Horse Mania 2010
Return to the Herd
Voted "Best Outdoor Art in Lexington" by ACE Weekly in 2008, eight years after the event, the original Horse Mania captured the hearts and imaginations of Lexingtonians and visitors alike. Now, as the entire region looks forward to the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games, LexArts is planning to set up the corral and bring back the colorful horses. Horse Mania 2010 promises to be one of the largest auxiliary attractions to the Games, guaranteed to charm and delight a projected 600,000-plus visitors.
An interesting addition to Horse Mania 2010 is that each of Lexington's Sister Cities (Deauville, France; County Kildare, Irland; Shinhidaka, Japan; and Newmarket, England) will reveive a horse for one of its local artists to decorate. The Sister Cities horses will then be flown, via horse transport, back to Lexington to be put on display with the rest of the herd.
- LexArts is currently soliciting sponsorships for the horses
- $5000 for the 79 local horses
- Call to artists was released on December 10, 2009
- Artist selections will occur in the spring
- Horses will hit the streets July 1, 2010 and will be on display for several months throughout the Games
- Horses will be auctioned off at Keeneland in December 2010
- The auction will generate funds to support local charities and Lexington's developing public art program
Underwriters:
Kentucky Thoroughbred Association
Bluegrass Sotheby's International Realty
Hilliard Lyons
Current Sponsors:
Joe Rosenberg Jewelers
Lane Consultants/The Lane Report
Avis Rent-A-Car
Stites & Harbison
Mr. George Van Meter
Powell Walton Milward, a division of J. Smith Lanier & Co., Inc.
Nancy Barron & Associates
Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital
Keeneland Association, Inc.
Fortune Realty, LLC
Morgan Worldwide Consultants on behalf of Lexington Catholic High School
Dean Dorton & Ford
UK Opera Theatre
Lexington Clinic
Blue Grass Airport
Alltech
The Mt. Brilliant Family Foundation
Gallery B
Sayre School
Fifth Third Bank
Slone & Benton PSC, and Cabinets & Designs, Inc.
Don Jacobs
Milward Funeral Directors
West Jefferson Place-Kirkpatrick, Medical Rehabilitation, Owner, Radwan, and Wilmes
Downtown Lexington Corporation Foundation
Transylvania University
UK Healthcare
Lexair, Inc.
PNC Bank
W.T. Young Storage Company
Promogistics, LLC
The Webb Companies
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield
Robbins, Truitt & Associates LLC
The Employees of Hagyard Equine Medical Institute
Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Kentucky
Calumet Farm
CMW Architects & Engineers
University of Kentucky Equine Initiative
Lexington Herald-Leader
Community Action Council
Bluegrass Hospitality Group
Sister Cities Sponsor:
Balatro Gallery
Click here for a Sponsorship Fact Sheet
Click here for a Sponsorship Reservation/Payment Form
For more information on Horse Mania 2010, call Tony Aros at 859.255.2951 or e-mail taros@lexarts.org
