Cultural Arts Past Projects
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Adams County, Colorado Parks, Open Space & Cultural Arts Department launched public art projects to bring hope and joy to communities, inspire residents and visitors, and fuel the local economy.
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Adams County Parks, Open Space & Cultural Arts Department launched public art projects to bring hope and joy to communities, inspire residents and visitors, and fuel the local economy.
Babe Walls, Adams County Pride
Babe Walls came to the inaugural Adams County PRIDE and painted seven murals with amazing local artists. Each wall was a collaboration between two artists, and a community wall gave young future babes space to create.
The walls are on display at Riverdale Regional Park for the next six months and will then be moved to new homes throughout the county. We’ll share those locations when they go on tour!
Babe Walls AC Pride Artist Lineup:
- Adri Norris and Cya the Creator
- Kaitlin Ziesmer and Chandler Bree Dolan
- Grow Love and Ciara Bourne
- Romelle and Sidney Masuga
- Danielle Seewalker and Alyssa Ocha
- Gina Ilczyszyn and Jahna Rae
- Koko Bayer
Gallery at Taza Coffee House
Main Street Creative Showcase
Main Street Creatives is a vibrant artistic community just around the corner! What you see here is a taste of the collective’s vast talent. Visit their gallery in Brighton to see more works by this group of local artists. This showcase celebrates the long-standing relationship between art and nature.
Artists have always mirrored and interpreted the world around them. Some artists explore the impact nature has on our daily lives by depicting a bounty from the garden or the simple love of an animal. Others transform natural materials to create their artwork, turning feathers into flowers. Main Street Creatives invites you to see the beauty, majesty, and inspiration found in nature through their eyes.
Exhibiting Artists:
Judith Dickinson, Sheri Farabaugh, Jo Griff, Terry Hagen, Edward Hansen, Kathy Hansen, Sharon Krohn, Sandie Mackenzie, Kary Mayes, M.J. McCafferty, and Millie Young
About Main Street Creatives:
Main Street Creatives is a studio space, gallery, and arts academy in downtown Brighton. What began as an experimental art space in 2011 has become a community that supports local talent, nurtures the next generation of artists, and offers programming for art enthusiasts of all ages.
The artists of Main Street Creatives are dedicated to sharing their knowledge and talents with all who walk through their doors at 36 S. Main Street, Brighton. Visiting hours are 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Stop by on Tuesdays or Thursdays to meet one of the seventeen studio artists. Work on your own art and socialize at Open Paint every Thursday.
BUILT ENVIRONMENTS: paintings by artist Craig Rouse
Craig Rouse employs a limited color palette, geometric shapes, and crisp lines to construct imagined architectural landscapes. Built Environments explores human-made spaces, large and small. Some paintings are based on paper cubes the artist has stacked and arranged. Others are inspired by buildings.
Craig Rouse is a graphic designer and fine artist. He works in computer-aided illustration, silkscreen, linoleum block printing making, and, most recently, painting. Rouse lives in Lakewood, Colorado with his wife Carrie and their rescue dog Riley.
Stop by and say hello to Rouse and Riley at his studio in the 40 West Arts District on First Fridays.
Love Your Trails – Ground Mural Series
We are celebrating the incredible parks, open spaces and trail system in Adams County with a ground mural series dedicated to the natural beauty right here in AC.
Click here to see a map of mural locations.
Artist Lineup:
- Kerry Cesen
- Beth Warmath
- Kim Carlino
- Toni Ardizzone
- Sofi Rami
- Eli Pillaert
- Wes Abarca
- Stephanie Leyden
- Keely Hertzel
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- Teresa Sahar
- Angela Beloian
- Julio “Juls” Mendoza
- Paz de la Calzada
- Leah Nguyen