1. LOLA
Artist: Carson Arts LLC
Station: Union Station
Dedication: 2015
This bold and unique piece is a kinetic sculpture that sequences like a pendulum and in its motion reminds us of the human gestures of running and waving.
Get there: A B C E G N W
2. CONFLUX/REDOX
Artist: Kelton Osborn
Station: 38th & Blake
Dedication: 2016
Kelton's work is an extension of his architecture and printmaking background. For him, they are directly connected. The convergence of space, form, and lines are prevalent in his work. Extraordinary spatial experiences are born of these interactions. Although he is comfortable working with a variety of media, he prefers the unconventional - those that surprise and invite further examination.
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3. HANDS ON
Artist: Erik Carlson
Station: 40th & Colorado
Dedication: 2016
Hands On is a public art installation that examines the neighborhoods around the new 40th & Colorado East Rail Station, celebrating this area as a place where people work and live and, most importantly, make and create. Artist Erik Carlson has made sure the artwork on this train station represents the hard work the people do and the industrial nature of the area where it's located. University of Colorado A Line passengers will see twelve hand tools from local workshops and businesses are revealed in acute detail.
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4. BALLOON MAN RUNNING
Artist: Sean O'Meallie
Station: Central Park
Dedication: 2016
This is a 12-foot tall sculpture of a balloon-like humanoid that look's like he's running. The sculpture sits on top of a platform 20 feet above the parking lot. Its highly-visible presence functions as a landmark to guide people to this active transit hub. "The figure of a balloon man running is a fresh representation of "anyman" and can be easily visually resolved by viewers of any age. Its content is humorous and thoughtful," artist Sean O'Meallie said.
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5. BIOTA
Artist: Blessing Hancock
Station: Peoria
Dedication: 2016
"Biota is an illuminated sculpture that draws inspiration from the unique conditions of the site and contextual surroundings," artist Blessing Hancock said about the art she's created for Peoria Station. The artwork relates to the themes of bioscience, health, technology, and the natural environment."
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6. TIME PRESENT
Artist: Molly Dilworth
Station: 40th Ave & Airport Blvd - Gateway
Dedication: 2016
Inspired by Buckminster Fuller, Time Present is a horizontal, low-relief paint-coated polyhedral sculptures mounted on the façade of the station platform wall. The metal sculptures honor the experimentation, innovation, and future problem-solving that are critical to the culture of Colorado. The piece is about 50' long by 12' tall.
Get there: A
7. PRAIRIE LIGHT And COLOR
Artist: Koryn Rolstad
Station: Fitzsimons
Dedication: 2017
A joyful and accessible collection of vivid grass and tree form elements constantly change throughout the day and seasons. “My main focus for the Prairie Light and Color environmental installation is to give a visual language for this site that is joyful, accessible, and acts as a visual identity that has the opportunity to constantly change throughout the day and seasons,” said Koryn Rolstad.
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8. BIKE-NADO
Artist: Chris Fennell
Station: 13th Avenue
Dedication: 2017
Bike-nado is a thirty-foot tall, tornado-like sculpture made out of steel pipes that is inspired by the RTD light rail system and uses lines of bicycles to symbolize trains. The leading and trailing wheel of each bicycle is looped to visually connect the bicycles in a chain form on top of the pipes that are painted the color of each line. Artist Chris Fennell builds structural skeletons from discarded or found objects. The materials he chooses have been cast out or devalued by society and so his selections are based on the kind of message or impact each piece should convey. The materials he's using for Bike-nado include steel pipe and 40 locally-donated bicycles. The artwork is in the traffic island between the parking area and the train station platform.
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9. HIGHLINE TIMES
Artist: Douwe Blumberg
Station: 2nd & Abilene
Dedication: 2017
A long band of sculpted or painted decorations adorn the wall and depict "Early Aurora" and "Present Day Aurora." "This site motivated me to create an experiential work which would be artistically accessible to a wide and diverse audience,” says Blumberg. “I chose to embrace a simple, almost child-like storytelling approach to this work. I wanted to not only visually portray some of the fascinating heritage of the area and more specifically, the High-Line Canal; but to also ‘bridge the canal with art’ by creating a linear journey to be enjoyed while moving, which seems most appropriate for a rail station.” - Douwe Blumberg
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10A. SUNRISE
Artist: John King
Station: Aurora Metro Center
Dedication: 2017
Sunrise is based on the literal Latin meaning of Aurora, the ancient Roman goddess of the Dawn, and signifies the rising of the sun over the horizon. Pedestrians can spin the Sunrise, bringing their own inner light into the station. Accompanying the 16-foot diameter Sunrise is a 200-foot long mural depicting various scenes of historical life in Aurora by Ted Esselstyn, intermixed with 6-foot story wheels. These story wheels are an interactive piece of the mural and can be turned resulting in a surprising and engaging experience for the viewer.
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10B. EVERYTHING UNDER THE SUN
Artist: Ted Esselstyn
Station: Aurora Metro Center
Dedication: 2017
This 300-foot-long mural with round story wheels varying in size tells the story of the city of Aurora with graphic silhouettes placed between the story wheels.
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11. YET ANOTHER WAY TO KNOW THAT NATURE WILL EVENTUALLY WIN
Artist: Dwight Atkinson
Station: Nine Mile
Dedication: 2006
A glowing textured metal chandelier depicts the perceived conflict between humanity and technology. Overlapping aluminum panels form a turbine symbolically colliding with the ceiling. Nature's nymph emerges, while metallic vines grasp the suspending structure. The chandelier is overhead as you enter the pedestrian tunnel between the stairs to the platform and the Park-n-Ride.
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12. WINDSWEPT
Artist: Chris Weed
Station: Dayton
Dedication: 2006
These stainless steel poles with large, bright red spheres travel on the edge of the pedestrian bridge that crosses the wetlands area between the Park-n-Ride and the elevator to the rail station. Windswept transforms the viewers as they walk through a field of brightly colored steel that seems to be in perpetual motion.
Get there: R H
13. THUNDER OVER THE ROCKIES
Artist: Richard Elliot
Station: Belleview
Dedication: 2006
A geometric pattern of roadway reflectors illuminate as people walk through the pedestrian tunnel, just north of the rail station. It is the first reflectorized art tunnel in the world. The unique convergence of the high plains meeting the Rockies, western culture intertwined with native influences, and the ghost of herds of wild buffalo running along the freeway is what inspired Thunder over the Rockies.
Get there: E F R
14. ORCHARD MEMORY
Artist: Wopo Holop
Station: Orchard
Dedication: 2006
Stamped concrete portraying magnified apple leaves serve as a remembrance of the apple orchards that were grown on this site. In addition, stainless steel birds are sitting on the fence posts just above the stamped concrete. This work is about memory and simple observation in nature.
Get there: E F R
15. NUCLEUS
Artist: Michael Clapper
Station: Arapahoe
Dedication: 2008
Three sculptures made from sandstone and marble are placed in the plaza area just west of the rail station. The three interlocking forms are each 6' x 10' and when placed together, they convey a sense of interdependence. Set in an open, reverse curved pattern, this installation of timeless forms will serve as an interactive focal point for the new town center of Greenwood Village.
Get there: E F R
16. FOOLS GOLD
Artist: John McEnroe
Station: Dry Creek
Dedication: 2006
A series of colorful stainless steel tubes that highlight the precious nature of our water resources while at the same time pays homage to the historical significance of this site. One of the earliest gold strikes documented in Colorado was here in Dry Creek and fueled the Colorado Gold Rush. These tubes vary in size and are placed on the wall heading to the rail station from the parking structure. They can be turned and people can watch the pyrite flow through the hourglass. This piece suggests the idea that over-development is our modern fool's gold.
Get there: E F R
17. PLOW
Artist: Emmett Culligan
Station: County Line
Dedication: 2006
A free-standing sculpture of an old fashioned plow was designed to recognize the use of this land. The plow sits in a landscaped area that is half prairie grasses and half rows of crops near the bottom of the stairs leading to the pedestrian bridge on the east side of I-25.
Get there: E F R
18. SUN STREAM
Artist: Ray King
Station: Lincoln
Dedication: 2006
A series of iridescent, dichotic glass panels were placed on the south side of the five-level parking structure. The glass panels change color depending on the time of year and time of day.
Get there: E F R
19. Willow
Artist: Curtis Pittman
Station: Sky Ridge
Dedication: 2018
Willow describes the connotation or feeling evoked by this tail and graceful piece. Nestled at the edge of the station plaza area, this sculpture takes aesthetic cues from the local prairie grasses, autumn's Quaking Aspen trees, and Colorado ranch life.
Get there: E F R
20. End of Line
Artist: Erik Carlson, Erica Carpenter
Station: RidgeGate
Dedication: 2019
The translucent grid arrangement depicts the cattle brands that were once the code for ranches that dominated the local landscape. The top represents the past, and as the code continues, it becomes modern-day computer language.
Get there: E F R
21. HARMONIC PASS
Artist: Christopher Janney
Station: Southmoor
Dedication: 2006
A multi-dimensional interactive piece includes colored lights along the pedestrian tunnel walls under I-25 on the way to the station. Each of the lights has emanating sounds that are started when someone walks by them. A riddle in the tunnel, that when solved by stepping in front of the lights in the correct order, will congratulate the winner by playing a light and sound melody.
Get there: E F H
22. CONNECTED
Artist: Gregory Gove
Station: Yale
Dedication: 2006
A series of compositions are scattered across the wall between the Park-n-Ride and the rail platform, which relate to one another. "My idea for the Yale Station wall came out of my thinking about the constant shifting and changing of communities as various people travel to and from them via the rail system," said artist Gregory Gove.
Get there: E F H
23. BIG BOOTS
Artist: Ries Niemi
Station: Colorado
Dedication: 2006
A pair of seven-foot stainless steel cowboy boots draw their inspiration from Native American rug designers, Mexican Pitiado patterns, Pueblo Deco architecture of the 1930's and Gene Autry's stage wear. They sit side by side between the rail station and the Park-n-Ride on the east end.
Get there: E F H
24. REFLECTIVE DISCOURSE
Artists: John Goe with Larry Argent
Station: University
Dedication: 2006
A series of blue steel panels with cut-out words reflect community, motion, learning, and education. The color blue in the artwork conveys confidence and importance and has a logical connection to nature—the sky. The steel panels are in the pedestrian tunnel inside the parking structure and on the wall on the University of Denver side of the parking structure.
Get there: E F H
25. STANG MACHINE
Artist: Ira Sherman
Station: Louisiana-Pearl
Dedication: 2006
An overhead, kinetic sculpture can be turned by an orb on the station platform. It is a tubular metal with blue neon highlights and resembles a train wheel in motion. This sculpture is one of the first-ever public outdoor monumental kinetic sculptures in Colorado that the viewer can set into motion.
Get there: E F H
26. THE WELCOMING COMMITTEE
Artist: Elaine Calzolari
Station: I-25 & Broadway
Dedication: 1997
These three modernistic granite monuments were created from sculptures salvaged from demolished buildings. Some of the main components include materials from an old mausoleum, fragments from granite quarries and other architectural remnants. Calzolari's vision for this sculpture was to inject humor and add the stamp of humanity in an almost sleek, manufactured environment. The sculptures stand in the island south of the bus gates.
Get there: C D E F H
27. HAND UP
Artist: Scott Donohue
Station: Alameda
Dedication: 1998
Two statues show diversity and history throughout the world. Each figure is made up of different patterned sections and makes a composite of many people from various cultures, races and times. The statues are located northwest of the bus drop-off area.
Get there: C D E F H
28. FOUR GATES
Artist: Herbert Bayer
Station: Alameda
Dedication: 2021
Rising more than 17 feet above the train tracks at Alameda Station exists Four Gates. Artist Herbert Bayer was an Austrian student of the Bauhaus in Weimar, Germany, who then became its instructor in Dessau, Germany. The Bauhaus is the century-old school of design that gave modern architecture and modern design a foundation. The striking structure took eight weeks to install and is located at Alameda Station by license agreement among RTD, the artist’s estate and the developer of the Denizen apartments located at the station, Broadway Park North Metropolitan District N. 1. RTD’s ADA division also recognized the design team because the sculpture eliminated physical barriers to allow RTD patrons with disabilities full access to the sculpture. Read more.
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29. MESTIZAJE
Artist: Emanuel Martinez
Station: 10th & Osage
Dedication: 2003
The sculpture is a synthesis of images that represents Mexican culture through the 1960s civil rights movement, to the United Farm Workers labor struggle and the urban Chicano movement. The sculpture is located on the lawn north of the station plaza.
Get there: C D E F H
30. BOOKMARK DENVER, COLORADO
Artist: Donna Billick
Station: Colfax at Auraria
Dedication: 2002
Two terrazzo benches with book replicas are bench backs and seats. The images on the bench backs portray Denver and the state of Colorado. The theme of the books was selected to honor the multiple institutions committed to the education and enlightenment of their community. The benches are on the plaza between the rail tracks and the campus.
Get there: D F H
31. DOING YOUR DANCE IN DENVER
Artist: Dwight Atkinson
Station: Theater District-Convention Center
Dedication: 2005
An interactive light installation using sensors and light helps visitors perform their own "Dance of Denver." As a dancer operates the system, a variety of illustrations and slogans light up on the stainless steel mirror, providing amusement and faux guidance, whimsically defining the three areas of Denver dance: commerce, nature and sport. The installation is adjacent to the southbound boarding area.
Get there: D F H
32. MUSICAL MOSAICS
Artist: Darrell Anderson
Station: 25th & Welton and 27th & Welton
Dedication: 1996
Five Points’ legacy of great music and community served as the inspiration for these colorful mosaics, located on the rail station access ramps.
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33. LADY DOCTOR
Artist: Jess DuBois
Station: 30th & Downing
Dedication: 1998
This sculpture pays tribute to the first African-American doctor licensed in the State of Colorado, Dr. Justina Ford. During Dr. Ford's 50 years of practice, she delivered over 7,000 babies. The artwork is located on the plaza along Downing Street.
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34. PEOPLE HEARABOUTS
Artist: Jack Unruh
Station: Evans
Dedication: 2000
The Overland Neighborhood Association presents a series of text and image historical vignettes about the area in an outdoor museum exhibit. Over 70 small panels are mounted to five colorful steel kiosks standing between the rail plaza and the Park-n-Ride. People Hereabouts is an exhibit to remind you that you are making history!
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35.GLASS PANEL WINDSCREEN
Artist: David Weber
Station: Englewood
Dedication: 2000
The glass panel windscreen in the center of the platform portrays the interaction between the dreams, hopes, and aspirations of society and the entropy caused by time. According to artist Ray Tomasso, the subject matter of the windscreen includes, "fragments that shift across the subconscious leaving only a shadow, an essence of a patina, the dust found in a crack, a word left behind, flotsam found along a lost highway, the desk of an unknown and forgotten author, link from a lost love, broken dreams of neon…"
Get there: C D
36. UNTITLED
Artist: Sheridan Schools
Station: Oxford-City of Sheridan
Dedication: 2000
A multi-color mosaic adorns the retaining wall at the Oxford - City of Sheridan Rail Station. Each of the one thousand 12" x 12" ceramic tiles in the mosaic depicts a form of transportation and was hand-drawn by a child from one of four schools in the Sheridan School District. The schools included Alice Terry Elementary, Fort Logan Elementary, Sheridan Middle School and Sheridan High School.
Get there: C D
37. SEASONS OF LITTLETON
Artist: Michelle Lamb
Station: Littleton - Downtown
Dedication: 2000
Measuring 40' x 7' tall, the Littleton - Downtown Rail Station mural was painted on eight individual metal panels installed on the wall west of the platform leading to the Park-n-Ride. The inspiration for the mural comes from the book Settlement to Centennial by Robert McQuarie and from a wealth of archive photos and information at the Littleton Historical Museum. The mural depicts over 50 historical structures, most of which exist less than five minutes from the rail station. The seasons in the mural change from spring to winter and the light from morning to night as you look from left to right.
Get there: C D
38. THE SILVER BAND OF PRESENT TIME
Artist: Robert Tully
Station: Littleton - Mineral
Dedication: 2000
The themes of technology and the environment are captured in the solar-powered clock tower at the Littleton - Mineral rail station between the pedestrian bridge and the stairway to the Park-n-Ride. The vastness of time is glue that lets us live with so many rational unknowns; the present is a source of enlightenment, contentment, creativity and knowledge.
Get there: C D
39. SEVEN SISTERS
Artist: Dave Griggs
Station: Pepsi Center-Elitch Gardens
Dedication: 2002
Seven whimsical sculptures were designed to acknowledge the playful attractions of the Platte Valley. The commission was a joint project with the Denver Urban Renewal Authority.
Get there: C E W
40. PIGSKINS
Artist: Troy Corliss
Station: Broncos Stadium at Mile High
Dedication: 2002
Five oversized terrazzo footballs tilted in different angles give the appearance of wobbling balls on the main plaza of the rail station. Each football represents a different era in the development of the "pigskin."
Get there: C E W
41. DESTINATIONS
Artist: Donna Billick
Station: Auraria West
Dedication: 2003
A gateway arch is between the station and the Auraria Higher Education campus suggests the transformation education provides the students in their journey into the world of opportunities. The items on the arch are a compilation of sports balls, a gold nugget and maize representing important elements from the past and present in Auraria's history.
Get there: C E W
42. INTERDEPENDENCE
Artist: Michael Clapper
Station: Decatur - Federal
Dedication: 2013
A series of three sandstone sculptures feature children's handprints pressed into the piece. The handprints come from the local children in the neighborhood. The sculptures are located west of the bus gates in the plaza area.
Get there: W
43. ILLUMINATING PATH
Artist: Jose Aguirre
Station: Knox
Dedication: 2013
Woven together with thousands of half-inch mosaic pieces, this art was carefully pieced together by local students at La Academia in Denver with oversight from the artist. This uniquely-cultured piece rests on the retaining wall at Knox Court Station spanning 23 individual panels, each 30 inches tall by 60 inches wide.
Get there: W
44. INTERCONNECTIVITY
Artist : Joshua Wiener
Station: Perry
Dedication: 2013
Paralleling the W Line, this piece is made of stone and LED lights. Illuminated at night, the dual pieces serve as a beacon, lighting the way down to the Perry Station.
Get there: W
45. GIFT OF RAIN
Artist: John Flemming
Station: Sheridan
Dedication: 2013
As Colorado is a relatively dry state and with an artist from Seattle, Washington, it’s no surprise that he would give us the Gift of Rain. This dynamic piece—made of steel cables, aluminum and prismatic reflective strips 24 inches to 48 inches long—falls like rain on the east side of the Sheridan Bridge at Sheridan Station.
Get there: W
46. LAKEWOOD LEGACY TREES
Artist: Lonnie Hanzon
Station: Lamar
Dedication: 2013
These five sculptured trees emulate the historical elements of the neighborhoods surrounding the Lamar Station, which include agriculture and transportation components.
Get there: W
47A. RAIN & SUN
Artist: John Rogers
Station: Lakewood - Wadsworth
Dedication: 2013
Symbolic of Colorado’s weather patterns, these two “chandeliers” hang over the staircases leading up to the station platform on the east and west side of Wadsworth. The glass captures light at different times of day and night with ever-changing effects.
Get there: W
47B. HA-NO-OO
Artist: Scott Parsons
Station: Lakewood - Wadsworth
Dedication: 1997, 2003
Originally located at 16th and California Station, the 500-square-foot granite mosaic walkway was moved to the Lakewood•Wadsworth Station in February 2013. The title of the piece, Ha-no-oo, is the Arapahoe word for "galaxy." Just as the stars are used for navigation, artist Scott Parsons relates the rail station as "a metaphor for navigation." The mosaic itself represents the 10,000-year history of native migrations as displayed in the night skies above Colorado, recorded in 21 indigenous languages.
Get there: W
48. WINDS OF CHANGE
Artist: Mike Squared Mosaics
Station: Garrison
Dedication: 2013
Mosaic panels stretch along 20 sections of the wall at the Garrison station portraying the passage of time from prehistoric days to the present, tied together with white tile “wind”. Whimsical tiles gathered from the community and other various places are embedded into the artwork, making it fun to see from the train as well as up-close.
Get there: W
49. TREAD LIGHTLY
Artist: Joshua Wiener
Station: Oak
Dedication: 2013
A series of seven colorful steel boats suspended on whimsical legs “tread” across the station plaza, taking viewers away to another place. This unusual artwork catches the eye from the train, the parking lot and the adjacent street.
Get there: W
50. COLOR FIELD
Artist: Ivan Depena
Station: Federal Center
Dedication: 2013
This artwork is meant to convey a dysfunctional sundial with varied glass that casts ever-changing patterns of color across more than 100 feet of ramps, stairs, and walkways. Each of the 18 "tree-like" installations change constantly and have a direct relationship with the landscape and the solar system. The glass pieces vary in size position and with the varying angles of the sun throughout the year, they serve as a mechanism to produce an ever-evolving experience.
Get there: W
51. LOOK AHEAD
Artist: Aphidoidea
Station: Red Rocks College
Dedication: 2013
This sculpture is symbolic of the exchange point between Red Rocks Community College and the surrounding communities. Red Rocks Community College is a beacon of knowledge and a point of arrival into higher learning, while simultaneously it is a point of departure into opportunity. The two large undulating planes suggest the motion of arriving and departure into a journey of opportunity.
Get there: W
52. STAINED GLASS CLOCK
Artist: Ball-Nogues Studio
Station: Jefferson County Government
Dedication: 2013
Four sections of the parking structure have a digital clock that reflects the correct time onto the ground below, replicating the history of clocks at train stations in a new unique way. The location of the reflection will vary throughout the day and year. Each 8 foot by 8 foot panel will feature colored glass along with “smartglass” which will keep the time.
Get there: W
53. AGGREGATION
Artist: Brian Brush
Station: 41st & Fox
Dedication: 2017
This metallic structure takes visual cues from the surrounding landscape to produce a dynamic and technical object symbolic of the image identity of Denver.
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54. ROOTS CROSSING
Artist: Bimmer Torres
Station: Pecos Junction
Dedication: 2017
Roots Crossing combines paint, tile, and painted steel to create a colorful display of many different modes of transportation and the people who use the station. One of Denver's master urban artist/muralist created art for the retaining wall, bridge pier and pedestrian ramp walls at the commuter rail station.
Get there: B G
55. DORADUS
Artist: Addison Karl
Station: Clear Creek-Federal
Dedication: 2017
The largest piece in RTD’s artwork collection, this mural combines spray paint and acrylic paint to enhance the retaining wall. The art is 190 feet long by 28 feet high. The materials Karl used included MTN 94s spray paint, acrylic paint, and a paint sprayer. "My intent is to integrate art into the existing environment, creating harmony, balance, and adding life to an otherwise colorless wall while also encouraging the viewer to consider space, culture and the larger world," Karl said.
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56. GOLD POUR
Artist: Aaron T. Stephan
Station: 60th & Sheridan - Arvada Gold Strike
Dedication: 2017
Glass and gold mosaic tiles were used to depict gold pouring over the platform wall. The piece was inspired by Colorado’s rich history related to gold where it was first discovered in our state.
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57. TRACK BONE
Artist: Frank Swanson
Station: Olde Town Arvada
Dedication: 2017
A beautiful installation playing off of the idea that transit is the backbone of the community, one that creates connections through its tracks. Franke Swanson's work for the Olde Town Arvada Station on the G Line is in the station's transit plaza, off of Grandview Avenue. Made of Colorado rose red granite, it's dimensions are 4.5 feet x 7 feet x 28 feet. Frank Swanson of Swanson Stone been has been providing the highest quality custom stone creations for many of the finest residences and institutions in Colorado for more than 20 years.
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58. CHROMATIC HARVEST
Artist: Shane Allbrighton and Norman Lee
Station: Arvada Ridge
Dedication: 2017
A vibrant, kaleidoscopic effect connects Arvada’s agricultural past with its dynamic present. "A vibrant, kaleidoscopic effect connects Arvada's agricultural past with its dynamic present. We envision an artistic gesture that features agricultural landscapes in an array of abstracted kaleidoscopic compositions," the artists explain. "This effect is presented on 'folded' ceramic steel panels, to create a lenticular effect that changes with the viewer's perspective. These folded panels will be integrated onto the Arvada Ridge commuter rail station plaza wall and the east underpass wall."
Get there: G
59. ANCHORED BY PLACE
Artist: Michael Clapper
Station: Wheat Ridge - Ward Road
Dedication: 2017
This realistic take on wheat is perfectly placed on the walkway between the Park-n-Ride and the station emulating an artistic approach to growing wheat. Anchored by Place is featured at the end-of-line Wheat Ridge and Ward commuter rail station along the G Line. The artwork measures 23 feet x 45 feet x 6 feet and is made of stainless steel and anodized brass. Clapper explains his art: "I feel that my work, created mostly from carved stone and fabricated steel, tells its story through a visual language of dignified restraint. By using materials such as stone, metal and carved graphics, I intentionally compose a natural palette of color, pattern and texture that are inherent within the materials themselves. But it is my ability to provide public artworks that convey the site's story through a powerful simplicity of form that I am most proud."
Get there: G
60. Art Wraps: Colorado Theme
Artist: Julia Williams
Station: Eastlake/124th Station
Dedication: 2020
This artwork series draws on the natural landscape of Colorado’s iconic eastern plains and sunsets. Colorful works on relay/signal/communication houses feature native wildlife, including prairie dogs, bison and coyotes.
Get there: N
61. Mosaic creatures
Artist: May & Watkins Design
Station: Eastlake/124th Station
Dedication: 2020
These animal-like sculptures along station planter boxes are more evocative rather than literal. This artwork touches on Eastlake’s agricultural history and wild spaces.
Get there: N
62. Tree trunk design
Artist: Yetiweurks
Station: Northglenn/112th Station
Dedication: 2020
Column wraps with fabricated steel are designed to look like tree trunk wrap and adorn the station canopy columns greeting passengers on the train platforms.
Get there: N
63. Art wraps: History of transportation
Artist: Jerry Jaramillo
Station: Northglenn/112th Station
Dedication: 2020
Trains, planes, bicycles, ships, and motorcycles signify examples of different and evolving modes of transportation throughout American history. The metallic relay/signal/communication houses used for train operations in the station area each display a different mode of transportation for a total of four artworks by artist Jerry Jaramillo.
Get there: N
64. Horsepower
Artist: Jeff Best
Station: Northglenn/112th Station (bus loop)
Dedication: 2020
In this work, horses and trains draw a connection to horsepower and the theme of transportation. The wall plating artwork spans approximately 180 feet in length and is located along the station platform wall. “Horsepower” complements Best’ horse sculpture called “Salvere II” also located at the Northglenn/112th station.
Get there: N
65. Art wraps: Colorado scenes
Artist: Erika Floyd
Station: Thornton Crossroads/104th Station
Dedication: 2020
The natural beauty of Colorado’s mountains and nighttime skies appear in bold and bright colors in this series of art wraps on multiple relay/signal/communication houses.
Get there: N
66. Connectivity
Artist: May & Watkins Design
Station: Thornton Crossroads/104th Station (relief wall sculpture, platform retaining wall)
Dedication: 2020
This relief wall sculpture is centered on connectivity, this sculpture includes bold, bright colors and kinetic accents.
Get there: N
67. Art wraps: Homage to Thornton’s history
Artist: Zach Kotel
Station: Original Thornton/88th Station
Dedication: 2020
The history of 1950’s Thornton as the areas transitioned from agriculture to a blooming suburban area. The relay/signal/communication houses wraps include typography and scenes of daily life, including the farming and agriculture that was widely seen in the era.
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68. Art wraps: Float Free
Artist: April Watson
Station: Commerce City/72nd Station
Dedication: 2020
This series of relay/signal/communication houses wraps features a hummingbird nestled in a gold hand. Together they bring forward the idea that a community working together can be prosperous.
Get there: N
69. Art wraps: Morning Stroll Through Eastlake Park
Artist: Spencer Parsons
Station: Commerce City/72nd Station
Dedication: 2020
The relay/signal/communication houses artwork was inspired by the serenity of an early morning walk the artist took through Eastlake #3 Park and Nature Preserve in Thornton. “The chilly air was somewhat damp and a bit of foggy haze still surrounded the landscape.” -- Spencer Parsons
Get there: N
70. Art wraps: Nod to Swansea neighborhood
Artist: Bimmer Torres
Station: 48th & Brighton/National Western Center
Dedication: 2020
Brining in the rich history of the Swansea neighborhood, artist Bimmer Torres worked with students from Swansea Elementary School to develop the concept and design to bring color to this series of artworks that wrap the relay/signal/communication houses appearing as a farmer, bird, child, working hands.
Get there: N
71. Horses in motion
Artist: Travis Emmen
Station: 48th & Brighton/National Western Center
Dedication: 2021
Three separate running horse sculptures run along the N Line route and are located in the open space between Brighton Boulevard and the station.
Get there: N