Scholarship Prep School Murals

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.  

#Scholarship Prep School Riverside #Riverside murals #Inland Empire art

Artistic Bike Racks and Enclosures Throughout Riverside

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 Murals

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 

Floral Electrical Box at Intersection of Magnolia and Jurupa Avenues

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.  

 

#electrical box #Magnolia center #Riverside art #Inland Empire art

Arlington Park Murals

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

New Arlington Village Marker on Magnolia

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 

Mark Twain Elementary School Mural

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

Second Electrical Box Describing the Stalder Building History

A second electrical box to the north of the old Stalder Building (6th Street and Market) in downtown Riverside has been wrapped with a vinyl coating with photos, artwork, and a description of the history of the building.  It is part of the newly identified Arts and Culture District.  The artist and authors are unknown.  

The restored historic building facade mentioned in the description on the electrical box.

#Riverside history #arts and culture district #Riverside architecture #Stalder Building

Aspire Apartments Mural

An outside wall of the Aspire Apartment building (3881 3rd St, Riverside, CA) has been painted with a colorful mural with panels of altering floral and citrus motives.  The mural is unsigned but an Instagram post indicates that the artist was local muralist Darren Villegas @darren.vs.drama.  

#Aspire Apartments #Riverside murals #inland empire art #Riverside Community College #City of Riverside

Farm House Collective Murals

The new Farm House Collective on University Avenue (1393 University Ave, Riverside, CA) sports two new murals, one a large, somewhat hard to read, mural on the west side which in block letters spells out the name of the collective, and another smaller one with a heart, stars and other symbols.  The artists of both are unknown.  

#Farmhouse Collective #Riverside #music venue #mural #inland empire art

New Floral Mural Next to Tony's Market

A new floral mural has been painted on the wall next to Tony's Market (4098 Park Ave, Riverside, CA) in the Park Avenue Arts District.  The mural is unsigned but according to a post by Juan Navarro @luvmonsterz who presumably designed and directed the project, it was painted by a group of volunteers from U.S. Bank.  The mural is adjacent to the house of Juanita Bigelow whose father was the original owner of Tony's market, and features calla lillies and gladiola flowers reminiscent of flowers which were brought by her father from San Clemente for sale in the Eastside neighborhood.  

#Tony's Market #Riverside #calla lillies #gladiolas #Eastside #Eastside Art House