'Water Abundance’ Mural Unveiled at Riverside Arts Market

2025-12-15

JACKSONVILLE, FL (Dec. 15, 2025) – A 90-foot mural covering a JEA pump station under the Fuller Warren Bridge is one of the city’s newest public art installations. The location is adjacent to the St. Johns River on the site of Riverside Arts Market, one of the region’s most recognized markets held every Saturday. The Jacksonville Environmental Protection Board (JEPB), the PNC Foundation, and Haskell funded the mural.

Riverside Avondale Preservation (RAP) opened a public call for artists for the mural on July 2 and received 70 submissions. The call for artists asked for concepts that would inspire those observing the mural to appreciate water as a vital force and evoke a sense of stewardship for the river and its surrounding environment. A selection committee narrowed down the 70 submissions to three finalists that were presented to JEA leadership, which ultimately named Patrick Maxcy as the final artist for the project.   

Maxcy spent more than 100 hours over the span of three weeks to complete the 17-foot-tall mural. His design features various species of sea life and also includes a number of hidden hearts, which represent his family and loved ones who have and continue to support his artistic journey.   

In addition to the private funding, Haymaker Coffee Co. helped fund the mural by donating a percentage of sales earlier this year. Hardbarger Painting provided $4,000 of in-kind services to properly prepare the surface of the JEA pump station before Maxcy began his work, and Sunbelt Rentals provided essential equipment in kind for the project, also at a value of $4,000.  

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