Hi there, we use cookies to offer you a better browsing experience and to analyze site traffic. By continuing to use our website, you consent to the use of these cookies.

Storm Drain Art

Stormwater Public Awareness Art Project Launches in Belmar! 

The City of Lakewood Stormwater Management Utility and the Alameda Corridor Business Improvement District (ACBID) announce the launch of the Stormwater Public Awareness Art project in Belmar!  This project is intended to illustrate the importance of protecting stormwater quality while beautifying the community through temporary, colorful, and artistic public awareness designs placed at storm drains in Belmar.  

Our goal is to educate the public that pollutants such as litter, pet waste, and chemicals that end up in storm drains ultimately flow untreated into our creeks and rivers.  The designs paint a picture of the importance of keeping the water in our creeks clean for humans, fish, and wildlife.    

The designs are printed on aluminum graphic wrap material and placed on the pavement near storm drains.  23 art designs were selected for this phase of the project, primarily from local artists.  Installation of wraps by storm drains in Belmar began the week of July 8 and is ongoing.  The City and ACBID expect to expand the program to other parts of the Alameda Corridor over the next year.   

Look for these colorful designs in Belmar by the following artists. Click the artist’s name to learn more about them and their Storm Drain designs. 

Shane Bryant

Shane Bryant is an animator and painter from Denver Colorado. He has won multiple awards worldwide including the Paris Film Festival Best Animated Short. He lives and works in Denver Colorado and is currently working with film director Don Bluth.

Find Shane on Instagram.

 

Amanda Vela-Charbonneau

Amanda’s original digital paintings are created by drawing on a tablet screen with a pressure-sensitive stylus in Procreate, a program where she customizes the brush tools, mainly airbrush, pen, dry brush, and blending tools to illustrate with them, and present unique and expressive style. Her vision is to create work that will uplift people, and bring them a sense of joy. She was awarded 1st place for digital arts at the Castle Rock Art Festival in 2023. Amanda desires to bring beauty into every home, as well as provide for our homeless neighbors, through the sales of her art.

Find Amanda’s art.

 

Julia Fordyce

Julia Fordyce is an interdisciplinary artist currently based out of Los Angeles, with roots in the Rocky Mountains, Driftless region, and Redwood forests of Humboldt County, CA. Primarily working in paint, fiber art, and pixels, Julia works on a range of scales to craft worlds that blend fiction and fact, examining themes of memory, nature, and the interconnection of personal and historical narratives. Her public art practice has led to collaborations with organizations such as St. Vincent de Paul, Western State University, Milani Cosmetics, Denver Urban Gardens, and more.

Find Julia’s art.

 

Denise Zubizarreta

Denise “The Vamp DeVille” Zubizarreta is a neurodivergent artist of Puerto Rican and Cuban descent, with over a decade of experience in various creative fields. She is currently an arts and culture writer for multiple leading online publications that offer curated and critical perspectives on contemporary arts and culture. She holds a B.F.A. in Fine Art from the Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design (RMCAD), and is pursuing her Masters in Arts Leadership and Cultural Management (M.A.L.C.M.) degree at Colorado State University. Her passion for arts and culture drives her to explore and challenge the intersections of post-colonial theory, identity, technology, and traditions in her writing and mixed media works.

Find Denise’s art.

Waterfall, Denise Zubizaretta

 

Lise Anthonissen

Lise Anthonissen is a (mostly) self-taught mixed media artist based in Colorado. She enjoys all things whimsical and playful, especially if they involve animals. Through her art, she hopes to inspire environmental awareness, and her dream is to one day write and illustrate a related children’s book.

Find Lise on Instagram.

Pool Party, Lise Anthonissen

 

Keely Hertzel

Keely is a self-taught artist living and working in Denver. Her contributions to public art aim to enhance the unique personality of spaces, places, and communities. As an avid user of Denver’s trail systems and parks, she takes inspiration from the natural world to create designs that celebrate the beauty in our city. Keely believes public arts serve as a bridge within a community: between the natural and urban landscape, between the mundane and the magical.

Find Keely’s art.

 

Craig Rouse

Craig is a working graphic designer with his studio located in the 40West Arts District in West Denver. When he’s not working on client projects, he dedicates some of his free time to expressing his love for art through a variety of different mediums. Creating computer-aided illustrations, painting, silkscreen and linoleum-block printmaking. He lives in Lakewood Colorado with his wife, Carrie, and their studio dog, Riley.

Find Craig’s art.