TH E ARTS
A ONE-OF-A-KIND Arts DESTINATION
553
That’s the number of public pieces of art that the city owns, valued at approximately
$12.2
Lake Loveland
million
Chapungu Sculpture Park
foundry tours to our accredited Loveland Museum which features world-class art exhibitions, our galleries and art spaces are an integral part of Loveland’s unique culture.
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id you know that in 1985 Loveland be‐ came the first city in Colorado to en‐ act an ordinance which earmarks 1% of all capital improvement projects over $50,000 for public art? Today, the city's col‐ lection encompasses more than 540 diverse works of art valued at approximately $11.4 million. Over 69% of that was donated by private contributions. From sculpture parks to painted transformer boxes throughout the city, there’s no doubt that
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A Colorado Creative District, Loveland is known as one of the best small art towns in America. From sculpture and
Loveland is truly an arts destination.Build‐ ings along 4th and 5th Streets from Jefferson to Railroad Avenues in downtown Loveland are canvases for uniquely artistic and creative street murals. Currently there are 17 - can you find them all? Take a self-guided scavenger hunt jour‐ ney to find 36 individually painted hearts as part of the City with HeArt Program. These are scattered throughout the city and a fun way to explore Loveland. Maps are available
at the Visitors Center. Visiting an art town provides the opportunity to meet and interact with local artists at one of many local galleries and studios. Don’t miss the annual Governor’s Art Show & Sale to see works from Colorado’s top artists each May and June, or the Loveland Art Studio Tour in October to explore galleries throughout the city. For a listing of galleries, visit our website.
