This list is made up of murals painted in 2024 that commemorate individual and historic accomplishments or elevate the local art scene
Carlos Rico | The San Diego Union-Tribune
San Diego County was brightened by vibrant murals in 2024. Some of them commemorated individual and historic accomplishments by local volunteers and a sports star. Other murals were commissioned by various groups to help elevate the art scene in various party of the county, such as San Marcos, Ramona and La Jolla.
Here’s where locals can find murals — painted in 2024 at public locations — that they might have missed and can check out to start 2025.
City Heights: Plaza del Sol
Description: Mexican-American artist and local designer Josué Baltézar was the muralist who painted a six-panel mural on the Plaza del Sol apartment complex in City Heights. The murals honor some of the people who live and work in City Heights: Ethiopian, Kumeyaay, Latino, Somali and Vietnamese. The murals also spotlight the county’s regional diversity. The nonprofit ArtReach approached Baltézar about the City Heights mural and gathered feedback from the community on what the murals should have, Baltézar said.
Location: 4061 Fairmount Ave., San Diego.
Hillcrest: Ignite Creativity
Description: Over 200 community members painted a mural on the side of the nonprofit ArtReach’s building in Hillcrest. The mural that was dedicated in September is titled “Ignite Creativity” and celebrates Hillcrest’s vibrant community and the county’s history, according to Anna Laroque, advancement manager at ArtReach. The mural has various sections including a coastal scenery that represents the Kumeyaay land, sun prints of local wildflowers, a disco ball, a rainbow and the Georgia Street Bridge. The mural took three weeks to complete.
Location: 1065 University Ave., San Diego
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