Photo by Ben Carpenter of our public art project at the 60 State Street parking lot in downtown Montpelier.

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Downtown Beautification

Every day, we make Montpelier beautiful. We plant and maintain flowers that adorn our city streets and City Hall Plaza, create public art like the North Branch River installation, bring a holiday twinkle to our downtown streets, add new benches and trash cans downtown, and organize Montpelier’s Green Up Day. Your support helps us create those moments where people can’t help but wonder at what a beautiful city we live in!

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Beautification Projects

	Bridge Illumination Project Beginning in November 2024, Montpelier Alive will create a spectacular new cityscape by lighting Montpelier’s historic downtown bridges. After catastrophic flooding in July of 2023, the country’s smallest capital demonstrated its resiliency and community spirit in bringing back its downtown. Lighting the bridges that span the North Branch and Winooski Rivers will celebrate the return of this special city, draw visitors and residents to its downtown, create new spaces to celebrate and gather and provide greater pedestrian safety.
	Renewal Project Starting in October 2023, Montpelier Alive, in partnership with generous grants from the Vermont Community Foundation and National Life, installed art in downtown storefront windows with the “Renewal Project." Witnessing the story of Montpelier’s history with flooding and the tenacity of its resilient citizens through artists' eyes nourishes conversations about how to move forward in light of such profound loss.
	Public Art Master Plan The Montpelier ArtSynergy Project was a community initiative, in collaboration with Montpelier Alive, the City of Montpelier, and the Community Engagement Lab, that developed a strategic Public Art Master Plan and community-wide vision for how public art can be integrated into the framework of the City of Montpelier.
	Community Quilt Montpelier Alive's Tumbling Blocks Quilt, installed in March 2021 at the Montpelier Transit Center, serves to stitch together our community.
	60 State Street Asphalt Mural Our mural at 60 State Street, designed by local artist Rob Hitzig, brings color and vibrancy to a downtown parking lot.
	North Branch River Art Like a piece of jewelry highlighting our river, next to the Langdon Street Bridge. Inspired by an art installation in Quebec City in 2008.
	Community Projector Project Our new Community Projection project, in partnership with the Montpelier Public Arts Commission, provides a world of possibilities to showcase artwork in our downtown.

Montpelier Alive works closely with the Montpelier Public Arts Commission on projects throughout town. Check out the Commission's work here.