River District
The Cache la Poudre River District runs along the river corridor northwest of Old Town, where former milling and industrial operations have been converted into studios, breweries, and event spaces. The river itself — Colorado's only nationally designated Wild and Scenic River — inspires many of the murals here, which tend toward ecological and environmental themes that reflect the Cache la Poudre's singular status.
Featured Artists
All artists →Wyland
"Cache la Poudre" documents the river's brown trout, river otters, and great blue herons in luminous underwater hues across the concrete retaining wall of the Riverside Water Treatment Plant.
Gaia
"Wild & Scenic" maps the riparian corridor of the Cache la Poudre as it descends from Rocky Mountain National Park through the canyon and into the piedmont — documenting the species assemblages that change with altitude across one of Colorado's most ecologically diverse river corridors.
Herakut
"Millrace" on the old Lincoln School building depicts the history of the district's water power infrastructure — the mills and sluices that diverted the Poudre for flour, sawing, and electricity — through Herakut's characteristic pairing of photorealistic portraiture and loose, gestural mark-making.