Traverse Ownership will invest up to $150,000 to commission an artist or group of artist to design a large art installation on their parking garage structure façade.
LAKEWOOD, Colo. (May 13th, 2021) – The Traverse Ownership, in conjunction with the Creativity Lab of Colorado and 40 West Arts District, is seeking a visually stimulating and memorable art installation on the east and north facades of their parking structure. The artist selected for the installation is tasked to convey a positive, vibrant, and uplifting feel. This art opportunity, with an overall project budget of up to $150,000, is intended to leverage its unique location along the W Line and proximity to the 40 West ArtLine to create a memorable large-scale installation.
The selection process is set to be completed by July with the work completed by March 2022. The work will overlook the W Line light rail station, area walking & biking trails, and the 40 West ArtLine’s Mountair Park.
“We’re delighted to bring more large-scale projects like this to the ArtLine. It’s a tribute to the Traverse Ownership group and their recognition of the value and impact of art and creative placemaking,” said Kevin Yoshida, a co-founder of The Creativity Lab and board chair of the local business improvement district. “Following the success of the group of murals, called the Wild Urban Medicine by Katy Casper, installed in 2020 on the ArtLine on Lamar Street by Riverpoint Partners, we’re please to see more private investment in large-scale art in our corridor.”
Traverse Apartment is located in north east Lakewood in the Two Neighborhood, one Lakewood oldest neighborhoods.The property is along a walking/biking trail that connects Denver to Lakewood and 40 West Arts District and 40 West ArtLine.
The ownership group of Traverse Apartments, a 281-unit class “A” apartment community in Lakewood, CO, located along RTD’s W Line. Traverse is a continuation of the group’s successful West Line Village community that is just to the west of the Traverse development. West Line Village is a transit-oriented development that consists of 178 units of for-sale rowhomes. This master-planned, micro-neighborhood provides homeownership to residents with modern design in a convenient location, just west of downtown Denver, close to the Sheridan Station light rail station on the W Line.
Two Creeks Neighborhood is rapidly transitioning to a younger, more urban professional, vibrant, active community that includes a diverse mix of housing with easy connections to Sloan’s Lake, Edgewater, Lakewood’s 40 West Arts District on West Colfax Ave, and the 40 West ArtLine, a four-mile walking and biking route that connects three area parks and include more than 70 art installations along the route.
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MEDIA CONTACT:
Katy Zeigler, Director of Communications
40 West Arts, WCCA, Lakewood-West Colfax BID
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