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Lakewood Arts Commission outlines 2026 rotating-show roster, program updates and signal-box repairs
Summary
Commissioners reviewed a proposed 2026 rotating exhibition schedule, subcommittee plans for Fiesta de la Familia and community arts events, a pending mural, collection-policy work and replacements for damaged signal-box art. The meeting also approved the Jan. 6 meeting minutes.
The Lakewood Arts Commission on a March meeting (date not specified) reviewed a proposed roster of rotating exhibitions for 2026, updates from multiple subcommittees and program logistics, and approved its Jan. 6 meeting minutes.
The discussion matters because the commission’s rotating shows, community events and public-art placements determine which local and regional artists are exhibited at city facilities, influence outreach such as Fiesta de la Familia and Summerfest tie-ins, and determine maintenance and replacement work (including reproductions after vandalism or traffic accidents).
Commissioners opened the meeting by approving the Jan. 6 meeting minutes (motion passed; tally not specified). The body then moved through a series of program items and subcommittee reports that will guide exhibitions and public-art projects for the coming year.
Rotating shows and artist proposals: The commission discussed a quarter-by-quarter plan for 2026. For the proposed first-quarter exhibition the group discussed hosting a Black artist show in Lakewood to align with Black History Month; commissioners also discussed replicating elements of a Black Artists exhibition held at TCC. The second-quarter proposal came from the…
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