Comments on: Yours, Mine, & Ours: Collaborative Art, part 2

By: Vivian

Vivian — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 20:38:09 +0000

I love these outdoor art projects. When I’m in a town which has sponsored such a project I travel all over town trying to see them all.
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In Meridian, Mississippi there was a fundraising done for “Hope Village” and artists created beautifully decorated Carousel Horses, many of which are still all over town.

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In Wichita Falls, Texas they had a project called “The Mane Event” for a local charity. These uniquely painted mustangs are all around.

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Amarillo, Texas’ fundraising project was centered around Quarter Horses. Their project was called “Hoof Prints of the Great American Quarter Horse”.

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In Abilene there are outdoor sculptures scattered all over town.

By: EightAsterisks

EightAsterisks — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 18:42:16 +0000

Lexington, Kentucky has also done Wildcats, as that is the mascot of the local university.

By: Therese

Therese — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:25:38 +0000

I’m proud to say I’ve seen the Toronto moose, the Norfolk mermaids, the MD terrapins, and others… But I especially liked Chestnut Hill’s “zoo,” maybe because they were pretty close together, so it was easy to photograph the full menagerie in one visit.

Great post!

By: Kaitie

Kaitie — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:55:00 +0000

Chicago had cows for a while–I think because of the cow that “supposedly” started the Chicago fire.

They auctioned them off afterward, and you still find some of them in buildings downtown and in some suburban yards.

By: tami

tami — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 18:57:58 +0000

disney had a whole collection of mickey mouse statues (some were really cool)

los angeles does angels yearly, and each year a new angel sculpture is used for the project.

By: laura

laura — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 17:52:09 +0000

Pensacola has decorated pelicans all over downtown…they too were supposed to be temporary, but people loved them so they stayed put. I see tourists taking pics of them all the time :]

By: kate

kate — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 15:45:01 +0000

Lincoln, NE had bicycles–many of which are still displayed even though they were auctioned off.

Omaha, NE has had two projects that I know of–currently, large “O!” sculptures are sprinkled throughout the city. They’re not as cool as they could be, but far better than Omaha’s first venture into public art, which brought about the “J. Doe” invasion–sexless, human-esque forms. I thought they were really creepy.

Much thanks to everyone for making this post the most commented “Feel Art Again” post!

Reader Charliy wrote in about Nashville’s public projects: giant catfish and big guitars.

By: Celeste M.

Celeste M. — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 03:56:43 +0000

Winter Park, FL (a suburb of Orlando) has “Artygators,” some of which are pretty awesome. Their official site is ArtyGator.com, but it doesn’t have many pictures. Click my name to go to a blog that does have some.