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There is amazing public art to experience and enjoy throughout the Pikes Peak region. From Art on the Streets in downtown Colorado Springs, to ARTSites in Monument, to Arts on the Avenue in Manitou Springs, there's something for everyone!

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Bear

Date created: 2017

Category: Mural

Medium(s): Paint (acrylic, oil, etc.)

This colorful bear was painted on the south side of Tracy Miller Gallery, Manitou Springs, by Tracy Miller in 2017. She paints mostly animals so the bear was a natural expression of the art in her gallery. This bear replaces a painting of a buffalo...

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Blue Skies Inn Arch

Date created: 2001

Medium(s): Paint (acrylic, oil, etc.)

This mural of blue sky and white cumulus clouds on the entrance arch to the Blue Skies Inn in Manitou Springs was designed by Sally Thurston who hired sign painter David Meredith to paint it from her sketch in 2001. Sally Thurston is an artist and...

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Crystal Wizard Gift Shop: Fairies, Elves and Dragon

Date created: 1999

Category: Mural

Medium(s): Paint (acrylic, oil, etc.)

This Manitou Springs mural was painted on the North side of the Crystal Wizard Gift Shop in 1999 by Mike Beenenega. The theme was chosen by the owners to reflect the nature of the items sold in their shop. However, since they already had a mural of...

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Crystal Wizard Gift Shop: Wizard

Date created: 1997

Category: Mural

Medium(s): Paint (acrylic, oil, etc.)

This Manitou Springs mural was painted on the south side of the Crystal Wizard Gift Shop in 1997 by Mike Beenenega. The theme was chosen by the owners to reflect the name of their shop which sells crystals, fairies, dragons and jewelry. (Source:...

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Heavenly Squeeze: Blue Sky and Clouds

Date created: 2013

Medium(s): Paint (acrylic, oil, etc.)

Blue sky and clouds were painted on the north and east exterior walls of the Heavenly Squeeze Oxygen and Juice Bar in Manitou Springs. The mural was created in 2013 by Michael Berry. The business owner wanted a theme that would reflect the...

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Hunters, Red and White

Date created: 1942

Category: Mural

Medium(s): Paint (acrylic, oil, etc.)

This mural was painted by Archie Musick in 1942 and financed by the Treasury Department’s Section of Fine Arts (AKA: The Section) program that funded art works for Federal buildings. This mural, in the Manitou Springs Post Office, depicts the...

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If Dreams Were Thunder

Date created: 2016

Category: Mural

Medium(s): Paint (acrylic, oil, etc.)

The dedication on this mural on the west wall of 743 Manitou in Manitou Springs says that most of the mural was completed by Kerry Kice in 2016. Over three years, starting in 2013, Kerry painted the sky and clouds above the windows, the moon, the...

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Native Son: This Saint Floyd

Date created: 2016

Category: Mural

Medium(s): Spray Paint/Graffiti Art

This 20’ high by 28’ wide mural was painted by Monty “El Mac” McGregor and Larry “Fuse” Masters in 2016. It features the face of Floyd Tunson, an internationally known local Manitou Springs artist who works in a variety of media...

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Osburns: Cheyenne Indian Chief

Date created: 2003

Category: Mural

Medium(s): Paint (acrylic, oil, etc.)

This mural of a Cheyenne Indian Chief with a buffalo head dress was painted on the west wall of Osburn’s Gift Shop, Manitou Springs in 2003. When the original Osburns gift shop was built in 1947 the trolley turnaround (called the loop) was in the...

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Osburns: Navajo Weaving Woman

Date created: 2003

Category: Mural

Medium(s): Paint (acrylic, oil, etc.)

This mural, of a Navajo Weaving Woman, was painted on the west wall of Osburn’s Gift Shop, Manitou Springs in 2003. When the original Osburns gift shop was built in 1947 the trolley turnaround (called the loop) was in the lot to the west of...

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Peak BBQ

Date created: 2017

Category: Mural

Medium(s): Paint (acrylic, oil, etc.)

This mural covers the entire side of the Peak BBQ building in Manitou Springs. It was painted in 2017 by Perry Duncan and Will Lancaster. This design is similar to wall flags and ski chairs that the artists paint for Colorado Ski Furniture. The...

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Piazza Navona Gallery: Front Exterior

Date created: 2011

Category: Mural

Medium(s): Paint (acrylic, oil, etc.)

The front of the Piazza Navona Gallery and Café in Manitou Springs was painted by Jessie Woodard as a replica of the piazza Navona in Rome. It was commissioned by the owner of the Piazza Navona Art Gallery and Café gallery’s Alberto Leopizzi,...

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Piazza Navona Gallery: Patio

Date created: 2012

Category: Mural

Medium(s): Paint (acrylic, oil, etc.)

The patio walls and doors of the Piazza Navona Gallery in Manitou Springs were painted by Jessie Woodard in 2012 to include scenes of Venice, Italy. The sounds of the Ruxton river flowing next to the patio and light snacks sold by the gallery owner...

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Poppies

Date created: 2017

Category: Mural

Medium(s): Paint (acrylic, oil, etc.)

These colorful poppies were painted on the south side of the building adjoining the Fare Bella Studio and Gallery, on Ruxton Ave., Manitou Springs, by its proprietor and local water color instructor Patti Filler in 2017. The poppies reflect her art...

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Rise Up Manitou Balloons

Date created: 2017

Category: Mural

Medium(s): Paint (acrylic, oil, etc.)

This chalk mural of inflated balloons on a string was created in 2017 by Audrey Richter and Angella Rivas on the side of a building in Manitou Springs. At the time, the artists were students at Liberty High School and were members of the school’s...

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Sacred Dance

Date created: 2014

Category: Mural

Medium(s): Paint (acrylic, oil, etc.)

This mural of Native American dancers, on the north wall of 112 Ruxton, was created in 2014 by Adam Labrache, with assistance from Josh Grey, who painted the mountains and sky in the background. The mural depicts dancers celebrating their...

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Savelli’s Restaurant: Balcony Views

Date created: 1997

Category: Mural

Medium(s): Paint (acrylic, oil, etc.)

This series of nine panels on the outside walls, and one on the inside, of Savelli’s Restaurant in Manitou Springs give the appearance of being able to look into the building through windows to see inside. The panels were painted in 1997 by Bryan...

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Spirit Mural of Manitou

Date created: 2016

Medium(s): Paint (acrylic, oil, etc.)

This Manitou Springs mural was created in 2016 by Manuel and Natalia Pulido on the upper west wall of a series of shops and lofts at 924 Manitou Ave. In this mural, the Great Spirit is portrayed with flowing white hair that transforms into bright,...

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The Loop: Bar

Date created: 2013

Medium(s): Paint (acrylic, oil, etc.)

The floral and animal designs over the bar in The Loop Restaurant in Manitou Springs were painted in 2013 by Jessie Woodard. The designs over the bar were chosen by the restaurant’s owner because they similar to a design in one of his favorite...

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Universal Openness

Date created: 2002

Category: Mural

Medium(s): Paint (acrylic, oil, etc.)

This mural on the west side of La Tienda, Manitou Springs, was painted by Peter Teakamp in 2002. Peter was visiting from Holland. It portrays the theme of recognizing the universal truth in all religions and an openness to spiritual thought. The...

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