In this issue: Art for the Animals Art Sale April 29th Shelter Dogs Create Art Coming Back: Play Golf with Your Dog Putts & Paws Golf Tournament Sponsor a Dog or Cat Kennel
ArtfortheAnimalsArt Sale Saturday, April 29 – 10-3 Clemenceau Auditorium, Mingus & Willard Streets, Cottonwood
Love animals! Love Art! Don’t Miss It!
This sale is going to be great fun with a wide range of media, new and vintage, plus animal-themed books and boutique items. Come to see art showing the fascination artists have with animals.
Our donors include well-known professionals, emerging artists, and talented artists in all media. Collectors and animal lovers have donated animal-themed art, items, crafts, and books.
Affordable Animal Art
New & vintage art, animal-themed books & boutique items.
Questions: Contact Verde Valley Humane at 928-634-7387
Shelter KissesArt
Some of longest resident shelter dog have created art for our art sale. Their artwork these artistic adoptable dogs will be sold to support their stay with us or discount their adoption fees.
Jed, one of our featured artists, is about five years old. He was brought to us as a stray after someone found him around Montezuma Well, a location loved by many traveling artists. Jed is sweet and affectionate with people and loves toys but hasn’t shown that he would like any dog friends. This strong guy weighs around seventy pounds and is looking for an experienced adopter and a yard with space for him to run and sun. He’s been at the shelter over 360 days.
At the Art for the Animals sale, Jed’s paintings will be displayed with his kennel photo, length of stay, and wish for adoption. Each will be labeled Painted by “the artist” for Art for the Animals 2023.
Large Collaborative Abstract Expressionist Painting
A group of our not-so-starving shelter dog artists created a large collaborative abstract expressionist art project. Buyers are welcome to meet the artists at a later time at the Verde Valley Humane shelter.
We loved each one of the Shelter Kisses Art masterpieces and hope our animals’ art will be a unique hit at the sale.
How Jed& his Friends Painted
First, our volunteers covered canvases with paint. Then placed each one into a plastic ziplock bag. Next, the outsides of the bags were smeared with peanut butter. For our first artists, we chose the dogs that have been at the Verde Valley Humane Society the longest.
The dogs were immediately excited and got right to work. They enthusiastically began painting by licking their canvas to create unique images as only especially talented dogs could do.
More Artists: Top: Drogo; Lower Left: Eugene; Lower Right: Margo.
Come out to Agave Highlands in Cornville and “Play 9 with Your Canine” Next Chance: Wednesday, May 10 – 2 to 4 No golfing dog? Verde Valley Humane will be there with adoptable shelter dogs. $25 for 9 holes, green fee, golf cart, dog treat and poop bag! Call Mike at Agave Highlands 928.634.5454 to schedule.
