News
The
herd rides on!
December 2006
In December 2006, the Spirit of the Buffalo website project was taken over by its original artist/designer, Tammy Pinkston. Along with volunteers who have had a passion for this project all along, we'll continue to keep the project alive to represent the great state of Oklahoma, and in honor of the memory of the originator of the project, Keven Virgilio.
Along with this change comes an update of the website, including updated locations of the buffalo...stay tuned for more buffalo information!
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Yippie!!! We're in print!!! |
December 7, 2006
A book on the Oklahoma Nature Conservancy's Spirit of the Buffalo project was released in December 2006. It is a full color, comprehensive work including the history of the project, pictures and info about each buffalo, stories, "BuffaBytes" (buffalo-related factoids) and more! |
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HERD ‘EM UP, HEAD ‘EM IN
October 3, 2006
by Carolyn B. Leonard
Mayor Keding conferred the title of “Buffalo Beale” to their benefactor, Richard “Dick” Beale, who donated one of the OKC art buffaloes to the town last week. Keding assured the donor the animal would be well-cared for, saying, “We are so proud of receiving this gift, and hope you will come back soon and often.” More.. |
The Spirit of the Buffalo changes leadership
October 8, 2004
The Spirit of the Buffalo project under the leadership of the Nature Conservancy ended on September 30th. However, Downtown OKC Association is taking over leadership of the project. A large number of the herd will continue to be on display and there may also be new exciting things yet to come!
During this transition time some information, such as locations of the buffalo, may not be current and updated. Some buffalo may be going off display, but many can still be found in their previous locations. We appreciate your understanding and patience while we adjust the herd.
Though you will begin to see changes on the website to reflect the new leadership, the website will continue without interruption. Information is being updated as soon as it is received, so please check back often.
Thank you for your patience during this time of transition and your continued interest and support in the Spirit of the Buffalo!
Tammy Pinkston, Web designer for Spirit of the Buffalo |
Big Blue put out to Pasture
for Spirit of the Buffalo project
August 25 , 2004
by Carolyn B. Leonard
Janie Brainard, an art major graduate of the University of Santa Fe, estimated four weeks to complete her monumental project for the Nature Conservancy. It actually took much longer to transform the plain gray
fiberglass object into a work of sparkling mosaic art. More...
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Buffalo
'Spirit'
June 9, 2004
by Deborah
Benjamin
Copyright, Oklahoma Gazette
The
latest addition to the Nature Conservancy's
fund-raising campaign and art exhibit
is based upon the legend of the White
Buffalo Calf Woman.
More...
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Buffalo
herd
June 2, 2004
by Elizabeth
Lowry
Copyright, Oklahoma Gazette
Bison
are migrating back to Oklahoma, only they aren't shaggy-maned
mammals. They're art...
More...
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Local
artist lends hand to project
June 10, 2004
by Nancy Cook-Senn and Jennifer Pitts
Copyright
2004, The Shawnee News-Star
The herd is growing. Shawnee artist LeAnne
Henry Wright is one of 100 artists selected
to create for The Spirit of the Buffalo
public art project of The Nature Conservancy...
More...
Read
the She's OK! article here
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Outdoors: Where the buffalo roam
by Krista Townsend
Copyright, Norman Transcript
Have you noticed the "artistically-enhanced" buffalo grazing around Oklahoma City and other parts of the state? More...
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Buffalo
artistry highlights nature conservancy
May 21, 2004
by April Wilkerson
Copyright
2004, The Shawnee News-Star
Move over, Cows on Parade.
Oklahoma's Spirit of the Buffalo is taking
to the streets. "It will be incredible
to walk down the street and see the sculptures,
and to see the same buffaloes reinterpreted
over and over,"
More...
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Buffalo
statues to raise profile of conservancy
Apr. 28, 2004
by Elizabeth Camacho Wiley
Copyright 2004, The Oklahoma Publishing Company
NORMAN - He has been nicknamed Buffy
and Billy Bob. Once he's completed, his official name
will be Sunflake. More...
Above
is a photo of the two Chihuly-designed buffalo.
They are being housed in the OKC
Museum of Art in downtown till they go on
exhibit with the rest of the herd May 4.
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Paint it like Pollock
Apr. 14, 2004
by Melissa A. Wabnitz
Copyright 2004, The Norman Transcript
Students enjoy painting artist-inspired buffalo herd...though Irving Middle School may seem like an unlikely home for a grassland grazer, the kids seem to be making their new fiberglass friend feel quite welcome. More...
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Spirit
of the Buffalo
by Josh McBee
Copyright
2004, The Norman Transcript
Norman artist
Judy Osburn commissioned to paint fiberglass
beast...Osburn's inspiration for her nature
motif came from a love of wildlife.
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Buffalo
return beyond the range in state project
Feb. 26, 2004
by Tom Lindley
Copyright 2004, The Oklahoma Publishing Company
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May, more than 100 life-size fiberglass buffalo will
be on display in downtown Oklahoma City and statewide
in an attempt by The Nature Conservancy to celebrate
civic pride and artistic creativity and to promote
the conservation of Oklahoma's natural landscapes
and waterways through the sale of corporate and individual
sponsorships.
More...
Click article for close-up
Capitol
Buffaloed
by Ron Jenkins
OKLAHOMA
CITY (AP) -- For the first time in a century, buffalo
could be spotted Monday where the state Capitol's
south steps are located. More...
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photos for close-up
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Buffalos
in the buff stampeding the Capitol
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Governor
Brad Henry and Spirit of the Buffalo Co-Chair
J. Larry Nichols officially welcome the buffalo
herd during a ceremony held at the State Capitol
in January
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Left
to right: Betty Price, Executive Director of
the Oklahoma Arts Council; Lee Allan Smith,
Project and Event Coordinator for the Oklahoma
Centennial Commission; Governor Brad Henry;
Blake Wade, Executive Director of the Oklahoma
Centennial Commission; Jenny Hendrick, Co-Chairman
of Spirit of the Buffalo; Larry Nichols, Co-chairman
of Spirit of the Buffalo; Tim Grogan, Executive
Director of the Oklahoma Chapter of The Nature
Conservancy; Nance Diamond, Executive Director
of the Oklahoma Arts Institute.
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