Jacksonville Artist Selected by Riverside Avondale Preservation and JEA to Paint City’s Newest Mural

2025-10-03

Jacksonville, FL (Oct. 3, 2025) - After 60 collective hours of jurying by a selection committee, Jacksonville’s Patrick Maxcy has been selected as the artist of the public mural on the JEA pump station located under the Fuller Warren Bridge along the St. Johns River. The site is the location of the weekly Riverside Arts Market (RAM). Maxcy will be awarded $20,000 to complete the mural, privately funded by the Jacksonville Environmental Protection Board (JEPB), the PNC Foundation and Haskell.  

Maxcy’s design, which is themed around water, will be painted al fresco on the JEA pump station, an area approximately 17 feet tall by 90 feet wide. Maxcy’s original sketch mockup for the mural can be seen here. Hardbarger Painting will provide in-kind services to prepare the pump station surface before Maxcy begins his work.  

Riverside Avondale Preservation (RAP), which coordinated the project through its placemaking efforts, opened a public call for artists on July 2 and received 70 submissions upon its close on Aug. 20. 

The selection committee narrowed the submissions to three finalists and JEA leadership approved the highest-rated proposal, selecting Maxcy’s submission as the winner.

The selection committee was comprised of members representing RAP’s Placemaking Committee, RAM, JEA, JEPB, PNC Foundation, Haskell, Hardbarger Painting, and Phoenix Arts & Innovation District. 

“JEA is proud to select Patrick Maxcy for this exciting and transformative mural project at our pump station located at 718 Standish Place," JEA Director of Community Engagement Greg Corcoran said. "Patrick has regional ties and a proven record of delivering impactful public art, along with a strong connection to the themes of conservation and water stewardship. His work will celebrate our community while underscoring our shared responsibility to protect and preserve our most valuable resource - water.” 

Maxcy is a painter, muralist and illustrator who first found inspiration for his work in the ocean near his childhood home of Flagler Beach, Fla. His art is heavily inspired by his travels throughout the world. His paintings juxtapose playfulness alongside more serious detailed symbolism.  

With a professional career spanning almost two decades, Maxcy has painted murals all over the U.S., as well as South America and Africa. His fine art paintings can also be found at galleries throughout the country. Maxcy has done work for numerous organizations including The Audubon Nature Institute, Muhammad Ali Center and WildAid.  

Maxcy’s mural is anticipated to be completed by the end of October.   

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About JEA 

JEA is a municipal utility providing safe, reliable and affordable services to more than one million residents across four Northeast Florida counties. JEA is not owned by investors and does not earn a profit. It was created by the City of Jacksonville to meet the electricity and water needs of those who live in Jacksonville and surrounding communities. JEA’s 2,300-plus workforce is dedicated to meeting customer needs, both today and for generations to come, while protecting our precious natural resources and supporting our region’s growth and economic development. Learn more at jea.com. 

About Riverside Avondale Preservation 

The purpose and mission of Riverside Avondale Preservation, Inc., colloquially known as RAP, is to preserve, enhance, and celebrate the historic fabric, arts, culture, local businesses, and public spaces of the Riverside and Avondale neighborhoods in Jacksonville, Fla. The weekly Riverside Arts Market, under the administration of RAP, is hosted every Saturday under the canopy of the Fuller Warren Bridge from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., rain or shine. For more information, visit www.riversideavondale.org 

About Riverside Arts Market 

Produced by Riverside Avondale Preservation (RAP), the Riverside Arts Market, colloquially known as RAM, is a true loyal-to-local market featuring more than 150 artists, farmers, makers, and entrepreneurs from the immediate region. Founded in 2009, RAM also includes the River Stage, offering the community free entertainment through local musical, dance, and other cultural interest activities. RAM operates every Saturday, rain or shine, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. For more information, visit www.riversideartsmarket.org. 

About Jacksonville Environmental Protection Board 

The Environmental Protection Board consists of nine members, appointed for four-year terms, who are chosen to represent industry, conservationist organizations, professional engineers, the medical profession, and the general public. This board develops regulations necessary for administration and enforcement of the city's environmental laws. It monitors investigations of complaints conducted by the Environmental Quality Division, takes testimony in matters under its jurisdiction and provides a hearing platform for environmental matters within the city. The EPB also conducts public outreach programs for schools, teachers, civic and private organizations. 

About PNC Foundation 

The PNC Foundation, which receives its principal funding from The PNC Financial Services Group (www.pnc.com), actively supports organizations that provide services for the benefit of communities in which it has a significant presence. The foundation focuses its philanthropic mission on early childhood education and community and economic development, which includes the arts and culture. Through PNC Grow Up Great®, its signature cause that began in 2004, PNC has created a bilingual $500 million, multiyear initiative to help prepare children from birth to age 5 for success in school and life. For more information, visit PNC Foundation. 

About Haskell 

Haskell delivers more than $2 billion annually in architecture, engineering, construction (AEC), and consulting solutions to assure certainty of outcome for complex capital projects worldwide. Haskell is a global, fully integrated, single-source design-build and EPC firm with over 2,600 highly specialized, in-house design, construction and administrative professionals across industrial and commercial markets. With more than 25 office locations around the globe, Haskell is a trusted partner for global and emerging clients. 

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