40 West Arts Inc

The 40 West ArtLine is a 4-mile walking and biking arts experience in the heart of the State-Certified 40 West Arts Creative District near historic West Colfax Avenue and the RTD W Line in Lakewood Colorado. Today it includes 70+ art installations. This free outdoor gallery experience follows sidewalks bike and park paths and local streets and can be visited in sections or in its entirety. Supported by a major grant from the National Endowment for the Arts and ongoing support from the City of Lakewood and the Lakewood-W. Colfax BID the ArtLine launched in 2018 after years of planning and is envisioned to eventually become the longest continuous arts experience in Colorado.

40 West Colfax First Friday exhibitions and Colfax Art Crawls are districtwide events in which our creative venues host free exhibitions demos classes and hands-on make-and-take activities. Every quarter the district enhances this program with a diverse array of live entertainment and activities throughout the district. The exhibitions and accompanying family friendly activities are open to the public and always free of charge.