This began with Cow Parade in Chicago (think that was the first city) and
has gone all over the country, sometimes with different animals. The
organization has a website. We had "Party Animals" here in DC- elephants and
donkeys. The Cow Parade people have a website- you also might want to ensure
there's not some sort of a copyright on the idea.

Pamela

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nancy S. Powell [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Sunday, September 28, 2003 9:38 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: How does art fundraiser work- question for Mus. L
>
> The Lake Placid (NY) Center for the Arts did this very recently with
> Adirondack chairs. About 20 or more chairs were given to different artists
> to paint/decorate (probably with a particular theme), the chairs were
> displayed somewhere, and then the chairs were auctioned off as a benefit
> (for the art center, I assume). I saw one of the chairs exhibited as part
> of
> the decor in a local Lake Placid restaurant after the auction. It was
> great!
>
> You could contact the center at www.lpartscenter.org to ask how they did
> it.
> They also produced a wonderful, colorful poster showing all the chairs
> that
> they sell for $16. That may be a great auxiliary way to make more funds
> and
> let those who can't afford to buy a chair still have the fun of having a
> colorful memory of the event.  NP
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Chris Taylor" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Sunday, September 28, 2003 4:12 AM
> Subject: How does art fundraiser work- question for Mus. L
>
>
> > We are getting ready for the Lewis and Clark Bicentennial and the Kansas
> > Territorial Sesquicentennial and several people have suggested doing a
> > fund raiser like I have seen where a specific figure is made and artists
> > make each a unique piece from their own design. Several places I have
> > seen did this with cows, and I have seen places that did horses and
> > other figures that are displayed then there is an ending fundraiser(?) I
> > have asked around locally and searched for places on the web but have
> > not found anyone yet  who knows how to put something like this together
> > or what is needed to make it work.
> >
> > Can anyone fill me in on how this works? What size community or overall
> > audience do you need for it to succeed? etc.
> > Thanks in advance for the info.
> >
> > C Taylor
> > Atchison County Historical Society
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