Wild in Art
Wild in Art is dedicated to the promotion of art through the use of its unique animal sculptures as three dimensional artist’s canvas. Through the creative use of its animal sculptures, Wild in Art believes that it can raise awareness of the challenges facing much of the world’s animal species.
Through its Wild in the Community and Wild in Education projects, Wild in Art provides art education resources that engage with young people in an imaginative and fun way; helping them gain an understanding of art and appreciation of the animal world.
Wild in Art specialises in working in partnership with cities, towns and villages in the creation, promotion and management of mass public appeal art events. Born Free Foundation receives a substantial donation from the sale of the 3D animal sculptures after these events.
Pride in Bournemouth
Launched on August 11th by TV star, Martin Clunes, to a crown of intrigued onlookers, Pride in Bournemouth is the latest large-scale public art event to be announced by Wild In Art. Martin is backing the plan to display more than 50 fibreglass lions around the town next summer.
The vibrant and exciting public art event will bring together the arts and business communities for the benefit of the town. Beautiful, individually crafted one-meter tall lion sculptures will animate the streets and public spaces of Bournemouth for 10-12 weeks.
This world-class event will attract tourists to Bournemouth as well as encourage residents to see their town afresh, in effect becoming ‘tourists in their own town’. It will aim to achieve a significant economic, social and cultural impact through the engagement of Bournemouth’s public and private sectors together with the creative and local communities while highlighting the town on the national and international stage.
Following the event, the lions will take centre stage when they are auctioned to raise money for Born Free Foundation and for local children’s hospice, Julia’s House. Previous Wild in Art auctions have raised significant funds for Born Free Foundation, in addition to leaving behind the legacy of a newly invigorated arts scene.
NEWPORT SUPERDRAGONS
Newport SuperDragons, the latest Wild in Art public art event was launched at the Newport’s Riverfront Theatre and Arts Centre on January 21st. This Summer, Newport will play host to 50 five-foot dragons that will be placed along a trail around the city. Local businesses are being encouraged to sponsor a dragon, which will be painted by a local artist. The dragons will be auctioned after the event, with proceeds being split between Born Free Foundation and a local Newport charity. Find out more about Newport SuperDragons, or to sponsor a dragon here www.newportsuperdragons.co.uk
PRIDE OF NORTHAMPTON
For a 10 week period in Summer 2010, Northampton’s streets, parks, open spaces and shopping centres will be joined by a pride of 5ft lions. Pride of Northampton will be the town’s most high profile event, engaging local artists, community groups and schools and attracting regional and national visitors to the town centre. Pride of Northampton was launched on Tuesday 15th September. A significant amount of money raised through the auction of the lions in September 2010 will be donated to the Born Free Foundation and to a local Northampton charity, the Cynthia Spencer Hospice. Read about the event here www.prideofnorthampton.com
PRIDE OF KENYA
Kenya’s biggest wildlife public art exhibition in September 2009 was the ultimate urban safari, with 50 life-size decorated male lion sculptures ‘prowling’ around Nairobi! This massive, free, public art display turned the city wild and encouraged citizens and visitors to Nairobi to support the protection of Kenya’s magnificent wild lions!
Kenya is one of the last remaining lion strongholds but reports reveal that illegal killings and other factors have contributed to a fall in numbers with as few as 2,000 lions remaining across the country.
To coincide with Born Free Foundation’s 25th Anniversary, Pride of Kenya culminated in a spectacular dinner and auction on 4th November, attended by Born Free founder Virginia McKenna OBE and Born Free CEO, Will Travers, where each lion was auctioned to the highest bidder. The funds raised from the auction have been dedicated to lion conservation in Kenya and Born Free Foundation’s work. www.prideofkenya.co.ke
NORTH WALSHAM HIPPO HUNT
On 22nd June 2009, Clare Fletcher from the North Walsham Infant School presented the Born Free Foundation with a cheque for £7,000. Claire explained that what had originally started as a plan to display 10 to 20 small hippo statuettes around the town had quickly snowballed into 50 near life-size sculptures, raising almost £30,000 in total for good causes. The money donated to the Born Free Foundation money will be spent in Kenya to protect endangered species. Indeed, some of it has already helped, very appropriately, to save starving hippos in Mzima Springs. http://www.hippohunt.co.uk/http://www.hippohunt.co.uk/
GO ELEPHANTS
In 2008, the streets of Norwich were brought alive with over 50 fibreglass elephants, painted and decorated by local artists, schools and businesses. Wild in Art united the local community with an eye catching display of urban art, and highlighted the plight of elephants in the wild. A staggering sum of almost £68,000 was raised through the auction of these magnificent elephants, which helped Born Free contribute towards wild elephant conservation. Find out more at this link www.goelephants.co.uk
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