Artists are selected from an international call to artists by a critically acclaimed jury. Artists are then invited to create a proposal. Sites are selected through discussions with the artist and property owner. The process is always a partnership with a win-win as the objective.

The Jurors for Lights On Tampa 2009 are:

• Dave Hickey – a writer and cultural critic, Mr. Hickey is a recipient of the Mac Arthur “Genius” award. He is also on the faculty at the University of Nevada in Las Vegas
• Anne Pasternak – Director, Creative Time, Inc., a non-profit organization in New York City
• Jerry Saltz – Art Critic New York Magazine. As former critic for the Village Voice, he was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize in Criticism three times