Olde Town Arvada has new art underfoot. Three street murals painted this fall by Colorado artists now stretch across the pavement within a few blocks of one another, replacing the murals that came up when the city resurfaced the district earlier this year.

Where to find them

The City of Arvada lists the three installations and their locations:

  • 1NS3CT4 C0L0R4T4 MUND1, by Wey Mnky, on Grandview Avenue between Webster Street and Olde Wadsworth Boulevard, near the RTD G Line station.
  • Fell Asleep Beneath the Flowers, by Katy Casper, on Olde Wadsworth Boulevard between Grandview Avenue and West 57th Avenue.
  • Shallow Waters, by Thomas Evans, who paints as Detour, on Olde Wadsworth Boulevard between West 57th Avenue and Ralston Road.

Each mural comes with matching artwork on nearby concrete traffic barriers and vinyl wraps on the traffic poles, so the pieces carry up off the street and into the sightline of people walking past.

How they came about

In spring 2026, the city finished pavement maintenance in Olde Town that meant removing the district's earlier street murals along with its outdoor parklets and patio installations. Crews resurfaced the pedestrian areas and finished infrastructure work in the district.

Afterward, the Arvada Arts and Culture Commission and the Olde Town Business Improvement District commissioned three new murals to bring public art back. The commission put out a call for Colorado-based artists and artist teams, a selection panel picked finalists who then designed proposals for specific sites, and the three artists above were chosen. Finalists who were not selected received a $250 honorarium for their proposals.

Installation began in September and wrapped up in October. Residents helped too: on Sept. 12, a community paint day put local volunteers to work on the traffic barriers for the Grandview Avenue piece.

The murals join a long list of public art the city has commissioned around Arvada, from underpass murals on the Ralston Creek Trail and at Leyden Rock to the Majestic View Nature Center mural and the Post Office mural.

See them at the tree lighting

The murals get their first big crowd on Saturday, Nov. 28, at the 21st annual Olde Town Holiday Tree Lighting, from 5 to 7 p.m. The Olde Town Arvada district lists the schedule:

  • 5 p.m.: a brass band march led by Guerrilla Fanfare, starting at 7401 Grandview Avenue and winding through Olde Town.
  • 5:30 to 7 p.m.: live music in Olde Town Square, Skating in the Square and holiday shopping.
  • 6 p.m.: the tree lighting in Olde Town Square, hosted by Mayor Lauren Simpson.

Parking in Olde Town is free, including more than 600 covered spaces in the Olde Town parking Hub at 5575 Vance Street, and the district suggests the RTD G Line as the other way in. The Grandview Avenue mural is near the G Line station.

Later in the season, the district's 11th annual Eggnog and Cider Competition runs from 5 to 8 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 7, with tickets on sale through the Olde Town Arvada site.

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