Connect. Discover. Create. Lakewood Public Art Plan

After collecting feedback over the last 20 months from the arts community, residents and stakeholders, City Council adopted the Connect. Discover. Create Lakewood Public Art Plan on Monday, March 24, 2025. Stay tuned as we begin the exciting work of implementing the plan.

Thank you to our community for their engagement in the process and continued support for the arts in Lakewood.

The Lakewood Public Art Plan is moving toward completion!!

Lakewood is currently updating the Public Art Plan. After collecting feedback from the community and the advisory group, we have created an updated plan, CONNECT. DISCOVER. CREATE. Lakewood Public Art Plan. The draft plan was presented to the Lakewood Planning Commission for review and discussion on October 9, 2024. The final plan will be presented to City Council for adoption in the Spring of 2025. Please visit www.lakewoodspeaks.org for meeting agendas and packets.

Plan Adoption Process

October 9: Plan presented to Planning Commission for review and discussion

Fall 2024/Winter 2025: Plan updates applied.

Spring 2025: Present plan to City Council for adoption.

Thank you for supporting public art in Lakewood!

The City of Lakewood is excited to announce that after a year of research and public engagement, the Connect. Discover. Create. Lakewood Public Art Plan is nearly complete! We've gathered feedback from the community and our advisory group on this visionary plan to set the direction for public art over the coming decade. The plan articulates the vision, core concepts, and key strategies for enriching the public art experience for our residents and visitors. A special thank you to our Lakewood community for your continued support and enthusiasm for arts and culture in Lakewood.

NEXT STEPS: Public comment on the draft plan has closed. The plan was presented to Planning Commission in October and further refinements are being made. We anticipate presenting the plan to City Council for adoption in the Spring of 2025.

NEXT STEPS: Public comment on the draft plan has closed as of August 29, 2024. We are finalizing the plan to be presented to the Planning Commission for review on October 9^th with anticipated adoption in November. From there, we anticipate sharing the adopted plan with City Council for approval as an amendment to the Lakewood Comprehensive Plan in December. Please visit LakewoodSpeaks.org for Planning Commission and City Council meeting agendas and presentations on the Public Art Plan.

Stay tuned to this site for updates.

THANK YOU for supporting public art in Lakewood!

The City of Lakewood is excited to announce that after a year of research and public engagement, the Connect. Discover. Create. Lakewood Public Art Plan is nearly complete! Now, we are looking for feedback on this visionary plan that will set the direction for public art over the coming decade. It articulates the vision, core concepts, and key strategies for enriching the public art experience for our residents and visitors. A special thank you to our Lakewood community for your continued support and enthusiasm for arts and culture in Lakewood.

Share your thoughts here when you follow the link to the plan here.

Lakewood adopted its first Public Art Master Plan in 2013. Since fall of 2023, we have engaged with the community to update the plan and envision the future of the city’s public art program for the next 10 years. Over the last several months, we hosted community conversations and asked for input and feedback to help shape the future of public art in Lakewood.

For the new Connect. Discover. Create. Lakewood Public Art Plan, four CORE CONCEPTS and key strategies are being developed to help guide the future of the public art program. See those Core Concepts here.

Core Concept 1: Unify and Guide Public Art and Placemaking Initiatives,

Core Concept 2: Create Transformational Destinations,

Core Concept 3: Expand the Variety and Diversity of the Public Art Collection,

Core Concept 4: Engage Community Through Public Art

Please share your feedback. Are we on track? Which are most important to you? What’s missing?

Here are a few ways to continue share your input:

• Visit this page frequently for updates on the process and new ways to engage.
• Follow the project and share it with your networks.
• Engage in the activities, surveys and polls on this site.
• Find us at INSPIRE Arts Lakewood events between May 25^th and June 30^th Click Link

What do you enjoy about public art? Where should Lakewood install new art? What art pieces have captured your attention? Contribute to Lakewood’s public art plan update by taking our survey.

Residents and visitors are invited to help guide the future of the city’s public art program for the next 10 years by providing feedback through the plan survey.

Enter for a chance to win by completing the survey by Dec. 1, 2023. Share the link with your friends and neighbors so they can also participate and have a chance to win!

Visit our Lakewood Public Art Plan booth at the Country Schoolhouse on Saturday, Oct. 7 at Cider Days, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.. Discover more about public art in Lakewood, share your thoughts and ideas about public art, and enjoy free giveaways! (Please note: Advance tickets are required for the Cider Days event. Visit Lakewood.org/CiderDays to purchase tickets.)

Location: Heritage Lakewood Belmar Park, 801 S. Yarrow St., Lakewood, CO 80226.

Public art in Lakewood creates an art experience that connects people to their community, parks, and cultural spaces, and beautifies transit corridors, gathering places and more. Ten years after the initial Public Art Master Plan was developed, we are excited to launch the Connect. Discover. Create. Lakewood Public Art Plan update that will shape the future of public art in Lakewood. Now, we need your help to create an updated plan, so please attend our community events and share your feedback.

Please follow this page for updates, community engagement dates, and opportunities to weigh-in!