Connect. Discover. Create. Lakewood Public Art Plan
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 plan was presented to the Lakewood Planning Commission for review and discussion on October 9, 2024. Planning Commission recommended addressing feedback and presenting the final plan for adoption at an upcoming meeting. Please visit www.lakewoodspeaks.org for meeting agendas and packets.
Plan Adoption Process
October 9: Plan presented to Planning Commission for review and discussion
Early 2025: Present updated draft plan to Planning Commission for adoption
Spring 2025: Share adopted plan with City Council for approval as an amendment to the Lakewood Comprehensive Plan
Thank you for supporting public art in Lakewood!
View the final proposed Public Art Plan
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 as of August 29, 2024. The plan was presented to Planning Commission in October and is scheduled for a public hearing for adoption by Planning Commission in early 2025. From there, we anticipate sharing the plan with City Council for approval as an amendment to the Comprehensive Plan.
Public Art in Lakewood
Public art serves a unique role in our communities. It is accessible for all, free of charge, and can provoke discussion. It also creates memorable spaces, celebrates our cultural, heritage and history, and connects communities. Public art provides a platform for artists, and creative expression, creates engaging experiences and contributes to the local economy.
Arts and culture are essential and integral to Lakewood. Since the public art program’s inception in 1995, more than 50 permanent works of art have been installed across the city, while also annually exhibiting temporary sculpture through the Art on the Commons program. Lakewood continues to recognize the positive role of visual arts and the value of public art for the community.
Information about Lakewood's Public Art collection.
Public Art Plan project overview
Lakewood adopted its first Public Art Master Plan in 2013. In 2023, 2e began the process of engaging with the community to update this plan to help envision and guide the future of the city’s public art program for the next 10 years. Since that time, we hosted community conversations and asked for input and feedback to help shape the future of public art in Lakewood. The Connect. Discover. Create. Lakewood Public Art Plan is the result of this process.
Where would you like to experience public art?
As Lakewood embarks on creating a long-term visionary plan to foster more public art, we're curious to know where you would like to experience art in Lakewood in the future. To start, zoom in on the map to the place where you want to drop a pin to show us where you want to see art. Next, click the [+] "add pin" button to share what type of artwork you would be excited to experience in that location in the future. Drag the pin to the map and drop it.
Ideas for art options:
- Environmental art, Land art or Earthworks – Art that uses the natural landscape to create site-specific structures, art forms, and sculptures that incorporate or comment on the environment.
- Gateway/Iconic Sculpture – Large scale/monumental art that welcomes people and represents Lakewood, uniquely.
- Kinetic and Interactive art – Pieces that move and can be engaged with by visitors.
- Murals – Temporary or permanent art on outdoor walls, sidewalks, or other surfaces.
- Temporary art – Art that exists for a short time period.
