A giant orange painted to show a fruit stand sits in the corner of Gless Ranch Market (19985 Van Buren Boulevard, Riverside). The Fruit Stand was an entry into the 2006 Great Orange Artventure hosted by the Riverside Art Museum and was painted by Ron Duff. Gless Ranch, owner of the market and local citrus grower, was the sponsor.
Upon entering the Casa Blanca area of Riverside from the west on Madison Ave. (3230 Madison St, Riverside; on the Bonnett Irrigation Building), there is a richly colored golden-yellow mural with prominent images from the Casa Blanca area. The lead artist on the mural was Juan Navarro @luvmonsterz with help from Jonathan Godinez @suer.arts, @micorazontepinta and others.
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The classroom walls of the Learn4Life classroom in the Casa Blanca Community Center (7680 Casa Blanca St, Riverside) are covered with murals depicting historical events and objects from Mexican history and mythology as well as a scene of what appears to be early farm labors in Riverside. One mural is signed Roy Duarte 1973. The other artists are unidentified. [Note: The classroom can only be visited by permission when class is not in session.]
A whimsical statue in honor of Eliza Lovell Tibbits entitled, Sower's Dream is found on the north part of the Main Street pedestrian mall (3635 Main St., Riverside). It is flanked by two orange trees in recognition of Eliza Tibet's contribution to the citrus heritage of Riverside and California. [Eliza planted and nurtured the first navel orange tree in Riverside which was a key step in the development of the citrus industry in California. Nice articles about her can be found in The Atlantic magazine and on Wikipedia.] The statue was sculpted by Guy Angelo Wilson and completed in 2011. At the base is a brief description of Eliza's life as well as a poem written about her by the sculptor. An article about the sculpture appeared in the Press Enterprise shortly before it was completed. The statue is also considered part of the peace or civil rights walk in downtown which is described in a recent video by the city of Riverside.
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A small support building behind the baseball diamond of Reid Park (879 Orange Street, Riverside) has been painted with a series of attractive baseball- and Riverside-themed murals. The muralist was Darren Villegas @darren.vs.drama.
The underpass where Pierce Street (3897 Pierce St., Riverside) crosses the 91 freeway has been painted with colorful murals depicting the area and its history. The work entitled, "La Sierra Passages" was commissioned by the City of Riverside, and was painted by Eliseo Art Silva in 2004. There are also line drawings on each side of the outside of the underpass.
North side (From left to right)
South side (From left to right)
A bright metallic heart-shaped sculpture entitled Let it Shine is found near the top of the La Sierra University campus (4500 Riverwalk Parkway, Riverside). It was sculpted by local sculptor Frank Heyming and dedicated in 2020.
