I’ve seen a lot of new, big art downtown over the past week or so. Most are sculptures. Does that big frog catching the fly on one of the buildings have anything to do with the other art?
— Lianne W.

ANSWER: Simple answer: No.
There are 13 new pieces of public art all around downtown as part of the annual Art on the Streets project. You’re pretty observant  because all the pieces hadn’t been installed until Friday.
The art will be there for a year and one of the pieces will become the latest addition of permanent public art, joining 50 others from the 11 years of the program.
For a big clue about the giant frog at Pikes Peak Avenue and Tejon Street, catch the name Vladimir Jones on the side of the building. It’s a marketing/public relations firm.
One of the Vladimir Jones clients is the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, which has adopted the almost-extinct Panamanian Golden Frog as a major rescue and conservation project.
Kitty corner across Pikes Peak Avenue, Josh and John’s has added a new frog-colored ice cream flavor this summer, Panamanian Golden Fudge, with a percentage going to the zoo.

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