Art on the Streets Fellowship

Geographic Scope: Pikes Peak region (El Paso or Teller counties of Colorado)

Focus Areas: Visual arts, public art creation and experience for artists without significant public art experience

Eligibility

• Must be 18 years or older
• Must be a legal resident of the Pikes Peak region (El Paso or Teller counties of Colorado) for the duration of the program
• Must be a visual artist who creates original work
• Must be an artist without significant experience in public art
• Optional: program encourages applications from underrepresented demographics in public art (women, nonbinary individuals, artists who are Black, Indigenous and/or people of color, and artists with disabilities)

Contact Information

Office Hours: Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Address: 111 South Tejon Street Ste. 703, Colorado Springs, CO 80903

Application Process

Application Materials Required:

1. Fellowship statement—written (max 2000 characters) or video (max 2 minutes)
2. Artist statement—written (max 2000 characters) or video (max 2 minutes)
3. Artist resume/CV
4. Professional references
5. Work samples (5-10)

Fellowship Statement Focus:

• Address why you are interested in this program
• Explain what you hope to learn/experience

Submission Details:

• Online form submission
• File uploads accepted: pdf, doc, docx for resume/CV; pdf, jpg, png for work samples
• Max file size: 64 MB per file
• Max 10 work sample files

Demographic Information:

• Optional section to self-identify as belonging to underrepresented demographic in public art