The Riverside Art Museum is bringing local artist Maxx 242 Gramajo to the Riverside Tamale Festival on Saturday, April 16, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., to do a collaborative painting with the community.

Maxx is an illustrator and self-taught artist well known for his Day of the Dead inspired art and is soon to release a new line of designer toys which are the inspiration for this work. His most recent mural was a collaboration with Jeff Soto and can be seen on the wall behind Pixels restaurant on University Avenue.

Maxx will be painting from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. Admission to the Riverside Tamale Festival at White Park is $5 for an individual or family of four. Children under 12 are free. There is no cost to participate in Maxx’s mural beyond the entrance fee. See you there!