Event proceeds will support Garding Against Cancer (UW Men’s basketball coach is Greg Gard), Madison Area Sports Commission, and other community charities. The Madison Area Sports Commission is the producer of the event, with support from the Greater Madison Convention & Visitors Bureau and in partnership with the University of Wisconsin-Madison, University of Wisconsin Athletics, and Wisconsin Foundation & Alumni Association. I have seen Cows on Parade in Madison and Portland, so this will be a close comparison, but with a twist.Ĭheck out all the statues at and plan a visit to Wisconsin’s capital city before summer ends! If you are in the area, check out the Bucky statues.
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It is located at the State Capitol.īucky on Parade is a free public art event. Medaris also included the shape of Wisconsin on Bucky’s forehead. There are also Holstein spots covering Bucky’s body. Wisconsin Colors - Cows lying in a pasture adorn Bucky’s chest in this piece. Kathy King painted this multi-animal creation. This statue is located on the corner of East Washington and Pinckney in Madison. Larry Shultz, who has created other dairy artwork including a 2006 “Cows on Parade” cow, painted this very dairy Bucky.Īnimals Need Bucky, Too - This creation includes a pig on Bucky’s chest, a Holstein cow on his shoulder, a stethoscope around his neck, and a “zoo full” of other animals around his body. After five months of grazing in Madison, Sun Prairie and Fitchburg, nearly half of the CowParade Wisconsin cows will be put up for. It is located on campus at the University of Wisconsin Veterinary School. The rear of the cow – udder and all – is seen on Bucky’s backside.
Here are the three featuring dairy.Īmerica’s Badgerland - This statue features a Holstein walking from within the chest of Bucky and the cow’s front legs are within Bucky’s stout legs. Since Wisconsin is named “America’s Dairyland,” it is only fitting that there be a few bovines represented in the Bucky creations. Sixty-four talented individuals were selected. The statues all started as plain white fiberglass, and then local and regional artists applied for the privilege of sharing their vision of Bucky with the pubic. From May 7 until September 12, 85 six-foot statues will adorn the greater Madison area as part of “Bucky on Parade.“ He is found at sporting events, band concerts, and all sorts of places in between.īut, for the summer, there are dozens more Bucky statues throughout Dane County. We know Bucky Badger is the mascot for the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Members of the CowParade Wisconsin herd not offered in the live auction will be available through a two-week Internet auction beginning at midnight on Saturday, Nov.
Absentee bids can be arranged in advance and will be accepted in the minimum amount of $2,500.
Tickets for the event are $100 per person and can be purchased at or by calling 890-9957. Calf-sized “Mini-Moos” designed by local high-school artists and table-top “Micro-Moos” created by local florists, interior designers and other artists will be part of a silent auction that evening. Buyers can also opt to donate the cows back to community centers, libraries, schools and other public venues. The new American Family Children’s Hospital is scheduled to open in 2007.įorty-four of the herd of 101 life-sized cows will be auctioned beginning at 8 p.m. Proceeds from the sale of each cow will be donated to the American Family Children’s Hospital, as well as 22 other nonprofit organizations. at the Alliant Energy Center Exhibition Hall. The CowParade Wisconsin auction, “Dazzle in Dairyland,” is a cocktail party and fundraiser hosted by Friends of UW Hospital and Clinics and the Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board. After five months of “grazing” in Madison, Sun Prairie and Fitchburg, nearly half of the CowParade Wisconsin cows will be put up for auction on Friday, Nov.
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