13Keeping a Clean SheetAivars Žukovskis (in cooperation with Ventspils Football Club)

A cow of VFC fans. The only thing adding some color to the white monotony of football fans' lives is Ventspils team showing good performance on the �eld.

15Glass of MilkKaspars Zariņš

A cow and a still life with eight glasses of milk as a colorful and partly symbolic narrative about the Latvian identity and the real milk production cycle. 

14Milky WayMārīte Guščika

A clear summer night is the only time one can see the organic link between the light from the Milky Way caused by a group of stars and cow's mission to feed people on the Earth.

16Merike Estna (Estonia)

An unearthly cow that slides along the water surface accumulating the colors and re�ections of sky and water.

AtmosphericFountain Cow

17Stencil of VentspilsMārīte Kluša  (in cooperation with members of the Fine Arts Studio of Ventspils Creativity House)

A form of street art popular and widely used among modern youth to half-legally produce juvenile maximalism-dictated slogans on walls and fences.

18Sarmīte Caune (in cooperation with Aivars Lembergs)

Light in multiple visual and aesthetic forms of expression, including aurora borealis re�ections in the sky caused by atmosphere, starshine, and the inspiring power of the light of the soul and spirit.

Cow of Light

19Evergreen CowRobertas Antinis (Lietuva)

Cow as a natural phenomenon symbolizing ecology. The evergreen unity and harmony between �ora and fauna.

20Elita Patmalniece

A set of a�ectionate feminine characters on the cow's body created using painting as means of artistic expression con�rm her archetypal link with the deeply symbolic role of the mother and protector of hearth and home.

Feminine Cow

21 Popular Cow"Flower Cow" created by community members

Art belongs to the people, and everybody is entitled to become a co-author of artwork. The ability to see creative, academically unspoilt beauty in nature is each individual's spiritual gift, which, in this case, can be expressed on the Flower Cow's sides in any compositional solution of natural forms.

22Museibs Amirovs (Azerbaijan)

Pomegranate is one of the most universal symbols of Azerbaijan, presented by Museib in a bright oriental form on the cow's rather Latvian body.

Pomegranate Cow

23Stone CowVija Zariņa

A cow is an artifact equivalent to Latvia's and Kurzeme Region's persistently monumental rock, stone, comprising a synthesis of permanent archetypal qualities.

24Jānis Mitrēvics

The cow is given a right to assess her beauty in a human manner, providing her with self-esteem and con�dence in her importance and signi�cance in a global context.

At the Mirror

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Ventspils is hosting the international charity art project "CowParade" already for the second time in the history of the city. In summer 2002, ten years ago, Ventspils became the �rst city in Eastern Europe holding this large-scale public art event. "CowParade Ventspils 2012" features 24 creative artist-made cow sculptures put on display in Ventspils streets, parks and squares and free to the public all summer long. After the exhibition, cows are auctioned o� and everyone who likes to place a bid is allowed on the auction. Auction proceeds are earmarked to bene�t a charitable cause.

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OPENING DAY PROGRAM

CHARITY ART PROJECTCOWPARADE VENTSPILS 2012

8:00 - 16:00 Green Fair in the Old Town Market Square Folk music program9:00 - 16:00 The Milk Product Party in Kuldigas Street in association with the Cheese Club: trade, tastings and presentations Green thinking and lifestyle. Live musical performances10:00 International Street Sports & Culture Festival "Ghetto Games" in Ventspils bringing together 1500 participants from 15 countries in 10 disciplines Further information: www.ghettogamesfestival.com11:00 - 18:00 "Blue Cows" at the Seaside Open Air Museum: exhibit of live blue cows from Jurkalne (on display also on Sunday, July 1, 10:00 to 16:00)12:00 - 15:00 "Mythical Cow" in the Castle of the Livonian Order of Knights: India, henna drawings and making of musical instruments

12:00 - 16:00 "CowParade Ventspils 2012" Opening Ceremony in the Promenade of Ostas Street hosted by Ufo and Fredis:

12:00 - 16:00 "Join & DIY" : creative activities for children in the Promenade of Ostas Street next to the "Traveler Cow" Surprise Carousel 13:00 - 16:00 Visit of the Spotted Cow and guests from the Latvian Dairy Farming Museum to the Crafts House Closing ceremony of the photography exhibition "Cow Portraits" 20:00 "The Straits" (UK) concert in the Renka Garden Former members of "Dire Straits", plus two fellow musicians will perform live the band's greatest hitsNight party with "SweetWaterz" & DJ Japanis

l Speech by the Chairman of Ventspils City Council, Aivars Lembergs;l Open-air exhibition of 24 hand-painted cows with participation of the authors.l Making of the "Popular Cow" – great opportunity for each participant to become a co-author of an artwork;l Visitors' vote on the most attractive cow;l Live musical performances by "Labveligais Tips" and "Keksi".

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1Ancestor (The Very First Cow and Calf )

Ivars DrulleA 230-million-year-old cow from the Age of Dinosaurs, the beginner of the direct line of ancestry before evolving to the domestic animal we know today.

3TurquoiseAleksejs Naumovs 

A dedication to Ventspils University College. An artistic representation of the uniting factors between Venice and Ventspils, such as the sea, colors and dynamics.

2CowlosusGļebs Panteļejevs

A man-made bronze cow statue built in time immemorial which glori�es the noble animal thus accrediting it with divine or superhuman status and powers.

4Andris Vītoliņš

A modern interpretation of an old legend about families of the kings of Kurzeme (once known as 'Cursken konynghs') living in the 16th century and the true causes of instability on their territories. "A mischievous Kurzeme cow tries to overturn a Cursken konyngh's boundary post."

King Cow

5Storm CowAnna Heinrihsone

Flying sea-gulls carrying a Storm Cow across the Baltic Sea towards the windy shores of Ventspils.

6Aigars Bikše

A legend about the secret of success and vitality of Kurzeme residents. Every Midsummer's Night, one should sleep on a Kurzeme blue cow's back, concentrating on the cow and tuning in to reception of divine healing energy. If the act of meditation is successful, one manages to levitate above the cow for a moment and the next year proves to be highly productive in all the aspects.

A Midsummer Night's Levitation of an Entrepreneur above a Kurzeme Blue Cow

7Aryan Cow of WisdomMiķelis Fišers

According to a legend, Latvians originated from India where cows were classed as sacred animals and remain protected also today. Accompanying the Latvian people on their long, long way from India to Latvia via Tibet, the cow deeply absorbed all spiritual values thus transforming into an omniscient, archetypal, information-accumulating, wise and all-seeing animal.

8Ginters Krumholcs

Cow as an order maintainer in the animal kingdom.

There Must Be Order!

9Latvian Golden CowLeonards Laganovskis

Gold as the oldest and most stable material investment product. Who will get the best chunk of high-carat gold?

10Andris Prigičevs

In a historical sense, cow as a symbol of prosperity and security ensuring the survival of a family. Symbols do not change depending on time and one's social status (for we were all kids once). Figuratively, the individual's safety needs.

Food Chain

11Ventspils Cow of HerbsSerde (art group)

The Ventspils Cow of Herbs project is based on Latvia's and Ventspils Region's living tradition of growing and gathering medicinal plants.

12Helēna Heinrihsone

Timeless and ageless cow of the light of the world encompassing a set of archetypal symbols of day and night.

Cow of Golden Sun and Silver Moon

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