2023 Itty Bitty Art Project
Look up and the mountains certainly demand attention in scenic Golden, but thanks to ten local artists working with the Golden Public Art Commission (PAC), those who look down will now also be rewarded by an outdoor art show of miniature paintings and sculptures in places you would least expect to find them.
Fourteen tiny art installations are now scattered throughout downtown Golden in places like water drains, tree stumps, cracks in concrete and on bridges. You might see a dinosaur bending around a pillar or a small train traveling along a crack. What is that living in the cement? It might be an extraterrestrial or a lizard or even butterflies!
The whimsical Itty Bitty Art offers the perfect solution to a temporary pause on public art acquisitions currently underway while the Golden Public Art Commission refines its vision and updates policies.
Look for all fourteen installations in different locations along Washington Ave. and along the Clear Creek Trail. You may wish to wander and discover them all on your own, or use the map below to guide you to each piece.
Firefly Lantern
Artist: Michelle Wolins
Location: North light pole base in planter at 10th and Washington
Golden Cauldron
Artist: Judith Cassel-Mamet
Location: South light pole base in planter at 10th and Washington
Eureka!
Artist: Christine FitzGerald
Location: Crack between rock and cement near benches and 10th street sidewalk
2022 Itty Bitty Art Project
Scaling the Bricks
Artist: Daniel Morrison
Location: Clear Creek Amphitheater bricks (behind Police Department, lower level)
“Murgy” (the Lizard)
Artist: Will Betke-Brunswick
Location: Corner retaining wall vertical crack behind City Hall (at ramp by Clear Creek)
Portal Through the Depths
Artist: Haley Knowles
Location: Concrete crack behind Golden Library (by Clear Creek trail)
Making Tracks
Artist: Daniel Morrison
Location: Concrete cracks behind Golden Library (by Clear Creek trail)
Connections
Artists: Michelle and Seth Wolins
Location: Sign post base bolts behind Golden Library (by Clear Creek Trail)
Cowboy Compy
Artist: Christina Morrison
Location: Rounded wall on SE corner of Washington Ave. and 11th St.
Stay Golden Pony Boy
Artist: Emily Dwan
Location: Under the Welcome to Golden Arch (1113 Washington Ave.)
A Little Bit of Magic
Artist: Ippy Farnam
Location: NELI Building pocket park (1101 Washington Ave.)
