Ostrich Statues

Chandler, Arizona

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, a number of artists were commissioned by the Chandler Chamber of Commerce to paint ostrich statues, which were then put on display around Chandler. I've been able to find three of these painted ostrich statues that are still on public display, plus one metal ostrich sculpture.

Title and artist unknown.
Directions: Chandler Sunset Library, 4930 W. Ray Road.
Last Visited: April 2010.

The Green Spot that is Chandler, by artist Debra Jones.
Directions: Chandler Museum, 178 E. Commonwealth Ave. No admission is charged, but donations are accepted.
Last Visited: May 2010.

Clark Gable on the Golf Course, by artists Diane Howell & Anne Marshall.
Directions: In the lobby of the Crowne Plaza San San Marcos Golf Resort, One San Marcos Place.
Last Visited: May 2010.

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.