Gracie - Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Country_Wife
N 51° 03.921 W 114° 07.920
11U E 700946 N 5661005
Gracie, a fibreglass cow from the 2000 Udderly Art event, is painted with sunflowers and a picket fence.
Waymark Code: WM18NKE
Location: Alberta, Canada
Date Posted: 08/30/2023
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Outspoken1
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In 2000, Calgary's Udderly Art event partnered artists, donors, and charities to paint and display over a hundred fibreglass cows to promote art and raise $2.1 million for various causes. “Gracie” was painted with bright yellow flowers, a butterfly and a picket fence, to raise funds for the Grace Women’s Health Centre. She is now (2023) grazing at the Foothills Medical Centre, inside her small picket fence on the south side of the Women’s Health Centre (WHC).

REFERENCES and FURTHER READING:

Calgary Guardian: What happened to all of Calgary’s painted cows? (visit link)

Avenue Magazine Calgary: The Story of Calgary’s Cow Sculptures (visit link)

About Udderly Art (via Internet Archive): (visit link)

Udderly Art Herd Owners (final list of all cows, via Internet Archive): (visit link)
Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Gracie

Figure Type: Animal

Artist Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Lesley Gallagher

Date created or placed or use 'Unknown' if not known: 2000

Materials used: Fibreglass, paint

Location: Women’s Health Centre, at Foothills Medical Centre

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