N.M. Civic Group Making Art From Toilets

N.M. Civic Group Making Art From Toilets

source: Associated Press Strange News

Some may pooh-pooh it, and it’s art that may be best appreciated sitting down.

A Santa Fe civic group is sponsoring “The Trail of the Painted Potties” in an effort to encourage water conservation, raise money and lift spirits as the city faces another year of drought.

Artists will create their masterpieces from discarded commodes. The toilets will come from homes and businesses that have been fitted with water-saving, low-flow models.

“It’s a fun, silly way to raise water awareness,” said Ouida MacGregor, a member of the Rotary Club.

The colored commodes will be judged in a Potty Pageant this summer. The winning artist will receive a water-conserving washing machine.

The contest parodies last year’s Trail of the Painted Ponies, for which artists decorated polyurethane horse forms that were then auctioned to raise money for charities.

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