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INSPIRE Arts Lakewood

The City of Lakewood is excited to once again host INSPIRE Arts Lakewood from May 25 through June 30, 2024! Spread across the city at more than 20 locations - Lakewood galleries, cultural centers, shops and more - participating venues will be offering free and low-cost arts and culture experiences to the community, throughout the month.

Inspire will kick off with exhibitions at the Lakewood Cultural Center like Fiber Feast : A Fiber Arts Exhibition, featuring a collection of artists working across a wide array of woven, tufted, threaded, and wound materials. Throughout June, the gallery will host an exhibition panel discussion, a community tufting workshop, drop-in art opportunities in the Corner Gallery, and a public exhibition reception on June 14 from 6-8pm. The Lakewood Cultural Center youth camps will host performances and arts exhibitions every Friday of the month of June at 11:30am and 3:30pm, and Washington Heights Arts Center and Heritage Lakewood Belmar Park will host free community arts engagement activities, Like Rockin’ Block, throughout Inspire Arts Lakewood month.

Within the Community, don’t miss an opportunity to connect with myriad local artists, galleries, makers, and creative spaces at the 40W Arts First Friday Art Walk on June 7, storm-drain art installations along Alameda, and a new mural being painted in Belmar. Experience the vibrancy of the Belmar Block 7 Galleries, visit galleries at Red Rocks Community College and RMCAD, or take a walk along Alameda to experience the exceptional public art supported by Alameda Connects. Go on a scavenger hunt across the parks in Lakewood as you investigate public art and locate hidden art treasures left by local artists. Finally, give us your input on the Connect. Discover. Create. Lakewood Public Art Plan by visiting LakewoodTogether.org/PublicArt.

There is no better time than a Colorado summer to get out and celebrate the creative organizations and events that make up INSPIRE Arts Lakewood. Use this QR code to visit our website to stay up to date on all the listings for events and activities all around Lakewood in the month of Inspire Arts Lakewood!

Inspire Arts Month Exhibitions

coming soon.

Free Arts Activities During Inspire Arts Lakewood

Performances from the Lakewood Symphony Orchestra (May 30) and Performance Now Theater Company (June 7-23)
Rockin’ Block Party (June 1) at Heritage Lakewood Belmar Park
Visit First Friday in the 40W Arts District (June 7)
Public Artist Receptions (June 14, 6-8 p.m.) for all Galleries at 470 and 480 S. Allison Parkway
Fiber Feast : A Fiber Arts Exhibition panel discussion (June 14, 6 p.m.)
Community Tufting Workshop in the North Gallery is open to all, no pre-registration or fee required and will take place during the opening reception of “Fiber Feast” (Friday, June 14 from 6-8 p.m.)
Drop in artmaking in the Corner Gallery at the Lakewood Cultural Center
Friday youth art exhibitions and performances at the Lakewood Cultural Center throughout the summer
An Art-drop scavenger hunt in Lakewood Parks to explore public Art in Lakewood
See a new mural being created in the Belmar Shopping district or browse the galleries in Block 7
Washington Heights Arts Center: Come by and see the installation of a student-made outdoor sculpture and paint your own piece of pottery! (June 21^st, 10 a.m.)