CowParade is dedicated to providing opportunities to all artists local to each event city. Some are preeminent artists; others aspiring or student artists. In each city, we begin anew with a freshly minted herd of unpainted cows. We begin the artist selection process by sending and advertising and "Open Call for Artists" to the local arts community.

Artists submit applications and designs for approval by a local review committee, and those designs form the official portfolio for selection by CowParade and event sponsors.

Artists are recognized on the plaques affixed to the base of the cows, in event publications, such as our official event book and viewing guides, and on this Web site.

Selected artists receive an honorarium for the completion of their cow. As part of the New York event, CowParade and its sponsors poured approximately $1,000,000 into the local arts community through these honoraria.

Noted artists from the New York event included Peter Max, James Rizzi, Burton Morris, Patricia Nix, Leroy Neiman, Richard Haas, and Michael Graves.

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