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.
Saturday, August 9, 2025
Wednesday, August 6, 2025
Animal-themed Fencing on Brockton Ave.
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.
Sunday, August 3, 2025
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.
Wednesday, July 30, 2025
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
Sunday, July 27, 2025
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
Wednesday, July 23, 2025
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
Sunday, July 20, 2025
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
Wednesday, July 16, 2025
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
Saturday, July 12, 2025
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
Wednesday, July 9, 2025
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.
#Riverside history #arts and culture district #Riverside architecture #Stalder Building
Sunday, July 6, 2025
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