Public Art
As a community attentive to its cultural life, the City of Wheat Ridge recognizes the importance of art. Public art enhances the quality of life in Wheat Ridge and benefits its citizens and the community at-large. The City established the groundwork for an expanded public art program in 2002. This program has enabled the City to implement the acquisition of artwork for interior and exterior locations accessible to the public. Public art acquisition and selection is coordinated through the Cultural Commission.
The following are works of art accessible to the public located throughout the City.
Discovering the Stars
Designer Kevin Robb
Contemporary stainless steel sculpture. Installed October 2010.
Located at: Discovery Park
Photo by Matt Brozek
Natural Impressions
Designer Carol Schneider Fennell
Each hand-carved clay tile box relates to the recreation center, the community, and serve as windows to the past, present, and future. Installed July, 2004.
Located at: Wheat Ridge Recreation Center (2nd floor)
Red, White and True Blue
Designer Bonnie Trujillio-Dickson
Bronze sculpture of a life size red fox and two kits. Installed October, 2013.
Located at: Wheat Ridge City Hall
Photo by Justin LeVett
Seasons
Designer Carol Schneider Fennell
The hand-carved clay tile boxes represent the leaves of Jefferson County: Rocky Mountain Maple, Narrow leaf Cottonwood, Gamble Oak, Aspen, Hawthorn, and Mahogany.
Located at: Wheat Ridge Recreation Center (installation inside, near front desk)
She Ain't Heavy
Designer Walt Horton
Bronze sculpture of children with kite. 1997, installed April, 2002.
Located at:
Wheat Ridge Recreation Center (outside, north side of building)
Sweet Grass Dance
Designer Nancy Lovendahl
Natural limestone hand cut and finished to look like oversized “sweet grass” blowing in the breeze as it grows wild along ClearCreek. installed November, 2019.
Located at:
Anderson Park
Designer Barry Rose
The Children’s Art Tile Project. The artwork consists of etched flagstone tiles, completed in 1996 and 1997.
Located at:
Wheat Ridge Recreation Center (two installations inside)
Wheat Ridge City Hall (outside, on the west wall)
Designer Kendra Fleischman
Cast bronze sculpture depicting a balance between choices. Installed May, 2015.
Located at: Hopper Hollow Park
Photo by Pretty Antlers Photography
What Has Stood, Shall Always Be
Designer Joshua Wiener
The marble, stone, and concrete sculpture represents a fallen tree in three ways: a tree that is turning into birds and fish at its roots, a glacier moving through the mountains, and as the surface of the earth distributed with sedimentary and igneous stones in relation to water. Installed September, 2005
Located at: Founders Park
Photo by Justin LeVett
Greetings from Wheat Ridge!
We invited all of our residents to get involved with us June 1 - June 15, 2019 in a campaign to see all of our beautiful art and favorite places in Wheat Ridge. The City collaborated with Localworks and Wheat Ridge Parks and Recreation to showcase the art, parks, and businesses around the City of Wheat Ridge.
The Greetings from Wheat Ridge artwork was the inspiration of graduates of Wheatie’s Academy and was created by artists Blu Hartkopp and Chris Jenuine. It was a Pop-Up Community Art Project that was displayed at Anderson Pool from June - August 2018. We are thrilled to see this collaborative community project showing up on the windows of local businesses as a window cling as well as in this fun, interactive campaign during our 50th anniversary year.
Residents were asked to take a selfie with the art, a picture of the art alone or a photo of the art with the Greetings postcard and tag @City of Wheat Ridge Government and use the #GreetingsfromWR. The slideshow below are the images that were captured during the campaign, and show what you love about our City!
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Greetings From Wheat Ridge 1
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Jerith Gronski & Milly Nadler
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Wheat Ridge Active Adult Center
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Anchored by Place
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Anderson Park Building
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Anderson Park Pool
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Arvada Fire Department
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Anderson Park
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Anderson Park Creek Access
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Clear Creek 1
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Clear Creek 2
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Criterium
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West Metro Fire Dept
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Discovering the Stars
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Founders Park
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Green on Ridge at 38
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Greetings From Wheat Ridge 2
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Localworks at Criterium
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Natural Impressions 1
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Natural Impressions 2
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Patrick Goff at Criteriumm
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Red White and True Blue
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Seasons clay boxes
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She Aint Heavy 1
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She Aint Heavy 2
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Symbols in stone 1
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Symbols in stone 2
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Truth
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Wheat Ridge Recreation Center
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Wheat Ridge Police Department
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WRPD Vehicle
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WRPD Welcome
Donations
The Wheat Ridge Community Foundation accepts donations to support public art.