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Lakewood Arts Commission narrows designs for Ward’s Lake Park signal boxes, prioritizes student art for Silicon Boulevard
Summary
The Lakewood Arts Commission reviewed final mock-ups for seven painted signal boxes at Ward’s Lake Park, announced an April 25 grand opening, and agreed to prioritize student artwork for six signal boxes along Silicon Boulevard while deferring adult submissions to a later session.
The Lakewood Arts Commission reviewed final mock-ups for seven painted signal boxes at Ward’s Lake Park and agreed to use student artwork for six signal boxes planned for Silicon Boulevard, the commission said at its meeting. The commission set a park grand opening for April 25 and directed staff to circulate event details.
Laurie Davenport, who led the design work, walked commissioners through the seven boxes and the technical constraints that shaped the artwork. She described Box 1 as the entrance-facing panel featuring a girl with cattails and sightlines toward the dog park, Boxes 2–3 as multi-sided and colorful compositions, and Boxes 4–7 as varied wraps and landscape-oriented panels tailored to each box’s shape and placement. "It's a gorgeous park,…
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