has a series of attractive murals its name and its mascot, the tiger. The murals are unsigned but given the style, location and quality, I am pretty sure that they were painted by Tom Seibert and his group at Murals for Schools @muralsforschools. Some very similar tiger-themed murals can be found on their website.
#Monroe Elementary School #Riverside murals #school murals
A new floral painted electrical box has recently appeared at the intersection of Magnolia and Jurupa Avenues (about 5958 Magnolia Ave, Riverside, CA). A supplemental box has been attached to one of the sides of the original box which covers the artwork on that side and unfortunately also blocks the artists name, so the artist is no longer identifiable.
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#electrical box #Magnolia center #Riverside art #Inland Empire art
A new series of murals have been painted on the outside of the restrooms at Arlington Park (3860 Van Buren Boulevard, Riverside, CA). They depict the history of the Arlington Village, the Youth Innovation Center and the Ward 5 Community. A plaque indicates that the mural was painted by Kristine Lippire, California Baptist University art students, and volunteers from the community. The mural was sponsored by the Arlington Business Partnership in collaboration with the Arlington Community Action Group.
#Arlington Village #Riverside Youth Innovation Center #Riverside Ward 5 #Arlington Business Partnership #Arlington Community Action Group
A new Arlington Village marker has been erected on Magnolia Ave. (9129 Magnolia Ave, Riverside, CA) 5 or 6 blocks north of Van Buren Blvd. It is designed like an orange crate label and shows an illustration of the old Monte Vista Citrus Association building. The artist is unknown.
#Arlington Village #Arlington Business Partnership
The Mark Twain Elementary School (19411 Krameria Ave, Riverside, CA) has a new bright and cheery mural on a support building to the south of the main building. It contains illustrations of the school's mascot the bullfrog and aspirational messages. It was painted by Katya Orlovie @orlovie.
#Mark Twain Elementary School #bullfrog #Riverside mural #Inland Empire Art
