Sunkist Students Create Gratitude Mural for ARTIC

A few dozen Anaheim students made acrylic disc artwork guided by local artist Carla Roque for a 4-by-5-foot mural.

Updated on Nov. 6, 2026 in Painting

Bold flat-color vector editorial illustration of round coral, teal, and mustard discs joining into a shared mosaic grid, evoking collaborative community art. — Students at Sunkist Elementary in Anaheim created acrylic disc artwork on gratitude and collaboration for a 4-by-5-foot mural shown at the ARTIC station Nov. 13. AI Illustration. Upload story photo >

Students at Sunkist Elementary School in Anaheim inked answers about collaboration and gratitude onto small acrylic discs. The discs will be attached to several panels that are puzzled together into a mural for display at the ARTIC train station.

Why it matters

The project shows how student-created art is being brought into public spaces in Anaheim as part of a wider arts exhibition. It also connects local schools to the developing entertainment district around the Honda Center.

The completed mural will measure 4 by 5 feet and is assembled from several panels holding student-inked acrylic discs. Artist Carla Roque has worked on murals at 23 Anaheim Elementary School District campuses and is finishing her 55th mural at Sunkist Elementary.

The players

Carla Roque

Roque is a local artist who guided the Sunkist students and has worked on murals at 23 Anaheim Elementary School District campuses.

OCVibe

OCVibe is the organization supporting the public art exhibition in which the Sunkist mural will be shown.

The details

Students at Sunkist Elementary School worked with the themes of collaboration and gratitude, inking their answers onto small acrylic discs. The discs will be attached to panels and puzzled together to form the mural, which will be displayed at the ARTIC train station during an exhibition supported by OCVibe on Nov. 13.

Nov. 13, 2026: Mural displayed at ARTIC train station exhibition.
Over the next year: More than 70 original artworks are planned for installation.

Culture Shift

The Sunkist project extends a series of Anaheim Elementary School District campus murals that Carla Roque has led across 23 schools. It also reflects the city's push to bring public art into spaces tied to its developing entertainment district near the Honda Center.

Residents who pass the ARTIC train station can view the completed mural during the Nov. 13 exhibition. The wider public art effort also means more than 70 original artworks will be installed in Anaheim over the next year.

The takeaway

Community art projects can involve students directly in shaping public spaces, as the Sunkist students did by contributing their own words to a shared mural. Following local exhibitions is a simple way to see how these works come together.