Art in Public Places

On November 17, 2023 a mural titled Beautiful Broomfield by Stacey Reynolds was installed in the George Di Ciero City and County Building. Now community members visiting the building can enjoy an art piece designed to represent and capture Broomfield’s beauty.

In the fall of 2023, The City and County of Broomfield in partnership with the Arts, History and Cultural Council (AHCC) put out a call for a vinyl wrapped mural design to be installed in the George DiCiero City and County Building interior public stairwell that incorporated the existing solar calendar element and showcase themes relating to Broomfield, collaboration and civic engagement. From the submissions received, two semi-finalists emerged: "Beautiful Broomfield" by Stacey Reynolds and "Onward and Upward" by Julia Williams. To determine the winner, a three-week public vote was conducted on the Broomfield Voice page, which garnered an unprecedented response of over 3,640 votes, marking the highest level of engagement ever witnessed on the Broomfield Voice platform. "Beautiful Broomfield" by Stacey Reynolds emerged as the chosen design.

Thank you to everyone who participated!

Fun facts about the installation:

• A special lift was brought in to do the installation and the City and County of Broomfield Facilities team had to take out the center panel from the main doors to bring in this specialized lift.

• The 3,640 votes that were cast in this Broomfield Voice Campaign makes this the largest engagement the City and County of Broomfield has ever had through this tool

• The artist, Stacey Reynolds also designed “Bloom Brightly”, another mural installed in 2023 at Broomfield Community Park.

• InkMonstr who installed the Vinyl Wrap mural has installed many large-scale interior and exterior vinyl-wrapped projects including transforming the stockyard event center into the Jurassic Park Exhibition.

Watch a video of the mural installation:

This project is part of the Community-Initiated Public Art Idea Proposals program, designed to gather ideas from community members for public art projects in Broomfield. In partnership with the Arts, History and Cultural Council, these ideas are explored, vetted and prioritized each fall to guide the upcoming year’s public art project list. Community-Powered Art at Broomfield Community Park is a Community-Initiated Public Art project submitted by John Hubbard on behalf of Broomfield Bikes, a local nonprofit organization.

In early 2023, the City and County of Broomfield in partnership with the Arts, History and Cultural Council (AHCC) announced a call to artists to create work to transform the sports shed located at Broomfield Community Park on Spader Way into four interactive murals.

Following a three-week call for submissions, a diverse array of designs poured in from artists of various ages and backgrounds. From this pool of creative entries, the AHCC selected three finalists: "I Spy Colorado Wildlife" by Julie Kitzes and Samantha Pascavis, "Bloom Brightly" by Stacey Reynolds, and "Bloom" by AJ Davis. Additionally, the AHCC identified three semi-finalists: "Shoot for the Stars" by Jennifer Vasquez, "The Broomfield Dragon" by Kate Fitzpatrick, and "Wild Strawberry" by Paige Brown. These semi-finalists were then put to a two-week public vote on the Broomfield Voice page, with the piece receiving the most votes being selected as the fourth finalist. After the voting period, which garnered over 980 votes, "The Broomfield Dragon" was chosen as the fourth and final piece of the mural. The installation of all four pieces took place during the summer of 2023.

Fun facts about the installation:

• All four murals were designed to be interactive pieces where the public can engage and take photos with the art work

• There’s a QR code on the corner of “I Spy Colorado Wildlife” that leads to the Arts and History website with fun facts and more information about the animal and plant species in the mural

In March 2022, as part of the second phase of the Traffic Box Art Wrap project, the City and County of Broomfield and the Arts, History, and Cultural Council put out an art call for vinyl wrap traffic box designs. There were over 50 entries and in May, the Arts, History, and Cultural Council selected 15 pieces as finalists and six pieces in two categories (youth & adult) as semi-finalists. In July, there was a public vote with over 2,000 votes on the semifinalist pieces with the top-voted piece in each category being selected as a finalist. In September, 17 finalists were announced and their designs were installed throughout Broomfield in October and early November.

Fun Facts about the installation:

• Each traffic box took about 2 hours to install, SpeedPro Northglenn did all of the installations

• Many individuals inquire about the criteria for choosing traffic boxes for vinyl wraps and why some are excluded. The explanation lies in the ownership, as certain boxes in Broomfield are under the jurisdiction of CDOT rather than the City and County of Broomfield. Among the boxes owned by the City and County of Broomfield, those not selected typically exhibit excessive sun fading, making proper adhesion of the vinyl challenging. Additionally, boxes heavily utilized by the streets team may be omitted from the vinyl wrap selection to ensure swift access is not impeded.

Creative Broomfield alongside the Public Art Committee announced an art call in early April 2021 to artists to create work to transform ten traffic boxes into public artworks throughout the community. Over 60 works of art were submitted by artists across the Front Range, with over half from Broomfield. Through a rigorous selection process, the Public Art Committee selected nine submissions as finalists, and three works by young artists as semi-finalists for the tenth traffic box. The tenth box was selected through a community-wide vote. All ten pieces were installed by November 2021.

Fun Facts about the installation:

• These are the first traffic box vinyl wrap projects that the City and County of Broomfield has installed

• When scouting for traffic boxes, the Arts and History team had to work with the City and County of Broomfield streets, parks, Communications, and P.D. to get the proper approval and process finalized