{"id":363152,"date":"2026-06-16T19:28:11","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T19:28:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/363152\/"},"modified":"2026-06-16T19:28:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T19:28:11","slug":"artists-just-finished-7-gorgeous-new-murals-in-long-beach-check-them-out-eat-see-do","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/363152\/","title":{"rendered":"Artists just finished 7 gorgeous new murals in Long Beach. Check them out. \u2022 Eat. See. Do."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Last week was a race of brushes, paint and passion. In the span of seven days, seven artists transformed seven large walls into new public art pieces.<\/p>\n<p>The murals, now <a href=\"https:\/\/www.artrenzei.com\/passport-2026\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">dotted around downtown Long Beach<\/a>, are part of the annual Long Beach Walls &amp; Art Renzei festival run by the local nonprofit Creative Class Collective.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a weeklong spectacle that turns the city into an open-air art gallery. Each June, artists from around the world come to Long Beach to paint large-scale pieces on buildings and notable landmarks.<\/p>\n<p>Now in its 11th year, the event has brought 150 new murals to Long Beach and has become one of the nation\u2019s most celebrated mural events, attracting the world-renowned artists while keeping the focus on the communities where they are painting.<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s event ran from June 8 to June 13, with murals appearing everywhere from local schools to the Queen Mary, where Guadalajara-born artist Adry del Roc\u00edo drew from her own life and what she\u2019d learned about Long Beach to create a mural she hopes will <a href=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/eat-see-do-2\/see\/queen-mary-mural-adry-del-rocio-long-beach-walls\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">leave a lasting message for the next generation<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Here are the completed pieces and where to find them:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"688\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/6-15-26-walls-0-420376-sakz318e-492806-hjpOFL3g-1024x688.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-89142\"  \/>Elizabeth Munzon, a local Long Beach artist, stands in front of her mural finished for the annual Long Beach Walls event on Monday, June 15, 2026. This is the largest piece Munzon has created in her career. The mural is at Cesar Chavez Elementary School at 730 W. 3rd St. Photo by Thomas R. Cordova.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"840\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/6-15-26-walls-9-795184-lgrszkcb-407753-TzoCi49Z-1024x840.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-89141\"  \/>Bamboo Yang painted a mural on the Hyatt Regency at 200 S Pine Ave. for the annual Long Beach Walls event on Monday, June 15, 2026. Photo by Thomas R. Cordova.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"538\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/6-15-26-walls-5-624811-mgzxdcf3-554783-uvQAl2ih-1024x538.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-89143\"  \/>Animalitoland adds her mural to the Renaissance High School collection at 880 Locust Ave. during the annual Long Beach Walls event on Monday, June 15, 2026. Photo by Thomas R. Cordova.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"485\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/6-15-26-walls-7-929829-wnhgbadk-241618-6bsDcqmH-1024x485.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-89140\"  \/>Ms. Yellow puts the finishing touches on her mural at the annual Long Beach Walls event on Monday, June 15, 2026. The mural is at Cesar Chavez Elementary School at 730 W. 3rd St. Photo by Thomas R. Cordova.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"717\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/6-15-26-walls-3-741249-j05ktvjw-447533-Oxo6rh3v-1024x717.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-89138\"  \/>Adry del Roc\u00edo, of Guadalajara, Mexico, painted a mural next to the Queen Mary during the annual Long Beach Walls art festival on Monday, June 15, 2026. Photo by Thomas R. Cordova. Read more about del Roc\u00edo and her process <a href=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/eat-see-do-2\/see\/queen-mary-mural-adry-del-rocio-long-beach-walls\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"592\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/6-12-26-walls-2-468789-qfnl0dvq-538771-QgapEL01-1024x592.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-89144\"  \/>A mural by Huntz Lu at 66 Collins Way was painted for the annual Long Beach Walls festival on Monday, June 15, 2026. Photo by Thomas R. Cordova.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Last week was a race of brushes, paint and passion. 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