Attention Cow Parade is in Istanbul!!
Prepare your Camera …and come and admire the cows from
August 1, - 31 October, 2007
 Residents of Istanbul can now celebrate the Cow Parade Istanbul 2007. After 6 months of preparation and organization the innovative art exhibition Cow Parade Istanbul 2007 has opened with 195 life size cows. The Cow parade Istanbul is the biggest open air exhibition and fund raising event this summer in Istanbul and with the main sponsor Sutas, the event will adorn the streets, high profile buildings and shopping malls of the city of Istanbul for 12 weeks.
More than 150 artists, students and designers have decorated multi-colored, splendid and unique cows which will be displayed from August 1 – October 31, 2007. The cows which are very representative of the city’s mix culture. Some of the designs show the influence from the Greek Mythology with IO cow, from the Ottoman period with our Tulip design cow and the Evil eye cows, from contemporary art with Art deco Cow and many others which are very unique and breathtaking and bring immediately the smile to our faces.
Muharrem Yilmaz , general manager of Sutas said: “ Sutas is proud to be the main sponsor of the Cow Parade Istanbul as it is in line with our strategy to enrich the community, the city and the charities. Not only is the Cow Parade an innovative event, it enhances our support of Turkish arts and the development of our artists in the city”.
Internationally, Cow Parade has successfully raised awareness and funds for local charities the herd will be sold at a Gala Auction and the proceeds will benefit 3 charities: Sokak Cocuklar rehabilitasyon dernek (Street children Rehabilitation association), ACEV (Mother Child Education Foundation) and TEMA (The Turkish Foundation for Combating Soil Erosion, for Reforestation and the Protection of Natural Habitats )
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NOTES FOR EDITORS
CowParade: CowParade is the world's largest public art event. Beginning in Zurich in 1998, the event is continually growing in size, quality and creativity. It's a chance for the city to come together to support art, culture and most importantly, charity. CowParade has been hosted in more than 55 cities from Chicago, New York, Paris, Boston, San Antonio, London, Barcelona, Athens… to Tokyo and have risen more than 10.000.000 USD for charities. CowParade is first and foremost a public art exhibit that is accessible to everyone. 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.
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