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 > > [log in to unmask] > > > > ========================================================= > > Important Subscriber Information: > > > > The Museum-L FAQ file is located at > http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed > information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail > message > to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read > "help" > (without the quotes). > > > > If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message > to > [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read > "Signoff > Museum-L" (without the quotes). > > > > ========================================================= > Important Subscriber Information: > > The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l- > faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by > sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The > body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). > > If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to > [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read > "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes). ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).