During the months-long break from Monday Murals, I had made a couple of visits to Southern California. When I was there in December, I managed to click some pictures of some San Diego Street art and here they are!
The first one here is on a circular building in Balboa Park. That’s Centro Cultural de la Raza, which can be easily spotted because of the shape of the building and the murals all over it. Centro Cultural de la Raza is said to be is a non-profit organization with the specific mission to create, preserve, promote and educate about Chicano, Mexicano, Native American and Latino art & culture.
The mural that wraps around the building is a montage of cultural references and is so apt for the centre’s building. I read that it was painted by multiple artists. The next time I go that side, I’m going to go all around the structure and get some better pictures of these murals.
Not far from Centro Cultural de la Raza are these utility boxes with lots of color on them. These, I hear are projects done by local students.
If you’d like to see them, these boxes are at the intersection of Park and Russ Boulevards (you’ll see them as you go towards 11th Avenue).
More San Diego Street Art: Utility Boxes
If you’d like to see more utility box art done by students, visit Found in the Capital of Silicon Valley, a collection from San Jose, CA. (These lovely pieces of art are from 2015 so I’m not sure they’re still up.)
More art from Central Coast & Southern California:
Colors of Venice, CA
Venice of America
Art on the Beach
Venice — Then and Now
From the Streets of Ventura
Santa Monica Murals
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Nice ones. Life´s a puzzle! And the world…. oh, well…
It sure is. And it takes a lifetime to find the right pieces, doesn’t it?
Ah! let’s not go there! 😁
I hope you are doing well, Iris. 🙂
…these are nice pops of color!
Absolutely, Tom.
Have a great week! 🙂
Nice and colourful utility boxes. A huge mural in that circular building.
Thanks for contributing to Monday Murals.
I have to go take a better look at that building the next time I go that side. 🙂
Thank you for hosting, Sami. 🙂
Have a lovely week. 🙂
Utilitybox art should have its own category — it keeps getting better and better! Those are great.
best… mae at maefood.blogspot.com
I agree, Mae.
I’ve found some great utility box art over the last few years.
Thank you for stopping by, Mae. 🙂
Such wonderful artwork. I love murals 🙂
Thank you for coming this way, Nikki. 🙂