Art on the Streets accepts proposals from November through mid-February.
Each year, 12 works are selected by an independent jury. The primary selection criteria 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.
Meet the Art on the Streets Jurors
Troy Briggs is an interdisciplinary artist and educator based in Chicago whose work explores the intersection of sound, light, mechanics, and the passage of time. Through poetics and machines, slow-moving systems, and quiet interventions, his projects examine the forces that structure experience—gravity, distance, rhythm, and attention. Over his career, Briggs has worked with canaries, black holes, the Chicago wind, the moon’s gradual drift from Earth, and the undulating motion of waves.
Originally from Colorado, he earned his BFA in Sculpture from Colorado State University and his Masters from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, where he has taught interdisciplinary art and design since 2013. His work has been exhibited widely in Chicago, Portland, and Berlin. Briggs’s practice is driven by the belief that everything becomes more fascinating, complex, terrifying, and beautiful the longer we look into it.
Since 2018, Grow Love has taken a curious, narrative-driven lens to cover Colorado walls with beautiful artwork.
Robyn Frances, professionally known as Grow Love, is a Denver-based mural artist, educator, and community leader whose work bridges the worlds of fine art and street art. Initially focused on studio art from 2003 to 2017, Grow transitioned to aerosol arts in 2017, working on both walls and canvas. This versatility has attracted public art programs and private collectors alike.
Grow Love is a co-founder of Babe Walls, a nonprofit organization launched in 2019 to create a platform for women and non-binary artists in the mural arts scene. Babe Walls fosters mentorship, collaboration, and visibility for underrepresented creatives through mural festivals and educational programs. Grow founded Grow Love International in 2018, an organization dedicated to supporting female-identifying artists through career-building mentorship and mural arts training.
Jess Preble is a Colorado artist who has created, exhibited, and sold works nationally. As a contemporary realist, she works exclusively in oil paint, although her artistic practice has spanned a diverse variety of mediums. She maintains a studio and resides in Colorado Springs, CO.
Preble works as an advocate for the creative community, leveraging her 15+ years of experience as an arts professional to elevate and promote other artists, and the value of cultural currency at large. She has served as the Gallery Director for Cottonwood Center for the Arts since 2017, as well as serving on the Board of Directors for the Independent Film Society of Colorado as Communications Director since 2021.
