2023 Centennial Traffic Box Wraps

In 2021, Centennial began installing murals on traffic boxes across the city. These boxes reflected the city’s values: neighborhoods matter, education is embraced, businesses are valued and innovation absolute. In March 2023, the Centennial Arts and Cultural Foundation (CACF) partnered with the city to create a “Call For Artists” to participate in the Traffic Box Wrap project. This marks the first opportunity for CACF to work with the City of Centennial to bring art to public places, include local artists in the process and have Centennial residents play a part in selecting the winners.

In April, CACF reached out to the community looking for volunteers to be on the selection committee to review and rank the entries. 25 artists submitted entries for this Traffic Box Wrap project. Artists were to create six proposed art wraps for three different locations: Smoky Hill Road, the intersection area at Dry Creek and Chester and Colorado Blvd from Arapahoe Road to Dry Creek Road. In June, all entries were submitted and reviewed by the selection committee made up of 17 volunteers from the community. The winners were announced at the Centennial Under The Stars event on August 12, 2023. The Traffic Box Wraps are expected to be installed in the fall. It is anticipated that this will be an annual event for the City of Centennial.

The winning artists for the 2023 Centennial Traffic Box Wrap project are:

Smoky Hill Road
Jaclyn Garrett
Strasburg, Colorado