nessie project – art prize 2009
Well, the whole ebay thing was a bit of a wash… how do you try to sell a ‘100 long, 5 piece, stylized loch ness monster? What the ebay thing did do was to generate a great deal of interest in private parties coming forward to find a way to keep her at the zoo. We hope to have some more information to report in regards to her status soon. Thanks again to Bert and the crew at the zoo for your support and patience and to the people who have shown interest in keeping her in the city she was created for. The GRAM is hosting a casual forum on Friday, the 8th of January… so stop on by if you find yourselves downtown around 7:00pm.
Nessie at the Zoo
Nessie at the John Ball Zoo Today
Nessie looks on as the Zoo holds a fundraiser for the animals today. The zoo has raised over $50,000 to help offset budget cuts this year.
Although the zoo will be closing December 7th for the winter, you can still make donations to John Ball Zoo by visiting their website.
Okay, long time between posts, sorry, we’ve all been busy trying to figure out what to do with the big fish. The MDEQ permit has allowed us a little grace period to coordinate the removal of the beast from the grand. Thanks to Luis and José for their support. We are looking at the middle of next week(Oct.26-30) to have her hoisted out of the river and transported to the pond at John Ball Park Zoo. She will rest there for about a month before we need to stage her for winter hibernation. Blandford Nature Center has shown some interest in possibly putting her up in the spring, but as of this writing we don’t have anything concrete as to where she will end up after the zoo tour. Big thanks to everyone who has shown us the love and admiration for our work. We’ll keep you posted as we try to find the girl a pond of her own. peace.
ArtPrize 2009: Nessie makes big splash in the Grand River (via MLive) 
