Paintings done by animals
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Mystic has a behind the scenes thing where you can watch them do the painting for you!
Sooo this took a while to put together. I've gone through every zoo website - AZA and everything on the zoochat map for north america - along with every AAZK facebook page to put this together. I'm going to break it down into several posts so it's easier to read. I'm going to start with the two categories that likely are missing some, zoos that sell stuff in gift shops and zoos that sell works at events. The gift shop one, in particular, is probably lacking; the two I've bought stuff at, Dallas (magnets only) and Omaha (16x20" canvases only) both don't say anything online about having those products available.
Zoos that sell work in gift shops
ABQ Biopark
Binder Park Zoo? – Paintings, framed paintings, coasters, shadow boxes with quills and feathers
Cougar Mountain Zoo
Dallas Zoo – small magnet pieces done by most species in the zoo, stock varies.
Denver Zoo – sell ornaments at Christmas time, made by Rocky Mountain AAZK.
Indianapolis Zoo – sell ornaments at Christmas time, made by Indianapolis AAZK.
Lincoln Children’s Zoo – Purchase paintings in the Treetop Toys store at the zoo. Species: Bobcat, Hive animals (reptiles), Humboldt Penguin, Hyacinth Macaw, Ring-tailed Lemur, Serval, Silkie Chicken, Snow Leopard, White-faced Whistling Ducklings, White-striped Skunk. Sold out: Dromedary Camel, Hedgehog, Meerkat, North American River Otter, Tammar Wallaby, Three-banded Armadillo.
Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo – 16x20” size only. Large selection.
Palm Beach Zoo
Sequoia Park Zoo?
Utah’s Hogle Zoo
Wildlife Safari – canvases and occasionally other items.
Zoos that occasionally do auctions/events, either online or in person
AAZK of MN – Summer Art Fair
Binder Park Zoo/Battle Creek AAZK - Paintings, framed paintings, coasters, shadow boxes with quills and feathers
Brookfield AAZK
Buttonwood Park Zoo
Cape May County Zoo AAZK – sell paintings and ornaments (with feathers) at Art Gone Wild and Christmas events; will ship.
Columbus Zoo
Denver Zoo
Greater Cincinnati AAZK
Greater Houston AAZK
Greater Sacramento AAZK – sell paintings and ornaments at holiday sales and AAZK events. Species include red panda, bongo, chimpanzee, orangutan, giraffe, sloth, and reptiles.
Greenville Zoo AAZK – sell paintings, feather ornaments, painted glasses, etc. at Brewing For Rhinos.
Indianapolis Zoo
Little Rock AAZK – Great Escapes event
Memphis AAZK – sells work at things like trivia night
Milwaukee AAZK
Naples AAZK – Wild Tracks art auction
Nashville AAZK – Brew at the Zoo, Sunset Safari
Oakland Zoo
Oklahoma City Zoo
Pittsburgh AAZK
Pittsburgh Zoo – Festival of Color event in June
Racine Zoo
Rocky Mountain AAZK
Roger Williams Park Zoo AAZK – sell paintings at zoo events, local art festivals, town events, etc.
Rosamond Gifford Zoo
San Francisco Zoo
Seneca Park Zoo
Syracuse Zoo
Toledo Zoo
Tulsa AAZK
Zoo Knoxville Zoo
Zoo Miami Zoo – Savage: Art Made By Animals event
Zoos that sell work in gift shops
ABQ Biopark
Binder Park Zoo? – Paintings, framed paintings, coasters, shadow boxes with quills and feathers
Cougar Mountain Zoo
Dallas Zoo – small magnet pieces done by most species in the zoo, stock varies.
Denver Zoo – sell ornaments at Christmas time, made by Rocky Mountain AAZK.
Indianapolis Zoo – sell ornaments at Christmas time, made by Indianapolis AAZK.
Lincoln Children’s Zoo – Purchase paintings in the Treetop Toys store at the zoo. Species: Bobcat, Hive animals (reptiles), Humboldt Penguin, Hyacinth Macaw, Ring-tailed Lemur, Serval, Silkie Chicken, Snow Leopard, White-faced Whistling Ducklings, White-striped Skunk. Sold out: Dromedary Camel, Hedgehog, Meerkat, North American River Otter, Tammar Wallaby, Three-banded Armadillo.
Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo – 16x20” size only. Large selection.
Palm Beach Zoo
Sequoia Park Zoo?
Utah’s Hogle Zoo
Wildlife Safari – canvases and occasionally other items.
Zoos that occasionally do auctions/events, either online or in person
AAZK of MN – Summer Art Fair
Binder Park Zoo/Battle Creek AAZK - Paintings, framed paintings, coasters, shadow boxes with quills and feathers
Brookfield AAZK
Buttonwood Park Zoo
Cape May County Zoo AAZK – sell paintings and ornaments (with feathers) at Art Gone Wild and Christmas events; will ship.
Columbus Zoo
Denver Zoo
Greater Cincinnati AAZK
Greater Houston AAZK
Greater Sacramento AAZK – sell paintings and ornaments at holiday sales and AAZK events. Species include red panda, bongo, chimpanzee, orangutan, giraffe, sloth, and reptiles.
Greenville Zoo AAZK – sell paintings, feather ornaments, painted glasses, etc. at Brewing For Rhinos.
Indianapolis Zoo
Little Rock AAZK – Great Escapes event
Memphis AAZK – sells work at things like trivia night
Milwaukee AAZK
Naples AAZK – Wild Tracks art auction
Nashville AAZK – Brew at the Zoo, Sunset Safari
Oakland Zoo
Oklahoma City Zoo
Pittsburgh AAZK
Pittsburgh Zoo – Festival of Color event in June
Racine Zoo
Rocky Mountain AAZK
Roger Williams Park Zoo AAZK – sell paintings at zoo events, local art festivals, town events, etc.
Rosamond Gifford Zoo
San Francisco Zoo
Seneca Park Zoo
Syracuse Zoo
Toledo Zoo
Tulsa AAZK
Zoo Knoxville Zoo
Zoo Miami Zoo – Savage: Art Made By Animals event
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Unless something was really well hidden, this is likely complete. I looked all over websites, used the search function if it was available, etc.
Zoos that sell work online
ABQ Biopark – Online store features “most popular artists”. More pieces are available at the Weems Gallery in ABQ. Species include:
Mammals: African Crested Porcupine, Binturong, DeBrazza’s Monkey, Elephant (including kisses), Jaguar, Mountain Lion, Ocelot, Orangutan (brush and hand prints), Rhino (hoof prints, nose prints, skin prints), River Otter, Serval, Snow Leopard, Southern Warthog, Takin, Tiger
Birds: Caribbean Flamingo, Emu, Red Lory, Tawny Frogmouth
Feather prints (paint put on a feather and pressed down): Andean Condor, Bald Eagle, Black Vulture, Caribbean Flamingo, Cockatoo, Emu, Galah, Indian Blue Peacock, Military Macaw, Rainbow Lorikeet, Red-legged Seriema, Red Lory, Scarlet Macaw, Yellow-collared Macaw, Yellow-headed Amazon
Reptiles & Amphibians: African Fat-tail Gecko, Alligator, Corn Snake, Grand Cayman Blue Iguana, Ornate Box Turtle
Insects: flat rock scorpion, madagascar hissing cockroaches, maggots, polyphemus/rainbow stag/taxicab beetles, whip scorpion
Aloha Safari Zoo – Order artwork online for $15. Species: Bearded Dragon, Capuchin, Japanese Macaque, Mountain Coati, Pigtailed Macaque, Reticulated Giraffe, White-nosed Coati.
Big Cat Rescue – Sells PRINTS and posters of original paintings, along with socks, pillows, leggings, mugs, and phone cases with reproductions of paintings on them. They do NOT sell original works. I’d guess they auction the originals for $$$$?
Birmingham Zoo AAZK – Pre-made canvases, magnets, and ornaments. Species include American Black Bear, Black Footed Cat, Black Howler Monkey (including tail prints!), California Sea Lion, Coati, Elephant, Giraffe, Grey Fox, Jaguar, Lion, Malayan Tiger, North American River Otter, Squirrel Monkey.
Cheyenne Mountain Zoo – Purchase pre-made paintings in the online store. Options are elephant, giraffe, orangutan, and some species from the Loft experience.
Cincinnati Zoo – $220 for a 16x20” Elephant painting or $170 for a 9x12” Rhino painting.
Connecticut AAZK – Flat canvases. Species include Amur tiger, American Alligator (paws and body), Andean Bear, Ball Python, Black Dragon, Chickens, Cuvier’s Dwarf Caiman, Ducks, Eastern Box Turtle, Flemish Giant Hybrid, Geoffroy’s Tamarin, Guinea Hog, Harbor Seal, Hedgehog, Macaws, North American Porcupine, North American River Otter, Sting Rays, Striped Skunk.
Fresno Chaffee Zoo – Valentine’s Adopt-an-Animal Special, for $50 you will receive a plush porcupine, certificate, animal fact sheet, 2 general admission tickets, and the person’s name on the zoo’s adoption board for a year. For an extra $25, get a 4x6” porcupine painting.
Green Bay AAZK – Sell a few pre-made flat canvases and greeting cards. Current species are black bear, lion, snow leopard.
Houston Zoo – Purchase pre-painted art online from an Asian Elephant, Blue & Gold Macaw, California Sea Lion, Gorilla, or Meerkats. 8x10” $75, 11x14” $150, 16x20” $200. Or, purchase a custom 16x20” done by an elephant, lion, or orangutan for $250.
Kansas City Zoo AAZK – Canvases (stretch or flat), ornaments, wine glasses, steins, mugs. Canvas prices: Stretch – 5x7” $10, 8x10” $25, 11x14” $35, Flat – 5x7” $10, 8x10” $20, 11x14” $30. Pick paint colors. Current species include African Crowned Crane, Arapawa Goat, Chimpanzee, Elephant, Gorilla, Hyacinth Macaw, Leopard Tortoise, Orangutan, Prevost’s Squirrel, Rainbow Lorikeet, Ring-tailed Lemur, Roadrunner, Rose Breasted Cockatoo, Von der Decken’s Hornbill. Also Emu and Polish Chicken feathers in ornaments.
Lion Habitat Ranch – Works by Ozzie the Giraffe. 8x10” $40, 9x12” $60, T-Shirt $60, Scarf $60.
Montgomery Zoo – Sells work at “special events” and can be special ordered online. Species include tigers, giraffes, spider monkeys, squirrel monkeys, siamangs, giant anteaters, and some birds.
Palm Beach Zoo - 5x7" $32, 8x10" $53, 11x14" $80, 16x20" $106. Species: Armadillo, New Guinea Singing Dog, Dingo, Bush Dog, Otter, Florida Panther, Kinkajou, Red-ruffed Lemur, Ring-tailed Lemur, Capuchin Monkey, Mexican Spider Monkey, Jaguar, Malayan Tiger, American Black Bear, Fennec Fox, Blue Tongued Skink, Komodo Dragon, Tegu, Brazilian Rainbow Boa, juvenile Alligator, Tortoise/turtle, Crow, African Gray Parrot. They also have pre-made ones available for purchase that include other species, such as Grizzlies, Flamingos, Porcupines, Caimans.
Saint Louis Zoo – Purchase art online. Pick from the given species options and suggested sizes. 5x7” $25, 8x10” $50, 11x14” $75, 16x20” $114. Species: Chimpanzee, Gorilla, Hellbender, Hippo, insects, Magellanic Penguins, Monkey, Rhino, Sea Lion, Snake. Others can be requested but no guarantee (they seem really difficult to work with in general).
Tanganyika Zoo – $100, choose your animal and colors. No size info given. Species at the zoo include African Crested Porcupine, American Alligator, Armadillos, Asian Small-Clawed Otter, Bat-eared Fox, Binturong, Black-footed Penguin, Black Howler Monkey, Black Rhino, Caracal, Cheetah, Debrazza’s Monkey, Fossa, Giant Anteater, Giraffe, Grevy’s Zebra, Honey Badger, Indian Rhino, Kangaroo, Mandrill, Okapi, Pygmy Hippo, Red-tailed Guenon, Ring-tailed Lemur, Serval, Snow Leopard, Two-toed Sloth, Warthog, White-handed Gibbon
Topeka Zoo AAZK – Pre-made canvases, clothing, dog bandanas, ornaments, magnets, etc. Current species include Sumatran tigers including cubs, African wild dog, Black Bear, Black-footed Ferret, Bobcat, Dwarf Caiman, Elephant, Gorilla, Lion, Llama, Mountain Lion, Orangutan, Ostrich, Sloth, Sloth Bear, Striped Skunk, Tegu
Wildlife Safari – Purchase canvases, ornaments, greeting cards, tote bags and coasters on their website and in the gift shop. You can also commission a custom painting without visiting the safari; generally $75 for 16x20”, not including shipping.
Zoos that sell work online
ABQ Biopark – Online store features “most popular artists”. More pieces are available at the Weems Gallery in ABQ. Species include:
Mammals: African Crested Porcupine, Binturong, DeBrazza’s Monkey, Elephant (including kisses), Jaguar, Mountain Lion, Ocelot, Orangutan (brush and hand prints), Rhino (hoof prints, nose prints, skin prints), River Otter, Serval, Snow Leopard, Southern Warthog, Takin, Tiger
Birds: Caribbean Flamingo, Emu, Red Lory, Tawny Frogmouth
Feather prints (paint put on a feather and pressed down): Andean Condor, Bald Eagle, Black Vulture, Caribbean Flamingo, Cockatoo, Emu, Galah, Indian Blue Peacock, Military Macaw, Rainbow Lorikeet, Red-legged Seriema, Red Lory, Scarlet Macaw, Yellow-collared Macaw, Yellow-headed Amazon
Reptiles & Amphibians: African Fat-tail Gecko, Alligator, Corn Snake, Grand Cayman Blue Iguana, Ornate Box Turtle
Insects: flat rock scorpion, madagascar hissing cockroaches, maggots, polyphemus/rainbow stag/taxicab beetles, whip scorpion
Aloha Safari Zoo – Order artwork online for $15. Species: Bearded Dragon, Capuchin, Japanese Macaque, Mountain Coati, Pigtailed Macaque, Reticulated Giraffe, White-nosed Coati.
Big Cat Rescue – Sells PRINTS and posters of original paintings, along with socks, pillows, leggings, mugs, and phone cases with reproductions of paintings on them. They do NOT sell original works. I’d guess they auction the originals for $$$$?
Birmingham Zoo AAZK – Pre-made canvases, magnets, and ornaments. Species include American Black Bear, Black Footed Cat, Black Howler Monkey (including tail prints!), California Sea Lion, Coati, Elephant, Giraffe, Grey Fox, Jaguar, Lion, Malayan Tiger, North American River Otter, Squirrel Monkey.
Cheyenne Mountain Zoo – Purchase pre-made paintings in the online store. Options are elephant, giraffe, orangutan, and some species from the Loft experience.
Cincinnati Zoo – $220 for a 16x20” Elephant painting or $170 for a 9x12” Rhino painting.
Connecticut AAZK – Flat canvases. Species include Amur tiger, American Alligator (paws and body), Andean Bear, Ball Python, Black Dragon, Chickens, Cuvier’s Dwarf Caiman, Ducks, Eastern Box Turtle, Flemish Giant Hybrid, Geoffroy’s Tamarin, Guinea Hog, Harbor Seal, Hedgehog, Macaws, North American Porcupine, North American River Otter, Sting Rays, Striped Skunk.
Fresno Chaffee Zoo – Valentine’s Adopt-an-Animal Special, for $50 you will receive a plush porcupine, certificate, animal fact sheet, 2 general admission tickets, and the person’s name on the zoo’s adoption board for a year. For an extra $25, get a 4x6” porcupine painting.
Green Bay AAZK – Sell a few pre-made flat canvases and greeting cards. Current species are black bear, lion, snow leopard.
Houston Zoo – Purchase pre-painted art online from an Asian Elephant, Blue & Gold Macaw, California Sea Lion, Gorilla, or Meerkats. 8x10” $75, 11x14” $150, 16x20” $200. Or, purchase a custom 16x20” done by an elephant, lion, or orangutan for $250.
Kansas City Zoo AAZK – Canvases (stretch or flat), ornaments, wine glasses, steins, mugs. Canvas prices: Stretch – 5x7” $10, 8x10” $25, 11x14” $35, Flat – 5x7” $10, 8x10” $20, 11x14” $30. Pick paint colors. Current species include African Crowned Crane, Arapawa Goat, Chimpanzee, Elephant, Gorilla, Hyacinth Macaw, Leopard Tortoise, Orangutan, Prevost’s Squirrel, Rainbow Lorikeet, Ring-tailed Lemur, Roadrunner, Rose Breasted Cockatoo, Von der Decken’s Hornbill. Also Emu and Polish Chicken feathers in ornaments.
Lion Habitat Ranch – Works by Ozzie the Giraffe. 8x10” $40, 9x12” $60, T-Shirt $60, Scarf $60.
Montgomery Zoo – Sells work at “special events” and can be special ordered online. Species include tigers, giraffes, spider monkeys, squirrel monkeys, siamangs, giant anteaters, and some birds.
Palm Beach Zoo - 5x7" $32, 8x10" $53, 11x14" $80, 16x20" $106. Species: Armadillo, New Guinea Singing Dog, Dingo, Bush Dog, Otter, Florida Panther, Kinkajou, Red-ruffed Lemur, Ring-tailed Lemur, Capuchin Monkey, Mexican Spider Monkey, Jaguar, Malayan Tiger, American Black Bear, Fennec Fox, Blue Tongued Skink, Komodo Dragon, Tegu, Brazilian Rainbow Boa, juvenile Alligator, Tortoise/turtle, Crow, African Gray Parrot. They also have pre-made ones available for purchase that include other species, such as Grizzlies, Flamingos, Porcupines, Caimans.
Saint Louis Zoo – Purchase art online. Pick from the given species options and suggested sizes. 5x7” $25, 8x10” $50, 11x14” $75, 16x20” $114. Species: Chimpanzee, Gorilla, Hellbender, Hippo, insects, Magellanic Penguins, Monkey, Rhino, Sea Lion, Snake. Others can be requested but no guarantee (they seem really difficult to work with in general).
Tanganyika Zoo – $100, choose your animal and colors. No size info given. Species at the zoo include African Crested Porcupine, American Alligator, Armadillos, Asian Small-Clawed Otter, Bat-eared Fox, Binturong, Black-footed Penguin, Black Howler Monkey, Black Rhino, Caracal, Cheetah, Debrazza’s Monkey, Fossa, Giant Anteater, Giraffe, Grevy’s Zebra, Honey Badger, Indian Rhino, Kangaroo, Mandrill, Okapi, Pygmy Hippo, Red-tailed Guenon, Ring-tailed Lemur, Serval, Snow Leopard, Two-toed Sloth, Warthog, White-handed Gibbon
Topeka Zoo AAZK – Pre-made canvases, clothing, dog bandanas, ornaments, magnets, etc. Current species include Sumatran tigers including cubs, African wild dog, Black Bear, Black-footed Ferret, Bobcat, Dwarf Caiman, Elephant, Gorilla, Lion, Llama, Mountain Lion, Orangutan, Ostrich, Sloth, Sloth Bear, Striped Skunk, Tegu
Wildlife Safari – Purchase canvases, ornaments, greeting cards, tote bags and coasters on their website and in the gift shop. You can also commission a custom painting without visiting the safari; generally $75 for 16x20”, not including shipping.
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Zoos that offer painting with tours/behind the scenes
Adventure Aquarium
-Penguin Encounter, $135 + tax. Includes meeting with penguins, watching them paint + keeping the painting, souvenir t-shirt, general admission & parking.
B Bryan Preserve
-Giraffe Painting Tour, $50 for an 8x10. First Saturday each month. You hold the canvas while the giraffe paints.
Binghamton Zoo
-Wild Encounters with Red Panda, $350. Only available certain days of the week during certain months.
Cape May County Zoo
-Winter Giraffe Encounter, $45/person. Feed the giraffes and have a painting done.
-Otter Encounter, $140/up to 4 people. Weekends only. See the otters behind the scenes, see a private training session, and watch them do your painting.
Cheyenne Mountain Zoo
-Loft Animal Experience, Standard $96.50, Premium $146.50. You will be informed of what species are available when you arrive. Standard species: African Pancake Tortoise, African Plated Lizard, Andean Milksnake, Ball Python, Blue-tongued Skink, Box Turtle, Chicken, Corn Snake, Desert Kingsnake, Fire Skink, Hedgehog, Hognose Snake, Leopard Gecko, Red-footed Tortoise. Premium species: Black-tailed Prairie Dog, Common Raven, Eclectus Parrot, North American Porcupine, Striped Skunk, Three-banded Armadillo.
-Animal Encounters, $353/up to 4 people (1 painting). Elephant (includes feeding), Orangutan (observe only).
Cincinnati Zoo
-Elephant Extravaganza, $500/2 people. April-October. Tour the elephant house and learn about the elephants while they do a painting, then help the staff give an elephant a bubble bath while it dries.
-Farm, $250/2 people. April-October. Walk an Alpaca around the zoo, lead mini pigs through a hurdle course while learning about training, then watch the goats complete a painting for you.
-Hangin’ With Hippos, $2,500/up to 5 people. May-September. Get a tour of the habitat, including prep areas, then meet the hippos, watch a training session, and receive a custom painting by one of the hippos (including Fiona!)
-Krazy about Kea, $50/person. Have a private interaction with the Kea, watch a training session, then see them paint.
-VIPenguin Experience, $250/2 people. April-October. Meet Magellanic, Rock Hopper, and King Penguins, then go to a room where a penguin will create a piece of art.
Dolphin Research Center
-Paint With a Dolphin, $80 including admission. Hold a white t-shirt while a dolphin paints it.
Duke Lemur Center
-Painting With Lemurs Premium Tour #7, $260/group of 1-4 people.
Greater Cleveland Aquarium
-Stingray Art Interactive Experience, $40. Learn about the life support systems, daily care, and enrichment that go into caring for the stingrays, then help them do a painting and potentially feed them.
Greater Vancouver Zoo
-Behind the Scenes, $175CND/up to 2 people. Includes admission, painting, 1hr behind the scenes, USB with photos. Species: Baboon, Black Bear, Hippo, Lion, Red Panda, Tiger, variety of reptiles.
-Bear Care, $175CND/up to 2 people. Painting, key chain, mug, private feeding opportunity.
-Crazy Canines, same as Bear Care.
-Porcupine Valentine, same as Bear Care.
Gulfarium
-Dolphin Doodle, $79. Choose the colors and hold the canvas while a bottlenose uses a special brush to paint, then touch and feed the dolphin. 10 minutes.
Gulf World
-Occasionally offer experiences with paintings. Currently, if you book a bottlenose Meet N Greet in February, you get a free “sweetheart themed” painting, listed as “a $15+ value”, so possibly an add-on for other experiences as well?
Hutchinson Zoo
-Occasionally do one-off events that involve paintings in-person, like Bobcat Breakfast.
Indianapolis Zoo
-Animal Art Adventures, $285 for up to 4 people (1 canvas). Select dates. Dolphin, Elephant, Penguin, Pinniped (Sea Lion or Walrus, keeper’s choice), or Rhino.
Lake Superior Zoo
-Lion Painting Tour, $25. View the lion holding area and watch them paint.
-Primate Painting Tour, $25. A Cotton-top Tamarin or Callimico Monkey creates a piece of art using an ipad, then it’s printed out for you.
Lehigh Valley Zoo
-Giraffe Painting Encounter, $350/up to 6 people (1 canvas). Each participant will get to feed Murphy, then watching him paint. Up to 2 additional paintings can be purchased at the same time for $50 each.
Lion Country Safari
-Giraffe Painting Encounter, $250. Feed the giraffes and watch as one uses a brush to paint a 16x20” canvas for you. Price includes admission for up to 4 people.
Living Desert Zoo & Gardens
- Camel Behind-the-Scenes, $200/person for 2-4 guests, $150/person for 5-10 guests. 30mins tour including petting, feeding, training, and an 11x14” painting, plus a 2hr private shuttle guided tour of the entire zoo and the closed-to-the-public District Commissioner’s House.
Long Island Aquarium
-Painting With Pinnipeds, $50. Sundays and Mondays only. Hold the canvas while the sea lion paints using a special brush.
Marineland Dolphin Adventure Florida
-Dolphin Designs, $99. Includes behind the seas park pass. Hold the canvas while the dolphin paints, then interact with the animal.
Mystic Aquarium
-Paint With A Stingray, $50. Includes a private feeding and enrichment session.
-Paint With A Whale, $139. May-October. Hold the canvas while a Beluga Whale completes a painting for you.
NGALA Wildlife Preserve
-Website doesn’t work, but google preview mentions art.
Potter Park Zoo
-Big Cats, $350 ($250 without painting). Have a private chat with the keepers about the big cats, then go behind the scenes and watch a keeper guide a cat through some training exercises, followed by the completion of a painting (if purchased).
-Otters, $350 ($250 without painting). Same as Big Cats, with the addition of feeding an otter with tongs.
Riverside Discovery Center
-Name a Roach, $10. For Valentine’s Day, name a Madagascar hissing cockroach and receive a certificate of naming and a magnet canvas painted by the roaches.
Sigfrield & Roy's Secret Garden
-Painting With The Dolphins, "starting at" $159. Hold the canvas while the dolphin paints. Includes painting, 6x8" photo print, photo e-mailed, and a brief interaction.
Sunset Zoo
-The Chimpcasso Experience, $225. Weekends only. “…meet the troop, their zookeeper, and Nanette Stark, a Manhattan-area artist. You will observe the chimps create a masterpieces to take home. The printmaking technique we use will not only capture you an original chimp painting, but will also allow you the opportunity to add your own flare to the chimpanzees’ work. Afterwards, Nanette will help you use the chimpanzees for inspiration to create your own print at the exhibit.”
Tanganyika Wildlife Park
-Animal Painting Experience, $250/up to 2 people, $25 each additional. Spend 30 minutes “painting the animal of your choice”, all photos show paintings done *by* animals.
Theater of the Sea
-Paint with the Dolphin, Paint with the Sea Lion, $95 including admission. Hold a canvas while the dolphin/sea lion paints.
Tracy Aviary
-Paint With Picasso, $75/2 people. Picasso the Blue & Gold Macaw creates an 11x14” painting for you while you watch.
Tulsa Zoo
-Art Untamed program. Must contact via phone/e-mail for more info.
Wildlife Safari
-Animal Arts on Safari, $55. Add a painting on to any other Encounter ($20-30, or $75 for private Encounters). Options include African Elephant, Brown Bear, Cheetah, Giraffe, Hippo, Lion, and Tiger.
Adventure Aquarium
-Penguin Encounter, $135 + tax. Includes meeting with penguins, watching them paint + keeping the painting, souvenir t-shirt, general admission & parking.
B Bryan Preserve
-Giraffe Painting Tour, $50 for an 8x10. First Saturday each month. You hold the canvas while the giraffe paints.
Binghamton Zoo
-Wild Encounters with Red Panda, $350. Only available certain days of the week during certain months.
Cape May County Zoo
-Winter Giraffe Encounter, $45/person. Feed the giraffes and have a painting done.
-Otter Encounter, $140/up to 4 people. Weekends only. See the otters behind the scenes, see a private training session, and watch them do your painting.
Cheyenne Mountain Zoo
-Loft Animal Experience, Standard $96.50, Premium $146.50. You will be informed of what species are available when you arrive. Standard species: African Pancake Tortoise, African Plated Lizard, Andean Milksnake, Ball Python, Blue-tongued Skink, Box Turtle, Chicken, Corn Snake, Desert Kingsnake, Fire Skink, Hedgehog, Hognose Snake, Leopard Gecko, Red-footed Tortoise. Premium species: Black-tailed Prairie Dog, Common Raven, Eclectus Parrot, North American Porcupine, Striped Skunk, Three-banded Armadillo.
-Animal Encounters, $353/up to 4 people (1 painting). Elephant (includes feeding), Orangutan (observe only).
Cincinnati Zoo
-Elephant Extravaganza, $500/2 people. April-October. Tour the elephant house and learn about the elephants while they do a painting, then help the staff give an elephant a bubble bath while it dries.
-Farm, $250/2 people. April-October. Walk an Alpaca around the zoo, lead mini pigs through a hurdle course while learning about training, then watch the goats complete a painting for you.
-Hangin’ With Hippos, $2,500/up to 5 people. May-September. Get a tour of the habitat, including prep areas, then meet the hippos, watch a training session, and receive a custom painting by one of the hippos (including Fiona!)
-Krazy about Kea, $50/person. Have a private interaction with the Kea, watch a training session, then see them paint.
-VIPenguin Experience, $250/2 people. April-October. Meet Magellanic, Rock Hopper, and King Penguins, then go to a room where a penguin will create a piece of art.
Dolphin Research Center
-Paint With a Dolphin, $80 including admission. Hold a white t-shirt while a dolphin paints it.
Duke Lemur Center
-Painting With Lemurs Premium Tour #7, $260/group of 1-4 people.
Greater Cleveland Aquarium
-Stingray Art Interactive Experience, $40. Learn about the life support systems, daily care, and enrichment that go into caring for the stingrays, then help them do a painting and potentially feed them.
Greater Vancouver Zoo
-Behind the Scenes, $175CND/up to 2 people. Includes admission, painting, 1hr behind the scenes, USB with photos. Species: Baboon, Black Bear, Hippo, Lion, Red Panda, Tiger, variety of reptiles.
-Bear Care, $175CND/up to 2 people. Painting, key chain, mug, private feeding opportunity.
-Crazy Canines, same as Bear Care.
-Porcupine Valentine, same as Bear Care.
Gulfarium
-Dolphin Doodle, $79. Choose the colors and hold the canvas while a bottlenose uses a special brush to paint, then touch and feed the dolphin. 10 minutes.
Gulf World
-Occasionally offer experiences with paintings. Currently, if you book a bottlenose Meet N Greet in February, you get a free “sweetheart themed” painting, listed as “a $15+ value”, so possibly an add-on for other experiences as well?
Hutchinson Zoo
-Occasionally do one-off events that involve paintings in-person, like Bobcat Breakfast.
Indianapolis Zoo
-Animal Art Adventures, $285 for up to 4 people (1 canvas). Select dates. Dolphin, Elephant, Penguin, Pinniped (Sea Lion or Walrus, keeper’s choice), or Rhino.
Lake Superior Zoo
-Lion Painting Tour, $25. View the lion holding area and watch them paint.
-Primate Painting Tour, $25. A Cotton-top Tamarin or Callimico Monkey creates a piece of art using an ipad, then it’s printed out for you.
Lehigh Valley Zoo
-Giraffe Painting Encounter, $350/up to 6 people (1 canvas). Each participant will get to feed Murphy, then watching him paint. Up to 2 additional paintings can be purchased at the same time for $50 each.
Lion Country Safari
-Giraffe Painting Encounter, $250. Feed the giraffes and watch as one uses a brush to paint a 16x20” canvas for you. Price includes admission for up to 4 people.
Living Desert Zoo & Gardens
- Camel Behind-the-Scenes, $200/person for 2-4 guests, $150/person for 5-10 guests. 30mins tour including petting, feeding, training, and an 11x14” painting, plus a 2hr private shuttle guided tour of the entire zoo and the closed-to-the-public District Commissioner’s House.
Long Island Aquarium
-Painting With Pinnipeds, $50. Sundays and Mondays only. Hold the canvas while the sea lion paints using a special brush.
Marineland Dolphin Adventure Florida
-Dolphin Designs, $99. Includes behind the seas park pass. Hold the canvas while the dolphin paints, then interact with the animal.
Mystic Aquarium
-Paint With A Stingray, $50. Includes a private feeding and enrichment session.
-Paint With A Whale, $139. May-October. Hold the canvas while a Beluga Whale completes a painting for you.
NGALA Wildlife Preserve
-Website doesn’t work, but google preview mentions art.
Potter Park Zoo
-Big Cats, $350 ($250 without painting). Have a private chat with the keepers about the big cats, then go behind the scenes and watch a keeper guide a cat through some training exercises, followed by the completion of a painting (if purchased).
-Otters, $350 ($250 without painting). Same as Big Cats, with the addition of feeding an otter with tongs.
Riverside Discovery Center
-Name a Roach, $10. For Valentine’s Day, name a Madagascar hissing cockroach and receive a certificate of naming and a magnet canvas painted by the roaches.
Sigfrield & Roy's Secret Garden
-Painting With The Dolphins, "starting at" $159. Hold the canvas while the dolphin paints. Includes painting, 6x8" photo print, photo e-mailed, and a brief interaction.
Sunset Zoo
-The Chimpcasso Experience, $225. Weekends only. “…meet the troop, their zookeeper, and Nanette Stark, a Manhattan-area artist. You will observe the chimps create a masterpieces to take home. The printmaking technique we use will not only capture you an original chimp painting, but will also allow you the opportunity to add your own flare to the chimpanzees’ work. Afterwards, Nanette will help you use the chimpanzees for inspiration to create your own print at the exhibit.”
Tanganyika Wildlife Park
-Animal Painting Experience, $250/up to 2 people, $25 each additional. Spend 30 minutes “painting the animal of your choice”, all photos show paintings done *by* animals.
Theater of the Sea
-Paint with the Dolphin, Paint with the Sea Lion, $95 including admission. Hold a canvas while the dolphin/sea lion paints.
Tracy Aviary
-Paint With Picasso, $75/2 people. Picasso the Blue & Gold Macaw creates an 11x14” painting for you while you watch.
Tulsa Zoo
-Art Untamed program. Must contact via phone/e-mail for more info.
Wildlife Safari
-Animal Arts on Safari, $55. Add a painting on to any other Encounter ($20-30, or $75 for private Encounters). Options include African Elephant, Brown Bear, Cheetah, Giraffe, Hippo, Lion, and Tiger.
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Racine Zoo
-May buy various paintings in the gift shop.
NEW Zoo
-Behind-the-scenes experience. Various reptiles, penguin, armadillo, and porcupine all available artists.
-May buy various paintings in the gift shop.
NEW Zoo
-Behind-the-scenes experience. Various reptiles, penguin, armadillo, and porcupine all available artists.
The experience at NEW Zoo doesn't involve the animals painting. The humans do the art and get to meet a few animals.
Edit: I found the one you meant! I didn't include it because it's only for groups of people. But for those that might be interested, the details:
The group can consist of up to 15 people, $8 per person, minimum $50. For 2 animals it's $10/$70. Species options are armadillo, snake, lizard, tortoise. The group will receive 1 large canvas, 2 medium, OR 3 small, with additional ones $5 each (maximum of 5 total canvases, so not everyone will receive one).
You can also add on a painting to a giraffe or penguin encounter. Same rules apply, must be a group, same canvas sizes, $15 per person with $125 minimum.
It's also part of the keeper for a day program.
Interesting, I didn't come across any other places that include it in their day or half day programs!
Adventure Aquarium has prints in their gift shop - "turtle", penguins, and hippos (matted, 11x14", $60).