Mengelmoos - CowParade cow

CowParade Signature, Michael Chandler

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 only in size, but also in creativity and artistic quality. Although the cow sculptures remain the same, each city’s artists draw inspiration from previous events, their local cultural influences and their own interpretation of the cow as an art object.

CowParade is not intended to be high art, however. It is first and foremost a public art exhibition accessible to everyone. Most importantly, CowParade ultimately benefits charity. At the end of each event, the cows are gathered together and many are auctioned, with a substantial portion of the proceeds going to charity. The Chicago auction raised an impressive $3,000,000.00 for charity, including $1.4 million online and $2.1 million at the live auction assisted by Sotheby's. The average bid for 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 for several New York City charities. The highest winning bid was $ 60,000 for Tiffany Cow. The average bid was $ 18,257.

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