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Mural Projects

Over the past year, NHRPD has made adding murals to our parks a top priority—and now, you can find 6 vibrant murals across 5 different parks! Check out the details and photos below to see how these artworks are bringing our spaces to life.

Karl Rosario Park

The first mural in the NHRPD park system was completed at Karl Rosario Park in April 2024. Leading up to the project, staff gathered input from the neighborhood to help shape the design. The community chose a vibrant mix of flowers, animals, and the words “North Highlands” to span the 120-foot-long wall. Later, at our Art in the Park event in August 2024, community members were invited to add their handprints to the mural—many of which were transformed into colorful flowers, making the artwork even more personal and meaningful.

Graffiti mural with "North Highlands," surrounded by colorful flowers, on a wall in a grassy park area with trees.
A colorful mural with "North" in bold letters, surrounded by flowers, insects, and a butterfly.
Colorful mural of flowers, ladybugs, a hummingbird, and bees against a blue sky.
A colorful mural with the word "Highlands" surrounded by various flowers and bees, set against a blue sky.
A vibrant mural depicting colorful flowers, butterflies, and insects against a blue sky background.
Graffiti mural with "North Highlands," surrounded by colorful flowers, on a wall in a grassy park area with trees.
A colorful mural with "North" in bold letters, surrounded by flowers, insects, and a butterfly.
Colorful mural of flowers, ladybugs, a hummingbird, and bees against a blue sky.
A colorful mural with the word "Highlands" surrounded by various flowers and bees, set against a blue sky.
A vibrant mural depicting colorful flowers, butterflies, and insects against a blue sky background.

Freedom Park 

Our second mural was installed at Freedom Park in September 2024! This space-themed design wraps around all four walls of the restroom building and features Earth, spaceships, and an astronaut. During the 2024 Celebrate North Highlands event, community members helped bring the mural to life by painting stars across the sky!

Building with space-themed murals, featuring rockets and planets, serves as a restroom in a park setting.
Graffiti of an astronaut against a colorful cosmic background on a wall.
A mural of a rocket launching into space with colorful, swirling backgrounds on a building wall.
A colorful mural on a building wall depicting a vibrant cosmic scene with Earth, planets, and swirling galaxies.
Building with space-themed murals, featuring rockets and planets, serves as a restroom in a park setting.
Graffiti of an astronaut against a colorful cosmic background on a wall.
A mural of a rocket launching into space with colorful, swirling backgrounds on a building wall.
A colorful mural on a building wall depicting a vibrant cosmic scene with Earth, planets, and swirling galaxies.

Thanks to a generous $35,000 grant from the Synergy Project and a partnership with PRO Youth & Families, NHRPD is proud to bring three new murals to our community parks. These murals were designed with direct input from local youth and teens through a comprehensive outreach process that included school and library visits, surveys, park programs, and an email campaign.

The Synergy Project is 100% funded by the Office of Population Affairs (OPA) of the U.S Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The information shared in this post does not necessarily represent the official views, nor an endorsement by, OPA/OASH/HHS.

Each mural reflects the creativity and voices of our young residents and can be found at the following locations:

Ruth Inman 

Community signs and mural saying "We Love North Highlands" with various local organization logos on a roadside.
May contain: car, transportation, vehicle, truck, architecture, building, wall, grass, and plant
Community signs and mural saying "We Love North Highlands" with various local organization logos on a roadside.
May contain: car, transportation, vehicle, truck, architecture, building, wall, grass, and plant

 

Brock Park Sports Complex

A vibrant mural on a building wall depicts a soccer player kicking a ball beside a goalkeeper against a scenic backdrop of trees and clouds.
Mural of a soccer goalie diving to block a ball with a vibrant sunset and trees in the background.
A mural depicting two soccer players on a wall: one goalie in blue and one player in purple on a green field under a cloudy sky.
Colorful mural on a building wall featuring clouds and a soccer ball against a vibrant sky background.
A mural of a baseball game in a park setting is painted on the side of a building.
A mural of a baseball player swinging a bat, set against a backdrop of trees and clouds on a small building.
A mural on a building depicting a football player in gear, with trees and a grass field in the background.
A vibrant mural on a building wall depicts a soccer player kicking a ball beside a goalkeeper against a scenic backdrop of trees and clouds.
Mural of a soccer goalie diving to block a ball with a vibrant sunset and trees in the background.
A mural depicting two soccer players on a wall: one goalie in blue and one player in purple on a green field under a cloudy sky.
Colorful mural on a building wall featuring clouds and a soccer ball against a vibrant sky background.
A mural of a baseball game in a park setting is painted on the side of a building.
A mural of a baseball player swinging a bat, set against a backdrop of trees and clouds on a small building.
A mural on a building depicting a football player in gear, with trees and a grass field in the background.

 

Capehart Gymnasium 

Colorful mural of kids playing basketball, swinging, and playing volleyball on a building wall.
Building with colorful murals of children playing basketball and on a swing. Text reads: "We rise, play, stand as one."
Murals on a building wall: a child on a swing, people playing volleyball, and text saying "different looks but the same sun."
Colorful mural of kids playing basketball, swinging, and playing volleyball on a building wall.
Building with colorful murals of children playing basketball and on a swing. Text reads: "We rise, play, stand as one."
Murals on a building wall: a child on a swing, people playing volleyball, and text saying "different looks but the same sun."
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