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For Art, For Charity, For Fun
CowParade is the world’s largest public art event. From
Chicago and New York in 1999 and 2000 to Kansas City and Houston in 2001 and
London in 2002, CowParade continues to evolve, not just in size,
but in creativity and quality of art. 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. It is first and
foremost a public art exhibit that is accessible to everyone.
Most important, CowParade ultimately benefits
charity. At the conclusion of each event, the cows are herded up
and many are auctioned, with a substantial portion of the proceeds
benefiting charity. Our Chicago auction raised an amazing $3,000,000.00 for charity, including $1.4 million on-line and $2.1 million at the live auction assisted by Sotheby's. The average bid price on the 140 cows was nearly $25,000, with the top cow, HANDsome, selling for $110,000. The CowParade New York 2000 Charity Auction raised an equally impressive $1,351,000.00 benefiting several New York City charities. The highest winning bid was $ 60,000, for Tiffany Cow. The average bid was $ 18,257. Detailed auction results for CowParade 2000 New York, Stamford and West Orange will be coming soon, so check back often!
CowParade.com
is your virtual ‘moo-seum’ for all of the CowParades,
past, present and future. Enjoy!
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Art is about breaking
down barriers. It gets people to feel, to think, to react. So when
you come across life-sized cow sculptures that have been covered in
mirrors or gumdrops, cows that have been painted with elaborate themes
or transformed into something else entirely, you can’t help but
stop and think about what it means. All your preconceived ideas go
out the window. Suddenly people see that art can be fun and that art
can be interesting to everyone, not just people who frequent museums. |
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