Smog-eating mural at R’Garden

The UC Riverside community helped paint a “smog-eating” 40-foot mural at UCR’s community garden.

In honor of California Clean Air Day, UCR’s R'Garden, Metrolink, and the City of Riverside hosted a day-long painting event on Tuesday, Oct. 3, alongside Riverside muralist Ekaterina Orlovie, who guided participants in creating a colorful scene promoting the outdoors and sustainable ways to get around campus.

Orlovie’s mural is now on two metal containers, owned by R’Cycle Co-op, UCR’s biking club, using paint with Photio, a paint additive that helps transform surfaces into air purifying agents. Students, staff, faculty, and community members participated in the painting of this smog-eating mural to honor California Clean Air Day. Materials for the mural were provided by Metrolink, the City of Riverside, and R’Cycle.

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