CowParade

Bronze casting commemorating Chicago's exhibition

CowParade is an international public art exhibit that has been featured in major world cities. 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. They often feature artwork and designs specific to local culture, as well as city life and other relevant themes.

After the exhibition in the city, which may last many months, the statues are auctioned off and the proceeds donated to charity.

There are a few variations of shape, but the three 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. Pascal Knapp owns the copyrights to the standing, lying, and grazing cow shapes used in the CowParade events.

History

The concept of "cow parade" has its origins in Zürich, Switzerland, in 1998^[1] by artistic director Walter Knapp, it is based on an idea which was realised in the same city for the first time in 1986: Lions as the symbol of Zurich were painted and then on display throughout the city.

The Zürich exhibit 1998 was not called "cow parade" - it was called "Land in Sicht" (roughly translated as "Countryside in view"). The concept was brought to the United States when Chicago businessman Peter Hanig, along with Commissioner of Cultural Affairs Lois Weisberg, organized an event in Chicago in 1999. A Swiss company, CowHolding Parade AG, started to explore the idea. The American company that explored this idea, CowHolding Parade, was founded in 1999; the Swiss company promptly sued but the case fizzled out without results. A bronze casting of one of the cows is on permanent display in Chicago in commemoration of the city's initial exhibition.

The success of this venture inspired many other cities to host similar fundraising projects. The idea has been taken up by other cities which have chosen animals for public art projects with painted fiberglass sculptures (see Similar projects).

Cows

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  "Cattlyst of the West" by Irene Gallagher from Denver's cow parade, 2006

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  "Vaca Fileteada" from Buenos Aires`s cow parade, 2006

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  A cow at Revolucion Avenue, from Tijuana CowParade 2008

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  El chico de la banca (the guy on the bench) cow, at CECUT, from Tijuana CowParade 2008

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  Vacalero cow, in Paseo de los Heroes, from Tijuana CowParade 2008.

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  "Spidercow" in Athens (Greece), 2006

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  "Double-cow" in Lima (Peru), 2010

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  2006 Edinburgh Cow Parade, Moules on the Waterfront

Some CowParade cities

• Chicago, Illinois, USA (1999)
• Bilbao, Spain (2001)^[2]
• Kansas City, Missouri, USA (2001)^[3]
• Manchester, England, UK (2004)^[4]
• Denver, Colorado, USA (2006)^[5]
• Toulouse, France (2012)^[6]
• Santa Catarina, Brazil (2011)^[7] visiting Blumenau, Camboriú, Florianópolis, Joinville, Rio Negrinho
• Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA

Similar projects

Globe in TelAviv, "A Gateway to the World", 2007

The phenomenon of CowParade has spawned copy-cat statue decorating projects in a number of cities worldwide.^[8]

Zürich itself has adapted the bear theme in the "Teddy-Summer" in 2005.^[9]

Asia

• Bat Yam "Masks", 2006–2007
• Jerusalem, "Lions of Jerusalem", 2002
• Tel Aviv, "Shvarim VeShe'arim" 2005, the Israeli stock market bull parade
• Tel Aviv, "A Gateway to the World", 2007
• Dubai, "Camel Caravan", 2003
• Singapore, "Elephant Parade", 2011

Europe

Two of the 104 decorated pigs on display in the English city of Bath. This was a public art event, called "King Bladud's Pigs in Bath". Pig sculptures were on display around the city through the summer of 2008.

Two Buddy Bears at Kurfürstendamm 21, Berlin

Location	Name	Exhibits	Date
Aberdeen	Wild Dolphins	50 Dolphins	2014[10]
Bath	King Bladud's Pigs	104 pigs	2008[11]
Bath	Lions of Bath	100 lions	2010[12]
Berlin	Buddy Bear Berlin Show	350 Buddy Bears	2001 and 2002
Berlin + since 2004 worldwide	United Buddy Bears Worldtour	150 United Buddy Bears	2002 and 2003, since 2004 worldwide This adopts the Cowparade idea to Berlin's town mascot; however the entailing United Buddy Bears exhibitions are very different from all other urban events. The bears were created by the German artists Klaus and Eva Herlitz. The idea and the philosophy behind the United Buddy Bears exhibitions are unique: with its international approach and its symbolism, this synthesis of the arts globally promotes tolerance, international understanding and a peaceful coexistence.
Birmingham	Big Hoot[13]	89 owls	20 July to 27 September 2015[13]
Bournemouth	Pride in Bournemouth	50 lions	2011
Bristol	Shaun in the City	Shaun the Sheep visits Bristol in the summer 2015, after the spring 2015 visit to London. To coincide with Shaun the Sheep Movie.	2015[14]
Bristol	Wow! Gorillas	61 gorillas	2011[15]
Bristol	Gromit Unleashed	80 Gromits	2013, http://www.gromit-unleashed.org.uk/[16][17]
Chester	Rhino Mania	70 rhinos [18]	2010
Colchester	Stand tall	112 giraffes	2013[19]
Copenhagen	Elephant Parade	102 baby elephants	2011 June[20]
Dortmund	Dortmunder Nashorn	120 rhinos	2005, expanded for 2006 FIFA World Cup
Glasgow	Clyde's Mascot Trail[21]	25 Clydes, the mascot of the 2014 Commonwealth Games	2014
Hamburg	Hans Hummel	100 Hans Hummel	2003
Hannover	Elefanten-Parade	45 elephants	2004
Hasselt	Elephant Parade		2012
Heerlen	Elephant Parade		2011
Istanbul	Shoe Art	500 shoes	2008 September
Hull	Larkin with Toads	40 toads	2010
Kaiserslautern	Fishing for Phantasy	250 fish	2001
Leipzig	LeOLips	100 lions	2002[22]
Liverpool	Go Superlambananas!	125 Superlambananas	2008;
Liverpool	Go Penguins	142 penguins	2009[23]
London	What's in your DNA?	21 double helix sculptures including designed by Zaha Hadid, Orla Kiely and Ai Weiwei[24]	29 June – 6 Sept 2015
London	Shaun in the City	50 Shaun the Sheeps. Associated with a parade in Bristol in the summer 2015, and release of Shaun the Sheep Movie	28 March to 25 May 2015[14]
London	Year of the Bus Sculpture Trails	41 buses	2014[25]
London	Elephant Parade		2010
London	The Big Egg Hunt		2012
London	The Paddington Trail	50 Paddington Bears	2014[26][27]
London		83 Wenlock and Mandeville mascots	2012[28][29]
Munich	Löwenparade	500 lions	2004
Neustadt an der Aisch	Aischgruender Karpfen	120 carp	2008 September[30]
Newport South Wales, UK	SuperDragons	60 dragons	2010[31]
Northampton	Pride of Northampton		2010[32]
Norwich	Go Elephants	54 baby elephants	2008[33]
Norwich	GoGoGorillas!	53[34] gorillas	2013[35]
Norwich	GoGoDragons!	84 large dragons, 120 school dragons[36]	2015[36]
Salisbury	The Barons Charter	25 barons	2 June to 6 September 2015[37]
Southampton	Go Rhinos!	rhinos	2013[38]
Versmold	Bunte Borstenviecher	120 pigs	2007[39]
Wells	Swans of Wells	60 swans	2012, to commemorate the Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II[40]
Wuppertal	Pinguinale	200 penguins	2006
Zürich	Teddy-Summer	630 teddy-bears	2005

North America

• Anaheim, California, baseball player Mickey Mouse, for the 2010 MLB All-Star Week^[41]
• Anchorage, Alaska, "Wild Salmon on Parade" (2005)^[42]
• Atlanta, Georgia, "Dolphins on Parade" (2011)^[43]
• Austin, Texas, "GuitarTown" (2007)^[44]
• Baltimore, Maryland, "Crabtown Project" (2005)^[45]
• Bennington, Vermont, "Moosefest" (2005 & 2009),^[46] "PaletteFest" (2006)
• Blacksburg, Virginia, "Gobble de Art" (2006)^[47]
• Bloomington, Indiana "Brain Extravaganza" (2012)^[48] (22 fiberglass brains)
• Boyertown, Pennsylvania, "Bear Fever" ^[49]
• Bradenton, Florida, "GECKOFest" (2006)
• Brevard County, Florida "Shuttles Orbiting the Space Coast" (2009)^[50]
• Bucks County, Pennsylvania, "Miles of Mules" ^[51]
• Buffalo, New York, "Herd About Buffalo"
• Cadiz, Kentucky, "Meet the Pigs of Cadiz, Kentucky" ^[52]
• Cairo, New York, "Bears and Butterflies" (2009–2011)^[53]
• Calgary, Alberta, with lifesize cow statues, as a nod to the cattle industry in Alberta
• Catskill, New York, "Cat-N-Around Catskill" (2007–2013)^[54]
• Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, "AbZOOlutely Chestnut Hill" (2006)^[55]
• Chicago, "Horses of Honor" (2015) ^[56]
• Cincinnati, Ohio, "Big Pig Gig"
• Cleveland, Ohio, "GuitarMania" (2012)^[57]
• Crystal City, Virginia, "Crystal Flight" (2008)^[58]
• Dallas, "Pegasus" (2001) ^[59]
• Dothan, Alabama, "Peanuts Around Town" (2001)^[60]
• Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, "Bison" (2005)
• Elkhart County, Indiana, "ElkArt on Parade" (2011)^[61]
• Erie, Pennsylvania, "GoFish!" (2000), "LeapFrog" (2004)
• Eugene, Oregon, "Ducks on Parade" ^[62]
• Flagstaff, Arizona "PAWS" (2009)^[63]
• Germantown, Tennessee "The Horses are Coming! The Horses are Coming!" (21 Horses) (2008)^[64]
• Glendale, Ohio, Black Squirrels^[65]
• Glens Falls, New York, "Have a Seat" (Painted Chairs) (2011)^[66]
• Gloucester County, Virginia, Beehives (2001)
• Halifax, Nova Scotia, "Lobsters" (2005)
• Hudson, New York, Dogs (2008 & 2009) (Since they're across the river from Catskill's Cats)
• Iowa City, Iowa, "Herky on Parade" (2004)^[67]
• Jacksonville, Florida, "The Manatees of Jacksonville" (2005)^[68]
• Jasper, Alabama, "20-Mule Team Public Art Project" (2011)^[69]
• Juneau, Alaska, "Whale Tail Trail" (2012)^[70]
• Langley, British Columbia "Horsing around Langley" ^[71]
• Las Vegas, Nevada, "An Affair of the Art" (2013)^[72]
• Lexington, North Carolina, "Pigs in the City"
• Los Angeles, California, "A Community of Angels"
• Louisville, Kentucky, "Gallopalooza"^[73]
• Memphis, Tennessee, "Tigers Around Town" (100 Tigers) (2011)^[74]
• Miami, Florida, "Rooster Walk" (2003)
• Mountain Towns of New York (Windham, Hunter, and surrounding areas), "Rip Lives" (Small concrete replicas of Rip Van Winkle) (2010-2012)^[75]
• Naperville, Illinois, United Way hosts an annual exhibit (2001–2007)^[76]
• Nappanee, Indiana, "Apple-Picking" (2013)^[77]
• New Braunfels, Texas,"Stein Parade" (2006)^[78]
• New York, New York, "MLB Statues On Parade" ^[79] (June–July 2008)
• New Orleans, Louisiana, "Paws on Parade" (2012),^[80] "Festival of Fins" (2000)^[81]
• Norfolk, Virginia, (2000) "Mermaids on Parade," ^[82]
• Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, "Spirit of the Buffalo"^[83]
• Ottawa, Ontario, tulips, at the Ottawa Tulip Festival 2005 in Major's Hill Park and at the Canadian National Exhibition Direct Energy Centre
• Oxford, Maryland, "Take a Tour of Oxford's Picket Fences" ^[84] (2009)
• Park Ridge, Illinois, "Promise of Park Ridge" (2008)^[85]
• Pensacola, Florida, "Pelicans in Paradise" ^[86]
• Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, "Phanatic Around Town Project" (2010)^[87]
• Pinecrest, Florida "SmARTy Dogs for Smart Schools" (2011)^[88]
• Pittsfield, Massachusetts, "Sheeptacular" (2004)^[89]
• Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, "DINO-mite Days" (2000)^[90]
• Providence, Rhode Island, Mr Potato Head (2000)
• Richmond, Virginia, "Go Fish!" (2001)
• Rochester, New York, "Horses on Parade" (2001)^[91]
• Salem, Oregon, "Salmon in the City" (2005)^[92]
• Sarasota, Florida, "Superheroes on Parade, hosted by Southeastern Guide Dogs^[93]" (2016)^[94]
• St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, "Mermaids in the City" (2006)^[95]
• St. Joseph, Michigan, "Lighting Up St. Joseph" (lighthouses, 2014), "All Aboard!" (2013), "Beached Pirates" (2012), "Barnyard at the Beach" (2011), "Hot Diggity Dogs" (2010), "Surf 'n Safari" (2009), "Boats-n-Beaches" (2008), "Hot Cars Cool Beaches" (2007), "Beach Bears" (2006), "Horses on the Beach" (2004, 2005)^[96]
• St. Louis, "Cakeway to the West" (2014)^[97]
• Saint Paul, Minnesota "Snoopies" (2005)
• San Francisco, California, "Hearts in San Francisco" (2004–2013)
• San Jose, California, "SharkByte" (2001)
• Santa Fe, New Mexico, "Trail of the Painted Ponies".^[98]
• Santa Rosa, California, "Peanuts on Parade" (2005, 2006, 2007)^[99]
• Saratoga Springs, New York, "Horses, Saratoga Style" (2002, 2007)^[100]
• Saugerties, New York, "Hors'n Around Saugerties" (2009 & 2010);^[101] "Shine On Saugerties (Lighthouses) (2011);^[102] "Sittin' Around Saugerties (Chairs) (2012)
• Seattle, Washington, "Pigs on Parade" (2001, 2007);^[103] "Ponies on Parade" (2004);^[104] "Nutcracker March" (2006)^[105]
• Sedona, Arizona, "Javalinas on Parade" (2006)^[106][107]
• Toledo, Ohio, "It's Reigning Frogs" (2001)^[108]
• Toronto, Ontario, "Moose in the City" (2000)
• Troy, New York, "Uncle Sam Statues" (2013) - No Site Yet, announced on TV news
• Tucson, Arizona, "Ponies del Pueblo"^[109]
• Tulsa, Oklahoma, "Penguins on Parade" (2002)^[110]
• Vancouver, British Columbia, "Orcas in the City" (2004); "Spirit Bears in the City" (2006); "Eagles in the City" (2009–2010); "Terracotta Warriors" (2012)^[111]
• Vancouver, Washington, "HeArts of Clark County" (2013)^[112]
• Victoria, British Columbia, "Spirit Bears in the City" (multiple cities) (2005–2006); "Whales"
• Virginia Beach, Virginia, "A Dolphin's Promise" (2005)^[113]
• Washington, D.C., "Party Animals";^[114] "PandaMania" ^[115]
• Willimantic, Connecticut, "FrogFest"^[116]
• Wilmington, Vermont, Bears in the Valley (2007), VerMonsters (Recycled Object Art) (2008), Painted Adirondack Chairs (2010)
• Winnipeg, Manitoba, Bears on Broadway (2005)^[117]

Criticism

CowParade has been criticized by contributing artists for their selectivity standards; David Lynch's cow with its flesh partially ripped off, and organs showing, was rejected. The explanation is that this particular CowParade cow was rejected by the City of New York, not the CowParade organisation.^[118]

A Swedish organization called The Militant Graffiti Artists of Stockholm kidnapped and decapitated one of the cows of the Stockholm event in protest of the publicly provisioned cows carrying advertisements.^[119]

See also

• Bund Bull
• Charging Bull
• Cool Globes: Hot Ideas for a Cooler Planet
• Concrete Cows
• Elephant Parade
• Gladys the Swiss Dairy Cow
• The Big Egg Hunt
• United Buddy Bears

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External links

• The official (US) Cowparade website
• CowParade Rio de Janeiro 2007 - pictures
• Paris Cow Parade 2006
• Carps in Neustadt an der Aisch (Germany)
• Wild in Art