Moosy in the sky with Diamonds - CowParade cow

CowParade Austin 2011, Allison Gregory

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 the creativity and quality of its 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 intended to be high art. First and foremost, it is a public art exhibition accessible to everyone. Most importantly, CowParade ultimately benefits charity. At the end of each event, the cows are herded together and many are auctioned, with a substantial portion of the proceeds going to charity. The Chicago auction raised an amazing $3,000,000.00 for charity, including $1.4 million online and $2.1 million at the live auction supported by Sotheby's. The average bid price 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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