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The following 'Links' pages are your internet guide to public art projects past and present that have several things in common; a high degree of success plus ideas and themes that are generated from local and regional culture, history and geographic location.

 
elephants, Indiana

'Mastodons on Parade' Fort Wayne, Indiana

Fort Wayne's first community art project will not soon be forgot. Ancient elephants raise awareness and monies.

horses of Vermont

'A Horse Affair' Manchester, Vermont

21 life-size thoroughbreds were embellished by area artists to help promote tourism while enhancing the 'arts' in the Manchester community.

lions, Wisconsin

'The Pride of Oshkosh' Oshkosh, Wisconsin

33 life-sized lion sculptures were placed around the Oshkosh community to help with art scholarships, the appreciation of public art and the Paine Center.

orcas of British Columbia

'Orcas in the City' Vancouver & Victoria, British Columbia

This great bi-city event raised $400,000 for BC Lions Club childrens' charities. 'Orcas' was modeled from other Canadian events ie. 'Moose in the City' Toronto.

giraff, Pennsylvania

'Abzoolutely Chestnut Hill' Chestnut Hill, Pennsylvania

This 2006 event incorporated favorite zoo animals to raise funds.

geckos of Hawii

'Geckos in Paradise' Honolulu, Hawaii

Geckos have to be the most recognized reptile on the planet. See how these geckos raised breast cancer awareness.

horses, Fort Collins, Colorado

'The Round Up at the Fort' Fort Collins, Colorado

This 2008 event kicked-off at the historic Northern Hotel in Fort Collins. 30 artists helped promote tourism, local history and art awareness along the Frontrange via 10 foot high, rearing stallions.

planes, Nebraska

'Plains to Planes' Sarpy County, Nebraska

One of the ways Sarpy County celebrated its sesquicentennial in 2007 was by offering artists two designs to choose from.

caboose, Maryland

'All Aboard the Art Train' Gaithersburg, Maryland

See how art, community and sponsors came together to make this recent art campaign one to remember.

bears, Michigan

'The Hunt for Bearable Art' American Red Cross, Michigan

The American Red Cross of Northern Lower Michigan sponsored this 2005 outdoor event.

dinosaurs of Illinois

'Dinos on Parade' Elgin, Illinois

The Gail Borden Public Library District Foundation joined forces with the African Dinosaurs created by Project Exploration to make this 2005 event a great success.

animals, New York

'Animal Scramble' Rochester, New York

In the winter of 2003 regional artists showed what they could do to promote the Greater Rochester community.

cats, Michigan

'Stray Cat Strut' Dearborn, Michigan

Cat lovers will love this 2005 public art event that raised awareness and funds for animal adoption and education.

shark, California

'Shark Byte' San Jose, California

Six foot sharks were seen swimming around downtown San Jose in October, 2001. Proceeds benefited many diverse charitable groups.

turtles, Florida

'Turtle Trax' Vero Beach, Florida

Six foot turtles moved fast while raising money for this 2006 public art campaign. The event benefited the Mental Health Association in Indian River County.

American Art Parades Book

American Art Parades

Full color, 192 pages, hard back edition, coffee table book of recent public art events throughout the U.S.

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