On June 23 I stopped by Vintage Park in Northwest Houston to witness the arrival of over a dozen life-size fiberglass horses. The horses are part of a creative fundraising effort by the Northwest Assistant Ministries (NAM), for which Vintage Park has agreed to donate a vacant spec space to serve as the “stable” for the horses.

The horses will be painted by local artists who have been chosen by a panel of judges to turn these plain white shells into works of art. The community is being encouraged to stop by Vintage Park and watch the artists as they use their talent and creativity to transform the horses.

The “stable” where the horses will be transformed into art is located in Vintage Park next to Cheeburger Cheeburger

Once the artwork is complete, the horses will be displayed throughout the community before being auctioned off on October 16 at the Jeans & Jewels gala, NAM’s annual fundraising event. At the end of the summer, a Vintage Park-themed horse—painted by local artist Michael Zigrang—will be permanently displayed in the Piazza.

"Caballo De Espiritu" by Michael Zigrang. This is the artist Vintage Park selected to paint the Vintage Park horse that will be permanently displayed in the Piazza.

Interested individuals or businesses can sponsor a horse to be auctioned off or can purchase a customized horse that is theirs to keep. For information on sponsoring a horse, you can contact Tanecia Snid at 281-885-4608 or tsnid@namonline.org.