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Cow Parade FigurinesCow Parade is a unique art exhibit, that is being featured in many cities. Cow Parade consists of life-sized fiberglass cows painted and decorated by professional and amateur artists. The Cow Parade exhibit is made possible by combined efforts of the city sponsoring the Cow Parade, the local art community and corporate sponsorships for each Cow Parade design.
These figurines have captured the essence of the original images in smaller replicas. The craze is sweeping the nation with many stores blowing out of stock in just a couple of days.
The cows ultimately benefit 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. The 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 pick, 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. The average bid was $18,257.
CowParade continues to evolve, not just in size, but in creativity and quality of art. While the 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.
CowParade is not meant to be high art, however. It is first and foremost a public art exhibit that is accessible to everyone.