The Yázigi School, official sponsor of the Elephant Parade in Sao Paulo, invited the artist Lobo to paint two elephants!
Since 2007, the story of an elephant cub has been spreading throughout the world. The Elephant Parade appears
Mosha was an elephant baby who lost one of his legs after stepping into a landmine. Today, she lives in Asian Elephant Hospital, Thailand, and walks with the help of a prosthetic.
The initiative was born in 2006 by Marc and Mike Spits, father and son, who met in Thailand the baby elephant Mosha. The following year, the Elephant Parade’s first exhibition was held in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
The Yázigi School campaign brought together more than 60 thousand students!
Based on the story of the elephant Mosha, students created designs and essays that conveyed messages to inspire the Wolf artist in customizing elephant carvings of life-size elephants.
For Yázigi, all local attitudes have global impact. And it was from this idea that came the motivation to adopt the Elephant Parade elephants and the mobilization of students and artists around that campaign.
In addition to publicizing art, the goal of the campaign is to bring social awareness to students, teachers and, consequently, their families.
“It was fundamental for Yázigi to do this work with the students to enrich the project”, says Lobo, about the opportunity created with the partnership.
The sculptures, the actual size of a baby elephant, are auctioned at the end of the exhibition in Sao Paulo and the amount collected is earmarked for local philanthropic projects, support for participating artists and elephant preservation projects.
We believe in the power of a global movement to make the world happier. Our art exhibits stimulate smiles and sensibilizama population for the need for preservation of the elephants. (Mike Spits, CEO and founder of Elephant Parade International).
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