The Mane Event Gala and Auction raised $113,250!  Thank you to the attendees, bidders, artists and sponsors for making this a success.  The final project total and gifts to project beneficiaries will be announced April 15, 2009 (see below).

Check Presentation Ceremony

Wednesday April 15, 2009 • 11:00 pm
Kemp Center for the Arts

1300 Lamar Street • Wichita Falls, Texas

Open to the Public

For more information call (940) 397-2258

Merchandise Locations

Somewhere in Time Antique Mall

625 Ohio Avenue

Hours: 10-5 Mon-Sat

Wichita Falls Museum of Art

#2 Eureka Circle

Hours: 9:30-5  Tues, Wed, Fri • 9:30-7   Thurs • 10:30-5  Sat

Times Record News Articles

• Mane Event Auction gallops Off Into the Sunset
• Eighteen horses to be auctioned at Mane Event gala
• Leadership Wichita Falls class rounds up Mane Event horses for gala auction
• Artists unveil long-awaited Mane Event horses (9-14-08)
• Horses of Mane Event Project Finally Unveiled (9-12-08)
• Horse unveiling set for Saturday (9-6-08)
• Our Opinion: Horsing Around (9-6-08)
• Mane Event Horses Receive Clearcoat Finish (8-31-08)
• Guaranteed Winners (8-19-08)
• Affected By Art (7-20-08)
• Mane Events To Be Amazing (7-20-08)
• Fitting Collaboration (6-5-08)
• Horse About Town (4-2-08)
• Our Opinion Stampede-date (3-21-08)
• Hoof It Enter (3-16-08)

The Mane Event Is:

• A public arts celebration, supported by Leadership Wichita Falls, Class of 2007.
• A fund-raising project to fund improvements and needed equipment for Patsy’s House and Faith Mission, and boost community pride through Downtown Wichita Falls Development, Inc

The Mane Event is patterned after similar successful projects in other cities where large fiberglass animals are designed and decorated by local artists and placed throughout the sponsoring cities …like the longhorns in Southlake, the horses in Amarillo, the pigs in Little Rock, and the cows in Chicago. Take time to explore this website. Plan now to participate in the festivities, get acquainted with our fabulous horses, meet the artists involved, and acknowledge the many sponsors who support The Mane Event.