User talk:The Swiss Cows

Cowparades
Please raise this for discussion at Talk:CowParade. I agree that a better name would be welcome and any suggestions you have would be most useful. However, whatever it's called, I think we would both recognise that there is a need for this category as a grouping for this type of event. At present, the best lead article for this topic is at CowParade and that's the best idea we've yet come up with for a name. Andy Dingley (talk) 10:33, 16 October 2013 (UTC)


 * Zurich was the first city that presented fibre-glass animal sculptures. The sculptures were lions (1986). Since this, "art in the city" was very successful, a second project followed 12 years later (1998) - again in Zurich: "Vom Land in die Stadt" (From the countryside to the city!) - Cows. Zurich's idea went around the world. Chicago cooperated with Zurich (1999). One year later, a major legal dispute occurred between Switzerland and the USA, which was also about cows (CowParade 2000 in New York). Many cities followed with other animals (camels, pigs, horses, elephants, bears, rats, mooses, etc.).


 * As far as I know, only three initiatives enjoy international success: CowParade, Buddy Bears and the Elephant Parade. This is also captured in a book from China with the title "Public Art As Festival" (ISBN 986-7487-48-6.). However, the United Buddy Bears are different from all other aforementioned projects, since these bears come with a message, a big idea and a philosophy: People from all over the world are standing together hand in hand! As a unique work of art, the United Buddy Bears exhibition globally promotes tolerance, understanding among different nations, peace and democracy! Therefore, the United Buddy Bears also differ from cows, rats, horses, penguins and other "Public Art Parades". Unless they do not belong to the category CowParade!


 * Please discuss this at Talk:CowParade, where more people will see it.
 * No-one is advocating keeping the name CowParade for the overall grouping. However there is such a grouping and we have to find some name by which to call it. Please help to do this. Andy Dingley (talk) 10:39, 21 October 2013 (UTC)