Ways to Engage
Guided Walking ToursTake a stroll through Downtown's State-Certified Creative District and learn about works in the current Art on the Streets exhibit.
See select works from this year's exhibit and get firsthand insight into the artists who created them. Tours last an hour and require pre-registration.
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The call for entries for the 26th annual Art on the Streets exhibition is now open! Art on the Streets celebrates the power of art in public places, turning the streets of Downtown Colorado Springs into a yearlong outdoor gallery of sculptures, murals, and installations.
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$1,000 People’s Choice AwardThe 2022-2023 People's Choice Award went to Brenda Biondo for "Bighorn Sheep/Mountain Sun", located on the west exterior wall of 127 E Kiowa St (Downtown Transit Terminal)
Voting is now open for the 2023-2024 Art on the Streets Exhibition.
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Self-Guided ToursDownload the free, GPS-based Otocast mobile app to hear commentary from the artists themselves. Hear about the Art on the Streets exhibit as well as works that are part of the city’s permanent collection of public art. Otocast is sponsored by Colorado Springs Airport.
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2023–2024 Art on the Streets Exhibition
By:
Jerry
Severns
of Denver, CO
Jerry Severns’ sculpture explores movement and interaction. Sculptural elements can be viewed as creature/being/spirits. In meeting these previously unknown beings, Severns asks viewers to consider their story, and the possibility of sentient capabilities and value in those who may not be just like us. Jsforge.com
Medium: Steel, patina, clear coat
Price to Purchase: $6,800
Location: In median on Cascade Ave. between Kiowa St. & Bijou St.
By:
Kasia
Polkowska
of Pagosa Springs, CO
Kasia Polkowska a multidisciplinary artist who explores sculpture, mosaics and painting – taking inspiration from beautiful surroundings as well as life experiences. Polkowska aims to add beauty and interest to new places where the passerby can feel uplifted, inspired and discover something new. Her new sculpture series, “Bloom,” is rooted in the intricate folk art of paper cutting from Poland, where she was born. With “Bloom II” she desires to share the wonder that these forms inspire in her, hoping that the sculpture can do the same for others. The bright colors and fun, bulbous shapes are made to be eye-catching, grabbing viewers and pulling them in for a moment, adding something unique to their day out on the town.
Medium: Painted steel
Price to Purchase: SOLD
Location: In median at intersection of Pikes Peak Ave. & S Weber St.
By:
Kyle
Cunniff
of Pagosa Springs, CO
The work of artist and industrial designer Kyle Cunniff often focuses on minimalist, abstract forms or representations of simple objects that are contrasted by hard, durable materials such as rubber tires, steel or concrete. His latest work uses upcycled, painted car tires in a repetitive pattern to create the form of a caterpillar. “Casey the Caterpillar” is a climbable, colorful friend for everyone to enjoy.
Medium: Mixed media, painted car tires
Price to Purchase: $25,000
Location: South side of Pioneers Museum in Alamo Square Park
By:
Frankie
Meaden
of Auckland, New Zealand
By creating large-scale botanical artworks, Frankie Meaden aims to raise environmental awareness by talking about how we rely on, and are intricately connected to, the plant world around us. Joyful and optimistic, her art is a collision of worlds: embroidery, usually so minuscule, is blown up into a large-scale sculpture in a way that has never been done before. She is known for using upcycled and recycled materials in her work. The rope is made from recycled plastic (pulled out of our oceans) and is thick, strong, and durable enough for outdoor public art display. In 2022, “Flourishing” was suspended above the business district of Auckland, New Zealand, as a colorful canopy for several months.
Medium: Embroidered recycled plastic
Price to Purchase: $40,000
Location: Inside Plaza of the Rockies, South Tower
By:
Rosario
Weston
of Colorado Springs, CO
Rosario Weston emigrated to the United States from Chile at age 10. During the developmental years of her three sons, as a single mother she was sole provider for her family – rarely able to develop her painting and sculpting as her chosen storytelling voice. Only during the pandemic shutdowns of 2020 was she finally able to spend meaningful time on her art. Weston is now a high school art teacher. Nature, people doing what comes naturally to them, and American contemporary culture and how all these interact with one another are influential subjects to her. Weston believes that the opportunity to live and work in different countries allowed her to absorb a collection of color palettes, textures and compositional styles that make their way to her works.
Medium: Acrylic paint reproduced on vinyl
Price to Purchase: $2,500
Location: E Boulder St., East side of Ohana Kava Bar
By:
Brenda
Biondo
of Manitou Springs, CO
Brenda Biondo uses photography in unconventional ways to foster deeper connections between people and nature. In her public artworks, photographic composites reference traditional stained-glass windows to elevate the perceived status of animals and nature. The composite images feature wildlife, plants and other elements of a particular area to create a unique sense of place. Corresponding poster versions raise money for local nonprofits. This mural celebrates the wildlife and landscapes of the Pikes Peak region.
Medium: Digital photography on vinyl
Price to Purchase: $8,000
Location: Weber St. & Colorado Ave., South-facing exterior wall
By:
Alex
Bond
of Mancos, CO
Alex Bond is an award-winning artist working in mediums of stone, wood, and metal. From his studio in southwestern Colorado, Bond creates art independently and as part of a collaborative team across a variety of scales and concepts. Bond aims to tell stories that blur the line between nature and industry, between the wild and human dimensions. Bond has created over 15 large-scale, public art pieces as part of the permanent collection of various municipalities nationwide. Bond also owns and operates a nonprofit art school, Turning Wild, focused on providing youth with opportunities for creative education.
Medium: Colorado yule marble
Price to Purchase: $17,500
Location: SE corner of Kiowa St. & Nevada Ave.
By:
Julio
Mendoza
of Denver, CO
Julio Mendoza, aka Juls, is a multidisciplinary artist who celebrates his heritage through art. His style, “Surrealismo Cultural,” or “Cultural Surrealism,” focuses on cultural identity, community, and social justice. Born in El Paso, Texas, and raised in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, Juls says of his heritage: “I am who I am in most part because of my Mexican and Latino heritage. Therefore, incorporating my heritage into my art is meaningful to me, and I feel it’s meaningful to those who can relate to that sentiment as well.” For Juls, the greatest gift is to get inspired by one’s own traditions, food, people and colors, and he feels blessed to be able to put all these into an art piece and inspire others.
Medium: Latex paint and acrylic spray paint
Price to Purchase: $15,000
Location: West exterior wall of 32 S Tejon St. (above Saigon Cafe)
By:
Carlos
Oliva
of Montreal, Canada
Muralist and street artist Carlos Oliva has been a part of the arts scene of Montreal, Canada, for more than 25 years. Combining hyperrealism and naive art, he adapts to all kinds of technical projects requiring the most advanced criteria. In every project, he strives to create something positive and colorful, even when it’s a more difficult subject. He has worked on a large number of interior and exterior murals, personal projects as well as commissions of various sizes on all kinds of surfaces. This work pays homage to Mary Mashburn, longtime former executive director of the nonprofit organization Imagination Celebration. Mashburn, who was affectionately known as the “Fairy Godmother of the Arts,” died in early 2023.
Medium: Latex and spray paint
Price to Purchase: $15,000
Location: South side of Mountain Chalet (Nevada Ave. between Bijou St. & Colorado Ave.)
By:
Stephen
Landis
of Loveland, CO
Sculptor Stephen Landis prefers the flexible and supportive nature of clay: the movement and fluctuations of his creative process. His process most often is born with the discovery of a form of some sort, which then becomes the starting point for a sculpture. As the form becomes more definable it starts to take on a meaning and allows him to explore what theme or image it has presented. This procedure takes place with each sculpture he creates. What they have in common is the process.
Medium: Polymer concrete, steel, epoxy coatings
Price to Purchase: $3,000
Location: In median on Cascade Ave. & Rio Grande next to Shuga's
By:
Joe
Allred
of Hot Springs Village, AR
Joe Allred is fascinated by small, ordinary objects that have profound importance. With the gigantic clasp pin “Miner 35,” he expands a small object – a five-inch clasp pin – up to Brobdingnagian magnitude to amplify the importance that a tiny object can have in the lives of people. In this case it is a memento of his father’s hard and dangerous work supporting his family after being mustered out of the service at the end of World War II. Says Allred: “Frequently, a simple shape will catch in my thoughts, like the image of a five-inch clasp pin, then the image will rise and recede from my consciousness until it finally stays there, and I must begin working with it in physical form.”
Medium: Painted steel
Price to Purchase: $12,000
Location: Colorado Ave. near the east side of Cottonwood Center for the Arts
By:
Russell
Whiting
of Breaux Bridge, LA
Russell Whiting has developed a technique of carving steel with the oxyacetylene torch that produces complex surfaces and textures. Traditionally steel sculpture has been additive: poured, forged or fabricated. Torch carving is subtractive. The torch allows fast removal of material unlike any other method of carving, which allows for flow of thought and intent to be rapidly transferred to the medium.
Medium: Carved steel
Price to Purchase: $12,000
Location: In median on Pikes Peak Ave. near Kimball's Theater
Thank you to our sponsors
Art on the Streets is a program of Downtown Ventures and is supported by founding sponsor U.S. Bank along with H. Chase Stone Trust, Norwood Development Group, Nunn Construction, Mountain Metropolitan Transit, Colorado Creative Industries, Phil Long EV Outlet and nearly 100 business and individual donors. Downtown Ventures is also grateful for in-kind support from TECC Painting, Rocky Top Resources, PikeRide and the Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services department of the City of Colorado Springs.
Support
Art on the Streets is supported entirely by grants, donations, sponsorships and contracts for service. Contributions to the program are tax deductible; make a contribution today or contact us to learn more.
Submission Policy
Art on the Streets accepts proposals via CallforEntry.org from mid-November through mid-February.
Each year, 12 works are selected by an independent jury panel. The primary criterion for selection is artistic merit. Secondary criteria include installation logistics, maintenance and safety concerns, and inclusion of a diverse range of media and perspectives. All works will be evaluated for stability by a structural engineer contracted by Downtown Ventures. While sculpture tends to dominate the entry pool, other types of art suitable for outdoor display are encouraged, including murals as well as interactive and multimedia works. Art on the Streets also has the ability to work with artists on larger and/or site-specific installations.
Encore Art on the Streets
Encore refers to works that continue on display but have not been purchased for long-term maintenance and display.
By:
Brenda
Biondo
of Manitou Springs, CO
Brenda Biondo uses photography in unconventional ways to foster deeper connections between people and nature. In her public artworks, photographic composites reference traditional stained-glass windows to elevate the perceived status of animals and nature. The composite images feature wildlife, plants and other elements of a particular area to create a unique sense of place. Corresponding poster versions raise money for local nonprofits. This mural celebrates the wildlife and landscapes of the Pikes Peak region.
Medium: Digital photography on vinyl
Location: West exterior wall of 127 E Kiowa St (Downtown Transit Terminal)
By:
Annie
Hong
of Los Angeles, CA
The bold and colorful works by Annie Hong, aka Hootnannie (she/they), have been featured in various spaces and exhibitions throughout the United States and South Korea. With painting as their primary medium, their insatiable curiosity of all that is visual and beautiful has led them to venture into the worlds of murals, body painting, digital art, installations, and wearable art. Hong’s works can be recognized by their use of vibrant and colorful patterns and whimsical play with words. Hong’s work is greatly inspired by their experience navigating the world as a queer, gender nonconforming, first-generation Asian American artist, aiming to challenge the narrative of the current contemporary art dialogue by pushing for the visual voices of the underrepresented.
Medium: Acrylic paint
Location: North exterior wall of 32 N Tejon (next to Ola Juice Bar)
By:
Julio
Mendoza
of Denver, CO
Julio Mendoza, aka Juls, is a multidisciplinary artist who celebrates his heritage through art. His style, “Surrealismo Cultural,” or “Cultural Surrealism,” focuses on cultural identity, community, and social justice. Born in El Paso, Texas, and raised in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, Juls says of his heritage: “I am who I am in most part because of my Mexican and Latino heritage. Therefore, incorporating my heritage into my art is meaningful to me, and I feel it’s meaningful to those who can relate to that sentiment as well.” For Juls, the greatest gift is to get inspired by one’s own traditions, food, people and colors, and he feels blessed to be able to put all these into an art piece and inspire others.
Medium: Jade Latex paint and acrylic spray paint
Location: West exterior wall of 327 E Pikes Peak Ave
By:
Mono
Sourcil
of Montreal, Canada
Mono Sourcil (Maxilie Martel) is inspired by the diversity of populations around her urban environment and their tendency to gather. Whether by choice or necessity, the phenomena of migration and exodus is repeated throughout history, leading to the emergence of cosmopolitan cities. Thus, heterogeneous societies tend to coexist, on the same territory. This observation gives rise to Martel’s caricatural forms representing a society where the coexistence of sometimes human beings, sometimes fantastical, refers to a dense, diversified and multicultural vision specific to large cities.
Medium: Latex paint and acrylic spray paint
Location: West exterior wall of 19 E Bijou (Saks Building)
By:
Kim
Carlino
of Easthampton, MA
An interdisciplinary artist, Kim Carlino uses abstraction as a structure to explore and attempt to resolve compositional tension caused through juxtaposition of such disparate elements as fluid and structure, nature and manmade, chaos and order, masculine and feminine and time and void. She brings a collagist’s sensibility to her work, exploiting relationships and edges between forms by building up flattened planes of optical and linear patterning with constantly evolving color relationships as a way to illuminate themes of the interconnectedness of nature, harmony and a sense of play.
Medium: Exterior acrylic latex and spray paint
Location: East exterior wall of 101 N Cascade (UMB Bank building)
By:
Markus Puskar and Katie
Wiegman
of Denver, CO
This mural was created using the shadows of a choreographed dance performed right in front of this wall. What you see is movement made solid. Katie and Markus create art that celebrates the beauty and joy of the everyday, drawing attention to movement as the driving, unifying natural force exerted on all living things. As you view the mural, pay attention to your impulses. What draws your eye? Which figures and gestures do you identify with? Body of Work invites you to celebrate your intuition as a hallmark of what it means to be human.
Medium: Performance-based mural
Location: East exterior wall of The Majestic Building (17C E. Bijou St.)
By:
Byeongdoo
Moon
of Colorado Springs, CO
Like two fish circling one another, the tangible and the intangible dance with each other on the boundaries of our dreams and realities. “We live in this world and dream of another,” says Byeongdoo Moon. “Just as the starting place of a tree is where the seed is planted, all people’s dreams begin on the plane where we currently exist.” As these different states of being come together, metaphorical words are shared and transformation begins.
Medium: stainless steel wire
Location: Currently on display at The Philanthropy Collective
By:
Mel
CK
of Colorado Springs, CO
Mel CK is from Panama City, Panama, and since coming to the US she has lived in Colorado Springs and Denver. Her work is street surrealism influenced by South American street art. Her piece for Art on the Streets is a reflection of her culture and Chicano culture; a jungle animal with human hands riding a classic car. The toucan is a cultural reference. Most of her time is spent creating new pieces and learning new ideas from other artists.
Medium: Aerosol and latex paint
Location: Alley between Bijou and Kiowa, and Tejon and Nevada, near the Nevada Ave. side
By:
Annie
Hong
of Gardena, CA
Annie Hong (a.k.a. Hootnannie) is a visual and graphic artist whose bold and colorful work has been featured throughout the United States and South Korea. Vibrant eye-catching patterns and whimsical wordplay instantly capture viewers’ attention, hypnotizing them in a maze of colors. Often challenging contemporary art narratives and voicing underrepresented perspectives, Hootnannie’s work is inspired by their experience navigating the world as a queer, gender-nonconforming, first-generation Asian-American artist. This mural is a colorful and vibrant remembrance, honoring dreams undreamt and tears uncried in lives lost to senseless tragedies.
Medium: Acrylic paint
Location: Exterior wall of Craddock Commercial Real Estate (337 E. Pikes Peak Ave.)
By:
Revery
of Denver, CO
With her murals, Marissa “Revery” Napoletano explores the intersection between realism and fantasy. Revery believes art ignites closeness and conversation amongst people. What ideas spark in your mind as you view this illustration? How would you share those ideas with another person?
Medium: aerosol and exterior paint
Location: South exterior wall of 103 Wahsatch Ave. (Downtown Fine Spirits & Wines)
By:
Jolt
of Denver, CO
Jolt says, “Being a Denver native, I have spent a lot of time in the Springs enjoying the natural landscape by hiking and doing photography. I also have been a part of the Springs’ car culture and hip-hop culture. I’ve learned a lot about the people and distinct culture of this city and have taken much inspiration from that. I love the idea that Springs is looking to support more public art in the city, and I see this mural as a chance for me to give back to the city and showcase my work in a manner that is influenced directly by the culture, landscape, and people of the Springs.”
Medium: aerosol mural
Location: Exterior wall of 207 N Nevada Ave. (YMCA building)
By:
Mono
Sourcil
of Montreal, Canada
“My work uses an accumulation of characters, in a cartoon style, to represent the multiculturalism specific to cosmopolitan cities. Being a muralist from a metropolis, my daily experience is defined by dense, diversified crowds at gatherings like cultural events and festivals. In my designs, I use the coexistence of human beings and fantastical creatures to celebrate the positive things we associate with crowded places, such as cultural hybridization, progress and social inclusion.”
Medium: latex and aerosol mural
Location: East exterior wall of 22 N. Sierra Madre St. (Pikes Peak State College)
By:
Elizabeth
Selby
of Colorado Springs, CO
“I create paintings that celebrate beauty while embracing awkwardness, combining unnatural and strange views of the human form with a heavy dose of mystery. This mural is a true-to-life portrait of my friend, local artist Lupita Carrasco, but I have left the background abstract and minimalistic, so that her face appears to be floating. This creates a tension that expresses how we separate identity from environment, true conviction from tradition, and beauty from perception. The expression on Lupita’s face is one of self-acceptance; the calm and peace that comes with knowing one’s true value. This mural not only serves to represent her, but the fierce and quiet strength of women that I am inspired by every day.”
Medium: Acrylic mural on vinyl
Location: North exterior wall of 117 E. Boulder St.
By:
Gregg
Deal
of Peyton, CO
Deal says, “Much of my work deals with Indigenous issues, protest and representation, occupying space in ways that are simultaneously beautiful, unexpected and difficult. My desire with this project was to create something that is undeniably Indigenous, but something that can belong to the city of Colorado Springs as well. This mural raises questions about the inherent invisibility of Indigenous people, specifically referencing the abnormally high rate at which Indigenous women, girls and two-spirit individuals go missing or are murdered. This is an issue in El Paso County and around the nation. With this portrait of my oldest daughter, I hope to move the viewer and open up dialogue within the local community.”
Medium: aerosol mural
Location: East exterior wall of 102 E. Pikes Peak Ave.
By:
Cymon
Padilla
of Colorado Springs, CO
The basic concept for this mural comes from a place of light-hearted absurdity – a larger-than-life fuchsia cat overlaid with a pattern of falling bananas. Says Padilla: “My paintings depict humorous and contradictory scenarios. I use traditional oil painting techniques to explore the confluence of art history, pop aesthetics, and digital manipulation in contemporary visual culture.”
Medium: Vinyl mural
Location: West side of Tejon between Pikes Peak & Colorado (south exterior wall of The Perk, 14 S. Tejon St.)
By:
SCOTCH!
(Eulalio Alvarez)
of Manitou Springs, CO
Working primarily in stencils, SCOTCH! has been involved in city art projects in San Antonio and Denver. New to the Pikes Peak Region, SCOTCH! is pleased to share his work displaying a combination of Baroque motifs and patterns made from hand-cut stencils. This mural depicts the Roman emperor Maxentius as seen in a 17th century work by Peter Paul Rubens – except instead of being defeated by Constantine, Maxentius is being defeated by whimsical colorful fruit.
Medium: Stenciled mural
Location: West side of Nevada between Cucharras & Vermijo (exterior wall of 209 S. Nevada Ave.)
By:
Chico
Santos
of Londrina, Brazil
A video and installation artist based in southern Brazil, Santos returns again and again to themes of human encroachment into pristine environments. This work, which was inspired by geography of our state, features a tiny city both natural and manmade, charming and vaguely insidious. It seems to infest its organic host, threatening to obliterate nature with the work of man.
Medium: Fiberglass and wood
Location: Nevada and Cucharras median
Art on the Streets photography by Mike Pach, 3 PEAKS PHOTOGRAPHY.