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Pongos Helping Pongos 2012
Pongos Helping Pongos:
Paintings by Orangutans, for Orangutans
Announcing the Houston Zoo's 5th Pongos Helping Pongos Art Event March 10, 2012, 6:00 pm until 8:00 pm at the G Gallery . Our previous event made $25,000 for orangutan and elephant conservation.
This very special evening featured over 40 individual paintings done by our orangutans, elephants, siamangs, babirusa, clouded leopards and this year introducing, binturong. Each painting will be professionally framed thanks to our partners at YolArt Fine Arts and accompanied by conservation information and an animal artist biography.
All the paintings, photographs and portraits were sold by silent auction with all the proceeds donated to the preservation of orangutans in their natural habitats.
The benefits of this program are many. It provides Zoo animals an outlet to express their intelligence, personalities, and abilities. It allows them to fulfill their mission as ambassadors for their species. It generates precious funds that support conservation actions on the ground and behavioral enrichment initiatives at the Zoo. At the same time, this program engages the local community, creating a deeper appreciation for the lives of all animals and inspiring a greater concern for their well-being. And all of this is achieved through the exhibition and sale of the animals’ own art, an annual event that we call Pongos Helping Pongos. Pongo is the scientific name for orangutans, so this translates as Orangutans Helping Orangutans.
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Humans and animals will be collaborating to create some amazing works of art. Click on the links below to see how the artists of all species will be working together.
The pieces available for the 2012 Pongos Helping Pongos auction are:
Get the flash player here: http://www.adobe.com/flashplayer
For specific information on each individual piece, please click here.
For early bidding information, please e-mail ADaly@HoustonZoo.org
Browse through some other samples of some amazing oranguatan artwork.
