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  CowParade - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
CowParade is an international public art exhibit that has been featured in major cities all over the world.
Fiberglass sculptures of cows are decorated by local artists, and distributed over the city centre, in public places such as train stations, important avenues, and parks.
There are a few variations of shape, but the 3 most common shapes of cow were created by Pascal Knapp, a Swiss-born sculptor who was commissioned to create the cows specifically for the CowParade series of events.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/CowParade   (235 words)

  
 CowParade moo-ves to SA - SouthAfrica.info
CowParade, an extraordinary public art display that has stampeded through 20 major cities worldwide, has moo-ved to South Africa to celebrate 10 years of freedom, showcase local artistic ingenuity, boost tourism and raise funds for the Childhood Cancer Foundation South Africa.
CowParade's zany collection of life-size fibreglass cows, strikingly decorated and painted by artists from each host country, is now the world's largest public art event.
CowParade is taking place in one of Johannesburg’s hippest areas, where some of the city's leading galleries are only a short walk away.
www.southafrica.info /news/top_story/cowparade.htm   (955 words)

  
 The Daily Page: CowParade   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
The cows are on the moove this June with CowParade 2006.
CowParade Wisconsin 2006 is the most recent showing of the popular public art event designed to celebrate the spirit of fun, art and community.
CowParade Wisconsin is the first event in the Midwest since Chicago's 1999 event.
www.thedailypage.com /going-out/theguide/event.php?id=153881   (871 words)

  
 CowParade Wisconsin 2006 Frequently Asked Questions
CowParade is the largest and most popular public art event in the world.
CowParade opens its events to all artists and craftsmen in the host city and region.
CowParade's line of figurines is among the top adult collectibles in the U.S. and Europe.
www.wisdairy.com /SpecialOffers/CowParade/CowParadeFaqs.aspx   (716 words)

  
 CowParade Figurines - collectible CowParade new and retired cows on parade
In Houston, Texas a limited edition CowParade Chronicow figurine was given to subscribers of the Houston Chronicle to celebrate the paper's 100th anniversary.
While hundreds of CowParade cows are featured in the host cities, so far only a few of the artistic cows have been made into miniature ceramic figurines for collectors to buy.
CowParade figurines are released in herds of 12 three times a year, in January, June and November.
www.jelleyjar.com /life/cowparade.html   (343 words)

  
 Cow Parade
CowParade is the world’s largest public art event.
While the cow sculptures remain the same, each city’s artists are challenged by the art from past events, inspired by the cultural influences of their respective cities, and moved by their own interpretation of the cow as an art object.
CowParade is not meant to be high art, however.
www.kansasfolks.net /Cows/CowPages/CowParade.htm   (261 words)

  
 CowParade Edinburgh Edinburgh - The Official Site
At the conclusion of CowParade Edinburgh 2006, many of the cows will be sold at a gala auction with 75% of net proceeds being donated to our charity partners.
CowParade Edinburgh 2006 relies on the support of both the artistic and commercial communities to ensure that we have as many wonderful, whimsical cows grazing the streets of Scotland’s capital as possible.
For artists, CowParade offers a challenging and unusual canvas that will showcase your work to the many hundreds of thousands of people expected to see the cows.
edinburgh.cowparade.com   (267 words)

  
 Charlie Ridgway - CowParade New York 2000 Photos   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
CowParade New York 2000 is an art happening/fund raising event.
This Web page is not connected with CowParade Holdings,Inc. You can see their information at the official CowParade Web site.
Until then you can use them with the list of cows that is downloadable from CowParade to learn the title of the cow, the artist, and the patron.
www.charlie.ridgway.com /cows/cowparade.htm   (1120 words)

  
 CowParade - CowParade Auckland   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
CowParade is the world's largest and premier public art event.
CowParade is scheduled to begin in January 2003 and involves life-sized, fibreglass cows whimsically painted and decorated by professional and amateur artists for everyone to enjoy.
At the conclusion of CowParade Auckland the cows will be herded up and auctioned, with most of the proceeds going to the chosen charity.
library.calumet.purdue.edu /cows/{E45D674E-E84D-4A35-BF19-8738ED972FBB}_3459_1103.htm   (653 words)

  
 Udderly Californian Cow Auction
CowParade began two decades ago in Zurich, Switzerland, and has grown into a worldwide art exhibition that has raised more than eight million dollars for not-for-profit groups.
CowParade heifers have both udders and horns mimicking the Brown Swiss breed, a traditional Scandinavian milking cow.
At the end of June, most of the CowParade cows headed for an auction that was held during a gala event at the Farm Show Complex.
www.cup.edu /givetocal2/cowparade.htm   (403 words)

  
 Quilting and Block Clubs at Stitchin Heaven - CowParade close up.
CowParade™ is a unique art exhibit featuring life-sized fiberglass cows whimsically decorated as a “Rock-N-Roll" icon, a mermaid and a pink French poodle.
CowParade™ is marching through the world and may be coming to a city near you!
At the end of the exhibit, many of the cows are auctioned off, with a substantial portion of the proceeds going to local charities benefiting children, arts, and education.
www.stitchinheaven.com /BOM_close-ups/cowparade_close.htm   (379 words)

  
 Eventage: CowParade New York
CowParade was the first-ever citywide public art exhibit in New York City.
Eventage managed every production element involved with the event; from coordinating the shipping of the blank sculptures from manufacturers in Florida and California, to managing the public painting sites where artists could work, to securing the venues for the cows to reside for the summer.
As the New York Times said, "This summer will be remembered for metal scooters and fiberglass cows." The cows were literally everywhere, from fountains to footpaths, and were covered extensively in the press.
www.eventage.net /cowparade.html   (236 words)

  
 Scotsman.com News - Cow Parade
A SCHOOLGIRL who designed one of the multi-coloured cows in Edinburgh's CowParade is to be given a painting of her bovine statue because it was stolen before she got to see it.
A TOTAL of 60 fibreglass cows from the CowParade are set to go under the hammer this week.
COWPARADE organisers have drafted in the council's anti-graffiti team to help clean vandalism to...
news.scotsman.com /topics.cfm?tid=1376&id=1874642005   (450 words)

  
 Lovemarks | CowParade
CowParade is first and foremost a public art exhibit that is accessible to everyone.
West Hartford CT the home of this concept and a past CowParade city should be proud to have a resident that is the brainchild of this company and several master artists living in and around Hartford.
CowParade brings art to the streets where it can be seen, loved, enjoyed, and debated by everyone, young and old, rich and poor, people from every walk of life, without the pretense of museum walls.
www.lovemarks.com /lm/read/2177   (370 words)

  
 The CowParade. MOOOOO!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
[http://bucharestro.cowparade.com] Since CowParade first began in the late 1990's as a charitable public art event, thousands of bovines have served as blank canvases, with a dizzying, imaginative array of art appearing in cities around the world.
Designed to sponsor charitable causes, by bringing culture to the public, the parade's main idea is to link various categories of public and generate special interest and financial support for valuable causes; having a cow as the central artistic image.
Special Olympics Romania is the official charity of CowParade Bucharest 2005, and it will benefit from proceeds raised at the September cow auction, as well as from the exposure and the publicity of CowParade.
www.bucurestiwww.ro /indexart.php?+noa=57   (1133 words)

  
 CowParade   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Maps for CowParade Boston are available at the Prudential Center Mall (across from Au Bon Pain) at the Cow Hospital.
Guests who book the CowParade Package at the Boston Marriotts will enjoy king or double- bed accommodations, breakfast for up to four people, an official cow viewing map, and special "cow" amenities, including a toy and chocolate.
CowParade features 117 udderly unique works of art on display throughout Boston this summer.
www.jimmyfund.org /eve/event/cow-parade/default.html   (219 words)

  
 Cash cows go under the hammer - SouthAfrica.info
Hundreds of business people, art and cow lovers and celebrities are expected to attend CowParade South Africa's grand finale - the auction of the cows to raise money for the Childhood Cancer Foundation SA (CHOC).
CowParade is an outdoor art exhibition that has successfully stampeded through 24 cities throughout the world since its launch in Zurich in 1998.
While the cow sculptures remain the same, each city's artists are challenged by the art from previous events, inspired by the cultural influences of their own cities, and moved by their own interpretation of the cow as art object.
www.southafrica.info /what_happening/arts_entertainment/cowparade.htm   (670 words)

  
 WebFetch.com - News Search: cowparade
CowParade is to be given a painting of her bovine statue because it was stolen before she got to see it.
CowParade Wisconsin highlights the state?s agricultural background with 101 uniquely painted, nearly life-sized fiberglass cows decorating the streets of Madison.
CowParade are set to go under the hammer this week.
www.webfetch.com /uk.webfetch/search/news/cowparade   (555 words)

  
 Scotsman.com News - UK - CowParade churns out increase in city visitors   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
THE CowParade has been credited with sparking a big rise in visitors to some of the city's leading attractions.
Both venues, which hosted their own bovine statues and were included on an official CowParade map, said the event had played a big part in drawing in the crowds.
Bosses saw 68,082 people enter the Gardens during the first month of the CowParade, from mid May to mid June, well up on the 61,154 counted during the same period last year.
news.scotsman.com /uk.cfm?id=1044252006   (916 words)

  
 K-State's CowParade entry, May 31, 2001 InView   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
The event is sponsored by CowParade, which has conducted similar parades in New York City and Chicago.
According to a CowParade official in Kansas City, K-State is only the second university in the nation to receive a donated cow from the organization.
CowParade auctions are Oct. 6, with proceeds benefiting the Kansas City Zoo, the American Royal and the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art.
www.newss.ksu.edu /WEB/News/InView/53101cowparade.html   (546 words)

  
 020304 Have You Herd? Cal U Creates "Udderly" Unique CowParade Sculpture
After the event, the cows will return to their schools to either become a permanent fixture on the grounds or be auctioned off to benefit educational programs.
Harrisburg CowParade curator Jeanne Thomas said other submissions will be sculpted, but the technique and vibrant color of Cal U’s cow is what makes it so appealing.
Thomas said there is also a herd of high school cows that will be in Harrisburg’s CowParade, which is one of the first to have so many universities and high schools involved.
www.cup.edu /2004/february/020304B.html   (1264 words)

  
 :: COWPARADE RAISES R1M ::   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
A MINI herd of some members of the world-famous exhibition of cows decorated by artists, celebrities and members of the public, will be on display until Sunday, 22 August at Sandton City.
COWPARADE comprises life-size fibreglass cows that will be exhibited around the country.
COWPARADE and kulula.com have raised R1m for children with cancer through donations from corporates and ordinary members of the public.
www.joburg.org.za /2005/may/may20_cow.stm   (713 words)

  
 Untitled Document   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Whatever your corporate and marketing objectives, we have a team of people experienced in event management, sponsorship, public relations and marketing who will work with you to explore the many exciting opportunities and ensure that your association is both rewarding and memorable.
The Cow-munity Programme has been established to enable CowParade to find ways to engage local communities to create cows and showcases the rich cultural diversity of the city.
CowParade offers companies a special discounted rate for a blank cow so that they might invest further monies in a project working with charities and local community groups as part of the CowParade Cow-munity Programme.
www.cowparade-edinburgh.co.uk /sponsors.html   (377 words)

  
 Scotsman.com News - Scotland - City aims to milk CowParade   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
CowParade has wowed crowds in New York, Prague, Barcelona and Sydney in previous years.
At the end of the ten-week Edinburgh CowParade, which is due to start next May, most of them will be auctioned to raise money for the Vet Aid and OneCity Trust charities.
A CowParade Edinburgh spokeswoman added: "We want people to become tourists in their own city and make sure they visit all of the cows.
news.scotsman.com /scotland.cfm?id=1874642005   (830 words)

  
 CowParade
My involvement with CowParade began in 2003 and developed over the years into collaboration that I find very gratifying for me as both an artist and a person.
For me it was an eye opening experience, because the artists rarely get an opportunity to socialize with their audience while they work and luckily for me I had that opportunity when I was working on my first cow.
In CowParade catalog it was described as a brilliantly detailed folkloric design, which of course was very flattering.
artns.us /CowParade.htm   (588 words)

  
 Bucharest to host its first ever CowParade - Wikinews
After the event ends, all the cows will be auctioned off, with the proceeds donated to the Special Olympics Romania, a charity helping athletes with mental disabilities.
CowParade, which was first held in Zurich in 1998, has been held in 22 cities in 5 continents and is today the world's largest public art event.
Bucharest was chosen from over 500 other candidate cities and has waited for the event for a couple of years.
en.wikinews.org /wiki/Bucharest_to_host_its_first_ever_CowParade   (409 words)

  
 CowParade Wisconsin 2006 ... Presented by the Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board
A herd of painted, costumed, and whimsically transformed cows – 101 in all – have made their debut in America's Dairyland as part of CowParade Wisconsin 2006.
CowParade will conclude with a live gala auction of about 50 cows on November 10, 2006.
McFarland artist, Steven Kozar, fine-tunes details of his CowParade Wisconsin 2006 cow, "Where the Cows Are." Kozar is known for his realistic works depicting the rolling farmland of Wisconsin.
www.wisdairy.com /SpecialOffers/CowParade/Default.aspx   (401 words)

  
 Cowparade Resin and Porcelain Cow Figurines, Bookends and Lamps (Some Soon To Be Retired) - Statues & Figurines
Cowparade Resin and Porcelain Cow Figurines, Bookends and Lamps (Some Soon To Be Retired)
Cowparade is a unique art exhibit, that is being featured in many cities consisting of life-sized fiberglass cows painted and decorated by professional and amateur artists.
The exhibit is made possible by combined efforts of the city sponsoring the event, the local art community and corporate sponsorships for each cow.
www.mysticaldragon.com /cowresandpor.html   (291 words)

  
 WFCMAC Online   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
CowParade will conclude with a live gala auction and an online auction in November 2006.
CowParade Wisconsin proceeds will help build the new American Family Children's Hospital and will also benefit other local charities.
For an up-to-date list of sponsors and more CowParade information visit: http://wisconsin.cowparade.com, e-mail cowparade@wmmb.org or call 800-383-9662 ext.
www.wfcmac.coop /wm/events/cowparade/cows.htm   (251 words)

  
 Very Spatial » Mapping Boston’s CowParade 2006
For those of you familiar with the urban phenomenon of painted cow statues known as CowParade, Boston is getting its turn this summer with over 100 statues placed throughout the city’s neighborhoods.
A map of all the cow locations is available here, although sadly only in PDF format.
It’s still a bit preliminary (only ~40 cows are accurately located and have pictures, while the rest of the cow locations are based on the rough locations in the official pdf map), but I hope to complete the map over the next couple of weeks.
veryspatial.com /?p=892   (216 words)

  
 CowParade Mexico   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Mexico joins the tradition of the International CowParade originated in Switzerland in 1998 by initiative of the Swiss sculptor Philippe Knapp.
Mexican CowParade was inaugurated in Mexico City on November 24.th, 2005.
A total of 200 colorful huge fiberglass cows will be exhibited until March 26, 2006 in different points of the City, particularly Paseo de la Reforma, Polanco and Condesa.
www.baxtion.com /us/CowParade/2005.htm   (381 words)

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