Animal Arts
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Welcome To The Animal Arts Gallery
Some of the most unique works of art are not done by man, but by animals. This site is built to inform and entertain those who enjoy works of art by our friends in the animal kingdom.
A One Horse Show . . .
Did you know that scientists started teaching animals to paint and draw more than fifty years ago? Did you know that some animals "sign" their work with a foot or hand print? This artist brings a new meaning to the term 'one horse show'. Meet Cholla: Artist Is A Horse
Animal Artists Create New Zoo Revenues
Suburban Chicago News - Herald News Lifestyles
Brittany wields her paintbrush with confidence, slapping it roughly against the canvas to produce streaks of green or smears of orange. With apparent pride, she steps back, inspects her work -- and extends her trunk to receive a freshly loaded paintbrush.
Brittany, an African elephant, is doing her small part to pay her way at the Milwaukee County Zoo. Her artwork is sold at the zoo's gift shop to raise funds.
This painting pachyderm is far from the only artistic animal in captivity. For years zoos and aquariums across the country have encouraged animals to paint as a way to keep the penned-up denizens mentally enriched. Typically, the paintings were discarded or set aside.
But officials have recently discovered that animal lovers are willing to pay hundreds -- or even thousands -- of dollars for the creatures' creations, prompting zoos across the country to study whether their animal artists might be an untapped source of revenue.
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Animal Artists . . .
Animal Artist Galleries
- The Loop Animal Art Show
- Zoo Artists entry foyer to The Loop's cyber art gallery. This show exists in six rooms. The first is an explanation with photos providing background and analysis of the "Rubyism," as we call this school of art.
- Artist Is a Horse - Authentic Horse Art By Cholla
- Authentic Cowboy And Western Art, Framed Originals, The Artist Is A Horse
Elephant Paintings
Animal Artists Paint for Food and Fun
Do you sometimes get a reward when you do a good job at work, school, or home? In 2006 a sea lion named Maggie made news when her care giver began giving her fish to teach her to paint. For every stroke Maggie painted, she got a fish. Maggie was an eleven year old sea lion living in the Pittsburgh Zoo. Her trainer, Phares wanted to challenge the smart animal, and realized she had a talent for painting. She said it took about three months to train Maggie to go from holding the paint brush in her mouth to putting paint on canvas.
Other animals are getting into the arts, too, with proceeds going to charitable causes.
Martial Arts Monkey
Cat Artists . . .
Zoo Art News
- Staten Island's free-for-all summer
- ... the Bronx Zoo. Residents who exit for the duration have no idea how much they're missing. This mostly outdoor, all-local showcase that the Council on the Arts and Humanities for Staten Island (COAHSI) curates and organizes every June starts soon.
- Contemporary art exhibition is a Zoo
- Ideas about animals and how we relate to them are escaping from Zoo, the new exhibition at the Musée d'art contemporain. Co-curators Marie Fraser and François LeTourneux evidently hope ? at the very least ? that issues addressed by participating ...
- What's happening: 'Beauty and the Beast,' 'Almost, Maine,' petting zoo, art ...
- Ripon Summer Players will present "Almost, Maine" at 7:30 pm May 31-June 2 and 2 pm June 3 at Ripon College's Rodman Center for the Arts, 300 Seward St. The play follows nine stories that happen on the coldest night of the year, exploring the positives ...
- Zoo Boise is Seeking Artists for New Public Project
- The Boise City Department of Arts and History is calling all eligible Idaho artists to submit their past works for consideration in this year's Zoo Boise Public Art Project. Up to 10 digital files and a resume are requested from each artist, ...
The Painting Dog
AnimalArts Appreciation
You are welcome to sign the Animal Arts guest book to show your support. Thank you for stopping by.
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JaguarJulie Mar 1, 2010 @ 8:21 am | delete
- I surely can appreciate the originality of animal arts! Bravo.
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Evelyn_Saenz
Mar 18, 2009 @ 1:11 pm | delete
- The world of art is truly limitless!
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Aquavel
Feb 2, 2009 @ 10:05 pm | delete
- Fun lens! There are a few vids on singing dogs out there too if you want to branch out in the arts. And I have a couple of dogs that are great actors - one in particular - especially at meal time. (One would think he was starving on the streets of India from his sounds and mannerisms.)
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d-artist Dec 31, 2008 @ 6:25 pm | delete
- very cool lens! .....5*
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Stinky
Jun 17, 2008 @ 6:30 pm | delete
- What fun! Great videos.
Thanks for making us smile.
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