Public art on or about the LA River has taken the form of sculpture, poetry, murals, graffiti, mosaics, and performance art.

Here are some of the pieces that remain to be visited:

Water Street: River of Dreams byCherie Gaulke, 2003.
A statue located in the Lincoln/Cypress Station of the Gold Line, next to the Arroyo Seco. Gaulke’s works include a life-size bronze sculpture of a Tongva woman drawing water from an imaginary river, and a 35-foot long “story fence” triptych.

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City of Dreams/River of History byPaul Diez, May Sun, and Richard Wyatt, 1996.
This sculpture features a “river bench” clad in rocks from the LA River and the Tujunga Creek…and a 7,500 gallon aquarium. It’s located at MTA’s Union Station’s Gateway Plaza.

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The four-part Gate at the Audubon Center by Michael Amescua, 2003.

A sculpture located in at the Audubon Center at Debs Park.

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River Cats: Graffiti on the drainage caps have made them look like cat faces, located in the Glendale Narrows.

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De Anza Mural by Frank Romero, 2007.

A mural in the Glendale Narrows walls.

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Guardians of the River Gate by Michael Amescua 1999.
A sculpture located in the Glendale Narrows.

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Great Heron Gates byBrett Goldstone, 1999.

A sculpture located in the Glendale Narrows.

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Water with Rocks Gate by Brett Goldstone, 2000.
A sculpture located in the Glendale Narrows.

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Metal river fence / gates by Brett Goldstone, 2000.
A sculpture located in the Glendale Narrows.

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Life-sized metal animals by Michael Amescua, 2000.
A sculpture located in the Glendale Narrows.

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Alex Baum Bicycle Bridge by Paul Hobson, 2000.
A decorative bridge in the Glendale Narrows.

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River Bench by Suzanne Siegel, 2007.
A sculpture located in the Rio de Los Angeles State Park.

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The Longest Graffiti Mural in the Country? by graffiti artist known as SaberONE, 2007.
Downtown graffiti art.

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The Great Wall of Los Angeles,
A muralof the history of people of color and other ethnic groups in California from prehistoric times to the 1950's, conceived by Judith F. Baca, the founder and artistic director of SPARC (Social and Public Art Resources Center). Begun in 1974 and completed over five summers.