News Alert Fargo/Moorhead Area Overrun with Oddly Adorned Buffalo

The cities of Fargo and Moorhead have some strange and beautiful visitors to its parks, sidewalks and other public areas. These buffalo are part of a large public arts project and fundraiser from the Lake Agassiz Arts Council called Herd About the Prairie. The project is a very public display to help raise funds for the not for profit arts organization that helps out the arts in the Fargo, Moorhead and West Fargo area. The 74 fiberglass Buffalo will be on display in the Red River Valley from May to August 2006. The buffalo will be auctioned off as the finale of the Herds show in the valley to raise the final funds of the project.

The Lake Agassiz Arts Council was formed 35 years ago to promote the arts in the Fargo Moorhead area. The council is an association of 50 not-for-profit art organizations, artists and arts related businesses which advocate and serve the arts in the area. The council raises money for arts related projects, events and to recognize arts supporters. The council has a publication called the FM Arts Forum available throughout the cites of Fargo and Moorhead at many public businesses and city buildings. The council also has a website where you can learn more about their valuable services and help to the arts here: www.fm-arts.com .

The buffalo are sponsored by any interested individuals businesses, organizations or groups and then the sponsor chooses the artist who will paint and decorate the buffalo. They are painted, adorned or decorated however represents the theme of the project and the groups likings. The buffalo end up with not only paint or other finishes but decorated with additional materials to create truly unique works of art. Some portray the regions history or a specific theme while others tend to take on personality and traits of the artists or the theme of the group designing and decorating the fiberglass animal.