Altadena, CA · Since 2022
Unincorporated
Mural Project
An annual rotating outdoor mural series at the Altadena flagship roastery. Each year, one artist receives a mural grant from Unincorporated Coffee Roasters — no brief, just a wall and creative freedom. The goal is work that belongs to this place.
The Grant
One artist is selected annually. UCR provides the wall, the budget, and a platform. The artist provides the vision. There's no theme mandate — the work should reflect the artist's perspective on community, place, and the neighborhood.
If you're an artist interested in working with the Mural Project, reach out at paco@unincorporated.coffee or text (855) 799-3774.
The Wall
The mural lives at the Altadena flagship roastery at 3045 Lincoln Ave. Altadena is unincorporated — not technically part of any city — and that independent spirit is something UCR has always identified with. The mural project is an extension of that.
Visit the Altadena location →The Artists
2025
Austin Scott
"Altadena Forever"
Visual artist, illustrator, film editor, and storyteller based in Altadena, California. Scott's work emphasizes themes of place, memory, and resilience through bold linework and community-focused imagery.
Located 40 feet from the Eaton Canyon Fire burn zone, "Altadena Forever" honors the local businesses that were lost and the wildlife and landmarks that survived. The project began as a black-and-white illustration created for fire relief efforts, then grew into a larger public artwork. Hundreds of free coloring pages were distributed throughout the community to help residents — especially children — process the disaster.
2024
Josh & Leanna Viers
Design duo working in clean geometric forms. Josh brings 25 years of concept and industrial design experience. Leanna studied sign painting with a background in biotech and graphic design. Together their work balances precision and craft.
2023
Cleon Peterson
Altadena-based artist known for chaotic compositions depicting power dynamics and human struggle. MFA from Cranbrook Academy of Art. Exhibits internationally. Works with a limited palette — black, white, red, yellow — to create images of striking tension and clarity.
2022
Brendan Monroe
Art Center College of Design graduate exploring form and space in nature through abstract representation. Monroe's mural depicts fluid, organic forms — steam, undulation, the soft movement of natural surfaces. The first mural commissioned for the project.