Artist Completed New Latino Mural in Sacramento
A new 13-panel mural at Southside Park celebrates Latino history and influential community changemakers.
Updated on Oct. 5, 2026 in Hispanic
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Artist Richard Alcala has finished a four-month project to install a 13-panel mural at Southside Park in Sacramento. The artwork depicts significant moments in Latino history, including the 1966 march from Delano to the California State Capitol.
Why it matters
The project serves as a permanent tribute to Latino culture and local figures who have shaped the community. After a three-year approval process, it stands as a visual anchor for historical education in the region.
The mural consists of 13 panels created by Richard Alcala and 10 local Latino and Indigenous artists. The project required three years to gain approval and four months to complete, despite damages caused by vandals during the process.
The players
Richard Alcala
He is a Sacramento artist who initiated and self-funded the mural project to highlight Latino history.
The details
Richard Alcala funded the project with over $40,000 of his own money to transform a blank wall at Southside Park. The collective effort includes depictions of historic movements and individual activists who helped build the Latino community.
Timeline
1966 marked the historic march from Delano to the California State Capitol.
October 2026 marks the publication of the mural's completion during Hispanic Heritage Month.
Culture Shift
The mural represents a broader trend of artists reclaiming public spaces to center historically marginalized narratives within urban landscapes. By institutionalizing these stories through public art, the project echoes the 1966 march from Delano to the California State Capitol as a permanent fixture in the civic identity of Sacramento.
Residents can now visit Southside Park to view the completed panels and learn about the figures depicted in the artwork. Future updates to the site will include QR codes on each panel, allowing visitors to access additional historical information directly from their smartphones.
The takeaway
This project highlights how individual investment can reshape community spaces to better reflect the history of local residents. Residents looking to learn more about the depicted activists can watch for the installation of planned QR codes at the park site.
Further reading
Learn more about local cultural developments on the Sacramento Hispanic section page.
Source note: This article includes information reported by KCRA.
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