What is CowParade?

You've got to see it to appreciate it. After all, the idea of a public art exhibit of painted cows is just a little, shall we say, offbeat...

But CowParade is a wonderful, whimsical display of creativity, in the form of life-sized fiberglass cows decorated by artists and exhibited in open-to-the-public places all over town. Putting on CowParade is a total community effort, involving area artists and charities, corporate and individual sponsors, host cities and the residents and tourists who enjoy the parade.

CowParade started in Zurich, traveled to Chicago and then to NYC, Stamford, Connecticut and West Orange, New Jersey. Everywhere that CowParade goes, the host city makes it its own. The artists often use local themes for their inspiration. Just about everyone joins the herds of tourists, hunting for as many cow locations as they can find and having their pictures taken with the bovine beauties.

The city and major sponsors host special events, and when the exhibit ends, the cows hit the auction block for charity, raising significant funding for area organizations. In short, CowParade stands for art, for charity, and for fun.

CowParade has been such a hit that it has spawned some copycats. As the official developer, the original organization created to bring this unique public art exhibition to cities worldwide, CowParade Holdings brings significant event experience and investment to each host city, including the necessary expertise in operations, logistics, manufacturing, sponsorship, intellectual property and licensing.

For further information on bringing CowParade to your city, please contact Alex Nieroth at anieroth@cowparade.net.

The above copy was taken from the
official CowParade website.

Sadly, I lost all of my original
photos along with their negatives when I moved. These are the
only pictures I have left from
NYC's CowParade.