The monument is made of a curved concrete structure covered in several bronze sculptures that represent Antioquian culture.

"[A]During the 203-year anniversary commemoration of the Independence of Antioquia in August 2016, Arenas was honored and part of his remains were transferred to an urn next to the monument.

[1] The Museo Universitario de Artes Digitales described the monument as a brown curved sculpture that points to the sky.

[1] María Elena Quintero, poet and widow of Arenas, said: "He interpreted and made a concrete-and-bronze epic, where he told the history of Antioquia, like the jobs, the mythology, among others.

[B]Sarah Woods described the Monumento a la Raza as a "powerful [and] robust" work that depicts "the forces of good and evil".