Connect. Discover. Create. Lakewood Public Art Plan

The Lakewood Public Art Plan has been adopted!

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.

View the adopted Public Art 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.(External link)

Public Art Plan project overview

Lakewood adopted its first Public Art Master Plan(External link) in 2013. In 2023, we 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.

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