Ostrich Statues

Chandler is a fairly ordinary and conservative town that occasionally makes a deliberate leap into the bizarre. One of these quirks is the Annual Ostrich Festival, created by the Chandler Chamber of Commerce and first held in 1989. For the 20th festival in 2008, artists were commissioned by the Chandler Chamber of Commerce to paint a dozen life-size fiberglass ostrich statues, which were then put on display around Chandler. I've been able to find four of these painted ostrich statues that are still on public display, plus one metal ostrich sculpture. If you know the present location of any of the other eight ostrich statues, please write to me at the email address at the bottom of this page.

Photo by Bizarre Backroads contributing photographer Pam Orman.

Cee Cee the Ostrich, by artist Laurie Fagen.
Directions: On the sidewalk in front of Sibley's West Gift Shop, 72 S. San Marcos Place.
Last Visited: November 2011.

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Ostrich, a seven-foot metal scuplture by artist Mike Lynch.
Directions: In the atrium on the second floor of the Chandler Main Library, 22 South Delaware St.
Last Visited: May 2010.

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Standard disclaimer: Sites are described for entertainment purposes only, as they were at the time of my last visit. I can not vouch for the current condition of the site or its accessibility.

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Revised: November 8, 2011
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