EXHIBITIONS

AT THE LAKEWOOD CULTURAL & CIVIC CENTERS

The turning of the calendar from year to year marks a changing of time and a chance to begin fresh, to start again with renewed energy. In 2022, the Lakewood Cultural Center’s exhibition schedule charges forward with a burst of rekindled vitality, welcoming back community partners for valuable and well-loved group shows as well as presenting carefully curated and thoughtful exhibitions, which reflect on our experience over the last two years and look forward to the potential of tomorrow.

Exhibitions in the North and Richey galleries, running from January through the end of March, bring together artists and opportunities to literally and figuratively reflect on the past and the present.

“Reflections,” a group exhibition in the North Gallery, assembles sculptural work by artists who employ the mirror as material, either as a tool for reflecting light, self-reflection, or to place the viewer within the work through a mirrored image of the environment. The works are cumulatively playful and serious and offer an opportunity to reflect on our place in the world.

Howard Crosslen, "Capistrano Cafe." Howard Crosslen, "Sketchbook Self Portrait."

Howard Crosslen, a local artist with a nuanced ability to capture quiet and contemplative moments in paint, presents his solo exhibition, “Through Shadow and Light: A Story of Moments in Time.” This show shares the artist’s personal histories through intimate portraits, paintings of his dog, the light as it bounces off the walls in his house, and sketchbooks replete with the musings of an artist who sees the world though paint, pen and brush.

Jeffco Middle School Art Show, 2019.

Supporting creativity and encouraging the value of arts for our young community members has been a great honor as the Cultural Center hosts annual exhibitions from Jeffco middle schools, Jeffco teachers and the Fletcher Miller and Sobesky schools. After a two-year hiatus of these exhibitions, we enthusiastically welcome back the all-gallery encompassing, much anticipated, “Jeffco Middle Schools Art Show” in conjunction with Fletcher Miller and Sobesky schools, highlighting the exceptional talent of our youth from around the county. Simultaneously, Jeffco teachers will be invited to submit their own work to present in the Civic Center’s Richey Gallery juried exhibition, which will celebrate the artistic merit of the teachers who share the same artistic passions as their students.

MUSEUM EXHIBITIONS

AT HERITAGE LAKEWOOD BELMAR PARK

Looking for a Sign

February 8-April 24 Enjoy the beauty of neon, the bold brightness of midcentury ads and the historical wisdom communicated by Lakewood signs.

Homebound: 1920 to 2020 Quarantines in Photographs

March 1-October 2

Two years after a statewide stay-at-home order began in Colorado, look back at what people experienced at home with health, work, school and play.

Sensing Lakewood Restaurants

May 24-October 2 Follow along on this Lakewood restaurant tour as we walk through time from early beverage stands to the beginning of fast food and up through longtime eateries that still exist today.

Photos clockwise from top; Dino DiPaolo at Dino's Restaurant on Kipling Street and West Colfax Avenue in 1961.

Nolan Baker participated in the #aworldofhearts movement, providing a sign of hope for passing neighbors during Colorado's stay-at-home order in 2020. Tally Ho restaurant sign at Alameda Avenue and Wadsworth Boulevard in 1990.