Elephant Parade Singapore Kicks Off 11 November 2011

12 November 2011, Singapore – Yesterday, the Elephant Parade in Singapore kicked off with around 162 painted elephants on display at around 19 locations around Singapore.  These elephants will be on display for the first time in Asia till 6 January 2012 after which they will be on viewing for auction from 8 to 11 January 2012, followed by an auction from 12 & 14 January 2012.

The parade features international headliners of celebrities, high profile artists, local personalities and designers such as Rupert Grint, Ricky Gervais, Leona Lewis, Solange Azagury-Patridge, Joss Stone, Paul Smith, Karim Rashid, Sabine Roemer, Ronald Ventura, Ben Cabrera, Jalaini Abu Hassan, Gaurav Kripalani, Dick Lee and Glen Goei.  For the full list click Elephant Parade Singapore 2011

“Elephant Parade is a unique union of contemporary art with conservation, and plays an important role in engendering heightened awareness of humanity’s impacts upon elephant populations while also funding elephant conservation and the variety of efforts required to safeguard these gentle giants,” said Claire Chiang, Ambassador of Elephant Parade Singapore 2011, and Chairman of Wildlife Reserves Singapore.

Part of the proceeds from the two private Elephant Parade – ABN AMRO Private Banking auction events will benefit The Asian Elephant Foundation and the conservation fund of Wildlife Reserves Singapore.

You can view these elephants at:

• Asian Civilisations Museum
• Esplanade
• Fort Canning Park
• Goodwood Park Hotel
• Jim Thompson Restaurant
• Marina Bay Boulevard
• Marina Bay Sands
• Merlion Park
• One Fullerton
• Orchard Road
• Raffles Place Green
• Singapore Art Museum
• Singapore Botanic Gardens
• Singapore Philatelic Museum
• Singapore Zoo
• Tembusu College NUS
• The Fullerton Heritage
• VivoCity
• Vue Privée

Limited edition hand-painted replicas in miniature sizes of 10cm to 75cm are also available so that you can bring a piece of these adorable elephants into your home or office.   Hand-painted by professional fine artists from Chiang Mai, Thailand, these elephant replicas are on sale at the Elephant Parade Gallery Stores at TANGS Orchard and Vivocity or online at www.elephantparade.com/shop for the duration of the Elephant Parade Singapore 2011.

A host of related activities organised by various partners including Singapore Zoo, TANGS and Vivocity will be available.

• 11 November – 6 January 2012
  Catch the colourful baby art elephants statues on the streets of Singapore
• 11 November 2011
  TANG Christmas Light-up, held in conjunction with Elephant Parade
  Venue: TANGS Orchard
  Time: 6:30pm – 9:00pm
• 13 November 2011
  Mosha’s Day Out at the Singapore Zoo, held in conjunction with Elephant Parade
  Venue: Singapore Zoo
  Time: 10:30am – 2:10pm
• 19 November 2011
  VivoCity Presents: Let’s Paint Elephants, a Record Breaking Event, held in conjunction with
  Elephant Parade
  Venue: VivoCity, Amphitheater – Level 3
  Time: 5:00pm – 7:00pm
• 8 – 11 January 2012
  Say Goodby to All Elephants at Singapore Botanic Gardens
  Venue: Singapore Botanic Gardens
  Time: 5:00am – 12:00am
• 12 January 2012
  Elephant Parade Gala Auction at the St. Regis Singapore by Sotheby’s
• 14 January 2012
  Elephant Parade Grand Auction at the Fullerton Hotel, East Garden by Sotheby’s

Other Elephant Parade Activities

‘Live’ Painting at Paragon
Artist: Sun Yu-Li
Date: 11 – 12 November 2011
Time: 2:30pm – 5:30pm
Date: 18 – 19 November 2011
Time: 2:30pm – 5:30pm
Artist: Noriko Suzuki-Obosco
Date: 22 – 24 November 2011
Time: 11:00am – 5:00pm
Date: 25 November 2011
Time: 2:00pm – 6:00pm

Elephant Parade Workshops at TANGS
Let your fantasy go wild and design your own sculpture of elephants. Held every weekday and weekend for the duration of Elephant Parade until 11 January 2012. Please register by emailing junaidi.lim@tangs.com

Children Workshop at Singapore Philatelic Museum
Colour your own elephant, this time, as a stamp.
Date: 11 November 2011 – 15 January 2012

You can check out more photos of the Elephants at Tangs from our Facebook Fan Page

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